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Geno Smith: "The Mindset Is Setting Us Apart Right Now" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: No sacks, only hit twice season high rushing yards have.
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  Speaker 2: Offered to run Dude, I thought they played phenomenal. I
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  Speaker 2: mean the way they played, we can win every game
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  Speaker 2: we played.
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  Speaker 1: Man.
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  Speaker 2: I think our offensive line is is only getting better.
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  Speaker 2: We got some young guys out there who were uh
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  Speaker 2: stepping in and stepping up. I thought the Tower played
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  Speaker 2: a great game and then obviously getting aid back. Man,
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  Speaker 2: it's been a it's been a benefit for our offense.
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  Speaker 1: So yeah, they gotta keep it up. They gotta keep
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  Speaker 1: it up. They set the standards, so they gotta keep
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  Speaker 1: it up.
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  Speaker 2: How did you feel impacting your ability to go through
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  Speaker 2: chancets touched out there?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it looks like you were able to go through
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  Speaker 1: the long pressions that's up the first match up against
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  Speaker 1: the Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: I think the run game uh played a part. But
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  Speaker 2: I also just thought our our line played terrific. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I thought the p pass protection was awesome. Like you said,
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  Speaker 2: only two hits uh, no sacks.
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  Speaker 1: Uh.
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  Speaker 2: Anytime you get to sit back there as the quarterback
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  Speaker 2: and and not get touched, man, it allows you to
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  Speaker 2: go through those reason you know your your clock uh
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  Speaker 2: is a little bit slower because you know those guys
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  Speaker 2: are gonna hold up them. So I thought, you know,
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  Speaker 2: Grub called a great game, but I thought the line
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  Speaker 2: just they powered us through this game and they gonna
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  Speaker 2: were gonna need them down the stretch, you.
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  Speaker 1: To, Mike talks a lot about the companery football.
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  Speaker 2: In fact, you guys got some interceptions and converted the
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  Speaker 2: touchdowns right away.
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  Speaker 1: How did you field up the balance? Yeah, the entire
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  Speaker 1: team that that was huge. You know, we talk about
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  Speaker 1: that all the time.
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  Speaker 2: Mike talks about that about how we wanna play as
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  Speaker 2: a team and complimentary football is the main thing. And
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  Speaker 2: I thought just the way that you know, I we
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  Speaker 2: came out on offense right after they scored, you know,
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  Speaker 2: got points, wanted to score touchdown there but ended up
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  Speaker 2: getting three. Then we go right back, defense goes out,
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  Speaker 2: get a turnover, we go get seven, they get another turnover.
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  Speaker 2: We to you know, take making a two score game.
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  Speaker 2: You know, those are the things that you need in
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  Speaker 2: order to game momentum and to really close these games out.
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  Speaker 1: You know. And in down the stretcher, you talking about
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  Speaker 1: the catch from JS and just above the ground.
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  Speaker 2: There that was a a amazing catch, you know, kind
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  Speaker 2: of got hit right there a little bit. Wish I
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  Speaker 2: coulda hit him astride. Uh if I would've, man, he'd
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  Speaker 2: have scored on that one. But that's why he's Jackson, man,
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  Speaker 2: That's why he's JS. And he does a great job.
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  Speaker 2: He's he's one of the better receivers in the league.
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  Speaker 2: He's really developing into his own right now. And you know,
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  Speaker 2: if I go, I gotta do better for him and
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  Speaker 2: and get him that ball so he can go score
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  Speaker 2: the game.
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  Speaker 1: Uh Ryan rep call today.
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  Speaker 2: I thought c uh Greb was outstanding, just you know,
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  Speaker 2: the calmness and the play calls coming in. He was
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  Speaker 2: very clear and concise with what he wanted to do.
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  Speaker 2: Uh he We had a plan. We had a great
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  Speaker 2: game plan going in and uh I thought we executed,
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  Speaker 2: you know, and I thought Grub called the game. He
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  Speaker 2: was confident, He took shots when he needed to. He
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  Speaker 2: uh he m managed the clock when he needed to.
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  Speaker 2: And you know gr Grubs uh he he he's one
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  Speaker 2: of those guys, man.
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  Speaker 1: He's he's a really good oc. He stuck with. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I think I think it's our team.
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  Speaker 2: In the demeanor of our team, We've had, you know, ah,
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  Speaker 2: a bunch of different guys step up for our team
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  Speaker 2: throughout the year. And that's just you know, as a
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  Speaker 2: result of coaching really and culture.
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  Speaker 1: You know, Uh, it starts with the coaching though. The
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  Speaker 1: coaching staff does a.
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  Speaker 2: Great job at making sure guys are prepared and all
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  Speaker 2: the guys, you know, not just the starters. And then
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  Speaker 2: you know, when you when you you get guys who
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  Speaker 2: step in and step up. Man, Zach's always been a
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  Speaker 2: great player. He's had so many tremendous games for us,
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  Speaker 2: and uh, we knew, you know, we're confident him the
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  Speaker 2: entire time.
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  Speaker 1: You know, we know what Zach can do. Obviously, we love.
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  Speaker 2: Can and we you know, wish him a speedy recovery.
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  Speaker 2: But you know, Zach's one of our guys. Man, he's
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  Speaker 2: gonna continue to get better, and we were gonna lean
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  Speaker 2: on him.
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  Speaker 1: We're in playoff even that's so long to know whether
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  Speaker 1: it's that sustainable or real long or some time.
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  Speaker 2: That mentality, Yeah, that's yeah, that's gotta be the mantra.
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  Speaker 2: Wanna know every week, you know, and that's something that
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  Speaker 2: you know, you gotta develop that as a team. When
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  Speaker 2: guys are saying we're in playoff mode, Yeah, that's every
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  Speaker 2: single game.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, similar to what coach Carroll used to talk about,
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  Speaker 1: you know, every.
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  Speaker 2: Game is a championship game, and if you really take
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  Speaker 2: that approach, uh, when you get to the big game,
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  Speaker 2: it won't it won't feel different. So I think we're
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  Speaker 2: developing it as a team, and I think the mindset
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  Speaker 2: is what's really s you know, setting us apart right now.
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  Speaker 1: That sense of confidence that just keeps growing. It's just
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  Speaker 1: especially you know if you think its kind of slide
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  Speaker 1: a little bit. Yeah, yeah, We're always gonna be confident
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  Speaker 1: in one another.
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  Speaker 2: Like I'll tell the guys, man, it's one of the
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  Speaker 2: closest teams I've ever been on. Everybody pulling in the
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  Speaker 2: right direction, everyone pulling together, and uh that's the reason
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  Speaker 2: why we can you know, sustain Like you said, these
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  Speaker 2: you know, these wins and it it It doesn't matter,
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  Speaker 2: you know, who we play, where we play.
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  Speaker 1: All that matters is that we do it together.
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  Speaker 2: And I think as long as we continue to do that,
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  Speaker 2: man will be alright.
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  Speaker 1: Terms of development, these last couple of weeks, that last weekend,
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  Speaker 1: do you or you guys work to get some thing
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  Speaker 1: about the second half of those gap schemes, the Jewish schemes. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: do you feel like these last few weeks. Now you're
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  Speaker 1: starting to see that identity start to take shame for
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  Speaker 1: these Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, and we would love to continue to build it.
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  Speaker 2: You know, we wanna be multiple and we wanna have
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  Speaker 2: multiple answers. And you know, today was the gap schemes.
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  Speaker 2: You know, the way they were playing us with the
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  Speaker 2: three down stuff and you know they they got three
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  Speaker 2: safeties kind of like a three three five defense. If
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  Speaker 2: you pull a guy and you pin one, you're up
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  Speaker 2: on the back linebackers pretty quickly.
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  Speaker 1: So uh, it just d it.
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  Speaker 2: It's depending on you know, the front we're facing, the
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  Speaker 2: defense we're facing.
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  Speaker 1: But today the gap scheme worked w really well for us.
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  Speaker 1: You guys are five and on the road. You talk
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  Speaker 1: about what what about your game? The ya the team's
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  Speaker 1: game that travels so well.
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  Speaker 2: I think just you know the closeness of our team,
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  Speaker 2: and I think our coaches do a great job preparing
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  Speaker 2: us no matter where we go.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, we do a great job at traveling. Uh. You know,
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  Speaker 1: we travel the most in the league.
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  Speaker 2: And uh, I think, guys, the mentality is no matter what,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we're going to win and we're gonna play
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  Speaker 2: and it doesn't matter how we get there doesn't matter
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  Speaker 2: where we're at. Everyone's buying in and and that's the
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  Speaker 2: biggest part.
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  Speaker 1: I feel a little bit like a home game today.
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  Speaker 1: It did men.
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  Speaker 2: I thought our fans traveled really well. Uh they were
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  Speaker 2: allowed like in the pre game. And I think that
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  Speaker 2: gave us some confidence too. Just looking up and seeing
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  Speaker 2: all the twelves in the building gave us a lot
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  Speaker 2: of confidence. And you know, we we need them to
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  Speaker 2: continue to that. I can't wait for this this next
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  Speaker 2: game at home.
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  Speaker 1: Obviously, you know, special teams are reported, but to see
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  Speaker 1: that so completely with you know, they'son putting.
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  Speaker 2: Him inside the ten a couple of times they had a.
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  Speaker 1: Missfield goal, they had a month punt. To see it
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  Speaker 1: so demonstrated. And your guys with what is that to
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  Speaker 1: say about? Yeah, I think we got the best punter
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  Speaker 1: in the league, man, Mike.
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  Speaker 2: He's been consistent. I've been here, he's been consistently one
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  Speaker 2: of the best. And then yeah, I mean when we
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  Speaker 2: could force those guys to miss field goals, when we
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  Speaker 2: can you know, make them up punts and you know,
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  Speaker 2: allow us to play clean and they make them as Uh,
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  Speaker 2: We're gonna put ourselves in a really good position so uh,
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  Speaker 2: we wanna continue that. We wanna play clean football and
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  Speaker 2: complimentary football as well.
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  Speaker 1: See you checked down all out today. Was there anything
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  Speaker 1: in particular.
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  Speaker 2: That open that up?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: I just think you know, the way teams are playing us.
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  Speaker 2: We got really good receivers, really good tight ends. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: guys don't wanna play us in man for the most part,
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  Speaker 2: and that's fine. You know, we'll just be smart, be efficient,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, take what they give us and stay
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  Speaker 2: on schedule. As long as we do that, you know
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  Speaker 2: we'll be able to move the changing and get points.
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  Speaker 1: What's the message in there after the game? Uh, get
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  Speaker 1: to the weight room, get ready for next week. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we like to have fun, especially after wins, so
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  Speaker 2: you gotta keep it going.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you, guys,