WEBVTT - Opponent Conference Call: Rex Ryan (12.31.15)

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<v Speaker 1>Is this just another game for you? Absolutely? Rex. You

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<v Speaker 1>had alluded earlier today. I guess in your comments to

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<v Speaker 1>reporters up in Buffalo that kind of might change your

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<v Speaker 1>approach with how much you talk up things in the

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<v Speaker 1>off season. Uh. Why is that? Well, probably because we

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<v Speaker 1>failed miserably and now, but you know, I think it's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's that's probably the truth. You know. I

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you don't think about the consequences. I said, what's

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<v Speaker 1>really on my mind, what I truly believe. But then

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<v Speaker 1>it comes back and it bites you when it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if it if it doesn't go right, and as we've

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<v Speaker 1>historically know that I've done that more than once. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But and the reason for it. I'll take all the criticism,

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<v Speaker 1>and I get that, that's fine. I just don't want

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<v Speaker 1>my team to be criticized for it or look that

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<v Speaker 1>way because their work that they put in and all that,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they deserve it. Obviously we came up short. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know it's not by lack effort or anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's just we didn't get it done. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so I think in instead of it all

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<v Speaker 1>being negative that way, Um, you know, I could probably prevent,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some of that with a common or something.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm always going to be true to myself, but at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, maybe I can keep those things internally

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more. That's how much would it mean

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<v Speaker 1>to you personally if you could knock the Jets out

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<v Speaker 1>of the playoffs. I just want to win, and if

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<v Speaker 1>you can win, you know, I think that would be big,

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<v Speaker 1>no question about it. You have two wins over a

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<v Speaker 1>really good football team, so I think that would be

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<v Speaker 1>big for us. But as far as them, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to get you know, is there going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a little more satisfaction that way? I mean, I I

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<v Speaker 1>can't tell you that, um, because there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people there that I care about and you want them

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<v Speaker 1>to do well, But I don't want them to do

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<v Speaker 1>well at my expense, you know, from a competitor in me,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to beat them. And that's that's the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just the way it feels, you know, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>way it is, um. And you know, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's my brother, where it's whether it's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of friends and all that stuff over there, I'm still

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<v Speaker 1>going to try to win, regardless of who I'm up

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<v Speaker 1>against Rex. Do you think that your players have bought

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<v Speaker 1>in to your you know, your method, message, your theme

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<v Speaker 1>and everything that you wanted to instill in then this year? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's safe to say that not all of

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<v Speaker 1>them have, you know, I think that's that's safe to

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<v Speaker 1>say that. But I think there's a number of them

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<v Speaker 1>that have. What makes you say that not all of

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<v Speaker 1>them have? Rex? Well, because you know, I guess you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can read comments or you can read whatever you want. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think you can make a point of that,

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't sense it when I'm here. I see

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<v Speaker 1>guys working hard. I see you know, preparing and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. So those are real positive things about me. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I like this team. I do. I like to like

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<v Speaker 1>our football team. Uh you know, I know a record

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<v Speaker 1>isn't isn't what we wanted to be, but um, I

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<v Speaker 1>like this team. REX has some of that criticism from

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<v Speaker 1>your own players hurt you and bothered you. Yeah, probably so,

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<v Speaker 1>um you know, when you look at it, it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've never had a negative you know, the I've never

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<v Speaker 1>been looked at as a problem, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so, Yeah, I guess that would be uh

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<v Speaker 1>uh yeah. I mean if that bothers me, no, no

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<v Speaker 1>doubt about it. Now. I haven't said anything publicly until

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<v Speaker 1>now about it, but sure that that would bother me.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't mean I'm gonna change who I am or

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<v Speaker 1>how I go about my business. I can promise you that.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you think things didn't work this year for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys? Rex? I who knows? You know who knows?

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<v Speaker 1>I know. I can promise you one thing. We have

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<v Speaker 1>one more game to play and we're gonna put that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's where we're looking at. I think, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>really look at it, to go into it in detail

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<v Speaker 1>and all that kind of stuff. I don't think so

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<v Speaker 1>appropriate right now, Rex, looking back on the Jets game

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<v Speaker 1>and the regular season, where you wont do you think

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<v Speaker 1>in retrospect you put too much emotional emphasis on the

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<v Speaker 1>importance of just that one win in the wake of it,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe that had a negative effect on the team

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<v Speaker 1>going forward. No, no way, I mean, we knew that

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna be a huge game. You know, we're we're

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<v Speaker 1>you know, two games back or something. You had to

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<v Speaker 1>get that win to try to, you know, to have

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<v Speaker 1>a shot at the playoffs. I don't think there's any

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<v Speaker 1>doubt about that. We had to get that win. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we put everything we had into it. We put everything

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<v Speaker 1>we have in every game, but that was a big one.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no question knew you were going against an

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<v Speaker 1>outstanding team and it was gonna take, you know, everything

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<v Speaker 1>we had uh to have a chance with the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and we did. We put everything we had into it

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and it came out, you know, the right way. X.

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<v Speaker 1>After the game of Fitzpatrick had probably maybe his worst

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<v Speaker 1>game of the year in that game. He admitted afterwards

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<v Speaker 1>that he made a lot of poor decisions. What were

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<v Speaker 1>you guys able to do to seemingly confuse him in

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<v Speaker 1>that game? I'm not really sure, you know. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we just went out and we played well. Um it's

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I don't think we tricked him or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Just um, you know, so I think that's it. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the call coming in is not me trying to

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<v Speaker 1>clog the lines. Also, by the way, there's another one.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think of the way jobs got go ahead? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think this passage is playing over his head lately?

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's playing great. Look, we've seen him play

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<v Speaker 1>like this before. I mean, you know, I just don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if if, if we've ever can you know, seen

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<v Speaker 1>him play like this for an entire season. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>guys doing phenomenal um you know. Now, look, hey, it

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<v Speaker 1>helps having you know, Eric Decker and uh, Brandon Marshall

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<v Speaker 1>over there. I think that probably helps also, But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a good running game, it thinks. But but he's doing

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<v Speaker 1>a great job. He gets the ball out of his

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<v Speaker 1>hand quick. You know, he doesn't take sack. He's competitive

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<v Speaker 1>as heck, he's always been that way. So there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things I admire about him. I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to say that he looks much better with the beard,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think he's undefeated with that beard, so maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he needs to shave it this week. Rex, what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of shape is your team in health wise? Uh? You

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<v Speaker 1>can You've had guys banged up here and there really

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the season. But as the season ends, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you guys down? Well, we're about tim starters down, so

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<v Speaker 1>we're probably not great shape. But the guys that are

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<v Speaker 1>out there are pretty healthy. What's McCoy status this week?

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<v Speaker 1>Next question? I think you can figure that one out.

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<v Speaker 1>Not too good, Rex, you coached obviously a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys that are on this Jets roster. Does it Does

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<v Speaker 1>it hurt at all to see the team that you

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<v Speaker 1>coached a year ago have so much success in the

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<v Speaker 1>season after you're gone. No, not really fact, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's I think, you know, I really thought a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot about it, But they're, like I said, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys I care about on that team, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's actually great to see him having success. I just

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<v Speaker 1>don't want them to have success at my expense. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to give to everything I can to win

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<v Speaker 1>this game and from the competitor, and mean, that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm gonna do, right, You guys obviously had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of optimism, understandably coming into this year with the

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<v Speaker 1>way things have unfolded, and especially some of the comments

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<v Speaker 1>players have made criticizing you. How concerned are you about

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<v Speaker 1>the wheels coming off really quickly for you in Buffalo

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<v Speaker 1>and how do you plan to go about preventing that

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<v Speaker 1>from happening. Well, the wheels aren't coming off here. I

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<v Speaker 1>think if you're around, uh, the entire football team, you'd

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<v Speaker 1>realize that. You know, wheels, wheels are powerful, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>far from coming off. So we've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>positive things here as well. And I think that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>the thing that maybe people aren't focused on it. I

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<v Speaker 1>get it, you know, so file a lot why you

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<v Speaker 1>can We'll see what happened, rights, How how difficult that

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<v Speaker 1>the game plan for Marshall and Decker real difficult? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's and that's a thing like Eric Decker

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<v Speaker 1>is a great player by himself, Brandon Marshall is a

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<v Speaker 1>great player by himself. But put them together, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it's uh, and the other guys And I'm not look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not downplaying the other guys. The other guys are

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<v Speaker 1>good players. But these guys are great players. And so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, you wish they were smaller. Both of

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<v Speaker 1>them got size, the red zone threats, they do it all,

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<v Speaker 1>so um yeah, it's it's uh, it's rough. And then

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<v Speaker 1>the fact you got guys that can run the football

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<v Speaker 1>in a big offensive line, So it's it's uh, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a huge challenge without question. Rex How deflating would it

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<v Speaker 1>be to to lose this week and not only end

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<v Speaker 1>the season on a losing note, but but have the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets clinch your playoff spot in your building? Well, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be deflating that we you know, we've see you. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna put everything we have in this game. It's our

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<v Speaker 1>last game, losing at home. Uh, you know, with staying

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<v Speaker 1>there's no question the fact that you know, this team

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<v Speaker 1>has success going into the playoffs and all that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have any you know, it isn't isn't the part. We

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<v Speaker 1>just want to win, you know, And um so I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's you know, that's it. I haven't. I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>thought about one one second what it would be like

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<v Speaker 1>if if we lost or whatever. So, uh, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that's not where my focus is. Prediction. Yeah, prediction is

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna get anything. So now you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I think. Uh, I think it's gonna be. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a great game. Obviously, I'm hoping the weather.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope the wind blows like fifty. So that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we're hoping for.