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Speaker 1: David. From a veteran's perspective, I know that every year

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Speaker 1: in your career. What have you noticed about this year

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Speaker 1: that's been different? I mean, you know, I think you know,

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Speaker 1: we just have to do a better job. It always

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Speaker 1: starts with us, right, you know, We've obviously played a

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Speaker 1: lot of good teams. They did a good job when

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Speaker 1: and look at plays, and you know, even when you win,

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Speaker 1: it's like, man, you know this little thing on this play,

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Speaker 1: seventeen points. Man, we could have scored thirty four points

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Speaker 1: or whatever it is, right, So you're always looking at

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Speaker 1: that no matter what. You know. I've always said it

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Speaker 1: takes eleven guys for offensive football to work. Can't be ten,

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Speaker 1: can't be you know, nine, You know, it takes all eleven,

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Speaker 1: And you know that's why it's a great team game,

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Speaker 1: and especially on the offensive side of the ball. As

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Speaker 1: much change.

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Speaker 2: From your perspective to the leadership you with where you

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Speaker 2: try to keep everybody at the same page.

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Speaker 1: I mean, look, I think you know you got to

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Speaker 1: take ownership of what you're doing wrong. It starts with me.

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Speaker 1: I need to do a better job, you know, And

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Speaker 1: I think you know, we just have to do a

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Speaker 1: better job collectively. When you play complimentary football, you know,

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Speaker 1: help our defense out. You know, defense gets a turnover,

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Speaker 1: put points on the board, things like that, right, stop

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Speaker 1: lot of good guys in that locker room, a lot

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Speaker 1: of guys I respect how they come to work each day.

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Speaker 1: So I really think it starts there.

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Speaker 3: Yesterday Bill O'Brien said that you were taking ownership for

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Speaker 3: some of the offensive line.

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Speaker 1: Is shoes? What does that mean? What does that? Pretty ball?

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Speaker 1: just completely understood how we need to do it. You know,

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Speaker 1: What we planked to do. You know, I think I

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Speaker 1: Three different coaches be in your room last few years.

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Speaker 1: to be demanding. But they've also celebrated a lot of

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