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Press Pass | Trevor Lawrence on Creating More Offensive Opportunities · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: So far awesome. It's been a lot of fun. He's
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  Speaker 1: come in.
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  Speaker 2: I think our communication is so important to just the
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  Speaker 2: way the offense goes. And he's a guy that's been
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  Speaker 2: in the system before, so I lean on on my
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  Speaker 2: lit especially early on, but even now, like just our
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  Speaker 2: meetings throughout the week, stuff we talk about just preparing
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  Speaker 2: for you know, the game, whether it's the run game
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  Speaker 2: stuff or protection. You know, we're really in sync. And
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  Speaker 2: I think that that shows and how we communicate and
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  Speaker 2: operate as far as you know a unit up front,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's run game or protection stuff, I think we've
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  Speaker 2: been we've been done a solid job with all that stuff.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, he leads the charge up there. You know,
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  Speaker 2: he does a great job and guy that just does
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  Speaker 2: things the right way, you know it, comes to work
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  Speaker 2: every day, works hard, make sure that that room is
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  Speaker 2: all communicating. I think he's done a good job of
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  Speaker 2: leading the room and just making sure that they're all
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  Speaker 2: on the same page. And if there's any you know,
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  Speaker 2: things that are unclear with the plan, he's always a
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  Speaker 2: guy that voices it and you know gets answers and
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  Speaker 2: he's done a really great job.
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  Speaker 3: For us about.
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  Speaker 1: Them off four weeks more the tam the offense last
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  Speaker 1: year when they kind of got rolling.
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  Speaker 4: How close to you guys, How close do you think
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  Speaker 4: you guys are kind of hitting that?
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  Speaker 2: Moore? Yeah, I mean we've I think that we're I
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  Speaker 2: think that we're close. There's some things that we've needed
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  Speaker 2: to clean up first three weeks.
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  Speaker 1: That we haven't yet.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, I would love to see us just
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  Speaker 2: clean up some of that stuff that just the the penalties,
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  Speaker 2: you know, shooting ourselves in the foot, all those things
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  Speaker 2: that are should be easy to clean up. You know,
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  Speaker 2: we got to go and correct that first and foremost.
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  Speaker 2: I think some of the stuff from last week. Obviously
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  Speaker 2: didn't have our best week offensively. I think before that
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  Speaker 2: game we did some things. We were explosive, we had
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  Speaker 2: some you know, we had some good things going. I
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  Speaker 2: just think last week we obviously struggled a little bit.
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  Speaker 2: So it's just about how we respond from that. You're
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  Speaker 2: gonna play really good defenses in this league. You're not
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  Speaker 2: always gonna play your best as an offense, But it's
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  Speaker 2: how do you respond and find a way this week
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  Speaker 2: against another good opponent to go out there and play
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  Speaker 2: better offensively and just be more consistent better on third
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  Speaker 2: down obviously, the penalties you know, own catching, the passing game,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we gotta we gotta clean up, and we
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  Speaker 2: gotta be sharper. I then make the corrections in the
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  Speaker 2: running game, and you know, move on. But I think
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  Speaker 2: that's the key, is just getting better every week. You know,
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  Speaker 2: it's a new set of challenges. But I don't really
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  Speaker 2: know if timeline wise like what that looks like. It's
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  Speaker 2: just continuing to get better and to evolve and to
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  Speaker 2: sharpen our.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you know our offense, you.
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  Speaker 4: Feel about your progression and maybe not necessarily just like but.
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  Speaker 2: Operating, Yeah, I feel really good operating it. I think
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  Speaker 2: every week it's growing a little bit more and more.
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  Speaker 2: I think I'm seeing it really clearly. I feel like
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  Speaker 2: when I step on the field on Sundays, I have
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  Speaker 2: a really great grasp of what we're doing, what we're
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  Speaker 2: trying to get done, what I'm looking for, all my
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  Speaker 2: keys that I'm I'm locked into. You know, I think
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  Speaker 2: I'm seeing everything great. You know, I think I just
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  Speaker 2: got to eliminate some of the some of the bad plays. Obviously,
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  Speaker 2: I've had one or two a game that are hurting
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  Speaker 2: us as far as turnovers go, so I gotta find
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  Speaker 2: a way to eliminate those, and I think it's just
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  Speaker 2: continuing just to play smart ball, and obviously I'm mean
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  Speaker 2: it's take the shots when they're there, but you know,
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  Speaker 2: not trying to force anything and just continueing to trust
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  Speaker 2: the system and to progress. Just had a couple of
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  Speaker 2: those plays I definitely want back. But as far as
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  Speaker 2: seeing it and operating, I feel good. You know, Like
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  Speaker 2: I said, we got to clean up some of the
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  Speaker 2: operation stuff offensively, just like the some of the legal shifts,
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  Speaker 2: motions and those things. But as far as what play
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  Speaker 2: we're in, what we're getting to, what I'm seeing, what
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  Speaker 2: I'm checking to, you know, I feel really sharp with that.
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  Speaker 2: But I think there's still a lot of growth for
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  Speaker 2: myself and our whole offense just to continue to get better.
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  Speaker 3: They got talked about the need to be patient against
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  Speaker 3: defense like forty highs.
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  Speaker 1: What makes that so tough?
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  Speaker 2: I think it's just, you know, they're a pretty simple scheme.
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  Speaker 2: They're not trying to really trick anyone. But they've always
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  Speaker 2: had a good defense and this scheme has always been
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  Speaker 2: really good and tough to play against because they are
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  Speaker 2: so consistent and they are really disciplined. They play most
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  Speaker 2: things top down. You know, they fly around sideline, the
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  Speaker 2: sideline as far as just the D line and the linebackers,
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  Speaker 2: so they make a lot of plays with that front group.
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  Speaker 2: And then on the back end. I think they're really disciplined,
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  Speaker 2: they're really smart. So it's just we'll have some opportunities
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  Speaker 2: down the field, but it's really taking that profit every
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  Speaker 2: time and being able to check the ball down. And
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  Speaker 2: they've made you know, they've they've played really well with
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  Speaker 2: that scheme of just banking that you're not just gonna,
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  Speaker 2: you know, take the small gains all the way down
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  Speaker 2: the field and put together a nine, ten, twelve play
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  Speaker 2: drive and go score. And they're also really good at
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  Speaker 2: taking the ball away, so when you do put the
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  Speaker 2: ball in harm's way, whether it's a throw or just
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  Speaker 2: carrying the ball, they're really good at punching, causing fumbles,
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  Speaker 2: all those things. So you can tell it's a really
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  Speaker 2: well coached group. They fly around, so they do a
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  Speaker 2: good job for illegal shifts.
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  Speaker 4: How about you do you think is newer offense versus
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  Speaker 4: younger players may get experienced players versus emphasis from the
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  Speaker 4: league on that's a good question.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's all three of those.
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  Speaker 2: I think there's stuff that's definitely being emphasized that been
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  Speaker 2: in my career, like not even that long ago, that
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  Speaker 2: wasn't always called. I mean, but the end of the day,
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  Speaker 2: it's still a penalty. So we have to be sharper
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  Speaker 2: and making sure that they're just really looking.
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  Speaker 1: For that stuff more.
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  Speaker 2: And we know that, you know, we've known this since
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  Speaker 2: the offseason, and they give they give you a heads
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  Speaker 2: up on what they're looking for, and so that's it's
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  Speaker 2: no excuse. We still got to be sharper. And then
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  Speaker 2: I think it's also like you said, the new system.
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  Speaker 2: You know, in the game, sometimes things get sped up.
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  Speaker 2: You might get behind the play clock and you're breaking
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  Speaker 2: the huddle quick, and there's a lot of tags in
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  Speaker 2: the formations, and we just have to know the plan
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  Speaker 2: to where there's no hesitation. We know exactly where we're
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  Speaker 2: going and you don't have to think about it because
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  Speaker 2: there's a lot of little details in our game plans
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  Speaker 2: that are important.
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  Speaker 1: But if you miss a word or if you miss.
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  Speaker 2: Something, it could end up having you know, two guys
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  Speaker 2: in the ball, you know, two guys off the ball,
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  Speaker 2: whatever it is. Which is gonna get a flag so
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  Speaker 2: and then a lot of motions that we got to
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  Speaker 2: be on point with guys getting set and that starts
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  Speaker 2: with me at the quarter as a quarterback, making sure
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  Speaker 2: that everybody's set before you send a motion. Guys have
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  Speaker 2: an urgency getting set on the first motion, so we're
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  Speaker 2: not having two guys moving. There's just a lot that
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  Speaker 2: goes into it, and you know that we can clean
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  Speaker 2: up and it's a lot of focus on are in
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  Speaker 2: where we have to be sharper, get harder to lean
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  Speaker 2: it up on the road.
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  Speaker 4: You know, it's also how much more incrementally important is
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  Speaker 4: it to eliminate those mistakes on the road.
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  Speaker 2: And it's I mean, it's important no matter where you're at,
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  Speaker 2: just the penalties they add up. And I think obviously
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  Speaker 2: it's important on the road just because you can't hear
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  Speaker 2: the communication is.
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  Speaker 1: A little bit different.
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  Speaker 2: So I think it's just just even more focus on
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  Speaker 2: the plan and knowing exactly what to do, just because
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  Speaker 2: there is a little bit less verbal communication on the
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  Speaker 2: road because it gets loud, so really locked into all
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  Speaker 2: that stuff and making sure that guys are setting ready
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  Speaker 2: to go and making sure we get out of the
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  Speaker 2: hudle quick enough to get the noise gets on. You
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  Speaker 2: got to get it up there with enough time to
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  Speaker 2: operate and for guys to move around and adjust.
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  Speaker 1: In touch with.
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  Speaker 2: Mccorkel, mccor cool, it got me for a second, I
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  Speaker 2: have I was texting him obviously when he.
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  Speaker 1: Started.
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  Speaker 2: I guess week two it was. I texted him, told him,
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  Speaker 2: you know, I just told him good luck and whatever.
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  Speaker 2: So I've taught to him a little bit, happy for
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  Speaker 2: you know, how he's been playing, and who knows, maybe
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  Speaker 2: we'll get another Max siding this week. I'm not sure
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  Speaker 2: with you know, brock status and all that, but Max
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  Speaker 2: a great guy and happy for him.
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  Speaker 1: Also familiar with.
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  Speaker 3: And what do you think of his game from one.
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  Speaker 2: Quarterback to another.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I know Brock.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I wouldn't say we're super tight, but fairly well,
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  Speaker 2: just cross paths a little bit. It's been in Jacksonville
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  Speaker 2: some and we've kept in touch, and I have a
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  Speaker 2: lot of respect for just who he is as a person.
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  Speaker 2: I think he's awesome. And he's a great player too.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he's a guy that just makes plays. You know,
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  Speaker 2: he's really good throws, the anticipation, can put the ball
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  Speaker 2: wherever he wants to, is really good at creating off schedule.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I just I really love the way he plays.
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  Speaker 2: I think he's a playmaker. And we'll see if he's
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  Speaker 2: if he's back.
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  Speaker 1: Sunday talked about.
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  Speaker 3: You know, Anton getting challenged in him, you know, rising
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  Speaker 3: to that challenge. What kind of growth and strides that
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  Speaker 3: you've seen that Anton Harris sitting this offseason and now
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  Speaker 3: in the regular season.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, he's been a guy that just has really embraced
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  Speaker 2: the you know, he's like you said, he was challenged
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  Speaker 2: from day one with you know, not only Liam, just
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  Speaker 2: the whole staff and the system, and you know, we
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  Speaker 2: asked a lot of them, and it was cool to
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  Speaker 2: see him just respond throughout the off season and to see,
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  Speaker 2: you know, the attitude he brought to work every day
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  Speaker 2: and just the that growth mindset of wanting to get better.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he really pushed himself and I think you're seeing,
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  Speaker 2: obviously his play speak for that. And you know, he's
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  Speaker 2: played really well his whole career and has has a
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  Speaker 2: ton of talent and to see him really apply himself
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  Speaker 2: and just to you know, he's been working his tailoff
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  Speaker 2: really all off season, in all season so I'm proud
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  Speaker 2: of him and glad he's glad he's up there blocking
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  Speaker 2: for me, that's for sure.
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  Speaker 4: What's have fun is it to watch Travis make the
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  Speaker 4: play made the other day? And how much here? I mean,
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  Speaker 4: how much more is left out there to get him
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  Speaker 4: in those kind of situations?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: Man, he's just special with the ball in his hand,
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  Speaker 2: you know, So finding those opportunities. We gotta continue to
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  Speaker 2: do that because you've seen the plays that he can make.
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  Speaker 2: And you know I missed him on one earlier in
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  Speaker 2: the game where I should have hit him going across
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  Speaker 2: the field, so that was an opportunity. But you know,
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  Speaker 2: just to keep finding ways to get him involved. You know,
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  Speaker 2: we have guys, a lot of guys that are dynamic
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  Speaker 2: with the ball, but he's for sure one of those,
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  Speaker 2: and we gotta continue to find ways to do that
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  Speaker 2: because he can.
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  Speaker 1: He's a weapon with it. What's the challenge for you
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  Speaker 1: with with the Hunter?
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  Speaker 2: Just you know he's on defense and when when you
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  Speaker 2: guys come up the field, how do you communicate and.
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  Speaker 3: Sort of get those little adjustments?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's uh.
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  Speaker 2: I try to grab him as soon as I can,
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  Speaker 2: you know, between series, because if he's going to defense.
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  Speaker 2: Obviously he's not gonna be over there, So just trying
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  Speaker 2: to grab him right off the field as soon as
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  Speaker 2: I can game game day is a little bit tougher.
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes I gotta find him a little bit after the fact,
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  Speaker 2: just because I know he's running around trying to make
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  Speaker 2: sure he's not going on defense. So the communication has
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  Speaker 2: been good though. He's been really receptive. He's been around,
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  Speaker 2: you know, looking at pictures or whatever on the iPad.
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  Speaker 2: If I have to go grab him, he's always been
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  Speaker 2: been there. We haven't had a problem with that yet.
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  Speaker 3: How cursh like, How encouraged are you just with the bill?
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  Speaker 3: This is a first year staff and you guys are
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  Speaker 3: getting ready to play as two in one team against
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  Speaker 3: the free team that the league's gonna pay attention is?
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  Speaker 1: How impressed am I that? Yeah? Encourage?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's where we're at in our season
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  Speaker 2: right now, we're two and one. It doesn't really mean anything,
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  Speaker 2: to be honest. You know, I'm happy that, you know,
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  Speaker 2: obviously not happy that we lost that second game of
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  Speaker 2: the year, but as far as the wins we've been
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  Speaker 2: able to get and to be where we're at, I
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  Speaker 2: think is a positive. But it's just we're three games in.
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  Speaker 2: You know, we got a long season ahead of us.
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  Speaker 2: So I think the test for us is just consistency
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  Speaker 2: over a long period of time and to continue to
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  Speaker 2: bring that edge every week. I think that's something that
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  Speaker 2: has stood out to me just be on the team,
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  Speaker 2: but I'm sure the outside looking in is just the
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  Speaker 2: way that we play, the enthusiasm, the you know, flying around,
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  Speaker 2: the physicalness of our whole team physicality. I mean, it's
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  Speaker 2: been it's been fun to be a part of, and
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  Speaker 2: I think it's definitely a culture that's building and we
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  Speaker 2: just got to continue to put the work in and
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  Speaker 2: earn it every week.
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  Speaker 1: Thank God,