WEBVTT - Coach Bowles Press Conference (1.4.2016)

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<v Speaker 1>As we lost, we owned it. You know, we made

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<v Speaker 1>some strides, we didn't make enough strides. Um from where

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<v Speaker 1>we came from. We got better, we got a long

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<v Speaker 1>way to go. It should stay, I know, it should

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<v Speaker 1>help us propelling the next year, understanding what we gotta

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<v Speaker 1>do and work harder and win more games. Ten and

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<v Speaker 1>six on the surface is an okay record, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>not enough to get in obviously, our goals to get

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs, win the super Bowl. So we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get that accompassed. But we have a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>to grow off of and learn from and we'll go

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<v Speaker 1>from there. I do a surgery yet, what's the prop

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have surgery yet. He'll get surgery in about a

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<v Speaker 1>week or less, you know when his recovery I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>sure yet. Know what are the last yesterday? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>lost the game. You understand that right after the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I can see the game pretty good. I understand the

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<v Speaker 1>things that went wrong within the game and after that

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of detox and get exit interviews ready and

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<v Speaker 1>kind of go from there and build up and get

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<v Speaker 1>together with the staff after this and go over things

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<v Speaker 1>for the next couple of weeks and kind of move

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<v Speaker 1>off and you reflect, you get some alone time, which

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't yet. Can you try to build from there?

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<v Speaker 1>Were you surprised when we looked at some of the

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<v Speaker 1>mistakes you guys made to be surprised by bus mistakes

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<v Speaker 1>more function of what Buffalo did or it got to

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<v Speaker 1>you guys for some of those errors. I mean Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>for us on eras and we made some errors on

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<v Speaker 1>our own that was self inflicting. So when you get

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<v Speaker 1>you can't play against us and we can't play against

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<v Speaker 1>them at the same time, it's like playing against two

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<v Speaker 1>different teams. So we beat ourselves and they made some

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<v Speaker 1>plays to help us beat ourselves too. So you were

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<v Speaker 1>on the early part of the game offensively particularly, do

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<v Speaker 1>you know what what was it when you guys flat

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<v Speaker 1>was wool was going on the first fourth series of

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<v Speaker 1>offense and just couldn't we're flat. We weren't clicking. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a play here and to play there. There

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<v Speaker 1>were a bunch of almost but almost doesn't count and

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<v Speaker 1>we just didn't make enough play or something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>A few times this here, the slow starts were something

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<v Speaker 1>you guys play really solid and somebody who's real ably

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<v Speaker 1>come back and pull it out. The fourth quarter or

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<v Speaker 1>a second around. Is there something you can put your

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<v Speaker 1>figure on that that caused that problem is here? I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I wish I could. We're gonna study it as

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<v Speaker 1>a staff and we're gonna go over and try to

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<v Speaker 1>put a thing on it. But at this point, right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you. I can't tell you that tell

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<v Speaker 1>your offense only brand the ball, the running backs foot times.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, on a day when the winds were pretty

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<v Speaker 1>stiff up there, there's a reason for that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>offensive games. No, not really. You know the way they

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<v Speaker 1>stacked the box and do some things that talk this

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<v Speaker 1>out of some things we have audibles. Well, well the

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<v Speaker 1>football maybe we could have run it more and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we could not hindsight because were you the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that the really started. Were you trying to manage my

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<v Speaker 1>reas carries throughout the course of the game, and why

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<v Speaker 1>not start him and you know when he gets h Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't want the contingency because we've been down to

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<v Speaker 1>one back, so we I was just started in the

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<v Speaker 1>package that we had, like went out there, really got

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<v Speaker 1>some number of share of plays. He had a store

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<v Speaker 1>of need, but nothing that kept him out of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just the one two punts and then the package

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<v Speaker 1>that we had going into the game. You mentioned this

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday about playing zone, you know with Blagins, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the vertical threat. White and Darrell Will alluded to this

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<v Speaker 1>today that you guys have been playing more zone in

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<v Speaker 1>recent weeks. Why specifically in this games that are using them?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the guys were press cover quarters. It's good

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<v Speaker 1>at using in that way. Why White muze, We played

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of man in this game as well, since

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<v Speaker 1>that the zone plays. They caught some plays on us

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<v Speaker 1>that they hit. We played just as much man as

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<v Speaker 1>we did zone in this ball game. You know, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we get caught sometimes the plagues and fake underneath. Guys

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<v Speaker 1>got to get back and get there. But we played

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of man. TOI, what's your revaluation um over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of the season about the rat this, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, he's a good corner that other main good

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<v Speaker 1>corners don't get beat and don't have bad games. But

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<v Speaker 1>they have some bad games. But I still think the

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<v Speaker 1>same and that that always Gay. He's a good player.

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<v Speaker 1>It's tough, he's smart, he works hard, and he's athletic

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<v Speaker 1>and we're glad to have him back. You could do

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<v Speaker 1>it over here? Would you give it him help? Unwatkids?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you try to call the Rockings differently? We lost

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<v Speaker 1>the game. I don't reflect back on what I could

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<v Speaker 1>and couldn't do over again. Make the decisions and you

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<v Speaker 1>go with it. But we covered them, Okay. We missed

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<v Speaker 1>some players, We missed some underneath drops, and he made

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<v Speaker 1>some players as a good player. You'll have to do

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<v Speaker 1>this off season. And like you said before, time wins

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<v Speaker 1>is Obviously he's a previoud season. But given who's upper

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<v Speaker 1>free agency and given some of the lath how much

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<v Speaker 1>work is gonna have to happen this off season. It's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a lot of work. You know, the way

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<v Speaker 1>teams are nowadays, we're free agents and draft and people

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<v Speaker 1>getting hurt. You don't have a new team every year. Here,

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<v Speaker 1>there's gonna be about twelve or fifteen new guys on

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<v Speaker 1>your team. So you just got to find the right

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<v Speaker 1>mix and try to find the right guys to sign back. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>free agency is a crap shooting the gamble, and certain

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<v Speaker 1>guys may try to leave. Hopefully a lot of guys stay.

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<v Speaker 1>We're building something here. Everybody understands that We'll try to

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<v Speaker 1>get as many of our guys as we can. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the core is in good shape. We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys that are stable here, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys would not to play football here, and we just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta build around it a months coming up with personnel

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<v Speaker 1>meetings and figuring out there before the raft. Just off

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<v Speaker 1>of this season, is there one area feeling this person

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<v Speaker 1>wanted on the team. I don't want to say there's

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<v Speaker 1>one area. We need a couple of different areas, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna meet at the staff and go over that,

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<v Speaker 1>and then as we go over that will matter down

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<v Speaker 1>the specific areas. I can sit here and say we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't do this well, and we're doing that well. But

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, we probably want to

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<v Speaker 1>get better at every area. You know, depending on what's

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<v Speaker 1>available and what we can get our hands on, we

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<v Speaker 1>probably just get better at that area in which A

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<v Speaker 1>key part of your seeking this year. How high I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I already left is resigning. Obviously it's pretty high as

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback, and we had a great year for us,

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<v Speaker 1>so we want them back. How how important seeing it

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<v Speaker 1>the defense? I thought they amon had a great year.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, theyman solidified the run game and helped us

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<v Speaker 1>stop everything inside you can blocking with one and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>two guys. I thought he's very important for us. Kind

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<v Speaker 1>of sticking with that in regards to Mohammed Wolkers and

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<v Speaker 1>would you approach Mike at all and ask, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>make your opinion known on if you feel the team

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<v Speaker 1>it's imperative that he comes back. We're gonna have that

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<v Speaker 1>discussion obviously in all season We're gonna have a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of them. That's gonna be one of them. How realistic

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<v Speaker 1>is it though, with which resources invested on the defensive

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<v Speaker 1>line to keep that entire move attack. Well, that's something

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta figure out in the off season. Obviously, it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be some tricky parts on our doing, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be guys wanting to come back and just working

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<v Speaker 1>it all out. You know, we got a while to

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<v Speaker 1>get all that done. So there's a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>I have to be talked about before then. Ryan's afformance

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth quarter yesterday in any way tarnish and

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<v Speaker 1>you had a big picture of you what he accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>over the course of the No, it didn't, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a good season. He want a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>games for us and can't tarnish that. I'm not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be great. Every quarter just happened. It was yesterday in

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<v Speaker 1>the last game. Do you want to get that. I

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<v Speaker 1>like Daniel Smith as a quarterback and the person as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Geno it was very mature as a person,

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<v Speaker 1>plays mc larry mature as a quarterback. I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>handled everything well. I probably took all his reps. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he got better as a person, and I was

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<v Speaker 1>very proud of what he did this year. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you say you want Ryan Fitzpatrick back? Is that as

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<v Speaker 1>you're starting quarterback, you want to come back in that role.

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<v Speaker 1>He comes back, he'll be the starter. If you talk

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<v Speaker 1>to any of the players from out any plock back

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<v Speaker 1>for next season at still be a returning. No, we

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't talked in to contract because sad accident given good

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<v Speaker 1>by us. Certain things about the first year's head coach

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<v Speaker 1>that being in it surprise you that you couldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>known him to be actually gotten it either. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously the day to day process and certain things go wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>like the locker room thing, or something happens in the

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<v Speaker 1>summer in the off season, take Sheldon's things, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>and certain things like that, they don't surprise you if

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<v Speaker 1>you know they're gonna come up and surprise you, because

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<v Speaker 1>there you don't still him coming. But you just handle

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<v Speaker 1>them on a day to day basis, and you get

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<v Speaker 1>better at him, you get experience, and you're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>have to put too much into it. Say what you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta say, and you move on. Shelton, what are your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts and your observations on how he responded to your

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<v Speaker 1>guy's challenges an organization for him to grow up after

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<v Speaker 1>the incident, he got a summer and I thought he's

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<v Speaker 1>been great since then. You know, he's he's a very

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<v Speaker 1>engaging guy to be around. He's been honestly been up front.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been on time even there doing everything it needs

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<v Speaker 1>to do other than more. Are there any injured players

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<v Speaker 1>who you had expect to have surgeries as you off season?

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<v Speaker 1>Not at this time, though jud it would be it

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<v Speaker 1>does remain with the organization fairly unrealistic that he would

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<v Speaker 1>stayed in any spring practices. I don't know the recovery

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<v Speaker 1>time right now, so I hope he hesitant answer that

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<v Speaker 1>the offense um performed about your expectations this year. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they performed. Have they jailed? They performed to

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<v Speaker 1>expectations as an offense and as a team. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to get better at the weeks go on, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they figured a lot of things out and

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they got better. A lot of your best players,

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<v Speaker 1>like Revis Larsa, this Patrick, we're all over thirty years old.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think the team needs to get older. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we need to get faster. I don't know about younger.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to get faster obviously certain areas. We want

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<v Speaker 1>to have more team speed on the field, and that

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<v Speaker 1>that's with the process for me being a faster team.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't you just to be using start for turning in

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<v Speaker 1>full excusing? Yes? Do you guys need um speaking here

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<v Speaker 1>for getting faster? Do you think you need to spit

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<v Speaker 1>you on the edge the defensive and you drive the

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<v Speaker 1>stats from some of the guys the outside. That's probably

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<v Speaker 1>getting faster all around. That's all inclusive in it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of You don't expect any of your assistance for sue

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities alt where you're in the college or professional Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they may, I'm not sure at this time. If you

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<v Speaker 1>asked me to, I expect them back. Yes, have I

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<v Speaker 1>met with him yet? You know, we'll meet for the

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<v Speaker 1>next two days and I can probably give you a

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<v Speaker 1>better answer after that. What do you think of every

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<v Speaker 1>season overall? You mentioned want to Patrick back, You talked

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<v Speaker 1>about some of the guys to feel as strongly. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I like Chris. I mean whether you want them back

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<v Speaker 1>and how it works out of free agency are two

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<v Speaker 1>different things. Obviously, money talks and situations differ. So sit

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<v Speaker 1>up here and said I want everybody back. Yes, to

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<v Speaker 1>sit up and here to say is everybody coming back? No,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's probably not gonna come back. But I've had a

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<v Speaker 1>great year. It's a great running back. It's a good guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He works hard and I respect everything he does. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think so he's getting nicked up during the year

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<v Speaker 1>and you get a little bruise here and there, But

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you ran out of gassed the first

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<v Speaker 1>five seas. No, I don't. Seriously his knee entering the

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<v Speaker 1>game yesterday. He downplayed it afterwards, but he mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen got pretty much all the reps in practice. Really

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<v Speaker 1>sends how he conveyed it. During the week, he was limited.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, one day Miss Nay was limited the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the week. So Stephen was the only healthy running

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<v Speaker 1>back we had. But as he got in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>he got his reps. Do you think the teams fill

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<v Speaker 1>filled its potentials? Were no, our potential of the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to get to the super Bowl? He got better.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't fulfill our potential. What can carry if it's

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<v Speaker 1>a new team, what what can curry over to next? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you start over, you're gonna have a new team. So

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<v Speaker 1>the carryover is hopefully the confidence that we know how

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<v Speaker 1>to win and we jael together. But as you get

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<v Speaker 1>new pieces to your puzzle, you gotta jell all over again.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta blend it together. So hopefully with the right

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<v Speaker 1>core and attack where we can do that again. Disappointed

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<v Speaker 1>to win the special teams warm at times, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it returns, yes, and we gotta make tackles here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you gotta make plays. We didn't make enough plays,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes with the defense, sometimes with the offense, sometimes with

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<v Speaker 1>the special terms. Okay, so how you guys performed a

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like if you got in to the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs you could have made her run some of your

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<v Speaker 1>players To mention that we didn't get in, there's nothing

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<v Speaker 1>for me to talk about. How do you feel you did?

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<v Speaker 1>Person I can be better? You know, you learn some

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<v Speaker 1>things as a coach. I'm harder on myself first, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>far look at anybody else. I can do a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of things better, in particular everything, you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of six games. I can do a lot of things better.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of a difference one made um this year

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<v Speaker 1>having everyone together? I mean, there's gonna be some changes,

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<v Speaker 1>but not like this past year they had all the

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<v Speaker 1>weeks that a lot of your players coming together. When

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<v Speaker 1>you guys don't need how much easier you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>a bit easier, it'll be a little more continuity from

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<v Speaker 1>a standpoint that they're hearing it for quite a few times.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't done it before and know what they expect

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not new. So it's just a matter of

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<v Speaker 1>im not some kinks and jelling together and hopefully with

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<v Speaker 1>jail sooner than later. I thought, how pivotal is it

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<v Speaker 1>that that you bring back Fitzpatrick. You're talking about conduty

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<v Speaker 1>for all the records that they said was their first

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<v Speaker 1>year together, that really wasn't part of off season starters.

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<v Speaker 1>Howportanes is bringing back important to bring it back because

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<v Speaker 1>it's starting quarterback. I understand he's a free agent and

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about business and you want to work things out.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand when you're trying to bring somebody back, money

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<v Speaker 1>gets involved to it. It involved the whole team. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just not about bringing fits back. Is being able to

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<v Speaker 1>afford him or somebody else overpan for him and those

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<v Speaker 1>type of things. But you can't take away from anything

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<v Speaker 1>he's done this year from a record standpoint or otherwise.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been great for the guy in the locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>and he knows we want them back and he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to be back. It's just a matter of working it now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a little the whole quarter Yes, I do.

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<v Speaker 1>If you gonna enjoy this year or not because you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make them I enjoyed it best. We didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs, but that was a good year and I

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<v Speaker 1>smiled much more than you think I do, Kimberly, But

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<v Speaker 1>it was enjoyable. He learned from it, obviously, the ultimate

0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:46.440
<v Speaker 1>thing is winning, not just enjoying it. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was fun. What was your role assessment? I thought

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<v Speaker 1>those guys played well. You know, they were healthy for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part. They played well together. We can get

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<v Speaker 1>better at something. Some games. We've got stoned in the

0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:01.960
<v Speaker 1>run game with some games. You know, we had some

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<v Speaker 1>big running games and that's the all the tribute to them. Steger,

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<v Speaker 1>You're off, there's one that a concern for you, not

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<v Speaker 1>at this time. You always want to build and have

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<v Speaker 1>somebody behind somebody in case they leave by injury or otherwise.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I thought they played well this Curly

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<v Speaker 1>rolling for coming. Hopefully he's got to work himself in there.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously we had guys that played and made some plays.

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<v Speaker 1>But we have all the confidence in the world and Curly,

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<v Speaker 1>but if I have enough balls to go around? What

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<v Speaker 1>about Dan Older? Kind of along the same line. He's

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<v Speaker 1>along the same line. He's gotta get healthy and me

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<v Speaker 1>and he talked about it, he's gotta get healthy. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got to stay healthy. You know, he's gotta be ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play. You already that that's a challenge time and

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<v Speaker 1>you only in one year with him, but his whole

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<v Speaker 1>NFL career has been kind of marred by injuries. He

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<v Speaker 1>worded it to be a guarded I can't stay in

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<v Speaker 1>the field. No, I mean, he's got to get himself.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of them are freak injury that can't be helped.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes he got sick that couldn't be health. He's just

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<v Speaker 1>got to continue to have his confidence and be ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play when his number called. I've seen it where

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<v Speaker 1>people doesn't hit the strides at the third or fourth year,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've seen it where people can't stay healthy at all.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that's up to d and that's up to

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<v Speaker 1>fate to decide. I can't say whether he feels it

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<v Speaker 1>or doesn't feel it. He doesn't work that way, don't

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<v Speaker 1>act that way. He always prepares to play and he

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<v Speaker 1>works hard. He just has some freak injuries. Have a

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<v Speaker 1>real chance of being a starter. He'll compete for one.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you say that because you're not certain in our

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<v Speaker 1>priorities future? I say that because going into the spring,

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<v Speaker 1>all the spots are open and you earn it as

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<v Speaker 1>you go. Is Antonio Cormarti a guy that you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to see back? I knows the cop number next year

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<v Speaker 1>is kind of high, but dealing with him in Arizona,

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<v Speaker 1>would you'd like to see him return? Yeah? I like

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<v Speaker 1>the same return again at all. It's all business at

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<v Speaker 1>this standpoint. We gotta put everything together and see what

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<v Speaker 1>we can come up with and hopefully out the right

0:16:52.400 --> 0:16:57.880
<v Speaker 1>guys on our team table. For certain guys, once I

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<v Speaker 1>watched the film, I'm not gonna over face it a

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<v Speaker 1>point where it detriments the rest of the team. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what a great when you gave me some time. We

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<v Speaker 1>didn't go to the playoffs. That's the bottom line. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a great after that. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>to call it a F called to the F, if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to call it the B callor to B,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have one for myself. I'm still working at

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<v Speaker 1>it all right. Thanks, what game you talk