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Speaker 1: Coach. The last time we had a chance to hear

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Speaker 1: disappointed and that change would be part of moving forward

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Speaker 1: to two thousand and eight teams. So with that being said,

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Speaker 1: what in your opinion were the biggest changes made so

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Speaker 1: far this off season? You know, we made some personnel changes, UM,

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Speaker 1: things that happened annually in terms of the acquisition and

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Speaker 1: staff member standpoint, talking about the coach and staff, we're

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Speaker 1: just beginning to talk about some of the things that

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Speaker 1: that we do and involving some of the other things. UH,

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Speaker 1: the schematics, if you will, the development of the twenty

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Speaker 1: nineteen schematics and leaning on the new distribution of our talents, UM,

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Speaker 1: and an effort to put the best product on the field,

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Speaker 1: but also looking at trends within the game, UH, combatant,

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Speaker 1: certain elements that are going on and play, uh, the

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Speaker 1: acquisition of a personnel and some common opponents. UM. You know,

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Speaker 1: the way that the rules are being being ruled out

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Speaker 1: and points of emphasis relative to that. UM. We're just

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Speaker 1: getting to get on the cusp of some of the

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Speaker 1: significant changes that are gonna occur but also I'm looking

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Speaker 1: at the utilization of technology, whether there's analytics, UM, the

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Speaker 1: unilization of technology as a training tool is a rehabilitation tool, UM,

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Speaker 1: how we parcel out our work day, even in terms

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Speaker 1: I'm open to all of those things and appropriately So.

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Speaker 1: The team ended its professional relationships with Antonio Brown and

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Speaker 1: Levy on Bell recently. What is your emotional response to

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Speaker 1: losing two guys that you helped draft and also two

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Speaker 1: guys that were very productive on the field. You know,

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Speaker 1: I think it's different. You know, Lebian has been gone

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Speaker 1: now for some time, so it's for me, it's I

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Speaker 1: don't view it as if we're just lost Levy on Bell.

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Speaker 1: We we played without Levy on Bell andeen, so there's

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Speaker 1: less feelings regarding regarding that. Obviously is disappointing, uh that

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Speaker 1: you know, Antonio Brown moved on and he's no longer

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Speaker 1: a member of us. But at the same time, if

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Speaker 1: you've been in this business and he left the time,

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Speaker 1: you understand that, you know, people come and people go

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Speaker 1: within this thing, you can waste a lot of time

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Speaker 1: I'm focused on the guys that are part of us,

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Speaker 1: the guys that haven't desired to be a part of us,

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Speaker 1: and their improvement and contributions for tween. You already mentioned

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Speaker 1: changes to your coaching staff. I want to start with

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Speaker 1: Terrell Austin. His title is Senior defensive Assistant Secondary. What

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Speaker 1: exactly does his role entail? You know, essentially he's a

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Speaker 1: secondary coach, but I'm acknowledging that he brings some unique

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Speaker 1: on the door step on some head coaching positions in

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Speaker 1: recent years, and it brings that no howl and that

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Speaker 1: preparation UH anticipating using him UH in terms of some

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Speaker 1: situational things, be a replay and judgement in game, UH

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Speaker 1: to help us in in a lot of ways, because

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Speaker 1: that's something that he's been preparing for UH. And this

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Speaker 1: aspiration is to be a head coach. So he has

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Speaker 1: a lot of additional talents that could be beneficial to

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Speaker 1: in this title. Sean Sirette was promoted to your offensive

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Speaker 1: line coach, and that seemed to happen very quickly. Was

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Speaker 1: that almost a no brainer for you? It really was. Um.

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Speaker 1: Sean is grown to develop within our system for a

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Speaker 1: number of years and worked closely alongside much in the

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Speaker 1: development of offensive line. He's not new to us. UM.

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Speaker 1: It's been fun to watch the matturation process of him

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Speaker 1: as a coach over the time spent here. I think

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Speaker 1: all of us are excited about him getting this opportunity

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Speaker 1: Did you get to know him in the pre drafting

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Speaker 1: of Jalen Samuel's He's somebody that was on our radar.

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Speaker 1: And I think the drafting of Jalen uh and And

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Speaker 1: But he was very impressive through the interview process. His

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Speaker 1: bring to us. Who will be handling the outside linebackers

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Speaker 1: in two thousand and nineteen, Keith Butler, Um, you know

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Speaker 1: lot with Carl Dunbar Uh in his group. You guys

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Speaker 1: signed three players in free agency, Dante Moncrief and Steven

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Speaker 1: the Steelers. It seems like you guys always go after

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Speaker 1: those guys from the outside that you are familiar with.

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Speaker 1: Is that by coincidence or is that something that you

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Speaker 1: weigh heavily on. Certainly think we've when we've already done

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Speaker 1: the research, there's a certain level of comfort about the

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Speaker 1: guy is, his background, things relative to that, UM and

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Speaker 1: so it's not surprising when we're when we're doubling in

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Speaker 1: the free agency that we have a past experience in

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Speaker 1: terms of getting to know these guys or an understanding

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Speaker 1: where they come from from a draft prep perspective. So, coach,

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Speaker 1: what did those two guys bring to your team? You know? Um,

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Speaker 1: I think that that remains to be seen. Certainly, there

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Speaker 1: are certain expectations because we're doing business with them via

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Speaker 1: free agency, but I don't want to put him in

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Speaker 1: the box. I don't want to, you know, place limits

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Speaker 1: Mind Creef has been a guy that's been big play

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Speaker 1: for for us to expect him to bring those capabilities

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Speaker 1: for him to display that versatility, and it's been awesome

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Speaker 1: to watch the maturation in terms of the position transition

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Speaker 1: really is evolved into an every situation or all situations linebacker.

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Speaker 1: And told to see that growth in development from as

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Speaker 1: guys that were highly decorated college safeties like him and

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Speaker 1: and over the course of their careers they transitioned into

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Speaker 1: That's that's part of this this game