WEBVTT - Likely & Harbaugh: Ravens Press Conference 12/30/24

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It is Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>December thirtieth. The Ravens are gearing up for the regular

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<v Speaker 1>season finale against the Cleveland Browns this weekend. The NFL

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<v Speaker 1>announced last night of the game is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday at four thirty pm at M and T Bank Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be an AFC World Saturday for football fans.

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<v Speaker 1>The Ravens play at four to thirty and then in

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<v Speaker 1>the evening and eight o'clock game is going to between

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<v Speaker 1>the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. Today, we had

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to hear from head coach John Harriball as

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens prepare for the Browns this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, appreciate everybody being here. We're back at it after

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<v Speaker 2>a few days away since our last game, focus and

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<v Speaker 2>locked in on the Browns. This is our start, tough

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<v Speaker 2>opponent division game. We understand that kind of team they

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<v Speaker 2>are and how physical this game is going to be,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're preparing for that challenge. What questions you have, John,

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<v Speaker 2>if any difficulty.

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<v Speaker 3>And when you know the last night to go.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, by the way, you're playing on a short week

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<v Speaker 4>a seventy game.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we knew there's a chance, you know, it could

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<v Speaker 2>go either way, So we were planning on being here

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<v Speaker 2>today either way, and then you know, the next few

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<v Speaker 2>days would would be adjustable. So tomorrow we'll be back in.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll be like a Wednesday, and we'll be on our

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<v Speaker 2>normal week schedule that.

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<v Speaker 5>Way, how you guys spelling? Obviously a lot made at

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<v Speaker 5>the three games in eleven days, but you come off

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<v Speaker 5>but by you win all three of those games decisively

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<v Speaker 5>as well, and seems like for the most part intact

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<v Speaker 5>health wise. I mean, how do you feel about just

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<v Speaker 5>making out of that stretch right now?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>Feel good about it. I mean it was a good accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the goal you know, going into it, was

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<v Speaker 2>to come out of it with that kind of an outcome.

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<v Speaker 2>So I felt like, you know, we we we got

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<v Speaker 2>the outcome we wanted, but we also within that we

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<v Speaker 2>accomplished a lot in terms of improvement, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously pointing toward the opportunity in this game and then

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<v Speaker 2>into the playoffs, uh, to be the best team we

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<v Speaker 2>could be, and and we we made steps in that

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<v Speaker 2>direction too. Now we just gotta gotta maximize that and

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<v Speaker 2>play our best football.

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<v Speaker 5>Missed improve and our loves obviously, the defense has vastly

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<v Speaker 5>improved from the start of the year.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you feel like, you know, some.

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<v Speaker 5>Of the things that had has been that you guys

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<v Speaker 5>have been able to do defensively here in the back

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<v Speaker 5>end of the season going into the posts.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, yeah, we're playing solid football. I think we're we're

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<v Speaker 2>top down. Uh, you know, giving up as many big plays.

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<v Speaker 2>The run defense has been pretty consistent. Uh, getting to

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback you know, a little bit better, but uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the bottom line is a pass defense overalls has been

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<v Speaker 2>a lot better.

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<v Speaker 5>Know, son, Charlie Kohler got hectagated for return, doesnted to return?

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<v Speaker 3>How much does that help you guys?

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<v Speaker 2>Give him you know, gutn't get up block and will

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<v Speaker 2>for the team.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Having Charlie back is good. Uh he Uh, this is

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<v Speaker 2>kind of the target game, you know, where when when

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<v Speaker 2>it happened. It usually when you have a break like that,

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<v Speaker 2>it's pretty predictable. So they were they were telling us

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<v Speaker 2>that we'd have a good chance Forting to be back

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<v Speaker 2>for the Cleveland game. So we'll see how it looks

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<v Speaker 2>this week. Hopefully he's feeling good and ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>The toughest divisions in football.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll see a bit of it as we get a situation, right, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, to win this week, the win the division very significant.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's definitely a goal. It's it's one of

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<v Speaker 2>our our five main goals is to win the division

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<v Speaker 2>from a team perspective, and it's a big deal. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough division. We respect these teams tremendously. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you saw you saw the games this last weekend. You

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<v Speaker 2>saw the Bengals. You know they're still They're still in

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<v Speaker 2>It tells you a lot about the character of the

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<v Speaker 2>teams in this in this division. So we know we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have a tough game. We always do. We

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<v Speaker 2>always do against every team in the division. The Browns,

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<v Speaker 2>we always have these these knockdown drag outs with so

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<v Speaker 2>h But if we could get it done, it would

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<v Speaker 2>be a great accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 4>Marlin Humphrey was very complimentary orders Washington the same. Hey,

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<v Speaker 4>if you ask the players, the Treeny came Hipper Trinny

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<v Speaker 4>came to say, always one of the best guys in training.

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<v Speaker 3>Kid, he's been on a roster bubble and taught for

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<v Speaker 3>a long time.

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<v Speaker 6>But do you recall him as an undrafted guy on

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<v Speaker 6>the radar when his.

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<v Speaker 1>First team in that first year, do you do you

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<v Speaker 1>remember what do you remember a geam?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he was a highly recruited undrafted free agent. He

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<v Speaker 2>was a guy that was on the bubble to be drafted.

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<v Speaker 2>He was a draftable player on our board. So we

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<v Speaker 2>worked really hard to to convince him to come in

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<v Speaker 2>and he did, and I think right from the get

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<v Speaker 2>go he showed it he was a good player. He's

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<v Speaker 2>always been one of those guys, you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>not the size of the dog and the fight, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the size of the fight and the dog kind of guy,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, And he's always had that fight, and really

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<v Speaker 2>it's been injuries has set him back over the years.

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<v Speaker 2>So for him to be healthy now and to get

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to get in there and show what he

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<v Speaker 2>can do is it's been great to see.

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<v Speaker 4>Marlin said he feels like Ardarius Is maybe had the

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<v Speaker 4>most difficult job in the second area because he's had

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<v Speaker 4>to really make.

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<v Speaker 3>The team every year. I mean, do you feel like

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<v Speaker 3>he's a guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's sort of turned that difficulty into a positive in

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<v Speaker 2>his career, in his life. I definitely think that that's

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<v Speaker 2>exactly right. I mean, he's he's uh, he's probably had

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<v Speaker 2>to overcome that his whole career, you know, all of

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<v Speaker 2>high school, college and now the pros, and it's made

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<v Speaker 2>him who he is. You know that he has been

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<v Speaker 2>forged by all those experiences with Lamari ever since.

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<v Speaker 4>He got in the league, talks about the sustainability of

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<v Speaker 4>his style up play, what do you think has been

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<v Speaker 4>the key? I mean we're now in seven and he's

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<v Speaker 4>playing better than.

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<v Speaker 3>He's ever has.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you think has been the key to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of his sustainability?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean it's just a question. I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know why I have to answer that, because I was

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<v Speaker 2>never I was never proposing that theory, you know, so

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<v Speaker 2>I think the people that were proposing that theory should

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<v Speaker 2>have to answer it. But uh, he's you know what

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<v Speaker 2>we always thought, he's he's a smart player, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and he knows how to take care of himself. And

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<v Speaker 2>he always said that. He always said, I know how

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<v Speaker 2>to take care of myself. I know how to protect myself.

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<v Speaker 2>And not that he hasn't been injured here and there,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like every player, but he's just he's a

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<v Speaker 2>he's the ultimate competitor. I think he's playing his best football.

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<v Speaker 2>Like you said, he's playing the position at the highest level.

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<v Speaker 2>Every aspect of the position he's taken continues to take

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<v Speaker 2>to another level, take his game to a higher level,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully that continues. I mean, I know it will.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm counting on it getting even better.

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<v Speaker 6>John, I would support running back question. How important was

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<v Speaker 6>it to get Pete Mitchell's before, Like the amount of

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<v Speaker 6>work he got and with two of those guys knock

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<v Speaker 6>down out sideline, does that become a position you may

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<v Speaker 6>have to look to get from the.

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<v Speaker 2>Guyame in you Yea, I think I'm just gonna refrain

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<v Speaker 2>from all the speculation about, you know, roster and all that.

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<v Speaker 2>But the answer is no, they're fine. Justice is just sick,

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<v Speaker 2>so he'll play. And it's it's great that Keaton got

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<v Speaker 2>the time. And then what was the other part of

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<v Speaker 2>the question, Oh, that was it? Okay, it's very complicated.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't keep track of it. Layers.

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<v Speaker 7>I know, you guys have a franchise for a lot

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<v Speaker 7>of resources into ingyry prevention to be where you guys

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<v Speaker 7>are right now, to have as small and injury reports

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<v Speaker 7>you guys do knock on wood. How gratifying is that

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<v Speaker 7>and just like how much of that experience every year

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<v Speaker 7>is just kind of done with how it helped falls.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's that's a great question. Probably maybe a better

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<v Speaker 2>conversation for the end of the season. You know, up

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<v Speaker 2>up to this point, we're really happy with where we're

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<v Speaker 2>at with that. I do think a lot of work

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<v Speaker 2>has gone into it. Couldna give the players a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of credit to, you know, for the work they put in,

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<v Speaker 2>and then all the people involved in that have done

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<v Speaker 2>a great job. But it's it's definitely fueled our success

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<v Speaker 2>for sure. It's something that is a big deal in

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<v Speaker 2>the National Football League. So we're happy with it, but

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully we can keep it going here.

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<v Speaker 5>John, earlier in the season of a kind of back

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<v Speaker 5>to Lamar. Early in the season, a lot was made

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<v Speaker 5>that you saying, you've thought Lamar was the best player

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<v Speaker 5>in in football at the time, and we look at

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<v Speaker 5>his development over the years, a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 5>saying that this is the best he's played. When you

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<v Speaker 5>go back to him at his rookie year, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 5>you you were always on his side, But did you

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<v Speaker 5>think that that we'd be here or what year eight, whatever?

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<v Speaker 3>Year.

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<v Speaker 5>This is that we're still talking about, you know, him

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<v Speaker 5>continuously ascended.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, I did. I mean, that was the idea,

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<v Speaker 2>you hope. So, I mean, you don't know for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, nobody knows the future, but that was the

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<v Speaker 2>idea when we drafted him, and that was the idea

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<v Speaker 2>when we played him in the first year, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>been the idea ever since. So i'd say we're on schedule,

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<v Speaker 2>but we have a lot to accomplish, you know, with

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<v Speaker 2>all that, all that's part of it. All that's the history,

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<v Speaker 2>right and that's that'll all be you know, people that

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<v Speaker 2>study football history in the National Football League, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>you'll have these conversations and write about these things and

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<v Speaker 2>all that. But right now, it's just a matter of

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<v Speaker 2>kind of trying to make that history, you know, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do what we can do, to do what we

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<v Speaker 2>do and try to win the next game and carry

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<v Speaker 2>it forward from there.

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<v Speaker 3>The MVP in your mind this season, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, he's my MVP. You know, he'll always be my MVP.

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<v Speaker 2>I promise you that. Yeah, as far as I'm concerned,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's our MVP. He's he's our guy. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, that's really not what we're thinking about. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't heard anybody talk about that. I haven't heard

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<v Speaker 2>Lamar talk about it. And we're just trying to win

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<v Speaker 2>the next game.

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<v Speaker 6>John's three day, three games in eleven day winning on

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<v Speaker 6>a Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 4>This is not a world map that the league has

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<v Speaker 4>used before.

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<v Speaker 6>Who don't we see in your organization that should really

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<v Speaker 6>get credit for making all that happening go winging.

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<v Speaker 2>At Oh, it's just everybody. I mean, everybody's involved in

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<v Speaker 2>that bough. It's a team effort for sure. I think

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people do a great job, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>even the travel logistics and all that, with Joan and

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<v Speaker 2>uh Dan Parsons and Megan and everybody.

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<v Speaker 7>It's everybody'd you I hear from him anyone around the

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<v Speaker 7>league and after they saw your your workout montage on

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<v Speaker 7>my partner.

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<v Speaker 2>I did, I guess if I guess if I got

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of couple of a couple of nods, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't hear from my brother. I was kind of disappointed. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he took it as a challenge of some kind.

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<v Speaker 7>Uh I didn't see stand there of the carry out

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<v Speaker 7>there today, any any concern.

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<v Speaker 2>They're Yeah, they're dealing with some some you know, flu

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<v Speaker 2>like symptoms and sickness type stuff. They should be back tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>And do you have any New Year's resolutions this year?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't do New Year's resolutions, you know, try to

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<v Speaker 2>try to stay consistent.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, with the uncertainty at quarterback for the Browns,

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<v Speaker 4>and there's different styles of the quarterbacks that they could

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<v Speaker 4>throw in there. How much added work does that put

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<v Speaker 4>in for the coaching staff, you know at that position

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<v Speaker 4>when they could go maybe one of three different directions.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, well, we'll have to build some tape on on

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<v Speaker 2>on the guys that we don't have tape on right now.

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<v Speaker 3>ZAPPI.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll go back and pull some tape from New England

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<v Speaker 2>in different places, but we won't probably go back to

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<v Speaker 2>western Kentucky on him. I won't go back quite that far.

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<v Speaker 2>But Winston we know, dtr we know, and then then

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<v Speaker 2>him will have to prepare for I do think we'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably know tomorrow or.

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<v Speaker 3>The next day.

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<v Speaker 2>I would think what we'll see, you know, maybe they'll

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<v Speaker 2>try to keep it under wraps. But whichever way it goes,

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<v Speaker 2>we're playing the Browns, and Browns are playing the Ravens

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll be ready to go.

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<v Speaker 3>John. There's several running backs I guess.

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<v Speaker 5>We're going to the playoffs who have made big impacts

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<v Speaker 5>with new teams this year. What made Derek such a

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<v Speaker 5>seamless fit for what you guys like to do.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a great question. I mean, I think it's just

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<v Speaker 2>Derek being Derek, you know, Derek Henry. All he had

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<v Speaker 2>to do was come in here and do what he

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<v Speaker 2>does and be who he is, and and he fit

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<v Speaker 2>right in and fit like glove, you know, and like

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<v Speaker 2>it was always meant to be that way.

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<v Speaker 1>In the locker room today, we also heard from tight end,

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<v Speaker 1>I say, a likely.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, if that happens, playoff football is back at Baltimore.

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<v Speaker 8>You guys at least get one game.

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<v Speaker 3>How big is that? I mean that's big.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, you know, the bank helps us, helps us

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<v Speaker 8>a lot, I know from the defense standpoint, from the offense,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, just handing the crowd or the fans being

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<v Speaker 8>into us.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you love was letting get home.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I know it probably takes some time, but Charlie

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<v Speaker 8>was back on the practice field. This topic is that

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<v Speaker 8>for you guys in a tight end group, that it's

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<v Speaker 8>not just too.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean that's love.

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<v Speaker 8>You finally get brother back out there with you, I know,

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<v Speaker 8>like he's been eager to get back out there, finally

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<v Speaker 8>going to make plays again. I mean that's just a blessing.

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<v Speaker 8>You know how hard it's been working.

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<v Speaker 3>They can't.

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<v Speaker 7>I said, what's that meaning? To be in a situation

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<v Speaker 7>where you win and you win the division? Like you

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<v Speaker 7>don't have to scoreboard watch you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just know if you take care of your sustayment, play the.

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<v Speaker 6>Division as yours.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean that just you know, a testament to everybody

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<v Speaker 8>putting their head down and really just you know, blocking

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<v Speaker 8>out the media and really just you know, focused on

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<v Speaker 8>wanting no mentality to put us you know, back in

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<v Speaker 8>the po uh possibility of being able to win the Vision.

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<v Speaker 8>But yeah, I'm about to about you and mar or

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<v Speaker 8>see now Satis prize?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that think you got to have sixteen touchdowns to bind?

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<v Speaker 3>The kind of work? I mean, it's great.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, you know, watching you know, Mark day in

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<v Speaker 8>and day out in practice, you know, makes me go harder.

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<v Speaker 8>And then that's not really just only Mark, but that's

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<v Speaker 8>the whole tight ending room. I mean the testament to

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<v Speaker 8>old line testament to L, Derek and the receivers. I

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<v Speaker 8>mean that's just everybody trying to get better in them

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<v Speaker 8>and then me and Mark just being have, uh have

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<v Speaker 8>the finally have the tandem that we wanted, being being

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<v Speaker 8>out there making plays and you know, smiling head bund

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<v Speaker 8>each other.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean that's always a blessing. Is there?

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<v Speaker 8>Where your reaction going back and watching that touch down

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<v Speaker 8>past to you and Lamar kind of knowing it was

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<v Speaker 8>going it was just what were the talks about that play?

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<v Speaker 8>I mean I didn't even see him doing uh the

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<v Speaker 8>three pointer shot that he did with Bait last time.

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<v Speaker 8>But I mean that's just L being in his element.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean I feel like when he's you know, at

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<v Speaker 8>that that height right there in the middle of games,

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<v Speaker 8>he's untouchable. I mean he's just you know, a magician

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<v Speaker 8>back there. So I feel like, you know, when L's

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<v Speaker 8>being L back there and when nothing feels like anything's

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<v Speaker 8>impossible for him, I mean, that's the L that's really

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<v Speaker 8>scary in my eyes, and that it just made it

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<v Speaker 8>easy for me to just catch it overpass, Like how

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<v Speaker 8>do you how do you.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you practice?

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<v Speaker 4>How can you practice?

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<v Speaker 8>Those those kinds of players really just knowing, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>the play is never over until eight's on the ground.

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<v Speaker 8>And I feel like, you know, having him back there

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<v Speaker 8>any plays a touchdown, uh, And I feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>when he's running around at that point, it's just you

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<v Speaker 8>trying to get open because it don't matter where you are.

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<v Speaker 8>Sometimes they just throw it across the body, across the field.

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<v Speaker 8>As long as you're opening you you show him that

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<v Speaker 8>you make the play, He'll do it ten times out

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<v Speaker 8>of tense week.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think celebrate?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I mean I was crazy. I mean that was

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<v Speaker 8>just like like Mark said, that's street ball. I mean,

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<v Speaker 8>that's just him having fun back yard football, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>just celebrating when it plays.

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<v Speaker 4>Me.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's center Tyler Winderbaum going into this game. Obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>win it, you win the division. What's the mentality knowing

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<v Speaker 1>what's at stake here?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, it's a huge game, opportunity to win the win

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<v Speaker 9>the North, put ourselves in a position to have home

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<v Speaker 9>field advantage for the first game, which is excited for

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<v Speaker 9>the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know it's a team that got us, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>earlier in the season.

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<v Speaker 9>So just gotta go there, play our game, execute and.

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<v Speaker 3>And know what's at stake?

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<v Speaker 1>What does it mean? You know, you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be scoreboard watching or anything like that, but it needs

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<v Speaker 1>to know that that you're firmly control of your own

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<v Speaker 1>destiny here at the last game of murder season.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean, you know, this is this is why

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<v Speaker 9>you know, the regular season's played, you're and try to

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<v Speaker 9>put yourselves in these positions. You know, it certainly wasn't

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<v Speaker 9>easy road, but it's it's made the team that we

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<v Speaker 9>are up to this point and just got to carry

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<v Speaker 9>that on into this last game and then push her

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<v Speaker 9>forward into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>The offensive coming off of a team of roll come

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<v Speaker 1>off the big game against Houston, But how do you

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<v Speaker 1>keep things continuing to roll offensively? You guys been so

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<v Speaker 1>good this year, but how do you keep that momentum?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 9>Just it just comes out of execution, you know, limiting

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<v Speaker 9>you know, one, just taking care of football turnovers, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>limited in the penalties, continue to you know, gives ourselves

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<v Speaker 9>the best advantage possible, you know, in first second down,

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<v Speaker 9>to be favorable in our position, and just at the

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<v Speaker 9>end of the day, just you know, trust ourselves, don't

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<v Speaker 9>try to do too much, know that we got playmakers.

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<v Speaker 3>And the rest will take care of itself.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned just kind of have a times been a

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<v Speaker 1>challenging season, up, a little bit of a down at

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<v Speaker 1>ten times. But how do you think those lessons will

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<v Speaker 1>serve you well, getting you know, the postseason.

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<v Speaker 7>And just breaking.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's big.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, this is why the season is so long,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, just to you know, figure out, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>figure yourself out as a team, figure out the things

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<v Speaker 9>you're that bad at, how teams are going to attack you,

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<v Speaker 9>how you're going to attack teams, and you know, just

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<v Speaker 9>at this time of the year, it has to all

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<v Speaker 9>come together if you want to succeed down the road.

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