WEBVTT - Christian McCaffrey Shares Goals for 49ers Offseason Program | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Good this time of year, coming in for the early

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<v Speaker 1>days of the off season program. What does it mean

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<v Speaker 1>to you what you try to accomplish.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it means a lot to me. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just not only getting dialed in with the playbook, making sure,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I got everything down, but you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>getting together with the guys in the locker room, throwing

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit working out. Uh, just kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>reacclamation period. Last year when you came in, it.

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<v Speaker 1>Was basically learning the offense game plan, the game plan.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>Now if you just kind of you start over.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, Yeah, definitely. I just start from square one as

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<v Speaker 2>if it's my first day and I don't know anything,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, just trying to learn as much as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, it's nice to be able to start from

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<v Speaker 2>square one and getting right with Coach Turner and making

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<v Speaker 2>sure it's not just learning the plays but learning every

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<v Speaker 2>single detail of the positions.

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<v Speaker 1>Change how you approach this season.

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<v Speaker 2>My approach will be the same, you know, still just

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<v Speaker 2>try to get as big, strong fast as I can mentally,

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, like I said, caught up with every position.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this your normal Adam, where you spend the whole

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<v Speaker 1>off season program with a team or is it different

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<v Speaker 1>this year because of you know, the mid season trade.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've always shown up. I like breaking it up

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<v Speaker 2>and coming here and being where I'm gonna play and

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<v Speaker 2>really honing in on football for a little bit, and

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<v Speaker 2>then I'll do more strength and conditioning stuff in my

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<v Speaker 2>own individual time. Is that what you did in Carolina

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<v Speaker 2>as well? You would come yep. Yeah, in Carolina, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we always had similar learned in a new offense, but

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<v Speaker 2>we always had different coaches come in. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>I had five coordinators in five years, so I was

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<v Speaker 2>always learning the plays.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the first thing you told Sam Darnold about this offense.

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<v Speaker 2>When he was looking at I told him it's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I got a lot of weapons and unbelievable

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<v Speaker 2>mind calling plays. He already knew all that stuff though.

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<v Speaker 2>You know he had he had watched all the tape

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<v Speaker 2>and you know he was a fan from Afar, so

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<v Speaker 2>he was fired up to get here the quarterback of

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<v Speaker 2>the Niners. Getting Sam. Sam's great. He can do every anything.

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<v Speaker 2>You can make any throw. He's smart, He's able to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, pick up things quickly and do his job.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't play beyond you know anything and and just does

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what he's told all the time and then adds

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of flair to it too. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>got the privilege to play with Sam, not enough, unfortunately

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<v Speaker 2>I had some injuries. But he's another guy too who's

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<v Speaker 2>who's just a gamer and he's tough as hell. He's

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<v Speaker 2>played through a lot and never made excuses. So happy

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<v Speaker 2>he's here.

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<v Speaker 1>You get a Sam, I saw you court side at

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors game, sitting there with them the other day.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your investment.

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<v Speaker 2>Level like right now with the playoffs and how much

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<v Speaker 2>it's been fun to watch? Been really fun to watch? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it was. It was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, being able to see those guys up up

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<v Speaker 2>and close is impressive. You know, I think you forget

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<v Speaker 2>how how big, strong and fast these dudes are and

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<v Speaker 2>how athletic they are. So it was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, watching guys like Steph Curry do his

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<v Speaker 2>thing live in person, it's definitely a different feeling than

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<v Speaker 2>watching it on TV. And the average person doesn't know

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<v Speaker 2>about Sam Donald that you can share. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what people don't or do know about him, but I'd

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<v Speaker 2>say like his toughness, to me is something that I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think gets a lot of credit for, but just

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<v Speaker 2>knowing kind of the stuff that he went through in

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<v Speaker 2>New York and then in Carolina and to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to just keep his head down and continue to work

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<v Speaker 2>as hard as he did showed a lot of perseverance, determination,

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<v Speaker 2>toughness all that.

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<v Speaker 1>The second time in three years you've been with the

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<v Speaker 1>team and Sam Arrives, what did he do in Carolina?

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<v Speaker 1>They just kind of get acclimated and make himself part

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<v Speaker 1>of that team.

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<v Speaker 2>Just did his job and he was himself. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he did everything the coaches asked him to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was himself and that's all you know, really can

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<v Speaker 2>ask for teams propensity to take a big swing when

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<v Speaker 2>they need to.

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<v Speaker 1>They did it with Trent, they did it with you,

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<v Speaker 1>they did it when they traded up for Trey, And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think a lot of people had him getting

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<v Speaker 1>hard Grave. What did you think when the pard Rave

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<v Speaker 1>edition came an offseason?

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely happy, But don't have to play against them. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a stud and he's a guy who you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously has had a lot of success in his career

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<v Speaker 2>and just adding another piece to the defense obviously helps

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<v Speaker 2>the team.

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<v Speaker 1>The team is willing to do to take those big swings.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that.

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<v Speaker 2>Inner change the team you think for sure? Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think everybody knows where our head is at, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, from from the top down, we know we

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<v Speaker 2>know what we want to accomplish and and where we

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<v Speaker 2>want to go.

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<v Speaker 1>It's obviously part of the deal.

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<v Speaker 2>But you've lost a lot of free agents, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of key guys this offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you felt that in the locker room hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit different kind of reacclimating without some of

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<v Speaker 1>those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always the tough part of this game is seeing

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<v Speaker 2>guys go. But uh no, I mean we're we're all

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<v Speaker 2>still so tight. You know, our core guys are still amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's part of the process. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>part of the off season is reacclimating and getting everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in line for for one common goal.

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<v Speaker 1>Really experienced coaches working with the running backs here with

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<v Speaker 1>with coach Land and coach Turner, is that different than

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<v Speaker 1>anything that you previously your career And how does that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of communication pattern work in the room. How much

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<v Speaker 1>have you gotten for both of them? Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've gotten a lot. This has been, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the most fun I've had in a meeting room in

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<v Speaker 2>my career. You know, these guys are so detailed on

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<v Speaker 2>every single thing. You know, you could I could sit

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<v Speaker 2>there and listen to Coach turn it for hours on end,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know he he coaches the x's and o's

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<v Speaker 2>and beyond the x's and o's, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's a it's honestly an honor to be in that

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<v Speaker 2>meeting room. And I think all of us, all of

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<v Speaker 2>us running backs feel that way, you know. And Coach Lann,

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<v Speaker 2>who is head coach experience, knows the whole offense. So

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<v Speaker 2>you're constantly getting you know, pointers from not just the

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<v Speaker 2>H but the X, you know, all these different positions

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<v Speaker 2>and understanding the full dynamic of the play, not just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, our job and moving on. And so it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a lot of fun to learn. I've approached it

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<v Speaker 2>as if I'm a rookie again and just learned from

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<v Speaker 2>square one. On your engagement, I was curious how that

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<v Speaker 2>all win feels like the most nervous you've ever been

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. I appreciate it. Definitely nervous, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a different kind of nervous, but yeah, I was

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<v Speaker 2>definitely nervous. And yeah, she said, yeah, I tricked her

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<v Speaker 2>in the saying yeah, so that was that was good

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<v Speaker 2>and now I'm fired up about it, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's follow What was your interaction like with Steve

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<v Speaker 1>Willis and what are the partners getting there?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Coach Wilkes is awesome. I think you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>could talk about Coach Wilkes a lot and just the

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<v Speaker 2>type of man he is. But you know, it says

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to see how all the Panthers players reacted

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<v Speaker 2>to him and them vouching for him to get the

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<v Speaker 2>head job. That's a testament to who he is and

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<v Speaker 2>and and that explains a lot about not just the

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<v Speaker 2>coach he is, but the guy he is. So happy

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<v Speaker 2>he's on our side. Said that Brock was it has

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<v Speaker 2>been really positive and just working at every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you seen that from him as well?

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely? Yeah, I mean Brock, like I said, I think

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<v Speaker 2>everybody talked about it last year and who Brock is,

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it's no surprise now that that he's a

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<v Speaker 2>guy who he's going to show up to work every

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<v Speaker 2>day with a positive attitude and do do his job

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<v Speaker 2>at the best of his ability and he's done just that,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's been good seeing him and seeing how hard

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<v Speaker 2>he's working. Thanks guys.