WEBVTT - Press Pass: Doug Pederson

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<v Speaker 1>The guys won't won't practice today. Ron Brooks the calfkinto,

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<v Speaker 1>he's feeling much better, but we'll hold him out today.

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Kelsey his left foot, the plantar fasciitis. Uh, he

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<v Speaker 1>will will hold him today. Benny Logan the groin strain,

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<v Speaker 1>will hold him also, and then Marcus Smith has the

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<v Speaker 1>right groin strain and we'll we'll also hold hold him.

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<v Speaker 1>But all of those guys are getting better. And then uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Brian Michael Kendricks, Jordan Matthews, Leo Rodney will

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<v Speaker 1>all practice today. Um, for the teams, you can players

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<v Speaker 1>at the last couple of weeks that you're prepared this

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<v Speaker 1>week in terms of getting back on traffic where you

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<v Speaker 1>will look forward the body. Yeah, you know, my focus

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<v Speaker 1>with the team has just been you know, we gotta

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<v Speaker 1>stay positive. You know we we obviously have to make

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<v Speaker 1>the necessarily necessary corrections and and and you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>uh moved past obviously, UM got a lot of football left,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a couple of games in your season, a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of hiccups. You know, we just gotta, we just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta Every day is a challenge because it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a new set of circumstances. Um, gotta gotta go to

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<v Speaker 1>work today, the the hard work, the preparation all has

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<v Speaker 1>to start over again today for for another for another

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<v Speaker 1>good opponent. But from my standpoint, just staying staying positive,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, staying up beat the energy level. Um, just

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<v Speaker 1>keep reminding them that they're a good football team and

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<v Speaker 1>they've got to believe in one another. And and put

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<v Speaker 1>the thing, put the thing back on track. But stood

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<v Speaker 1>out saying, well, you know, I always thought he was

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<v Speaker 1>a very accurate thrower. And he throws a good ball,

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<v Speaker 1>good football. And and the other thing you're seeing is, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of familiar concepts that he's that he's used

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<v Speaker 1>to throwing, and he's not he's not hanging onto the

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<v Speaker 1>football back there. He's getting good pass protection and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for the most parts, delivering a delivering a

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<v Speaker 1>good football. And the guys are working down the field,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you're seeing, you're seeing these guys separate and

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<v Speaker 1>make make good plays for him. And and the ability

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<v Speaker 1>to run the ball, you know, has helped him. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Sam's always been very accurate. He's he's smart,

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<v Speaker 1>he understands defense and gets the ball out of his hand.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk about Sam on Monday. Knowing your offense and

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<v Speaker 1>that sort of thing, but your defense, knowing his tendency

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<v Speaker 1>is having faced him for the last year, can that

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<v Speaker 1>help them in the game. I think so. I think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think they know that the type of

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<v Speaker 1>athletes that Sammy has, a type of quarterback that he is.

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<v Speaker 1>And and um, you know, it's hard to get to

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like Sam as I mentioned, because he gets

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<v Speaker 1>the ball out of his hand so fast, and he

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<v Speaker 1>utilizes the quick game, and and it's it's tough to

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough to defend sometimes, you know, from a pass

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<v Speaker 1>rush standpoint. But you know, we got to do the

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<v Speaker 1>best we can to to to you know, our pass

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<v Speaker 1>rush has got to it's got to show up this

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<v Speaker 1>week obviously, and and uh we got to match the

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<v Speaker 1>intensity on their side of the ball. And and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, uh, with with any game in the National

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<v Speaker 1>Football League, if you can disrupt timing from a quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's an advantage. How to digest the trade?

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<v Speaker 1>Looking back, now, what do you make of how it's

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<v Speaker 1>affected those teams? I think it's been a win win honestly, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know in our case, uh, you know, our our

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<v Speaker 1>first round, second overall pick, getting a chance to play

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<v Speaker 1>this early, getting his feet wet, learning, putting us in

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<v Speaker 1>a great spot three and two. He's played a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of football. He's getting better every week. And in their standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>they they they got a good quarterback and he went

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<v Speaker 1>to he went to a playoff caliber football team with

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous defense. And um, I know Adrian Peterson's not there,

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<v Speaker 1>but but a good run game and and you know

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<v Speaker 1>it was a win win for both sides. Will you

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<v Speaker 1>so confident day, Big Bat will play better in your

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<v Speaker 1>second game game? I just think you learn, Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>just learned from the good and the bad. You kind

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<v Speaker 1>of get your your feet wet, you settle into the game.

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<v Speaker 1>He got better as the game went on. Um, we

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<v Speaker 1>had other breakdowns, you know, offensively other than other than

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<v Speaker 1>than than Big V. So you know, I feel comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>with uh with him going again this week. He's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a type of kid that's hard on himself. He

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<v Speaker 1>uh makes the corrections, he moves on. He'll work as

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<v Speaker 1>fundamentals and technique this week. You know, well again this

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<v Speaker 1>is a this is a good pass rush again this

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<v Speaker 1>week and and uh, well you know we'll help them

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<v Speaker 1>do the things that that that you're seeing teams do

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<v Speaker 1>and that we'll do. And um, so we still have,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, full one hundred percent confidence that he'll he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get the job done to himself. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>how has he handled a few days since not having

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<v Speaker 1>a great debut? Fine? You know fine? I mean the

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<v Speaker 1>thing is in this business and uh, players and coaches

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<v Speaker 1>and you just have a short term memory. Man, You

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<v Speaker 1>just you just you just forget about it on Monday

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<v Speaker 1>and you move on and and uh that's that's what

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<v Speaker 1>players do. And you know, Um, these guys are these

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<v Speaker 1>guys are resilient guys. They bounced back, I can. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they might take a few lumps early, but but they

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<v Speaker 1>all they're professionals and they know how to handle their

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<v Speaker 1>business and and uh, he knows how to handle this,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, he's he's gonna be fine. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>having the best season VISI careers so far. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>before the trade was made, were you pretty competently needed

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<v Speaker 1>to have similar success at how he stayed here? I was.

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<v Speaker 1>I was fully confident that he was going to have

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<v Speaker 1>the type of success that he's having now with Minnesota.

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<v Speaker 1>He he came off the preseason with us here um

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<v Speaker 1>at an all time high. He was he was throwing

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<v Speaker 1>the ball with accuracy, with with uh, you know, with decisiveness.

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<v Speaker 1>He was feeling comfortable with the offense. And that's why

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<v Speaker 1>I fully I fully expected him having him with our starter,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to have the same type of numbers that

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<v Speaker 1>he that he has there. So it's not a shock

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<v Speaker 1>the original decision to start making, I know, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>claborative effort. Claborative that port in terms of office development,

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<v Speaker 1>Like when you whittled down to your time at three,

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<v Speaker 1>what's how you were in the front office staff involved

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<v Speaker 1>in the decision for Particul to start. No, No, they weren't. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>This was truly a coach's decision, you know, on my

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<v Speaker 1>part and Coach Stout and Eugene Chung and just Frank

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<v Speaker 1>Reich and collectively just kind of taking in all the

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<v Speaker 1>information and making this decision. Rush. He didn't have any

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<v Speaker 1>sexes passed some day. How do you get that thing

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<v Speaker 1>back one track? You know, it's a pride thing. Number one.

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<v Speaker 1>These guys, uh, you know, I know this group, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran group that we have here, and they don't

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<v Speaker 1>like to stay down long. Um, you know they they've

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<v Speaker 1>they had a little bit of a set back, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know they'll come out, they'll come out fighting this

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<v Speaker 1>week and they'll find ways to get it done. I know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Schwartz schemes, the aggressive mentality on defense and

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<v Speaker 1>and and coach Wilson, we'll have we'll have these guys

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<v Speaker 1>ready to play and and uh, they'll they'll bounce back.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, a little bit of a setback, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hey, they got to come out swinging and

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<v Speaker 1>fighting and be ready to go. Giving your familiarity with

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<v Speaker 1>with Sam, how are you gonna take advantage of that

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to the defense of scheming? Well, just

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<v Speaker 1>knowing who he is, knowing the type of player is

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<v Speaker 1>obviously is uh in an advantage to us, just like

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<v Speaker 1>he might have an advantage, you know with some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that that we're doing here or personnel. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, our our focus is just getting ready for

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings as a team and uh, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>know he's playing playing well. And it goes without saying

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<v Speaker 1>I mean any any you have to put pressure on

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback, whether it's with four guys, five guys, six guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and and Uh, you know, we've got to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do that this week. It's just it doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>who's standing back there, you know, at quarterback, and and

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<v Speaker 1>it just so this week we know we know this

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<v Speaker 1>guy and um, um, so that gives us a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a of an advantage just kind of knowing

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<v Speaker 1>his demeanor in his chemistry. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he he gets the ball out of his hand,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's a little bit harder to get to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Their their defense has done a real good job against

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<v Speaker 1>some pretty good quarterbacks this year. Is it the scheme,

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<v Speaker 1>is it personnel? A little bit of both. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>little both. I mean they got they got a great

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<v Speaker 1>personnel and defense, and they're healthy. They're coming off of

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<v Speaker 1>buy obviously, um you know coach Zimmer and and and

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<v Speaker 1>they really they fly off the ball. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a good This is a good defense and good defense

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<v Speaker 1>for a reason. And um, you know that it's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those one of those schemes where they don't do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. They kind of kind of just line up

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<v Speaker 1>and play defense. But their their sound and what they do,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, again it's it's an aggressive style. They

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<v Speaker 1>let their defensive line just come off the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>put pressure on the quarterback. They got two good ends

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know we gotta be we gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>ready for for another for another test upfront. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you identify as the reasons for just tacking? You identify

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<v Speaker 1>the reason for tacking moving such an issue against the residents.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of it is just uh, slightly being behind blocks,

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<v Speaker 1>being out of position, stopping our feet, dropping our heads.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, just fundamental things things that we can continue

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<v Speaker 1>to teach and practice and and um, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>bag work and the drill work that that uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>defense teaches. We just got to continue to stay on it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, it's it's all about details. I reminded

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<v Speaker 1>the team again this morning. It's it's about the fundamentals

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<v Speaker 1>and the details. And each person coaching player has to

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<v Speaker 1>detail their work. Meaning you can't you know, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>let anything slide. Um, I've got to I've got to

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<v Speaker 1>stay on top of everything and and and it just

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<v Speaker 1>goes and it just carries over to each player. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's just fundamental work that we got to continue doing

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<v Speaker 1>practice at bits percentage. In the NFL, when you were

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<v Speaker 1>studying the shorts, would you say to him there's gotta

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<v Speaker 1>be more opportunities where we can bring extra bodies at

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback during the game and going forward. Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's a fine line with with putting pressure blitzing

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<v Speaker 1>because you end up, you know, kind of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>taking one guy out of the secondary. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and and you start exposing different different elements of your coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>If if I felt like it was a necessary thing

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<v Speaker 1>to do, Um, again, you know, we won't panic over

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<v Speaker 1>one football game because our pass rush. We know what

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<v Speaker 1>type of guys we have upfront. We know Fletcher can

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<v Speaker 1>be disruptive. We know Brandon Graham can come off the

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<v Speaker 1>edge and bend the edge along with Vinnie and Connor.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, it's it's just it's it's one game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's one little setback. Um. If this were the third, fourth,

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<v Speaker 1>fifth game in a row, you know, maybe then you

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<v Speaker 1>have to reevaluate. But but hey, we gotta we just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta get ready for this game and um, continue the process.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a process, a plan in place, and and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll continue to stick to that and the storylines will

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<v Speaker 1>be Obviously this game could be a left random on

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<v Speaker 1>the trade before. How will you handle the cars of

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<v Speaker 1>the profession it will be on day this game. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I there's there's pressure every week, and I

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<v Speaker 1>get the fact that the trade happened and and but

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<v Speaker 1>our focus is within our building the guys we have

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<v Speaker 1>and getting our guys ready to play. And you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna put any added pressure, you know. And

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<v Speaker 1>on Carson, I was just gonna let him play. And

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<v Speaker 1>I need to be smart and how I handle this

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<v Speaker 1>game from a play calling standpoint too, and and how

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<v Speaker 1>I handle the offense that way. And you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>got to rely on the ten other guys out there.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know there's gonna be a lot of a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of peripheral stuff, you know, probably said or written

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<v Speaker 1>about these two. Whoever plays or whoever wins, this one

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<v Speaker 1>played better than that one, this and that and the

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<v Speaker 1>other and the decisions and I get all that, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but the decision has been made and he's our guy,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna get him ready to play each and

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<v Speaker 1>every week. And his preparation every week that that I

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<v Speaker 1>see and what we've seen on offense, I mean, we're

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<v Speaker 1>headed in the right direct and for really for both teams,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a win win. As I mentioned, earlier. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a win win for both teams. I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like Sam given this opportunity, he's excelled, He's done well.

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<v Speaker 1>He went to went to a fabulous football team, a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff football team, and uh, you know we we're taking

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<v Speaker 1>a young quarterback. Who's I mean, we're three and two

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<v Speaker 1>start out three and oh and and we just got

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<v Speaker 1>to get back to that. We're just we're close in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of areas, um, and we just gotta keep

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<v Speaker 1>we just gotta keep that focus to be smart. Um

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<v Speaker 1>order at times last week that you thought you were smart.

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<v Speaker 1>No I'm not. I'm not saying I'm not saying that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying, you just gotta you just gotta understand,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how a defense is is defending you, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um knowing some tendencies a little bit um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously we got to stay out of second

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<v Speaker 1>and third and long situations. That goes without saying, because

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<v Speaker 1>there's it's it's hard. You know. Then then defenses can

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<v Speaker 1>just pin their ears and and and that's where they

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<v Speaker 1>get a ton of their sacks, you know, So so

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<v Speaker 1>handling handling that that way, UM. From my standpoint, as

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<v Speaker 1>a play caller and and and helping our offense in

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<v Speaker 1>those situations to be successful. Is that being the smart

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<v Speaker 1>part of the statement? Carson wentz his decision making the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of minutes of last game. He has been

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest. Is that just part of the ad maturation

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<v Speaker 1>process and trying to continue. You know, it's not a

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<v Speaker 1>concern just because I know I know Carson and how

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<v Speaker 1>he handles that and how tough he is on himself. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it is part of a learning process. Each again, each

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<v Speaker 1>week is a different set of circumstances. It might be

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<v Speaker 1>in the same game situation, you know, two minute, but

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<v Speaker 1>the actual play designed to play, call, the scenario, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole deef, everything's different week to week. So these are

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<v Speaker 1>things that he's you know, um, he's learning through and

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<v Speaker 1>we're teaching him through and how to handle it and

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<v Speaker 1>how to be more prepared each and every week. And uh, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that's the that's the That's the great thing

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<v Speaker 1>about Carson is how how well he is able to

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, remember something, fix it, move on and

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<v Speaker 1>then and then not do that again. Kind of voiced

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<v Speaker 1>his disappointment over uh not being the guy to start. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>have you spoken him individually about that, and uh, how

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<v Speaker 1>do you how do you want him to approach a

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<v Speaker 1>situation like that? Listen, you know he's a good player,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's he's a big part of our our offensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, um, it's just it's this, It's what

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<v Speaker 1>it is right now. It's our decision and we've made

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<v Speaker 1>that decision and and um, you know, he's he's a

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<v Speaker 1>valuable asset to our team. If if if Kelsey goes down,

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<v Speaker 1>or if Barbara or one of the guards to go down,

0:14:47.120 --> 0:14:49.760
<v Speaker 1>he's the next guy in. And that's just uh, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just where we're at. And you know, um, we just

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<v Speaker 1>continue to go that that that route each week an

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<v Speaker 1>offense with Sam to get ready for the season. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>much of the differences are now with Carson running and

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<v Speaker 1>whereas you know, you you come up with plays of

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<v Speaker 1>Carson likes. How much variation is there from that offense

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<v Speaker 1>as you set out for this season. Um, it's we

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of the same concepts in every week.

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<v Speaker 1>We just sort of you know, put new formations to them,

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<v Speaker 1>emotions or whatever we can to kind of window address them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I try to. The thing is about game

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<v Speaker 1>planning is obviously you find out defensively, you know, their

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<v Speaker 1>top two or three or four coverages, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>find you know, you look at your offense and what

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<v Speaker 1>you've done that has been successful and what are good

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<v Speaker 1>versus all those coverages, and and then for this, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to keep in mind that it's still a

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<v Speaker 1>young quarterback and I don't want to overload them with

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of information, a lot of new plays, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of new designs, this and that, and plus we

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<v Speaker 1>got young receivers, and you know, so I don't just

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<v Speaker 1>look at the quarterback position. I got to consider the

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<v Speaker 1>entire offense when when when redesigning or putting in new

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<v Speaker 1>new plays. And so we try to keep things very familiar,

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that we've used in OTA's training camp, Concepts that

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<v Speaker 1>are familiar to the guys. Because I'm a big believer

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<v Speaker 1>that if you don't have to think about number one,

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm lined up, Okay, what route is it, what's

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<v Speaker 1>the protection? Then you know you got an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>be successful on that on that play. So we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>changed or deviated much from from the first part of

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Um, and we got to continue to uh

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<v Speaker 1>to just execute a little bit better. Thanks guys,