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Speaker 1: but you know, I wish I could be in there

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Speaker 1: every play. Um. Were you thinking did you find yourself

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Speaker 1: the visor, things like that? Oh? No, you know what

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Speaker 1: I mean. Originally I thought maybe going in, UM, I

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Speaker 1: Thank you Ryan. That maybe, Daniel, What was the feelings

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Speaker 1: were you like pre game. I mean, there's always butterflies

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Speaker 1: I was more excited than anything, um, you know, to

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Speaker 1: Bischoff said that you Uh, it was his analogy. I

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Speaker 1: obviously I don't mean this demeanor injury Daniel, but like

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Speaker 1: you just got to like hit the playbook and learn

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Speaker 1: Of course, as I rookie, you know, I still have

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Speaker 1: but kind of being mentally locked in UM and and

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Speaker 1: helping my teammates as well. Uh, you know, trying to

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Speaker 1: it's going to take a big role that even when

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Speaker 1: with them. And the biggest part was really just being

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Speaker 1: and you know, definitely reading defenses and seeing how defense

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Speaker 1: Thanks are Tableton. Hey Daniel, how's it going? Man? It's

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Speaker 1: do you how did you adjust to the visor? Yeah?

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Speaker 1: The visor for me was was kind of like wearing sunglasses.

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Speaker 1: do you now have to get like some cool design

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Speaker 1: You know I'm not I wouldn't sound the most flashy guys.

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Speaker 1: We'll see the last one day and wouldn't How about physically,

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