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Speaker 1: Hey, Honor, how's it going? Good man? How are you good?

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Speaker 1: I can't complaint? Um, you know, heading into your final

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Speaker 1: regular season game here, your first season with the Patriots,

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Speaker 1: how would you say, you know, one year, first season

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Speaker 1: in New England has gone for you? But too how

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Speaker 1: how is the expectation sort of mashed up with what

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Speaker 1: you thought going in you know it would be like, UM,

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Speaker 1: I mean I think it's been a it's been a

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Speaker 1: fun season. UM. You know, obviously there was a lot

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Speaker 1: of new things going on, new area, new team, new culture. UM.

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Speaker 1: I felt like I mentioned him well with it. UM.

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Speaker 1: I've really enjoyed um being here, enjoyed the season two, UM,

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Speaker 1: everything that's come with it, UM, the good, the bad, learning. UM.

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Speaker 1: I feel like I've become a better football player. UM,

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Speaker 1: and just in the overall scheme everything. So it's UM,

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Speaker 1: it's been a pleasure and I've really enjoyed this season

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Speaker 1: more than I probably have almost any other season I've had. UM.

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Speaker 1: It's been a lot of fun. So looking forward to

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Speaker 1: continuing to keep going UM and excited for this week ahead.

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Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question, Chris Ryan, Hey Hunter, hope ball

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Speaker 1: as well. If you just want to kind of build

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Speaker 1: upon that answer, they're like, what about this season in

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Speaker 1: totality has made this you know, the most enjoyable, Uh

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Speaker 1: It's been fun. I think growing with this new offense

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Speaker 1: that I'm in, Um, it's been fun. I think being

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Speaker 1: those those things are some of the biggest things that

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Speaker 1: me and a bit fun. Yeah. Sometimes you can just

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Speaker 1: tell when players click, and it seems like you and

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Speaker 1: Mac have have clicked throughout the course of this year. Um.

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Speaker 1: Is that something that you get a feel for early

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Speaker 1: continue to grow the year, the more years they put

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Speaker 1: behind the you know, with each other. So, I mean,

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Speaker 1: get better. I think that messages well with me too,

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Speaker 1: because I'm the same way. You know, I try to

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Speaker 1: be very dependable, consistent, always trying to get better and

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Speaker 1: those two personalities that messed well together. Thanks, I appreciate it,

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Speaker 1: no problem. Next question Mike Gati, Hey Hunter, how are you,

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Speaker 1: good man? How are you? I'm well, I'm well. Um,

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Speaker 1: He said, he's a light switch that never gets flipped

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Speaker 1: It's always been my goal every single year ever ago,

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Speaker 1: He learns, he continues to work hard and adjust to

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