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• 0:00
  Speaker 1: What was your overall assessment?
• 0:02
  Speaker 2: It's definitely stuff we can get better at.
• 0:03
  Speaker 3: But kind of going into the game, it's about assignment
• 0:06
  Speaker 3: ball and arriving violently. I think we did that. I
• 0:08
  Speaker 3: was able to kind of predict how the game was
• 0:11
  Speaker 3: going to go with their runs and runs in the
• 0:12
  Speaker 3: boots and then eventually their RPO game. So we felt
• 0:14
  Speaker 3: like key-wise, we were on top of things. Communication-wise, we
• 0:18
  Speaker 3: were on top of things. But we can definitely play
• 0:19
  Speaker 3: a lot of plays better. But we took the ball away.
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  Speaker 3: That's always a testament. I think we stopped the run
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  Speaker 3: pretty well. They had to start kind of throwing it
• 0:25
  Speaker 3: and then just– things that we can always clean up though,
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  Speaker 3: but I like the way we hustled and I like
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  Speaker 3: the standard we're setting to start off the season. And
• 0:31
  Speaker 3: then speaking of taking the ball away, you got the
• 0:33
  Speaker 3: big interception to start the game on the first drive.
• 0:35
  Speaker 2: How big was that?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, it was, it was, it was driving. So
• 0:38
  Speaker 3: I'm happy I caught it. Um, yeah, it was cool.
• 0:42
  Speaker 3: I don't know what to tell you. It was, it
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  Speaker 3: was fun though. I like starting it off the defense
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  Speaker 3: right away, getting the offense, a better field position, uh,
• 0:48
  Speaker 3: going into the score, score the touchdown. So complimentary football.
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  Speaker 3: But that's just the way we play team ball here.
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  Speaker 3: I think Ventrell had a great blitz to kind of
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  Speaker 3: get him off the spot. Now my three is kind
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  Speaker 3: of in the backfield. I was able to play up
• 0:58
  Speaker 3: the quarterback. You know, catch me once they throw you,
• 1:00
  Speaker 3: you have a hell of a year.
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  Speaker 2: So it was nice.
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  Speaker 4: You've been working on the hands.
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  Speaker 3: That was a pretty good catch. I used to be
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  Speaker 3: a receiver in high school all state, same as Missouri. No,
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  Speaker 3: I'm happy I caught it because as I get older,
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  Speaker 3: I have to take more and more stuff on my hands.
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  Speaker 2: So I caught it. So I'm happy I did that.
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  Speaker 2: How about Ventrell? How do you feel like he played
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  Speaker 2: next to you? Oh, he's great. We're communicating.
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  Speaker 3: We watch a lot of film together now. We're able
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  Speaker 3: to communicate a lot of the looks. He's the missile, right?
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  Speaker 3: I get to play off of him when we're diagnosing
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  Speaker 3: what we're seeing.
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  Speaker 2: Mid-play, we're talking. He played well, and I told him
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  Speaker 2: to keep doing that for his confidence himself.
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  Speaker 3: But, you know, you keep doing that, they're going to
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  Speaker 3: have to tell you which way.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he played very well. So let's keep stacking
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  Speaker 2: off of that, and let's keep building off each other.
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  Speaker 5: You guys, you're proud of the way you came out
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  Speaker 5: considering you hadn't played a rep in the preseason.
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  Speaker 2: There was some curiosity about that.
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  Speaker 5: I'm sure even you're wondering a little bit how you're
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  Speaker 5: going to come out.
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  Speaker 2: Right.
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  Speaker 3: Usually I get a couple of drives in the preseason,
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  Speaker 3: just kind of get used to calling it, tackling and
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  Speaker 3: all that stuff. So, you know, I hit the tackle
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  Speaker 3: dummy a lot this week, but you can't replicate, you know,
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  Speaker 3: playing the live rep. So I'm happy that we just
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  Speaker 3: came out with the juice and really tackling is going
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  Speaker 3: to be a team thing. Everybody owning the leverage, take
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  Speaker 3: your shot and know your brother's going to come back,
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  Speaker 3: back you up if you miss it. I think the
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  Speaker 3: way that we just played with the right energy and
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  Speaker 3: came out with physicality that we preached all offseason, kept
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  Speaker 3: building it up to this first game with show today.
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  Speaker 2: But we've got to keep doing it.
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  Speaker 3: We've got a war next week, and we know how
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  Speaker 3: physical that team is and reading the keys and everything,
• 2:21
  Speaker 3: but we've got to do it twice to win that
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  Speaker 3: next game. Coach is always talking about having something to
• 2:25
  Speaker 3: improve upon, but the performance was pretty solid.
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  Speaker 2: What do you think they're going to find that you
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  Speaker 2: might need.
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  Speaker 4: To do better?
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  Speaker 3: We'll watch the tape and see. They've got to find
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  Speaker 3: that out. So I'm going to find it out as well.
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  Speaker 3: I have some things in my mind, but I want
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  Speaker 3: to watch the tape and make sure they're right. But
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  Speaker 3: we always know we should get better as the season goes.
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  Speaker 3: This next game's a big game, and I'm already kind
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  Speaker 3: of thinking about it, but we've got to come out
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  Speaker 3: with the right energy and the right execution on our
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  Speaker 3: plays in order to come out with a win.
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  Speaker 5: Deliver any kind of a message to the team today?
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  Speaker 2: No, just having fun.
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  Speaker 6: Just want to bring energy and go out there and
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  Speaker 6: celebrate with the guys and have a great win today.
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  Speaker 2: What was the first touchdown?
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  Speaker 4: Describe what unfolded and what you saw coming out.
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  Speaker 7: Of your break.
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  Speaker 6: They went manned. And me and Trev been getting on
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  Speaker 6: the same page about wanting to hit throws down the field.
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  Speaker 6: And just being able to execute that was special. And
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  Speaker 6: it was cool to just start with a nice drive
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  Speaker 6: and start strong.
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  Speaker 2: What was that celebration, The Undertaker?
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  Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, so it was funny. I was just on TikTok,
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  Speaker 6: and I was just thinking. I saw a little WWE thing.
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  Speaker 6: I was like, okay, let me- I think about Undertaker
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  Speaker 6: and he was one of my favorite wrestlers growing up.
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  Speaker 6: So I was like, let me see if I want
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  Speaker 6: to do something like that.
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  Speaker 5: Was there a different celebration when you got to the sideline?
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  Speaker 6: Nah, just bringing energy to the team, man. And it
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  Speaker 6: was just cool to just start strong and have fun
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  Speaker 6: and just have a great one today. What do you
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  Speaker 6: think about Josh getting his first career touchdown in the NFL?
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  Speaker 3: What was it.
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  Speaker 2: Like for you to see him be able to achieve that?
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  Speaker 6: I mean, from the get go, from day one, those guys,
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  Speaker 6: those young guys are special. they attack each day like pros,
• 4:04
  Speaker 6: and that's what is making them get these opportunities, and
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  Speaker 6: they're executing. Like I said, today I'm like, hold up,
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  Speaker 6: we're going 13, I can't even get Josh off the field.
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  Speaker 6: But they're ready, you know, and they're making plays, and
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  Speaker 6: that's what.
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  Speaker 2: It's all about. And what did you think about Trevor's performance? Oh, man,
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  Speaker 2: he's a baller.
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  Speaker 6: You know, like I said, it's his second year in
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  Speaker 6: this offense. We're all confident in him, and he.
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  Speaker 2: Knows what he's capable of.
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  Speaker 6: He knows he's special, and he goes out there and
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  Speaker 6: he does it each week. I mean, I feel like,
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  Speaker 6: I mean, you have your support system, your family, your agent,
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  Speaker 6: you know, that's what it's all about. And then me personally,
• 4:43
  Speaker 6: I've always just been great about just keeping the main thing,
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  Speaker 6: the main thing. I mean, my job is to go
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  Speaker 6: out here and just have some fun and play ball.
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  Speaker 2: Have you been surprised with how easy it has been to.
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  Speaker 1: Focus on the game?
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  Speaker 6: I feel like that's what makes me special, you know,
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  Speaker 6: just being able to go out here, block the noise,
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  Speaker 6: and just go have fun. What does it mean for
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  Speaker 6: you to start being so strong?
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  Speaker 2: That's what you dream of.
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  Speaker 6: That's what you put the time in in the offseason
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  Speaker 6: and focus on, just coming out here, how do I
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  Speaker 6: start strong, and most importantly, how do I finish strong.
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  Speaker 2: So that's the mindset.
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  Speaker 6: That's the key to wanting to be the best pro
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  Speaker 6: you can be.
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  Speaker 2: And that's how I want to attack each day.
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  Speaker 5: Parker, what does it say that you guys could pick
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  Speaker 5: up where you left off offensively? I mean, that was
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  Speaker 5: eight months ago, and it looked pretty similar.
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  Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, we got a chance to really dive
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  Speaker 6: into the offseason and figure out what we're good at.
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  Speaker 6: And that's what it's like. You know, you have a
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  Speaker 6: first year and a brand-new offense. I would hope the
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  Speaker 6: second year, you know, you start to figure it out
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  Speaker 6: and get on.
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  Speaker 2: The same page of what we want it to look like,
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  Speaker 2: you know.
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  Speaker 6: And we've done that, and we just want to continue
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  Speaker 6: to build on that and continue to have fun and
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  Speaker 6: go out there and make plays. Parker, fourth?
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  Speaker 3: Touchdowns for Trevor to four different receivers state your case
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  Speaker 3: is maybe the best if you know one of the
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  Speaker 3: best if not the best receiving teams in all this league.
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  Speaker 6: I mean that's how we came out here we attacked
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  Speaker 6: it this offseason we have some young guys that's ready
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  Speaker 6: to roll and the tight end room is great or
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  Speaker 6: see room great running back I mean the whole offense
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  Speaker 6: is special and like I said we want to continue
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  Speaker 6: to showcase that continue to get better and continue to
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  Speaker 6: have some fun is that the whole idea.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, sir.
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  Speaker 1: We just want to continue to grow off of what
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  Speaker 1: we did last year. Obviously, I feel like that was
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  Speaker 1: a great example for how we want this team, this
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  Speaker 1: defense to be the standard for the defense, and we
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  Speaker 1: just want to continue to build.
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  Speaker 2: Off of that.
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  Speaker 5: What's it like to be healthy?
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  Speaker 2: Man, it feels great.
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  Speaker 1: It's one of those things that you kind of take
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  Speaker 1: for granted until you just said something about it.
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  Speaker 2: I'm like, man, I really haven't thought about it until now.
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  Speaker 1: So it's a great feeling to just be healthy, be
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  Speaker 1: able to use my hands and things of that nature,
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  Speaker 1: and obviously get back into my groove.
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  Speaker 5: Do you wonder how you're going to start in the
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  Speaker 5: first half defensively, individually, just when you've It's the start
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  Speaker 5: of a new season. You haven't played in eight months.
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  Speaker 5: And then to start the way you did, I guess
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  Speaker 5: how satisfying is it?
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  Speaker 2: I wouldn't say I wonder how I'm going to start.
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  Speaker 1: It's just about I know this is a game. Nobody's
• 7:00
  Speaker 1: going to be perfect regardless of it's going to be
• 7:02
  Speaker 1: as it flows of the game, obviously. But you just
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  Speaker 1: got to come to the sideline, breathe, take a deep
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  Speaker 1: breath or whatever happens and move on to the next play.
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  Speaker 4: Liam talked about actually being able to build on something
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  Speaker 4: after last year. You guys know the standard. You know
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  Speaker 4: how to win. You know how to play your brand
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  Speaker 4: of football. How much difference did you feel today versus
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  Speaker 4: this time last year?
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  Speaker 1: Man, I felt like we definitely started a lot faster.
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  Speaker 1: Not to say we didn't start too fast last year.
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  Speaker 1: I really can't remember all the way back that far,
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  Speaker 1: but we definitely started fast today, and that's something that
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  Speaker 1: we want to continue to build on every week from
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  Speaker 1: now on here on out.
• 7:31
  Speaker 2: Today you moved to number six on the franchise and
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  Speaker 2: all-time stack. What does that mean to you?
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  Speaker 1: It means a lot, man, to be amongst those greats.
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  Speaker 2: It really means a lot.
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  Speaker 1: I just want to keep chopping wood and, hey, keep going.
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  Speaker 5: How dominant were you in the first half?
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  Speaker 2: I did all right, man.
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  Speaker 1: I had some effort, effort plays out there, but I
• 7:51
  Speaker 1: feel like that's what the game is all about. A
• 7:53
  Speaker 1: lot of guys, most plays will be effort plays. You
• 7:56
  Speaker 1: just got to keep running to the ball and got
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  Speaker 1: to reward it, so I did all right.
• 8:01
  Speaker 2: How big was the 48 pick?
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  Speaker 1: Man, that was amazing. First series, obviously they got down
• 8:06
  Speaker 1: a little bit, down the field a little bit, across
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  Speaker 1: the 50 or whatever, but defense, we just bowed our neck,
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  Speaker 1: and obviously in that moment, 48, he knew his reads,
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  Speaker 1: and He made a play, a big play at that.
• 8:17
  Speaker 7: Game one, week one, W, you move on, you're winning.
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  Speaker 5: Talk a little bit about getting it done.
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  Speaker 1: Like you said, man, we got the win, but now
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  Speaker 1: it's time to– obviously this wasn't– it was by far
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  Speaker 1: perfect by any means.
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  Speaker 2: It was not perfect at all.
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  Speaker 1: So we want to get in to the office this
• 8:33
  Speaker 1: week and we want to make those corrections to see
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  Speaker 1: how we can continuously build, get ready for next week.
• 8:39
  Speaker 5: When they start, especially on that last drive in the
• 8:41
  Speaker 5: second quarter, their false start and they got.
• 8:43
  Speaker 2: Delayed a game. Does that tell you the defense was
• 8:46
  Speaker 2: kind of in their heads? Definitely kind of in their
• 8:47
  Speaker 2: head a little bit.
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: And then I also say that Heat was bumping out
• 8:52
  Speaker 1: there a little bit. I would give the Heat some credit,
• 8:54
  Speaker 1: and I'm going to give the fans some credit as well.
• 8:55
  Speaker 2: It sounded great out there.
• 8:57
  Speaker 1: The crowd was active, and I feel like we're going
• 8:59
  Speaker 1: to need that, continue to grow on that as well
• 9:02
  Speaker 1: from a fan standpoint and just continue to play ball
• 9:05
  Speaker 1: how we play ball.
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  Speaker 5: How good of a start was that for this offense?
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  Speaker 7: It was a great start.
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  Speaker 2: I think we came out.
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  Speaker 7: Moving the ball like we wanted to, looked explosive overall
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  Speaker 7: in the pass game, the run game, blocking-wise, and I
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  Speaker 7: think that's what we wanted to showcase, so I think
• 9:18
  Speaker 7: we did a great job today.
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  Speaker 5: How much do you guys feed off Trevor when he's
• 9:21
  Speaker 5: playing that way?
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  Speaker 2: Can you feel it?
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  Speaker 7: Yeah, you can definitely feel it. When he's playing to
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  Speaker 7: the best of his ability like we know he can,
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  Speaker 7: the offense starts clicking, and he makes some big plays
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  Speaker 7: downfield with some great throws, and we feed off of
• 9:34
  Speaker 7: that as a unit, and we're loving it.
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  Speaker 4: There's always a lot of questions until week one, until
• 9:38
  Speaker 4: you actually get on the field and play in a
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  Speaker 4: competitive game. What questions did you guys answer today?
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  Speaker 7: They were very explosive, great offense, and we out for blood.
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  Speaker 7: A lot of people doubted us, and we loved that.
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  Speaker 7: Coach Liam preached that every day. Forget what the naysayers
• 9:53
  Speaker 7: say and go out there and prove them wrong, and
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  Speaker 7: I think today we did that.
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  Speaker 2: Now you have something to build on. You set the
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  Speaker 2: foundation with a W. Talk a little bit about moving forward.
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  Speaker 2: Lots of football is left.
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  Speaker 7: Yeah, a lot of football is left, like we said.
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  Speaker 7: But we do a good job of, you know, taking
• 10:09
  Speaker 7: it day by day. You know, we're going to enjoy
• 10:11
  Speaker 7: this win, but, you know, come back tomorrow, you know,
• 10:13
  Speaker 7: the rest of the week and prepare for the next game.
• 10:15
  Speaker 7: You know, we put it behind us pretty good, you know,
• 10:18
  Speaker 7: just on to the next one game at a time.
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  Speaker 5: That line hasn't played a snap together, really, with Cole
• 10:23
  Speaker 5: coming back in, Bregnon obviously over there, and Anton at left.
• 10:27
  Speaker 2: How do you feel like they did and moved people today?
• 10:30
  Speaker 7: They did great. They moved the D-line amazing. They created
• 10:33
  Speaker 7: holes for us. Like you said, our first game all together,
• 10:37
  Speaker 7: but we've been seeing it all throughout camp and OTAs
• 10:40
  Speaker 7: and things like that, so we're not surprised.