WEBVTT - Fred Warner on Building the 'Best Team Possible' | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>M Jack Brindle, You were talking trashy, who isn't you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting a little bit of that trash talk out there?

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<v Speaker 2>Really?

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, me and Jake are It's always a one

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<v Speaker 1>on one battle every day with me and him.

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<v Speaker 2>Who can be who who can get to point a

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<v Speaker 2>point B quicker? You know?

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<v Speaker 1>So love love uh competing against Jake every day. How

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<v Speaker 1>it was it to see dra I mean, it's good.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been seeing him all off season, you know, him

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<v Speaker 1>doing his rehab here, me training here, so I've been

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<v Speaker 1>following him along, keeping experience high. You know, he's been

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<v Speaker 1>doing great rehabs, going amazing. So it's good to uh

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<v Speaker 1>see him out there throw the ball around a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fun concerning it all to Nazi Trent Williams out

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<v Speaker 1>there today.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, shoot, that's one of our best players, one

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<v Speaker 1>of our leaders, you know. But we understand the business

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<v Speaker 1>side of it. You know, this is our our first rodeo.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a curse and a blessing to have this

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<v Speaker 1>many great players uh part of our team, and so

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<v Speaker 1>you you know, well we'll get it figured out.

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<v Speaker 2>Where you've you've.

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<v Speaker 3>Seen no eric to beastick.

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<v Speaker 2>They get cut.

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<v Speaker 3>You just check got a bay cut, do you guys?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, is that kind of given alert throughout? A

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<v Speaker 3>lot of the finances are getting a little tight in there.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, I wouldn't say so. We don't.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't focus on those things. You know, as players,

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<v Speaker 1>we just focus on being the best version of ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Every year it's different, you know, the team's different. Even

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<v Speaker 1>though you wanna, you know, believe that, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>team is as similar as it was the year before

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<v Speaker 1>or the year before that. It's always a new team

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<v Speaker 1>every single year. You know, you got your core players,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean it's it's always a new team. You

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<v Speaker 1>gotta uh, this is the time during training camp to really,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, bond the team together and bring the new

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<v Speaker 1>guys along, guys who've been here continuing to set the

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<v Speaker 1>standard and uphold it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. So we're not we're not worried about any

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<v Speaker 2>of the other stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>It's only been water practice. But you're really excited about

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<v Speaker 1>d winners and how he was during Ota. Is how

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<v Speaker 1>do you live today? You know, it's a little different

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<v Speaker 1>when you're actually out there running around versus just being

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<v Speaker 1>on the sideline watching. So I gotta watch the tape,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean, like I said before, super excited about

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<v Speaker 1>d you know, in his progress as a as a player,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, going from year one to year two. That's

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<v Speaker 1>always when you know you want to see a player

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<v Speaker 1>take that jump in their game, and he's setting himself

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<v Speaker 1>up great to continue to make that step.

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<v Speaker 3>Patrick buwis getting inducted next week and do the All

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<v Speaker 3>Fame as a fellow linebacker.

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<v Speaker 2>What sort of stood out about the way he played again,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best to ever do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, when you when you talk about linebacker play,

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<v Speaker 1>you're always gonna talk about the way that it's supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be the game is supposed to be played at

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<v Speaker 1>that position, you know, and he did it through and

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<v Speaker 1>through with the tenacity, the speed, the violence. You talk

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<v Speaker 1>about what the league has kind of evolved into and

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<v Speaker 1>linebackers who can do it all who who run the

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<v Speaker 1>four four? I mean I don't run four four, but

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<v Speaker 1>he ran four four And so you know that type

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<v Speaker 1>of linebacker playing with that speed, that violence, the physicality

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<v Speaker 1>that you want to see. You know, he did it

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<v Speaker 1>at such a high level here and that's what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>always chasing. I'm so happy for him getting that gold jacket.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, super well deserved.

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<v Speaker 3>Kittle was touting Sorens from yesterday, and I know you're

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<v Speaker 3>a fan of Sowrens, and why is Nick the right

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<v Speaker 3>guy for that for this job right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I feel like he's just taking the right steps,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. He Uh, he came in with super humble

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<v Speaker 1>obviously played the game for a really long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Really smart cat.

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<v Speaker 1>But just because you play the game for a long

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<v Speaker 1>time doesn't mean you automatically translate into a great coach.

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<v Speaker 1>But the ones that I've seen who've been great, like

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<v Speaker 1>the Demico Ryans of the world, are guys who can

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<v Speaker 1>teach the game right and so uh and who can

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<v Speaker 1>also stand in front of a group of men and

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<v Speaker 1>command the command the room. And we saw that with

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<v Speaker 1>how he did the ball meet in front of the team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And he's just been such a knowledgeable guy

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<v Speaker 1>to learn from myself, you know, having him a part

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<v Speaker 1>of the group, And so when he got the elevation

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<v Speaker 1>and be in DC, I knew it was gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a perfect fit. And I'm really excited to have him

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<v Speaker 1>lead our group. Is Roca bumped up to you from

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<v Speaker 1>the Super Bowl?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm just kidding, don't know. Yeah, sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, he's looking like a like a third

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<v Speaker 1>year veteran, you know what I'm saying. He's carrying himself

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<v Speaker 1>with that confidence, man, And I'm super excited for Brock

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<v Speaker 1>obviously having the the full off season to get better,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and being the guy he knows that.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm, you know, super excited for Brock.

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<v Speaker 3>Run defense wasn't up to the team standard last Year's

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<v Speaker 3>at a point of emphasis this year and hasn't looking

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<v Speaker 3>so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, I feel like there's all there's a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>different areas of m uh that we can improve from

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<v Speaker 1>last season, you know, run defense being one of them.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I feel like the great thing about

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<v Speaker 1>training camp is you gotta continue to stack days. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>not one day's not gonna fine you in in a

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<v Speaker 1>training camp practice, but you gotta continue to see where

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<v Speaker 1>you know things went wrong at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>day or what you what you can do better and

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<v Speaker 1>correct your mistakes. I mean, that's how you continue to

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<v Speaker 1>grow as a player and as a defense, as a group,

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<v Speaker 1>as a team. It's continuing to to grow and strive

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<v Speaker 1>for to get better every single day.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah uh more.

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<v Speaker 2>A handful of guys have gone through every single.

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<v Speaker 1>Recently appreciated playofflaw since at any point during that.

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<v Speaker 2>And give what said, yep, I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I nah, you know, I understand the question. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, I talk about it often. It's Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's one of those things where y you can't go

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<v Speaker 1>into a year thinking like damn, like I hope we

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<v Speaker 1>can we can make that that next step right, Like.

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<v Speaker 2>You go into it.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to obviously give yourself a chance to begin with,

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<v Speaker 1>with the type of players that you're bringing on to

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<v Speaker 1>the team. You want to steal a culture within that team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to be able to even make it to

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<v Speaker 1>the tournament. And then once you get there, you want

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<v Speaker 1>to play the best, the best football you can in

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<v Speaker 1>order to give yourself a chance to win that game. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>And it's only one game. This isn't the NBA Finals

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<v Speaker 1>where you get seven chances. Like, You've got one game

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<v Speaker 1>to play at your best, and every single rep in

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<v Speaker 1>that game counts, right, So I mean, the last thing

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<v Speaker 1>on our mind is is just making.

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<v Speaker 2>It back there.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying, Like, we're trying to put

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<v Speaker 1>together the best team possible for when, if, if, and

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<v Speaker 1>when that moment does come, we got to be the

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<v Speaker 1>best version of ourselves when we get.

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<v Speaker 3>There, and then you know, you talked about in the

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<v Speaker 3>past kind of that climb, what it takes to get

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<v Speaker 3>back to that point?

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<v Speaker 2>Does it because you've done it so many times?

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<v Speaker 3>Does it feel more daunting or is it like at

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<v Speaker 3>least I know what it takes to get there, Like,

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<v Speaker 3>how do you kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Of reconcile that?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean it's it's brutal, I'll be honest, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just complete honesty. It's brutal because, like you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>order to get to where you wanna go, like this

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<v Speaker 1>part right here that we're in, it's gotta suck. That's

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<v Speaker 1>point blank period, Like, it's gotta hurt. It's gotta suck.

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<v Speaker 1>If it doesn't, that means you're not doing it hard enough,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not doing it right, especially the way that we

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<v Speaker 1>do it here with the forty nine ers, Like it's

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be physical, You're gonna be tired, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and you do that every single day for a long

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<v Speaker 1>period of time, then you build a callous and you

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<v Speaker 1>continue to strive as a group to be the best.

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<v Speaker 2>Version of yourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know, if we're doing that better than all

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<v Speaker 1>thirty all all the other thirty two teams, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're gonna give ourselves the best chance to win

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<v Speaker 1>games on Sundays working with your position group. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>good to see Ronald player out there? Oh? Yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I seen, I seen Blair Oh yesterday, I said, man, congrats,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting the spot and being on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's it's so great to have him. I know

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's gonna help the group a lot the coaching stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just energy, you know, being being a young

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<v Speaker 1>guy and being so knowledgeable about the game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember coach Sala he loved Ronald uh as a

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<v Speaker 1>player just because of what he could do mentally, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>being able to do it all, doing things the right way.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think he can help a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>young guys and even some of the veterans to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to strive to be their best self.

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<v Speaker 3>Really know, you've had a mom in the offseason where

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<v Speaker 3>you know, obviously the presence like Eric Armstead isn't here anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>But being that today's the first day of training camp,

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<v Speaker 3>do you kind of feel that that void there?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I mean, like I said before, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>team's different every year, I love Eric to death.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a huge part of what we did. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>was a Niner through and through in the way that

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<v Speaker 1>he did things. You know, he's moved on to Jacksonville,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we got to obviously continue to strive to progress,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as a group on defense, obviously in that

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<v Speaker 1>D Line room. But God step up every single year,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and take on new roles, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't gotta do anything different on my side.

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<v Speaker 2>I just do what I do.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm really excited about that D Line group and

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<v Speaker 1>who we have, right cool, Thanks guys,