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Speaker 1: Thank you, Matthew. We're gonna start with Karen Greigian followed

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Speaker 1: by Chris Ryan. Hi, Matthew, how are you, Hi, Karen,

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Speaker 1: I'm well, how are you? I'm fine. I'm curious if

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Speaker 1: you like the perspective of having your playoff lives kind

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Speaker 1: of in your hands when out you're in, you don't

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Speaker 1: have to rely on anybody else. It's just you know,

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Speaker 1: the balls in your court, so to speak. Yeah. Absolutely,

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Speaker 1: I mean, look, after all that this team has been

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Speaker 1: through this year, all the ups and downs, we're very,

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Speaker 1: very fortunate to be in that type of situation. I

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Speaker 1: think if you'd ask any team at the beginning of

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Speaker 1: the year if they'd like to be in a situation

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Speaker 1: where they controlled their own fate, so to speak, they

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Speaker 1: always say yes. So we're very fortunate to be in

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Speaker 1: the position we're in. But it only matters if we

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Speaker 1: play well and take advantage of it. So you know,

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Speaker 1: our focus is going to be playing this game, I guess,

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Speaker 1: the only game we have this season against the Dolphins,

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Speaker 1: and then we'll take it from there. Thank you, Matthew,

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Speaker 1: No problem, all right, Next question Chris Ryan, followed by

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Speaker 1: Mike Catholic. Hey, Matthew, Marry Christmas, Happy New Year, Marry Christmas,

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Speaker 1: Happy New Year to us. Well, Chris, I appreciate it, um,

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Speaker 1: Just what is your sense about who this team is,

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Speaker 1: you know, at seven and eight, going through everything you've

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Speaker 1: gone through, you know, this year, and what are some

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Speaker 1: of the you know, the messages that you've taken from

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Speaker 1: this season and how could they possibly you know, help

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Speaker 1: you here in these must win final couple games. Well,

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Speaker 1: you know, I think this has been a year of struggle, right.

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Speaker 1: I think we've experienced some great highs and then we've

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Speaker 1: obviously experienced some some disappointments. And the thing that I

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Speaker 1: love about this team is through it all, we've kept fighting.

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Speaker 1: We've never lost our fighting spirit, we've never lost our

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Speaker 1: belief in one another or our belief in the process.

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Speaker 1: And you know, I think Bill's character, and we talk

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Speaker 1: about it all the time. It's easier to build character

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Speaker 1: when you're in times of adversity because you really have

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Speaker 1: to find out who you are and what you believe in. So,

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Speaker 1: you know, I think our team is seeing at a

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Speaker 1: point where we feel like we still haven't played our

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Speaker 1: best football. We haven't been consistent enough, but we've shown

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Speaker 1: and proven to ourselves that when we do do it right,

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Speaker 1: we can play with almost anyone, with anyone. So, you know,

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Speaker 1: I feel like our goal on stretch now is just

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Speaker 1: to lean in on one another and find some consistency

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Speaker 1: and see where that gets us. And want to ask

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Speaker 1: you as well, you know, as you enter into the

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Speaker 1: final home game of this season, obviously each year it

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Speaker 1: seems like the question comes about as to what your

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Speaker 1: future is going to be, when Dev's is going to be,

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Speaker 1: And I'm interested in kind of your perspective going into

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Speaker 1: the game on New Year's Day. Yeah, you know, look,

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Speaker 1: I'm just trying to stay in the momentum. Only the

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Speaker 1: Good Lord knows what's in store for me beyond this

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Speaker 1: very hour. So for me, it's just to try to

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Speaker 1: stand in the moment, enjoy the opportunity that I have. Um,

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Speaker 1: you know, I know my opportunities are fleeting as it

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Speaker 1: advanced aged football player, But you know, I am thankful

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Speaker 1: to be a part of this team, thankful for another

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Speaker 1: opportunity to come out and play in Gilette Stadium, and

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna try to make the most of it. And

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Speaker 1: then you know, whatever happens after that, you know, we'll see.

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Speaker 1: But you know, I'm excited and thankful for this opportunity.

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Speaker 1: Thanks appreciate it absolutely all. My next question myke cadloc

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Speaker 1: Fall by Zach Cox. Hey, Matthew, Mary, Christmas, Hope had

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Speaker 1: a great holiday. I just wanted to ask you about

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Speaker 1: Mac Jones. Obviously fellow captain this team. You know, he's

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Speaker 1: It seems like there's this narrative, you know, surrounding him

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Speaker 1: I just wanted to, you know, get your perceived thoughts

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Speaker 1: max that and where that hit, you know, kind of

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Speaker 1: just what happened there. Yeah, you know, look, I don't

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Speaker 1: see it as such in terms of him being a

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Speaker 1: dirty player. That's not the person I know. It's not

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Speaker 1: the the young man that I've gotten a chance to

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Speaker 1: spend time around the last couple of years. I understand

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Speaker 1: that narratives are made up of different people's opinions, different

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Speaker 1: whatever it may be. And you know, you can't control

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Speaker 1: those narratives. So you know, people are going to interpret

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Speaker 1: I think we can't concern ourselves too much with that

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Speaker 1: because you know, whatever we say is not going to

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Speaker 1: change what people think or say about any particular player

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Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for him. I support him.

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Speaker 1: I think he tries to play the game in the

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Speaker 1: right way. But that's just one man's opinion. That's Matthew

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Speaker 1: Slayer's opinion. So um, as far as how everyone else

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Speaker 1: feels about it, you know, I can't really speak to that,

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Speaker 1: and I would encourage Mac to be confident in who

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Speaker 1: he is. At the end of the day, you're the

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Speaker 1: person that has to live with yourself, look at yourself

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Speaker 1: in the eye and the mirror, and and and go

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Speaker 1: about life in a way that hopefully represents you and

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Speaker 1: your family the best way. So you know, we'll leave

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Speaker 1: that there and we'll worry about Miami and we'll let

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Speaker 1: everyone else kind of pontificate as they please. Well thoughts

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Speaker 1: on Miami then, too, I guess what have you seen?

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Speaker 1: You know, we'll shift to them. What have you seen

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Speaker 1: since you guys played them early in the season, how

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Speaker 1: they've changed, and yeah, just sort of where they're right

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Speaker 1: now compared to where they were earlier. Look, I think

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Speaker 1: they've had a great season. I think they've done a

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Speaker 1: lot of things well. Um, you know, I think everyone

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Speaker 1: in this league has probably been pulling for two of

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Speaker 1: this year just everything he's been through. Um, you know,

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Speaker 1: it's really unfortunate that he had to go back in

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Speaker 1: the protocol, But I mean we see players like that

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Speaker 1: We salute that. We want to see all players healthy.

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Speaker 1: So you know, I think he showed a great deal resolve. Obviously,

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Speaker 1: Tyreek and Brother Wattle are doing their thing. Um, I

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Speaker 1: think they've played very well as a team defensively, had

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Speaker 1: there to play defense, key on. So you know, there,

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Speaker 1: this is a very talented football team. They're well coached. Um,

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Speaker 1: there's a reason that they sit where they sit with

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Speaker 1: um the playoffs in their sites and you know they're

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Speaker 1: they're strong across the board. So we're really gonna have

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Speaker 1: our hands full this weekend. Thanks Mat, No problem, exactly,

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Speaker 1: the last question number zat Cox. Go ahead, Zach, Hey, Matthew,

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Speaker 1: actually want to ask me about another fellow captain. I

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Speaker 1: know you've spoken highly about Jawan basically ever since he

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Speaker 1: got here back in twenty eighteen. Just carrious from your

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Speaker 1: view of how has he been able to help you

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Speaker 1: guys this season, it seems like he's been playing some

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Speaker 1: great football living. Yeah, Zach, A great question. Glad you

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Speaker 1: asked about that. I think Jawan has been one of

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Speaker 1: I remember a lot of people comparing them to another

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Speaker 1: fifty one when he was one of the number fifty one.

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Speaker 1: We had those male comparisons, and you know, I think

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Speaker 1: what he's done since he's gotten here is mature as

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Speaker 1: after year, and he's just showed a great deal of consistency,

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Speaker 1: great deal of improvement, and he's really become a pillar

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Speaker 1: for this organization in terms of what he does on

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Speaker 1: in host to football field, and certainly this year, if

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Speaker 1: you talk to anyone around here, his play has has

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Speaker 1: really popped off. I mean, we've we've seen it. It's

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Speaker 1: been consistent. A week after week. Um, you know, he's

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Speaker 1: really taking ownership of that defense in a very unique way,

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Speaker 1: and he's playing at a very high level. And you know,

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Speaker 1: I don't think we sit where we sit today with

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Speaker 1: a chance to look at playing the postseason without him

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Speaker 1: performing the way that he has. So you know, his

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Speaker 1: leadership has been tremendous. We laugh that he's kind of

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Speaker 1: the the bridge between the two old heads and Devin

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Speaker 1: and I and the young group, and you need that,

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Speaker 1: you need someone who can connect and relate to multiple

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Speaker 1: generations and he does a great job of that. And man,

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Speaker 1: you just can't say enough good things about Juwan what

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Speaker 1: he's done. So we're lucky to have him. Great. Thank you,

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Speaker 1: Thanks you, Matthew, Thanks everyone,