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Press Pass | Coen Reviews Week 4 Performance, Talks Mental Toughness & Prep for London · Press Pass

• 0:00
  Speaker 1: Hey, Liam.
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  Speaker 2: A unique couple weeks coming up for this team.
• 0:07
  Speaker 3: How do you use your captains, your veterans to tell
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  Speaker 3: the guys the circumstances are different, but the goal.
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  Speaker 4: Is the same?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a big week of mental toughness. You know,
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  Speaker 3: a lot going on with the travel and the preparations,
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  Speaker 3: as you mentioned, and Leaning into those guys will be critical. Obviously,
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  Speaker 3: everybody being on the same page and understanding what the
• 0:31
  Speaker 3: schedule is pre-going out there. We talked about that today
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  Speaker 3: and getting ahead of some of the things regarding Friday
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  Speaker 3: in terms of, hey, they're going to be fatigued and
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  Speaker 3: tired when we get over there. And trust that we'll
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  Speaker 3: take care of you guys and do what's right by
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  Speaker 3: you during the week. But we're going to need some
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  Speaker 3: mental toughness throughout this week to go out there and
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  Speaker 3: make sure that we're physically and mentally prepared to go
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  Speaker 3: play this physical game on Sunday against Philly.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you. We'll go to Justin, then to Mia.
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  Speaker 5: Hey, Liam. I know Brian had the touchdown yesterday, but
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  Speaker 5: on Chris's run, he had a really key block. Just
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  Speaker 5: kind of I know you talked about his week of
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  Speaker 5: work last week and kind of meeting the moment. Just
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  Speaker 5: what did you see out of him yesterday and kind
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  Speaker 5: of was it what you needed to see?
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  Speaker 3: It was some really good stuff. I showed it to
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  Speaker 3: the team just now was showed multiple times. Actually, there
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  Speaker 3: was a critical third and four or C-Rod. We handed
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  Speaker 3: it off to him in the shotgun where BT had
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  Speaker 3: a heck of a block. that he, you know, he
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  Speaker 3: was on the other side, but he took the nickel
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  Speaker 3: and drove him about 10 yards down the field and
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  Speaker 3: did a great job on C-Rod's touchdown, like you mentioned,
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  Speaker 3: and caught the touchdown, caught an outcut in the side.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, did some really good things. So was really
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  Speaker 3: proud of the way he responded and continues to do so.
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  Speaker 3: And each week, you know, you just don't know who
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  Speaker 3: it's going to be. But when you go out and
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  Speaker 3: play like that and you go play physical and you
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  Speaker 3: go play fast like he did, good things will continue
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  Speaker 3: to happen.
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  Speaker 5: Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go to Mia, then to Jamal.
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  Speaker 6: I'm kind of a multi-pronged question of sorts. No, it's
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  Speaker 6: only Monday. So still a lot long ways to go
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  Speaker 6: until Sunday, but knowing the travel on Thursday, knowing the
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  Speaker 6: guys you had inactive due to being game time decisions yesterday,
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  Speaker 6: the two safeties who went down, And, of course, knowing
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  Speaker 6: that Campy loves to run nickel, dime, running all those
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  Speaker 6: heavy DB packages, how do you assess the rotation but
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  Speaker 6: also the status of those two rooms, safety and DB,
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  Speaker 6: and how you combat those potential injuries?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll just have to look at it tomorrow when
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  Speaker 3: we get out into more of the game planning. And
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  Speaker 3: then as we get into Wednesday's practice, we'll have to
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  Speaker 3: look at what that rotation looks like and be able
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  Speaker 3: to give those guys a ton of reps throughout the
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  Speaker 3: week to see what that's going to look like. for
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  Speaker 3: Sunday's practice for Sunday's game.
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  Speaker 6: And would there be I mean yeah too early to
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  Speaker 6: tell but I guess just a quick reflection too sorry
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  Speaker 6: to ask a second question but reflection on those guys who.
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  Speaker 3: Stepped up yeah very proud you know Ray stepped up
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  Speaker 3: made a critical play at the end of the game
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  Speaker 3: obviously was pleased to see that you know obviously have
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  Speaker 3: to get a look at these other guys to see,
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  Speaker 3: you know, I think Husky, Kayvon Merriweather that have been
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  Speaker 3: getting a lot of reps throughout the course of the weeks,
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  Speaker 3: you know, potentially lean on those guys that are going
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  Speaker 3: to get some reps throughout the week and see where
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  Speaker 3: Eric and Caleb are at. But, you know, I was
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  Speaker 3: pleased with Ray to be able to step in with
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  Speaker 3: limited reps throughout the week within the game plan, really,
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  Speaker 3: and go and help us go win the game.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go to Jamal, then to D-Rock.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, Liam.
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  Speaker 5: Do you learn more about a team in a win
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  Speaker 5: like that one where it goes down to the wire,
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  Speaker 5: kind of a four-quarter battle than maybe you did from
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  Speaker 5: some of the other wins already this season?
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  Speaker 1: Maybe so.
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  Speaker 3: I definitely mentioned to the team Saturday night that these
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  Speaker 3: type of games that you see what you're made of
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  Speaker 3: in a lot of ways, you do get a chance
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  Speaker 3: to evaluate what we're like on the road when maybe
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  Speaker 3: things aren't all clicking, right, in all cylinders and having
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  Speaker 3: to overcome whether it was the negative plays or penalties
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  Speaker 3: on offense, you know, making them earn it on defense
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  Speaker 3: and then coming down to, hey, the last time we
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  Speaker 3: were in that stadium a year ago in a similar situation,
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  Speaker 3: we didn't get it done. And to walk out of
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  Speaker 3: that stadium yesterday with a similar situation and getting it done, yeah,
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  Speaker 3: I think that's growth. I think that's something you can
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  Speaker 3: absolutely lean on as we continue to come together as
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  Speaker 3: a team.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go to DRock, then to Shipley.
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  Speaker 1: Hey Liam, you guys have led at half every single
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  Speaker 1: game and only given up nine points in the first half.
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  Speaker 1: What does that kind of defensive performance say about the
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  Speaker 1: thoroughness of what camp's putting together each week?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, they've, I mean, I think camping, the defensive staff,
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  Speaker 3: I mean, the hours obviously that they put in, but
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  Speaker 3: also knowing what our guys do best, starting fast was
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  Speaker 3: something we talked about, but also knew we were going
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  Speaker 3: to have to finish strong as well. And You know,
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  Speaker 3: being able to play multiple different players at different positions
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  Speaker 3: and rotating guys in, I think, is critical as well.
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  Speaker 3: We haven't been afraid to play guys. I think helps
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  Speaker 3: keep guys fresh as well throughout the course. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: it's pretty impressive. It speaks to the group, the standard,
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  Speaker 3: the pillars of the defense in which he upholds on
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  Speaker 3: a weekly basis. And they're playing at a high level.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go to Shipley, then back to O'Halloran. Actually, I
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  Speaker 2: think I lost Shipley.
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  Speaker 6: There we go.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, Liam, thanks for doing this.
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  Speaker 3: I know when the Bengals drop back, as much as
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  Speaker 3: they do, you're bound to get back there sometimes.
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  Speaker 2: But can you just.
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  Speaker 3: Talk about the success that you guys had getting after
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  Speaker 3: Burr yesterday?
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  Speaker 2: I think it was 11 quarterback hits.
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  Speaker 3: That was critical. We talked about that going in, that
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  Speaker 3: we had to affect the quarterback. knowing the amount of
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  Speaker 3: ops that they would potentially provide and have, and, you know,
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  Speaker 3: especially the DBs having the goldfish mindset of next play,
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  Speaker 3: knowing that they're going to get some. Really, in a
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  Speaker 3: lot of ways, the game played out so many ways
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  Speaker 3: the way we wanted it to, the way that we
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  Speaker 3: went into the game trying to play that game. I
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  Speaker 3: think if we score one more touchdown then we're probably
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  Speaker 3: you know we would have been a lot more at
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  Speaker 3: ease with with things um if maybe one of those
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  Speaker 3: doesn't get called back or we actually you know we
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  Speaker 3: finished in the four minute whatever it is um I
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  Speaker 3: think you feel even better about okay our plan going
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  Speaker 3: in how we wanted to play the game um was
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  Speaker 3: in a lot of ways how it how it did
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  Speaker 3: play out and so The rush, the front, being able
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  Speaker 3: to get after him, whether it was maybe with the
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  Speaker 3: foreman or sending extra and dropping out and knowing you're
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  Speaker 3: not going to hit him. The ball was coming out.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, he was able to get the ball out
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  Speaker 3: a little bit, but I was pleased with the guys
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  Speaker 3: up front. I thought Eric Armstead played one of his
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  Speaker 3: best games of the season so far, and really those
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  Speaker 3: guys did a nice job disrupting at times.
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  Speaker 6: Thanks, Link.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go to O'Halloran, then to Travis.
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  Speaker 3: Hey, Liam.
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  Speaker 5: Two guys you've had on IR are eligible to return
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  Speaker 5: with McCary and Durfee.
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  Speaker 2: Will you start their practice window this week?
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  Speaker 3: No, I don't think so.
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  Speaker 5: You anticipate them being out through the bye, then?
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  Speaker 3: I have no info on that right now.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you. We'll go to Travis, then to Justin.
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  Speaker 4: I just wanted your thought process. Burrow completes the eight
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  Speaker 4: straight passes. You guys get the Parker catch where he
• 8:53
  Speaker 4: just steps out of bounds, and then you have an
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  Speaker 4: opportunity to potentially close out the game on offense. I
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  Speaker 4: just kind of wanted your thoughts on that fourth and
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  Speaker 4: three moment, what made that into a punt decision versus going.
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  Speaker 5: For it there.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, we– Felt like with two of their wideouts, star
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  Speaker 3: wideouts being out, and Cam, we talked about kicking the
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  Speaker 3: long field goal, and ultimately all of us, Cam included
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  Speaker 3: in the decision, didn't feel great about it. And so
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  Speaker 3: we felt like with their star wideouts being out, that
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  Speaker 3: punting and pinning and forcing them to go the distance
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  Speaker 3: was the right call.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go back to Justin, then to DRock. Sorry.
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  Speaker 5: I know you guys always send in plays. Were there
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  Speaker 5: any specific ones that you guys wanted to send in
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  Speaker 5: from yesterday? Not trying to get you in trouble. I'm
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  Speaker 5: genuinely just curious.
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  Speaker 3: I'm sure there'll be a few.
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 5: Appreciate it, Liam.
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  Speaker 2: We'll go to DRock.
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  Speaker 1: Liam, can you talk about the game Brenton Strange had
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  Speaker 1: yesterday too? And I'm also wondering is like the hurdle
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  Speaker 1: like going to be banned at this point.
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  Speaker 3: Um yeah i was pleased we you know we definitely
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  Speaker 3: felt like um with some of their injuries and at
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  Speaker 3: the safety position uh specifically that we felt like brian
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  Speaker 3: could could take advantage of some of those um matchups
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  Speaker 3: and um made some really good plays and caught the
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  Speaker 3: ball strong made some people miss would uh definitely like
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  Speaker 3: to see him not attempt a hurdle maybe about five
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  Speaker 3: yards away from the defender and have a potential fumble there.
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  Speaker 3: So yes, when we practice ball security and our open
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  Speaker 3: field running, that's not typically in the circuit that we do.
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  Speaker 3: So I think he's probably learned a lesson now, but
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  Speaker 3: you'll have to ask him.