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Speaker 2: Throughout the process, I mean, we had a good process

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Speaker 2: Really just getting a chance to know him, see what

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Speaker 1: I mean we had time to think through the process.

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Speaker 4: Mentioned the trip to North Carolina for his PROTA.

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Speaker 3: A lot of people he was talking about his footwork,

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Speaker 1: Having to act ross, I think you need to do

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Speaker 1: I'll win that fight.

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Speaker 4: When did you guys know Drake was your guy outside

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Speaker 1: You know, honestly, the more exposures we had uh with Drake,

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Speaker 4: This is a tough market.

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Speaker 2: People have been accustomed to a like caliber football for

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Speaker 4: If there was a turditive develop what gave me.

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Speaker 2: Sort of, Yeah, he was. He was. He was one

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Speaker 1: We've talked against.

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Speaker 2: Of weeks and beat up too. Really just all the scrutiny.

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Speaker 2: things that just didn't end up being true. But we

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Speaker 3: You talked to Drake have an extremely high ceiling.

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Speaker 1: To you, if he hits that ceiling, what does it

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Speaker 1: But we do know the man. We know the man

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Speaker 1: This is composure. And I would also say, you know

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Speaker 4: Did you guys have any hesitancies in selecting him?

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Speaker 2: No?

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Speaker 4: No, about his floor. As the league meeting, how much

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Speaker 2: We don't draft just sound like Washington team.

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Speaker 2: You know, we've been comfortable to take to James. If

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Speaker 3: If you guys don't trade up, we don't see you

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Speaker 1: I don't talk.

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Speaker 3: You guys know you need a lot, right.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we have seven more picks, and you know, we'll

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Speaker 1: And once again, look, I don't want you guys to

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Speaker 3: So be able to make a call and make the

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Speaker 2: What was the feeling like when you're able.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, just for me, it was a lot of excitement.

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Speaker 4: Of fans up. Staris that you addressed a little bit earlier.

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Speaker 3: Now that you've made this pick, what's your message to

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Speaker 1: Look, we still have holes that we need to feel,

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Speaker 3: Ellie, if you make that pick. I'm sure your father

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Speaker 1: You know, a guy like Drake, Look, he has all

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Speaker 2: Are you preparing the defense with opps the trip? I

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Speaker 4: I let you talk.

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Speaker 1: About new rite, you guys, and you guys discussing luck if.

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Speaker 2: You should bring you guys drop as far as yeah,

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Speaker 2: I mean, we're all we're all working together. It's not

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Speaker 2: just uh, you know, Jered and I obviously matc grow

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Speaker 2: and we're all excited about, you know, the opportunity that's

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Speaker 2: actually appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: Guys.

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Speaker 2: Thank you