WEBVTT - The Dave Pasch Podcast - Joshua Dobbs

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everybody, and welcome to another edition of the Dave

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<v Speaker 1>Pash Podcast. I'm your host Arizona Cardinals and ESPN broadcaster

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Pash, and my guest this week is Arizona Cardinals

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<v Speaker 1>starting quarterback Josh Dobbs. Not only is Josh Dobbs one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best stories on the team, he's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best stories in the NFL. This year, he's tenth

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<v Speaker 1>in the league in passer rating and as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he was acquired just a couple of weeks before the

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<v Speaker 1>start of the regular season, and he's made a seamless

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<v Speaker 1>transition to not only being the quarterback of the team,

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<v Speaker 1>but being a winning quarterback. Obviously the Dallas Cowboys game,

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<v Speaker 1>but just looking at his numbers, whether it was the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants in particular the first half, or his numbers against

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<v Speaker 1>San Francisco, albeit in a losing cause, it's been really

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<v Speaker 1>impressive to watch Josh Dobbs. And Josh is a great story.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to get into that a little bit talk

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<v Speaker 1>about something that's very passionate to him, and that's raising

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<v Speaker 1>awareness for alopecia, something he has had in autoimmune disorder

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<v Speaker 1>that he's had since he was in the third grade.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll also talk about his background as an aerospace engineer

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<v Speaker 1>and his goals for life after football.

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<v Speaker 2>Go to space and come back. Yeah, go to space

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<v Speaker 2>and definitely come back. I think it's something on my

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<v Speaker 2>bucket list. Obviously that's a huge decision to make, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that'd be really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get into that and a whole lot more with

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Dobbs, including his lengthy journey to the Arizona Cardinals,

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<v Speaker 1>which started back in his days at the University of Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 1>for our terrific conversation with just an impressive young man

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<v Speaker 1>on a Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs. So, Josh, as I

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<v Speaker 1>was mentioning before we get on here, you and i've met,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm sure back at Tennessee, you're doing national games

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<v Speaker 1>every week, so you're always meeting with the TV announcers.

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<v Speaker 1>But after every time we did a Tennessee game, they

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<v Speaker 1>always would provide you and we'd always walk away like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that guy's a study, that guy's smart, and obviously you're

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<v Speaker 1>a terrific player at Tennessee. First of all, you're wearing

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<v Speaker 1>a hat that says Astro Dobbs. Yeah, can you fill

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<v Speaker 1>me in?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So during my time at Tennessee, obviously studied aerospace engineering,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I got like two nicknames like Astro Astro

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<v Speaker 2>Dobbs and then like Pastronaut, which has been going around

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<v Speaker 2>a lot lately. So I started just a little brand

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<v Speaker 2>around Astro Dobbs and started my foundation around it, to

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<v Speaker 2>Extraordinary Dolls Foundation. So I always rocked the hat obviously

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<v Speaker 2>because it's you know, me, and then like my passions

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<v Speaker 2>and everything, it's cool. It seemed like the support and

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<v Speaker 2>people start rocking the hats too as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna say, is this starting to blow up.

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<v Speaker 1>Now with the way E've ben playing and the way

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<v Speaker 1>things are going.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, people are starting to cop the hats. This one's

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<v Speaker 2>actually brand new, so I got to add it to

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<v Speaker 2>my site. So I just started. I just got a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of new hats in for this season, so I

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<v Speaker 2>got some new drops coming coming along, so I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>sure to keep everyone posted.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So if we want to get them, where

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<v Speaker 1>do we go to get him?

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<v Speaker 2>You go to astrodobs dot com. It's on my Instagram

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<v Speaker 2>TikTok Twitter, astrodobs dot com and everything's right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I'm gonna get myself one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>So my one of my daughters is in a serious relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>My guess is they're going to get married. And he

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<v Speaker 1>is an aerospace engineer. Is this like slam dunk husband material?

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<v Speaker 2>Being an aerospace in it has to be, man, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I don't know where he works or who he

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<v Speaker 2>works for.

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<v Speaker 1>He went to a SU Were you almost?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I almost went to a su I'm guessing is

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<v Speaker 2>he is he? I'm guessing he wants to get his

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<v Speaker 2>pilot license or does he have his pilot that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's above my pay grade. I was a broadcast major,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well she might be a frequent private pilot at

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<v Speaker 2>some point. I'm sure good. I could use that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean sometimes get from the college game to the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinals game. Sometimes tough, exactly exactly, it's very useful. So

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, I know, be an AIRS position to definitely

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<v Speaker 1>husband material without a doubt. So you interned it NASA.

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<v Speaker 1>What was your day like when you interned there?

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<v Speaker 2>It was crazy? So that was back in twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I spent a month down there at Kennedy

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<v Speaker 2>Space Center. So I actually did twice twenty nineteen twenty twenty,

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<v Speaker 2>right before COVID. So I would basically show up to

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<v Speaker 2>the VAB Vertical Assembly building, so by you know the

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<v Speaker 2>old shuttle pictures, like you see the shuttle rolling out

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<v Speaker 2>the big tall building, it looks like it's out of

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<v Speaker 2>the transformers. I would show it like that was like

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<v Speaker 2>I had an office in there. So I show up

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<v Speaker 2>to that building every day and basically I would meet

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<v Speaker 2>with a different engineer who was working on the mobile

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<v Speaker 2>launcher and I would shadow them and see what they do.

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<v Speaker 2>So a lot of it was kind of in like

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<v Speaker 2>the instrumentation division of what NASA was doing. So the

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<v Speaker 2>mobile launcher is what carries the rocket from that vab

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<v Speaker 2>vertical assimbly building out to the launch pad. And so

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<v Speaker 2>the mobile, the mobile launcher and the launch tower sits

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<v Speaker 2>there and it moves back and forth. Now the rocket

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<v Speaker 2>comes from all different parts of the United States and

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<v Speaker 2>gets assembled down at Kennedy Space Center. So I'll show up,

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<v Speaker 2>boom shot out. Different engineer learned about it, and then

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<v Speaker 2>the next year I got really involved. So it was virtual,

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<v Speaker 2>but I was with their Razor group, which does a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of kind of like their futuristic technologies, and so

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<v Speaker 2>they're working on a lunar rover, and I basically was

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<v Speaker 2>tasked with figuring out which rocket was best for that

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<v Speaker 2>lunar rover to be to be on to eventually go

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<v Speaker 2>to the Moon, which is probably about to go to

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<v Speaker 2>the Moon, probably around this year.

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<v Speaker 1>So how do you decide which rocket fits that? So

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<v Speaker 1>you're the one that goes the next one that goes

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<v Speaker 1>to the moon, we can you'll be able to say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I was part of the decision exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's probably about five different rockets that are about

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<v Speaker 2>to start being launched in the Moon pretty frequently. These

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<v Speaker 2>are all unmanned rockets, and so on each of these rockets,

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<v Speaker 2>they basically a company can pay for a payload spot

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<v Speaker 2>for their rover or their experiment to go to the Moon. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>So for me figuring out one is taking the size

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<v Speaker 2>of this rover, figuring out can it fit on this

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<v Speaker 2>rocket in the capsule? And then they have all these

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<v Speaker 2>different ways for whatever your experiment is because it's unmanned

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to get off the capsule once it lands,

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<v Speaker 2>lands on the Moon and be able to boom, go around,

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<v Speaker 2>do whatever experiments, come back, reattach itself, and come back

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<v Speaker 2>to Earth. So it was then assessing, okay, like which

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<v Speaker 2>one is most feasible from a cost standpoint but also

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<v Speaker 2>a functionality standpoint for their rover to be attached to

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<v Speaker 2>to detach itself from it, go around, do it whatever

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<v Speaker 2>mission on the moon, come back, reattach, and come back

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<v Speaker 2>to Earth safely with everything that they're trying to learn

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<v Speaker 2>and test. So it was it was very unique. It

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<v Speaker 2>was really cool. It was really cool. Oh my goodness.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I mean, I want to talk football obviously, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm totally fascinated by all this because you're one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most unique people in the NFL given your background,

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<v Speaker 1>and when did you get interested in all this? Was

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<v Speaker 1>this at a really young age or when it was

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<v Speaker 1>when you were at Tennessee.

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<v Speaker 2>So it started really when I was really young my parents.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, growing up, I was the only child, and

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<v Speaker 2>I got involved in a lot of things like literally

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<v Speaker 2>everything under the sun, like chess club, like I was

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<v Speaker 2>in the chorus. I stink at singing, but I found

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<v Speaker 2>that out pretty quickly. I had to do a little

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<v Speaker 2>a solo in the fourth grade for one of our assemblies,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was awful. So I don't sing anymore. But

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<v Speaker 2>I was involved in a lot of things in school

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<v Speaker 2>growing up, and I really found a love for like math, science, STEM.

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<v Speaker 2>I love planes, like aviation is a huge passion of mine.

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<v Speaker 2>And so just as I progressed, my parents wanted to me,

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<v Speaker 2>They're like, you should be a lawyer. You love to debate,

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<v Speaker 2>you like to talk, You're good at speaking in front

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<v Speaker 2>of people. But you know, I was more on I

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<v Speaker 2>had the love for the math and science side, and

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<v Speaker 2>unless are the writing and reading. And so when I

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<v Speaker 2>went to school, I took a couple of engineering classes

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<v Speaker 2>in college, a couple of physics classes, and I mean

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<v Speaker 2>excuse me in high school and I was like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what two things? What am I good at? And what

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<v Speaker 2>am I passionate about? And so what's gonna if you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't play football forever, what am I going to

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<v Speaker 2>have a career? And that I really enjoy? And so

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<v Speaker 2>aerospace engineering was the was the perfect combination of both.

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<v Speaker 2>Now when I chose it, I didn't know it was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be the hardest major that you can choose going

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<v Speaker 2>to college. So I definitely, I definitely, you know, bid

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<v Speaker 2>out a big, big slice of pie going to school,

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<v Speaker 2>just with the course load and everything. But I enjoyed it, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I loved it. And it's really cool now seeing all

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<v Speaker 2>the unique opportunities I've had off the field in.

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<v Speaker 1>So forgive me if this is a dumb question. You're

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<v Speaker 1>clearly much smarter than me, so it might be a

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<v Speaker 1>dumb question. But like, is the goal eventually to go

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<v Speaker 1>to space in some way shape for.

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<v Speaker 2>Me to go to space? Go to space, come back? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>go to space and definitely come back. I think you

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<v Speaker 2>know a lot of people like, hey, like go to space,

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<v Speaker 2>go to the moon, go to Mars. You know, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>we haven't sent people to Mars yet, so we.

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<v Speaker 1>Have total recall.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, movie, we haven't, right, we haven't brought them back either,

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<v Speaker 2>so but I think at some point, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's it's really cool seeing the amount of commercial

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities that are in space right now, the amount of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, every day per se people that are starting

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<v Speaker 2>to get opportunities to go to space become astronauts. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's something on my bucket list. Obviously that's a huge

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<v Speaker 2>decision to make, but yeah, I think that'd be really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>And Pastorna you mentioned was a nickname. Is that something

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<v Speaker 1>that's recent, because I know it's been obviously blowing up

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<v Speaker 1>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say it's probably that one's probably more recent.

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<v Speaker 2>That one was probably more recent. You know, Astro has

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<v Speaker 2>been a big, big nickname of mine, Astro astrodobs. But

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<v Speaker 2>pastronauts starting to get some steam, so we got to

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<v Speaker 2>do some something fun around it.

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<v Speaker 1>You make all this sound so easy, and you've made

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<v Speaker 1>football look easy the last month, and I'm just curious

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<v Speaker 1>you get here. The trade happens just a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks before the regular season starts. How what was the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest challenge in what part of it was easy for you?

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<v Speaker 1>To transition.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say the football part was probably the

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<v Speaker 2>easiest part because it was the most consistent part. Transition

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<v Speaker 2>is tough, especially in this business. You know, just picking

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<v Speaker 2>up and moving at the drop of a dime, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when you're not aware like that that that's coming is

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<v Speaker 2>weird and a unique situation. But you know, I've done

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<v Speaker 2>it in the past, and so I say, like just

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<v Speaker 2>having to go through a similar situations per se in

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<v Speaker 2>the past preparing me for this one. And so it's

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<v Speaker 2>been really cool, like coming here, you know, the support

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<v Speaker 2>system that's been around me here and helping make it

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<v Speaker 2>very seamless, and it's allowed me, you know, to focus

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<v Speaker 2>on my craft, focus on football, focus on my preparation,

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<v Speaker 2>and enjoy that part of it. And so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've I've found comfort in you know, the unknown and

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<v Speaker 2>the uniqueness of the situation, but I've found a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of comfort in the my preparation and the football side

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<v Speaker 2>of it because it's been able to stay the same

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<v Speaker 2>and I've been able to kind of dish off task

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff to my support group, especially like the Cardinals

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<v Speaker 2>have helped me out a ton, and just focus on

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<v Speaker 2>the game and focus on preparation. And going out and

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<v Speaker 2>playing good football.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it about this situation that when you found

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<v Speaker 1>out about the trade that you felt good, You felt

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<v Speaker 1>like you could succeed here because you're playing with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of confidence right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would say it's multiple things. One, the uniqueness

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<v Speaker 2>of working with Drew and Izzy last year in Cleveland

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<v Speaker 2>and having a very similar offense to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>come into too. You know, my teammates that have accepted

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<v Speaker 2>me and have done a great job of putting in

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<v Speaker 2>the extra hours to get up to speed, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, little things that you're able to work through

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<v Speaker 2>in OTAs and camp and shoot, Like the first couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks leading up to the season, we didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>those opportunities. So it's been a crash course leading to

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<v Speaker 2>get into the season, and so everyone's taking it in

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<v Speaker 2>a stride, have done a tremendous job of getting up

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<v Speaker 2>to speed with me, and so that's been awesome. And

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<v Speaker 2>then three, you know, just the confidence that the coaching

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<v Speaker 2>staff and shoot this franchise has had in me to

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<v Speaker 2>say like, hey, you know who you know out there

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL can we trade for that can give

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<v Speaker 2>us an opportunity to go and win games each and

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<v Speaker 2>every week, and it's a week before the season for

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<v Speaker 2>them to pick me out and get blessed me with

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<v Speaker 2>this opportunity. Man, I've just been working hard to take

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<v Speaker 2>advantage of it, put my best foot forward every Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>because as always say, man, there's only thirty two starting

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<v Speaker 2>quarterbacks in the world. You know, there's less than one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred quarterbacks at the professional level in the world, and

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<v Speaker 2>so to be one of thirty two, to be an

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<v Speaker 2>NFL quarterback has always been a goal, a dream of mine.

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<v Speaker 2>And what that means, said, you know, is now on

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<v Speaker 2>me to make the most of the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>You've done that so far. You're not just one of

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two, you're in the top ten of passer rating. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, knock on wood, no interceptions. I know that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the team didn't win this past weekend, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I've been here for twenty two years, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just watching the way you guys fought and

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<v Speaker 1>didn't give up that ninety nine yard drive in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>can you kind of take me through that in your

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<v Speaker 1>mindset there, because it looked again like guys are believing

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<v Speaker 1>and not just what JG and the coaching staff are selling,

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<v Speaker 1>but they believe in you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, we come into halftime right and we felt,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, on offense, you know, knowing who we're going against,

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<v Speaker 2>Robby thought we could have started a little bit faster,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, And that's what I was said in the

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<v Speaker 2>locker room. And so what we said to the defense was,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys, go get a stop, get us the ball back.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll make it a one possession game. And so defense

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<v Speaker 2>went out, they did their job. They got to stop.

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<v Speaker 2>We get the ball back. And as an offense, our

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<v Speaker 2>mentality is, no matter where the ball is, we have

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<v Speaker 2>the ball in our hands, and that's the opportunity now

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<v Speaker 2>to go score, whether it's on the one yard line

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<v Speaker 2>our one yard line of their one yard line. Our

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<v Speaker 2>goal is to put the ball in the end zone.

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<v Speaker 2>And so everyone has the right mentality, man, And that's

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<v Speaker 2>what's been so great about this team. You know, everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>just no matter what happens, we're one play at a time, right,

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<v Speaker 2>one call at a time, executing that play. No matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens on the last play, boom, we're on to

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<v Speaker 2>the next one. So get the ball and then everyone

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<v Speaker 2>looking in the huddle, get the first first down. Get

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<v Speaker 2>the drive start and go down and score touchdown, make

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<v Speaker 2>it a one possession game. Obviously, you know, we may

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<v Speaker 2>have the outcome that we want it, but I thought

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<v Speaker 2>it was a tremendous growth, growth moment, you know, as

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<v Speaker 2>a team, right just playing that complimentary football against a

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<v Speaker 2>really good football team where defense gets to stop and

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<v Speaker 2>they're relying on the offense to give us a chance

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<v Speaker 2>boom to get back in the game, and then we

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<v Speaker 2>go out and execute. That's what those are kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the start of what good good programs, good organizations, good

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<v Speaker 2>football teams are built off of. And so we keep

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<v Speaker 2>doing that, we keep playing good, complimentary football, We keep

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<v Speaker 2>growing on those little moments like that. Man, we'll continue

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<v Speaker 2>to improve and start winning some games.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you this calm, direct and deliberate when you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the huddle?

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<v Speaker 2>I like to say so. Yeah, I like to say so.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I've being around other quarterbacks and then obviously

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<v Speaker 2>just my journey, man, I've learned that consistency. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>people feed off of that. So knowing my preparation, Man,

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<v Speaker 2>how I show up on Wednesday and how I show

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<v Speaker 2>up on the game day, I want it to be

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<v Speaker 2>the exact same, because one that helps me stay calm

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<v Speaker 2>and focused and locked in on the task. And two,

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<v Speaker 2>you know your teammates see that, right, They see how

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<v Speaker 2>you approach every single rep. They see how you approach

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<v Speaker 2>every single day, and then ultimately they see how you

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<v Speaker 2>approach the game. So having like this demeanor, right, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>being consistent in that, now I get firing on game day.

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<v Speaker 2>I think on my micd up show that a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I changed a little bit of personality. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the day, man like I want to be

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<v Speaker 2>that strong, calm, consistent voice and commander of the huddle,

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<v Speaker 2>and we lead my guys each every time I step

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<v Speaker 2>on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been asked us a ton, but Pittsburgh, Jacksonville,

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<v Speaker 1>back to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Tennessee, back to Cleveland. Here

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona. Did you doubt yourself at any point or

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<v Speaker 1>did you always feel like you were going to get

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<v Speaker 1>that opportunity to show what you could do? Was it

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<v Speaker 1>hard to stay patient for that opportunity?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I never doubted myself. I would say

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<v Speaker 2>I I gain more trust in myself. I would say

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<v Speaker 2>that over that time. You know, when you get drafted

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<v Speaker 2>to an organization. Man Like, I think everyone they they

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<v Speaker 2>they view their NFL career as the storybook career. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get drafted somewhere, you're gonna play there for

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years, Your jersey are gonna get retired in the rafters,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get a gold jacket, and you're gonna ride

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<v Speaker 2>off in the sunset. And that does happen. And those

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<v Speaker 2>stories are out there and there, and I think those

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<v Speaker 2>are the stories that are sold obviously the most, because

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<v Speaker 2>those are the stories everyone loves to see. But I

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<v Speaker 2>would say, you know, ninety seven percent of the players

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<v Speaker 2>in the NFL, that's not their story, that's not their journey,

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<v Speaker 2>that's not the opportunities they get. And so for me, man,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, getting drafted the Pittsburgh and leaving and

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<v Speaker 2>then going back to Pittsburgh, all that really wasn't any

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<v Speaker 2>of my choices. When I was drafted to Pittsburgh, I

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<v Speaker 2>was then traded to Jacksonville's then claimed back by Pittsburgh,

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<v Speaker 2>and so from there, you know, after that year, going

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<v Speaker 2>to my fifth or sixth year, you know, I said, like,

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, man, I got to

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<v Speaker 2>start position myself with the opportunity one to show I

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<v Speaker 2>can at least be a consistent two in the league,

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<v Speaker 2>which will then ultimately give me the opportunity to be

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<v Speaker 2>a starter in the NFL. So, you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of my moves and transitions that have happened over the

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<v Speaker 2>last year have been you know, me just putting that

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<v Speaker 2>ultimate trust in my own skill set and ability and

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to be able to perform on short notice.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, leaving Cleveland was a choice of mine

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<v Speaker 2>because while I was in Cleveland, man going into that situation,

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<v Speaker 2>knew it was going to be a unique quarterback room

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<v Speaker 2>with three new guys signed all in the same year,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously with the Deshaun dial going on, so I

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<v Speaker 2>know at some point Deshan was gonna come back. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know what the room was going to look like.

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<v Speaker 2>So ultimately chose to leave Cleveland because I knew, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>like crazy things happen at the end of the football season,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want to show teams that, you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>had a really good preseason, I can play really good football,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm looking for that opportunity to play. So end

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<v Speaker 2>up going to Detroit and then getting signed from Detroit

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<v Speaker 2>to Tennessee to go play. So everything worked out because

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<v Speaker 2>I had that trust and confidence in myself and then

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<v Speaker 2>obviously coming here same thing, you know, having that confidence

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<v Speaker 2>in yourself that even though short notice, you can still

0:18:27.680 --> 0:18:30.919
<v Speaker 2>go out execute play really good football. And it might

0:18:30.960 --> 0:18:33.760
<v Speaker 2>be a unique situation. But everything shoot, that went through

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<v Speaker 2>the last three hundred and sixty five days has prepared

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<v Speaker 2>me for this opportunity. So I wouldn't say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>throughout throughout that time period, I ever, you know, lost

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<v Speaker 2>faith in myself. Now, of course you might lose faith

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<v Speaker 2>in the process. Right, there are some days you wake

0:18:47.119 --> 0:18:48.920
<v Speaker 2>up and say, dang, am I ever going to get

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<v Speaker 2>that chance? But in those days, man, I think those

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<v Speaker 2>days are what make you right. Those are the days

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<v Speaker 2>that when you wake up and you might lose faith

0:18:57.600 --> 0:18:59.680
<v Speaker 2>in the process, but you haven't losed faith in yourself

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<v Speaker 2>and you still show up. You still are a professional,

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<v Speaker 2>you still do your job at a high level. You

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<v Speaker 2>still prepare as if you're going to start, even though

0:19:05.720 --> 0:19:08.119
<v Speaker 2>you're not even dressing on that Sunday. Those are the

0:19:08.240 --> 0:19:12.000
<v Speaker 2>days that are banked reps that then ultimately prepare you

0:19:12.040 --> 0:19:15.080
<v Speaker 2>for opportunities like this. So it's been a tremendous journey.

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<v Speaker 2>Tremendous ride is definitely far from over, man, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I've loved every step of the journey.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I was going to ask you what you think

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<v Speaker 1>your role is because you know there's no givens in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. First of all, we don't know when Kyler's

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<v Speaker 1>coming back, and you know how he's going to do

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<v Speaker 1>when he comes back. I mean, you keep playing like this,

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<v Speaker 1>you know there's no guarantees that Kyler steps right in,

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<v Speaker 1>So like, how do you view it? Do you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like look at yourself and say, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>I keep playing like this, I'm going to make it

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<v Speaker 1>a tough decision for the coaching staff to take me

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<v Speaker 1>out of the game when Kyler gets healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure. Yeah. I just you know, I control what

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<v Speaker 2>I can control, right, Like as I said last week,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I know at some point Kyler's going to

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<v Speaker 2>come back and decision's going to be made. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for me, I understand that, and I understand his role

0:19:57.119 --> 0:19:59.560
<v Speaker 2>and then the role that he's had in this franchise

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<v Speaker 2>up until this point, and I respect that. And so

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<v Speaker 2>as I said last week, like everything's gonna be okay, man,

0:20:06.359 --> 0:20:09.399
<v Speaker 2>But I control what I can control. And you know,

0:20:09.800 --> 0:20:11.960
<v Speaker 2>as long as they tell nine to keep going out there,

0:20:12.119 --> 0:20:14.280
<v Speaker 2>keep leading this team, keep playing quarterback, I'm gonna go

0:20:14.359 --> 0:20:16.440
<v Speaker 2>out and put my best foot forward. And the day

0:20:16.480 --> 0:20:19.199
<v Speaker 2>that role changes, I'll embrace whatever that role looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll keep moving forward and still being Josh Dobbs,

0:20:22.400 --> 0:20:25.840
<v Speaker 2>still being the person that I am. So you know, yeah,

0:20:25.880 --> 0:20:28.879
<v Speaker 2>so whenever that day comes in, it'll be okay. But

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<v Speaker 2>until then and I'm putting my best foot forward, trying

0:20:31.480 --> 0:20:33.120
<v Speaker 2>to leave these guys to victory every Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you talk about a relationship with with Drew pettsing?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, how much do you guys talk during the

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<v Speaker 1>week about the plan? How much are you talking during

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<v Speaker 1>the game? For example, I brought up the ninety nine

0:20:43.720 --> 0:20:47.560
<v Speaker 1>yard drive. Like to me, the first play of that drive,

0:20:48.600 --> 0:20:51.639
<v Speaker 1>nobody remembers or talks about, but like you just diving

0:20:51.640 --> 0:20:53.240
<v Speaker 1>ahead for three yards to give you guys a little

0:20:53.240 --> 0:20:54.920
<v Speaker 1>bit more breathing room. Not a lot of teams do that,

0:20:54.960 --> 0:20:57.000
<v Speaker 1>at least the Cardinals that hadn't done that the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years. How much come how much discuss? How

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<v Speaker 1>many conversations you having with Drew throughout the weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>On game day, we're having a ton of conversations. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>we talk she was starting yesterday about the past game,

0:21:08.960 --> 0:21:11.479
<v Speaker 2>how how we can improve, and then today we're on

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<v Speaker 2>to the Bengals and talking about first and second down thoughts,

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<v Speaker 2>getting a head start on that. So then we come

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<v Speaker 2>in on tomorrow and wrap up that start on third down.

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<v Speaker 2>So each day it's a discussion about a different part

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<v Speaker 2>of the field, different zone on the field, and then

0:21:25.800 --> 0:21:28.080
<v Speaker 2>as we get closer to the game days, more situational

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<v Speaker 2>football thoughts and starting thoughts, how we're going to start

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<v Speaker 2>the game, what we're gonna do on the big third downs,

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<v Speaker 2>where we're gonna do on the red zone, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you know, once we get in the game, the dialogue continues,

0:21:37.440 --> 0:21:39.200
<v Speaker 2>right Like, I have a ton of dialogue with Izzy

0:21:39.240 --> 0:21:42.040
<v Speaker 2>throughout the week for the most part, obviously because he's

0:21:42.080 --> 0:21:44.719
<v Speaker 2>in the room. And then Drew comes down and we

0:21:44.760 --> 0:21:48.359
<v Speaker 2>talk as well. So the relationships grow, man, the you know,

0:21:48.400 --> 0:21:50.960
<v Speaker 2>obviously I spent time with Drew last year. I didn't play,

0:21:51.040 --> 0:21:53.680
<v Speaker 2>but we spent a ton of time together. I think,

0:21:53.800 --> 0:21:56.360
<v Speaker 2>you know, just being able to talk football last year,

0:21:56.400 --> 0:21:58.640
<v Speaker 2>for me to be able to pick his brain when

0:21:58.640 --> 0:22:00.920
<v Speaker 2>he was in the position as the coach and now

0:22:00.960 --> 0:22:02.720
<v Speaker 2>for him to grow into the role as that. Oh see,

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<v Speaker 2>those reps have helped us a ton this year. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>when he calls plays, I feel like, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>know exactly what he's about to say as he's calling

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<v Speaker 2>them into the huddle. And so as we continue to

0:22:13.560 --> 0:22:15.800
<v Speaker 2>get reps together as the weeks continue to go by,

0:22:15.920 --> 0:22:21.560
<v Speaker 2>that those the relationship right, the camaraderie per se, but

0:22:21.920 --> 0:22:25.040
<v Speaker 2>the chemistry will just continue to grow. And so it's

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<v Speaker 2>been great to see the steps that we've been able

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<v Speaker 2>to make each and every week, just starting from week one.

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<v Speaker 2>Man that feels like a year ago. That guy here, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it only shows the steps that will continue

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<v Speaker 2>to make throughout the year.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like MANI us and for IT and JG

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<v Speaker 1>they have a specific type of person that they want

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<v Speaker 1>here as well as a player that there's more that's

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<v Speaker 1>going into who's on the roster as opposed to just

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<v Speaker 1>picking talent and picking players. Michael Wilson, you fit exactly

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<v Speaker 1>the mold of what MANI and JG want. Michael Wilson

0:22:56.400 --> 0:22:59.040
<v Speaker 1>seems like another guy. He actually kind of feels like

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<v Speaker 1>a wide receipt version smart guy, went to Stanford. Both

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<v Speaker 1>very good college players. He's a third round pick, you

0:23:06.040 --> 0:23:08.680
<v Speaker 1>were a fourth round pick. Talk about your connection with

0:23:08.760 --> 0:23:11.040
<v Speaker 1>him and what you've seen from Michael so far. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>it had a huge game this past weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a great game. That was really cool for

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<v Speaker 2>him to be back in the Bay obviously right down

0:23:15.760 --> 0:23:19.919
<v Speaker 2>the street from school and ball out. Relationship has been awesome,

0:23:19.960 --> 0:23:22.240
<v Speaker 2>Like he's been a guy since the day I got here.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was probably the first guy that came

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<v Speaker 2>up and introduced himself in the lunch room right when

0:23:26.800 --> 0:23:29.280
<v Speaker 2>I walked in. But he's always you know, picking my

0:23:29.359 --> 0:23:31.880
<v Speaker 2>brain from a QB perspective of hey, like what can

0:23:31.920 --> 0:23:34.040
<v Speaker 2>I do better? Or hey let's get an extra rep

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<v Speaker 2>on this, and then from there, you know, he's just

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<v Speaker 2>so locked into the game plan and always you know,

0:23:38.200 --> 0:23:40.919
<v Speaker 2>doing the right things exactly where he needs to be. Obviously,

0:23:40.960 --> 0:23:43.600
<v Speaker 2>he's a great dude off the field, and so just

0:23:43.680 --> 0:23:48.040
<v Speaker 2>seeing that, having you know, that safety blanket as a

0:23:48.119 --> 0:23:50.679
<v Speaker 2>quarterback is awesome. You know, as you said, he's a

0:23:50.720 --> 0:23:53.480
<v Speaker 2>great dude, and you know, I think guys like that

0:23:53.600 --> 0:23:56.560
<v Speaker 2>are are tremendous opportunities to continue to build the team culture.

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<v Speaker 2>And chemistry around, and so I enjoy Obviously, I've loved

0:24:00.440 --> 0:24:02.840
<v Speaker 2>the way he's played. He's made some huge plays, obviously

0:24:03.119 --> 0:24:05.399
<v Speaker 2>the Dallas game with the big play to put his

0:24:05.440 --> 0:24:07.280
<v Speaker 2>in position to seal it, and then last week with

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<v Speaker 2>the two touchdowns and a couple other big time catches

0:24:10.880 --> 0:24:13.720
<v Speaker 2>and big situations to put his in position to score.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been tremendous in his growth. Like when he

0:24:16.880 --> 0:24:19.200
<v Speaker 2>showed up, I was watching some of the camp film

0:24:19.400 --> 0:24:21.720
<v Speaker 2>and just watching him, was like, who's this dude? Like, Oh,

0:24:21.880 --> 0:24:23.840
<v Speaker 2>that's that's the rookie. I was like, Wow, he looks

0:24:23.880 --> 0:24:26.639
<v Speaker 2>like a second third year player already. Yeah, and so

0:24:26.720 --> 0:24:29.480
<v Speaker 2>he'll continue to grow and improve, man, But he's been awesome,

0:24:29.520 --> 0:24:31.280
<v Speaker 2>and so I'm excited for him in his career.

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<v Speaker 1>Another guy that looks like he's been in the league

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<v Speaker 1>for a while, and he's playing a position that I

0:24:36.560 --> 0:24:39.440
<v Speaker 1>don't think he played a ton of Ohio State Paris

0:24:39.520 --> 0:24:42.920
<v Speaker 1>Johnson mostly left tackle playing right tackle. What stands out

0:24:42.920 --> 0:24:45.760
<v Speaker 1>to you about him and how he's played so far?

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<v Speaker 2>Man, he's had the gauntlet of guys the blog already

0:24:49.040 --> 0:24:52.160
<v Speaker 2>this season. Man, that's been That's probably been what's been

0:24:52.200 --> 0:24:56.240
<v Speaker 2>so impressive, Right, like she had. He's had a slate

0:24:56.280 --> 0:24:58.520
<v Speaker 2>of guys thrown at him, starting with the Commanders in

0:24:58.560 --> 0:25:00.879
<v Speaker 2>the front that they have and than the Giants have

0:25:00.880 --> 0:25:03.960
<v Speaker 2>a really good front, and obviously eleven Michael Parsons with

0:25:04.000 --> 0:25:07.119
<v Speaker 2>the Cowboys and then last week Nick Bosa, and so

0:25:07.480 --> 0:25:11.360
<v Speaker 2>he'll continue having more guys that he'll be tasked with blocking,

0:25:11.440 --> 0:25:14.000
<v Speaker 2>but he's stepped up to the challenge every single week.

0:25:14.040 --> 0:25:17.280
<v Speaker 2>He has that right demeanor, that confidence in himself and

0:25:17.400 --> 0:25:20.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, just you come in as a come in

0:25:20.040 --> 0:25:22.919
<v Speaker 2>as a as a different as a new quarterback and

0:25:22.960 --> 0:25:25.320
<v Speaker 2>having your alignment look at you and gets you hyped

0:25:25.359 --> 0:25:27.200
<v Speaker 2>to go out and go out and play and take

0:25:27.200 --> 0:25:30.320
<v Speaker 2>over games. Man, that's that's a great feeling. So he did.

0:25:30.359 --> 0:25:32.719
<v Speaker 2>He does a tremendous job. Is really cool seeing his

0:25:33.280 --> 0:25:36.280
<v Speaker 2>relationship that he's already created with DJ on the other side.

0:25:36.280 --> 0:25:39.600
<v Speaker 2>Obviously DJ's played a lot of football and at a

0:25:39.680 --> 0:25:42.360
<v Speaker 2>very high level. But just seeing how he's learning from

0:25:42.440 --> 0:25:44.119
<v Speaker 2>DJ and how to take care of his body, what

0:25:44.160 --> 0:25:46.880
<v Speaker 2>to do off the field, getting into his routine as

0:25:46.920 --> 0:25:49.520
<v Speaker 2>a rookie man, that that's very impressive. Just you know,

0:25:49.560 --> 0:25:52.160
<v Speaker 2>being around the around the league and seeing guys man

0:25:52.200 --> 0:25:55.040
<v Speaker 2>he's he's acting like similar to Mike as a vet,

0:25:55.240 --> 0:25:57.560
<v Speaker 2>you know, already as a rookie and learning the right

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<v Speaker 2>ways to take care of his body off the field

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<v Speaker 2>in order to then go out and prepare and play

0:26:01.680 --> 0:26:02.960
<v Speaker 2>high level football on Sundays.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple more, we'll get you out of here. Josh,

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<v Speaker 1>You've always you've never shied away from bringing awareness to alopecia,

0:26:10.040 --> 0:26:12.160
<v Speaker 1>something you've dealt with since I think you.

0:26:12.080 --> 0:26:14.080
<v Speaker 2>Were third or fourth grade. Yeah, third grade.

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<v Speaker 1>And just tell me about why you're passionate about making

0:26:20.040 --> 0:26:21.600
<v Speaker 1>people aware of that.

0:26:21.840 --> 0:26:24.119
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's just part of my journey, and so

0:26:24.240 --> 0:26:26.160
<v Speaker 2>everything that's part of my journey, man, I always love

0:26:26.240 --> 0:26:29.840
<v Speaker 2>bringing attention to it. Obviously, having alopecia since the third grade,

0:26:30.240 --> 0:26:32.720
<v Speaker 2>my journey's look different than some people with alopecia. For

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<v Speaker 2>those of you who don't know, alopecia is the autoimmune

0:26:34.760 --> 0:26:37.560
<v Speaker 2>disease that tax your hair follicles. Some people their hair

0:26:37.640 --> 0:26:39.840
<v Speaker 2>is patchy, some people have no hair, some people have

0:26:39.960 --> 0:26:42.920
<v Speaker 2>a lot of hair. It affects everyone differently, but usually

0:26:42.920 --> 0:26:44.959
<v Speaker 2>at some point you start losing your hair and it

0:26:45.000 --> 0:26:48.159
<v Speaker 2>never really grows back. So for me, you know that

0:26:48.480 --> 0:26:51.480
<v Speaker 2>happened in college where you know, lost my hair didn't

0:26:51.480 --> 0:26:54.960
<v Speaker 2>really grow back. And being a divisional one quarterback, a

0:26:54.960 --> 0:26:58.160
<v Speaker 2>really good Division one quarterback at a very prominent university,

0:26:58.400 --> 0:27:00.959
<v Speaker 2>you're a lot of spotlight, so you get a lot

0:27:01.000 --> 0:27:03.520
<v Speaker 2>of attention and sometimes people don't know what alopecia is.

0:27:03.560 --> 0:27:06.639
<v Speaker 2>Sometimes people are very ignorant to what alopecia is and

0:27:06.680 --> 0:27:09.199
<v Speaker 2>that comes with the platform. So for me just to

0:27:09.240 --> 0:27:12.440
<v Speaker 2>be able to show people that no matter what you're

0:27:12.480 --> 0:27:14.800
<v Speaker 2>going through, everyone's going through something. Alopeca is a little

0:27:14.840 --> 0:27:17.159
<v Speaker 2>more visual than other things that people go through on

0:27:17.160 --> 0:27:19.560
<v Speaker 2>a daily basis, But no matter what you're going through, man,

0:27:19.680 --> 0:27:22.320
<v Speaker 2>just be true to who you are, be yourself, have

0:27:22.400 --> 0:27:25.800
<v Speaker 2>that confidence in yourself, and just control what you can control.

0:27:26.400 --> 0:27:29.200
<v Speaker 2>I'm a huge advocate for that. The kids that I've met,

0:27:29.240 --> 0:27:32.800
<v Speaker 2>they have alopecia, the adults I've met that have alopecia,

0:27:33.040 --> 0:27:36.000
<v Speaker 2>has been tremendous seeing the looks on their faces when

0:27:36.000 --> 0:27:38.119
<v Speaker 2>they meet someone else just with alopecia, you know, not

0:27:38.359 --> 0:27:41.439
<v Speaker 2>me being an NFL quarterback or college quarterback, just me

0:27:41.520 --> 0:27:44.840
<v Speaker 2>being someone else that relates to them, that knows exactly

0:27:44.840 --> 0:27:48.040
<v Speaker 2>what they're going through and their hair journey per se.

0:27:48.119 --> 0:27:51.520
<v Speaker 2>But also it's extremely confident in my own skin and

0:27:51.560 --> 0:27:53.760
<v Speaker 2>showing them that, you know, if they can if they're

0:27:53.800 --> 0:27:56.760
<v Speaker 2>confident in their own skin, man, they can define their

0:27:56.840 --> 0:28:00.280
<v Speaker 2>own success in life. And so yeah, ALPC has been

0:28:00.359 --> 0:28:03.320
<v Speaker 2>a great part of my journey. Man. It's molded me

0:28:03.359 --> 0:28:05.600
<v Speaker 2>into who I am today, and so I definitely don't

0:28:05.600 --> 0:28:06.320
<v Speaker 2>shy away from it.

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<v Speaker 1>Was there anybody in particular I read a story where

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<v Speaker 1>You've got a chance to meet Charlie Villain the way

0:28:11.040 --> 0:28:15.000
<v Speaker 1>of a former NBA player. Anybody specific that that you

0:28:15.080 --> 0:28:18.240
<v Speaker 1>recall that encourage you when you need an encouragement.

0:28:18.400 --> 0:28:21.159
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I have a tremendous support group with

0:28:21.440 --> 0:28:25.240
<v Speaker 2>with my family. Charlie's been awesome and he always says,

0:28:25.640 --> 0:28:28.040
<v Speaker 2>you know, Alo Pisas doesn't have me, I have alopecia,

0:28:28.440 --> 0:28:31.119
<v Speaker 2>And that just talks about just being comfortable in your

0:28:31.119 --> 0:28:33.480
<v Speaker 2>own skin and accepting you know that alopieza is a

0:28:33.480 --> 0:28:36.119
<v Speaker 2>part of your story. Ryan Shazier is also one who

0:28:36.160 --> 0:28:38.280
<v Speaker 2>I spent a lot of time with in Pittsburgh, and

0:28:38.360 --> 0:28:40.880
<v Speaker 2>so just being around those those people, those individuals, those

0:28:40.960 --> 0:28:45.880
<v Speaker 2>highly successful individuals that also may face the same ignorance

0:28:45.920 --> 0:28:48.760
<v Speaker 2>sometimes that I've gone through, but still are able to

0:28:48.800 --> 0:28:52.040
<v Speaker 2>stand up and take it in stride and still be

0:28:52.080 --> 0:28:55.080
<v Speaker 2>true to who they are. It just has always served

0:28:55.120 --> 0:28:57.760
<v Speaker 2>as a great example for me of how to proceed

0:28:57.800 --> 0:28:58.600
<v Speaker 2>about my life.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, listen, it's been great covering your games here as

0:29:02.640 --> 0:29:05.920
<v Speaker 1>a starting quarterback. And not only are you one of

0:29:05.960 --> 0:29:07.400
<v Speaker 1>the best stories on the team, you're one of the

0:29:07.440 --> 0:29:10.400
<v Speaker 1>best stories in the NFL right now. So congratulations on

0:29:10.440 --> 0:29:12.520
<v Speaker 1>the great start, and let's keep it going this weekend.

0:29:12.640 --> 0:29:14.080
<v Speaker 2>Just do it for the time, man, I appreciate you,

0:29:14.120 --> 0:29:15.000
<v Speaker 2>may Man, thanks for having me.

0:29:15.000 --> 0:29:20.640
<v Speaker 1>You got it, man, I could have just forgotten completely

0:29:20.680 --> 0:29:24.800
<v Speaker 1>about football and talked rocket science with Josh Dobbs for

0:29:24.800 --> 0:29:30.120
<v Speaker 1>forty five minutes, so entertaining, so interesting, and just hearing

0:29:30.200 --> 0:29:33.280
<v Speaker 1>about his journey and all the things that he did

0:29:33.760 --> 0:29:38.080
<v Speaker 1>as an Internet NASA and his goals for life after football.

0:29:38.440 --> 0:29:42.680
<v Speaker 1>Also just incredibly impressive to hear about his passion for

0:29:42.760 --> 0:29:45.880
<v Speaker 1>raising awareness for alopecia, something that he's dealt with since

0:29:46.040 --> 0:29:50.000
<v Speaker 1>a young boy. And also Josh's role as the quarterback

0:29:50.040 --> 0:29:53.800
<v Speaker 1>of the Cardinals, his leadership, his relationship with Drew Petsing,

0:29:54.560 --> 0:29:58.240
<v Speaker 1>and a guy that has had to wait his turn

0:29:58.800 --> 0:30:02.560
<v Speaker 1>and be patient over two stints with the Steelers, two

0:30:02.640 --> 0:30:08.040
<v Speaker 1>stints with the Browns Jacksonville, Detroit, Tennessee, and now with

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<v Speaker 1>the Cardinals. It's great to see Josh Dobbs playing well.

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