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Speaker 1: I want to be the best. That's pointless period.

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Speaker 2: I want to be the best, But now I'm being

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Speaker 3: What does it take could be the best?

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Speaker 4: That's what defensive assistant in Madre Albery is discovering while

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Speaker 4: coaching for the Minnesota Vikings. Hey, I'm Ellis Williams, and

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Speaker 4: this is an upnext profile of Albury and assistant defensive

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Speaker 3: Rise the ranks.

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Speaker 4: In this episode, we'll explore why coach Albury and Hutchings

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Speaker 4: are considered two up and coming coaches in the NFL.

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Speaker 3: We'll detail their.

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Speaker 4: Coaching origins before they called the Minnesota home and highlight

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Speaker 4: their most recent accomplishments, like being selected to coach at

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Speaker 4: the Senior Bowl as part of the Coach Up initiative.

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Speaker 4: Will also explore what it means for their future coaching ambitions. Albury,

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Speaker 4: who is just thirty years old, is entering his fifth

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Speaker 4: pro scout working under general manager Quasia Dolpha Mensa.

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Speaker 3: Prior to his role as a pro scout.

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Speaker 4: Alberry spent the twenty twenty and twenty twenty one seasons

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Speaker 4: with Minnesota as a defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach.

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Speaker 4: By working under head coach Kevin O'Connell and general manager

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Speaker 4: Quaisya Dolpha Mensa, Albury has gained unique insight into the

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Speaker 1: My goals and aspirations.

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Speaker 2: I want to one day coordinate in this league, and

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Speaker 2: I feel.

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Speaker 1: Like I have those twos. I feel like I can

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Speaker 2: I feel more strongly about that now that I've had,

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Speaker 2: you know, the scouting piece way more strong.

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Speaker 1: It's way more realistic.

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Speaker 2: For me because now understanding those those key traits the players,

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Speaker 2: the player of traits, how does this fit in our scheme?

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Speaker 1: Is the scheme that I believe in? Right?

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Speaker 2: You know, how do we fit these players in that scheme?

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Speaker 2: To have that knowledge, you got to know what you're

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Speaker 1: Know, you got to you.

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Speaker 2: Gott There's a lot of film watching and a lot

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Speaker 2: of I feel like a great scout is an accumulation

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Speaker 2: of I watched five hundred d lineman, I watched five

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Speaker 1: So I feel like more.

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Speaker 4: To fully understand Albury's journey, we have to go back

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Speaker 4: There he was surrounded by NFL talent. At Miami Northwestern

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Speaker 4: And Albury competed against the likes of Dalvin Cook and

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Speaker 4: After high school, Albury became a three year starter along

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Speaker 2: Being surrounded by just great players my whole life. I

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Speaker 4: Before his playing days even concluded, Albery knew he wanted

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Speaker 2: I would probably say freshman Yia College. This is why

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Speaker 4: So that's when Aubrey knew he wanted to be a

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Speaker 3: What is it like?

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Speaker 4: This is Houchies explaining his standard week during an NFL season.

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Speaker 5: I would say Sunday, I mean post game Sunday, whatever,

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Speaker 5: that's where the chunk the game plan is hatched out.

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Speaker 5: This, I would say Wednesday is one of the most

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Speaker 4: Value During his time playing linebacker for USC from twenty

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Speaker 4: That year off solidified his decision to become a coach,

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Speaker 4: just like his coaches and teammates always told him he would.

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Speaker 1: When I was a player.

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Speaker 5: So a lot of my coaches when I was a

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Speaker 4: Back in coaching, Hutchings picked up right where he left

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Speaker 4: Because of that, Hutchings had to learn quickly how to

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Speaker 5: So I think that piece of it from the younger

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Speaker 4: It takes dedication and grind to climb the coaching ranks,

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Speaker 4: something Huntings is well aware of. Rising coaches must remain

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Speaker 5: I think that's the biggest part, Just to familiarize yourself

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Speaker 5: Friends that are got in it and they're excelling at it.

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Speaker 5: So it's really just about finding your path.

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Speaker 4: Since Albury and Hudgings each coach on the defensive side

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Speaker 4: Cambine Them and josh Ua Tellis, as well as helping

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Speaker 4: The lessons learned from Flores went well beyond the ex's

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Speaker 4: Albury worked as the national team's linebackers and edge coach,

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Speaker 4: Following three days of worthwhile practices, the Nowational team defeated

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Speaker 4: That weekend pushed the Vikings coaches to challenge themselves in

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Speaker 4: All that experience, paired with working for the Vikings has

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Speaker 4: As Minnesota enters the twenty twenty four season, both coaches

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Speaker 5: And that's what kind of gets me up every day

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Speaker 4: The goal of this upnext profile is to highlight up

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Speaker 3: After spending time.

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