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Speaker 1: And we're welcome you back into the Dog Bowl here

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Speaker 1: in Barria, getting you ready for Browns and Broncos Sunday four,

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Speaker 1: another four o'clock kickoff. Only a couple of them left

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Speaker 1: before we go back to our regular one o'clock time

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Speaker 1: slots on. Jason Gibbs alongside Nick Shook, Andrew Gribble and

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Speaker 1: our new guest Uh and guest host John Greco will

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Speaker 1: join us former Brown's offensive lineman Um, A man of

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Speaker 1: many traits on the offensive line. Is there a spot

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Speaker 1: you didn't play? I did not play right tackle. I

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Speaker 1: All right, well, we're happy to have you and John

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Speaker 1: Real quick, just a quick takeaway from you all on

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Speaker 1: the on the lost to New England. Positive that you

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Speaker 1: and something that we can look forward to here in

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Speaker 1: that game. I'll start with you. The positive I'll take

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Speaker 1: for this team sporadically throughout the season. Obviously, San Francisco

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Speaker 1: I mean most teams, you can't come back from a

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Speaker 1: You have to play perfect football map point forward, and

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Speaker 1: And you know, I think that's good moving forward, because

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Speaker 1: game and come away with a victory. It's just a

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Speaker 1: matter of doing all those things together once and right

432
00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,159
Speaker 1: now you're getting some and not the other ones. You

433
00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,520
Speaker 1: just need to put it all together. Well, and you saw,

434
00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,320
Speaker 1: we know what you got in Nick Chubb, one of

435
00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,240
Speaker 1: the more dynamic playmakers right now in the National Football League. Um,

436
00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,280
Speaker 1: you know, we know we need to get Odell going

437
00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,200
Speaker 1: and Jarvis and the receivers need to get in the

438
00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,000
Speaker 1: end zone. The tight end spots been the one catching

439
00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,560
Speaker 1: all the touchdown passes. We got a good game Sunday

440
00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,400
Speaker 1: from Baker Mayfield against the New England Patriots, as good

441
00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,440
Speaker 1: as you could have wanted. I mean, I don't put

442
00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,600
Speaker 1: that interception on him, but it was it was efficient.

443
00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,920
Speaker 1: You weren't gonna be taking big, big chunks plays because

444
00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,320
Speaker 1: of the weather, and he he did fine. It just was.

445
00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,199
Speaker 1: And he's playing down in distance from behind a lot

446
00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,480
Speaker 1: too because of the penalties. Yeah, you know, John, I

447
00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,040
Speaker 1: want to ask you about this. On that play that

448
00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:25,879
Speaker 1: resulted in the interception, um Joel Brattonio was tasked with

449
00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,320
Speaker 1: guarding blocking a guy who was in a much wider

450
00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,080
Speaker 1: alignment than usual. How difficult is that on a play

451
00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,440
Speaker 1: that requires so much timing and just snap, move the ball,

452
00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,920
Speaker 1: get out, you know, and somebody's shooting that gap like that.

453
00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,159
Speaker 1: It's it's difficult. And you know, you don't know if

454
00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,800
Speaker 1: they practiced it against that look. So that's obviously a

455
00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,119
Speaker 1: thing that you just kind of in your own mind

456
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,639
Speaker 1: and and you're kind of away from the building study

457
00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:50,920
Speaker 1: or looking at you you kind of say, Okay, what's

458
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,199
Speaker 1: my emergency plan if this happens? And listen, I know

459
00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,960
Speaker 1: Joel very well. I know he had that continguency plan

460
00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,240
Speaker 1: in place, and it was just one of those things.

461
00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,400
Speaker 1: I'm sure he thinks about it and he's still bothering him.

462
00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,760
Speaker 1: And I know he's gonna come out this weekend and

463
00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,720
Speaker 1: probably play his best game because I know he's gonna

464
00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,719
Speaker 1: want to erase that and show that that was just

465
00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,680
Speaker 1: a freak thing. But you know, it's tough, especially when

466
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,080
Speaker 1: you know a place called and you're sitting there and

467
00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,480
Speaker 1: you say, this play. The success of this play really,

468
00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,000
Speaker 1: if I do my job, it can make it go

469
00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,840
Speaker 1: and if I don't, it's gonna be a bad one.

470
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Speaker 1: And that's that's all the things. Great players make those plays,

471
00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,240
Speaker 1: and he's a great player. So that's that's kind of

472
00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,040
Speaker 1: a thing. I felt bad when I saw because I

473
00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:28,879
Speaker 1: know it is eating him up. But I know he's

474
00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,000
Speaker 1: gonna bounce back to this week and it and it

475
00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:32,879
Speaker 1: happens so quickly too. It's a matter of if you

476
00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,560
Speaker 1: can get a block for a second and a half

477
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,200
Speaker 1: or less, maybe something like that can happen. Yeah, And

478
00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,440
Speaker 1: if a guys, uh, you know, if an alignment's different

479
00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,840
Speaker 1: or for defense is in a different alignment that you've

480
00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,199
Speaker 1: maybe be expecting, it's kind of you have to you

481
00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,160
Speaker 1: have a quick response and change your angle and change

482
00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,480
Speaker 1: your steps, change your footwork. There's a lot of moving

483
00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,840
Speaker 1: parts to it, and it just you know, credit them.

484
00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,040
Speaker 1: They had either a good scheme or a good uh

485
00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:56,480
Speaker 1: a key that that maybe they were expecting it or

486
00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,480
Speaker 1: saw it on tape or something and and made a

487
00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,560
Speaker 1: great play. I think the only one more thing I

488
00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,040
Speaker 1: want to drive home about this that I've seen a

489
00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,399
Speaker 1: lot of fans kind of ask about and in the

490
00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,679
Speaker 1: conversation around that specific play, because you know, obviously it

491
00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,199
Speaker 1: goes viral on the internet and everything else. Um was

492
00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:13,080
Speaker 1: the idea that Baker had an opportunity to not toss

493
00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,080
Speaker 1: that ball forward in the design of that play. That's

494
00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,400
Speaker 1: pretty much not a thing, right, Yeah. I think there's

495
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:24,200
Speaker 1: so much trust and timing associated with it that you're

496
00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,720
Speaker 1: talking about less than split seconds. I mean, it's like

497
00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:30,080
Speaker 1: a nanosecond that he has to react and get rid

498
00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,000
Speaker 1: of that ball because if he holds onto it too long,

499
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,280
Speaker 1: it's a sack or a tackle for loss. If if

500
00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,199
Speaker 1: he throws it too early, it's a it's a fumble.

501
00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,879
Speaker 1: You know. So it's just a timing thing. Is a

502
00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,200
Speaker 1: lot of this offense is, and it's a thing that

503
00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,560
Speaker 1: they've practiced. It's a thing that looks great on during

504
00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,520
Speaker 1: the week, and you know, unfortunately against the Patriots that

505
00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,680
Speaker 1: just didn't work out in their favor. So I think

506
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,280
Speaker 1: the timing has a lot to do with it. And

507
00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:53,439
Speaker 1: Baker was doing his job. He was getting rid of

508
00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,399
Speaker 1: the ball in a timely manner and just you know,

509
00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,919
Speaker 1: fell into the wrong hands unfortunately. Alright, time now for

510
00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,919
Speaker 1: our keys to a Browns victory. God knows they need it.

511
00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,520
Speaker 1: We need it, a fan base needs it. Everybody would

512
00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:09,600
Speaker 1: like a victory Monday. So with that being said, Gribble,

513
00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,119
Speaker 1: I'll start with you give me the biggest key to

514
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Speaker 1: a Brown's victory on Sunday. I'll go really simple, so

515
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,159
Speaker 1: you guys can get in the details. If you score

516
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,640
Speaker 1: twenty points, I think you scored twenty points, you win

517
00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,160
Speaker 1: this game. I think the Broncos have had a tough

518
00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,840
Speaker 1: time getting I think that the key number in Denver

519
00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:29,480
Speaker 1: this year was twenty four. They haven't really hit that consistently.

520
00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,040
Speaker 1: I mean, this is a team that hasn't scored much

521
00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,880
Speaker 1: points to begin with. They play low scoring games. That's

522
00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,399
Speaker 1: where they want to be. With you. They've got I

523
00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,600
Speaker 1: think the Browns have a really good kicker. The Broncos

524
00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,480
Speaker 1: have a really really good one that is used to

525
00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,119
Speaker 1: those those elements in Denver. I know when we were

526
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Speaker 1: there last year, we were not wanting to see him

527
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Speaker 1: come out and attempt that last field goal at the

528
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Speaker 1: end before Jabbral made that that game saving sack. So

529
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Speaker 1: I think if you scored twenty points, I think you win,

530
00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,640
Speaker 1: and I think you win in a position where you're

531
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Speaker 1: not sweating it out the end. Do you need to

532
00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,760
Speaker 1: get up Yeah? Yeah, I mean you can't play from

533
00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,879
Speaker 1: behind against this defense. I mean, they're they're still a

534
00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,520
Speaker 1: really good defense. Somehow, They're still really really good without

535
00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,800
Speaker 1: Bradley Chubb and they they it's a it's a I

536
00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,760
Speaker 1: would say, even though they have a new coach and

537
00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,160
Speaker 1: apparently they're doing a lot different things, it's a cultural

538
00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:16,639
Speaker 1: thing there that they have. They've just had a really

539
00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,840
Speaker 1: good defense for about it seems like the last decade.

540
00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,520
Speaker 1: They have a lot of experience veterans on the defense too.

541
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Speaker 1: They still have Chris Harris, jrs H, Todd Davis, Is

542
00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,919
Speaker 1: there guys like Adam Gotsis. I mean, there's it's not

543
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,439
Speaker 1: just Von Miller it's not just Bradley Chubb and and

544
00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,719
Speaker 1: they're relying on that backbone. But I totally agree that

545
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,239
Speaker 1: you cannot play from a significant deficit. If you think

546
00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:33,920
Speaker 1: last week it was hard, well, actually last week was

547
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,240
Speaker 1: probably still more difficult. But let's just let's just say

548
00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,000
Speaker 1: take the lesson from my how how you know, how

549
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,639
Speaker 1: how quickly did you feel like you were making an

550
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,480
Speaker 1: uphill climb there. Let's get rid of that and try

551
00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,359
Speaker 1: and operate, you know, on schedule and get ahead and

552
00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,120
Speaker 1: then get a little more comfortable so you can play

553
00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:51,480
Speaker 1: a little more freer. Yeah, I think, um, I completely

554
00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,360
Speaker 1: agree with you, and I think in order to do that,

555
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,800
Speaker 1: like to see maybe take a lot of shots and

556
00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,720
Speaker 1: be really aggressive early, you know, take those big plays

557
00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,399
Speaker 1: down the field like we were last year on the

558
00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:04,400
Speaker 1: first score. Yes, so really, just you know, unload the playbook,

559
00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,440
Speaker 1: all your deep fun throws early, try to get an

560
00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,400
Speaker 1: early one or maybe a special teams are a big

561
00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,439
Speaker 1: turnover in the red zone that that allows for an

562
00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,960
Speaker 1: early score. Then put to put all the pressure on

563
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,320
Speaker 1: their new quarterback and let our guys maybe have a

564
00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,000
Speaker 1: sack party at the end of the game. Then they

565
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,119
Speaker 1: can control that the Browns can control the clock throughout

566
00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,520
Speaker 1: the game with their rushing attack, so I really like

567
00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,080
Speaker 1: to see them be ultra aggressive early, try to get

568
00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,000
Speaker 1: a cheap you know, maybe turnover something that sets up

569
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,040
Speaker 1: a score and and go from there. Kind of a

570
00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,600
Speaker 1: beautiful thing to consider because most games, and especially a

571
00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:35,879
Speaker 1: lot of the games that the Browns I've had so

572
00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,639
Speaker 1: far this year against very good opponents, the one of

573
00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:40,320
Speaker 1: the keys has always been you gotta established the run,

574
00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,879
Speaker 1: you gotta control possession. But to hear go out and

575
00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,080
Speaker 1: get a score first and then kind of circle back

576
00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:49,000
Speaker 1: to controlling possession, it's refreshing because it could create some excitement. Yeah,

577
00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,359
Speaker 1: of course, did you ever have to go up against

578
00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,639
Speaker 1: von Miller one on one in a situation where you

579
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,240
Speaker 1: ended up having to go Yeah? I think that they

580
00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,040
Speaker 1: used to have a package where he lined up on

581
00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,119
Speaker 1: the inside, And I know teams were starting to do

582
00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,440
Speaker 1: that towards the end of my career, and I was

583
00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,359
Speaker 1: kind of hoping that they waited until I was done.

584
00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,399
Speaker 1: But it makes sense because you know the tackles are

585
00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:09,960
Speaker 1: they're built to block in space. They're a little bit

586
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,160
Speaker 1: more athletic. I hate to say that, I know all

587
00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,679
Speaker 1: the tackles are out there listening are loving it. But

588
00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,440
Speaker 1: I hate to admit that, but you know, you get

589
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,800
Speaker 1: your your kind of star edge rusher, Like when they

590
00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,600
Speaker 1: move Miles inside or ov inside. You know that makes

591
00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,320
Speaker 1: guards nervous. I'm like, wait a second, why are you

592
00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,680
Speaker 1: in here? You know, give me some you know, big giant,

593
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,479
Speaker 1: slow guy. And I know there's a lot of really

594
00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,679
Speaker 1: athletic three techniques and and defensive tackles, but I do

595
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,800
Speaker 1: remember going against him where they would kind of have

596
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,800
Speaker 1: a little package where he'd be inside and they'd have

597
00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,600
Speaker 1: somebody else over the edge, and they'd run twists and everything.

598
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,920
Speaker 1: So it creates a lot of havoc and maybe confusion

599
00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,640
Speaker 1: because you're trying to I D people. You're like, why

600
00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,920
Speaker 1: is this guy in here? So you might see it

601
00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:49,360
Speaker 1: mix it up. But he's a great player. Your key,

602
00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,359
Speaker 1: if you have one big key for a Browns win

603
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:55,560
Speaker 1: on Sunday, my key is to disrupt the quarterback on

604
00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,240
Speaker 1: the defensive side. And uh, at the end of the game,

605
00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,159
Speaker 1: let's have let's see Myles Garrett have three sacks, four sacks.

606
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,640
Speaker 1: Let's see OVI have a have a you know, big

607
00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,200
Speaker 1: sack coming out party, and and let's just see everybody

608
00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,040
Speaker 1: having fun, work to wear. Everyone on our sideline is smiling.

609
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,760
Speaker 1: It's a nice flight home. I'm in. I'm a big

610
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,320
Speaker 1: fan of that, especially because it will be a late one. Yeah,

611
00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:18,280
Speaker 1: as it always uh shook key to victory. This one,

612
00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,479
Speaker 1: I think is maybe the most obvious based on what

613
00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:22,320
Speaker 1: we've been talking about all week, and let's just avoid

614
00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,640
Speaker 1: the penalties, avoid shooting yourself in the foot, get out

615
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,720
Speaker 1: of your own way, and start to play the football

616
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,840
Speaker 1: that you've shown in spots that you can play. You

617
00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,879
Speaker 1: showed it against Seattle early. I mean you took that

618
00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,280
Speaker 1: game by the throat and just didn't finish it off.

619
00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,679
Speaker 1: So let's do that here uh in Denver and come

620
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,560
Speaker 1: away with the victory that everybody can be proud about

621
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,000
Speaker 1: and feel good about moving forward. I would love nothing

622
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,199
Speaker 1: more than in the third and fourth quarters to be

623
00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,119
Speaker 1: handing the ball off to Nick Chub, and hand the

624
00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,560
Speaker 1: ball off to Nick Chubb and hand the ball off

625
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,040
Speaker 1: maybe the Dantrell. Let's take that for you know, plus

626
00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,480
Speaker 1: four yards a carry and uh and rack up some

627
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,600
Speaker 1: first downs and eat some clock, you know with the lead,

628
00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:00,800
Speaker 1: big fan. One final thing, altitude, is it a big deal?

629
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,960
Speaker 1: Is it not a big deal? Is it overblown? I

630
00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:06,199
Speaker 1: always used to think that it was overblown. And I

631
00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,720
Speaker 1: played out there, uh with my time in Cleveland, and

632
00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,679
Speaker 1: we had like a really long opening drive, like twelve

633
00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,600
Speaker 1: play and I thought I was gonna die when we

634
00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,840
Speaker 1: went to the sidelines. So I think it was real.

635
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,320
Speaker 1: But I think as the time went on, you either

636
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,320
Speaker 1: stopped thinking about it or worrying about it, or you're

637
00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,520
Speaker 1: just tired from playing a game. So I think it

638
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,840
Speaker 1: is a is a real um, real issue or concern

639
00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,439
Speaker 1: only if you let it be. If you just go

640
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,919
Speaker 1: in there kind of expecting it and say, you know what,

641
00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,000
Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to adjust on the fly, I think

642
00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,239
Speaker 1: you everyone will be okay. Is it? Is it like

643
00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,440
Speaker 1: when you hear people talk about this who have gone

644
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:40,920
Speaker 1: and played, you know, basketball against the Nuggets or against

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Speaker 1: the Broncos. They a lot of them tend to say

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Speaker 1: it's something that hits you early. Like you just said,

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Speaker 1: is that mostly what you've heard from your teammates too? Yeah?

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Speaker 1: I think so. And like I said, it could affect

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Speaker 1: everyone differently. I don't know if you're if you're from

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Speaker 1: that part of the country, you know, if you're just

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Speaker 1: used to it. But if you go out there, I

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Speaker 1: don't know how long it takes your body to acclimate

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Speaker 1: it to it, or I've heard that if you're like

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Speaker 1: you're saying, affects you really, but I hear if you're

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Speaker 1: out there for a day or two that you should

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Speaker 1: be acclimated to it or adjusted to it. So we'll

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Speaker 1: see how it goes. Hopefully it's not. You know, you

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Speaker 1: never want to use it as an excuse as to,

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Speaker 1: you know, why you're not winning the game. But as

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Speaker 1: long as they can go out there and and kind

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Speaker 1: of let that somebody something that's been the back of

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Speaker 1: their minds because they have a lot of other things

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Speaker 1: that they should be focused on I think about. Okay,

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Speaker 1: all right, that's gonna wrap it up. We'll get you

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