WEBVTT - Press Conference: Doug Pederson October 21

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<v Speaker 1>Do think held them to make one hundred and six

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<v Speaker 1>yards total offense before those final pre possessions. What happened, well, um,

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<v Speaker 1>quite frankly, it just, uh, you know, we didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>enough plays offensively defensively in the second half. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we had opportunities to get off the field defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't. We had opportunities to stay on the field

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<v Speaker 1>offensively and we didn't. And so you know, it's something

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<v Speaker 1>we just gotta take a look at. Um, we gotta

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<v Speaker 1>get you know, there there were some positive things obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>but but those are areas that have have heard us

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<v Speaker 1>in a couple of games you know this season already.

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<v Speaker 1>They just made more plays. Nothing changed, the same guys,

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<v Speaker 1>the same same people out there. They just made more

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<v Speaker 1>plays than we did. So really sychematically, nothing changed. Um uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just we just didn't make enough in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half of this game. Once you get down there

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<v Speaker 1>in the final possession, inherence you play, we'll go for

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<v Speaker 1>about eight yards. Can you take us through the food

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<v Speaker 1>process there on the play? Hold what are you trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do there? Or you just get in the end zone,

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<v Speaker 1>get the first down? What's we had to get in

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone? You know, to win the game. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And and our thought there was, you know, give give

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<v Speaker 1>Carson a pass and audible to you know, give them

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<v Speaker 1>a run so if they play a certain defense, we

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<v Speaker 1>could get to the run. And we were able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that and we got positive yards and then get

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<v Speaker 1>right back on the ball and go go tempo a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit right there, and and uh and try to

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<v Speaker 1>get the first down. Still had timeouts, you know, so

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<v Speaker 1>we still had a lot of options available to us,

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<v Speaker 1>um with the amount of time and timeouts in the

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<v Speaker 1>in the game, so trying to get the first down

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<v Speaker 1>but ultimately trying to get in the end zone on

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth and ten diversion they had to do soon. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like that. I believe it was Jalen at

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<v Speaker 1>the time, may have may have slipped, may have fell down,

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<v Speaker 1>and just Tory was was standing right there. Why we

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<v Speaker 1>were real close of getting to get the cam and

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<v Speaker 1>getting them on the ground at the time, and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we were we were just a step behind

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<v Speaker 1>at seventeen. Offensively, there's muttered, Um, we didn't we didn't execute,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we uh just just just broke down, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we can't have that and those are things

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<v Speaker 1>that uh, our guys pride themselves on, you know, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, I look at the I'll go back

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<v Speaker 1>and look at you know, the couple of calls play

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<v Speaker 1>calls there. See if I can do a little better there,

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<v Speaker 1>help our team out there. And um, we had an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity on the third down al Sean, uh twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>you know Brad Burry for them, came back and really recovered.

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<v Speaker 1>Well al Sean was wide open and twenty four just

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<v Speaker 1>came back and just got a hand in there late

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<v Speaker 1>and knocked the ball the way or otherwise. We're on

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<v Speaker 1>the field at that point too. What was the message

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<v Speaker 1>to the team after the class like us, Well, the

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<v Speaker 1>message is that uh um, you know quite frankly, and

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<v Speaker 1>I told him, I says, you know, we we have

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<v Speaker 1>to learn from these These are these are things, These

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<v Speaker 1>are these are games that the galvanized football teams and

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<v Speaker 1>and this is gonna do that, this is gonna bring

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<v Speaker 1>us even closer together. Um basically told them that, hey, um,

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<v Speaker 1>pressures off of us. Nobody on the outside world's given

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<v Speaker 1>us a chance to do much of anything, and pressures

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<v Speaker 1>off so we can go play, have fun and just

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<v Speaker 1>relax and and and a lot of football ahead too.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we still have m a bunch of games

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<v Speaker 1>and still anything's possible, anything can happen, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we still treat it as one week at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys, most the game earlier this season where you

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<v Speaker 1>were a head seventeen and three in a second year,

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<v Speaker 1>what did you not learn from that one? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it's that where's there some kind of connective thread there

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<v Speaker 1>between what happened in Nashville's that's happened here? Well, um,

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<v Speaker 1>fourth and fifteen, fourth and ten, we've got to go

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<v Speaker 1>look at those two plays and that's probably the answer.

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<v Speaker 1>So we've got to, you know, as as players and coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that that we're putting our guys in position.

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<v Speaker 1>And then secondly, we got to execute the play flat out.

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<v Speaker 1>This This is a player's game, right, Players have to

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<v Speaker 1>make plays and and uh um, you know we try

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<v Speaker 1>to as coaches, we put them in possession to be

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<v Speaker 1>successful and and uh so we got to evaluate that

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<v Speaker 1>and and just coach better and play better. Yeah, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to wait you close on games. Something you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be looking at you working on saying this week

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<v Speaker 1>put it right in the seat well, I think we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be working on a lot of things. Um, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's one album. You know, we talk about finishing all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, and it just doesn't mean, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>first half of games, we gotta finish the second half two.

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<v Speaker 1>You are making an adjustment. You're not adjusting to No. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean Carolina, Um, you know, just just get stuck

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<v Speaker 1>to their game plan. Um, you know nothing we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>expect um. So no, wait, cars Um, well I thought overall,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, pretty good. I think his numbers were decent.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't looked at the the actual stat deal, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, bottom line as we lost and and so

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a not an individual sport. He's part of

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<v Speaker 1>it obviously, and uh did some good things and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>we'll we got to take a look at the whole

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<v Speaker 1>the whole pie, right now. What do you mean by

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<v Speaker 1>well number one? I think I think sald you know,

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<v Speaker 1>no one has really given us a chance anyway. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>whether we're putting pressure on ourselves to perform, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to play whatever it is, you know, live up to

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<v Speaker 1>a certain expectation. I think I think that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's that point where where you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that that no one has given us that type

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, maybe with the amount of injuries or

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it whatever, it is giving us much credit, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>going into games, and and I think sometimes we we

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<v Speaker 1>we we force issues, you know, we h we try

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<v Speaker 1>to press just a little bit instead of just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have to go searching for plays. We just

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<v Speaker 1>when the plays come, we just made. Let's just make

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<v Speaker 1>the plays they come to us. And and right now

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<v Speaker 1>we're not doing that. So I think that, Uh, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's the pressure that's that's off of us, and

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<v Speaker 1>we just we just have to get back to playing

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<v Speaker 1>and executing better. Are you saying that the players are

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<v Speaker 1>feeling pressured to live up to what you guys accomplished

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<v Speaker 1>last year. No, I don't think so. I just think

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<v Speaker 1>that each week, and this is something I've talked about

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<v Speaker 1>all season, is is when we talk about embracing something,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a choice. And we know that we get everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>best every week. And and uh, you know, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>good football team. You know, Carolina is a playoff caliber team.

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<v Speaker 1>They were in the Super Bowl a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a good football team. And and we know that uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we we don't use um, we don't use injury,

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<v Speaker 1>We don't use whatever it might be as an excuse

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<v Speaker 1>not to not to perform and and so um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes I think plays coaches just put just put added

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<v Speaker 1>pressure when they don't have to, you know. And and

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<v Speaker 1>that's something that we've got to We've got to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>starts with me there and just making sure that we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing everything even during the week, getting ourselves in positions

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<v Speaker 1>to win games. There's still the defending circle champs. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't change. But at three and four, do you

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<v Speaker 1>really think that pressure is off you guys? Now, it

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<v Speaker 1>won't be. But but it doesn't have to come from us.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it doesn't have to come you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>enough pressure just the game itself brings its own sort

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<v Speaker 1>of pressure. We don't have to go force anything. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to go um, you know, go like I said, Earl,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have to go looking for plays. Let the

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<v Speaker 1>plays come to you and then make them when they

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<v Speaker 1>come and and and that's where we're at. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>a play caller real quick. Uh. When you see the

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<v Speaker 1>momentum ship like it did drastically, are you are you

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<v Speaker 1>aware of that. You mentioned it's a players game. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel the need to kind of fuel things

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<v Speaker 1>when you see the momentium change. Yeah, I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>feel it and you sense it. I don't think didn't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily have to get you out of your rhythm offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>because I thought we were doing some good things, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even in the run game, RPOs, play Action Pass, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the things that we were able to take

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of. But um, but yeah, no, I didn't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I had to get ultra aggressive or anything like that,

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<v Speaker 1>just because the tide was sort of changing just a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit there in a second, all right,