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Press Pass | Doug Pederson: "Our mantra for the week was to stay locked in." · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: It's something that we're still trying to, um, continue to
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  Speaker 1: learn and grow from. And you know, obviously it was
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  Speaker 1: a unique situation, right and in a game that UM yeah,
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  Speaker 1: sure it may not a meant a whole lot, but
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  Speaker 1: but I don't know if I've been in a situation
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  Speaker 1: where you had a game like this heading into a
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  Speaker 1: game that that for everything, you know, but I'll tell
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  Speaker 1: you it's it's Um. It's a credit to the guys
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  Speaker 1: in the locker room, the coaches, just to stay to
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  Speaker 1: stay stay focused. That was our that was our um,
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  Speaker 1: sort of our you know, UM, I thinking of here,
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  Speaker 1: it was our you know. Yeah, our mantra for the
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  Speaker 1: week was to say locked in and stay focused and
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  Speaker 1: ready to go. And you know, the guys that's why
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  Speaker 1: I told him after the locker room, the way they
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  Speaker 1: handled this week. UM, very proud of them for that.
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  Speaker 1: And that's all part of our winning, winning culture, you know.
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  Speaker 1: And and UM, there's a time and a place obviously,
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  Speaker 1: uhum to to rest, guys. I just didn't think this
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  Speaker 1: was the time or the place to do that. Obviously,
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  Speaker 1: one of the biggest regular season games in this recut. Um,
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  Speaker 1: how do you view it and do you feel like
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  Speaker 1: the guys will will handle the pressure that's gonna come
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  Speaker 1: with this. This is what you play for. This is
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  Speaker 1: what you coach for, you know, Um, this is this
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  Speaker 1: is this is what you want, you know, um, for
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  Speaker 1: your football team. You want to be in the conversation
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  Speaker 1: and you want to be playing for you know, for
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  Speaker 1: us the a f C South And we're playing a
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  Speaker 1: good football team and and uh, listen, you know we
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  Speaker 1: haven't done anything yet there they're still the champs until
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  Speaker 1: until something happens. But um, you know, I felt like
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  Speaker 1: and and really feel like our guys are again in
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  Speaker 1: a good, good place. They're a good place mentally, physically, um,
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  Speaker 1: and I don't really have to worry too much about
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  Speaker 1: them getting excited for this one. You know. It's more
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  Speaker 1: it's more about just locking in on your job and
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  Speaker 1: focusing in on your um, your task. You know this week, um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, starting tomorrow matter when you play. Uh. Do
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  Speaker 1: you have strong feelings about like Saturday where you have
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  Speaker 1: short arrest versus Yeah, I mean I would love to
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  Speaker 1: play Sunday, you know obviously, UM to to have these
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  Speaker 1: next couple of days. But look, we'll play, um, you
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  Speaker 1: know you we'll play when they ask us or tell
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  Speaker 1: us to play and our guys will be ready to go.
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  Speaker 1: But um, if I could pick, i'd I'd pick Sunday
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  Speaker 1: like today. And what do you see on his pick?
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  Speaker 1: Sixty two yards touchdown run? Um on that run I saw,
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  Speaker 1: I saw a great blocking not only by the line
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  Speaker 1: but by by Christians A I believe. And um, they
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  Speaker 1: didn't now standing job today in in in the run
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  Speaker 1: game and and obviously gave him you know, the ability
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  Speaker 1: to spring free and getting the end zone. But um,
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  Speaker 1: you know that's what Travis can do. You know, we
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  Speaker 1: can get him, get him in on you know, get
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  Speaker 1: him in space and on the perimeter or between the
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  Speaker 1: tackles some you know, he's capable of doing that. And
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  Speaker 1: it was good to see. It's been a while since
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  Speaker 1: we've got him, you know, going like that. It was
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  Speaker 1: the first series getting ahead in this game. And I
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  Speaker 1: haven't pressure unspoiled. I mean it's it's big defense did
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  Speaker 1: a great job, you know, turnover on downs and then
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  Speaker 1: and then you know the offense responding. You know, we
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  Speaker 1: went a little tempo there to start the game and
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  Speaker 1: and um, you know, did a nice job getting in
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  Speaker 1: the end zone. That's exactly how we wanted to wanted
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  Speaker 1: to start the football game. And it does in any game.
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  Speaker 1: Is is is great when you can you know, obviously
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  Speaker 1: get the get the lead early and and then our
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  Speaker 1: guys did a nice job you know, keeping it and
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  Speaker 1: and um, I'm doing some good things. Help every defense obviously,
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  Speaker 1: it seems like there's a really market difference between this
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  Speaker 1: group when they don't get one and then when they
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  Speaker 1: are able to get one. I mean they're you know
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  Speaker 1: those are those are proven stats, right, takeaways and and
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  Speaker 1: giveaways things like that, and um, you know, anytime you
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  Speaker 1: can be in the plus category, uh, your chances of
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  Speaker 1: winning go up. It just means more possessions for your offense.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, defensively did a nice job. Of course
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  Speaker 1: we turned the ball over too, so that's you know,
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  Speaker 1: we gotta we gotta look at that. And uh uh
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  Speaker 1: you know Trevor and CJ both had you know, had
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  Speaker 1: picks today and uh, you know, we just gotta take
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  Speaker 1: a look at that. But the defense, I mean, when
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  Speaker 1: you can score on defense too, you know like they did,
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  Speaker 1: um just just helps the cause. And that that I
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  Speaker 1: thought the defense did an outstanding job today. Um, you know,
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  Speaker 1: really just holding them to the three points. But you know,
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  Speaker 1: um played played well season. The Christian Kirk is how
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  Speaker 1: he went over a thousand yards today and just describe
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  Speaker 1: what he's meant to you guys. You know, he's meant
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  Speaker 1: a lot. He's a he's a veteran player who obviously,
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  Speaker 1: you guys know we targeted in free agency, and um,
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  Speaker 1: he's been nothing but a professional um here in Jacksonville.
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  Speaker 1: And he you know, he works extremely hard every single
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  Speaker 1: day out there, and and it's a reason why he
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  Speaker 1: you know, has the numbers that he does, and it's
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  Speaker 1: because of his work ethic and he's been He's been
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  Speaker 1: great for the room, been great for our team, and um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, I'm happy for him and obviously his family
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  Speaker 1: for you know, this milestone. It seem like today the
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  Speaker 1: medical ten never went up at all. Have you ever
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  Speaker 1: been involved in a game. I mean, it didn't seem
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  Speaker 1: like maybe if we missed something, but there any even
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  Speaker 1: remote injury today that that got your no, not really.
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  Speaker 1: We had a couple of bumps and bruises in the game.
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  Speaker 1: We were fortunate, you know, uh, and then in the
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  Speaker 1: third quarter we were able to pull some guys and
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  Speaker 1: and you know, get them out of the football game.
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  Speaker 1: And again it's just a credit to the players. Um,
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  Speaker 1: but no, I don't think I've ever been in a
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  Speaker 1: in a game where you know that that tent, you know,
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  Speaker 1: knock on wood. We don't want it to go up much.
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  Speaker 1: But when it doesn't go up, that's a good thing.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe a couple of miss throws, but overall it's yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, overall, he did some good things. Um, you know,
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  Speaker 1: led the football team that you know, the obviously the
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  Speaker 1: one pick you know him, and a kind of missed
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  Speaker 1: on that and something will take a look at and fix.
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  Speaker 1: But I thought he did some good thing. He was
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  Speaker 1: he was high with some throws early, you know, and
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  Speaker 1: and but settled in. I thought the run game was
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  Speaker 1: was good. But you know, overall, and again listen, it's
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  Speaker 1: a it's a tough week. I understand it, you know,
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  Speaker 1: from the standpoint of you know, um, you know, being
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  Speaker 1: being mentally prepared and everything just the way the nature
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  Speaker 1: of the game is. And and I thought he really
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  Speaker 1: handled himself well and let the team. Well, how much
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  Speaker 1: does it help you same planning execution wise when you
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  Speaker 1: have a guy like Evan in the tight end, that
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  Speaker 1: really is a massive back in the past game. I
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  Speaker 1: mean it's it's it's a you know, it's good. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: it's good for your offense and and you know, it's
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  Speaker 1: just another weapon that you can you can scheme for.
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  Speaker 1: And um, you know, he's been I think he set
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  Speaker 1: a record himself. I think today you know, for tight
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  Speaker 1: ends and and just um, you know, just been a
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  Speaker 1: blessing to our team and a great leader. He's another one.
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  Speaker 1: He's a hard worker. I mean the guys, you know,
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  Speaker 1: those guys, you know, Evan Christian, those guys are are
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  Speaker 1: you know, what you want and how you can build
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  Speaker 1: you know, build a team. And um, but having a
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  Speaker 1: guy like Evan you know, um, really gives you some
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  Speaker 1: flexibility on offense with your game planning. So many streaks
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  Speaker 1: this season, how rewarding is one where the Texans at
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  Speaker 1: one ninth strade. I think back to back road games
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  Speaker 1: and all kinds of stuff. It's crazy, just check them off.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's it's Um, it's great for
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  Speaker 1: the organization, it's great for the team. You know. Um,
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  Speaker 1: obviously you set out each season, you know, and hopefully
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  Speaker 1: you win, you win more than you lose. But um,
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  Speaker 1: this is just a credit to the staff. It's a
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  Speaker 1: credit to the players, you know, even you know Mr Kahan,
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  Speaker 1: you know, giving me the opportunity to coach his team,
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  Speaker 1: and and just the direction that we're headed. You know,
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  Speaker 1: obviously we we still have a game left and um
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  Speaker 1: but you know we've we've we've conquered a few first
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  Speaker 1: in a while. And um, you know, it's a credit
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  Speaker 1: to those guys home environment, whether it's Saturday or Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: And see the support you're gonna get from the fans. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it should be electric. It should be I
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  Speaker 1: mean we're playing for the FC South, you know, and
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  Speaker 1: and um, uh you know we need we need all
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  Speaker 1: our fans that can get there, get there, and and
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  Speaker 1: uh it's gonna be a great atmosphere and um, our
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  Speaker 1: guys will feed off of that energy and uh it'll
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  Speaker 1: be fun before I want to coach and playing. All right,
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  Speaker 1: Thanks guys. H