WEBVTT - Tucker & Wiggins: Ravens Press Conferences 11/20/24

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Past Podcast. It is Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>November twentieth. The Ravens are gearing up to face the

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<v Speaker 1>LA Chargers coming up on Monday Night football. Today, we

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<v Speaker 1>heard from a couple of players in the locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's kick it off with kicker Justin Tucker.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really good and again I appreciate you you checking in,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but it's also kind of unimportant how I feel.

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<v Speaker 2>What is important is how I perform, and I really

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<v Speaker 2>do feel that way, you know, coming into coming into

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<v Speaker 2>practice day, going out there tomorrow, get some.

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<v Speaker 3>Kicks in, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's really all I've been looking forward to since

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<v Speaker 2>the game on Sunday, and again, taking it one kick

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<v Speaker 2>at a time is has always been a part of

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<v Speaker 2>why we have sustained success over a long period of time.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we're not gonna change anything about that now.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna continue to take it one kick at a

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<v Speaker 2>time and just keep getting to work.

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<v Speaker 4>And a common thread this kicks of late or something.

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<v Speaker 4>It's okay, that's if is there any consistem with it

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<v Speaker 4>or is it just each kick has its own individual

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<v Speaker 4>little thing that didn't go.

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<v Speaker 3>Quite right well?

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<v Speaker 2>If you just take a ten thousand foot view and

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<v Speaker 2>you look at you know, where all the kicks have gone.

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<v Speaker 3>They've gone just wide left.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I and you just mentioned it at

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<v Speaker 2>the exact same time. Each kick, you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>lives in.

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<v Speaker 3>Its own in its own world.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, the uh, the adjustment is you know

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<v Speaker 2>pretty clear, I just need to make it a point

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<v Speaker 2>not to let the ball carry to the left. So

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<v Speaker 2>you know that's something that we're gonna continue working in practice.

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<v Speaker 4>Justin you talked about uh after the game, and then

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<v Speaker 4>when you did like that before yard and you made

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<v Speaker 4>an adjustment going into that can you feel like that

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<v Speaker 4>kind of repeating that adjustment is kind of the fix

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<v Speaker 4>you need.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean again, each kick kind of lives in its

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<v Speaker 2>own world. You know, you have to take it for

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<v Speaker 2>what it's worth in that moment. So you know, on

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<v Speaker 2>that fifty four yarder, we made it a point to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like I described after the game, we made

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<v Speaker 2>it a point to uh change our aiming point, and

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<v Speaker 2>that one worked out for us. You know, just just

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<v Speaker 2>giving the conditions on that particular kick that was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that was the the strike that we needed in that moment.

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<v Speaker 2>But Uh, yeah, moving forward, it's you know, the principles

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<v Speaker 2>remain the same. It's foot the ball contact, uh, finishing

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<v Speaker 2>downfield with my swing, seeing the ball and striking the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>picking the ball clean off the ground. And uh, we can.

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<v Speaker 2>We will do those things. We we just need to

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<v Speaker 2>carry them over. I need to carry them over from

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<v Speaker 2>pac from practice to the game.

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<v Speaker 4>When you've had as much success as you've had throughout

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<v Speaker 4>your career, you're in this spot now where you're having

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<v Speaker 4>more business than you're accustomed to. I mean, how have

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<v Speaker 4>you dealt with the reality of the situation that is

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<v Speaker 4>right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I I do take it very personally.

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<v Speaker 2>Anytime I leave a kick out there, it it bothers me.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, for all the all the the fans, supporters, coaches, players,

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<v Speaker 2>anybody that cares about Ravens football. Believe me when I say,

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<v Speaker 2>nobody takes it more personally than I do. Nobody is

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<v Speaker 2>more affected than me when I missed a kick. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I take it really personally.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>At the exact same time, my particular line of work requires,

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, that I compartmentalize my feelings and I

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<v Speaker 2>leave them to the side, and I fol focus on

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<v Speaker 2>the action of kicking the ball in, not the consequence.

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<v Speaker 3>So as difficult as that.

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<v Speaker 2>May be at times, you know, that is the challenge

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm facing right now. That's my only option is

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<v Speaker 2>to just continue to work and focus on the action,

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<v Speaker 2>focus on the process, and uh, you know, let the

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<v Speaker 2>results take care of themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>After just putting in, putting in the works, we're going

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<v Speaker 3>snap the hole. You know, it's just something we don't

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<v Speaker 3>see normally.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there any particular attention to that paid after Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>or is that just something we don't normally say. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they'd just fall under the category of except that

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<v Speaker 2>you guys might not normally be privy to. We tend to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, work on all the aspects of our operation

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<v Speaker 2>anytime where like today was the day we were not

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<v Speaker 2>kicking or punting or snapping live during team periods. But

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<v Speaker 2>even on those days where we're not having you know,

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote heavy workload, we still make it a point

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<v Speaker 2>to just get together and kind of talk through our

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<v Speaker 2>process and stay dialed in.

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<v Speaker 4>How you feel throughout this snap whole.

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<v Speaker 3>Just consistency, I guess throughout them throughout this season. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>Nick and Jordan are are doing a good job. They're

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<v Speaker 3>doing a good job.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, whenever I miss a kick, it's because I

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<v Speaker 2>let one get away when and I've said this before,

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<v Speaker 2>and whenever we make kicks, it's because all of us are.

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<v Speaker 3>Doing exactly what we need to do to make kicks.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the media to have John have your back the

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<v Speaker 1>way he does.

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<v Speaker 4>Look around the league, other other coaches bring in kickers,

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<v Speaker 4>you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you've obviously earned a long.

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<v Speaker 4>Runway with incredible success that you have in a track record,

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<v Speaker 4>but still at the league it can be ugly at

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<v Speaker 4>times and guys will be fine.

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<v Speaker 5>I got to move on, but there for him have

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<v Speaker 5>your back the way you did this week.

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<v Speaker 2>That yeah, I do appreciate that, you know, And it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's something that I will be making it a point

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<v Speaker 2>to reward.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's something that all of us make it a

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<v Speaker 2>point to do. Is we reward the confidence that our

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<v Speaker 2>coaches and our teammates place in each one of us

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<v Speaker 2>as individuals.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, again that's that's part of being a

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<v Speaker 3>team is.

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<v Speaker 2>Having each other's back the way that you know Harves

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<v Speaker 2>has all of our backs, that I know my teammates do,

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<v Speaker 2>and that you know that I will also be doing

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<v Speaker 2>for them whenever, you know, whenever things are going really

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<v Speaker 2>well and whenever things are not going so well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's part of being a team, and especially this

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<v Speaker 2>team specifically. We've we've always made it a point to

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<v Speaker 2>maintain you know, our our our culture, our our standards.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I'll leave it at that.

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<v Speaker 1>We also heard from rookie cornerback Nate.

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<v Speaker 6>Wakens, just as your thoughts kind of saw increase in

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<v Speaker 6>playing time last week, and they'll played, well, how do

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<v Speaker 6>you feel like things are.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming along for you?

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like everything's going I'm going at playing. I mean, uh,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm playing the steps I want. I mean playing. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>I mean I'm getting a couple of flats, but I

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<v Speaker 5>mean I'm still playing. I feel like I'm playing at

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<v Speaker 5>my highest, So I feel like i still got more

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<v Speaker 5>to go. So, uh, I feel like it's on the

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<v Speaker 5>skies to them.

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<v Speaker 1>What have you learned what it takes to be a

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<v Speaker 1>corner in this league?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh, you just gotta have the next play mentality? Uh

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<v Speaker 5>Like they the receivers get played high to so I

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<v Speaker 5>mean they're gonna make plays. They gonna make. It's a

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<v Speaker 5>great play, so you just gotta have the next next

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<v Speaker 5>playing mentality for.

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<v Speaker 1>You as you get into this final stretch here, how

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<v Speaker 1>important do you think it is for the secondary you're

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<v Speaker 1>playing at its best, playing at a high leveling the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch for this season.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like it's important. I mean it's a uh.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like, uh we the a probably that in

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<v Speaker 5>the uh af see in the ball and the ball

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<v Speaker 5>going deep. So I mean we're playing a big part

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<v Speaker 5>uh and winning the game. So I feel like we

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<v Speaker 5>gotta come every every week with uh with I.

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<v Speaker 1>Bess, do you feel like, b you're the young guy,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the in the Seconday.

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<v Speaker 6>I think that at times they test you know and

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<v Speaker 6>then you're the young guys.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh yeah, I feel like, uh yeah, I feel like

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<v Speaker 5>every game that uh, they test me just cause I'm

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<v Speaker 5>a rigging.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh it's just for you kind of What do you

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<v Speaker 1>think is your biggest snow causing point of emphysis downonstrutch.

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<v Speaker 5>Your uh really just uh getting my head around and

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<v Speaker 5>uh suh. I feel like, uh, I'm playing I'm playing physical,

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<v Speaker 5>so I really I don't feel like the physical physicality

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<v Speaker 5>point is a big thing. Just get my head around. Uh,

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<v Speaker 5>just stop holding I stop grabbing. Uh, I feel like

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<v Speaker 5>I can guard. You see in the lead, so I

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<v Speaker 5>s I only need to hold. So that's what I

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<v Speaker 5>gotta improve.

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<v Speaker 6>So how do you feel like that's going on?

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<v Speaker 3>Period?

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like it going good.

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<v Speaker 3>I working out every day. So you know, you said

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<v Speaker 3>like they testing you back. Do you feel like you

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<v Speaker 3>aren't testing you?

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<v Speaker 6>That's why should say word get the season?

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<v Speaker 5>Uh No, I feel like uh teams like nope, I

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<v Speaker 5>can cover us. I don't feel like they're trying to

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<v Speaker 5>text me like I was from the beginning of this season.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like they still test me once and two

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<v Speaker 5>times in the game just to see if I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 3>So how much would you say the game is very

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<v Speaker 3>I'm ready?

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<v Speaker 5>I just played the game.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I can't answer it.

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