WEBVTT - Press Pass: Pat Shurmur

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<v Speaker 1>Every handoff can be a dive at the needs. Have

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<v Speaker 1>you guys discussed that at all and what you might

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<v Speaker 1>be able to do. No, I think I think it's important.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, everybody's getting hits as sort of an occupational

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<v Speaker 1>hazard of playing football, and we just got to do

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of making sure we protect ourselves, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in that situation there, you know, when the edge rusher

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<v Speaker 1>over commits to the quarterback, as long as there's a

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<v Speaker 1>single safety in the middle, then there's running room and

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<v Speaker 1>probably the backside see or d gap depending on whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's two or three surface and that specific play, Darren

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<v Speaker 1>found the cutback and we got a five yard game.

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<v Speaker 1>So we move on. So we run plays and they

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<v Speaker 1>get officiated. That's it. Or do you think it is

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<v Speaker 1>for him to be here with stand a hit and

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<v Speaker 1>how much that helped his confidence you think after everything

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<v Speaker 1>he's been Yeah, well, the unintended consequence of being hit

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<v Speaker 1>is that you get to see that you can handle him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And I think he had a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>times in the game where he took some shots and

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to bounce up and that'll help him

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<v Speaker 1>check off some more boxes to be ready to play

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<v Speaker 1>and will be ahead of the wrestled that Gardner's done

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<v Speaker 1>a good job. You know, I think it's too early

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<v Speaker 1>to tell who that guy is going to be, but

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<v Speaker 1>we feel good about his progress. You know. Well, we've

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<v Speaker 1>still got a couple of games, you know, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we get we get a lot of reps out here.

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<v Speaker 1>The guys that are potentially going to play in that

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<v Speaker 1>spot get a chance to practice. Got a great deal

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<v Speaker 1>and so get them. Yeah, other guys getting prest the

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<v Speaker 1>first week. Sure, we're just we got a little good

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<v Speaker 1>little rotation there. So we got you know, a few

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<v Speaker 1>guys there that could potentially play there. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>buy language. Are you working with quarterbacks post post hand off?

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<v Speaker 1>They're not so yeah. Well, you know, typically when you

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<v Speaker 1>hand the ball off, you either set up and show

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<v Speaker 1>pass or in most runs, whether you're under center or

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<v Speaker 1>in the shotgun, you typically will fake the naked to

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<v Speaker 1>try to help control that edge defender. And so, um,

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<v Speaker 1>the good news. We're in the shotgun so you can

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<v Speaker 1>see it all. You know. I think it's probably a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit tougher for the guys under center with their

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<v Speaker 1>backs turned on it, but just got to protect yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean is it troubling to you personally that that

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL could come out and say that that particular

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<v Speaker 1>head even bad in the east of Legal You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I haven't really seen or I don't

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<v Speaker 1>worry about what's been said. You know, we just we

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<v Speaker 1>just know that when you're out on the field, you

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<v Speaker 1>got you got to do your job and you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>protect yourself. Why don't you worry about what being said

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<v Speaker 1>about the issue anything, because we just coach plays and

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<v Speaker 1>then they beat, then they're officiated, and then um, as

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<v Speaker 1>times change, things come up. There was a time when

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<v Speaker 1>when you lined up in victory, everybody just stayed high.

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<v Speaker 1>Well two years ago somebody went low. So now part

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<v Speaker 1>of that coaching process says, hey, when we're in victory,

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<v Speaker 1>for tect yourself, they could go low. So we just

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<v Speaker 1>as coaches, we sort of just respond to it and

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<v Speaker 1>then coach our guys to protect themselves. Getting hit his

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<v Speaker 1>side with Sam, how did he look, you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>mechanically with his friend accuracy that kind of thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he missed a couple of throws and it was just

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<v Speaker 1>more of just them getting a little bit more work

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<v Speaker 1>here and training. But his terms of his mechanics and

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<v Speaker 1>the way he threw and the way he handled himself.

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<v Speaker 1>We felt like he did a good job enough Bond

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<v Speaker 1>did the guy there for quietly, he's done a really

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<v Speaker 1>really good job. And you know a little bit broader

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<v Speaker 1>view of things is he's really helping that left side

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<v Speaker 1>be really solid. We feel good about where he's at

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<v Speaker 1>and we feel good about the work he's doing with

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<v Speaker 1>with Kelsey and Peters there. So he's done a really

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<v Speaker 1>really good job. Were running backspaces, we maybe going through

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<v Speaker 1>this one spot what beyond pople she just on the

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<v Speaker 1>field goes too well thout it such go to helpful

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<v Speaker 1>pick all of the decision that going to be well,

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<v Speaker 1>we just keep watching them play, you know, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna try to pick the best fifty three guys. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, two years, you know we've had different combinations

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<v Speaker 1>of skill players. You know, we can have four running backs,

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<v Speaker 1>three tight ends, four tight ends, three running backs. So um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the decision that that we'll have to make as

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<v Speaker 1>we get near the end. In the meantime, we just

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<v Speaker 1>get them all reps and get them all as good

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<v Speaker 1>as they can be and then we'll figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>Then that just playing right guard. He taking snaps at

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<v Speaker 1>all the seas that position. Versatility. Yeah, he's pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>playing at right guard right now. Still you're still here. Um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we thought maybe that, like t you said before, just

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<v Speaker 1>because of the size of John Block and maybe do

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<v Speaker 1>something that you know he said, we think, sorrylistically, whether

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<v Speaker 1>he's get into the offense, we still hear again, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>what does he do? Um effectively? Two QB A guy

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<v Speaker 1>that I guess the next Well, Dennis has played guard

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<v Speaker 1>and he's played tackle of lad he's probably played more

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<v Speaker 1>tackle than guard, and he's done a really good job.

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<v Speaker 1>He's had quietly had a very good, very good training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, he's just continuing to develop himself as a player.

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<v Speaker 1>And if he can develop, you know, the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>play multiple positions, that's something you have to do if

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to be that sixth or seventh guy on

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<v Speaker 1>game day. And I think he's he's closer to being

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<v Speaker 1>that guy if he's not the starter. Since we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about like offensive liney and everything, have you noticed anything

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<v Speaker 1>different than out Jason Peters. I mean he's shop waiting

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<v Speaker 1>everything for this like affect to the way he's playing

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<v Speaker 1>it on I mean do you think he's Well, he's

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<v Speaker 1>three years you know, into into our system, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>really really tied into what he has to do mentally,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he knows the whys and the what for

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<v Speaker 1>is other than just do that, you know, and so

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<v Speaker 1>and that comes with experience within the system. Uh. You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned that he's come back a little bit lighter. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a huge man anyway, so being a little bit lighter

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<v Speaker 1>is a good thing. And his preparation has been terrific,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think he feels good about Alan being next

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<v Speaker 1>to him. You know, there's a lot of communication that

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<v Speaker 1>goes on. You know, you have individual guys certainly, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you have the line as a unit, but then

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<v Speaker 1>then it kind of goes down the sides and so

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<v Speaker 1>on that left side. Those two guys working together has

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<v Speaker 1>been terrific. What sort of work is zach Ertz been

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<v Speaker 1>able to do? And what do you think is Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>still possibility? I don't know, I'm assuming. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's behind the scenes, he's taking care of all his

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<v Speaker 1>treatment obligations, he's in all the meetings, and he's doing

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<v Speaker 1>everything he can physically. So he's right there mentally, and again,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guy that's been around here a while. He

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<v Speaker 1>knows what we're doing, so he'll be It'll just be

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<v Speaker 1>a matter of him getting out there and practice him.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you need to see out of Sam ingreen Man?

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<v Speaker 1>Know that this guy is ready. The injury thing is

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<v Speaker 1>way behind him and he's ready to go for the

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<v Speaker 1>old ros. Well, he's he's out there playing, so we

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<v Speaker 1>just need him to, you know, to just play as

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<v Speaker 1>well as he can. Hey, and when we go on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, all we're trying to do is score touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>and get get in the end zone. So he led

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<v Speaker 1>us to a touchdown scoring drive when he was in

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<v Speaker 1>the game the other night, So we just want him

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. Jordan was able to take care of

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<v Speaker 1>size mismatches in the side last year. Pat, do you

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<v Speaker 1>expect teams to adjust this year to him? And how

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<v Speaker 1>really if they don't have to size him hatch up

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<v Speaker 1>with him? Well, the advantage to being big is that's

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<v Speaker 1>what you want, you know, and he is. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>big receiver and so if he gets matched up on

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<v Speaker 1>a little guy, that's obviously a physical advantage that we

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<v Speaker 1>want to exploit. So I don't know, it'd be a

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<v Speaker 1>question for the defensive coordinators how they're gonna want to

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<v Speaker 1>handle it. But he's also worked outside. We could move

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<v Speaker 1>him around, and he's done a good job in the

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<v Speaker 1>run game. So we're just looking forward to seeing what

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<v Speaker 1>he can do. He had great production a year ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Just seeing what he can do in your tools have

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<v Speaker 1>been relative to what you had seen on film and

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<v Speaker 1>bringing steps, well, he's had He's had a really fine camp.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's missed a couple of days here, but

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<v Speaker 1>very veteran player who's out here yesterday again and running

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<v Speaker 1>routes and he knows how to get open and I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's one thing you can say for Miles And really,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he had that kind of one year in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 1>but last year in Cleveland, I think he had one

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<v Speaker 1>of his better years, and we're trying to get the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing from him this year. That um, you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that people und his playbook six two run

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<v Speaker 1>Concerts six. You know, but do you open it up

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<v Speaker 1>a little more in game three? Do you even watch

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<v Speaker 1>any film with the Green Bay defense in that game? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're aware of what they what they do because we

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<v Speaker 1>played him a year ago. You know, we went through

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<v Speaker 1>an extensive game plan, but typically, you know, we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to run the plays we run. You know, we we

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<v Speaker 1>have a very large playbook, and then we'll just keep

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<v Speaker 1>picking and poking and try to find the things that

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<v Speaker 1>work in each game. And if you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>go beyond a few then and they're working. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we really like plays that work well. So if we

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<v Speaker 1>stumble on a couple early in the game that are

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<v Speaker 1>working well, then we'll just stick with them. We're running back.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the adjustina If you're going from playing an offense

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<v Speaker 1>with quarterbacks, most of the understanding playing a shot then

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<v Speaker 1>and were getting the ball out of the shot, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to get used to certainly the ball handling

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. Typically, you know, when you're behind the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's more of a downhill, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>he'll come to meet you. You know. It's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>just the feel of kind of receiving the ball from

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<v Speaker 1>the side. And most running backs have experience with it.

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<v Speaker 1>They just got to do it over and over and over. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>the way we train, they get a lot of reps.

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<v Speaker 1>It surprised at all and anything you've seen from Nelson now,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's really he's really made great strides in

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<v Speaker 1>this training camp. He's proven he can make a play,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's really critical for a receiver. You know. We

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<v Speaker 1>teach them to run these very specific routes and then

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<v Speaker 1>we teach him that this is the way it should

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<v Speaker 1>look like ideally. Um. But at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>you get downfield somehow, when the ball comes your way,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta catch it. And he's displayed in ability to

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<v Speaker 1>do that, and that's I think what you'll help him

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<v Speaker 1>kind of help start him on his way. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>he too involved, you know in the first two games. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's gotten a great deal of work in practice or

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<v Speaker 1>in training here. So um, same thing. We feel like

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<v Speaker 1>he can make a play. And you know, he's probably

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<v Speaker 1>in the same boat with Nelson. You know, if you

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<v Speaker 1>throw them, the boy'll catch it. I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think so. Matt Barkley and to the Kebo.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you see from many they battled, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think they each had more good plays than bad, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think, you know, again, they just continue to

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<v Speaker 1>get better and better, you know, And each situation is different.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're playing in the back half of the game sometimes, um,

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<v Speaker 1>every once in a while you see a player you

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<v Speaker 1>don't recognize, and so they got to improvise a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and so that kind of accounts for what's going on. Okay, good,

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<v Speaker 1>all right,