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Press Pass | Foye Oluokun and Trevor Lawrence Recap Jaguars' Win vs. Bengals · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Can you talk about the dynamic and what kind of
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  Speaker 1: adjustments you guys have made to be so dominant in
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  Speaker 1: the red zone protection?
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  Speaker 2: It's a little bit of a mindset.
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  Speaker 3: And going into our second year with the same coordinator,
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  Speaker 3: we kind of know the red zone beaters that we're
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  Speaker 3: going to face each week. So, you know, going into practice,
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  Speaker 3: you practice basically a certain amount of routes. And when
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  Speaker 3: they kind of give you that look, you know what
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  Speaker 3: to expect. So first they stop the run, make them
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  Speaker 3: get to these throwing downs. And then when they do
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  Speaker 3: give you these routes, be able to match them. So
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  Speaker 3: we executed our leverages and our help and everything. And really,
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  Speaker 3: you know, we was on the matches and the ball
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  Speaker 3: was thrown to me.
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  Speaker 2: So I was very excited to catch it.
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  Speaker 4: How was it just today, just to be able to
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  Speaker 4: come in here, after last season.
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  Speaker 2: Especially, to be able to come in here and get
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  Speaker 2: the W? After last season here? It was definitely very fun.
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  Speaker 3: I wouldn't really say like redemption, but we saw ourselves
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  Speaker 3: in the same kind of scenario on the field, didn't
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  Speaker 3: get the job done. So just to be able to
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  Speaker 3: get the job done this time, you know, that's what.
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  Speaker 2: We're supposed to do, execute and close the game out.
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  Speaker 3: You know, we definitely relied on, you know, Rayon made
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  Speaker 3: a big play to come and finish the game. We
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  Speaker 3: can be even cleaner going all the way through so
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  Speaker 3: they don't march it down that way.
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  Speaker 5: So....
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  Speaker 3: I'm just excited to get that win. Keep putting us
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  Speaker 3: in these positions, find a way to win. That's a
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  Speaker 3: mark of a good team. So it's good to get
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  Speaker 3: that done.
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  Speaker 4: What do you think it says about the team? I mean,
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  Speaker 4: I think it was like 125 yards of penalties.
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  Speaker 2: But, you know, to come.
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  Speaker 4: Out with the win, overcome that adversity.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, something.
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  Speaker 3: And I've been coached for a long time, gritty, not pretty. Like,
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  Speaker 3: whatever it looks like, spot the ball again and keep playing. So,
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  Speaker 3: you know, penalties happen in the game. We have to
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  Speaker 3: clean that up ourselves. But penalties happen, like– Nothing to
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  Speaker 3: hang our head about. We get another opportunity to go
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  Speaker 3: out there and make the right play. I think offense
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  Speaker 3: did a good job of that. Defense did a good
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  Speaker 3: job of that, coming out, squashing the drive eventually. But
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  Speaker 3: we can be cleaner, like I said, and get off
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  Speaker 3: the field faster, extend drives even better.
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  Speaker 4: You mentioned Lane, but Travis Hunter was also another one
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  Speaker 4: that had to play a lot of snaps today. How
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  Speaker 4: was it just seeing the young guys come in and
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  Speaker 4: be able to replace– Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: We had a good, deep, talented DB room, D-line room,
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  Speaker 3: linebacker room, and we all know the standard that we're
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  Speaker 3: supposed to play with. So it really is about communication
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  Speaker 3: and anticipation. If we can communicate our coverages and what
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  Speaker 3: routes we're supposed to expect, everybody just being in the
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  Speaker 3: right spots and then arrive violently.
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  Speaker 2: I think you've seen Travis do that.
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  Speaker 3: We're definitely in praising and celebrating those type of plays
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  Speaker 3: because that's our standard setting plays. So he come do that.
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  Speaker 3: It helps us get momentum going through the game. He
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  Speaker 3: loves it, embraces it, and I'm going to keep encouraging
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  Speaker 3: him to do that. So I'm excited to see that happen. Rayon,
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  Speaker 3: you know, some guy always pressing on about communication. He's
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  Speaker 3: back there, you know, his number called, communicating, coming up
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  Speaker 3: making that big play to end the game.
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  Speaker 2: He saved me because I was back in the wheel route.
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  Speaker 3: So, you know, it's just playing off each other, understanding
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  Speaker 3: what's on the line, coming up making the plays for us.
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  Speaker 2: And everything we're going to celebrate as a team, for sure.
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  Speaker 4: They made three.
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  Speaker 1: Long passes to get into the red zone. Just what
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  Speaker 1: was the feeling once they got to the 20?
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  Speaker 2: Did you feel like?
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  Speaker 1: Maybe it was more to your advantage because they needed the.
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  Speaker 2: Touchdown score and no timeout, so that kind of shrunk things.
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  Speaker 3: It's funny because two minutes, regardless in the NFL, they're
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  Speaker 3: going to drive a little bit unless you get some
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  Speaker 3: sacks and stuff. You play it deep to short, try
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  Speaker 3: to make them drive the field, they get some chunks.
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  Speaker 3: They're going to get down to the fringe area, red zone.
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  Speaker 3: Now this field gets a little smaller, gets a little shorter.
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  Speaker 3: Now they've got to really be on their P's and
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  Speaker 3: Q's for execution. So don't panic. They've got no timeouts left.
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  Speaker 3: They're getting their plays to get down there a little
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  Speaker 3: faster than we wanted to, obviously. But they got their
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  Speaker 3: plays to get down there, but now they got to
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  Speaker 3: go score. So when it's a touchdown, it's like we're
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  Speaker 3: really playing for the goal line. They got to get
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  Speaker 3: out of bounds or in the end zone. Even on
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  Speaker 3: fourth down, they ran an in-breaker. 10 yards they got
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  Speaker 3: to get. So Rayon made that play. I would have
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  Speaker 3: probably did something to get a little deeper. But they
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  Speaker 3: trusted their guys to make a play, and our guys
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  Speaker 3: made a play instead.
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  Speaker 2: So no panic. Just go out there and execute all
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  Speaker 2: the way through the game, and that's how to win that.
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  Speaker 4: I think it's three red zone interceptions for the defense
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  Speaker 4: this year. You were just talking about the red zone.
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  Speaker 4: Why have you guys been so good in that area,
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  Speaker 4: and were you surprised that Joe threw the ball?
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  Speaker 2: To me?
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  Speaker 5: No.
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  Speaker 2: I guess the ones they throw you.
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  Speaker 3: I think we kind of went over that little wheel route,
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  Speaker 3: little pick, wheel route, and then a little shallow coming back.
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  Speaker 3: So I think as you go on through the same coverages,
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  Speaker 3: same coordinator, you know the beaters.
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  Speaker 2: They know what you're in. You know it.
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  Speaker 3: They're going to do to attack you. So when that happened,
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  Speaker 3: I kind of had my eyes back, gave my boy,
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  Speaker 3: I think it was J. Lou, the cut sign. He
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  Speaker 3: already threw the ball. So I don't think Burrow expected
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  Speaker 3: me to be there, obviously. He threw me the ball,
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  Speaker 3: and I took advantage of it. But that's just playing
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  Speaker 3: team defense. We weren't supposed to be trusting your leverage. J.
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  Speaker 3: Lou outside help, knowing the help inside. Ventrell running for
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  Speaker 3: the wheel route, angle, and I'm going to tackle. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: just owning our coverages, owning the beaters, and playing with
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  Speaker 3: anticipation will lead to turnovers. And I think Coach Camp
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  Speaker 3: does a good job preaching that, and then when it
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  Speaker 3: comes to life on the field, we're going to keep
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  Speaker 3: doing it.
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  Speaker 1: How does it feel being 3-1 for your second straight year?
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  Speaker 2: I didn't even know that.
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  Speaker 3: It's cool, but I'm kind of one game oriented onto
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  Speaker 3: the next one. I've been taught to be a one-play warrior,
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  Speaker 3: so we've got to go onto the next one. It's
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  Speaker 3: a good start to stay ahead of the pack, to
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  Speaker 3: get ahead of the pack, but if you don't stay
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  Speaker 3: ahead of the pack, you know, I started 8-3 before,
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  Speaker 3: so I think we learned from that earlier in my
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  Speaker 3: career here. and we're going to keep doing things like
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  Speaker 3: how we did last year, stay on top of it,
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  Speaker 3: keep fighting all the way through. We need more and
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  Speaker 3: more wins. So it's a good way to start, but
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  Speaker 3: we've got to keep this momentum going.
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  Speaker 5: Thanks, Boyan.
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  Speaker 2: Appreciate it, Boyan. Boyan, thank you.
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  Speaker 5: Yep.
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  Speaker 4: Trevor, just what was it like to be able to
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  Speaker 4: come in here? You know, obviously there was some adversity,
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  Speaker 4: but to be able to come out with the W
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  Speaker 4: this year, so.
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  Speaker 5: That's a lot. Yeah, obviously it's a big win for us.
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  Speaker 5: I mean, it's hard to win, so anytime you can,
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  Speaker 5: Get a win, especially on the road, tough place to play.
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  Speaker 5: You know, it's big. And I think it just says
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  Speaker 5: a lot about our team. You know, to be able
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  Speaker 5: to win these games. We lost a game like this
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  Speaker 5: in Denver a couple weeks ago, and just a good
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  Speaker 5: bounce back for us. You're going to have to win
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  Speaker 5: games like this throughout the season where you maybe don't
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  Speaker 5: play your best and it's not pretty, but find a
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  Speaker 5: way to win.
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  Speaker 4: I was going to say, overcoming adversity, I think there
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  Speaker 4: was 13. You guys came into the game with 15 overall.
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  Speaker 4: So just to be able to overcome something like that,
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  Speaker 4: what does that say?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, it was– Pretty insane, just the whole day.
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  Speaker 5: Penalties just all around. I think both teams, obviously, it
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  Speaker 5: was just insane how many penalties were out there. So
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  Speaker 5: I think for us to be able to stay in it,
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  Speaker 5: stay poised, obviously there's penalties and stuff that we have
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  Speaker 5: to clean up and go and look at, and we've
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  Speaker 5: got to be sharper. But for us to just keep
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  Speaker 5: playing the next play on both sides of the ball,
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  Speaker 5: I think it was a good example of that, and
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  Speaker 5: just stay in it and make the next play happen.
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  Speaker 4: I see someone like Brian Thomas to be able to
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  Speaker 4: come in there, get the touchdown. I know there's a
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  Speaker 4: bunch of narratives out there about him, but to be
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  Speaker 4: able to see him kind of stay the course, what
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  Speaker 4: does it mean about him as a player?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's just, you know, for us, that's
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  Speaker 5: not something that we think about at all. And that
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  Speaker 5: guy comes to work every day. Uh, we continue to work.
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  Speaker 5: I think he's, he's been awesome. Obviously every game, every,
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  Speaker 5: every year there, I mean, there's plays everybody wants back.
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  Speaker 5: I mean, there's a play that I think everybody, they'll
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  Speaker 5: probably ask me about at some point. You know, I
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  Speaker 5: went back from today, missed the throw to Brenton and, um,
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  Speaker 5: So that's the case for everybody. And I think that
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  Speaker 5: for whatever reason, that's been a big topic of conversation.
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  Speaker 5: And I got so much faith in that guy. And
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  Speaker 5: he comes to work and happy to see, obviously, him score.
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  Speaker 5: And I know there's so much more still that he
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  Speaker 5: brings to the table that we got to bring out
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  Speaker 5: of him. And as a quarterback, that's my job. And
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  Speaker 5: our job is in offense and getting them involved. And
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  Speaker 5: there's so many things that he can do. And a
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  Speaker 5: lot of our guys are really different and bring a
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  Speaker 5: lot to the table. So excited just to get them
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  Speaker 5: more involved.
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  Speaker 1: How satisfying is it since it was a storyline coming
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  Speaker 1: into the week, never beat Cincinnati, but also you got
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  Speaker 1: your first win against Burrow too.
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, felt good. I mean, obviously we've had some, you
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  Speaker 5: look at all the different games we've played and they
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  Speaker 5: all went about like today went, you know, but except
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  Speaker 5: for we were on the other end of it. So
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  Speaker 5: just a big win for our team. Feels good to
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  Speaker 5: beat those guys, but just feels good because it was
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  Speaker 5: the next one and we were able to get another
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  Speaker 5: win and keep it rolling and have to win a
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  Speaker 5: tough game, tough environment. Like I said, you know, it's
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  Speaker 5: a good win for us.
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  Speaker 1: Guys ever get like reports on officials because i think
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  Speaker 1: this crew like last year yeah led the league with
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  Speaker 1: like 16 combined calls per game so i don't know
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  Speaker 1: if you guys yeah we get those and coming in
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  Speaker 1: that you know it could be chip.
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  Speaker 5: Flag for sure i mean that's definitely we talk about
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  Speaker 5: every week the how the crews are and like you
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  Speaker 5: said if they're they tend to throw more flags or
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  Speaker 5: what the penalties are that they like to call and
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  Speaker 5: you know it's just like anything like how you scout
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  Speaker 5: a defense it's It's something that is presented to us
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  Speaker 5: during the week and that you're aware of.
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  Speaker 2: At the end of the day, you've.
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  Speaker 5: Got to go play the game, and you try to
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  Speaker 5: play as clean as possible, and we weren't able to
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  Speaker 5: do that today. But we were able to win despite that,
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  Speaker 5: so we'll have to look at it and clean it
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  Speaker 5: up and see what are the things that we can control. Obviously,
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  Speaker 5: there's calls that happen that are tough calls for the refs, too.
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  Speaker 5: It's just judgment calls that you've got to live with,
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  Speaker 5: and you've got to keep playing aggressive. So I think
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  Speaker 5: it was a good job by our guys of not
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  Speaker 5: letting that change our play style. But we do have
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  Speaker 5: to clean it up.
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  Speaker 4: You talked about the misthrow to Britton, but then you
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  Speaker 4: guys came right back with Chris Rodriguez on the run.
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  Speaker 4: Just to be able to see him rip off a
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  Speaker 4: run like that, what was the feeling, especially after the miss?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, just guys having each other's back, being
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  Speaker 5: able to make the next play and not letting one
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  Speaker 5: play that didn't go our way kill the drive. Obviously,
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  Speaker 5: I was kicking myself after that one, so really glad
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  Speaker 5: the guys had my back and our back and were
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  Speaker 5: able to make a play, so it was awesome.
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  Speaker 1: What about the TD that Ryan took? It's two plays earlier,
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  Speaker 1: ran it.
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  Speaker 2: In for the score, and That was.
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  Speaker 1: Like the third touchdown call back and a half between
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  Speaker 1: both teams.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it was awesome.
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  Speaker 5: It was a play that we felt good about going
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  Speaker 5: into the end of the week and against the defense
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  Speaker 5: that we were playing and just worked just like we
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  Speaker 5: thought it would. Our guys protected up front. Brian did
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  Speaker 5: a good job of, you know, BT did a good job.
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  Speaker 5: of running it just like we practiced. I think it was,
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  Speaker 5: you know, great play for the coverage. And yeah, guys
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  Speaker 5: held up up front, like I said, and we executed
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  Speaker 5: it well.
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  Speaker 4: How important has Burton Strange been? I mean, obviously today,
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  Speaker 4: I know besides that pass, but just in terms of
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  Speaker 4: what he was able to do in the game today,
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  Speaker 4: I know he hurtled somebody. Just how important has he
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  Speaker 4: been to the offense?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, that guy just, he does a lot
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  Speaker 5: for our team. You know, he can block in the
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  Speaker 5: run game, in the pass game, all that stuff. And then, obviously,
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  Speaker 5: you see what he can do with the ball in
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  Speaker 5: his hands, and he's a matchup. And I think, obviously,
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  Speaker 5: today was the most he's been involved this season. But
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  Speaker 5: it's just, that's our offense. It's going to be, it's
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  Speaker 5: not everyone's day every Sunday. Like, that's the hard part
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  Speaker 5: about it. There's only one football. And just our guys
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  Speaker 5: showing that they're ready. BT obviously had the touchdown. Brenton
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  Speaker 5: had a huge day. And, you know, our backs did
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  Speaker 5: some awesome things today. I mean, it just, you know,
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  Speaker 5: the ball finds who's open and what the defense kind
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  Speaker 5: of dictates. And I think that's a good thing about
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  Speaker 5: our guys is they're not selfish. You know, they're pretty
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  Speaker 5: selfless with how they approach the game plan and the week.
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  Speaker 5: And they know that the ball's going to find who's open.
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  Speaker 5: And I'm trying to do my best, obviously, to get
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  Speaker 5: guys the ball in space and let them go play.
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  Speaker 5: And I think guys have done a really good job
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  Speaker 5: with it.
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  Speaker 1: What was the feeling on the sideline there when they
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  Speaker 1: get to the 20 during.
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  Speaker 2: The last minute?
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  Speaker 1: It's like now it's time for it. We need one now?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, I think it's definitely a little stressful.
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  Speaker 5: I have total faith in our defense. But, yeah, I mean,
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  Speaker 5: obviously those three plays in a row, forcing incompletions were huge.
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  Speaker 5: Get them to fourth and ten, you feel pretty good
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  Speaker 5: about it, and a huge tackle right there short of
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  Speaker 5: the sticks. I mean, that was a huge play by
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  Speaker 5: our defense. So just another time of them getting off
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  Speaker 5: the field. I mean, look at how many big plays
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  Speaker 5: they made, whether it was the two turnovers or getting
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  Speaker 5: off the field in crucial situations. It was awesome stuff today.
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  Speaker 5: They were able to have our back. Obviously, we're that
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  Speaker 5: close to finishing the game on our terms as an offense.
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  Speaker 5: That's something we look at, too, where we've got to
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  Speaker 5: be better and be able to put them away without
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  Speaker 5: giving them the ball back with all that time. We
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  Speaker 5: were that close to being able to do it. Obviously,
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  Speaker 5: Parker slipped a little bit. It was a huge play
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  Speaker 5: that he made, and it's just unfortunate the way it
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  Speaker 5: went there.