WEBVTT - Press Pass: Sam bradford

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<v Speaker 1>Preseason and your first extended playing time. Yeah, how big

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<v Speaker 1>you said this Monday night? Um u um. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you could look at it as it's the

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<v Speaker 1>last step, you know, getting out there and playing a

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<v Speaker 1>full game. But you know, in my opinion, we've already

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<v Speaker 1>hit the last step. You know, I think I'm ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play. Um. You know, I don't think there's anything

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<v Speaker 1>else that I need to do, and now it's time

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<v Speaker 1>to just go out there and have fun and play

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<v Speaker 1>ball for a couple of days. Yeah, I mean, who

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be excited, you know, especially you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know how long I mean a year and a half,

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<v Speaker 1>year and seven months, I mean year in nine months

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<v Speaker 1>since I've played a regularity. I don't even know how

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<v Speaker 1>long it's been. But yeah, yeah, opening day is always exciting,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you haven't played in that long. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's you know, I'm not much more excited to

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<v Speaker 1>get out there and play in preparation at all. As

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<v Speaker 1>far as we do, it's good. Uh not really, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I'm not really are you talking about on game day?

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<v Speaker 1>On before like on game day? No, I mean I've

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<v Speaker 1>always kind of had my own routine and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of it's been the same. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think just a little more you know, maintenance, a

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<v Speaker 1>little more recovery, you know, making sure that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my knee feels good throughout the week, just taking care

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<v Speaker 1>of it, you know, a little more than when I

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<v Speaker 1>was young. You probably when you heard it the second time,

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<v Speaker 1>there're ever any questions to be back here, get on

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<v Speaker 1>as a starter, um, you know, aside from you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those first couple of days where I was just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of really down about everything. No, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>knew that when I made the decision to come back

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<v Speaker 1>and play, that you know, I was going to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to playing at a high level when I was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be here again, career ending thing. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think when it initially happens, you know, before you

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<v Speaker 1>talk to doctors, before they tell you that you know

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<v Speaker 1>there hasn't been any you know, permanent or significant damage.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think that thought always crosses your head.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, you know, after I talked to doc and

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<v Speaker 1>knew that it was just going to be the same

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<v Speaker 1>rehab process as it was the first time, I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>worried about it at all. Somebody I thought it had

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<v Speaker 1>written this that you considered forty eight or whatever. That's, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm done. That was cool now, I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that thought comes into your head, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like man, I don't want to do this again, like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm tired of rehab and I just spent a year

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<v Speaker 1>rehab and and here we go again. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think when I really had to get serious about

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<v Speaker 1>making that it really wasn't a decision. I knew that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, once I could get back to rehabbing and

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<v Speaker 1>could feel good that I was going to come back

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<v Speaker 1>and play like a week. No, Like no, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>not like I debated for like six months and I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, man, I don't know about this, like I

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<v Speaker 1>don't feel good, like I don't like football anymore. Like

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<v Speaker 1>it was more like a couple hour deal. Or it's

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm just tired of rehabbing. But then you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of suck it up and get over that and it's

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<v Speaker 1>back to normal. Which is how do you feel back

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<v Speaker 1>and back? What do you feel like? Um? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>probably when I got back to training camp, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously I was limited through ota, still kind of working

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<v Speaker 1>to get some strength back in my legs and feel good.

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<v Speaker 1>But once I got back to training camp and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't feel anything in my knee and felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>was my normal self out there. I felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>was back ready to go. How important or how not?

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<v Speaker 1>Wort is trust with your offensive line and then comfort

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<v Speaker 1>knowing where guys are going to be and who's got who,

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<v Speaker 1>and the syncing this focus downfield and play your game.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh it's huge, you know, especially in this offense with

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the way that we make Mike declarations and

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<v Speaker 1>some of the protections are run. You know, I have

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<v Speaker 1>to be very in sync with Kels upfront and know

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<v Speaker 1>you know where the point is, who I'm hot off

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<v Speaker 1>you know, even our tackle sometimes can change that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of make sure that I'm really just in tune

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<v Speaker 1>with those guys up front. I think it's big. I

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<v Speaker 1>think no matter what system you're in, it's important to

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<v Speaker 1>be comfortable and have confidence in those guys in front

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<v Speaker 1>of you. Uh, And in this system, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably even more important than others. Saint Luisi was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a revolving door at times up in front of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it is it not? Does it help you make

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<v Speaker 1>the transition to this team? Having knowing who's in front

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<v Speaker 1>of you, and they've been playing together through it for

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<v Speaker 1>a while. Yeah, you know, I think, you know, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's football or business, anything, stability is a key to success, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and anything you do. And I think to

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<v Speaker 1>have stability up front to have those five guys together,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they flighted quite a few games together. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this isn't gonna be the first time they've started together. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it means a lot, and I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys feel more confident in their ability. Your emotions

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<v Speaker 1>will be stepping on the field, you know when that

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<v Speaker 1>they football. That like just the fact that you've come

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<v Speaker 1>from the circle and this will be you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>startup something new and exciting. Um, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>to be honest, it'll probably be the same as it

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<v Speaker 1>has every other season opener, except now I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I just enjoy things a little bit more, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>take time to just enjoy the small things out there

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<v Speaker 1>and just have fun because you never know when it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be taken away from you. So you know, besides

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<v Speaker 1>the normal excitement and jitters, you know, I'm just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>look to enjoy myself out there. The expectations out there

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<v Speaker 1>and how the player that tries not to get caught

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<v Speaker 1>up in that just play football. The expectations for this

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<v Speaker 1>team were right now. Um yeah, I think I've told

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<v Speaker 1>you guys from day one. Yeah, I really don't pay

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<v Speaker 1>attention to anything that goes on outside this building. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm not concerned with what the expectations are

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<v Speaker 1>outside of this building. You know, we know what our

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<v Speaker 1>expectations are of ourselves. Um, you know they're pretty high

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<v Speaker 1>as well. You know, we expect to go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and execute and play to the level that we know

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<v Speaker 1>we can. And uh, I think that's all that matters.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind Of curious to see how it goes Monday with

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<v Speaker 1>these weapons and the old line and you back there

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<v Speaker 1>are You've had little snippets a few drives in Green Bay,

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<v Speaker 1>but you never had a full game game planning and

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<v Speaker 1>really kind of you know, taking the consideration that other defense,

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean it's the first time it all comes together. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of curious to see how it operates. Uh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But to be honest, I think the beauty about the

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<v Speaker 1>way we run things here is, you know, even though

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't really game plan a ton in the preseason. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we'll game plan for this game, but we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna run our stuff. You know, you're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>see anything crazy out of us. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>what we do. Um. You know. So I think I'm

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable in that fact. You know, we're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>go into this game behind you know, and totally change

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<v Speaker 1>the playbook, you know, and run a million different plays

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<v Speaker 1>that you know we haven't run before. You is to

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<v Speaker 1>rehab one ACL tare us too. How did you keep

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<v Speaker 1>your sanity through the second month? Yeah, you just gotta

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<v Speaker 1>take a day at a time, you know. I think

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<v Speaker 1>if you come in every day with the attitude that

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to get better that day and you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>make progress that day, then the progress that you make

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<v Speaker 1>over three and six months it just kind of comes naturally.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you come in every day expecting to just

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<v Speaker 1>make leaps and bounds, and when you're like, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>wait till I'm running again, but you're three months away

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<v Speaker 1>from running, You're gonna drive yourself crazy. So I really

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<v Speaker 1>just try to take it, you know, day by day.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, Yeah, yeah, I think, you know, the first time,

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<v Speaker 1>that's really kind of what I struggled with. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't really ready for the ups and downs of

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<v Speaker 1>the rehap process. I expected everything to get better every

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<v Speaker 1>day and for it to just come fast and natural,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know that's not how it is. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I was more prepared for that the second time.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the last step. When you said before, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think the last step was taking some of those

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<v Speaker 1>shots that you took in the preseason? Who was the

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<v Speaker 1>last step? You know, running ten pretend to be made

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<v Speaker 1>with when you said you'd feel like you've already made

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<v Speaker 1>the last step? Which was the more important last step?

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<v Speaker 1>I think just getting out there and you know, playing

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<v Speaker 1>ball again, taking a few hits. Um, you know, feeling

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<v Speaker 1>the speed of the game out there and just getting

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<v Speaker 1>back at it. What are the similar things you expect

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<v Speaker 1>from the Land's defense. I mean, you know, if they

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<v Speaker 1>run with Seattle's done, you know pretty well with the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of concepts they have defensively, Um, yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously you know we're expecting you know, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>single high you know, they're going to try to crowd

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<v Speaker 1>the box, take away the run. Um, you know, they're

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<v Speaker 1>not overly complicated and what they do if it's you

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<v Speaker 1>know similar, which it is compared to what we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>from you know, Seattle in the past where I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>the past few years from Seattle. But they're really good

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<v Speaker 1>at what they do. You know, when you don't play

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of coverages, you get really good at what

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<v Speaker 1>you do. Um, you know. So we're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>be ready and just be disciplined, you know, and take

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<v Speaker 1>what's there. Yep, thanks, yeah, yeah,