WEBVTT - Press Pass Compilation: Preseason vs Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like it didn't take you long to settle

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<v Speaker 1>in there. Huh uh, Well, it took me a little

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<v Speaker 1>longer than I'd like. Um, just saying it's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like a old seventy nine Chevy. It takes a little

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<v Speaker 1>while and you get it cranked up and then you

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<v Speaker 1>get going. Um So I hate you know how we

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<v Speaker 1>started and how I started, but uh, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>finally got some good things going. So that was good.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you see how actually played as much as

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<v Speaker 1>you did? Uh, you know what, I was glad just

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<v Speaker 1>because especially after that start, you know, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of find a rhythm and and uh, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we all kind of looked at it as an extended

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<v Speaker 1>practice really, I mean for for for myself and just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just being here. That's how That's how I

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<v Speaker 1>took it. It's just it's another chance for me to

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<v Speaker 1>call these plays, these new plays, get a look at them,

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<v Speaker 1>run them, get to line of screamers, to handle some

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<v Speaker 1>things and and uh and so um so I need

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<v Speaker 1>as much work as I can get to be called,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to speed. So that was good and I

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it, you know, the opportunity and and you know

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<v Speaker 1>Doug and Mike grow were great with me this week

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<v Speaker 1>as far as and then coming into today and a

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<v Speaker 1>press Tater was awesome just getting me ready and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>setting me down and saying, hey, these other things we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna call you know, only stuff that you're comfortable with

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<v Speaker 1>and you feel good with. And uh and you know

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<v Speaker 1>we were actually able to get into a real and

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<v Speaker 1>there later. How close are you ready to be the backup? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just keep working, you know, and get myself going. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the key, you know, more than anything I think

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<v Speaker 1>with the first group there, you know, we kind of

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<v Speaker 1>you sputtered a little bit and and uh, um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta get on the same page to do a

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<v Speaker 1>better job you know handling. Uh, you know that first

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<v Speaker 1>group and and and there's a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, I need to work on and like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, hopefully can catch up now. And and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>take a breath and and dive back into the playbook

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<v Speaker 1>and some of the nuances of it and and uh

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<v Speaker 1>and continue to get myself ready to go. What got

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<v Speaker 1>you going? What got us going? You know? The thing

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<v Speaker 1>is when you when you uh, when you start out

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<v Speaker 1>over you know, whatever we were two, three, four. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just get a completion. You know, that's what this game

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<v Speaker 1>is about. You gotta stack some wins and get some

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<v Speaker 1>completions to get some momentum and and uh and so

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<v Speaker 1>we did that and uh and then you know, from

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<v Speaker 1>there the guys make plays, you know, and and we

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of had to settle in, you know, myself included,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and you know, get going and and so

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<v Speaker 1>the completions did that finish, The one to the sidelines

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<v Speaker 1>to Greg Ward, I think really helped me settle in.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a protection thing where we we we were

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<v Speaker 1>able to kind of get some things to go in there,

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<v Speaker 1>uh at the line of scrimmage as far as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting the protection right, and then to kind of drop

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<v Speaker 1>back and and and get the completion. Greg made an

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<v Speaker 1>unbelievable catch on that um and I think those things

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<v Speaker 1>that that play there kind of for me was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like okay, you know, like settling now. So uh

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<v Speaker 1>So that that that play and you know, uh in

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<v Speaker 1>general was pretty good. Such a capistry so quickly with

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<v Speaker 1>j J, Like you guys really have the same je um.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I could tell you it was some magic

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<v Speaker 1>or something like that. But it's just you know, um

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<v Speaker 1>it Uh, it's it's more really him and the coaching

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<v Speaker 1>that he's getting and his his preparedness to play, I

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<v Speaker 1>think is is huge. And uh, you know for a

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<v Speaker 1>young player, you know, carries himself the right way, works

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<v Speaker 1>really hard and and um and so uh to say

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<v Speaker 1>that I have a report with any of these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know after four days, you know, So I can't

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<v Speaker 1>take any credit for that. It's it's it's their work ethic,

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<v Speaker 1>it's there, it's their time spent. And uh, I just know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know from my experience, to put the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>spots and and so it's a credit to them for

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<v Speaker 1>being in those spots. So it's really hats off to those. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The first one to JJ's man coverage, UM got got

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<v Speaker 1>to look what we wanted. Doug did a great job

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<v Speaker 1>of kind of adding that tag on the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the call and uh, and you know, it was what

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<v Speaker 1>we were looking for. And JJ did a good job

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<v Speaker 1>winning and just put put it there on the back

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<v Speaker 1>and end zone. He went and got it. Uh. The

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<v Speaker 1>second one, UM, we looked looked at it on the

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<v Speaker 1>on the pictures on the sidelines, some things that might

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<v Speaker 1>might be available to us. They went all out pressure

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<v Speaker 1>and just kind of faded back and and Alex did

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of quicken enough his route and getting

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<v Speaker 1>over across the middle. And then I'm not seeing the

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<v Speaker 1>cash one, but obviously made a heck of a play

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh and um got the touchdown. Uh definitely, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I uh, definitely good to score the first one. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hopefully I can keep it going then just

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<v Speaker 1>keep getting better every week, keep scoring touchdowns for this

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<v Speaker 1>team and helping. The way I came to window, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it was it was funny because I was

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<v Speaker 1>just talking to my coaching heels, like, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>just go out there and just play like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>got there, use your technique, but go out there, play

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<v Speaker 1>fast and do whatever you did that stand for that help.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know I was thinking right before that

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<v Speaker 1>route is like I'm gonna just gonna play fast on

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<v Speaker 1>this one and see what happens. And then exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>we've been you know, practicing training is what happened. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, got open and was able to score a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm pretty pretty thankful for that. Super saying that

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<v Speaker 1>a more pressed the catch than he thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>the shoe stream. Yeah, I was. I caught it and

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<v Speaker 1>I was waiting for them to blow it dead. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess, I guess, and then touch the ground, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think the DV might have thought it touched the

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<v Speaker 1>ground too, So as soon as no whistle was bond,

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<v Speaker 1>it just took off running. Josh was ambling to touch

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<v Speaker 1>a short amount of time. Just coach in high school

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<v Speaker 1>this time last week. Not really. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been in the league for so long for a reason. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's a couple of calls he made out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, dude, what are you doing and then

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<v Speaker 1>posting out you know, the defense changes and it he

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<v Speaker 1>like guessed it completely right or he knew it was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen. So um yeah, No, I mean I'm not surprising.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been in the league so long. He knows he

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<v Speaker 1>knows his stuff, so you know, whatever whatever he says,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I can pretty confidently believe it. He also

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<v Speaker 1>had that catch from fourth and one where you got

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<v Speaker 1>created to space on the pattern and made a pivot

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<v Speaker 1>and getting like another twenty yards after the catch. Just

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<v Speaker 1>talked about that in the fourth Fan you have to

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<v Speaker 1>make him play there and yeah, now, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you get rolling, it's not it's not about you

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<v Speaker 1>know what doubt it is or what the distance is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's you know, just go out there, whatever the plays called.

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<v Speaker 1>I got to do my job. The ball comes to me,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta catch it and go score, no matter if

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<v Speaker 1>his first second or fourth down though, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>he me then me and John started getting rolling for

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<v Speaker 1>a second. So and I just felt like whatever ball

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<v Speaker 1>he threw it to me, I was going to catch him.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was confident to to know what we were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do something good. You know, your role might yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I have no clue. Um, you know, hope

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully it put me in a position to where I

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<v Speaker 1>can help the team win games. But you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna come out here. It just work hard, do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever I can to help. And uh, whatever role they

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<v Speaker 1>have for me is what I'm gonna try to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you think the Eagles took so many poles whatever?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Uh, now there's something for the for

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<v Speaker 1>the coach to answer, But um, yeah, we can't be

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<v Speaker 1>having that many penalties. So he just got to go

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<v Speaker 1>back to the board, I think, so I think they

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<v Speaker 1>called a pick um, I don't think it was. For

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<v Speaker 1>first off, I established myself before the guy ran in

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<v Speaker 1>to me. And second off, he's within a yard, so

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<v Speaker 1>then a yard can go in and blow him up

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<v Speaker 1>if I wanted to, but you know, obviously with the rules,

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<v Speaker 1>he can't really do that. So, UM, I think we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna turn it in and you know, get some confirmation

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<v Speaker 1>see how we can do it better. Um or if

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<v Speaker 1>they messed it up, you're showing a lot of problems

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<v Speaker 1>so far with the guys who are expecting to back

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<v Speaker 1>up Carson. What do you think you can do when

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<v Speaker 1>Carson gets some people plays a game. Oh, it doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not gonna change because I mean, any quarterback we

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<v Speaker 1>have back there, it's gonna do the job, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do it at a high level. And uh, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>with Dashawan, al Shaan, Nelly, all these guys um who

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<v Speaker 1>play at a high level as well. So and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just in a mix of great guys and great players.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, whoever whoever slinging it back there and

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<v Speaker 1>whoever's next to me side by side on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we're gonna get the job done. Catchers coming

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<v Speaker 1>could you expect to have that workload? Was that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the game plan coming in to get the ball

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<v Speaker 1>to a no? I mean, and the game plan, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just the same as it was the last two weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>was let's just throw these guys out there. Um, let's

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<v Speaker 1>call some place to let them go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>shine and see what happens. You know, today it was

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<v Speaker 1>just my turn to to to go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>play play ball. I mean we had Mark and hit

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<v Speaker 1>a deep one third game week game one, and uh

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<v Speaker 1>ge ward to hit a big one on game on

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<v Speaker 1>game two, So you know, it just happened to be

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<v Speaker 1>meted today. Um. You know, you never know who's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be next week, so you just gotta keep you

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<v Speaker 1>being prepared. One September eighth, Getcher, what do you expect

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<v Speaker 1>from the offensive front? Yeah, I expect us to play

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level. I mean there's no we cannot

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<v Speaker 1>have a slow start. We can't start games sol like

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<v Speaker 1>kind of what plagued us early in the year last year. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>so we got to have a fast start and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we're gonna focus on these next two weeks. Come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a great game playing against the Redskins. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of us will start focusing on the Redskins

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<v Speaker 1>now because we never really played that fourth preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>So UM, I expect us to come out playing at

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<v Speaker 1>a high level. I don't think where there's it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be Russ. We've been together for so long, Um, We've

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<v Speaker 1>ran so many routes. The two practices against the Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>were really good for us. I thought the practice showings

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<v Speaker 1>were probably a little better than the game showing today.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's it's it's it's a adding that is finally here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we've been busting our butt for six months

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<v Speaker 1>since the season ended and really looking forward to this

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<v Speaker 1>year that you know, Josh settles in the quarter star

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<v Speaker 1>not just from him the relief. Yeah, the dude's a

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<v Speaker 1>freaking gamer. I mean he played receiver in a game,

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<v Speaker 1>had four catches and a half. So whatever the coach

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<v Speaker 1>has asked for of him, he's gonna do. Um. He's

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<v Speaker 1>just learning the the whole snap count, the whole cadence.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys are are learning his cadence. UM. So it's been

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<v Speaker 1>it was fun to see him go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>do what he always does. Uh. He's a really, really

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<v Speaker 1>good teammate. I'm excited to have him here. Um, he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna help us, for sure. I know it's a little vanilla,

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<v Speaker 1>but only three days of practice. Have you ever seen

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<v Speaker 1>a guy step in that little time of the room? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not. I mean it's not often I've seen a

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<v Speaker 1>guy coming in, Um, Like you said, three days ago

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<v Speaker 1>and play period let alone go was He's seventeen of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four for almost one hundred yards and two touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>Seemed like him and JJ had an automatic they were

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<v Speaker 1>they found each other rhythm early on. UM. And so

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<v Speaker 1>I think it just speaks volume to the type of

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<v Speaker 1>professional he is. UM. And as everything you heard about

0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:15.800
<v Speaker 1>him was true. You know, you heard that he was

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<v Speaker 1>a really good player, a really good pro, UM, someone

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<v Speaker 1>that everyone really respects. And that's the vibe I've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>for further three days he's been here with a slow

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<v Speaker 1>star like that. Or were you just it's a preseason Carson,

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<v Speaker 1>so starting the game today? Yeah? Uh no, Um, obviously

0:10:33.360 --> 0:10:35.679
<v Speaker 1>you want to score every time you go out there. UM.

0:10:36.040 --> 0:10:39.840
<v Speaker 1>I think there were a number of factors obviously, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of bad players, a couple of pre snap penalties.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll get those cleaned up. I'm not concerned. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just excited for September and Rodney how much howport is

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<v Speaker 1>it the mental war for you to get over you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not worrying about any injury and just start getting hit. Yeah, yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's been a build up. It's been the challenge honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of been growing each week. Uh you know, UH

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<v Speaker 1>got a little early hit unexpected, you know, early on

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<v Speaker 1>the camp. Then this past week I actually had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more contact than I thought I would uh have,

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<v Speaker 1>And then today obviously you know, tackling all the way

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<v Speaker 1>to the ground, so this is the first time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've done that since last year. So it feels a

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<v Speaker 1>little weird. But I mean once you make that first tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, all right now we're right back at home,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, just feels good to be back out there.

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<v Speaker 1>As walking back, Uh, you know, felt like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>rookie all over again. And in a sense, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just being out for so long and going through an

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<v Speaker 1>injury like I did. You know, you always just question

0:11:42.880 --> 0:11:45.319
<v Speaker 1>yourself and how it's gonna be and what it's gonna uh,

0:11:45.360 --> 0:11:47.040
<v Speaker 1>you know, you're trying to envision a little bit and

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, I envisioned how how it played

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<v Speaker 1>out today, me making tackles and me flying around. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>like I never left when you initially played the first game.

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<v Speaker 1>Time when you're thinking about thinking it wasn't just all

0:12:00.840 --> 0:12:05.280
<v Speaker 1>natural instinct. I mean I think once I hit the field, Manum,

0:12:05.640 --> 0:12:07.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, all throughout camp, I've kind of let the

0:12:07.679 --> 0:12:11.199
<v Speaker 1>you know, the injury kind of go get behind me.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously still you know that thought in your head, uh,

0:12:14.720 --> 0:12:17.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, and actually being able to tackle someone for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time again and experience that today, so it

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<v Speaker 1>felt good and you know, I feel right back at home.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like, you know, having missed a step and

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<v Speaker 1>it just felt good, man, just to get that out,

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<v Speaker 1>get that first time we're going and now I could

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<v Speaker 1>just move on and focus on the rest of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>You have six carriage. Did you accomplish everything you wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to accomplishing it limited time that you got out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I wanted to keep going. To be honest,

0:12:42.040 --> 0:12:44.400
<v Speaker 1>fellas that we were still clicking. Um, you know, some

0:12:44.440 --> 0:12:46.800
<v Speaker 1>pinal just kept setting us back. As if I felt

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<v Speaker 1>as that we were getting a good groove. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>A linem did a great job of being on their

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<v Speaker 1>side of the offense, I mean, the other side of

0:12:52.040 --> 0:12:54.360
<v Speaker 1>the line of scriment. So I was hungry for more.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm still hungry for it. Did you feel it

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<v Speaker 1>early on a passion down? You know, on the third

0:12:58.880 --> 0:13:01.079
<v Speaker 1>and sex start say they want to you pretty early

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<v Speaker 1>on a passing down. That had to make if you

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<v Speaker 1>feel pretty good? Oh? Yeah, good? H You know, just

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, getting into the mix again, No, getting

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<v Speaker 1>things early, right out the gun, and we knew the

0:13:09.440 --> 0:13:11.840
<v Speaker 1>game plan coming in and into this game. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be uh. I was gonna be starting the game off,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was excited. You know, I couldn't really sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>So now today was a good day to be back

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<v Speaker 1>out there're playing football. Do you feel you had to

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<v Speaker 1>come in and kind of prove to the coaches that

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<v Speaker 1>you were all the way back? Yeah? For sure. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I'm sure they wanted to see it. That's why

0:13:25.960 --> 0:13:27.800
<v Speaker 1>they put me out there. And I wasn't shying away

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<v Speaker 1>from anything. If anything, you got to step up when

0:13:29.920 --> 0:13:32.880
<v Speaker 1>the opportunity to presents itself. So definitely blessed, fortunate to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to still play this game. You no coming

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<v Speaker 1>back from a good uh no injury that put me

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<v Speaker 1>out so happy to be back out here, and no

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<v Speaker 1>showing what I can still do whatsoever. No I feel fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I still could have went the whole rest of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, like I said, everybody else has a rotation

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<v Speaker 1>in preseason. Understand the culture of the game. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>still do you feel one hundred percent back reserning um

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<v Speaker 1>no soortness wrot nothing now Like I said, I can

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<v Speaker 1>play tomorrow too. We had a game, so feel good.