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Press Pass | Pederson: "We just have to keep it about us." · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Injuries.
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  Speaker 2: He was there it he's probably not gonna play today
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  Speaker 2: or I.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine correct, Yes, Ad knew he was dealing with a
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  Speaker 1: quad yesterday.
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  Speaker 3: How is he looking.
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  Speaker 1: He's still good.
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  Speaker 4: Uh, We're still gonna give him another day, you know,
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  Speaker 4: So it'll be it'll be a game.
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  Speaker 1: Time with Zay out again.
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  Speaker 5: I mean, it doesn't look similar to last week in
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  Speaker 5: terms of how you guys, uh.
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  Speaker 1: Sort of, I guess adjusted what doesn't know?
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  Speaker 2: Does it look just like you did?
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  Speaker 3: You guys did last last week?
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  Speaker 4: Well, it's gonna I mean it's from a personal standpoint,
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  Speaker 4: it will be the same guys. You know, Jacob Harris
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  Speaker 4: because they's down, so Jacob would be up again, you know.
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  Speaker 4: And and he played he played a role on special teams.
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  Speaker 4: Uh last week. Devin Lloyd will be out obviously didn't
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  Speaker 4: make the trip, so you know, a guy like Jamichael Hasty,
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  Speaker 4: you know, we'll take that spot as far as special
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  Speaker 4: teams go. It'll look a little different, but but similar
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  Speaker 4: in some ways.
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  Speaker 1: I can hear you on one.
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  Speaker 3: Day you said that was how you guys responded you
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  Speaker 3: at a disappointment at last week, and what you said
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  Speaker 3: in this week next thing about spot on some day.
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  Speaker 1: Well, we still got a couple of days till the game.
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  Speaker 4: But I you know, the guys have really done a
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  Speaker 4: nice job in preparation, you know, for Atlanta obviously the game, uh,
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  Speaker 4: in preparation of the trip coming over here. And you
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  Speaker 4: know it's it's they understand, they know, you know what's
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  Speaker 4: going on. It's just it's gotta we just gotta keep
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  Speaker 4: it about us and keep it keep it simple that way,
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  Speaker 4: and and try to eliminate, you know, the mistakes that
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  Speaker 4: have showed up, you know, especially these last two weeks.
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  Speaker 4: And you know, guys did a nice job of handling
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  Speaker 4: it this week and had a good week in preparation.
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  Speaker 1: Go ahead, fun can them? Is it for them? For
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  Speaker 1: the feet?
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  Speaker 2: Got how many mints an occasion? Is it for the
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  Speaker 2: franchise to be playing its tenths game here in the UK?
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  Speaker 2: And how far do you think the franchise can go
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  Speaker 2: in the UK market?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's pretty special. Ten years. You know,
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  Speaker 4: obviously the COVID year probably wouldn't have made it eleven.
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  Speaker 4: But you know, it's great for the Jaguar organization, our
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  Speaker 4: owner mister Kahan, you know, with his his operations here
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  Speaker 4: in the UK and and everything, and we got a
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  Speaker 4: the Jaguars have a pretty good following over here, and
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  Speaker 4: you know, for this being our home game, should have
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  Speaker 4: a really good crowd, you know, And it's something really
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  Speaker 4: that the organization looks forward to, you know, every year
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  Speaker 4: of coming over here.
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  Speaker 2: And then also you've become the first franchise to spend
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  Speaker 2: back to back weeks here during the regular season. How
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  Speaker 2: different do you expect the game at Tottenham to be
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  Speaker 2: compared to your home game at Wembley on Sunday? And
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  Speaker 2: how are you preparing for the next two weeks?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, obviously we two weeks are different from
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  Speaker 4: the standpoint.
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  Speaker 1: We got a lot of a lot of prep for this.
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  Speaker 4: Week done, you know, back in Jacksonville, and obviously get
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  Speaker 4: a chance to stay here. We get to move, move
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  Speaker 4: hotels and and all of that.
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  Speaker 1: But you know, it's it's no different. It would be
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  Speaker 1: no different if we.
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  Speaker 4: Played a back to back on the West Coast in
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  Speaker 4: the US, right, if we played a two West Coast teams,
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  Speaker 4: we'd stay out on the West Coast and have a
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  Speaker 4: whole week of preparation.
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  Speaker 1: I've done that before in my past.
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  Speaker 4: And and you keep the week as normal as possible,
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  Speaker 4: So there's not a lot of changes for the players.
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  Speaker 4: You know, we're very routine based and and you know,
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  Speaker 4: so that's that's the challenge obviously, but I know the
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  Speaker 4: guys will handle it extremely well. I do want them
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  Speaker 4: to enjoy, you know, their time out here, and not many,
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  Speaker 4: not many opportunities for guys to get over here, you know,
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  Speaker 4: other than other than football games.
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  Speaker 3: Hey, coach, it's fair to say the squad is loaded,
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  Speaker 3: had to front top to bottom off ench defense, special teams,
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  Speaker 3: but that includes your son on the practice squad. As
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  Speaker 3: someone who's played in the UK, myself, I'm curious to
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  Speaker 3: know what it's like to have your own son as
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  Speaker 3: part of the team, because not many head coaches can
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  Speaker 3: attest to that.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, it's it's it's special in a lot
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  Speaker 4: of ways. Obviously, I'm the head coach and and he's
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  Speaker 4: a tight end, so I have to I got to
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  Speaker 4: keep those two two sort of hats different. But but it's, uh,
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  Speaker 4: it is fun to watch him play and perform and
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  Speaker 4: just watch him grow every week. And and you know,
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  Speaker 4: as a dad, you know, to see him out there,
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  Speaker 4: you're happy for him and excited for him. For the
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  Speaker 4: opportunity that he has to just get better and and
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  Speaker 4: continue to grow. And and you know, for me again,
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  Speaker 4: you know, for someone that gets a chance to coach
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  Speaker 4: obviously the offensive side of the ball and and and
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  Speaker 4: particularly these tight ends and and just really you know,
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  Speaker 4: I think too from a family perspective, with his mother
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  Speaker 4: being right here too, you know, very proud and and
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  Speaker 4: uh she wants me to throw the football to him
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  Speaker 4: all the time, right, and uh, but it is special,
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  Speaker 4: very special to have him on the team. And and
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  Speaker 4: you know, but I still sometimes have to remember that
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  Speaker 4: I'm the head coach.
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  Speaker 3: There are some player them this what who haven't had
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  Speaker 3: the trip to London before, And though that would be
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  Speaker 3: asking you what kind of advice and what what kind
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  Speaker 3: of things that can expect? What are you what are
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  Speaker 3: you telling these kind of players and how they should
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  Speaker 3: go about this trip to London.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it's it's obviously a big trip, you
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  Speaker 4: know from a travel standpoint. So there's always the logistical things, right,
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  Speaker 4: the hydration and nutrition, the rest all those things, because
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  Speaker 4: this this is a long day for for most of us,
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  Speaker 4: with the time change and everything. But you know, I
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  Speaker 4: want Tom, I want the guys that have never been
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  Speaker 4: over here too, to just embrace it and experience, you
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  Speaker 4: know what the u UK and the London area obviously
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  Speaker 4: has to offer. And and they'll get some time this
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  Speaker 4: afternoon to maybe maybe travel or tomorrow, you know, after
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  Speaker 4: the workouts, to maybe go into the city and just
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  Speaker 4: just see what it's all about.
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  Speaker 1: And but at the same time, we can't.
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  Speaker 4: Lose focus right where we're here to play a football
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  Speaker 4: game on Sunday. But at the same time, I do,
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  Speaker 4: I do want them to be able to relax and
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  Speaker 4: enjoy the area.
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  Speaker 5: Oka High coach.
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  Speaker 6: If if Jamal can't go, what kind of a loss?
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  Speaker 6: What kind of a problem is that for you?
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  Speaker 1: Not only in the return.
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  Speaker 6: He gives you depth receiver obviously with the with Zay out.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, well, let's if if he can't go, and we're
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  Speaker 4: optimistic that he can, but if he can't, you know,
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  Speaker 4: obviously the punt returns, you know, the kickoff returns. You know,
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  Speaker 4: that's a that's a big part of of what we do.
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  Speaker 4: And he's he's explosive there. He's a veteran guy and
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  Speaker 4: also a guy on offense that we can use. He
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  Speaker 4: you know, he's a smart, smart player on offense. We
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  Speaker 4: can put him in different spots and and and use him,
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  Speaker 4: use him pretty much anywhere. If he can't go, then
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  Speaker 4: we'd we'd Parker Washington, you know, would be that guy,
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  Speaker 4: the next man up, and uh, the earnest Johnson would
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  Speaker 4: be the kickoff return guy.
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  Speaker 1: Things like that. You know who who you know who.
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  Speaker 4: We have a lot of trust in and and confidence in.
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  Speaker 4: Parker's done a nice job uh in practice and and
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  Speaker 4: and his preparation each week. And the earnest is is
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  Speaker 4: the same. He's a veteran player who's done it before.
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  Speaker 4: So we have answers there. But obviously if Jamal can't go,
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  Speaker 4: that that's a you know, it's definitely a shot in
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  Speaker 4: the arm. It from an explosion explosive standpoint in the return.
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  Speaker 6: Game, Doug, you've talked a lot about the need to
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  Speaker 6: sort of play relaxed, let the game come to you.
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  Speaker 6: Is that something you can get a feel for beforehand
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  Speaker 6: or do you just have to wait to see if it happens.
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  Speaker 1: No, you can definitely feel that during the week.
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  Speaker 4: How the guys come out and practice, the energy at practice,
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  Speaker 4: you know, they're the focus at practice.
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  Speaker 1: And then that's what I'm saying.
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  Speaker 4: They've They've had a really good week that way, and
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  Speaker 4: even today I didn't I didn't even you know, just
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  Speaker 4: instruct them today so to try to keep it to
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  Speaker 4: about eighty percent nothing real full speed, you know, with
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  Speaker 4: a long trip and all that, and just just enjoy
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  Speaker 4: today and and you know you saw that out there
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  Speaker 4: and uh, you know, we still have some corrections to
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  Speaker 4: make and another another walkthrough tomorrow, but definitely want them
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  Speaker 4: to play relax. I think it's it's best when we
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  Speaker 4: do that and let the game unfold and just make
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  Speaker 4: the plays that come their way.
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  Speaker 1: One more.
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  Speaker 3: High coach, and you're facing the Falcons on on they
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  Speaker 3: obviously very heavy run game. How's that affected your preparation
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  Speaker 3: this week? And pets a standard week?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean it's obviously a great run game.
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  Speaker 4: You know, Bijon is Uh there's a young good running
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  Speaker 4: back who's who's got the ability to not only break
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  Speaker 4: tackles but go the distance. And you know it's a
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  Speaker 4: it's a ball possession, uh, you know style of play.
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  Speaker 4: And listen, you know we challenge our defense all the time.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you've got to stop the run or be
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  Speaker 1: able to slow it down.
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  Speaker 4: And if you can do that, it it it forces
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  Speaker 4: an offense. I know, you know, you flip it around
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  Speaker 4: to the offense. If if a team can you know,
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  Speaker 4: shut the rundown for us, then it puts some more
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  Speaker 4: pressure on your passing game. And it's no different with them.
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  Speaker 4: You know, it's a it's a dynamic, it's two back,
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  Speaker 4: it's it's one back, it's it's a it's versatile, it's
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  Speaker 4: it's moving parts, motions and shifts, and you know, our
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  Speaker 4: guys got to be on point, They've got to be disciplined,
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  Speaker 4: got to be you know, gap integrity, gap sound, all
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  Speaker 4: that type of stuff in the run game that that
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  Speaker 4: you know have the ability to have any any kind
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  Speaker 4: of success, you know, especially against a run game like this.
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  Speaker 5: High coach told you had a question for you. I
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  Speaker 5: just want to talk about the growth of American football
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  Speaker 5: because it's becoming more vastly an international sport, not just
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  Speaker 5: the UK sport. Obviously, there's two games in Frankfurt next month,
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  Speaker 5: well in November. How do you feel about your sport,
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  Speaker 5: American football becoming such a globally recognized sport, And you know,
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  Speaker 5: you're integral to that because you're in charge of a
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  Speaker 5: team that is committed so much to international NFL.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, it's I go back to I think
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  Speaker 4: about the days when I when I played, and and
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  Speaker 4: and you know the importance of playing, you know, outside
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  Speaker 4: of the US wasn't as important and the emphasis wasn't there.
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  Speaker 4: But now the league has taking the initiative and in
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  Speaker 4: all thirty two clubs now have the initiative to play
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  Speaker 4: overseas and to play outside of the US. And and
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  Speaker 4: the sport has grown globally, and with all the social
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  Speaker 4: media outlets and and you know the way the even
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  Speaker 4: the betting market and things like that go around the world.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, it's it's become a popular sport. And and
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  Speaker 4: that's one of the things I really enjoy about coming
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  Speaker 4: over here is when you go to the game, you
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  Speaker 4: see Jags fans, and you're gonna see Falcon fans, but
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  Speaker 4: you see NFL fans. You know, I'm gonna see a
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  Speaker 4: Dolphins jersey, a Steelers jersey, a Giants jersey, a Cowboys,
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  Speaker 4: I'm gonna see NFL fans. And and that just tells
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  Speaker 4: you that our sport is healthy outside of the United States,
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  Speaker 4: and and we continue to grow that, you know, through
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  Speaker 4: you know, through games like this and obviously we get
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  Speaker 4: a chance to stay here and play another game here,
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  Speaker 4: uh in the city, and and uh it just it
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  Speaker 4: just grows in popularity, and our guys should be proud
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  Speaker 4: that they're part of these moments.
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  Speaker 1: Coach, thanks so much, all right, thanks, Thanks everybody,