WEBVTT - Monken, Orr, & Horton: Ravens Press Conferences 9/2/24

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

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<v Speaker 1>September second. The Ravens are repairing for this week's matchup

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<v Speaker 1>against the Kansas City Chiefs, and today we had a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to hear from the coordinators. Let's kick things off

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<v Speaker 1>with Special Teams coordinator Chris Harten.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see everyone today. I hope you guys are

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<v Speaker 2>all doing well. It was exciting to see us trying

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<v Speaker 2>to audition for our third part returner out there today,

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<v Speaker 2>figure out who that was going to be. I thought

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew or He's did a great job fielding that ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Kudos to him. But you know, as we get ready

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<v Speaker 2>for this game, you know, I just you know, been

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<v Speaker 2>talking to our guys about just going out there, man,

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<v Speaker 2>and just really just focusing on us, because at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the day, that's really who is truly about.

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<v Speaker 3>They're going to line up eleven guys.

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<v Speaker 2>There's still a lot of unknown who's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>out there for those guys with it being the first week.

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<v Speaker 2>So for us, it's really let's focus on us, let's

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<v Speaker 2>take it, let's take care of our business, and if

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<v Speaker 2>we do that, I think we'll we'll come out of

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<v Speaker 2>that game feeling pretty good about how we play questions.

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<v Speaker 4>They make a somewhat serious observation off the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 4>But it just strikes me that tracking punts seems harder

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<v Speaker 4>than maybe people think.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a lot harder than what people think.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this is, which is kind of why you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you evaluate guys, it's always easy to say, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy should be able to do it, or this

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<v Speaker 2>guy can do it because maybe he's his skill set

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<v Speaker 2>is a receiver, or he's a dB that has pretty

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<v Speaker 2>good ball skills on the offensive defensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you go out there, that ball is in

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<v Speaker 2>the air and just kind of reading that nose of

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<v Speaker 2>the football, he's got a little win in his face

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<v Speaker 2>or behind him that.

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<v Speaker 3>Changes the trajectory of the ball. So it is a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit more difficult than what people think.

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<v Speaker 5>How do you balance I want to kickoffs sort of

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<v Speaker 5>trying to pin the guy's back.

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<v Speaker 3>When the terms of putting the ball on the end.

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<v Speaker 2>Zone and playing it safe, I don't I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>when you when you think about playing football, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think all you're never are you really trying to play

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<v Speaker 2>it safe? I think you always want to be as

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<v Speaker 2>aggressive as you can if it fits what you do.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know necessarily say playing safe in football is

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<v Speaker 2>a is a good thing to say. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for us, it's it's like, what what do we feel

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<v Speaker 2>like we're good at? If we feel like we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be good at covering kicks, I think it's an advantage

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<v Speaker 2>for us. If we don't think we're gonna be good

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<v Speaker 2>at that, then I don't think we put ourselves in

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<v Speaker 2>situations that we can't handle.

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<v Speaker 3>But uh, we just kind of go out there and

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<v Speaker 3>we just try to go play football.

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<v Speaker 6>Three weeks into the three games into this, what.

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<v Speaker 7>If you learned about this new kickoff?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, as you as you evaluate all.

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<v Speaker 2>The plays from across the league, you know, we spend

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of time. We watch every play, every kickoff,

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<v Speaker 2>every kickoff return. And I think the thing you saw

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the preseason is guys are really just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure out, Okay, who's gonna be good blockers

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<v Speaker 2>because it was a lot of it was a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of just kind of man schemes. You didn't really see

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different schemes and things like that. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe guys are you know, holding those off

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<v Speaker 2>to the regular season. But for us, it's about, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what are we good at? What do we feel like

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<v Speaker 2>we got really good at? And I think that's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be our approach as we as we move forward throughout

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<v Speaker 2>this uh this first game, in the second game, and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the third game, until we start to see a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more of the different schemes.

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<v Speaker 8>You get the sense that they're gonna be guys who

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<v Speaker 8>pop under the new rules who maybe didn't under the

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<v Speaker 8>over hol rules. I mean, is it gonna be a

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<v Speaker 8>different set of standout players dore or.

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<v Speaker 3>I wouldn't necessarily say.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't necessarily think there would be a different set

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<v Speaker 2>of players that will that will stand out. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the the all these guys are really good

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<v Speaker 2>at what they do, So I mean there's there's good

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<v Speaker 2>football players. I think the play will benefit some guys

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<v Speaker 2>better than others based on the nature of okay, running

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<v Speaker 2>down the field, not having to run down the field,

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<v Speaker 2>the close proximity of the of the player, and how

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<v Speaker 2>quickly that guy is gonna engage blocking you. But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think it's gonna change. These guys are all good

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<v Speaker 2>football players. They'll make the plays that they're supposed to make.

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<v Speaker 9>I don't know how tight the special teams coaching fraternity is,

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<v Speaker 9>but I know we had the preseason. But this being

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<v Speaker 9>the first game of real stuff, I mean, do you

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<v Speaker 9>feel like everyone in your profession is gonna be kind

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<v Speaker 9>of looking at you the chiefs coordinator, to see how

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<v Speaker 9>you guys do as the kind of guinea pigs for

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<v Speaker 9>this regular season?

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<v Speaker 2>Wise, I think you know, it's always it's all when

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<v Speaker 2>when when you are the first game, everyone's gonna be wondering, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a new play. You know, what are they

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<v Speaker 2>going to be doing? You know, what are we going

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<v Speaker 2>to see? Are they going to do something different than

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<v Speaker 2>what they've shown? How are they going to handle different

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<v Speaker 2>different types of schemes and things like that. So I

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<v Speaker 2>do think everyone's going to be looking. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>the other the other thirty teams are gonna do what

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<v Speaker 2>they do well. I don't think they're gonna be concerning

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<v Speaker 2>themselves so much about what we do, whether we put

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<v Speaker 2>the ball in play, whether we don't put the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in play.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they gonna They're gonna go into based on

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<v Speaker 2>their own judgments of what they think their team is.

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<v Speaker 1>Next up is defensive coordinator Zach Or who's getting ready

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<v Speaker 1>for his first NFL game as a defensive coordinator. He

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<v Speaker 1>talked about that today.

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<v Speaker 6>Y'all doing y'are doing all right already.

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<v Speaker 8>Against the Homes, And how do you read your offense?

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<v Speaker 10>I mean that, uh, you know, they can score from

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<v Speaker 10>any part of the field, just because obviously, uh you know,

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<v Speaker 10>obviously you know Andy Reid's a great coach, but uh,

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<v Speaker 10>Patrick Mahomes obviously he's a problem.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean he can beat you with his legs, he

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<v Speaker 6>beat you with his arm from.

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<v Speaker 10>Like I said, every part of the field. And you

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<v Speaker 10>know they have great players around him. So that's what

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<v Speaker 10>makes them tough to defend. And and you could defend

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<v Speaker 10>the first play, but you got to defend the second

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<v Speaker 10>play and the third play.

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<v Speaker 6>And that's where they make a lot of the hay at.

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<v Speaker 10>When the first play breaks down, he gets to moving

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<v Speaker 10>around and guys do a great job of uncovering and

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<v Speaker 10>finding seams to create explosive plays.

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<v Speaker 6>So, uh, we definitely have to limit that.

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<v Speaker 7>Obviously, you guys help.

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<v Speaker 4>'em scoreless in the second half last year. What what do

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<v Speaker 4>you kind of see as the process to you know,

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<v Speaker 4>they're gonna come out like Gangbusters after you guys, But

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<v Speaker 4>it's the process to kind of steepen that curve and

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<v Speaker 4>and get to that responsiveness even faster.

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<v Speaker 10>Or do you think yeah, I think just take a

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<v Speaker 10>deep breath and go out there and focus on us

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<v Speaker 10>executing our job. At the end of the day, I

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<v Speaker 10>think it's about us. If we go out there and

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<v Speaker 10>do our job, do our responsibility that we're capable of

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<v Speaker 10>doing it, I think everything will be fine. But I

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<v Speaker 10>think it just starts with taking a deep breath. You know,

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<v Speaker 10>it's it's uh, the environment, it's gonna be great.

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<v Speaker 6>Embrace that.

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<v Speaker 10>But at the end of the day, understand that the

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<v Speaker 10>football field is gonna be the football field. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 10>be eleven players on defense versus eleven players on offense,

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<v Speaker 10>and the game's not gonna change. So I think the

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<v Speaker 10>big emphasis just focus on us doing what we do

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<v Speaker 10>and everything's gonna be fine.

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<v Speaker 7>That what's a.

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<v Speaker 5>Key for defending the quarterback who improvises like he does

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<v Speaker 5>like he you know, he just he'll chuck the ball

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<v Speaker 5>out field, they'll hell throw on the run.

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<v Speaker 6>What's the key for trying to contain a guy like that?

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, just keep on, keep on coming after him.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean rushers, keep rushing. You gotta be disciplined in

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<v Speaker 10>your rush lanes, make sure you don't give him a

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<v Speaker 10>free lane. And then back in coverage. You like I said,

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<v Speaker 10>you gotta plaster, you gotta cover. You gotta expect to

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<v Speaker 10>not just defend the first play, you gotta defend the

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<v Speaker 10>second play, and then just continue to uh do that

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<v Speaker 10>play after play, play after play, and then when opportunities

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<v Speaker 10>come for you to make a play on the ball,

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<v Speaker 10>we gotta make those plays.

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<v Speaker 7>Through these three preseason games, what if anything have you

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<v Speaker 7>learned about the the process of call he plays.

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<v Speaker 10>Honestly, honestly, everything preseason was pretty smooth. But it it's

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<v Speaker 10>I know, it's gonna be a lot different just because

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<v Speaker 10>it's a lot of different personnel groups. It's more game

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<v Speaker 10>plan pas uh specific Uh. In the preseason, we kind

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<v Speaker 10>of just had our call sheet and we just you know,

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<v Speaker 10>we just ran our plays.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 10>But one thing I'll probably take is just you have

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<v Speaker 10>to be prepared situationally for uh what's happening right now

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<v Speaker 10>and then what's gonna happen. So obviously, as for example,

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<v Speaker 10>you're defending a play in the mid round, midfield, alright,

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<v Speaker 10>they getting the red zone. You have to already be

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<v Speaker 10>thinking about what that team does in that situation and

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<v Speaker 10>and what your call is gonna be and how your

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<v Speaker 10>guys are playing.

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<v Speaker 8>Zach, you pushed a little bit just on the stage

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<v Speaker 8>of this game, but you're you s you yourself as

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<v Speaker 8>a player, You've been in these moments. Does that factor

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<v Speaker 8>in when you're on the field or just kind of

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<v Speaker 8>the different platforms, the prime.

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<v Speaker 6>Time and all eyes, Uh, yeah, definitely. I think that.

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<v Speaker 6>I think that the the experiences.

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<v Speaker 10>Just just just settle in, just be yourself. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 10>the game, it's gonna be a lot of stuff going on,

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<v Speaker 10>which is great.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, it's great. It's great for the game. You

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<v Speaker 6>should and that as a player, coach, or or whatever.

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<v Speaker 10>But at the end of the day, you know, football

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<v Speaker 10>is football, and you know what you know what players

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<v Speaker 10>are gonna be ran, you know where you gotta be,

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<v Speaker 10>and you just gotta focus on doing that.

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<v Speaker 4>Each You have a lot to skip Forard and wants

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<v Speaker 4>to play to me on the task, But do you

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<v Speaker 4>allow yourself any small moment of reflection that this is

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<v Speaker 4>you know, your first game is an NFL defensive play

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<v Speaker 4>caller and or just how far.

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<v Speaker 7>You've coming that time.

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<v Speaker 6>Definitely, I mean I shoot every every night. It's funny.

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<v Speaker 6>Every night my wife we read the.

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<v Speaker 10>Scripture and stuff out of this jar, and every night

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<v Speaker 10>before I go to sleep, I pray and I just

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<v Speaker 10>thank God for uh.

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<v Speaker 6>Bless me for this opportunity and put me in this position.

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<v Speaker 10>So I I think I reflect, you know, every single night,

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<v Speaker 10>because I don't want to take it for granted and

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<v Speaker 10>I want to give thanks where's due.

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<v Speaker 9>So tansifent way you want to start Zach going against

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<v Speaker 9>the two times defending champs.

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<v Speaker 10>In place, Hey, yeah, man, I mean, at the end

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<v Speaker 10>of the day, if the first game is gonna be

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<v Speaker 10>the first game, no matter who you going against. Obviously

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<v Speaker 10>we know we got much respect for who we're going

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<v Speaker 10>against in the Kansas City Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 6>Like you said, two time defending champs.

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<v Speaker 10>But you know, hey, if if we gotta play am

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<v Speaker 10>on the schedule, we got to play them.

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<v Speaker 6>So it just happens to be first meeting.

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<v Speaker 7>Last year in January, it felt like they were beating

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<v Speaker 7>you guys a little bit. You guys took a couple

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<v Speaker 7>of uncharacteristic penalties. Kelsey in particular, has that will that

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<v Speaker 7>be addressed before the game, just a reminder of that

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<v Speaker 7>given the stage and giving the opponent to you know,

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<v Speaker 7>keep keep your cool, little defensive.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean yeah, man, that goes into every week what

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<v Speaker 10>we talk about, and especially when you're going in just

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<v Speaker 10>National Football League. Everybody's a great team in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 10>but you can't beat yourself. It's already tough to beat

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<v Speaker 10>a team in this league, but you can't beat yourself

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<v Speaker 10>by you know, getting penalties and getting uncharacteristic. So that's

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<v Speaker 10>definitely a focus for us this week.

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<v Speaker 4>Sad, you were teammates with a bunch of guys who

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<v Speaker 4>won the last Super Bowl with the Ravens. They had

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<v Speaker 4>to break through the Patriots in their time. Have you

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<v Speaker 4>taken any of their thoughts or their advice on you know,

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<v Speaker 4>how do how does team get a breakthrough against the Chiefs?

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<v Speaker 10>Man, it's it's played play raven football, and we know

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<v Speaker 10>what that looks like. We know that's that's playing an

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<v Speaker 10>all out brand and being together, being physical, giving maximum

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<v Speaker 10>effort and high level execution. So you know, those guys

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<v Speaker 10>come around a lot and they tell us, you know, ay,

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<v Speaker 10>all we gotta do on defense, all got to do

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<v Speaker 10>as an organization is play raven football, like I said,

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<v Speaker 10>which is playing fast, physical, maximum effort and executing at

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<v Speaker 10>a high level.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, what makes it difficult to make the confused or

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<v Speaker 9>trick a guy like Patrick Mahomes? Where is it not

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<v Speaker 9>so much about that that it's just about trying to pressure.

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<v Speaker 6>Anythings like that?

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I mean obviously, Uh, he's been around, he's been

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<v Speaker 10>around for a while.

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<v Speaker 6>Uh, he's played a lot of football.

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<v Speaker 10>He's played football in the in the biggest games, and

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<v Speaker 10>you know, to try to stop a guy like that,

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<v Speaker 10>teams throw a lot at him.

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<v Speaker 6>So he seemed pretty much everything. But uh, y, you

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<v Speaker 6>try to.

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<v Speaker 10>You try to, you know, study the film, study study tendencies,

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<v Speaker 10>see what they do, and you try to, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>punch and then get ready for the counter punch. So

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<v Speaker 10>with guys like Patrick Mahomes and coaches like Andy Reid,

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<v Speaker 10>you gotta be ready to, uh for the next thing

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<v Speaker 10>that's coming, cause they're thinking a step ahead.

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<v Speaker 6>So you gotta think that way too, You do you.

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<v Speaker 8>Expect them to maybe go back to ticket more Denfield

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<v Speaker 8>shots this year?

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<v Speaker 9>I mean they had.

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<v Speaker 8>Play this week with the rookie worthy its everywhere.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, I mean shoot from those guys expecting any and everything,

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<v Speaker 10>you know, but definitely expect them.

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<v Speaker 6>They took a lot of shots last year.

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<v Speaker 10>I know they didn't you know, connect as much as

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<v Speaker 10>they wanted to, but they took a lot of shots.

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<v Speaker 10>And we're very aware of the personnel that they brought

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<v Speaker 10>in this year. Obviously, the other guys are fast, and

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<v Speaker 10>you know they want speed.

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<v Speaker 6>They always had speed.

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<v Speaker 10>On their on their offenses and want to stretch the field,

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<v Speaker 10>so we're definitely aware of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Lastly, we heard from offensive coordinator Todd Munkett.

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<v Speaker 9>Preparing for this game, how much do you look at

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<v Speaker 9>the championship game last year versus push that aside and

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<v Speaker 9>start over.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh well, I mean, first of all, it's an obvious question.

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<v Speaker 5>It's them, right, So we're gonna watch that game. We're

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<v Speaker 5>gonna watch the Super Bowl, We're gonna watch you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the game before we played him against the Bills. We're

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<v Speaker 5>gonna watch situational things. So sure that's a part of it.

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<v Speaker 8>Knowing the questions about the offensive line coming into this season,

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<v Speaker 8>just how do you think that group has taken shape

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<v Speaker 8>through training camp, preseason and your comfort level where you

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<v Speaker 8>guys saying have.

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<v Speaker 4>You him in nursing.

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<v Speaker 5>Feel real good about those guys. You know, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>first off, every one of them that you know besides

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<v Speaker 5>Andrew at left guard. You know, those guys have been

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<v Speaker 5>with us. You know, and Andrew was with us last year.

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<v Speaker 5>So they've had a great off season of great camp.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're real comfortable with them playing. Excited to see

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<v Speaker 5>him play. It's time to go play and see this.

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<v Speaker 5>This would be unbelievable that that was it.

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<v Speaker 7>I think one of the.

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<v Speaker 9>First things Lamar told John about at the end of

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<v Speaker 9>season after you guys lost, was he wanted it more empowerment,

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<v Speaker 9>more flexibility before the snap, to get you guys in

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<v Speaker 9>that to play as I guess, what have you seen

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<v Speaker 9>from him the wise from that and how helpful do

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<v Speaker 9>you think back of me against a team like the Chief?

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<v Speaker 3>Sure.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean we're always looking from the day I got

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<v Speaker 5>here to empower the quarterback. I think that's the only

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<v Speaker 5>way you get the most out of a player. It's

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<v Speaker 5>not just a quarterback position, is to empower them in

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<v Speaker 5>terms of when you're game planning, what you do on

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<v Speaker 5>the field, and the tools you give them. Now, we've

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<v Speaker 5>had a great off season to streamline that, to really

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<v Speaker 5>wrap it up, you know, and make it better, you don't.

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<v Speaker 5>We're about to see if all the things that we did

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<v Speaker 5>in the off season, the way we've practiced it come

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<v Speaker 5>to fruition along those lines.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, do you do listen to the insight from

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<v Speaker 4>Derrick Henry and what kind of worked for him in

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<v Speaker 4>Tennessee and has there been any installation based on you know,

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<v Speaker 4>what his strengths are what he tells.

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<v Speaker 5>You well, I mean, I would just say that from

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<v Speaker 5>what we've seen in the past, from what we've seen

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<v Speaker 5>in the off season, what we've seen in training camp,

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<v Speaker 5>we have a pretty good idea of what he brings

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<v Speaker 5>the table. Now we're just ready to go play somebody

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<v Speaker 5>and see that.

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<v Speaker 8>Is there an moment for you? I mean, when you

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<v Speaker 8>read the National previous, one of the big questions that

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<v Speaker 8>you see everywhere is what is Dereck Henry and the

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<v Speaker 8>Ravens offense?

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<v Speaker 9>It's going to look like?

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<v Speaker 8>Are you sort of interested to see it in real

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<v Speaker 8>life too? Or do you feel like you have a

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<v Speaker 8>pretty good sets fisted on.

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<v Speaker 5>I really don't. I don't think of it that way

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<v Speaker 5>like I don't. I mean, football's football teams run duo,

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<v Speaker 5>they run inside zone they run wide zone, they run

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<v Speaker 5>gap schemes, they run chet protections, they run you know.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean that's what he's been doing, you know, now

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<v Speaker 5>what we've done in the past, and how he fits that,

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<v Speaker 5>and then how we build that around him and the

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<v Speaker 5>rest of our skill set. We're excited to see it

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<v Speaker 5>come to fruition again. Like I said, I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 5>really it's been fun having him and now we're excited

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<v Speaker 5>to go play.

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<v Speaker 7>And you been listening for months how you didn't run

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<v Speaker 7>the ball enough against the Chiefs when you guys played

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<v Speaker 7>in January. I would think that, well, they know you've

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<v Speaker 7>been listening to that. How much do you kind of

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<v Speaker 7>have to get in a situation where you don't try

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<v Speaker 7>to overthink yourself and predict what they're going to do

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<v Speaker 7>in reaction to, you know, potentially having a run heavier plan.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh, I'm not overthinking it, you know. I've kind of

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<v Speaker 5>tried to let that go a little bit. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>it's this this year, and and we're gonna run the football.

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<v Speaker 5>We did run the football during the season, so I

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<v Speaker 5>really don't think of it that way. I really don't

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<v Speaker 5>listen to that as much other than we're gonna try

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<v Speaker 5>to do the best week best thing we can do

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<v Speaker 5>for us to move the football and score points.

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<v Speaker 9>TA Obviously you've gotten a lot of questions about two

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<v Speaker 9>tight ends sets this this offseason. Maybe it's a tough

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<v Speaker 9>question to answered. How much more comfortable do you feel about,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, having Mark and Isaiah on the field together

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<v Speaker 9>this year week one compared to maybe where you were last.

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<v Speaker 6>Year, Well feel good, you know.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, Mark was out a little bit of last

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<v Speaker 5>year's training camp and then Zay came in and he

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<v Speaker 5>got dinged up a little bit, you know, in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 5>So it's a little bit hard as we work through it.

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<v Speaker 5>They've been healthy this offseason, have been healthy for the

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<v Speaker 5>most part, you know, through training camps. We're excited to

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<v Speaker 5>get those guys on the field. Same time, anything.

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<v Speaker 8>Surprised you about the results of the pun catching and competition.

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<v Speaker 5>I thought Ben and Uh and Roger were really too casual,

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<v Speaker 5>to be honest. I mean, they looked athletic enough. They

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<v Speaker 5>certainly believed in themselves, but they were certainly too casual.

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