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Speaker 2: How challenging is that? Just for any group, it's difficult.

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Speaker 3: But you know, we had a good game plan and

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Speaker 3: we executed it well, and we knew what the checks

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Speaker 2: Were going to do something.

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Speaker 3: So we knew if we got a certain look, we're

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Speaker 3: the coach a lot of credit. They I wouldn't say

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Speaker 3: they simplified things, but they definitely made it more clear

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Speaker 2: You know, we had the Dallas game.

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Speaker 3: Things weren't great in the run game for that, so

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Speaker 3: then's all right, like let's figure some stuff out and

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Speaker 3: kind of you know, go back to what we're good

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Speaker 2: I should know these numbers. I apologize, but I assume

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Speaker 2: you had played individually in the Seattle before. Yeah, I mean,

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Speaker 3: Is that a badge of honor for an offensive.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I think any environment it's a badge of honor,

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Speaker 2: It was like if we were backed up or in

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Speaker 3: There were times where you couldn't even really hear the

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Speaker 3: that we didn't have any pre snap issues or penalties

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Speaker 4: What does it say about the line itself that you

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Speaker 2: I think it's just the way we practice.

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Speaker 3: You know, we have noise of practice, so we get

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Speaker 2: Is it broadcast?

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Speaker 4: Just at real this the broadcast I mentioned Dall was

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Speaker 3: Yeah, he's an emotional guy. He was up and everyone practice. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: Dave's is fired up. And you know, especially at that

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Speaker 3: even worse. So it's just like, for whatever reason, on

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Speaker 2: You know, the game's hard enough. We don't need to

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Speaker 4: I meant in practice, like prior to practice, noise level

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Speaker 2: When you're in that environment, does it charge you guys up?

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Speaker 1: When Daniel, your quarterback, is lowering his shoulder into the

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Speaker 2: Communication or technique or something like that. What is Carmen's

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Speaker 1: Adjustments to create a better running game and just your

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Speaker 1: Is it a challenge as an offense, like last week

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Speaker 2: Did they come to you Wednesday and say you were

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Speaker 2: It was a joint effort.

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Speaker 3: But definitely excited to watch postseason baseball for for my team,

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Speaker 2: Uh yeah, I don't know, We'll just we got to

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Speaker 3: Yeah, did you did you consider yourself one of those

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Speaker 2: Change the mind. No, no, I wasn't a negative MET fan.

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Speaker 2: You know, it's been it's been fun to watch