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Speaker 1: James. First of all, congratulations. Second of all, oh, what

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Speaker 1: does it mean to finally get back to working out

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Speaker 1: having to buy a week off? And how excited you

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Speaker 1: guys to get back to work for the playoff game.

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Speaker 1: It's tight in the time of year. This is what

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Speaker 1: you played for, the playing moments like this while you're

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Speaker 1: playing the NFL's while you're here to be a patriot

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Speaker 1: to win games like this. So they have a tough opponent,

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Speaker 1: the Chargers. She's gotta have a great week of practice,

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Speaker 1: start off good today, She's got to keep that same

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Speaker 1: intensity throughout the whole week. I mean, they're gonna be

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Speaker 1: ready to go. They have a playoff one already, and

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Speaker 1: they're a tough football team. So it's gonna take our

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Speaker 1: best effort. James. Two questions. Why did you know you're

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Speaker 1: getting the word because you're a fresh air clup? A

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Speaker 1: good thing. I did get AIRCA yesterday, you know, And

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Speaker 1: no clue. How hard is it to slow down that

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Speaker 1: front of Boats and Ingram when they're getting after the quota.

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Speaker 1: It's tough blocking those guys. Those guys are explosive, get sacks,

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Speaker 1: They're disruptive in the run game. It's not just them.

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Speaker 1: They have a good secondary, good linebackers, and whatever they

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Speaker 1: decided to do where there's seven dbs on the field

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Speaker 1: or they decided to play the linebackers, they just go

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Speaker 1: out there and getting job done. And they're a smart

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Speaker 1: ball team. Don't give up good don't give up a

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Speaker 1: big play. So I mean it takes your best effort. James,

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Speaker 1: you wind up hoping Gordon go way back to college.

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Speaker 1: What can you tell us about your relationship with Melvine?

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Speaker 1: Oh man, it's like a like a little birth of

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Speaker 1: me um. I mean, since he stepped foot on the

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Speaker 1: Wisconsin campus, we're always tight, all the running backs we were.

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Speaker 1: So he's a good football player, a good person. I know,

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Speaker 1: I wish not but the best of luck. Well if

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Speaker 1: it doesn't do too much since they since they won

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Speaker 1: their last game, we've you been in touch with Melvin

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Speaker 1: and off I have it yet Now I don't know.

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Speaker 1: We'll see what appen. James. You talk about just excitement

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Speaker 1: at this time of year. I mean, there's eight teams left.

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Speaker 1: One of them is going to have a parade. And

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Speaker 1: also don't only how exciting it is, but how you

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Speaker 1: guys in this locker room channel that excitement in the

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Speaker 1: right direction at this time of year. Yeah, I mean

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Speaker 1: it's exciting time of year and just trying to live

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Speaker 1: in the moment. Don't take the opportunity for granted. I

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Speaker 1: just don't want to have any regrets. And you gotta

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Speaker 1: put your best room forward, not just on game day,

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Speaker 1: you know, from today throughout the rest of the week.

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Speaker 1: Just high intense the pay attention to the little details,

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Speaker 1: watch as much film as possible, try to know your

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Speaker 1: opponent as much as possible if you want to come

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Speaker 1: out with a win on Sunday, and it's gonna take

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Speaker 1: a lot of effort and all aspects of the game.

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Speaker 1: So definitely have fun at the same time, just a

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Speaker 1: game at the end of the day, but you want

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Speaker 1: to have your best effort you can for the veterans

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Speaker 1: in your locker room. Why do you think in recent

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Speaker 1: years you guys have done a good job of that

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Speaker 1: be able to win at this time of the the year.

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Speaker 1: And all I says is everybody pay attention to the details.

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Speaker 1: Know one what says stake, never know what play is

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Speaker 1: gonna matter the most. So you got to capitalize on

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Speaker 1: your opportunities. Whereas one player where there's sixty plays or

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Speaker 1: whether there's cheering your teammates on the sideline. It's gonna

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Speaker 1: take everybody practice, squad coaches, I mean, everybody makes a

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Speaker 1: difference jam defense. Last week they played line safeties at linebacker.

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Speaker 1: They shuffle guys all around. How much of a challenge

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Speaker 1: is that for you come out of the back field

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Speaker 1: It challenges your communication as offense they decide to play

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Speaker 1: the looks at every other player. You just got to

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Speaker 1: communicate with defensive personnels in the game. And I said,

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Speaker 1: So they happen to play that, we've got to handle it. James,

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Speaker 1: if you were giving us scouting report, I know, from

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Speaker 1: you you would pinpoint growth? Growth? I mean, he's always

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Speaker 1: been able to do everything. I think he's gotten better

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Speaker 1: been getting better and better with that each year. But

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Speaker 1: it's gonna take full effort to stop speaking of growth

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Speaker 1: of Forrest Sony was Shelson. He's calling this team wherever

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Speaker 1: you sitting grow the most from then to now. It's

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Speaker 1: kind of all aspects. Just you know, coming in here

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Speaker 1: then him, you know, he doesn't really talk too much.

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Speaker 1: Kind of reminds me of myself and just putting his

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Speaker 1: head down and work and taking the coaching. Rookie year

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Speaker 1: could be tough, it could be long, and he's just

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Speaker 1: been putting the work each and every day, getting better

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Speaker 1: and better each week. And having him on our team

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Speaker 1: has been a big boost for us this year, getting

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Speaker 1: How about you, I mean the growth that you've had

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Speaker 1: throughout the year, I mean, how would you say you've

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Speaker 1: become as a leader in the especially in the running back.

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Speaker 1: For me, I just try to help guys as much

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Speaker 1: so if anybody asks questions, I can, you know, spread

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Speaker 1: the knowledge that I have and vice version learned from

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Speaker 1: them too. So that's kind of my way of trying

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Speaker 1: to help those guys out. And then we've been growing

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Speaker 1: as a group as a whole. Then we compliment each

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Speaker 1: other well. In the backfield, anybody can do anything. Coach

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Speaker 1: talented backfield. How important was it Bye week for you?

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Speaker 1: I mean you're an older guy out. I mean, it's

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Speaker 1: just good to have it, for sure. I mean we'll

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Speaker 1: see if it we took advantage of if we come

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Speaker 1: out with a win on Sunday, So that's a about that.

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Speaker 1: Same doesn't mean to win this award. I mean it's

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Speaker 1: I know, it's a lot a lot going on now,

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Speaker 1: but keep ever recognized as a special guy in the

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Speaker 1: like I said, definitely wasn't expect from it. Um, you know,

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Speaker 1: like I said, I just try and be the same

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Speaker 1: person every day. You know, you guys have a tough

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Speaker 1: job to do. Try and keep a smile in my face,

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Speaker 1: answer your questions, and the best of my ability give

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Speaker 1: but it's definitely honored for sure. Appreciate you guys here.

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Speaker 1: Appreciate