WEBVTT - Week 16 analysis, TNF preview | Bears, etc. Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>Cut over that DJ Moore and zone touchdown touchdown Bear.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Jeff Jonahlitz is not DONI go, what was

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<v Speaker 1>like playing for Cody Good. I don't want to answer

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<v Speaker 1>any questions like that pressure coming is a big trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>Donnie go, Mottest.

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<v Speaker 1>Sweat Now Bears, et cetera. Brought to you by Geico

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<v Speaker 1>with the voices of the Bears, Jeff Joniyac and Tom Thayer.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, we got a post holiday matchup at Soldier

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<v Speaker 1>Field coming up against the Seattle Seahawks the day after Christmas.

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<v Speaker 1>But for now we'll recap the loss to the Lions

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<v Speaker 1>and get ready for that Seayawk team battling for a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff spot in the NFC. With Tom Thayer, the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl winning Bears guard. I'm Jeff Jonahak and this is Bears, etcetera.

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<v Speaker 1>Episode one. It's brought to you by Geico.

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<v Speaker 2>Tom.

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<v Speaker 1>How you feel?

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<v Speaker 2>I feel good?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>Disappointed in the game?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 2>You and I we talked all week about clean complete

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<v Speaker 2>for Caleb, and we had a good k but unfortunately

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't have a clean game at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>the game. And the Bears are a team that has

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<v Speaker 2>the existence where it's not necessarily playing a perfect game,

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<v Speaker 2>but they can't give the opponents opportunities. And that's the

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<v Speaker 2>most frustrating thing about probably six games that you look

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<v Speaker 2>at this year, maybe five that if you take out,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe one to three plays every game, they

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<v Speaker 2>could have been completely different and we could be talking

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<v Speaker 2>about a completely different record and a completely different team.

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<v Speaker 2>So I still that kind of fuels my frustration. But

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<v Speaker 2>then again, I'm still all on board with Caleb and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited to see what he's been able to accomplish

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<v Speaker 2>under some difficult circumstances, and I hope his best has

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<v Speaker 2>yet to.

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<v Speaker 1>Come, you know. And I think that's part of the

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<v Speaker 1>frustration is that I think at one point, just a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks ago, we had talked about the Bears,

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<v Speaker 1>how many touchdowns they've scored, how much they've allowed, how

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<v Speaker 1>many field goals, and it came down to like a

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<v Speaker 1>twelve field goal difference in the season. And so that's

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<v Speaker 1>just it. For a time, for the most important time

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, it was a play or two or

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<v Speaker 1>three that spelled the difference in a win or a loss,

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<v Speaker 1>and unfortunately leaning more towards the loss side of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the frustration thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to some way keep that message of positive

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<v Speaker 2>inside the locker room. And I know we'll get to

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<v Speaker 2>that when we talk about the message that Thomas Brown

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<v Speaker 2>delivers to the players. And you have to have that

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<v Speaker 2>guy that's waiting for his opportunity to come in and play.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've seen guys like that. You know, you're Dominique

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<v Speaker 2>Robinson and you're Elijah Hicks, and these guys that have

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<v Speaker 2>come in and been able to play because of injuries.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they got to be excited about their opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's dig into the game before we hear

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<v Speaker 1>the status at house with head coach Thomas Brown. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk CATB because I felt I keep using the word poised.

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<v Speaker 1>They felt it was poised. He reflected at the podium

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<v Speaker 1>today on some misses. We'll get to that as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But over handled the blitz of the Detroit Lions did.

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<v Speaker 1>Has suffered two sacks, but again no interceptions. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they blitzed him on thirty nine percent of his dropbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>early downs thirty percent, so that's early in the game

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<v Speaker 1>and so forth. Those are the things that slow down

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<v Speaker 1>that production. I believe in the first half of games,

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<v Speaker 1>which has been a rash obviously.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, But you know, the thing you have to take

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<v Speaker 2>away from it is Caleb is seeing the blitzes. He's

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<v Speaker 2>understanding what has to happen after the ball is snapped.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the part of the quarterback progression throughout a

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<v Speaker 2>rookie season that you want to see him increase the

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<v Speaker 2>most because you don't want to have him develop a

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<v Speaker 2>reputation that if you blitz them then it really creates

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<v Speaker 2>problems for him. There's times where if you blitz him,

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<v Speaker 2>he creates problems for you. So in terms of what

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<v Speaker 2>are the encouraging signs of growth, and you look at

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<v Speaker 2>that aspect of Caleb's game, I'm liking what I'm seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>Do I want to see him throw forty times a game?

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<v Speaker 2>Not yet, but I'm not shying away from it if

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<v Speaker 2>he has to.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, And the plays he's making are, you know, really impressive,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's got an undeniable connection. It's been growing all

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<v Speaker 1>season long at roma doonesay and of recent weeks Keenan Allen.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, listen, man, you know, probably the only reason

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<v Speaker 2>that we leave DJ more out of that is because

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<v Speaker 2>he's been consistent since he's been here. He's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the ultimate NFL tough guys, and we've seen it do

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<v Speaker 2>it a little bit more from not the necessarily the

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<v Speaker 2>running back position or running the ball with wide receiver

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<v Speaker 2>sweeps and stuff. But when you look at what Keenan

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<v Speaker 2>has been able to do in the last four or

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<v Speaker 2>five weeks and what Rome has been increasing during his

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<v Speaker 2>whole rookie season, it's encouraging to see that relationship develop

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<v Speaker 2>between a young quarterback and a young receiver, but also

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<v Speaker 2>the maturity that the other receivers are putting on display

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<v Speaker 2>that should be an example to all the other guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Good news, Chicago United are just getting brand new planes

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<v Speaker 1>with all the bells and whistles, like Bluetooth connectivity screens

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<v Speaker 1>at every seat in the room for everyone's roller bag.

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<v Speaker 1>United proud to fly the Chicago Bears and you two

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<v Speaker 1>let's dig in now with the status at allis and

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<v Speaker 1>head coach Thomas Brown is weekly visit here on Bears

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera. All right, Thomas, thanks again for joining us

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<v Speaker 1>here on Bears et cetera to recap what happened yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>and look ahead to Seattle. You know how much time,

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, do you give thought to what you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to say every day to the team, and that

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<v Speaker 1>could be obviously before the game, night, before the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then after the game, win or lose. It strikes

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<v Speaker 1>me as you're a guy that you're just whatever comes

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<v Speaker 1>to mind you don't like dwell, Oh yeah, am I

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<v Speaker 1>accurate on that in the little time I've gotten to

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<v Speaker 1>know you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, says a balance of both.

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<v Speaker 4>I think when it comes to team meetings and messaging

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<v Speaker 4>kind of leading up to the game, I've tried to

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<v Speaker 4>kind of, you know, have somewhat of a script of

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<v Speaker 4>what I want to say and why I want to

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<v Speaker 4>say that. I think it's important I always have a

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<v Speaker 4>will thought out missus to kind of say in front

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<v Speaker 4>of the group, not just wasting time and wasting words.

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<v Speaker 4>Postgame is definitely all about reaction. To me, depends on

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<v Speaker 4>how the game goes. As you know, I'm a straight shooter,

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm gonna tell them like it is. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 4>talk about what we did well, we didn't do a

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<v Speaker 4>good job of and also how much is it's gonna

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<v Speaker 4>be a collaborative effort, so it's never isolated the players

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<v Speaker 4>and his player's fault. So only because we get paid

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<v Speaker 4>as coaches to coach these guys up. It's our job,

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<v Speaker 4>regardless of circumstance, to demand a better effort, better response,

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<v Speaker 4>and better execution.

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<v Speaker 1>As a player yourself and in the highly competitive SEC

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<v Speaker 1>NFL player as well, What did you like hearing from

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<v Speaker 1>coaches and any coaches over the course of your history,

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<v Speaker 1>even back to high school strike a chord with you, like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, if I ever i'm gonna coach, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, I'll be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm kind of a weird dude, so you know, my

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<v Speaker 4>thought process is a little bit different when I when

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<v Speaker 4>I played one that had zero desire to be a

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<v Speaker 4>football coach ever, never thought about it one time. It's

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<v Speaker 4>pretty adamant about not being a coach. Oh yeah, my

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<v Speaker 4>father will always tell me it. Talk to me about,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, that being a possible path for me when

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<v Speaker 4>I got done playing. But I was a huge introvert

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<v Speaker 4>when I was probably I was probably twenty three years

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<v Speaker 4>old in my life, never shy, but I just keep

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<v Speaker 4>to myself. Made a few words that is obviously changed

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<v Speaker 4>a whole lot because what the heck happened? Because now

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<v Speaker 4>I probably talked too much. Two things happened and you

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<v Speaker 4>get married, so you had to communicate with your wife.

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<v Speaker 4>You have children, so got to communicate with them. And

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<v Speaker 4>I seen this profession. If you want to have an

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<v Speaker 4>opportunity to be the best teacher leader and also elevate,

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<v Speaker 4>you better open your mouth and know have something to

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<v Speaker 4>say and when you do that, so those things help change,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, my introverted nature and the kind of making

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<v Speaker 4>me who I am right now. And I'm still growing

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<v Speaker 4>and continue to be a better version of myself every

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<v Speaker 4>single day. But to me, when it comes to coaches

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<v Speaker 4>at Mexigan, I was always about inspiration over motivation. There

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<v Speaker 4>were there were external factors that could obviously impact my emotions,

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<v Speaker 4>but my job every day was always internal regardless of

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<v Speaker 4>what you said or how you said it, that really.

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<v Speaker 3>Mattered to me.

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<v Speaker 4>I wasn't looking for some some pregame pep talk to

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<v Speaker 4>get me going. I was always motivated by the player

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<v Speaker 4>that I wanted to be and what I want to represent.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think oftentimes people confuse motivation and inspiration would

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<v Speaker 4>be in the same which is different because motivation is

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<v Speaker 4>the exterior force. Inspirations internal force which I've always leaned

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<v Speaker 4>more on my internal forces than I am on anthy outside.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would imagine players in general, they've got to

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<v Speaker 1>motivate themselves.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, you wouldn't be here if you did

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<v Speaker 4>have some level of motivation and also inspiration from an

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<v Speaker 4>internal standpoint, and ultimately, to me, you get to play

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<v Speaker 4>a child's game with grown man responsibilities and grown man money.

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<v Speaker 3>You should be motivated enough just by that.

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<v Speaker 4>But I do also take great pride in what I

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<v Speaker 4>say in front of the group, how I say it again.

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<v Speaker 4>To me, it's more about trying to find ways to

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<v Speaker 4>inspire them and so to motivate them, because motivation, in

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<v Speaker 4>my mind sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>Is more short term and more emotional.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm trying to struggle cord on something you have in

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<v Speaker 4>deep insidy to bring the best out of you.

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<v Speaker 3>The more my thought process.

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<v Speaker 1>So, how do you inspire a team with a nine

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<v Speaker 1>game losing streak?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean you continue to be consistent. I don't.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't believe in delivering the same messages, but I

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<v Speaker 4>think it's important to be consistent as far as your approach,

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<v Speaker 4>and I think when it comes to leadership, I told

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<v Speaker 4>those guys before the game.

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<v Speaker 3>The night before the.

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<v Speaker 4>Game, I think it's always easy to be a leader

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<v Speaker 4>when things are in great standings. Everybody wants to be

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<v Speaker 4>a leader when stuff is great, when everybody's telling you

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<v Speaker 4>how great you are, and everybody's winning and there's there's

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<v Speaker 4>no pressure. The difficult about leadership is being able to

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<v Speaker 4>take on responsibility regardless of the situation and still stand

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<v Speaker 4>tall and still have integrity about yourself. So that's one

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<v Speaker 4>thing I prought myself in I think these players can

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<v Speaker 4>attest to. I have been the same from day one,

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<v Speaker 4>from the moment I got opportunity and green Bay to

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<v Speaker 4>step in front the team for the first time and

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<v Speaker 4>deliver the offensive.

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<v Speaker 3>You keys the victory to this point.

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<v Speaker 4>But to me, it's all about just trying to figure

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<v Speaker 4>out how the ways to continue the man more always

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<v Speaker 4>looking tronly first, because to me, I think, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I share with the guys the night before for the game.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, losing versus being a losers two different things.

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<v Speaker 4>So losing is more about the event that happened till you.

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<v Speaker 4>Being a loser is more of you taking on the

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<v Speaker 4>characteristic of being a consistent loser. And so losers have

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<v Speaker 4>a habit of always blame other people, never taking accountability,

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<v Speaker 4>never looking in with the first losers have terrible workers,

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<v Speaker 4>they can still complain about the result that from the

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<v Speaker 4>work they don't put in. And so to me, it's

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<v Speaker 4>about suppering the two of those thought processes and being

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<v Speaker 4>able to keep those guys locked in and keep them

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<v Speaker 4>engaged and put for better effort.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you seen by body language and looking in the

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<v Speaker 1>man's eyes that that's on the upswing still despite the skin?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I think so.

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<v Speaker 4>I think if you look at you know, from when

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<v Speaker 4>things took over, obviously it was a dramatic for a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of people because they were obviously different. You have

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<v Speaker 4>different tides of people you've been around. And so we

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<v Speaker 4>got two coaches we got fired in the season, and

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<v Speaker 4>I think guys felt differently about it, I think, and

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<v Speaker 4>also changed his thought processes about what the expectation was

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<v Speaker 4>going to be for the rest of the season when

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<v Speaker 4>you end up firing two coaches in season, So I

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<v Speaker 4>think it affects people differently. But I think if you

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<v Speaker 4>look at the progression, even though we haven't got a result,

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<v Speaker 4>we want it from the San fran game. Up until yesterday,

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<v Speaker 4>we have been training to write direction in some ways,

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<v Speaker 4>but also still putting things to clean up.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I particularly look at young players in this

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<v Speaker 1>because veterans, you know, they've been through a lot. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>they can just complementalize. Sometimes they isolate whatever they need

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<v Speaker 1>to do to get ready to be a pro. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I was talking to Romadoonesay after the game, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>on Marquee Sports after the game, and yeah, he was

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<v Speaker 1>upset about the fumbles, but you know, still has to

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<v Speaker 1>come back and make the play, and he made several

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<v Speaker 1>plays and the trust in Keen or excuse me, the

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<v Speaker 1>trust in Caleb to him. But afterwards, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>had a pretty good positive attitude right owned it. But

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<v Speaker 1>I said, you know, it's not always going to be

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<v Speaker 1>this way. You're not going to be going through this

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<v Speaker 1>league in this kind of situation, you know, So hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>the young guys can see.

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<v Speaker 4>The Yeah, I think every player is different. Are you

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<v Speaker 4>talking about the young guys in particular? That's probably one

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<v Speaker 4>of the best ones of highlight because he's been shouldn't

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<v Speaker 4>be consistent throughout the entire year. Obviously, the two funnels

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<v Speaker 4>are inexcusable. Two turnovers are excusable. But again, what I

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<v Speaker 4>do love about Rome is Rome is consistent. Rome taxes

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<v Speaker 4>accountability and also Rome doesn't flinch, So when things don't

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<v Speaker 4>go right, even from a practice standpoint of you see

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<v Speaker 4>him a mess of wrap up. He rally ever, makes

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<v Speaker 4>the same mistake twice and he was able to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of rebound and move on past. That was the true

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<v Speaker 4>test of a future leader for years to come for

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<v Speaker 4>this organization. But also what matters the most is when

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<v Speaker 4>the biggest moments hit the stage. This guy has made

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<v Speaker 4>a ton of them throughout this year. They've probably been

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<v Speaker 4>celebrated more if the result of the game was different.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of these kind of critical two two minute drive calls,

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<v Speaker 4>two minute plays, fourth down calls, and is winning one

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<v Speaker 4>on one, separating and making a critical moment at a

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<v Speaker 4>critical time.

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<v Speaker 1>The best thing about Caleb yesterday was you complete the sentence.

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<v Speaker 3>It was consistent.

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<v Speaker 4>I think continue to find ways, just one I just

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<v Speaker 4>said in the press conference a minute ago that shoot

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<v Speaker 4>or shoot. He keeps shooting, so I'm gonna continue to

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<v Speaker 4>give him opportunities to shoot. I think I always try

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<v Speaker 4>to find ways that got him in the right direction

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<v Speaker 4>to keep him level headed again, He's a highly competitive

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<v Speaker 4>at times, probably gets too emotional and not in a

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<v Speaker 4>bad way, but to me, I would always prefer to

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<v Speaker 4>have that versus just hasn't, doesn't don't really care about

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<v Speaker 4>the effect, but I always trying to find ways to

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<v Speaker 4>manage emotions right, never getting too high and never getting

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<v Speaker 4>too low. I think it's important to be critical and

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<v Speaker 4>self reflective, but also be able to give you yourself

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<v Speaker 4>the right amount of grace so you can move on

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<v Speaker 4>past what has happened and get ready for a game

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<v Speaker 4>in three days.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, offensive line, I mean, I don't even know what

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<v Speaker 1>the coaching staff. It gets like you're doing what you can,

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<v Speaker 1>but things keep on cropping up. And I feel for Braxton.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously his season is over with the ankle, but then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just the st we talk about defense and

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<v Speaker 1>sudden change change for an offensive lineman, you know there's

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<v Speaker 1>no notification, Bam, you're in and you got to go

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<v Speaker 1>and deal with the best in the business on the

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<v Speaker 1>edges every week. What's the best advice from an offensive

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<v Speaker 1>mind like yourself for these guys right now because they're

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<v Speaker 1>not playing next to each other very much.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, to me, it's important of reps and

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<v Speaker 4>also mental reps. There's no way in the world that

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<v Speaker 4>anybody has an opportunity to get every single look of

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<v Speaker 4>what might happen and transpired throughout the game. It's virtually

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<v Speaker 4>impossible the amount of time that we have a particular

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<v Speaker 4>visuon just now stepping into a major role that you

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<v Speaker 4>haven't been in before. Obviously, O line is a developmental position,

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<v Speaker 4>is also a spot of continuity, and we haven't had that,

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<v Speaker 4>which is tough for a number of different reasons. But

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<v Speaker 4>to me, my advice would be to be where your

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<v Speaker 4>feet are right. So don't worry about the game, because

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<v Speaker 4>game isn't here today. Today's about beating. To be locked

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<v Speaker 4>in for the team meeting twelve forty five, be locked

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<v Speaker 4>in for the offensive defensive meetings, to be locked in,

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<v Speaker 4>engaged for the walkthrough, and all those reps are kind

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<v Speaker 4>of end up leading tools you beat at your best

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<v Speaker 4>on game day, so when that time comes, you can

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<v Speaker 4>be at ease, be at peace, and just cut it

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<v Speaker 4>loose and keep swinging them all. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's look at Seattle. The Bears defense is going to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with a GENO Smith, the veteran. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I look this up. He has thrown thirteen interceptions under pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the most in the NFL. So is that going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the key?

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<v Speaker 4>I think most quarterbacks are the same. I think if

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<v Speaker 4>you affect them to affect the way they throw the football.

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<v Speaker 4>I think if you can get to them early in

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<v Speaker 4>games and hit them, most guys, I don't care what

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<v Speaker 4>they say, we'll get rattled to some degree. But Geno

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<v Speaker 4>is a veteran, really good football player. They do a

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<v Speaker 4>really good job of mixing up different looks from off

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<v Speaker 4>of the standpoint, using motion, using tempo. I have a

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<v Speaker 4>ton of talent of guys on the outside, so understanding

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<v Speaker 4>how to win matchup is going to be a big

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<v Speaker 4>part of it. I think the Russian coverage always plays together,

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<v Speaker 4>so those things are kind of tied together hand in hand.

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<v Speaker 4>So I think being able to understand how to pick

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<v Speaker 4>and choose our spots to bring pressure to affect the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 4>but also we're not bringing pressure, but get home.

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<v Speaker 1>Before they got backs, they got back tight ends. But

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<v Speaker 1>they got a guy that seems almost on hoverable at

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<v Speaker 1>times in DK Metcalf.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Jackson Smith and Jigmas tearing it up top

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<v Speaker 1>five in the NFL and a lot of categories, but

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<v Speaker 1>with a guy so big, so fast, so different, what's

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<v Speaker 1>the challenge.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think the side speed combination is the biggest

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<v Speaker 4>challenge obviously if you just had one of those things.

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously guys that can't run fast as one, but a

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<v Speaker 4>guy that can be physical to top of routes, who

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<v Speaker 4>can also box you out and play grass basketball on

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<v Speaker 4>top of being having world class speak and can be difficult.

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<v Speaker 4>I think, uh, the understanding of our God to accept

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<v Speaker 4>the challenge no matter who's going to be a lot over.

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<v Speaker 3>The top of them.

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<v Speaker 4>But also we mix up things from a cover standpoint,

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<v Speaker 4>so we have a good use of signal high coverages

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<v Speaker 4>with playing zone behind it, playing man behind it, but

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<v Speaker 4>also putting the umbrell over top of him players themselves well.

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<v Speaker 1>And lastly, Mike McDonald, you guys go way back to

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<v Speaker 1>You enlightened me this morning, way back to University Georgia,

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<v Speaker 1>so I looked it up. So you were in strength

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<v Speaker 1>and conditioning at that time and he was an intern.

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<v Speaker 4>It was it was my first my first job, so

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<v Speaker 4>humble beginnings for both of us. But I mean Mike

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<v Speaker 4>has been a real dude from the beginning. Obviously kind

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<v Speaker 4>of just follow him throughout the years. We kind of

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<v Speaker 4>staying contact here and there from time to time, but

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<v Speaker 4>a bright coach. Congrats to him again on getting his

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<v Speaker 4>first head job opportunity and in a tough division, but

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<v Speaker 4>a winnable division, and getting his team going in the

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<v Speaker 4>right direction.

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<v Speaker 3>So looking forward to battle with him.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll obviously probably say some helos before the game starts,

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<v Speaker 4>but once the game starts, we'll obviously go do some

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<v Speaker 4>battle on the grass with out players and let's see

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<v Speaker 4>what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>In NFL coaching terms, two young guys. He's the youngest

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<v Speaker 1>head coach in the NFL. You're right behind him. A

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years thirty.

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<v Speaker 4>Eight, he dethroned Don McVeigh the youngest for seven years

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<v Speaker 4>in a row, which is impressive. But yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 4>this really good football coach, really good person as well.

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<v Speaker 4>So other than Thursday, I wasn't the.

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<v Speaker 1>Best, all right, and try to have a nice holiday.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate you too as well, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, appreciate your time. Kind of an interesting story in

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<v Speaker 1>a background how he got into coaching and his personality

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<v Speaker 1>and whatnot. But I do really do appreciate his frankness

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<v Speaker 1>though he does not sugarcoat a thing.

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<v Speaker 2>He too. That's the one thing I've always liked abottom

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<v Speaker 2>of the most, and I get I like him more

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<v Speaker 2>every time I hear him talk. And because it's not

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<v Speaker 2>going in there with a bunch of pre prepared questions,

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<v Speaker 2>he's kind of talking from his heart, talking from his experiences,

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<v Speaker 2>telling us that he was an introverted guy at twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three years old and kind of came out of his shell,

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<v Speaker 2>and the fact that he was a strength and conditioning

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<v Speaker 2>coach early in his career, because I think it's almost

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<v Speaker 2>you need to work every level of the NFL in

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<v Speaker 2>order to become a head coach. So I still enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>what I hear out of Thomas, And the only thing

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<v Speaker 2>I would I would like you to ask him and

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<v Speaker 2>for the audience, now that he's called a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>games from the field as opposed to calling a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of games from the booth, the pros and cons of each,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would like to hear his explanation because I

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<v Speaker 2>think it would be fascinating because it's something that we've

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<v Speaker 2>all wondered about, and so you know, maybe you could

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<v Speaker 2>just present that question to Thomas without giving not without

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<v Speaker 2>telling him that before hand, and see what his immediate

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<v Speaker 2>answer is.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, when you in your era, did those guys handle

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<v Speaker 1>the sidelines that they go upstairs?

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<v Speaker 2>Personal preference? Yeah, there was nothing that they had to go,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, upstairs and call down the sidelines. The communication

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<v Speaker 2>involved in that has changed so much before when they

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<v Speaker 2>would take still pictures and then slide them down a

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<v Speaker 2>clothes line from the press box to the sideline, that

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<v Speaker 2>was your video. Evidence that these guys now can go

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<v Speaker 2>right to their tablet and look at real time exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what your opponent is doing, the corrections that you need

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<v Speaker 2>to make, the adjustments that maybe an offensive line coach

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<v Speaker 2>is trying to look at all five guys instead of

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<v Speaker 2>just one person. So it's all about personal preference and

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<v Speaker 2>experience that you have in terms of you know, how

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<v Speaker 2>you want to call the game.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is just popping into my head. It matters

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<v Speaker 1>not right now, but as an offensive lineman. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously you're you're dealing with Dick Stanfill every day and

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<v Speaker 1>every snap I come to the side, Lions. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>sit together on the bench, and but did you ever

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<v Speaker 1>have the occasion to talk to the offensive coordinators? Did

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<v Speaker 1>the coordinators come over to talk to you guys?

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<v Speaker 3>Ever?

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<v Speaker 2>Now, rarely to never. The only thing I would do

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<v Speaker 2>is get yelled at by Dick giff. I made mistake

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<v Speaker 2>coming off the field on my way to get yelled

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<v Speaker 2>at by Dick Stanba. It was kind of a double

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<v Speaker 2>edged sword from sideline to the bench.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Another guy who's been very frank and honest and open

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<v Speaker 1>with everything that's gone on and with a very delightful

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<v Speaker 1>delivery to do so, only too happy to speak speak

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<v Speaker 1>with the media is the quarterback Caleb Williams. Let's listen

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<v Speaker 1>into his press conference at Hallis Hall Monday after the

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<v Speaker 1>loss of the Lions.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, we got to find a way to secure

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<v Speaker 6>the ball, whether it's between myself or room. But I

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<v Speaker 6>will say that I could have gave him a better

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<v Speaker 6>you know, I could have gave him a better slot

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<v Speaker 6>for the ball and where it needs to be. I

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<v Speaker 6>think it was a little bit too too much on

0:20:59.480 --> 0:21:03.480
<v Speaker 6>his hip, and uh, you know, from there it gets

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<v Speaker 6>pretty ugly.

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<v Speaker 7>So when drafted a reputation about being able to catch

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<v Speaker 7>the contestant.

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<v Speaker 5>Balls balls, he's obviously proven that. Why do you think

0:21:13.040 --> 0:21:15.240
<v Speaker 5>he's so good at how much conference? When you just

0:21:15.280 --> 0:21:17.919
<v Speaker 5>throw it up like you yeah, no, I have all

0:21:18.000 --> 0:21:19.120
<v Speaker 5>belief in him.

0:21:19.240 --> 0:21:24.280
<v Speaker 6>I mean, you know, even after we that one mistake

0:21:24.320 --> 0:21:27.200
<v Speaker 6>between him and I and then him catching that pass

0:21:27.280 --> 0:21:34.160
<v Speaker 6>and then you know, fumbling again, you know, walked over

0:21:34.200 --> 0:21:36.919
<v Speaker 6>to him, wrapped him up, told him I'll come, you know,

0:21:37.000 --> 0:21:39.280
<v Speaker 6>right back to him, and we did just that. So,

0:21:40.440 --> 0:21:43.040
<v Speaker 6>you know, having belief in him. I mean I've seen

0:21:43.119 --> 0:21:47.480
<v Speaker 6>him do it. I didn't watch it on uh YouTube

0:21:47.520 --> 0:21:50.240
<v Speaker 6>or anything. I've actually seen Rome do that in games

0:21:50.359 --> 0:21:53.600
<v Speaker 6>versus us when I was in college. So watching him

0:21:53.640 --> 0:21:57.479
<v Speaker 6>live too, watching him in his YouTube you know, videos

0:21:57.480 --> 0:22:00.600
<v Speaker 6>and things like that too, you know, seeing him here,

0:22:01.480 --> 0:22:03.600
<v Speaker 6>you know, with us through camp and games and things

0:22:03.680 --> 0:22:06.160
<v Speaker 6>like that. He has a reputation for for a reason,

0:22:06.200 --> 0:22:10.159
<v Speaker 6>and he's pretty pretty consistent. So you know, anytime we

0:22:10.200 --> 0:22:11.920
<v Speaker 6>get a chance to have a one on one with Rome,

0:22:13.359 --> 0:22:16.320
<v Speaker 6>you know, I have full, you know belief that at

0:22:16.320 --> 0:22:19.720
<v Speaker 6>the least it's going to be a at the at

0:22:19.720 --> 0:22:22.080
<v Speaker 6>the at the most, it's going to be in completion.

0:22:22.720 --> 0:22:23.080
<v Speaker 5>And so.

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<v Speaker 6>I have all belief and faith in him every single

0:22:27.400 --> 0:22:29.120
<v Speaker 6>time that that ball goes up in there.

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<v Speaker 1>Excited you were the night that you guys were both drafted.

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<v Speaker 5>You find out a couple of picks after you like

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<v Speaker 5>how vital has having him here been for your growth

0:22:37.600 --> 0:22:40.240
<v Speaker 5>as a quarterback. Yeah, it's been great to be able

0:22:40.280 --> 0:22:40.600
<v Speaker 5>to have.

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<v Speaker 6>A young guy with me like Rome, spectacular person, spectacular player.

0:22:49.119 --> 0:22:51.719
<v Speaker 6>Like I said, I've seen it for now two years,

0:22:52.000 --> 0:22:55.320
<v Speaker 6>and so being able to have him here and grow

0:22:55.400 --> 0:22:58.320
<v Speaker 6>with him, just you know, our relationship over the years

0:22:58.480 --> 0:23:01.399
<v Speaker 6>is going to be you know, vital I think for

0:23:01.480 --> 0:23:04.200
<v Speaker 6>the for the team, and so been able to to

0:23:04.200 --> 0:23:07.679
<v Speaker 6>to be able to continue that, continue to grow that it's.

0:23:07.520 --> 0:23:08.320
<v Speaker 5>Gonna be really fun.

0:23:08.480 --> 0:23:11.720
<v Speaker 6>I really really vital, like I said, And so you know,

0:23:11.720 --> 0:23:13.960
<v Speaker 6>I think he's gonna gonna get better, especially with the

0:23:14.000 --> 0:23:18.000
<v Speaker 6>guys that he's had here this year with him. You know,

0:23:18.119 --> 0:23:21.479
<v Speaker 6>Rome with DJ and and and Keenan, two guys has

0:23:21.480 --> 0:23:23.920
<v Speaker 6>been doing it for a while. You know, I think

0:23:23.960 --> 0:23:26.480
<v Speaker 6>it's I think it's helping him him being able to

0:23:26.520 --> 0:23:29.120
<v Speaker 6>watch those guys and how they do and how they work.

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<v Speaker 7>Do you have two or three Do you have two

0:23:31.920 --> 0:23:34.639
<v Speaker 7>or three things, two or three points of emphasis that

0:23:34.760 --> 0:23:37.359
<v Speaker 7>you would really like to do well at good position

0:23:37.440 --> 0:23:40.080
<v Speaker 7>the next two games and season, A couple of things

0:23:40.080 --> 0:23:41.480
<v Speaker 7>you would really like to nail down.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I think, uh, these uh, these fumbles that I've

0:23:45.119 --> 0:23:51.199
<v Speaker 6>had for two to three weeks now, you know, you know,

0:23:51.200 --> 0:23:54.879
<v Speaker 6>I think turnovers are you know, the the They're obviously

0:23:54.880 --> 0:23:57.520
<v Speaker 6>a part of the game, but trying to eliminate those

0:23:58.080 --> 0:24:02.000
<v Speaker 6>only helps our you know, chances of winning. So I

0:24:02.080 --> 0:24:05.800
<v Speaker 6>say that's one being able to just keep being efficient

0:24:06.359 --> 0:24:08.520
<v Speaker 6>the most that I can. And that doesn't just mean

0:24:08.600 --> 0:24:12.000
<v Speaker 6>when I throw the football. That's with all of the alerts,

0:24:12.440 --> 0:24:19.000
<v Speaker 6>the time, the play clock, making sure you know, cadence

0:24:19.000 --> 0:24:22.720
<v Speaker 6>and things like that, helping off into lineing out you know,

0:24:22.760 --> 0:24:24.960
<v Speaker 6>whatever the case may be, alerts, all of that. So,

0:24:26.080 --> 0:24:27.879
<v Speaker 6>you know, i'd say, that's so I gave you around

0:24:28.000 --> 0:24:30.880
<v Speaker 6>four or five things right there the once.

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<v Speaker 7>You just mentioned, you know, the cadence, the alerts, the

0:24:32.880 --> 0:24:35.240
<v Speaker 7>things you're doing at the line of scrimmage. Can you

0:24:35.320 --> 0:24:38.720
<v Speaker 7>help me understand how much I don't know easier is

0:24:38.760 --> 0:24:41.359
<v Speaker 7>the right word, but like how much more comfortable you.

0:24:41.280 --> 0:24:43.760
<v Speaker 5>Are with all of that? Yeah, I would say, probably.

0:24:43.440 --> 0:24:46.040
<v Speaker 7>It comes to you now compared to a couple of

0:24:46.040 --> 0:24:46.440
<v Speaker 7>months ago.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, No, I would say, I'm I'm a lot a

0:24:49.040 --> 0:24:53.359
<v Speaker 6>lot more comfortable with that, getting up there, being fashioned,

0:24:53.400 --> 0:24:56.639
<v Speaker 6>with the cadence and things like that, you know, getting

0:24:56.720 --> 0:24:58.480
<v Speaker 6>up there, sending them you know, the motions of when

0:24:58.480 --> 0:25:00.760
<v Speaker 6>they need to be snapped or when they you know,

0:25:00.840 --> 0:25:03.480
<v Speaker 6>sending a motion and using my cadence with the motion

0:25:03.640 --> 0:25:05.680
<v Speaker 6>to to be able to undress, uh, to be able

0:25:05.720 --> 0:25:07.960
<v Speaker 6>to uh, you know, figure out what they're in or

0:25:08.000 --> 0:25:09.840
<v Speaker 6>figure out, you know, what they're about to do, or

0:25:09.880 --> 0:25:10.880
<v Speaker 6>have an idea at least.

0:25:11.480 --> 0:25:16.720
<v Speaker 5>And so I think through this year and through this time, I.

0:25:16.640 --> 0:25:19.520
<v Speaker 6>Think I've I've gotten more comfortable and actually a lot

0:25:19.600 --> 0:25:20.120
<v Speaker 6>more comfortable.

0:25:20.119 --> 0:25:22.400
<v Speaker 5>I feel like with those things.

0:25:23.560 --> 0:25:25.800
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Brex and Jones after the year and Tevin's hurt

0:25:25.800 --> 0:25:27.159
<v Speaker 2>and you know that kind of newity has been an

0:25:27.200 --> 0:25:27.879
<v Speaker 2>issue with the office.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm just curious, this is such a thing as a

0:25:29.800 --> 0:25:33.399
<v Speaker 6>quarterback kind of being connected or at rhythm with in

0:25:33.520 --> 0:25:34.920
<v Speaker 6>sync with its offensive line.

0:25:35.000 --> 0:25:36.639
<v Speaker 2>And has that been an issue or do you think

0:25:36.680 --> 0:25:39.040
<v Speaker 2>it's If so, is that something that really needs to improve,

0:25:39.520 --> 0:25:40.919
<v Speaker 2>you know, next year is looking ahead?

0:25:40.960 --> 0:25:42.960
<v Speaker 5>You know, yeah, I wouldn't. I wouldn't.

0:25:43.000 --> 0:25:46.440
<v Speaker 6>I will say that you do build a connection and

0:25:46.440 --> 0:25:51.439
<v Speaker 6>and you figure out what's your linemen block like, and

0:25:51.520 --> 0:25:53.480
<v Speaker 6>so you you kind of figure out, you know, where

0:25:53.480 --> 0:25:54.399
<v Speaker 6>you can be in the pocket.

0:25:54.440 --> 0:25:55.880
<v Speaker 5>You figure out all.

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<v Speaker 6>Those different things of of of what they're good at

0:25:58.920 --> 0:26:01.560
<v Speaker 6>and and maybe what they're not so good at and

0:26:01.600 --> 0:26:03.760
<v Speaker 6>so being able to maneuver in the pocket and things

0:26:03.800 --> 0:26:05.800
<v Speaker 6>like that. You you you do get a sense of

0:26:06.440 --> 0:26:08.399
<v Speaker 6>you know, you play so many snaps and downs together

0:26:08.680 --> 0:26:10.240
<v Speaker 6>that you kind of figure it out, you know, through

0:26:10.240 --> 0:26:13.720
<v Speaker 6>time and through field, and so you know, when there's

0:26:13.760 --> 0:26:17.040
<v Speaker 6>guys that go down, you know, like Braxton and Sevin,

0:26:18.720 --> 0:26:20.520
<v Speaker 6>I wouldn't say I think I mean, I'll be honest

0:26:20.520 --> 0:26:21.920
<v Speaker 6>with you. I think the guys that you know, they

0:26:21.920 --> 0:26:24.240
<v Speaker 6>came in, you know, I think they did a solid

0:26:24.320 --> 0:26:26.720
<v Speaker 6>job when they came in, and you know, throughout this

0:26:26.720 --> 0:26:28.120
<v Speaker 6>whole season, I think the guys are done.

0:26:28.040 --> 0:26:30.600
<v Speaker 5>A solid job when you know, our guys have gone down.

0:26:30.640 --> 0:26:35.160
<v Speaker 6>So I wouldn't say that, you know, it's it's been

0:26:35.200 --> 0:26:38.280
<v Speaker 6>a you know, a complete deficit because obviously it's a

0:26:38.320 --> 0:26:40.399
<v Speaker 6>part of the football game. It's a part of football

0:26:40.480 --> 0:26:42.840
<v Speaker 6>is guys going down and uh the next man has

0:26:42.880 --> 0:26:46.040
<v Speaker 6>step up and you know, do the job just as

0:26:46.040 --> 0:26:46.720
<v Speaker 6>well or better.

0:26:47.160 --> 0:26:48.960
<v Speaker 5>And that's the you know, that's the goal of you know,

0:26:48.960 --> 0:26:49.720
<v Speaker 5>when that happens.

0:26:49.760 --> 0:26:54.200
<v Speaker 6>But being able to have those guys step in, being

0:26:54.240 --> 0:26:57.040
<v Speaker 6>able to you know, have things like that and you

0:26:57.080 --> 0:26:58.840
<v Speaker 6>know them do you know them do a good job

0:26:58.880 --> 0:27:02.480
<v Speaker 6>and all of that. I think, I think that's what

0:27:02.520 --> 0:27:05.840
<v Speaker 6>they did yesterday. But it sucks having our guys go down, because, yes,

0:27:05.880 --> 0:27:08.320
<v Speaker 6>you do kind of get a feel for how you're

0:27:08.320 --> 0:27:11.120
<v Speaker 6>alignment block and how they block together. And so having

0:27:11.119 --> 0:27:13.560
<v Speaker 6>those two guys go down, you don't have as many

0:27:13.600 --> 0:27:15.879
<v Speaker 6>reps with, you know, a couple of other guys. It

0:27:16.440 --> 0:27:21.280
<v Speaker 6>does in a way you kind of you don't lose

0:27:21.400 --> 0:27:25.840
<v Speaker 6>the connection, but it's it's, you know, a little different.

0:27:25.960 --> 0:27:29.600
<v Speaker 6>You obviously made a ton of good throws in this game,

0:27:30.080 --> 0:27:32.080
<v Speaker 6>and I would zero it in at the beginnings of

0:27:32.119 --> 0:27:35.000
<v Speaker 6>games just about every week, and it was a micro but.

0:27:35.119 --> 0:27:39.040
<v Speaker 5>That first throw, yeah, it was frustrating. Can Yeah, it

0:27:39.080 --> 0:27:39.959
<v Speaker 5>was really frustrating.

0:27:41.560 --> 0:27:45.040
<v Speaker 6>I ken it ran a great route, ran up, pushed

0:27:45.560 --> 0:27:48.520
<v Speaker 6>not didn't push off, but ran up, pushed up on

0:27:48.560 --> 0:27:52.200
<v Speaker 6>his route, snapped off and the ball was just a

0:27:52.200 --> 0:27:54.240
<v Speaker 6>little too much juice, a little too far behind him

0:27:54.480 --> 0:27:58.520
<v Speaker 6>so he couldn't react, and you know, frustrating.

0:27:58.800 --> 0:27:59.720
<v Speaker 5>Definitely frustrating.

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<v Speaker 1>But anything stick out about what he said.

0:28:05.560 --> 0:28:07.760
<v Speaker 2>No, he's just a mature guy that says it in

0:28:07.800 --> 0:28:11.919
<v Speaker 2>a real honest and open way and he likes you know,

0:28:12.040 --> 0:28:15.840
<v Speaker 2>you get the developing relationship between he and Rome, and

0:28:15.880 --> 0:28:17.720
<v Speaker 2>I think that we talk about that a little bit

0:28:17.720 --> 0:28:20.720
<v Speaker 2>more because they are too incoming rookies from the night

0:28:20.760 --> 0:28:23.600
<v Speaker 2>that we are introduced to their experience on draft night

0:28:23.680 --> 0:28:26.960
<v Speaker 2>to where they stand today. And I think when you

0:28:27.040 --> 0:28:30.159
<v Speaker 2>have the opportunity to be a young quarterback and listen

0:28:30.200 --> 0:28:34.200
<v Speaker 2>to the experiences of guys like Keenan and Rome are

0:28:34.680 --> 0:28:38.360
<v Speaker 2>Keenan and DJ, You're super fortunate to have that. But

0:28:38.480 --> 0:28:43.240
<v Speaker 2>it's also you know, living through The only reason I'm

0:28:43.320 --> 0:28:46.040
<v Speaker 2>using the word struggles of the offensive line is because

0:28:46.080 --> 0:28:49.040
<v Speaker 2>of the amount of injuries they've had. And I think,

0:28:49.160 --> 0:28:51.760
<v Speaker 2>you know, that's a whole part of the experience of

0:28:51.880 --> 0:28:57.360
<v Speaker 2>Caleb's rookie year that'll probably never forget because the continuity

0:28:57.360 --> 0:29:00.600
<v Speaker 2>and that consistency that we always talk about, he hasn't

0:29:00.640 --> 0:29:06.400
<v Speaker 2>been blessed with that. So again, Caleb has never disappointed

0:29:06.400 --> 0:29:09.000
<v Speaker 2>me at the podium. And he's a kind of a

0:29:09.040 --> 0:29:11.280
<v Speaker 2>guy that I really pay attention to and I listened to.

0:29:11.400 --> 0:29:14.720
<v Speaker 2>He's not, you know, the cliche speaking guy that I

0:29:14.800 --> 0:29:17.760
<v Speaker 2>let one word come in and one word leave. I

0:29:17.840 --> 0:29:20.200
<v Speaker 2>actually listen to what he has to say.

0:29:20.440 --> 0:29:23.680
<v Speaker 1>Right, He is not a cliche guy. No, no, not.

0:29:24.080 --> 0:29:26.560
<v Speaker 2>About him, and I didn't know what to expect. You know,

0:29:26.840 --> 0:29:29.000
<v Speaker 2>when I used to hear him talk in the preseason,

0:29:29.040 --> 0:29:31.520
<v Speaker 2>before the season ever got underway, and he would go

0:29:31.640 --> 0:29:34.520
<v Speaker 2>up to the podium and speaks as intelligently as he was.

0:29:34.920 --> 0:29:36.880
<v Speaker 2>I used to say to myself and I probably said

0:29:36.920 --> 0:29:39.880
<v Speaker 2>it to you, man, this honeymoon's almost over. I think

0:29:39.920 --> 0:29:42.760
<v Speaker 2>we'll hear a different speaking quarterback when the regular season

0:29:42.800 --> 0:29:46.000
<v Speaker 2>gets here. And I've never been more wrong about anything.

0:29:46.280 --> 0:29:48.680
<v Speaker 2>This dude has come up and he's lived at the

0:29:48.720 --> 0:29:50.520
<v Speaker 2>podium like a veteran, got.

0:29:50.440 --> 0:29:55.200
<v Speaker 1>A nine game losing streak, and he remains positive, you know,

0:29:55.720 --> 0:29:57.920
<v Speaker 1>even with the Santa had on at the podium today.

0:29:58.120 --> 0:30:02.120
<v Speaker 1>You know, you know, yeah, what's happened has happened. You

0:30:02.200 --> 0:30:04.120
<v Speaker 1>got to get ready for the next game, and you

0:30:04.120 --> 0:30:08.560
<v Speaker 1>know you got to, you know, the the lingering aspect

0:30:08.600 --> 0:30:11.960
<v Speaker 1>of everything, the mountain of what I keep calling it's

0:30:12.000 --> 0:30:15.640
<v Speaker 1>heavy to lose so many games in a row. Somebody's

0:30:15.680 --> 0:30:18.520
<v Speaker 1>got to be a glimmer of light and somebody's got

0:30:18.560 --> 0:30:21.640
<v Speaker 1>to take that lead and say, hey, guys, we got

0:30:21.640 --> 0:30:23.320
<v Speaker 1>to get regroup. We've gotta go out there and play

0:30:23.360 --> 0:30:25.880
<v Speaker 1>another game. On Thursday. I mean, we've got two games left,

0:30:25.960 --> 0:30:27.000
<v Speaker 1>let's go. That's it.

0:30:27.000 --> 0:30:30.040
<v Speaker 2>Well, he's got self he's got self confidence, and that's

0:30:30.080 --> 0:30:34.080
<v Speaker 2>the key ingredient here about a quarterback. About Caleb is

0:30:34.120 --> 0:30:37.320
<v Speaker 2>he is so self confident that he's not looking at

0:30:37.400 --> 0:30:40.080
<v Speaker 2>as a nine game losing streak. He's looking at how

0:30:40.120 --> 0:30:42.680
<v Speaker 2>can I get better? How can I finish this thing

0:30:42.680 --> 0:30:44.720
<v Speaker 2>out on a high note. How can I go in

0:30:44.720 --> 0:30:47.120
<v Speaker 2>there and deliver a message to my teammates even though

0:30:47.120 --> 0:30:49.960
<v Speaker 2>I'm a young guy of positivity. And that's what I

0:30:50.080 --> 0:30:53.480
<v Speaker 2>like most about him. He's he's a super self confident

0:30:53.520 --> 0:30:57.240
<v Speaker 2>guy that doesn't hide behind a low pulled hat or

0:30:57.320 --> 0:31:00.960
<v Speaker 2>sunglasses on or just you know, saying than at the podium.

0:31:01.440 --> 0:31:04.560
<v Speaker 2>He's he's delivering that group of press that sits out

0:31:04.560 --> 0:31:06.760
<v Speaker 2>in front of him, and he treats him with respect.

0:31:06.880 --> 0:31:07.200
<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, as you heard break down on the first

0:31:10.960 --> 0:31:13.280
<v Speaker 1>throw of the game to Keenan Allen. You know he

0:31:13.320 --> 0:31:15.800
<v Speaker 1>owned it, you admit it. Frustrating, frustrating, you know, trying

0:31:15.880 --> 0:31:18.680
<v Speaker 1>to figure out what went wrong there. You know a

0:31:18.680 --> 0:31:21.800
<v Speaker 1>lot of quarterbacks they you know, dismissed that out of hand.

0:31:21.840 --> 0:31:23.320
<v Speaker 1>Give you a structure of the play and go on

0:31:23.360 --> 0:31:25.560
<v Speaker 1>to the next question. But he gives you some some

0:31:25.680 --> 0:31:28.680
<v Speaker 1>depth to it, you know, and how he viewed it

0:31:29.040 --> 0:31:30.720
<v Speaker 1>and what he needs to do to get better. It

0:31:30.720 --> 0:31:34.240
<v Speaker 1>tastes like Miller time celebrate responsibly. Midler ruined Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

0:31:34.280 --> 0:31:38.000
<v Speaker 1>ninety six calories three point two carbs per twelve ounces.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's dig into Seattle because we're not going to preview

0:31:42.480 --> 0:31:46.120
<v Speaker 1>the game in another podcast this week. We'll bring the

0:31:46.120 --> 0:31:49.200
<v Speaker 1>other one out on Friday to recap the game against

0:31:49.200 --> 0:31:52.760
<v Speaker 1>the Seattle Seahawks, a team, as I said, fighting for

0:31:52.760 --> 0:31:56.480
<v Speaker 1>a playoff spot. They they controlled their destiny before losing

0:31:56.520 --> 0:31:59.360
<v Speaker 1>by three to Minnesota on Sunday. A sixty yard field

0:31:59.440 --> 0:32:03.480
<v Speaker 1>goal didn't make it. They also were intercepted late by

0:32:03.960 --> 0:32:07.320
<v Speaker 1>Gino Smith was intercepted, so that extinguished the comeback bid.

0:32:07.880 --> 0:32:11.720
<v Speaker 1>And so now they need some help. But that'll really

0:32:11.760 --> 0:32:16.680
<v Speaker 1>focus their attention because it's now must win situation for them.

0:32:17.120 --> 0:32:19.680
<v Speaker 1>But you know, let's throw the wrinkle in of a holiday.

0:32:19.720 --> 0:32:22.240
<v Speaker 1>You look at it differently than most guys. Listen. I

0:32:22.320 --> 0:32:25.880
<v Speaker 1>know that, but you know it's a factor I would

0:32:25.880 --> 0:32:28.440
<v Speaker 1>think in some level, having to pack up come all

0:32:28.480 --> 0:32:31.800
<v Speaker 1>the way from the Pacific Northwest to Chicago, day after Christmas.

0:32:32.600 --> 0:32:35.560
<v Speaker 1>Even though it's business, it's football. I get it, But

0:32:35.880 --> 0:32:37.400
<v Speaker 1>is there a natural.

0:32:38.800 --> 0:32:40.000
<v Speaker 2>I don't know what the.

0:32:39.960 --> 0:32:43.720
<v Speaker 1>Word sneaks into the conversation here that could impact your

0:32:43.720 --> 0:32:49.640
<v Speaker 1>preparation in a negative way if you're Seattle, excuse.

0:32:49.240 --> 0:32:51.560
<v Speaker 2>Me, you know, not really, you know, because Jeff, once

0:32:51.600 --> 0:32:54.360
<v Speaker 2>you get on the buses to go to the plane, Ben,

0:32:54.400 --> 0:32:56.960
<v Speaker 2>it's just you guys, And I know it's Christmas Day

0:32:57.200 --> 0:32:59.560
<v Speaker 2>and you're getting ready to play the day after Christmas.

0:33:00.080 --> 0:33:03.240
<v Speaker 2>But you're talking about a football team that's still fighting

0:33:03.280 --> 0:33:05.960
<v Speaker 2>for their playoff lives and they need to come to

0:33:06.040 --> 0:33:09.120
<v Speaker 2>Chicago and they need to have a winning, a good

0:33:09.160 --> 0:33:12.040
<v Speaker 2>showing and win the game in order to keep on

0:33:12.080 --> 0:33:16.320
<v Speaker 2>the path of a rookie head coach that they envision

0:33:16.400 --> 0:33:20.280
<v Speaker 2>for themselves. And so you got the emotions and the

0:33:20.320 --> 0:33:23.360
<v Speaker 2>impact of a rookie coach. You have a quarterback that

0:33:23.760 --> 0:33:26.120
<v Speaker 2>may have been left out for retirement a couple of

0:33:26.200 --> 0:33:30.480
<v Speaker 2>years ago that he's reinserted himself in the starting quarterback

0:33:30.600 --> 0:33:33.000
<v Speaker 2>role and he's got a new contract and means it

0:33:33.280 --> 0:33:35.800
<v Speaker 2>a lot to the success of this football team. He's

0:33:35.840 --> 0:33:38.560
<v Speaker 2>got a group of receivers that can go toe to

0:33:38.560 --> 0:33:41.960
<v Speaker 2>toe with anybody. He's got a running back that just

0:33:42.080 --> 0:33:45.800
<v Speaker 2>got back in the mix after having an injury situation

0:33:46.320 --> 0:33:50.160
<v Speaker 2>in Walker. He's got a good defense. Seattle's got that

0:33:50.320 --> 0:33:53.800
<v Speaker 2>reputation of you playing them at home. How that environment's

0:33:53.840 --> 0:33:56.680
<v Speaker 2>going to be. But they're flying to Chicago, and once

0:33:56.720 --> 0:34:00.440
<v Speaker 2>you get on that plane, man, it's you against everybody else.

0:34:01.040 --> 0:34:05.080
<v Speaker 2>And I don't think that. I think that's kind of

0:34:05.120 --> 0:34:09.000
<v Speaker 2>the camaraderie of a football team when you know that

0:34:09.400 --> 0:34:12.880
<v Speaker 2>you got everybody else in America at home, you know,

0:34:13.040 --> 0:34:16.359
<v Speaker 2>by eating a big family feast and stuff, but you're

0:34:16.360 --> 0:34:20.600
<v Speaker 2>going to work, and you know that's part that's actually

0:34:20.880 --> 0:34:23.239
<v Speaker 2>kind kind of the cool process of being on a

0:34:23.239 --> 0:34:27.560
<v Speaker 2>football team where you're uniquely doing things that very few

0:34:27.600 --> 0:34:28.160
<v Speaker 2>people are.

0:34:28.960 --> 0:34:30.799
<v Speaker 1>All Right, So they're eight and seven a shot at

0:34:30.840 --> 0:34:32.960
<v Speaker 1>the NFC West title. A Rams would need to lose

0:34:33.000 --> 0:34:36.560
<v Speaker 1>to the Cardinals and then week eighteen it would be

0:34:36.719 --> 0:34:39.800
<v Speaker 1>La Seattle for the division. I know we're talking about

0:34:39.880 --> 0:34:44.160
<v Speaker 1>their potential playoffs, but it is just gonna set the

0:34:44.280 --> 0:34:46.080
<v Speaker 1>edge for the game. And so the Bear's gonna have

0:34:46.120 --> 0:34:48.080
<v Speaker 1>to meet that emotion right out of the gate. I

0:34:48.360 --> 0:34:49.600
<v Speaker 1>don't know what the crowd is going to be like.

0:34:49.640 --> 0:34:52.520
<v Speaker 1>The day after Christmas at Soldier Field. Hopefully it's a

0:34:52.520 --> 0:34:55.440
<v Speaker 1>big crowd, but it is a Thursday night game and

0:34:55.719 --> 0:34:59.480
<v Speaker 1>we shall see. But the number one thing is for me,

0:35:00.280 --> 0:35:03.200
<v Speaker 1>the defense is something that the Bears were going to

0:35:03.320 --> 0:35:05.400
<v Speaker 1>lean on this season, and for a time they could,

0:35:05.480 --> 0:35:08.919
<v Speaker 1>but right now they're having some struggles, certainly on first down.

0:35:08.960 --> 0:35:13.359
<v Speaker 1>We mentioned the Detroit game. The thirty plays produced some

0:35:13.400 --> 0:35:17.760
<v Speaker 1>really significant yardage three hundred plus yards and Jared Goff

0:35:17.880 --> 0:35:20.839
<v Speaker 1>was thriving on play action as a result. Right now,

0:35:20.880 --> 0:35:23.480
<v Speaker 1>the Bears have given up the most yards on first

0:35:23.480 --> 0:35:26.840
<v Speaker 1>down in the NFL. And so this Gino Smith and company,

0:35:26.880 --> 0:35:30.080
<v Speaker 1>they're among the leaders in first down production. Is this

0:35:30.160 --> 0:35:32.840
<v Speaker 1>a place to start on Thursday night for the Bears?

0:35:32.880 --> 0:35:35.279
<v Speaker 1>Defense better on first down? Because we always talk about

0:35:35.280 --> 0:35:37.799
<v Speaker 1>third down and situational football, how about first down?

0:35:38.200 --> 0:35:42.360
<v Speaker 2>Okay, put yourself on the coaching staff of the Seattle Seahawks.

0:35:42.640 --> 0:35:45.200
<v Speaker 2>So they're looking at the film of the Chicago Bears

0:35:45.239 --> 0:35:48.640
<v Speaker 2>against the Detroit Lions, and what did Detroit Lions do

0:35:48.760 --> 0:35:51.920
<v Speaker 2>well on first down? Everything that you just mentioned, so

0:35:52.000 --> 0:35:53.959
<v Speaker 2>you know what Seattle is going to do on first down.

0:35:54.239 --> 0:35:56.840
<v Speaker 2>They're going to have a similar style, a similar game

0:35:56.840 --> 0:36:00.000
<v Speaker 2>plan that Detroit did, and they have the good running

0:36:00.120 --> 0:36:02.560
<v Speaker 2>game that they can give you a play action fake.

0:36:02.800 --> 0:36:05.920
<v Speaker 2>They have a good quarterback that it's got some similarities

0:36:05.920 --> 0:36:08.640
<v Speaker 2>to him that Jared Goff does. They got some big

0:36:08.680 --> 0:36:12.440
<v Speaker 2>time receivers and tight ends that if they see somebody

0:36:12.480 --> 0:36:16.840
<v Speaker 2>susceptible to being faked out by a play action fake,

0:36:17.080 --> 0:36:19.520
<v Speaker 2>that they have a receiver that they can go to.

0:36:20.040 --> 0:36:23.759
<v Speaker 2>So until you cure that, that's what you're going to

0:36:23.840 --> 0:36:27.560
<v Speaker 2>face week in and week out. And so I think

0:36:27.600 --> 0:36:30.319
<v Speaker 2>the Bears if they can put Geno Smith in an

0:36:30.440 --> 0:36:34.080
<v Speaker 2>uncomfortable position after he gets through as a play action fake,

0:36:34.520 --> 0:36:39.160
<v Speaker 2>and then you can kind of challenge his fundamental throwing position.

0:36:39.560 --> 0:36:41.960
<v Speaker 2>But maybe that's when you get the interception, that's when

0:36:41.960 --> 0:36:44.400
<v Speaker 2>you make the play. So again you're going to have

0:36:44.480 --> 0:36:47.239
<v Speaker 2>to put up with what was just done against you

0:36:47.360 --> 0:36:49.240
<v Speaker 2>well and get it stopped.

0:36:49.360 --> 0:36:51.560
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0:36:59.680 --> 0:37:04.480
<v Speaker 1>this winter. Gino is throwing thirteen interceptions of his fifteen

0:37:04.560 --> 0:37:08.520
<v Speaker 1>under pressure. That's the most in the NFL interceptions under pressure,

0:37:09.120 --> 0:37:11.200
<v Speaker 1>And I know that's been a topic for you in

0:37:11.280 --> 0:37:14.240
<v Speaker 1>recent weeks. To what end me to, you know, create

0:37:14.280 --> 0:37:18.120
<v Speaker 1>the pressure that can you know, affect the quarterback. That's

0:37:18.120 --> 0:37:20.240
<v Speaker 1>what this league is all about. You have to protect

0:37:20.600 --> 0:37:24.200
<v Speaker 1>your quarterback and affect the opposing quarterback. And I think

0:37:24.280 --> 0:37:27.480
<v Speaker 1>offense is doing some things, especially to the edges, that

0:37:27.560 --> 0:37:31.360
<v Speaker 1>take away that ability to consistently affect from the outside

0:37:31.440 --> 0:37:33.680
<v Speaker 1>and on the inside. You know, I don't know what

0:37:33.760 --> 0:37:37.120
<v Speaker 1>Jervon Dexter situation will be for this game, but there

0:37:37.160 --> 0:37:39.400
<v Speaker 1>are some guys you know, doing some good work insight.

0:37:39.480 --> 0:37:43.120
<v Speaker 1>I mean, we don't talk about Byron Coward ever. And

0:37:43.200 --> 0:37:45.520
<v Speaker 1>of course Chris Williams, he's getting like twenty snaps on

0:37:45.560 --> 0:37:47.360
<v Speaker 1>average a game, but yeah, I think he's got the

0:37:47.360 --> 0:37:50.200
<v Speaker 1>fifth most defensive snaps. Now on this team, they're they're

0:37:50.680 --> 0:37:53.880
<v Speaker 1>creating some, but can they create enough to cause Geno

0:37:54.280 --> 0:37:54.879
<v Speaker 1>to give it up?

0:37:55.440 --> 0:37:58.120
<v Speaker 2>Well, you know you got Pickens and Ford as well

0:37:58.120 --> 0:38:00.840
<v Speaker 2>on the inside of that defensive line to Marcus Walker

0:38:00.880 --> 0:38:04.160
<v Speaker 2>has that versatility. So I think it's about keeping a

0:38:04.320 --> 0:38:07.120
<v Speaker 2>fresh defensive line in there so they can play as

0:38:07.120 --> 0:38:10.279
<v Speaker 2>an aggressively and as quickly as they possibly can to

0:38:10.360 --> 0:38:15.000
<v Speaker 2>win those battles up front. But Kyler, Gordon, TJ Edwards,

0:38:15.040 --> 0:38:18.359
<v Speaker 2>Tremaine Edmonds. You got to start, you know, as you

0:38:18.480 --> 0:38:21.160
<v Speaker 2>use that word deploy, you got to start bringing those guys.

0:38:21.160 --> 0:38:23.879
<v Speaker 2>You got to start challenging the protection of the offensive line.

0:38:23.920 --> 0:38:27.200
<v Speaker 2>Then bring a blitzer. See if you can make Geno

0:38:27.320 --> 0:38:30.839
<v Speaker 2>Smith try to escape pressure. You know, challenge, like I said,

0:38:30.920 --> 0:38:35.040
<v Speaker 2>is fundamental throwing position. So you may not do it conventionally.

0:38:35.360 --> 0:38:37.920
<v Speaker 2>You may not line up there with four defensive linemen

0:38:37.960 --> 0:38:41.320
<v Speaker 2>and rush again's five defensive linemen. You got those guys

0:38:41.360 --> 0:38:45.120
<v Speaker 2>that are super creative in TJ and Kyler, and you

0:38:45.120 --> 0:38:48.919
<v Speaker 2>can use Tremaine as well. So you're coming right down

0:38:48.960 --> 0:38:51.320
<v Speaker 2>to the last part of the season. You got to

0:38:51.360 --> 0:38:55.120
<v Speaker 2>do something that's unexpected. And if you get a favorable

0:38:55.160 --> 0:38:57.759
<v Speaker 2>Bears crowd in there and they're as loud as you

0:38:58.040 --> 0:39:00.719
<v Speaker 2>hope they will be, then you going to be able

0:39:00.760 --> 0:39:02.680
<v Speaker 2>to get off the ball a little bit quicker than

0:39:02.719 --> 0:39:03.560
<v Speaker 2>their offensive line.

0:39:03.600 --> 0:39:07.239
<v Speaker 1>Who scares you more DK Metcalf because of what he

0:39:07.360 --> 0:39:12.040
<v Speaker 1>is or Jackson Smith Injigba because of what he is,

0:39:12.080 --> 0:39:15.000
<v Speaker 1>and that is one of the top ten receivers in

0:39:15.120 --> 0:39:17.239
<v Speaker 1>many categories in the National Football League.

0:39:18.480 --> 0:39:21.719
<v Speaker 2>You know Metcalf does because you know, I was kind

0:39:21.760 --> 0:39:25.720
<v Speaker 2>of thinking about his numbers over the length of his career.

0:39:26.400 --> 0:39:30.200
<v Speaker 2>He's got career numbers, and I think because he's done

0:39:30.200 --> 0:39:32.920
<v Speaker 2>it so successfully with a lot of different quarterbacks and

0:39:33.080 --> 0:39:35.640
<v Speaker 2>a little different a lot of different styles of play,

0:39:36.840 --> 0:39:41.960
<v Speaker 2>different head coaches and stuff. I And look at his size, man,

0:39:42.600 --> 0:39:45.719
<v Speaker 2>I mean, this dude is legit, you know what, six four,

0:39:45.880 --> 0:39:48.040
<v Speaker 2>six four and a half two hundred and thirty pounds,

0:39:48.080 --> 0:39:50.879
<v Speaker 2>just completely ripped and chiseled like like you.

0:39:50.840 --> 0:39:52.080
<v Speaker 1>As a player back in the day.

0:39:52.320 --> 0:39:52.480
<v Speaker 3>Look.

0:39:52.600 --> 0:39:55.680
<v Speaker 1>No, he looked exactly like Tom Thayer. He looks like

0:39:55.680 --> 0:39:56.600
<v Speaker 1>an offensive lineman.

0:39:57.080 --> 0:39:59.800
<v Speaker 2>If I look like DK Metcalf, I'd never wear a shirt.

0:40:01.239 --> 0:40:03.839
<v Speaker 2>But I'm just saying, if you're talking about the two

0:40:04.040 --> 0:40:07.120
<v Speaker 2>good receivers, they have to me, Metcalf is the type

0:40:07.120 --> 0:40:10.080
<v Speaker 2>of guy that he's a target that had kind of

0:40:10.120 --> 0:40:13.600
<v Speaker 2>stands out on his own because of how big he

0:40:13.719 --> 0:40:15.840
<v Speaker 2>is and how well he gets off the line of

0:40:15.880 --> 0:40:18.520
<v Speaker 2>scrimmage and how quickly he can get open and stay

0:40:18.560 --> 0:40:19.399
<v Speaker 2>open well.

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0:40:42.120 --> 0:40:44.600
<v Speaker 1>at Mike McDonald's defense. Youngest coach in the NFL at

0:40:44.640 --> 0:40:48.360
<v Speaker 1>thirty eight. As you heard the story with Coach Brown.

0:40:48.400 --> 0:40:53.040
<v Speaker 1>They go back to their days at Georgia. It's in

0:40:53.120 --> 0:40:56.080
<v Speaker 1>your mind. You think of Baltimore and that constant pressure.

0:40:56.520 --> 0:40:59.640
<v Speaker 1>Now I haven't watched enough tape to see exactly what

0:40:59.680 --> 0:41:02.400
<v Speaker 1>they're doing. I just know they've got some names. They

0:41:02.480 --> 0:41:05.640
<v Speaker 1>got a good nose tackleing Duren Read. They've got, obviously

0:41:05.719 --> 0:41:10.719
<v Speaker 1>Leonard Williams he's healthy again. They've got Demontrey Jones, he

0:41:10.800 --> 0:41:13.200
<v Speaker 1>can do some damage. They got Witherspoon on the back

0:41:13.280 --> 0:41:16.040
<v Speaker 1>end of the defense. They got Rieke Woolin, who a

0:41:16.040 --> 0:41:19.600
<v Speaker 1>couple of years ago as a rookie was outstanding. He's

0:41:19.600 --> 0:41:23.240
<v Speaker 1>been somebody that's still mixing it up. He takes chances

0:41:23.280 --> 0:41:25.799
<v Speaker 1>back there on the back end. What's your overall look

0:41:26.320 --> 0:41:28.840
<v Speaker 1>at this defense. I think there's a bunch of different

0:41:28.840 --> 0:41:31.000
<v Speaker 1>guys they're gonna have to keep an eye on in

0:41:31.040 --> 0:41:32.200
<v Speaker 1>this matchup to try and.

0:41:32.120 --> 0:41:34.960
<v Speaker 2>Stop Well again, I got to take the look from

0:41:35.000 --> 0:41:39.640
<v Speaker 2>the Seattle Seahawks defensive coaches and scouts and what am

0:41:39.680 --> 0:41:42.440
<v Speaker 2>I looking at on tape? What do I think are

0:41:42.560 --> 0:41:47.880
<v Speaker 2>the deficiencies of the vulnerabilities of the Bears offensive protection

0:41:48.239 --> 0:41:50.759
<v Speaker 2>and the blocking up front? And then that's where I

0:41:50.840 --> 0:41:53.840
<v Speaker 2>start my game plan, because when you talk about Leonard Williams,

0:41:54.040 --> 0:41:56.560
<v Speaker 2>this dude is a mountain of a man. He's a

0:41:56.600 --> 0:42:00.359
<v Speaker 2>big guy, he's a good athlete, he runs well. You know,

0:42:00.800 --> 0:42:03.840
<v Speaker 2>he's kind of built a new home in Seattle after

0:42:03.920 --> 0:42:07.240
<v Speaker 2>being in New York, and it's you know, this defense

0:42:07.320 --> 0:42:10.359
<v Speaker 2>has always kind of had a reputation because when they

0:42:10.360 --> 0:42:13.480
<v Speaker 2>play at home, it's so loud there that they kind

0:42:13.480 --> 0:42:16.760
<v Speaker 2>of display a different sense of quickness than you see

0:42:16.880 --> 0:42:19.319
<v Speaker 2>when they're on the road. And I do think they're

0:42:19.360 --> 0:42:24.239
<v Speaker 2>a blockable group. And so the creativeness of Caleb the

0:42:24.960 --> 0:42:29.040
<v Speaker 2>way Thomas Brown see his play calling against what this

0:42:29.160 --> 0:42:31.440
<v Speaker 2>defense is going to be offered. It's going to be

0:42:31.480 --> 0:42:34.799
<v Speaker 2>about the offensive line and how the offensive line can

0:42:35.280 --> 0:42:38.319
<v Speaker 2>be you know, increase of production within the running game.

0:42:38.440 --> 0:42:41.440
<v Speaker 2>Last week they had fifty nine yards rushing. You probably

0:42:41.440 --> 0:42:46.520
<v Speaker 2>got to almost triple that against Seattle. And then the

0:42:46.600 --> 0:42:52.480
<v Speaker 2>protection and see if there's a vulnerable defensive back of

0:42:52.520 --> 0:42:55.200
<v Speaker 2>safety that you think if we get the right matchup,

0:42:55.680 --> 0:42:58.200
<v Speaker 2>this is a guy that we can go to multiple times.

0:42:58.200 --> 0:42:59.719
<v Speaker 2>And that's what I would like to find, is that

0:42:59.760 --> 0:43:03.440
<v Speaker 2>one receiver and even include Cole Comet there if we

0:43:03.480 --> 0:43:06.280
<v Speaker 2>can go to them multiple times for Caleb.

0:43:06.560 --> 0:43:09.400
<v Speaker 1>Three four defense, a couple of old Bears on this roster,

0:43:09.440 --> 0:43:12.760
<v Speaker 1>Travis Gibson and Roy Robertson Harris whom the Bears faced

0:43:12.760 --> 0:43:18.080
<v Speaker 1>in Jacksonville in London. Yushena Nuosu is an outstanding linebacker

0:43:18.080 --> 0:43:20.240
<v Speaker 1>and an edge guy. He'll come in and cast some

0:43:20.320 --> 0:43:24.239
<v Speaker 1>grief as well. And I mentioned Devin Witherspoon from the

0:43:24.320 --> 0:43:28.560
<v Speaker 1>University of Illinois and Julian Love Jillian Love still living

0:43:28.600 --> 0:43:30.840
<v Speaker 1>in this Chicago area, Notre Dame guy that's on the

0:43:30.880 --> 0:43:35.000
<v Speaker 1>offensive side of the ball. So interesting selection of names

0:43:35.000 --> 0:43:37.760
<v Speaker 1>here to look at for this team at three four defense,

0:43:37.800 --> 0:43:39.839
<v Speaker 1>Tommy three four defense coming to town.

0:43:40.080 --> 0:43:42.320
<v Speaker 2>But you know, you get a new head coach, the

0:43:42.360 --> 0:43:44.040
<v Speaker 2>first thing he wants to do is try to bring

0:43:44.080 --> 0:43:47.080
<v Speaker 2>in as much of his own personnel as possible and

0:43:47.160 --> 0:43:49.480
<v Speaker 2>see who are the guys that are keepers once he

0:43:49.520 --> 0:43:53.080
<v Speaker 2>gets there. And you know, one thing I think about

0:43:53.080 --> 0:43:56.120
<v Speaker 2>a three to four defense is play action and running

0:43:56.160 --> 0:43:59.200
<v Speaker 2>game because when you have two linebackers that are playing

0:43:59.200 --> 0:44:01.680
<v Speaker 2>off the ball, that means two offensive linemen should have

0:44:01.760 --> 0:44:05.160
<v Speaker 2>running starts at a guy that's smaller than them, and

0:44:05.239 --> 0:44:08.360
<v Speaker 2>that's movable. And again I'm just talking about four to

0:44:08.440 --> 0:44:11.120
<v Speaker 2>five yards of carry, and I think that's what three

0:44:11.239 --> 0:44:16.480
<v Speaker 2>four defenses allow you today. And then play action passing

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<v Speaker 2>because when you talk about three four, you know you're

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<v Speaker 2>talking there's a linebacker that you're going to be responsible for,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's three down linemen and so now there's sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>when you have five guys blocking three, five guys blocking four.

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<v Speaker 2>So that should be a winnable battle for your offensive line.

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<v Speaker 2>And give Taylor, give Caleb that extra three quarters of

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<v Speaker 2>a second that could really help his production and his identification.

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle's the most penalized team in the NFL on defense,

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<v Speaker 1>most yards, most penalized. Does this create opportunities for Caleb

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<v Speaker 1>with the fifty to fifty ball? You know, why not?

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<v Speaker 1>They're throwing a lot of flags.

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<v Speaker 2>I you know, I was, I was begging for that

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<v Speaker 2>last week. I think if you have a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>can be an accurate downfield as Caleb can, then you

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<v Speaker 2>have to find a primary target with one on one

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<v Speaker 2>coverage responsibility and then put the ball into a catchuble

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<v Speaker 2>area for the receiver and then challenge that defensive back

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<v Speaker 2>what he wants to do. When you see the touchdown

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<v Speaker 2>catch by Keenan last week or the big fourth down

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<v Speaker 2>catch by Romadonsa, they have these guys on staff, they

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<v Speaker 2>have them aboard and then throw DJ Moore in there. Somebody,

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff is gonna have to be man dea man single coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>No question about it. I like your enthusiasm and your

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<v Speaker 1>excitement level. Hey, you're ready to go right now. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a Monday, and I can't wait till Thursday.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know if it's just how I feel

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<v Speaker 2>about the development of Caleb or just to see the

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<v Speaker 2>return on the opportunity these guys have.

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