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Press Pass | Coen on Reset After Bye Week, Correcting Penalties & Creating More Explosives · Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: We can start with O'Halloran and then move to Jamal.
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  Speaker 2: All right, Leo. With Brian Thomas Jr. at receiver, what
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  Speaker 2: does he have to show you over the next couple
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  Speaker 2: of days to say, hey, he deserves to get back
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  Speaker 2: in the rotation at receiver?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, look, every week's different.
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  Speaker 4: I think that's what's kind of special about this group
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  Speaker 4: is that, hey, every week you got to get new
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  Speaker 4: people stepping up and making plays and And he's no different.
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  Speaker 3: He's going to be able to help us make plays
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  Speaker 3: this week. I bet it.
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  Speaker 2: I know it.
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  Speaker 3: We're going to continue to support him and put our
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  Speaker 3: arm around.
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  Speaker 4: Him and continue to do what we got to do
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  Speaker 4: to make plays on Sundays. And we got to continue
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  Speaker 4: to put him in the best position to do so.
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  Speaker 4: And so, you know, BT works at it. He cares
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  Speaker 4: about this. He cares about winning and losing, cares about
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  Speaker 4: his team. We all want to see guys have success individually.
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  Speaker 4: But I'm excited about attacking this week with BT.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: We'll go to Jamal then to DRock.
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  Speaker 5: Hey coach, you get a week to kind of spend
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  Speaker 5: on that self scout. Can you share any of the
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  Speaker 5: things that maybe you found along the way that you
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  Speaker 5: said were kind of things you want to get corrected?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, penalties specifically in the red area have been a
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  Speaker 4: little bit of an issue on offense. You know, defensively
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  Speaker 4: too many explosives. In the pass game and then on
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  Speaker 4: special teams, we've got to perform better on punt return
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  Speaker 4: and kickoff coverage specifically.
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  Speaker 1: Gotcha.
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  Speaker 5: Appreciate it, Coach.
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  Speaker 6: Thanks, buddy.
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  Speaker 1: Go to DRock, then to Shipley.
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  Speaker 6: Hey, Liam, do you anticipate Monteric being back this week?
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  Speaker 6: And same thing for Antonio Johnson.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, TBD on both of those guys as of right
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  Speaker 4: now in terms being able to give any perspective to Sunday,
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  Speaker 4: be able to see those guys buzz around a little bit. Today,
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  Speaker 4: we're just going to kind of get back out on
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  Speaker 4: the grass and attack it a little bit from an
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  Speaker 4: individual standpoint and get our cleats back in the ground.
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  Speaker 4: So can't say for sure, but definitely excited about getting
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  Speaker 4: those guys back on the grass.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. We'll go to Shipley, then to Mia.
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  Speaker 7: Hey Liam, the bye week was so important and critical
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  Speaker 7: for you guys last year. I know new year, new team,
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  Speaker 7: new situation, but what are some of the things you
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  Speaker 7: guys can do to kind of replicate and carry over
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  Speaker 7: what you did to bye week last year to this
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  Speaker 7: team and this squad?
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  Speaker 3: I think just a reset.
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  Speaker 4: Anytime you get a little bit of an opportunity to reset, um,
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  Speaker 4: you know, gather your thoughts, also get away from it
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  Speaker 4: a little bit, right? Sometimes absence makes the heart grow
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  Speaker 4: fonder in ways, right? And no different in football, right?
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  Speaker 4: I couldn't sleep last night. Um, you know, excited about
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  Speaker 4: getting back in the building and getting back with these
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  Speaker 4: guys and, and attacking this next, uh, you know, 11
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  Speaker 4: games together and, and, and really getting after it because, um,
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  Speaker 4: and it also this year came a little earlier than last,
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  Speaker 4: if you will. Right. In terms of the way it
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  Speaker 4: played out and how many games we've played, but, um,
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  Speaker 4: six weeks in and, and, you know, you see all
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  Speaker 4: this stuff that happens on any given Sunday, specifically within
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  Speaker 4: our division, um, it should only allow you to have
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  Speaker 4: a mindset and mentality to come in here and attack
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  Speaker 4: this thing with a division game up this week.
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  Speaker 1: We'll go to Mia, then to O'Halloran. Hey, Liam.
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  Speaker 8: Hope you had a great weekend. In terms of Anton
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  Speaker 8: Harrison and his availability, the report came out about the ACL.
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  Speaker 8: If you could comment on that. I know you also
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  Speaker 8: mentioned to us last week when we spoke to you
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  Speaker 8: on Zoom the possibility of Patrick coming off I.R., you
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  Speaker 8: could evaluate the depth along the offensive line if Anton
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  Speaker 8: really is done for the year.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, bummer for Anton and our team, really.
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  Speaker 4: You know, I've been very proud of Anton, and he
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  Speaker 4: will be sorely missed, man. You know, I really felt
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  Speaker 4: like Anton had been playing really good football, you know,
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  Speaker 4: really all in with the group, his buy-in, his attention
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  Speaker 4: to detail.
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  Speaker 3: The way he'd been playing.
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  Speaker 4: I was very proud of Anton, the way he was
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  Speaker 4: playing for us. And so we'll miss him without a doubt,
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  Speaker 4: but was extremely proud of Walker Little and the way
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  Speaker 4: that he played on Sunday against Houston, stepped up in
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  Speaker 4: both the run and the pass, did some really good
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  Speaker 4: things for us and no flinch, no blank, next man
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  Speaker 4: up mentality.
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  Speaker 3: And so I'm excited about him and his opportunity.
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  Speaker 4: And there's not many guys that care more than Walker
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  Speaker 4: in a lot of ways about this team and about
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  Speaker 4: this group of guys. So, and still feel like we have,
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  Speaker 4: you know, good depth at the group and the offensive
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  Speaker 4: line room in general. We'll have to see about Patrick
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  Speaker 4: this week and see what that looks like in terms.
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  Speaker 3: Of opening it up.
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  Speaker 8: Awesome. And then just quickly, any other windows opening? I
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  Speaker 8: know we asked you that last week, but since they're
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  Speaker 8: back in the building today.
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  Speaker 3: Nothing to update.
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  Speaker 6: Awesome.
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  Speaker 8: Thanks Liam.
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  Speaker 1: We'll go to O'Halloran and to Travis.
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  Speaker 2: Hey Liam, uh, if you're in front of the TV yesterday,
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  Speaker 2: a lot more officiating talk and how do you tell
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  Speaker 2: your guys, um, to not be consumed by it, even
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  Speaker 2: if they feel like the whistle doesn't go against them
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  Speaker 2: on a certain play and it does not allow it
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  Speaker 2: to change their technique or their aggressiveness.
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  Speaker 4: Leave no doubt is really what it comes down to. Um,
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  Speaker 4: you know, play above it, leave no doubt fundamentals. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: you guys hear me say it like, you know, ad nauseum, but, um,
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  Speaker 4: you know, regardless of results, right. The fundamentals and techniques
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  Speaker 4: in which we coach teach, um, you know, we got
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  Speaker 4: to continue to detail those even when fatigue sets in
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  Speaker 4: and whether it's, excuse me, mental or physical fatigue sets in, um,
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  Speaker 4: We have got to be at our best in terms
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  Speaker 4: of detail, fundamentally sharp, disciplined in order to leave no
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  Speaker 4: doubt that we control our destiny. We control the outcomes
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  Speaker 4: of games at the end of the day in terms
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  Speaker 4: of win or lose. And we can live with those results.
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  Speaker 4: So you just can't go there, Ryan. You know, it's
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  Speaker 4: hard not to. It's human instinct and nature to do so.
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  Speaker 4: But it really doesn't do anybody any good to go
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  Speaker 4: down that path.
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  Speaker 3: Trust me, I've been there.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: We'll go to Travis, then to Shipley. Hey, Coach.
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  Speaker 9: How much is the staff looking at Travis Hunter's, like,
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  Speaker 9: overall snaps played in the game when sort of evaluating
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  Speaker 9: how much he should be playing on the offensive side?
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  Speaker 9: You know, what's the driving force in that evaluation?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, just keep, you know, chomping away at it right
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  Speaker 4: we're not going to over rotate um to to a
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  Speaker 4: good game right we want to continue to build there's
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  Speaker 4: a lot of games left in the season right and
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  Speaker 4: so um we want to make sure that we're continuing
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  Speaker 4: to build on the right trajectory that gives us the
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  Speaker 4: best chance to win on sundays and so we've won
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  Speaker 4: a lot of games with him you know maybe not
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  Speaker 4: playing 100 snaps and last week you saw his impact
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  Speaker 4: and effect on games uh where he is playing more
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  Speaker 4: and so it's uh To me, it's about the team.
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  Speaker 3: It's about the group. He's no different, and he's going
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  Speaker 3: to continue to help us win on Sundays.
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  Speaker 8: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. We'll go to Shipley. Hey, Liam.
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  Speaker 7: Three of the next five games in the AFC South,
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  Speaker 7: while still taking the one-week-out-time approach, what do you have
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  Speaker 7: to see from the guys just to make sure they're
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  Speaker 7: really locked in and prepared for such a big stretch
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  Speaker 7: of games?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I think we'll– We saw it today in the
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  Speaker 4: team meeting with everybody locked in, ready to go, excited
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  Speaker 4: about the opportunity, being able to get out on the
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  Speaker 4: grass with these guys here shortly and feel their energy
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  Speaker 4: and focus and intent level today. And then they'll get
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  Speaker 4: an off day tomorrow and be back to work on
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  Speaker 4: Wednesday where we'll be in full pads because we've been
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  Speaker 4: off for quite some time. So looking forward to seeing
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  Speaker 4: their energy out at practice, but very confident that these
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  Speaker 4: guys are ready to respond.
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  Speaker 1: Excellent. It looks like we can finish out with DRock.
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  Speaker 6: Liam, in the offseason, you talked about fixing the stink,
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  Speaker 6: specifically the running game. How's it smell through the first
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  Speaker 6: six weeks so far this year?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I think efficient in a lot of ways.
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  Speaker 4: I don't think it's been, you know, overly explosive in
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  Speaker 4: a lot of ways, but we went into it wanting
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  Speaker 4: to be able to, you know, chuck away at it
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  Speaker 4: and kind of you know be able to get some
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  Speaker 4: of those hard yards that we were missing at times
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  Speaker 4: last year I think that last week we were running
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  Speaker 4: it really well and then you know you're down 10
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  Speaker 4: and you're chasing points and you're not getting maybe as
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  Speaker 4: many runs off as you would like I'm excited about
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  Speaker 4: it I think we got to continue to make the
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  Speaker 4: most out of the the runs that we do have
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  Speaker 4: I think our backs have done a really nice job
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  Speaker 4: at okay maybe it's a run that either wasn't schemed
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  Speaker 4: up great or not blocked perfect, where it might look
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  Speaker 4: like a zero-yard gain or a negative, they have turned
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  Speaker 4: those into positives in a lot of ways. It's more
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  Speaker 4: some of the ones that are blocked very clean that
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  Speaker 4: we have bigger opportunities on that we need to continue
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  Speaker 4: to make the most of and get some more of
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  Speaker 4: those 15, 20-yard runs.
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  Speaker 3: I'm not talking about 40-plus. Just continue.
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  Speaker 4: to be able to get that. And it truly takes
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  Speaker 4: all 11. Our wideouts block their tails off out on
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  Speaker 4: the perimeter. And we've got to be able to continue
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  Speaker 4: to get more out of some of the runs that
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  Speaker 4: are blocked up properly. And so, you know, six weeks in,
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  Speaker 4: the one thing I do know is that it's physical.
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  Speaker 4: that it's a physical style and those guys are running physical.
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  Speaker 3: And I appreciate.
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  Speaker 2: It.
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  Speaker 6: Cute.