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Speaker 1: last offseason, obviously ball security was probably the biggest thing

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Speaker 1: be a number of things I'll be focused in on. Za.

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Speaker 1: Hey Daniel, I'm just wondering, you know, going into the

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Speaker 1: some reasons based on how you played at this offense

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Speaker 1: played that you have for optimism heading into your not

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Speaker 1: the season, I felt like we we made considerable improvement, uh,

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Speaker 1: you know week to week and um, you know we

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Speaker 1: But I felt like we continue to to improve and

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Speaker 1: through through uh you know, hard times and and hard

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Speaker 1: So so so we'll uh you know, certainly look to continue

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Speaker 1: to do that. Daniel. We don't know if Jason Garrett's

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Speaker 1: coming back next year's offensive coordinator, but what argument would

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Speaker 1: I'm not sure I'm uh in a position to to

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Speaker 1: enjoyed learning from coach Garrett. I've learned a ton of football,

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Speaker 1: learned ton of um you know, philosophy on on offense

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Speaker 1: what he's learned in his um, you know, time in

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Speaker 1: So I look forward to um to continue in that

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Speaker 1: And just reflecting then on obviously you went from rookie

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Speaker 1: you know what, how how long did it take you

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Speaker 1: and I know it cold. Um. You know, I think, UM,

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Speaker 1: more comfortable in the system. But um, you know again

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Speaker 1: you know, got to be more consistent converting those opportunities.

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Speaker 1: in my third year. Uh. You know, I I'm not

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Speaker 1: sure I had heard that. Um, why do you saying

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Speaker 1: that just now? But yeah, I mean obviously you never

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Speaker 1: I mean I'm certainly looking forward to um, learning from

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Speaker 1: uh playing my best football Uh next year certainly my goal.

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Speaker 1: Thank you say three more or Martin Jordan? Hey Daniel,

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Speaker 1: how surprised would you be if Jason isn't back here

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Speaker 1: for another season? Uh? You know, I'm you know, we're

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Speaker 1: we're a day removed from from playing a game. And

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Speaker 1: being the quarterback here in the future. When you leave

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Speaker 1: Knowing that? Yeah, I mean I certainly appreciate. Um, I

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Speaker 1: you as well. We've talked. Yeah, we've talked, and UM,

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Speaker 1: improve as a player. Right, Daniel, is gonna be a draft,

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Speaker 1: is going to be free agency, all sorts of roster

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Speaker 1: what's what's your shopping list? To get this offense up

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Speaker 1: the league frankly is is scoring points. What what would

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Speaker 1: Uh that's not only my job to to to decide

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Speaker 1: into next season. So that's you know where I'm focused

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Speaker 1: last one here at Lombardo. Hey, Daniel, UM, how close

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Speaker 1: do you think you are personally to reaching that level?

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Speaker 1: I mean you were picked sixth overall going into your

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Speaker 1: How close do you personally think you are? Just saying Okay,

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Speaker 1: clicking on all cylinders next year. Yeah, I mean I think, Um,

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Speaker 1: you know, taking taking a big step this year. Um,

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Speaker 1: you know, hopefully you never feel like you've you've arrived.

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Speaker 1: Hopefully there's there's always more you can more, you can accomplish,

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Speaker 1: more you can do to improve and and uh you know,

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Speaker 1: we've got to continue to to work to improve