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Speaker 1: we don't know it till Sunday, right before the game.

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Speaker 1: When we you know, when we find out, you know,

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Speaker 1: whether somebody can or can't go. So, um, you just

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Speaker 1: got to keep an open mind on the whole thing. Um,

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Speaker 1: we have enough guys at the game to be able

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Speaker 1: to function. We may not be able to function exactly

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Speaker 1: the way that you wanted to, but that's pro football

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Speaker 1: and every team deals with it. And uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: I thought our guys did a tremendous job of stepping

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Speaker 1: up and being ready to play multiple roles on Sunday.

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Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Speaker 1: Thanks guys,