WEBVTT - Xs and Os with Mike Zimmer and WRs Coach Andrew Janocko | Week 17

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<v Speaker 1>The season finale with the Minnesota Vikings taking on the

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit Lions, takes place Sunday at noon. It's You're play

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<v Speaker 1>by Playboys Paul Allen, joined weekly by Vikings head coach

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Zimmer. This is X's and Knows, presented all season

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<v Speaker 1>by US Bank. How you doing coach things? All right?

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<v Speaker 1>Ye're doing okay, Paul. The twenty twenty season probably the

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<v Speaker 1>appreciation for adapting and people just having to make things work.

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<v Speaker 1>It probably is the highest it's ever been, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of good communication, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people following all the protocols and doing

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<v Speaker 1>the things that they had to do. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought our guys did a nice job. When you

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<v Speaker 1>write that book, will twenty twenty get a separate chapter? Yeah? Probably?

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<v Speaker 1>And speak speaking to the twenty twenty season, not speaking

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<v Speaker 1>for you, of course, but seriously, have you ever appreciated

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<v Speaker 1>the fans here, there, or anywhere more than this year? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been very unusual. It took a long time to

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<v Speaker 1>get used to really going into the stadium being quiet

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, on the road at home, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole bit. You know, we have great fans and they

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they definitely help us in the home field advantage.

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<v Speaker 1>What um, Blake Lynch undrafted from Baylor. He had a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of tackles in that New Orleans game. But overall,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you what do you think of Blake? I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's got a chance to be a good player.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got good size, um, you know, like most of

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<v Speaker 1>these young guys, they got to get bigger and stronger.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's got good speed. He's a smart kid, so

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<v Speaker 1>he has a chance. You know, I think has a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to be a good special teams player next year

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<v Speaker 1>and then maybe move move into you know, the lineup

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more the following. You know this this

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<v Speaker 1>Lynch undrafted from Baylor, I think twenty sixteen through twenty

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen played offense, had like rushing and receiving touchdowns, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen Sackson interceptions. That that's quite the athlete at Baylor

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<v Speaker 1>in the Big twelve. Pretty good. Yeah, and he uh

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<v Speaker 1>it was a defensive back, you know, so he's still

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<v Speaker 1>learning the position, um, you know, and he's I think

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Wilson has helped him quite a bit trying to

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<v Speaker 1>learn some of the some of the nuances of playing linebacker.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, with the way the New Orleans game went

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<v Speaker 1>and the way the season will end with no playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>is it even possible at this stage to recognize truly

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<v Speaker 1>how much dynamic young talent you have on this team.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, Paul, that's still that's still weighs away. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we do have some talented young guys, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they have to be obviously a lot more consistent. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they all have to get bigger and stronger,

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<v Speaker 1>get in the weight room, have an off season, OTA's

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<v Speaker 1>spring practice this, you know, I think they all have

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<v Speaker 1>to have that, and uh, you know, without that, it

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<v Speaker 1>put a lot of these guys behind the eight ball. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with Justin Jefferson more receptions than Randy Moss

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<v Speaker 1>in ninety eight is rookie year, thirty seven yards from

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<v Speaker 1>the most receiving yards in the history of the Minnesota Vikings.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, in a team game, it's an individual accomplishment,

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<v Speaker 1>but with no preseason and a virtual off season, with

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<v Speaker 1>all that that, that's phenomenal. Yeah, he's done a great job,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, But offensively, I think we've done a great

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<v Speaker 1>job all year long. You know, We've had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of veteran guys, and I think it showed throughout most

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. Um, you know, having justin in there

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<v Speaker 1>with with Adam and uh, you know most of the

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<v Speaker 1>time with Kyle and you know Kirk um and having Cookie,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being able to do what he's done. I

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<v Speaker 1>think all those things have added to h to him.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's he's a really really good football player, catches

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<v Speaker 1>a ball well, um, run really good routes, and he'll

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<v Speaker 1>continue to get better and better. How about Riley Reef,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he himself, in my opinion, as a metaphor

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<v Speaker 1>for life because you know, reportedly takes a pay cut

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<v Speaker 1>in training camp, assumedly doesn't complain about it, and goes

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<v Speaker 1>out and has arguably the best season of his career.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that that's how you handle tough situations, right Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And Riley, uh, you know, I love him. He's he's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't say a lot, but when he does, he

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<v Speaker 1>means it. He's extremely tough, extremely physical, wants to battle

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<v Speaker 1>you every single play. Um, you know, he's just a

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<v Speaker 1>just a true football player. After this Lions game, do

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<v Speaker 1>you get some time off or is it immediately tear

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<v Speaker 1>down the twenty twenty eight figure out what to do

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<v Speaker 1>to get better. Yeah. I think what we're gonna do

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<v Speaker 1>is take take a little time away and then uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because you never want to evaluate all your

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<v Speaker 1>players on you know, just a past performance, and so

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<v Speaker 1>take some time think about the season, the things that

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<v Speaker 1>we've we've we've done well, things we didn't do well,

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<v Speaker 1>and then evaluate the players and then go from there.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Zimmer XES and os KFA and Minnesota Vikings Radio Network,

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<v Speaker 1>the uh with with the week of practice up to

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<v Speaker 1>this Lions game, Um, non playoff season, does anything change?

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<v Speaker 1>Does it loosen up a little? I mean, like, how

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<v Speaker 1>how does this week of practice compare to others? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's pretty similar, you know, you know quite honestly.

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<v Speaker 1>The defensive guys, these these young guys, they need to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to practice and go you know, we probably could

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<v Speaker 1>go a little bit lighter with the with the offensive guys,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, you know, it's a team game, and we

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<v Speaker 1>all got to go out there and we all got

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<v Speaker 1>to try to perform and um, you know, so uh

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<v Speaker 1>to me, this this is the game that I'll remember

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the course of the off season, and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so hopefully we go out there and play play well.

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<v Speaker 1>Given the nature of the most recent off seas season,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Gladney nine plays against the Packers played increasingly more

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<v Speaker 1>of the rest of the way the Packers game first

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<v Speaker 1>game of the year. Overall, What do you think of Jeff? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's had a good year. You know, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said before, we put a lot on his plate

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<v Speaker 1>playing really playing two positions for a young guy. I've

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<v Speaker 1>never had a rookie come in and be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do those kind of things and get in in the

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<v Speaker 1>nickel before. Um, So he's done a nice job. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the off season will be important for him as well. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he had a knee that he's been milking

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, I guess the best way to say

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<v Speaker 1>it throughout the throughout the course of the season. So

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<v Speaker 1>he needs to get that rehab the right way, get

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<v Speaker 1>back and get some strength and and and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>come back ready to go. You know, whether I was

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<v Speaker 1>Xavier Rhodes here when he was a top his game,

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<v Speaker 1>Leon Hall when you were in Cincinnati, is Cam Danceler

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<v Speaker 1>becoming the type of corner where you're getting close to

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<v Speaker 1>being able to say that guy is yours. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the story. Well, I think he has that ability.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's still way too early to say that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he does have ability, and he does have

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<v Speaker 1>really good cover cover skills. You know, he's got to

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<v Speaker 1>stay healthy, he's got to get he's got to get

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<v Speaker 1>bigger and stronger in the offseason as well. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's one hundred and eighty pounds and six almost six two. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's got to get some put some bulk

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<v Speaker 1>and strength on him. And then uh, you know, understand.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the one good thing about all these young

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<v Speaker 1>guys is they kind of understand what, um, the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>season is really like. It's a lot different than the

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<v Speaker 1>college season. And even some of our guys who missed

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<v Speaker 1>the OTA's and um, you know, the the true training

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<v Speaker 1>camp kind of kind of things. Um, I think they

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<v Speaker 1>got an appreciation for what it really is going to

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<v Speaker 1>take for him to be a good professional football players.

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<v Speaker 1>And and off that, I mean, I think maybe for

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<v Speaker 1>fans or really anybody except for like superstar veteran players,

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<v Speaker 1>the appreciation for the preseason games. I mean, have you

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<v Speaker 1>ever appreciated preseason games more than you do now? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, Paul, we had guys come in here

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<v Speaker 1>that uh we weren't even here in training camp that

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<v Speaker 1>end up playing their first game is is uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when they go out there and play against whoever we're

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<v Speaker 1>playing that week we've had. You know, these rookies the

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<v Speaker 1>first game they get to go out and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>play against Aaron Rodgers the first game. So, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those things are all important in the in the progression

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<v Speaker 1>of um, especially young players. You know, the veteran players,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Harrison Smith and those guys, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>Riley Reef, as you said, they have an idea of

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<v Speaker 1>what this thing's all about now, but I promise you

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<v Speaker 1>if they would have had to deal with the same

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<v Speaker 1>things that these young guys had to, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it would have took their breath away a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>as well. And then you get to as a were Cleveland,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he'd never maybe played guard in high school,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, but he never did a boys the state.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, now, all of a sudden, we're opposite what

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<v Speaker 1>Grady Jared and the team Hicks and these men that

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<v Speaker 1>make up the NFL. And I'm sure it didn't great

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<v Speaker 1>out perfectly, but think about that from a team concept standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>he wants to be tackle. You drafted him as a tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>But look, I mean went in there and gave his best. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, he's another guy that needs to get bigger

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<v Speaker 1>and stronger. You know, he's he's he's still a puppy. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know all these young guys. You know, Jefferson obviously

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<v Speaker 1>was ready to go. He's he got the size and speed.

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<v Speaker 1>But when when he puts on a little bit of strength,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more strength, he's gonna be something really

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<v Speaker 1>to deal with. But you know Ezra has to do that. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know all these all these young guys that uh

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<v Speaker 1>come in here. Um, you know it's different. And and

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<v Speaker 1>when you don't have OTAs and preseason and uh all

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<v Speaker 1>the you know training camp, really what what you have

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<v Speaker 1>to do with It's it's a different deal now. Um

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<v Speaker 1>with uh, with Eric Kendricks, You're you're making a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>push and you'll lose Eric. With with losing him, what

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<v Speaker 1>what on the deep end did did you did you

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<v Speaker 1>miss during the playoff push? Well, somebody could make some plays.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's he was a big time playmaker. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, intercept intercept the ball against Detroit in the

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<v Speaker 1>end zone. Um, you know, his his leadership ability of

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<v Speaker 1>getting everybody lined up and making the correct calls and

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<v Speaker 1>all those all those types of things. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but just his you know, he's he just is a

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<v Speaker 1>football player that goes and makes tackles all day long.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know with him not being there obviously and

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<v Speaker 1>missing bar that obviously helped, you know, hurt as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And his energy to right specifically in stadiums with no

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<v Speaker 1>fans where you know, you kind of got to get

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<v Speaker 1>a going on your own. Yeah, and you know, Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Boyd was a big energy guy before he got hurt.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was a guy that was a good

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<v Speaker 1>tackler and energetic and uh he brought a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>emotion to those to those young defensive backs and so,

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know that was that was a loss as well. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I say Dalvin for last because I saved the best

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<v Speaker 1>for last. He's phenomenal on and off the field. He's phenomenal.

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<v Speaker 1>What what do you think of his season? Terrific? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he fought through playing eighty plays. I think it was

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<v Speaker 1>seventy plays in one ball game or something like that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, his explosiveness, his leadership ability, which I really

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<v Speaker 1>really respect the way he goes about being a leader

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<v Speaker 1>and the toughness that he brings to not only that position,

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<v Speaker 1>but the offense and the team. I think, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's just a tremendous, tremendous football player with a

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<v Speaker 1>great heart and uh you know, as good as football player,

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<v Speaker 1>his heart might be bigger and I and we respect you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much for joining us, and best to

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<v Speaker 1>luck this offseason. Okay, all right, Paul, thank you. Andrew Janoko,

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<v Speaker 1>a frequent guest on x's Nose, is the wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>coach for the Minnesota Vikings and he's in a sixth

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<v Speaker 1>year with the football team. Something um I discussed with

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach and the previous segment, adapting and just

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<v Speaker 1>learning the proper routes to adaptation no matter what comes

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<v Speaker 1>at you. I mean, really with the twenty twenty Vikings

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<v Speaker 1>and professionally or personally for you, Andrew, is that a

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<v Speaker 1>fair way to put it? Yeah? I think so. You know, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's in the sports world or outside of here,

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<v Speaker 1>has had to adapt to different circumstances and we're no different.

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<v Speaker 1>And we take each day and you know, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a job to do and however, we gotta get that done,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's virtually, whether it's in person, the different things

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<v Speaker 1>that come at us, we just we try to do

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<v Speaker 1>it one day at a time and do the best

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<v Speaker 1>you can. Any personal or professional like life lessons out

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<v Speaker 1>of this season. You missed a game, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>of the COVID situation, and you know, like you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>with the no fans and virtual and anything that when

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<v Speaker 1>you sit down and you kind of smell the roses

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<v Speaker 1>with the way things went, anything that'll stick with you forever.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, just counting your blessings every day and realizing

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<v Speaker 1>how blessed you are to get to do what you do,

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<v Speaker 1>and any time that you get to step on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's practice to walk through or it's a game,

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<v Speaker 1>to never take that for granted and to always understand it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's truly an honor to get to wear these

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<v Speaker 1>colors and step out onto that field. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just really enjoying any time you get to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Justin Jefferson rookie from LSU thirty eight yards for mosses

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<v Speaker 1>the eight rookie record two hundred seven yards from a

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<v Speaker 1>player named Bill Groman, who has a sixty year old

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<v Speaker 1>record for the most receiving yards in the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. Best to luck with Justin. All that, but

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a dovetailing what I discussed with the head

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<v Speaker 1>coach in the previous segment for Jefferson, no preseason games,

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<v Speaker 1>virtual off season Randy Moss type records. I mean, this

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<v Speaker 1>is unbelievable. Great job by him, Great job by you.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh thanks, Paul. You know, the biggest thing is just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get ready to play every week. Give him

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<v Speaker 1>the best, the best opportunities and the best advantages possible

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<v Speaker 1>for him to get to display his talent and help

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<v Speaker 1>him be ready mentally and physically to go execute the

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<v Speaker 1>plan each week with everything laid out with Justin and

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<v Speaker 1>he's obviously a very very talented young man. With no

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<v Speaker 1>preseason games in that virtual offseason, I'm going to guess

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<v Speaker 1>that it probably didn't all super quick early in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it hasn't to this point. But getting through that

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<v Speaker 1>learning NFL plays with no preseason and the different training

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<v Speaker 1>camp was that difficult? Yeah, it was. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>offseason was difficult at times, but everybody had the same

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<v Speaker 1>hand and so we had to go to work and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's a credit to to those guys to

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<v Speaker 1>learn to learn that system and credit adjustin to learn

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<v Speaker 1>the system, um, learn how to run the routes. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah it was a struggle at first, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we just we had to do what we

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<v Speaker 1>had to do and you know, take the extra time

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<v Speaker 1>and the extra meetings and and try to get him

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<v Speaker 1>in a position where he could he could go out

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<v Speaker 1>and practice on his own. And um, you know understand

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<v Speaker 1>the language that we were talking, the language we were

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<v Speaker 1>speaking with the plays, um, the different things we were

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<v Speaker 1>asking how we ran routes here, um, and the different

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<v Speaker 1>techniques to apply. You know. Yeah, there there was some

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<v Speaker 1>hiccups at times, and you know we kind of had

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<v Speaker 1>to dive head first in once we all got here together, um,

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<v Speaker 1>not just the rookies, but but all the receivers in

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<v Speaker 1>that room. Um. You know, with me being a new

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<v Speaker 1>guy add into that room, you know, we just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of had to go and you know, there were there

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<v Speaker 1>were bumps in the road, but you know, at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, we just uh, you know, we kind of

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<v Speaker 1>took it in stride each day. Andrew your your first

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<v Speaker 1>season as wide receivers coach. Now in the off season,

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<v Speaker 1>did you like talk to anybody either on this team

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<v Speaker 1>or with other teams who a have done that job

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<v Speaker 1>before or be kind of got you set up for

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<v Speaker 1>what to expect. Yeah, obviously, you know, as a staff,

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking every day. And one of the great things

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<v Speaker 1>of working for coaching, working for coach Kubiak are as

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<v Speaker 1>they coach their coaches and you know, coach Coobs every

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<v Speaker 1>day he was he was helping. He was coaching me

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<v Speaker 1>um as much as he was coaching everybody else. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you know, you reach out to reach out to

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<v Speaker 1>different resources, different guys that you know have done this job,

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<v Speaker 1>and you pull from your notes, people you've been around,

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<v Speaker 1>people you're respecting this league and try to give yourself

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<v Speaker 1>set yourself up to be successful the best way you

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<v Speaker 1>know how without actually seeing a whole lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>for a couple of months. Wow, what what you like

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<v Speaker 1>about Adam Feeling season? You know, he's just he's just

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<v Speaker 1>one of those people that are a pro and no

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<v Speaker 1>matter what we ask him to do, he takes pride

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<v Speaker 1>in it. Whether it's digging out of safety, it's cutting

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<v Speaker 1>off on the back side, it's running aroute for a screen.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to to do that, to do that to

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<v Speaker 1>the best of his ability, and takes a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>pride in it. And you know, he wants to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that the tough catches are ones he's supposed to make,

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<v Speaker 1>and he holds himself to a very high level of accountability.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's been that's been really cool to be around,

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<v Speaker 1>to see somebody that really focuses on the little things

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<v Speaker 1>and really cares about the little things, whether he's getting

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<v Speaker 1>the ball or he's not. He wants to do it

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<v Speaker 1>right all the time. Red zone touchdowns for Adam number

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<v Speaker 1>one in the NFL. What makes him so good in

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<v Speaker 1>the red area inside the twenty Well, I think it

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<v Speaker 1>starts with what I just mentioned, his attention to detail

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<v Speaker 1>and understanding who the defender is, what they're trying to do,

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<v Speaker 1>how he studies defenders, and then putting himself within the

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<v Speaker 1>concept and giving himself the best best position to be successful,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's in the beginning of the route, whether it's

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<v Speaker 1>creating separation at the top of the route and the

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<v Speaker 1>moons he works on there and the things we stress there,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know, just being a competitor and wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to go get the ball. Lastly, and it's off topic

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<v Speaker 1>because you are the wide receivers coach. Way of one

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<v Speaker 1>game to Go. You worked with Rick Dennison in the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line last year, and I know you watch back

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<v Speaker 1>these plays Riley Reef and Brian O'Neill. I mean, seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>when you watch back these plays, I know you're not

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<v Speaker 1>coaching them this year, but isn't it a treat to

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<v Speaker 1>watch those guys play the way they play it? Really?

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<v Speaker 1>And those two guys deserve to play well because that's

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<v Speaker 1>how they prepare. So it's an expectation for them because

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<v Speaker 1>they prepare so hard and they practice so hard, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're both tough guys. So when they have success, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a surprise. It's seeing their hard work payoff

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know, getting what they deserve because that's

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<v Speaker 1>how they work each day. Great job, man, Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew for all the appearances on x AS and OZ

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<v Speaker 1>this year. Have a wonderful, wonderful offseason. I'm sure we'll

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<v Speaker 1>run into each other other whenever it's safe to run

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<v Speaker 1>into each other, right, let me know as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as we can get down, let's see you

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<v Speaker 1>call race again. I'd love to do that. I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>on that man. Thank you, Andrew tay Care, Paul