WEBVTT - Eli Manning Talks Giants-Eagles Matchup And His Playoff Predictions

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, Hello, Hey, this is Eli Manning. I'm calling in

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<v Speaker 1>for the radio tip Gold Cowboys. Yes, we have a

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<v Speaker 1>special guest on the line. We have Eli Manning here, Eli,

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<v Speaker 1>good morning, Hey, how are you doing? Now? You know

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<v Speaker 1>it's DJ Envy and Charlemagne the God and Angela Ride. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>You know you know me, we've done podcasts. You know

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a Giants fan. And then you know my co

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<v Speaker 1>host and you know he's a Cowgirl fan. Don't don't

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<v Speaker 1>don't miss gender my team, Gold Cowboys. No, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>So what I what I wanted to discuss with you

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<v Speaker 1>is is some some quick football. Of course, the Giants

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<v Speaker 1>are playing this Saturday. What do you think the Giants

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<v Speaker 1>need to do to win this game on Saturday? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they just need to play the way they've

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<v Speaker 1>been playing the last few weeks, and that's, uh, protecting

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<v Speaker 1>the football, running the ball, well, Daniel's been playing great

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<v Speaker 1>control passing game, and uh, you know, just step up

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<v Speaker 1>in the crimical moment to the game. And so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's that's The defense got a big stop

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<v Speaker 1>last week and in a two minute drill. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think for the Giants, they want to get it

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<v Speaker 1>to the fourth quarter, keep it a close game, and

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to win it in the fourth quarter. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>as you were setting yourself up for the playoffs, every

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<v Speaker 1>time that you get one playoff games and even the

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<v Speaker 1>Super Bowl, what did you do to focus this week out?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I mean, it's it's pressed, it's I'm sure everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>calling asking for tickets. So what do you do to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that you're locked in? I think you just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, football players or creatures have happened, and for

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<v Speaker 1>the last nineteen weeks, basically they've been doing the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing every single week, and you don't change this week,

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<v Speaker 1>just get the playoff game. You don't say, hey, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna work harder this week, or you know, you should

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<v Speaker 1>have been working the same every week, and so the

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<v Speaker 1>focus might be a little bit more there just knowing that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the consequences are worse if you if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't win this game. But I think it's still a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of going out there being loose. If you, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>go out to dinner on Friday night with your friends,

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<v Speaker 1>then go to dinner on Friday night your friends, do

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<v Speaker 1>the same things you've been doing, your same routine, Because

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna keep you comfortable and keep you loose and

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<v Speaker 1>keep you um just you know, getting you prepared to

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<v Speaker 1>play your best on Saturday. This week's interested. So you

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<v Speaker 1>don't game playing from from game to game, like you

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<v Speaker 1>don't game playing for different teams differently like the game plan,

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<v Speaker 1>but the game do you do that every week? I

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<v Speaker 1>just think like your routine and so hey, if you

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<v Speaker 1>if you go in the day after the game and

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<v Speaker 1>get a massage and watch your film and just keeping

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<v Speaker 1>that same routine. And so they'll obviously be you'll watch

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<v Speaker 1>extra film and you know, and sometimes it's a little

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<v Speaker 1>different with the team you've already played twice, so you

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<v Speaker 1>know the personnel, you know a lot of their scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll go back and watch, um, you know they played

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<v Speaker 1>in the last game and the regular season. Obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the Giants starters didn't play in Davis Webb

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<v Speaker 1>is that quarterback. But you can still watch that game,

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<v Speaker 1>watch their scheme and try to find different, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>new plays that you could do to attack what they

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<v Speaker 1>what they did you watch the first game you played, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>what what went well, what worked, what didn't go what

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<v Speaker 1>didn't work, and and take from those things and just

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<v Speaker 1>try to get a great game plan so you can

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and play fast and and just avoid

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<v Speaker 1>the bad plays. You know, I wanted to ask you

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<v Speaker 1>to Eli, man, how many middle fingers are you expecting

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<v Speaker 1>this week to receive in Philadelphia? Philadelphia's gotta be yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what the over under is, um the

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<v Speaker 1>trouble Birds. I'm I'm trying to figure out what that is.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's like a thousand, five hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't, I don't. I don't know. It would be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>You once said you'd never go to Philly again because

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<v Speaker 1>how they treated you. I know, I know I thought

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<v Speaker 1>I never would, and so, uh, it's gonna be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm bringing my eleven year old daughter with me. I

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<v Speaker 1>gotta you know, she's gonna learn a little new vocabulary,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel. And I just think, hey, I've already told her,

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<v Speaker 1>like whatever you hear or seeing Philadelphia stays in Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't bring that hole. You don't bring that to school.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't even tell mom about it, like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you just kind of like listen, you'll hear some things

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<v Speaker 1>and just you know, you got to forget about it

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<v Speaker 1>once once we leave. And I got to ask you

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<v Speaker 1>some predictions before you get off the phone. Jaguars, Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 1>Who you think got that one? Well, I think everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>probably gonna take the Chiefs, just because it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes and their record and what they've been able

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Um. You know, the Jaguars, it's like one

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<v Speaker 1>of those teams you don't want to let them linger

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<v Speaker 1>too long. You saw what they did last week. You

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<v Speaker 1>saw what they diverse the Cowboys later the year. If

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<v Speaker 1>you if you kind of keep them around, all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden, they got this ability to make these comebacks

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<v Speaker 1>and stay in the games. So I think the Chiefs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, obviously they want to go out and score

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<v Speaker 1>every time, and you want to get a big lead.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think it's important to try to jump and

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<v Speaker 1>get a lead on these guys because they have that

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<v Speaker 1>ability just to to rally towards the end. Bengals, Bills,

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<v Speaker 1>who do you got? You know? This this is a

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<v Speaker 1>fun one. Um. I think this is you know, might

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<v Speaker 1>be the best game of the weekend, just because both

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<v Speaker 1>these teams are so good, both quarterbacks are playing at

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<v Speaker 1>such a high level. Um, It's it's tough, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>The Bills I kind of for my AFC team. Earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the year, I said the Bills are the team

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<v Speaker 1>to beat, and I still I still feel that way.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they just, uh, they find ways to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Um joc Allen can look, you know, unbelievable at times

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<v Speaker 1>and unstoppable. Every once in a while he goes to

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<v Speaker 1>a few series where he gets a little reckless, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's still he's able to dial it back again. So

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<v Speaker 1>I still like the Bills, Cowboys and forty nine is

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<v Speaker 1>who do you have? Don't be disrespectful, Eli not disrespectful

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<v Speaker 1>both teams. I mean, obviously, dak Da played outstanding last

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<v Speaker 1>week and that was that was fun. That was fun

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<v Speaker 1>to see and see him. I was happy for him

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<v Speaker 1>to win that playoff game and to play so well.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of pressure was on him. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's gonna be a different type of pressure on him

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<v Speaker 1>this this week because it's the it's the forty nine

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<v Speaker 1>Ers defense is on the beat, be the ones giving

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on him. It's not an internal pressure, not a

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<v Speaker 1>mental pressure. It's a physical pass rush pressure that's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be on them. I just think the forty nine defense

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<v Speaker 1>is it's too good and in their offense. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they's got TV playmakers and guys are are playing, are

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<v Speaker 1>playing hungry, and it's scary right now. I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're playing the best football maybe any team in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL right now. And of course, so are you

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<v Speaker 1>saying that they're gonna beat us? Yes, that's the same

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<v Speaker 1>saying the Cowboys are gonna lose this weekend. I'm saying, Okay, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, yeah. I just want you to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>read the language and just see if you could comprehend

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<v Speaker 1>what I was saying and kind of if you can

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<v Speaker 1>get your conclusion yourself. You've been wrong before. And lastly,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, the Giants. What do you think the school

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be on that game this weekend? Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's gonna be. I think it's a tight game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it's it's gonna be twenty four. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you, Eli, hold on, I got one more question.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I enjoyed a Manning Cast TV program. Eli.

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<v Speaker 1>I really do with you and your brother Peyton. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is just a random foot ball question because you are,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, quarterback. I think you should be a first

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<v Speaker 1>ballot Hall of Famer. So you understand this legend. I

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<v Speaker 1>just want to know what is it about football that's

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<v Speaker 1>keeping Tom Brady around? Its football really that fun to play,

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<v Speaker 1>to be around as long as he's been around forty

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<v Speaker 1>six next year, you know, I think it's just one

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<v Speaker 1>of those things. You've been doing it so long, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just become part of your routine. And you I think

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<v Speaker 1>that could be a hard thing to say, Well, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna I'm gonna stop doing these workouts and I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>stop just preparing right now for this upcoming season. And

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's just become your life and it can

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<v Speaker 1>be scary to give that up. It's like, well, what

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<v Speaker 1>am I gonna do? What am I gonna do to

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<v Speaker 1>fulfill that competitiveness that I have? And you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not just games, it's practice, it's the preparation, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>all season just you know, always working towards something. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think you've got to have a game plan to

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, attack that and to fulfill that. And

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<v Speaker 1>so until he you know, kind of knows what that is,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you want to give up what he knows

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<v Speaker 1>makes them happy. All right, Well, basically you just said

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady don't have a life. I'll try to football. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>then you have a two times Super Bowl champion, Eli Manning.

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<v Speaker 1>We appreciate you for joining us, and let's go big blue.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go Chune, let's go Big Blue. Let's do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, brother,