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Jaxon Smith-Njigba: "You'll See Me Take It To The Next Level" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Good. Good.
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  Speaker 2: That's what stood up for two about the offensive Thursday night.
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  Speaker 1: I thought we ran the ball real well, thought we
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  Speaker 1: passed the ball real well. I thought Oline did a
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  Speaker 1: great job receivers making play. Saw Tory, Tory out there
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  Speaker 1: and and all the rest of the guys. Derek Young, Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I feel I felt good watching those guys on offense.
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  Speaker 1: It was fast, they played fast, they knew what they
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  Speaker 1: were doing and it was fun to watch.
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  Speaker 2: What have you been impressed about watching Tory now that
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  Speaker 2: he's healthy and and just seeing the growth that he's
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  Speaker 2: had since the started camping.
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  Speaker 1: Now when he missed the entire off Yeah, he's growing
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  Speaker 1: every day. He can play. He's a baller. Look forward
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  Speaker 1: to you know, being out there with him. Can you know,
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  Speaker 1: stretch the field? You know, can run any route. It's
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  Speaker 1: hard worker, and yeah, it's going to be excited. I'm
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  Speaker 1: gonna be exciting to see you know what he does
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  Speaker 1: this season? Sam Uh, same same old say. Uh, coming
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  Speaker 1: to work every day, putting it in, you know, brings
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  Speaker 1: the energy and uh a great leader.
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  Speaker 3: Do you see any difference in him now than even
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  Speaker 3: a month ago? With practice?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think we're just all getting comfortable with each
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  Speaker 1: other being able to take the conversations about, you know,
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  Speaker 1: where this offense wants to go to the next level
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  Speaker 1: and go just deeper in the playbook. And I think
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  Speaker 1: we're just doing the right stuff, you know, for us
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  Speaker 1: to win games. And it's serious, serious competition every day,
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  Speaker 1: and we love that.
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  Speaker 3: It can take time for quarterback and receiver haven't played
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  Speaker 3: together to sort of build that chemistry.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe especially with a new scheme as well.
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  Speaker 3: What do you think has allowed you guys to expanite
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  Speaker 3: that process?
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  Speaker 1: Just really putting the time in, you know, putting the
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  Speaker 1: time in, putting the extra time in, you know, being
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  Speaker 1: here early, you know, watching film, you know, Uh, just
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  Speaker 1: having healthy conversations. Every single day. We mess up a play,
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  Speaker 1: we go over it, and we work on it the
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  Speaker 1: next day and we we usually get it down. So
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  Speaker 1: just coming in with that attitude just to be great
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  Speaker 1: and really have, like I said, healthy conversations and just
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  Speaker 1: get after it every day.
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  Speaker 3: AJ Brener talked about that it's nice with this offense
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  Speaker 3: that you can look at other offenses out there, at
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  Speaker 3: other players that have run this offense, and as you
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  Speaker 3: kind of learn it, has that been helpful for you
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  Speaker 3: as well? You're able to look at guys and see.
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  Speaker 2: How they run.
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  Speaker 1: Definitely, definitely Coach Kubiak's you know, film dates back for
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  Speaker 1: a long long time, so it's awesome just to see,
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  Speaker 1: you know, you know how schemes and stuff like that
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  Speaker 1: has worked, you know, for a long time. So it
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  Speaker 1: just gives us the extra confidence to really just go
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  Speaker 1: out there and understand what the defense is seeing and
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  Speaker 1: execute from that. For some of the watch way back
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  Speaker 1: man mm hmm, there's a there's a lot man, Uh,
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  Speaker 1: I think uh Ty Hilton. Uh, there's a lot of
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  Speaker 1: guys I can't date one Adam Thielen and in that
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  Speaker 1: Minnesota group. Yeah, even even last year's with uh for
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  Speaker 1: the Saints, Chris Olave and those guys, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: it dates back years and years and years. Jackson going
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  Speaker 1: back to you talked about his physical because you thought
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  Speaker 1: it was mental and why that's important, and then also
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  Speaker 1: kind of going back to the receivers, you talked about
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  Speaker 1: why is mental toughness supportant for It's it's tough because
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  Speaker 1: you know, every day you're going against elite uh, elite people,
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  Speaker 1: you know, every single day, and you know sometimes it
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  Speaker 1: doesn't work out for you. So just having that balance
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  Speaker 1: have staying even you know, so to speak. I think
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  Speaker 1: he does a great job of doing that and just
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  Speaker 1: asking all the right questions and just making sure that
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  Speaker 1: he's prepared, you know, mentally, so he can go out
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  Speaker 1: there and ball out. And he does a great job
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  Speaker 1: with that. He asked is he asked a lot of
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  Speaker 1: questions in the receiver room with Sam building our relationship,
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  Speaker 1: so he gets it. And Uh, it's just fun to
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  Speaker 1: watch a young guy, you know, kind of go through
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  Speaker 1: the same process that I went to went through, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, so whatever I can do to help him out.
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  Speaker 1: He knows that I'm here for him, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: so are the rest of the guys. But he has
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  Speaker 1: his head on straight, and you know, he's he's a
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  Speaker 1: hard worker, so you know, everything's just going to fall
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  Speaker 1: in love for him.
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  Speaker 3: Talks about how everyone's sharing their why and some other
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  Speaker 3: things that have kind of helped bieam a little closer
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  Speaker 3: this year. Have you noticed the difference between how my
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  Speaker 3: Acdonald's kind of set things.
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  Speaker 1: Up this year versus last year? That Yeah, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we're just trying to find trying to find ways to
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  Speaker 1: to We're chasing edges, you know, so to speak, and
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  Speaker 1: just trying to find a ways just to build this team.
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  Speaker 1: And I think what has brought in the team and
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  Speaker 1: the captains on our team has brought to this team
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  Speaker 1: this year, you know, is we leveled up so to speak,
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  Speaker 1: just talking to everybody. I'm talking to guys on defense
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  Speaker 1: and just getting a good mix and just spending time
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  Speaker 1: with each other. It's been really good. Just something unique
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  Speaker 1: about the way going against makes you better as the receiver,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it does. I mean, rieque is he's unique.
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  Speaker 1: You know. I feel like he's got to be the tallest,
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  Speaker 1: tallest cornerback and the one definitely one of the fastest.
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  Speaker 1: So you know, it's a challenge every day going against him.
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  Speaker 1: He's a special player. And yeah, I mean it's a
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  Speaker 1: tough battle. I know, I've definitely gotten better these last
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  Speaker 1: these last couple of months.
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  Speaker 3: Jon Dell mentioned that, like there's more rules than answers
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  Speaker 3: kind of in this offense this game because it's been
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  Speaker 3: done so many times. Do you feel a difference there
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  Speaker 3: in terms of like the amount of clarity with the
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  Speaker 3: offensive scheme this year versus some of the ones you play.
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  Speaker 1: Here in the past. Yeah, yes, it's it's definitely clarity.
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  Speaker 1: I feel like the guys up front, you know, definitely
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  Speaker 1: feel that and for us to be able to watch,
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  Speaker 1: like you said years back, you know, on the receiver play,
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  Speaker 1: it's just I think it's just great for the timing
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  Speaker 1: and taking an advantage of the defense people have.
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  Speaker 2: Talked about just the details to the Kuge really stresses that.
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  Speaker 2: That's kind of how important that stuff is.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, just taking taking that to the next level. The
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  Speaker 1: more we can hit on the details on you know,
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  Speaker 1: the most plays and we understand that and it just
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  Speaker 1: flows flows nicely, you know, the better we're going to be.
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  Speaker 1: Where do you think you're better this year?
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  Speaker 3: Where do you think you're better this year?
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  Speaker 1: Where on the field? Oh, in my game, I think
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  Speaker 1: you'll see. I think you'll see, you know, everything be better.
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  Speaker 1: If I know that's a it's a not a good
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  Speaker 1: good answer, but I think you know, time will tell,
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  Speaker 1: you'll see. I think you know my route, running, catching,
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  Speaker 1: I think it'll all, you know, just level up. You know,
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  Speaker 1: that's kind of what I work on. There are specific
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  Speaker 1: things that you know, I definitely try to detail my
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  Speaker 1: work on, but I think overall, as a person just
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  Speaker 1: watching my game, you'll just see me take it to
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  Speaker 1: the next.
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  Speaker 3: Levels, like I have a great shooter behind closed doors?
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  Speaker 2: Is you jump around with you guys a little?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, he's got some personality. He's got some personality, but
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  Speaker 1: it's a good balance. You can say yes, isn't like
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  Speaker 1: the rink and play with It's been great so far.
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  Speaker 1: Sorry about that, you get it's been great so far.
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  Speaker 1: I was just thinking about this the other day, like,
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  Speaker 1: you know, I've been playing with some great players and
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  Speaker 1: you know, just learn from guys in the past. From
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  Speaker 1: this organization, DK and Tyler, I've learned so much. But Dk,
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  Speaker 1: you know, he's one of one, Like he's six', four you,
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  Speaker 1: know And tyler he's you, know five, ten five or,
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  Speaker 1: eleven you know What i'm, Saying and he's got his own.
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  Speaker 1: Ways so it's kind of cool that like we have
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  Speaker 1: kind of similar play styles or. Movements you can. Say
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  Speaker 1: coop is definitely on another. Level So i'm the young
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  Speaker 1: young buck learning from that and that's. Awesome BUT i
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  Speaker 1: think like it's awesome to to really be able to
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  Speaker 1: see the cuts and see exactly what he does and
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  Speaker 1: being able, to you, know kind of mirror.
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  Speaker 2: That jackson coach McDonald's talking about how Quick sam gets
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  Speaker 2: the ball out and how it makes it difficult for
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  Speaker 2: venders to be able to pressure. Him as a, receiver
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  Speaker 2: have you have you felt more pressure to really ratchet
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  Speaker 2: up your post snap releases just because of how quick
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  Speaker 2: he gets the ball out in that early phasing.
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  Speaker 1: Of the, route, Right, yeah as a. Receiver you, know
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  Speaker 1: as far AS i LOVE i love, that you, Know
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  Speaker 1: i'd Rather i'd rather it be. That i'd rather the
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  Speaker 1: ball be halfway, there you know WHILE i. Break, so,
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  Speaker 1: yeah he's doing a great job with, that AND i
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  Speaker 1: think it really nice the defense and just gets him off.
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  Speaker 1: Balance SO i, think you, know that's that's a win
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  Speaker 1: for us for.
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  Speaker 3: Sure from the outside makes people you're, doing you were
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  Speaker 3: doing all kinds of new.
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  Speaker 1: Things it's not, that, Dude, OH i, mean it's it's
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  Speaker 1: it's all the same. Football at the end of the.
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  Speaker 1: Day football is. Football and And i've, Said i've always
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  Speaker 1: had the mentality of beat the guy in front of
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  Speaker 1: me and and figure out the zone and and be
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  Speaker 1: there for my. Quarterback so at the end of the,
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  Speaker 1: day it's the same. Thing my mindset stays the, same all.
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  Speaker 3: Right anything else