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Speaker 1: you can be in Shotgun and run twelve personnel eleven personnel.

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Speaker 1: it and the state of the game. But no, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: you know, relative to game plan. So that was how

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Speaker 1: offensively safe to say that you guys remain a game

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Speaker 1: the football field. Awesome. Thanks David, thank you, have a

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Speaker 1: great day thinking Nick. Thanks everyone,