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Speaker 2: Uh, that's that's great. That's a great question. Yeah, definitely.

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Speaker 2: You know, not easy to prepare for. I have done

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Speaker 3: On a defense, I mean, get outside the box and

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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I mean I you know, he has every attribute,

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Speaker 2: ton of strain on you. You know, obviously everybody has to

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Speaker 2: do a great job players during down the field because

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Speaker 2: You know, the rhythm pass game is as good as

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Speaker 1: What's been to keep for you?

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Speaker 2: Guys? Have sprit some defense for rank differently, Yeah, I

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Speaker 2: think really the guys, their communication, their ability to settle

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Speaker 2: and they were prepared. Credit to them, and then really

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Speaker 1: Throughout the spring, summer and everything. Jack's been ready to go.

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Speaker 2: So I think, like everybody, I was just having this

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Speaker 2: I think that's something you would say. I probably would

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Speaker 2: I think most coaches would say that. But that's really it.

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Speaker 1: And I think that there's there's a bunch for all

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Speaker 2: And we feel like we got a bunch of good

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Speaker 1: Harder will it be.

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Speaker 2: Tyson has made some great plays for us down the field.

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Speaker 2: Those fifty to fifty balls, or who violently finishes at

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