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Press Pass | Trevor Lawrence on Facing Broncos Defense, Giving Receivers Opportunities · Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Trevor, how do you balance last year's success against Denver
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  Speaker 1: with the reality of both teams being at least slightly
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  Speaker 1: different this year?
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  Speaker 2: I think just for the value it is of watching
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  Speaker 2: the game and seeing what they did against us defensively
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  Speaker 2: and going back to our plan and what we did
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  Speaker 2: and taking information from that. Beyond that, I don't really
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  Speaker 2: put too much stock in it. It's two totally different teams.
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  Speaker 2: Even if a lot of the players are the same,
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  Speaker 2: Every year is so different, and every game. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: it's just you've got to go show up with your
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  Speaker 2: best for three hours on Sunday. So I think it's
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  Speaker 2: just looking at kind of the structure of the defense
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  Speaker 2: and all those things and taking it for what it is.
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  Speaker 2: It's just another game that we can use to watch
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  Speaker 2: and just kind of see what they want to do.
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  Speaker 2: How did you watch on Monday night? How did I
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  Speaker 2: watch the game? I was watching with some of the
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  Speaker 2: guys on the team, actually. Ross's 30th birthday. Okay. We
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  Speaker 2: went over to his house. He had a couple of
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  Speaker 2: guys over, so we went over for a little bit.
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  Speaker 2: Went home around halftime, but these games are so late.
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  Speaker 1: I was talking to Rachel about it, and he said
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  Speaker 1: it was kind of unique because it's your second opponent.
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  Speaker 1: It's their first game, but you're almost watching it as
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  Speaker 1: a fan. Do you watch it more.
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  Speaker 2: From a fan of football perspective, or do you immediately.
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  Speaker 1: Identify, like, oh, this, this, this, and this?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, a little bit of both. Watching with some of
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  Speaker 2: the guys, it's like we're talking a little bit and
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  Speaker 2: it's obviously ross's birthday so i wasn't like holding the
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  Speaker 2: remote rewinding all the all the different pressure looks that
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  Speaker 2: denver was doing but um when i got home i
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  Speaker 2: did a little bit of that it's like you see
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  Speaker 2: different things and just seeing how the chiefs on offense
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  Speaker 2: are playing you see pat might throw hot or something
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  Speaker 2: like okay what made him hot and you rewind and
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  Speaker 2: you start looking at it but definitely takes more time
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  Speaker 2: like you can't always from the tv angle see everything
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  Speaker 2: like you would if you're watching the tape of it
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  Speaker 2: so obviously watch the tape of it after we got
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  Speaker 2: it on our you know in our system.
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  Speaker 3: Rambling left, you're pretty good at that, making throws, especially
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  Speaker 3: down the field. Why have you been so successful? Theoretically,
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  Speaker 3: right-handed quarterbacks should be much better going right and throwing
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  Speaker 3: down the.
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  Speaker 2: Field and stuff like that. That's a good question. I
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  Speaker 2: think there's always something growing up of rolling out right
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  Speaker 2: and left. I remember I've always had, and even in
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  Speaker 2: college and now, you always have coaches that want to
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  Speaker 2: do plays one way going to the right, like moving
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  Speaker 2: right because it's easier, like you said. And so that's
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  Speaker 2: always something I've worked a ton is going left because
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  Speaker 2: I would always be like, no, I can do it
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  Speaker 2: to the left. Like we can do it that way too.
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  Speaker 2: So that's something I've worked a lot. And I think
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  Speaker 2: just from a mechanic standpoint, sometimes it's easier to rotate.
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  Speaker 2: When you're going left, it forces you to, I should
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  Speaker 2: say it forces you to rotate. So you get a
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  Speaker 2: little bit more torque and you rotate and get into
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  Speaker 2: the throw a little bit more. Sometimes going right, you're
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  Speaker 2: already open. So I don't know, that's a little bit
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  Speaker 2: more of the mechanics behind it. So it can be
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  Speaker 2: harder throwing left, but if you get your body in
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  Speaker 2: position and you can rotate, you also can get some
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  Speaker 2: more velocity sometimes on it. So a little bit of
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  Speaker 2: both there. But, yeah, I don't know. I do enjoy
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  Speaker 2: throwing left. I've worked it a ton. I think that's
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  Speaker 2: something that to be able to go both ways is
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  Speaker 2: an advantage for sure.
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  Speaker 3: That sort of messes with the defense's head too, right,
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  Speaker 3: a little bit, because they don't expect that, or maybe
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  Speaker 3: they do at this point. I don't know because you've
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  Speaker 3: done it so much, but you would think that they would, right?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't. I'm not sure. I'd have to ask
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  Speaker 2: our guys. I mean, I think more so if there's
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  Speaker 2: a big tendency for a quarterback. I'm sure defenses are
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  Speaker 2: looking at that like this guy only wants to go right.
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  Speaker 2: That can change the way guys rush up front. So
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  Speaker 2: if you can do both and escape both ways, as
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  Speaker 2: far as rush lanes go, it doesn't make you as predictable. So,
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  Speaker 2: you know, maybe in that regard. Performance Sunday, you've received
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  Speaker 2: an extensive amount of praise.
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  Speaker 3: In the media.
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  Speaker 1: Have you personally noticed a difference in the way that
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  Speaker 1: you're perceived over.
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  Speaker 2: The course of the last few days? Not really. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I just think all that stuff is funny because I've
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  Speaker 2: been through a lot of good and bad and it
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  Speaker 2: doesn't move the needle much for me. So it just
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  Speaker 2: is what it is. I think our team, we played
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  Speaker 2: well on Sunday, so hopefully our whole team is getting
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  Speaker 2: a little bit of credit for it. But at the
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  Speaker 2: end of the day, we got another one. this Sunday
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  Speaker 2: in Denver. So people forget pretty quickly in this league,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's good or bad. So we got to move on.
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  Speaker 1: I think in the Mic Dump video that.
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  Speaker 2: Released with you, you said your throw to Brandon.
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  Speaker 1: Wasn't a good pass, but he made a good catch.
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  Speaker 1: Is it validated when your receivers and pass catchers can
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  Speaker 1: read your mind after how much work you guys put
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  Speaker 1: in this summer and honestly with a guy like Brandon
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  Speaker 1: for years?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, you know, seeing on the field and
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  Speaker 2: how he kind of had to plant and make a
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  Speaker 2: tough catch, Didn't want to make it that hard on him.
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  Speaker 2: I was trying to throw it away from the linebacker.
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  Speaker 2: But it's just cool to see guys. He was seeing
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  Speaker 2: it at the same time, though. So he was starting.
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  Speaker 2: He kind of slipped, so it made the catch tougher.
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  Speaker 2: But you see him starting to plant his foot as I'm,
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  Speaker 2: right when I let the ball go. So he's reading it, too,
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  Speaker 2: and sees the linebacker and is also trying to slow
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  Speaker 2: himself down. So I think the biggest thing is, like
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  Speaker 2: you said, it's cool to see one guy's make plays,
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  Speaker 2: but also the bigger picture of where he's seen it
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  Speaker 2: the exact same way I am. Like he got underneath
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  Speaker 2: the safety, but then he sees the backer inside. So
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  Speaker 2: he's starting to slow down. I'm throwing it on his
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  Speaker 2: back shoulder. Um, so I think all those things going
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  Speaker 2: together is that's how it has to be. The anticipation,
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  Speaker 2: especially against the defenses that you're going to face, it
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  Speaker 2: has to be on point. You got to be on
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  Speaker 2: the same page. And then there is a little bit
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  Speaker 2: more room for error when you can get the ball
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  Speaker 2: out on time and early, um, for guys to adjust
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  Speaker 2: and make plays. And you got to let those guys
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  Speaker 2: go and do what they do. We got some great, um, receivers,
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  Speaker 2: tight ends, backs that can do a lot with the ball.
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  Speaker 2: So just try to give them opportunities.
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  Speaker 1: I know the offensive line has mostly the same faces,
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  Speaker 1: but guys playing different spots and manual playing. What can
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  Speaker 1: you say about how they've kind of stepped up to
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  Speaker 1: that change and what they have to do this week
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  Speaker 1: for the challenge that Denver presents?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, those guys have done a great job. I think
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  Speaker 2: just playing tough, you know, not being so rigid in
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  Speaker 2: where they have to play. Guys have moved around a ton.
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  Speaker 2: I think that's really– really an advantage for us as
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  Speaker 2: an offense, guys that can play different positions. And you've
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  Speaker 2: seen that with our group last year and now this
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  Speaker 2: year too. Obviously getting Cole back in the mix is great.
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  Speaker 2: Having him out there, love that guy. And he played really,
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  Speaker 2: really well Sunday. And Walker's done an awesome job having to,
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  Speaker 2: I feel like Walker's kind of moving everywhere on different days,
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  Speaker 2: just getting ready for whatever he might have to do.
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  Speaker 2: And he's done a great job. So to have, we've
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  Speaker 2: talked about it. I don't know what it is. I
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  Speaker 2: have to look at the numbers, but 9, 10, however
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  Speaker 2: many deep we are of guys that can play and
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  Speaker 2: play different positions. That's not the most common thing to
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  Speaker 2: be that deep up front and guys that can move around.
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  Speaker 2: So I think it's really good for us and it's
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  Speaker 2: going to be important this week. I mean, just those
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  Speaker 2: guys being ready to go. Obviously got a really good
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  Speaker 2: defense in Denver. We saw them last year. They led
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  Speaker 2: the league in sacks and it's real. I mean, the
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  Speaker 2: pass rush is good. They're good up front. They're physical
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  Speaker 2: and their defense is really good. So we're going to
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  Speaker 2: have to be ready to go Sunday. Trevor, you've.
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  Speaker 1: You talked about Cameron getting his first touchdown pass the
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  Speaker 1: other day, and you've thrown touchdown passes to six guys
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  Speaker 1: on his team for their first career touchdown. Do you
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  Speaker 1: get just as big a kick out of.
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  Speaker 2: That as they do? Yeah, I love it. I love
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  Speaker 2: it seeing guys score their first touchdowns and being a
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  Speaker 2: part of it is really cool. I think to score
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  Speaker 2: a touchdown in the NFL is a pretty cool thing.
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  Speaker 2: Not a ton of people can say that, so I
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  Speaker 2: think it's really cool.
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  Speaker 3: Your first touchdown pass more or your first running touchdown
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  Speaker 3: more as a rookie?
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  Speaker 2: Touchdown pass. I'm not sure. I don't know if I
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  Speaker 2: remember my first rushing touchdown, honestly.
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  Speaker 1: The Thursday night game.
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  Speaker 2: Cincinnati? Okay, yeah, I remember that one. Yeah, Chris Mann hurts.
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  Speaker 2: Chris Mann. After that, you kind of changed everything. Not even.
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  Speaker 2: I wasn't even joking there. That was comedic timing. For
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  Speaker 2: a quarterback, do you think it would usually be the
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  Speaker 2: first one? touchdown pass? You say it for quarterback, it
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  Speaker 2: is usually the pass that you remember?
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  Speaker 1: Do you think that would be more memorable for a
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  Speaker 1: quarterback in this league?
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  Speaker 2: I think so. Yeah, typically it usually comes first. I
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  Speaker 2: guess it depends on the guy.
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  Speaker 1: Was that your first left-handed pass in the NFL?
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  Speaker 2: It was, actually, yeah. Could you make a left-handed pass?
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  Speaker 1: Do you feel confident enough in your ability.
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  Speaker 2: To complete a... Depends how open he is. If he's
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  Speaker 2: wide open, yeah. Yeah, I think I can do it.
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  Speaker 2: It's wide open.
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  Speaker 1: Do you practice at all, throwing left hand?
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  Speaker 2: Not really, no. I don't have quite enough time for that.
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  Speaker 1: That pass to Josh, though, it's been going viral. You
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  Speaker 1: threw it between four defenders. What possessed you to throw
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  Speaker 1: that football that.
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  Speaker 2: Didn't seem like it was big? I mean, just trusting
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  Speaker 2: him to go make a play. Josh is a big
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  Speaker 2: physical receiver and guy that I know is going to
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  Speaker 2: just work and you know, get an edge on the DB.
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  Speaker 2: And then if you just put it near him, I
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  Speaker 2: feel like, I feel pretty confident he's going to come
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  Speaker 2: down with it. And really I was just going off
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  Speaker 2: the safety and trying to work away. The safety did
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  Speaker 2: a good job. I was, he was leaned toward Jacoby
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  Speaker 2: pre-snap and then off the fake he moved, but his
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  Speaker 2: eyes were still on Jacoby. So I just worked Josh
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  Speaker 2: on the backside and it's really just a one-on-one throw.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, obviously it was, it had to be in
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  Speaker 2: the perfect spot, but For me, it's just knowing who
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  Speaker 2: my guy is and putting it in a spot where
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  Speaker 2: only he can catch it, and he made a great catch.
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  Speaker 2: I think the catch was just as good as the throw. So, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: it's just guys being on the same page.
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  Speaker 1: What do you have to.
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  Speaker 3: Say about your throw?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, it was solid. It was a good one.
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  Speaker 2: It was a good throw. It was good. Great catch, too.