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Speaker 1: Mike, we hooked up.

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Speaker 2: Hey David, Hey, Yeah, David More Dallas Morning News. Mike,

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Speaker 2: when when you look at some of the offensive improvement

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Speaker 2: getting a little bit more continuity in your in your

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Speaker 2: offensive line with the starters you projected being in place here.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I definitely feel to the offensive line is a

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Speaker 1: it's just you can take the word continuity and run

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Speaker 1: it all the way through. I think the continuity the

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Speaker 1: coaching staff. You know, this is our first year together. Uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, we've had some changes there and and you know,

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Speaker 1: I have to feel like we're starting to find our groove,

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Speaker 1: you know, and obviously the you know, the teaching environment

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Speaker 1: and demand and all the things that uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: you go through with players. You know, it's definitely different.

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Speaker 1: It has been a year's past, so that's you know,

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Speaker 1: that's an adjustment and the continuity there and but most important,

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Speaker 1: I think just the connection of the players. So hopefully

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Speaker 1: we can continue to build off of, you know, what

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Speaker 3: Clarentale for wors Telegram, Can you update us on the

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Speaker 3: injury status of see Lamb and also you guys have

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Speaker 3: been using Jalen books a lot more in the last

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Speaker 1: Well? First off, with CD, I think, you know, he's

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Speaker 1: uh in really you know, j B, I think clearly

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Speaker 1: to get better. And I think, like anything, the vehicle

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Speaker 4: Mike god Archery the ESPN stilling the injury front here

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Speaker 4: with jay Ron. We saw him on the field when

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Speaker 4: we were out the yesterday, but he was listed as

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Speaker 4: a d n P. You anticipating anything from him going

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Speaker 4: entire safety group with what yany has been able to do,

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Speaker 4: and he's been healthy and playing for you.

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Speaker 1: I mean, first thing on j K, you know, like

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Speaker 1: get downstairs. You know, we're we're kind of waiting to

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Speaker 1: second part. I think we've shown we have a lot

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Speaker 1: with wan Ye and you know, and and just everybody

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Speaker 4: This afternoon and then just a little bit away from

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Speaker 4: the game a little bit. But I don't think we've

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Speaker 4: ever asked this, what made you want to become a coach?

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Speaker 1: Oh wow? I think like anything, you know, when when

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Speaker 5: Album Waking Dallas Mony News is a gallop back with

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Speaker 1: Yes, Michael. Michael had had a personal family matter he

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Speaker 5: John John A showed it with the athletic Mike, what's

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Speaker 5: your advice for your players and coaches when you have

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Speaker 1: Oh, well, we talk about it. I talked openly about it.

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Speaker 1: You know about you know, the in laws meeting the

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Speaker 1: And it's just I think it's part of you know,

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Speaker 1: You know, We're this is all about training and preparation

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Speaker 6: Go Mozi, seems like you've had more flashes of these

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Speaker 1: How how would I address it? No, I think he's

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Speaker 7: Header Dixon at the AP Mike, you said yesterday that

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Speaker 7: you enjoy the Thanksgiving game and and Monday through Wednesday

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Speaker 7: is the hard part, as difficult as it is physically

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Speaker 1: Well, I think they're both fun to play in, but

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Speaker 1: you know, But you know, the preparation is it's it's

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Speaker 1: But yeah, I think this week and next week it

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Speaker 8: Hey, Mike Dak Prescott obviously, Walter Payton Man of the Year.

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Speaker 8: He's now that this team's nominee for the Art Rooney

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Speaker 8: Sportsmanship Award. Can you just talk a little bit about

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Speaker 1: Definitely, I think I think he is is a tremendous

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Speaker 1: So I mean, it's great to see him being recognized

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Speaker 2: So you know, all right, anybody have anything else? I

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Speaker 2: gonna lead the halftime adjustments to someone else so you

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Speaker 1: Give me the rundown after the game. So happy Thanksgiving.

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Speaker 1: Everyone appreciate you guys. We'll see Tomorrows Giving make