WEBVTT - Kyle Shanahan: ‘Our Guys Were Ready’ | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Thought right now, we don't know yet. Fortunately it was

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<v Speaker 1>a higher one.

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<v Speaker 2>The low ones were the ones you missed the year force,

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<v Speaker 2>but we don't know if it was strained or pulled yet,

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<v Speaker 2>so but it was higher.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of considering the opponent, Where do you rank this?

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<v Speaker 3>As far as uh Perty's performances.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he was really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh everybody was pretty good, but I thought he missed

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<v Speaker 2>one throw throughout the day from what it seemed like,

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<v Speaker 2>just a little behind BA in the first quarter on

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<v Speaker 2>one and everything else seemed pretty fall less. He did

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<v Speaker 2>a great job versus real good pass rush and tight coverages.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys game some time and also the guys made a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of plays too.

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<v Speaker 3>Trick played. Uh kit had a lot of moving parts

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<v Speaker 3>to it. How many times will you practice that in

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<v Speaker 3>a week before?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, we just walked through it once. It's been it's

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<v Speaker 2>been in for a while. We ran in the NC

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<v Speaker 2>Championship last year. Didn't look as good that Christian was

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<v Speaker 2>that quarterback that was second half. Detroit ran it earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in the day. They scored to La Port on it.

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<v Speaker 2>So something we've had in for a little bit. We

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<v Speaker 2>just walked through it throughout the weeks. I mean every

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<v Speaker 2>week and keep it up for when we need.

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<v Speaker 1>To call it. Yeah, I saw it before the game.

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<v Speaker 1>It was based off all we were going against today.

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<v Speaker 2>We planned on calling it, but it definitely seen it

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<v Speaker 2>work for someone else gives you more confidence.

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<v Speaker 3>How did it, How did you install it or when

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<v Speaker 3>did you install it?

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<v Speaker 2>We installed it a couple of years ago at something

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<v Speaker 2>we saw. I think Anthony suggested it to us last year.

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<v Speaker 2>We carried it for a while and never used it

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<v Speaker 2>to the NFC Championship and it's up every week and

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<v Speaker 2>just brought it out today.

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<v Speaker 1>Flea flicker. Yep, it's a tough one toss eighteen flea flicker.

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<v Speaker 3>This week was going on. Did you get the sense

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<v Speaker 3>your team was locked in at this kind of performance

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<v Speaker 3>was possible?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I did.

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<v Speaker 2>I was real excited about us this week, and I

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<v Speaker 2>knew it was our biggest game as far as so

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<v Speaker 2>far this year, as far as nationally.

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<v Speaker 1>And just media wise and the hype, and sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>get worried your team might get two up for.

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<v Speaker 2>Stuff, and but just watching them all Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>they were so locked in all week. They didn't make

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<v Speaker 2>too big of a deal of this game. They seemed

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<v Speaker 2>so ready to go, and kind of from a coaching perspective,

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<v Speaker 2>just we didn't feel like we had to do much

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<v Speaker 2>all week, but just coach them, show the.

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<v Speaker 1>Film, put in a game plan, and our guys were ready.

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<v Speaker 3>Game that you haven't seen in the games.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I thought that was our best complete game

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<v Speaker 2>with all three phases. I thought our defense was amazing

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<v Speaker 2>today going against some real good players and a good

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<v Speaker 2>offense there, and I knew that was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a challenge, and those guys were unbelievable that it was

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<v Speaker 2>their best game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet did you check.

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<v Speaker 4>In with knowing how big this game wasn't knowing your

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<v Speaker 4>players were feeling it. Did you ever have to check

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<v Speaker 4>in with them?

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<v Speaker 1>No, bro I mean that's what it was so nice

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<v Speaker 1>last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean just going through all those experiences and going

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoff games last year and some games that

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<v Speaker 2>we needed to get into the playoffs and get home

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<v Speaker 2>some home field games. So Brock's played in some big

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<v Speaker 2>games and he never seemed different ever in any of

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<v Speaker 2>those and it's continued this year.

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<v Speaker 1>What's that neutralized persons? I mean, he's tough to do.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to stay balanced, you got to mix things up.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I thought we had some some big plays

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<v Speaker 2>where you didn't have to hold on to it too long.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we had one where we did hold onto it. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>We took one big play down the field and we

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<v Speaker 2>ended up getting a sack on them when they brought

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<v Speaker 2>a safety pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think as good as we could to keep

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<v Speaker 1>them off balance.

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<v Speaker 4>A feel for win. Bron is kind of running hot

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<v Speaker 4>when you when he's had that series. Later when he

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<v Speaker 4>had the past, you're just a linebacker to play that

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<v Speaker 4>was called back and then he kept home. Did you

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<v Speaker 4>sense that that he was he was looking pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I felt that way with him all day, so

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<v Speaker 2>that there wasn't a time that I didn't feel he

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<v Speaker 2>was like that. He just got to be careful when

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<v Speaker 2>you feel that away from beginning to end that you

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<v Speaker 2>don't just start calling too many passes. That's usually the

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<v Speaker 2>challenge of a play caller because you do too many

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<v Speaker 2>and eventually you're gonna give them a chance to make

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<v Speaker 2>a big play.

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<v Speaker 1>But we felt if we can mix it enough that he.

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<v Speaker 2>Was pretty on and we can handle their protections just

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<v Speaker 2>by him getting rid of it. And he was He

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<v Speaker 2>was fun to coach today.

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<v Speaker 3>He felt like when he went back and watching the

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<v Speaker 3>tape of the playoff game last year, he was rushed

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit. He was hurrying himself up too much.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you see that? And how much better was he

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<v Speaker 3>in that regards tonight just kind of calmed down.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that, I mean, we we did it a lot

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the off season, but last year that was probably

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<v Speaker 2>his worst game, not not to be confused with bad,

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<v Speaker 2>but just comparing it to all the others versus Dallas

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they they stopped us in a number of

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<v Speaker 1>big plays. They kept us out of the end zone.

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<v Speaker 2>I think till the first play of the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 2>we were down there in the red zone. We had

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of chances and just missed. And just watching

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<v Speaker 2>him today, I'll see the film later tonight, but then

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<v Speaker 2>since that at all, he was extremely poised when we

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<v Speaker 2>got down there.

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<v Speaker 1>He hit all the stuff right away. And then to

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<v Speaker 1>turn over most importantly.

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<v Speaker 3>Defensively, you guys have been been pretty good obviously four games,

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<v Speaker 3>but there seemed to be a sense from some of

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<v Speaker 3>the guys that and we can be.

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<v Speaker 4>Better than this.

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<v Speaker 3>We can get more turn takeaways, we can get more sacks.

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<v Speaker 3>And did you get a sense of that during the

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<v Speaker 3>week two, and do you think that they were kind

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<v Speaker 3>of fired up that the defense on either side was

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<v Speaker 3>getting a lot of run.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely, I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, our defense has been unbelievable here for a while,

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<v Speaker 2>and they've been unbelievable so far this year. But our

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<v Speaker 2>guys definitely haven't been satisfied. They feel like we can

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<v Speaker 2>get a lot better. I feel like we're gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>better throughout the year or two. But today was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>darn good. Felt the offense felt similar. We had a

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<v Speaker 2>real good week last week, but we felt our whole

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<v Speaker 2>team hadn't played a complete game yet and it looked

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<v Speaker 2>like that today.

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<v Speaker 4>Include the fleet flicker in this game? Is it just

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<v Speaker 4>the caliber of the game, the way that the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 4>played defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Just percentage of things you're gonna get stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the significance of this? I everybody thinks the egos

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<v Speaker 3>You and the Cowboys took to three S teams in

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<v Speaker 3>the NFC. You win by forty two points, the most

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<v Speaker 3>one sided game in the history of this rivalry between

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<v Speaker 3>these two teams. You dominated both sides of the ball,

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<v Speaker 3>won the turnover battle. What's the significance do you think

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<v Speaker 3>of what you did.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it sounds awesome when you say all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>but absolutely nothing. If we would have lost this game,

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<v Speaker 2>we would have been four and one and our five

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<v Speaker 2>and oh, it's it's.

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<v Speaker 1>It's exciting and all this is fun. But been in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL way too long, been.

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<v Speaker 2>Five and oh and having made the playoffs before, all

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<v Speaker 2>that stuff really doesn't matter. I mean, the way people

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<v Speaker 2>talked about it during the week, we didn't see it

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<v Speaker 2>that way. I told our team last night, whether we

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<v Speaker 2>win or lose this game, I expect it to make

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<v Speaker 2>us better. If we go out there and play like

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<v Speaker 2>we're capable of we should feel that and be able

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<v Speaker 2>to carry it on the next week can get better.

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<v Speaker 2>And if we go out there and we get beat,

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<v Speaker 2>as long as we do it the right way, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it will make us better going forward after that.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to be in games like this just leading

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<v Speaker 2>up to it. You want to be battle tested in

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<v Speaker 2>every facet of stuff that can happen later in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm glad we did it the other way.

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<v Speaker 2>Being five and zero feels good, but there's it means

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<v Speaker 2>nothing until you get.

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<v Speaker 1>To the end.

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<v Speaker 3>The offensive line and how tremendous this.

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<v Speaker 1>Year the Sorry, what did you say that first?

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<v Speaker 3>I just thought the off the line this whole season has.

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<v Speaker 1>Been just like, yeah, they've been they've been real good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's you know, they they got a lot of they

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of experience last year, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Jake his first time really starting Banks coming in Burford

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<v Speaker 2>got eased in just splating with Bronsco last year. And

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<v Speaker 2>but they have all three of those guys got to

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<v Speaker 2>play a ton and I thought they got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of They played real well last year and they worked

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<v Speaker 2>real hard this offseason, and usually when both of those things.

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<v Speaker 1>Happen, you only get better.

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<v Speaker 2>And Colton's come in and done a hell of a

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<v Speaker 2>job too with those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>And left tackle's not that bad either.

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<v Speaker 3>Touchdown run And what's his potential, Kyle?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean?

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<v Speaker 3>Is he is he starting caliber back?

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<v Speaker 2>Every time he gets out there and gets an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>looks like it And to me, that's all that you

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<v Speaker 2>can go off in this league. How does the film look?

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<v Speaker 2>And who knows how good he can be because every

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<v Speaker 2>time he gets an opportunity, does exactly what he needs

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<v Speaker 2>to do and move the chains every time it's blocked.

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<v Speaker 2>He gets more than what it's blocked for and it

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<v Speaker 2>was it was funny taking Christian out there at the end,

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<v Speaker 2>not even not that close to it. I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was like thirteen minutes. He's like, I feel like that

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to break one though, let me just break

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<v Speaker 2>one and we told him no, and JP went in

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<v Speaker 2>for one play and broke one.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was really cool to have him. Though, as many.

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<v Speaker 3>Big games as you guys have played over the years,

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<v Speaker 3>is resharpening a team's competitive spirits something you have to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of focus on every year.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, you always got to work on that stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, your your team doesn't You don't know who

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<v Speaker 2>your team is until they get to that year. We

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of guys who were here last year,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of guys who have been here for a

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<v Speaker 2>number of years. But it's how's this team going to be?

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<v Speaker 2>And I really liked us throughout the offseason, liked to

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<v Speaker 2>us in training camp, And what I like the most

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<v Speaker 2>about us is that regards what happens out here, I

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<v Speaker 2>can tell dealing with our group, we're not satisfied in

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<v Speaker 2>anything thing. We've kind of thought we could play a

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<v Speaker 2>lot better football, and we've been challenging each other that way,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to do it just as a coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Our guys do it themselves anyways, And it was really

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<v Speaker 2>cool that I thought we got that result today, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks guys,