WEBVTT - Jake Brendel Shares O-Line Progress at Training Camp | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Be back out there with the guys. Often seems like

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're rolling defense too. I think we're just we're

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<v Speaker 1>on track.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the stage in your career. What what does training

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<v Speaker 2>camp mean to you? What are these early days? What

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<v Speaker 2>do you trying to accomplish?

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<v Speaker 1>Really, it's it's it's about getting back into football shape,

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<v Speaker 1>getting back with the guys, and making sure that everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>on the same page, working together. And you also kind

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<v Speaker 1>of build a little bit of a callous just against

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like the little hits, the little you know,

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<v Speaker 1>dings and bumps and bruises that football brings.

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<v Speaker 3>With.

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<v Speaker 2>However, things I'm fullded with Spencer or Feliciano. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>chance that you might have a rookie right guard next

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<v Speaker 2>to you like you did two years ago when Spencer

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<v Speaker 2>came in.

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<v Speaker 3>What have you seen out of Pune and how you playing?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I think everyone in the room can play,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's that's why they're here, you know. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that you know, the coaching staff wants the

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<v Speaker 1>best player to be out there and we and we

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<v Speaker 1>as players do too. And we're definitely seeing a few

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<v Speaker 1>different bodies their right guard just right now. D to

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<v Speaker 1>injuries and that sort of thing. But you know, one

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<v Speaker 1>thing's for sure, first is going to have the best

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<v Speaker 1>the best guy out there for.

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<v Speaker 2>Us take there's a lot of good depth. As you

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<v Speaker 2>said in the room, you're a veteran. Is it a

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<v Speaker 2>competitive situation or do you feel like you are the

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<v Speaker 2>knowledgeable guy who can impart some wisdom to some of

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<v Speaker 2>the young guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's there's always competition. That's just the nature

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<v Speaker 1>of the league. I feel like as soon as you

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<v Speaker 1>get comfortable and complacent, that's when you lose your position

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<v Speaker 1>and you lose your spot. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to be one of those vets that

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<v Speaker 1>is not an open book. It is not going to

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<v Speaker 1>help the young guys because as a group, we need

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<v Speaker 1>to succeed and as a group, we need to be

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<v Speaker 1>as best as we can be, and being kind of

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<v Speaker 1>selfish and just worrying about myself wouldn't be the best

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<v Speaker 1>move to get to our end goal.

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<v Speaker 3>Rock Party talked about how he's finally getting the benefit

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<v Speaker 3>of a full offseason. How much can you him both

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<v Speaker 3>benefit from that all those reps together.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, it's I mean it's great, right, Like anytime you

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<v Speaker 1>bank a rep. That's that's that's one less you have

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<v Speaker 1>to do in a game setting in practice, right, so

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<v Speaker 1>every single snap we take is full speed, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and and it's it's just one one more thing that

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<v Speaker 1>he can add to his resume and his repertoire. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just feel like he's he's still young.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though he's playing at such a high level, he's

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<v Speaker 1>still a young player. So having the ability to have reps,

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<v Speaker 1>uh this early in his career and not getting hit

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<v Speaker 1>in games all the time, getting those reps is really

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<v Speaker 1>perfect for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Seem should ask you the question, does he seem like

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<v Speaker 2>a young player? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>No, No, for sure. No. I mean I've I've said

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<v Speaker 1>this countless times now. The guy, even when he first

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<v Speaker 1>came in in the first game that he was playing

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<v Speaker 1>for us, he just demands attention, demands your best and

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<v Speaker 1>he's just a natural leader. You know, you don't really

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<v Speaker 1>see that from young guys like he doesn't. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have like a young player.

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<v Speaker 3>You see some of those benefits of getting those extra reps?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you see those on the field already?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh for sure, for sure. You know, there's there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of tricky things that quarterbacks have to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's not just uh, second nature. It really needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be drilled. It needs to be repped in order

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<v Speaker 1>for you to get the timing down and like the

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<v Speaker 1>spacing down and being able to see the route tree

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<v Speaker 1>in your head before the ball snaps. All that stuff

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<v Speaker 1>is not just natural. Yeah, you definitely have to work

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure you're good at that.

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<v Speaker 3>So that it means last year without any reps, were

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<v Speaker 3>you pretty surprised at how well he operated in week

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<v Speaker 3>one with no reps up.

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<v Speaker 1>Until that point, I mean, he was, he was. He

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<v Speaker 1>was definitely taking reps when he could. And luckily, our

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<v Speaker 1>you know, ours, our scout offense runs a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the same route trees that our normal offense does in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>so he was getting reps. They just weren't with the

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<v Speaker 1>same players. But yeah, I mean, I wouldn't say surprised,

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<v Speaker 1>because even the first day he showed up, I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>knew he was a special kid. But I was just

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<v Speaker 1>really just impressed by it.

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<v Speaker 2>Jake, how would you describe your relationship with Fred Warner?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, at least the first couple of weeks of camp.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's it's a lot of just me and

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<v Speaker 1>him hitting each other, which is fun, you know. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>eventually we move on from the Mike declared runs to

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<v Speaker 1>more will and more Sam declared runs, so it becomes

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<v Speaker 1>more balanced of who I'm hitting. But a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>it's just me and Fred right now, which is fun,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and he knows it and I know it

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<v Speaker 1>right So anytime he hears fifty four come out of

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<v Speaker 1>my mouth, that's usually a collision between us two.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it more the physical competition or is there a

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<v Speaker 2>mental game too between you and him.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a little bit of a mental game, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's more between me and the defensive lineman. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not He's just luckily defensive end or defenses have

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<v Speaker 1>changed the past like they were, like with the Luke

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<v Speaker 1>Keigley defenses, like the mic could completely change the defense

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<v Speaker 1>depending on what he saw. I think now it's more

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<v Speaker 1>of a schematic thing. So I'm more just messing with

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<v Speaker 1>the guys close closer to me than the Mike linebacker.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a very vocal guy on the on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you compact that?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you have to be vocal back when it's

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<v Speaker 1>when it's the proper time, you know, Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like anytime there's a first down and make

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<v Speaker 1>sure he knows it. But other than that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just little things, little jabs here and there.

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<v Speaker 2>He's you know, at it has been an all pro level, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>for three year on pros. Do you does it help you?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, to challenge him and vice versa where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like you've got to give him your best

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<v Speaker 2>to make him better and going back the other way

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<v Speaker 2>from him to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, for sure, for sure. I mean iron sharpens iron.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's that's something that I've believed in since I

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<v Speaker 1>was I was first in the league. You know, going

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<v Speaker 1>going half speed, getting half speed reps against you know,

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<v Speaker 1>players that aren't going to be the players that you

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<v Speaker 1>see on Sundays. That's just not going to be as

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<v Speaker 1>ben as beneficial as playing against guys that you know

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<v Speaker 1>are the best of the best. You know. The fact

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm battling arguably the best Mike linebacker in the

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<v Speaker 1>league every every single practice, that's that's that's just I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that that that just makes me better, which is great.

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<v Speaker 2>The guys are going against on the D line have

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<v Speaker 2>have largely changed over this year.

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<v Speaker 3>You have any any thoughts about the composition of the

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<v Speaker 3>defensive tackles. I mean, there seemed to be a lot of.

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<v Speaker 1>Big, sort of shorter stature guys suddenly on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Where maybe last year than one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I don't I don't think the size

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<v Speaker 1>is really you know, the main factor. I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it has to do with just their athleticism

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<v Speaker 1>and ability to do what coach Casurreic wants them to do.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like they all have great get off. They

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<v Speaker 1>all have great strength and explosiveness, and that's really all

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<v Speaker 1>you need, you know, besides just relentless effort in this defense.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I feel like they're all they're all

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<v Speaker 1>really good players, you know, I think, Uh, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I was. I was. I was with Collins in Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>my rookie year, so it's kind of cool being reunited

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<v Speaker 1>with that guy. But you know, I think, I honestly

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<v Speaker 1>just what I've seen so far where we haven't really

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<v Speaker 1>lost a step at that position yet. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's great. The fact that he's that big, but

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<v Speaker 1>he can move so quickly in such fast twitch I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like he's he's gonna be a great compliment

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<v Speaker 1>to what uh heart, what what hard Graave can do?

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<v Speaker 3>So you go against gross mottos at all when he

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<v Speaker 3>lines up inside?

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<v Speaker 1>Not not too much of yet. Yeah, so I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know too too much about him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yet for uh first time pather on on Monday, whether

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<v Speaker 2>you're clear to do that or not. But what's that

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<v Speaker 2>like for alignment to finally get him on after six

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<v Speaker 2>months off?

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<v Speaker 1>Honestly you would you would You would think that like

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<v Speaker 1>a football player would want, you know, less pads and

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<v Speaker 1>less impacts. But pads to us as offensive linemen, it

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<v Speaker 1>it gives us a steering wheel. It gives them so

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<v Speaker 1>uh stuff to hang on to makes our jobs easier,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And and I'm not I'm not saying we

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<v Speaker 1>hold on every on every single play, but stuff is

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<v Speaker 1>definitely happening. So uh, you know, just being able to

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know, go full s full speed and get

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<v Speaker 1>actual full speed reps will be good. What did what advice?

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<v Speaker 3>If you give them Trent on his contract hold off?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if he should be taking it from me,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, I think he's a great player. We

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<v Speaker 1>obviously want him here, and you know, I just hope

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<v Speaker 1>they can work something out.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh good, guys, thank you,