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Speaker 1: And Mike, thanks for doing this this afternoon. I'm just

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Speaker 1: curious what the vibe is like in the building, first

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Speaker 1: day back after a long weekend, getting back to it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, the vibe is good. You know.

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Speaker 3: Obviously we got to win, so that's the most important thing,

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Speaker 3: but we had a few days off and you know,

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Speaker 3: everybody enjoyed that time off, just off for a short week.

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Speaker 1: I want to follow up really quickly if I could.

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Speaker 1: You guys were able to keep the Pittsburgh pass rush

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Speaker 1: mostly at Bay on Thursday. What were some of the

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Speaker 1: keys to your success against a pretty good defensive front.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely just stop stop their star players, control the blitz,

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Speaker 3: and just you know, make sure we see everything and

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Speaker 3: communicate for the most part, and I think we was

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you. Next question Mike Graace.

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Speaker 4: Mike, how you doing good?

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Speaker 3: Good?

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Speaker 2: How you doing Mike good?

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Speaker 4: Thanks for taking the time as always, two games in

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Speaker 4: five days. I'm just curious if you could take me

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Speaker 4: back to where you were at Sunday after that charge,

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Speaker 4: how you sort of felt it went for you that

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Speaker 4: day as you went through corrections, review and then where

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Speaker 4: you were at, you know, call it whatever, whenever you

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Speaker 4: did the corrections on this scheme based on how you played.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, after the game on Sunday, you know, I, you know,

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Speaker 3: during the game, I felt myself just playing out a character,

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Speaker 2: You know, I was just noticing how they were playing me.

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Speaker 3: You know, they were anticipating what I was going to

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Speaker 3: do and kind of playing around me or jumping around

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Speaker 3: my block. So I picked that up, you know, towards

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Speaker 3: the middle of the game and all of that.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, after the game, watched the game.

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Speaker 3: You know, most of most of it or most of

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Speaker 3: my bad players are pretty much just me not trusting

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Speaker 2: I was in bad position.

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Speaker 3: So you know, whether whether it was that and then

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Speaker 3: following this past game on Thursday, Yeah, I mean, I

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Speaker 3: you know, I took the I took the corrections what

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Speaker 3: of the times I'm in a good position, I'm in

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Speaker 3: good technique and for working on less. So you know,

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Speaker 3: the more I trust myself and the more I just

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Speaker 4: Then I'll be all right, two quick ones, one follow

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Speaker 4: on that topic. You know Bill O'Brien mentioned he I

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Speaker 4: think his words where he had a hell of a

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Speaker 4: game against the Steelers. What's it mean to have, you know,

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Speaker 4: the OC refer to your performance in those terms.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it means a lot, you know, especially you

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Speaker 3: know it's a full five guys, the whole a longe.

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Speaker 2: We all did our job and did our part.

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Speaker 3: But you know I had one in the star or

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Speaker 3: one of our keys, uh while on my side, so

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Speaker 3: you know I was able to neutralize them.

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Speaker 5: Man.

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Speaker 2: We had a good game.

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Speaker 4: And then my other question was more bigger picture, Mike,

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Speaker 4: you have four games left and then for you you

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Speaker 4: got an interesting like I guess blank canvas ahead, right,

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Speaker 4: I mean, based on the contract situation. I'm just curious

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Speaker 3: Yeah. For me, I'm really just focusing on it now.

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Speaker 3: The most important You know, I can't control whatever that

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Speaker 3: But you know, I can't control these next four games,

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Speaker 3: and you know, pour everything into that. Make sure I'm

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Speaker 3: I'm correcting myself, and make sure I'm trusting myself and

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Speaker 3: You know, I'm not really I'm not really paying too

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Speaker 3: we got to get another one.

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Speaker 2: And next question, Chris Ryan.

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Speaker 5: Hey Mike Bill Brian also pointed out your leadership as well,

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Speaker 5: in addition to your your play in the Pittsburgh game.

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Speaker 5: How would you describe your leadership style. Do you feel

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Speaker 2: So you know, I just started to just be vocal.

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Speaker 3: And then like as we got more injuries, you know,

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Speaker 2: But you know, that's that's just the part of the game.

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Speaker 3: As you get older and as you you know, know

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Speaker 5: And you also have noted obviously your your game against

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Speaker 3: So just overall, you know, most most d n's they

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Speaker 2: Set for both.

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Speaker 3: So that's that's pretty much how I look at the technique,

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Speaker 2: Thanks ye yell, and two final questions you're starting with

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Speaker 6: Mike, I wanted to go back to something that Mike

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Speaker 6: Reese asked you just about, you know, sort of maintaining

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Speaker 6: focus on what's happening with you now, concerting on one

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Speaker 6: have to talk to people around you and be like

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Speaker 6: I don't want to hear anything, don't read me anything,

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Speaker 6: don't tell me anything. Just just let me do my thing.

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Speaker 3: Not so much. You know, everyone you know asks me

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Speaker 3: like I, I you know, it's uncontrollable. I don't know

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Speaker 3: really don't know what's going to happen, So it's fair.

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Speaker 2: Do you like tackle? I do like tackle? I did

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Speaker 6: What is it about? Like, obviously there's difference in spacing

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Speaker 6: to be able to jump inside the guard for a

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Speaker 6: good part and now you're out of right tackle?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think part of it, like has has part

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Speaker 3: of it to do with my athleticism. You know, people

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Speaker 3: primarily see me as a guard, but you know, I'm

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Speaker 3: an athletic guy when I need to be, you know,

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Speaker 3: playing on the inside. You just got a block the guy.

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Speaker 3: You know, the fight is right there. Within three steps.

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Speaker 3: But I mean I tackle, you got to get out there.

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Speaker 3: It's a lot of space to protect.

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Speaker 2: And all that.

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Speaker 3: But for me, you know, like I said, my athleticism,

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Speaker 3: I have some left on me.

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Speaker 2: I have pretty much longer arms and a big grip.

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Speaker 3: So most of the times when I get my hands

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Speaker 3: it's a good match for me.

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Speaker 6: Who's the best athlete amongst the offensive lineman?

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Speaker 3: I'm gonna go ahead and say Trent, because you know

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Speaker 3: Trent and Trent you know, he his own space.

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Speaker 6: I got you.

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Speaker 2: Thanks appreciate it. And final question here from Taylor Kyles.

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Speaker 7: Hey, Mike, thank you so much for your time. I

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Speaker 7: was wondering, like you said, you're an athletic dude, but

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Speaker 7: when it comes to facing explosive dudes like a Khalil

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Speaker 7: in a good position to stay balanced, you know, just

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Speaker 7: in case they want to counter stuff off their speed.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, most of it or like even just watching these

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Speaker 3: past two weeks, most of it or you know, let's

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Speaker 3: say why I had a bad game burst the Chargers,

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Speaker 3: most of it was me just stopping my feet and

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Speaker 3: just leaning for the most part. So when I'm able

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Speaker 3: and I'm able to just move and wat anyone off,

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Speaker 3: Thank you so much.

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Speaker 2: Gotcha,