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Speaker 1: How's it going good?

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Speaker 2: Questions Diam Diamond, Laura, how would you just to evaluate

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Speaker 2: his camp so far?

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Speaker 1: I think it's been solid, you know. I think that

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Speaker 1: he you know, being able to go inside outside. I

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Speaker 1: think he's taking that next step, just another year of

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Speaker 1: just being comfortable and being able to see it. And

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Speaker 1: you know, like I've said in the past, it's tough

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Speaker 1: to do that within a game, you know, to play

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Speaker 1: inside and outside, like are you okay base? Now you're

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Speaker 1: outside nickel, go play the nickel. And I think it's

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Speaker 1: just clicking that much faster. It's like anything time on task.

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Speaker 1: He just continues to get better in both spots because

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Speaker 1: he's playing both spots, So that part's good him.

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Speaker 2: Was it something like, you know, just kind of getting

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Speaker 2: passibley where he's felt like he was thinking through things

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Speaker 2: too much and now he's just more reacting. Is it?

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Speaker 1: That's it? I mean, that's really it. That's really anybody.

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Speaker 1: How fast can you get away from the thinking about

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Speaker 1: everything to where you're anticipating and just reacting. That's really

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Speaker 1: the main goal with anyone. And usually you see with

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Speaker 1: the young guys or rookies when they start to flash early,

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Speaker 1: it's it's because they grasped it quickly, you know, and

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Speaker 1: then then it starts to click, and that's really the goal.

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Speaker 1: How quickly can it you know, be second nature and

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Speaker 3: Jalen Graham got some reps with the starters there at

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Speaker 3: the end. What are you see from those two linebackers

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Speaker 3: in particular.

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Speaker 1: The same thing. They're just you know, getting better because

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Speaker 1: it's starting to click for him. And you know, I

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Speaker 1: talk about you know, speed, violence, and finish. To me,

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Speaker 1: a lot of speed is yeah, you run fast, but

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Speaker 1: speed is also your preparation and your knowledge of the game.

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Speaker 1: Because you hear veteran guys say it all the time.

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Speaker 1: All the games slowed down. For me, it slowed that well,

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Speaker 1: you know, you look so much faster because it did

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Speaker 1: slow down, because now you're more comfortable and you're understanding.

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Speaker 1: Now you anticipate, you know, based on motions and alignments,

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Speaker 1: and it's the stuff happens as you think it should happen,

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Speaker 1: and now you can go make plays. And that's where

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Speaker 1: you're seeing. D almost had a pick today, you know,

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Speaker 1: and that backed up here because again the game's slowing

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Speaker 1: down and he's playing faster. Same with Jalen between d

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Speaker 1: and Devondre and Jalen.

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Speaker 4: How do you go by determining which which of the

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Speaker 4: two will be out there when you're in the nickel.

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Speaker 1: Well, Devondre is he's out there with with Fred. So

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Speaker 1: it's just a good group of linebackers. I think a

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Speaker 1: lot of those guys, even Zeke Turner, who's new, you know,

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Speaker 1: he's come in, he's fit in. Curtis Robinson has had

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Speaker 1: a nice camp and flame when he's you know, back

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Speaker 1: healthy the times he's been in, he's always been a

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Speaker 1: staple for us that can play all three positions. And

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Speaker 1: even Tatum Bethune, you know, one of our late round picks,

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Speaker 1: he's done a nice job. He's starting to grasp it well.

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Speaker 1: I think you see that with a lot of the

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Speaker 1: and they're starting to you know, We've got this great

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Speaker 3: It seems like Gyr Brown's going above and beyond when

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Speaker 3: it comes to communicating what have you seen from him

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Speaker 3: and jumping from year one to year two and just

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Speaker 3: as far as intangible. It's not not so much on

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Again the comfort and the confidence. I think he

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Speaker 1: and again that's it's that's what's gonna You're gonna find

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Speaker 1: Tig gonna do? You know? And those guys stepped up,

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Speaker 1: they elevated their game. Huff is a great communicator. You know,

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Speaker 1: get as well who's not here, right, So those guys

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Speaker 1: get this opportunity and they get all these extra reps

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Speaker 1: and now they're stepping in and doing a really nice job.

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Speaker 1: And it's through all those extra reps that you're seeing

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Speaker 2: Can you can you use Yeter growth Monsos?

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Speaker 3: I feel like I've seen Hi rush inside outside drop.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean we he can you know, mix it up.

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Speaker 1: Like I said, he's an interior pass rusher as well.

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Speaker 1: exciting to have him because he's very multiple. He can

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Speaker 2: But from where he was last year to.

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Speaker 1: Now, it starts again the same thing. It's another year

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Speaker 2: Linebackers, you talk about like the versatility you want, especially

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Speaker 2: maybe you're going to need him at Sam, Like, how

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Speaker 2: do you just kind of work through that? And in

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Speaker 1: Based on the player and what we know about him,

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Speaker 1: Holland is you know always kind of and everybody really

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Speaker 1: when we evaluate guys what you think they could play.

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Speaker 1: But when you're young in a backup, Okay, what are

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Speaker 1: value as you get older if you can play multiple spots,

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Speaker 1: just like I say about demo guys that play nickel

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Speaker 1: If you have that versatility, it's good. Same with linebacker.

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Speaker 1: I mean it's different, Oh am I making the calls,

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Speaker 1: So we're like, okay, let's see how he is at Mike.

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Speaker 1: the more they get, the more they add to their value.

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Speaker 2: The harder when you have a guy who you're using

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Speaker 2: more at Mike to get them reps at other places

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Speaker 2: just because there's so much more on their plate when

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Speaker 1: I mean, you can still get multiple spots. I think

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Speaker 3: The third down defense wasn't great last season. What would

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Speaker 3: you say the key is to improving that aspect of

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Speaker 1: Well, I think there's a few things. It's a lot

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Speaker 1: of times it's just execution and you know, harping on

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Speaker 4: Guys are a deep a defensive tackle.

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Speaker 1: I think he's done a nice job. But with him, again,

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Speaker 1: you know, how consistent can he be? And our offense

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Speaker 1: you know, good players with you know, explosive O line.

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Speaker 1: So he's getting a lot of work. He's gotten better.

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Speaker 4: Is there a process with deciding if young normanor is

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Speaker 1: Always going to Well, we've been kind of rotating. We

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Speaker 1: we've been doing a lot of positions. We'll see you

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Speaker 1: guys decided, will any of the starters see the field

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Speaker 1: you know. And it's also with your process of you know,

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Speaker 1: but those true move the ball, that's where it feels

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Speaker 3: You don't work closely with him, but Bobby Turner is

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Speaker 3: somewhat of a legendary figure.

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Speaker 1: Yes, his tone is extremely meticulous, among other things. How

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Speaker 3: Him, just his coaching style and why he has a reputation.

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Speaker 1: You're right pretty much what you've said, meticulous on it, passionate,

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Speaker 1: very serious. But he you know, in talking with him,

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Speaker 1: I think at one of the away game dinners or

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Speaker 1: sport athlete too, so he's like he'll he'll talk about

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Speaker 1: serious about it, and that's why you see so much production,

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Speaker 1: and that's why he's coached for so long. A lot

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Speaker 1: of respect for him.

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Speaker 3: Is ever not serious.

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Speaker 1: No, he'll joke around here and there. I've seen him

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Speaker 1: joke around here and there. Yeah, yeah, yeah, thanks guys,