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Press Pass | Pederson: "If you take care of the small things those big things will take care of themselves." · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Before I announced him. Uh, this is voted on by
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  Speaker 1: the team. I don't I don't have any any stay
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  Speaker 1: in the captains, you know, these are these are guys
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  Speaker 1: that are representative of the guys that are in the
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  Speaker 1: locker room. So I think it's a um, I think
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  Speaker 1: it's a special honor, you know, to to become a captain,
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  Speaker 1: and there's obviously a lot of responsibility that comes with that,
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  Speaker 1: and and um, you know, again it was voted on
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  Speaker 1: by by their peers. So on offense, uh, Trevor Lawrence
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  Speaker 1: and and Brandon Schurff, the sheriff defensively, um Foyer and
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  Speaker 1: Josh Allen and then special teams is Logan Cooke and
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  Speaker 1: the sixth one, I guess, depending on the week. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: that's that's just my my discretion each week, the sixth one, Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I rotate that every week. I lean more on the
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  Speaker 1: player council because it's a bigger group. Um, but you know,
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  Speaker 1: and and these guys can can be a part of
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  Speaker 1: that group as well. But yeah, I lean more on
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  Speaker 1: the player council as far you know, messaging with the
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  Speaker 1: team and and uh leadership and all that. But who's
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  Speaker 1: going to represent us on a game day will be
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  Speaker 1: those five plus plus the six guy that that I
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  Speaker 1: pick like a loose or sound like a loose team
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  Speaker 1: towards the end of last week. As you play the
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  Speaker 1: start of the season in your experience, not much that
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  Speaker 1: they can kind of tighten up. The focus gets really
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  Speaker 1: narrowed down as you begin this game. Yeah, no it does. Um, guys,
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  Speaker 1: guys know you know what this what this week and
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  Speaker 1: and and what everything really beyond. You know this point
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  Speaker 1: really means. Um. You know, last week was just a
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  Speaker 1: matter of just kind of you know, cleaning up the
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  Speaker 1: roster a little bit, you know, and and adding some
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  Speaker 1: new additions and finalize in the practice squad and all
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  Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. And now it's you know, we're
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  Speaker 1: in the game week, and you know, everything we do matters,
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  Speaker 1: every little thing. How they how they take care of
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  Speaker 1: themselves away from the building and and prepare themselves and
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  Speaker 1: and uh. But it's a good group. It's a good group.
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  Speaker 1: I think that'll that will handle it well. And you
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  Speaker 1: know they can eliminate some distractions around them and and
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  Speaker 1: just focus on ball, you know, at least while they're
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  Speaker 1: while they're here. But I think it's important too that um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we are practicing in some warm weather and
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  Speaker 1: how they how they take care of themselves is important
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  Speaker 1: to when it's a young team in a place where
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  Speaker 1: winds have been hard to come by. How important is
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  Speaker 1: it this week one game to maybe come out with
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  Speaker 1: a win but start the season fans overall? You know,
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  Speaker 1: I don't focus on the end result. Uh, focus on
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  Speaker 1: the process and the journey. And if you take care
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  Speaker 1: of the small things was big things will take care
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  Speaker 1: of themselves. And and and that's the final score. Um.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, I just know that if we work
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  Speaker 1: hard this week and prepare and and uh go up
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  Speaker 1: there and play hard and do the right things, you know,
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  Speaker 1: good things can happen. And Uh, I don't focus on
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  Speaker 1: necessarily wins and losses and put put you know, Um,
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  Speaker 1: you just hope at the end of the day you
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  Speaker 1: got more points than they do. And and um, you know,
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  Speaker 1: but it's a process to get there. You know, we
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  Speaker 1: don't play the game on Monday. We we play it
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  Speaker 1: six days from now, so we've got this journey to
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  Speaker 1: go through this week. Does this roster share the last
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  Speaker 1: week compare to some of your rosters as a head coach,
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  Speaker 1: and one of these new guys have to do to
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  Speaker 1: get to speed quickly. How gentlelis that. I think the
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  Speaker 1: biggest thing is we're younger. You know, uh, this this
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  Speaker 1: this time around for me, um, which which I like. Um.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, there's the guys understand to the guy,
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  Speaker 1: the new additions to the team are all guys that
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  Speaker 1: can help us, right and and you know they're here
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  Speaker 1: for a reason. And you know, um, it's unfortunate that
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  Speaker 1: you know, the team they were on probably had to
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  Speaker 1: let them go, but it's fortunate for us that we
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  Speaker 1: got them. And and so we're excited to work with
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  Speaker 1: these guys. They understand that it's a you know, it's
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  Speaker 1: a process for them too, and and they can't just
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  Speaker 1: sort of exhale, you know, that sigh of relief like
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  Speaker 1: I've made it. Um. They've got to continue to work
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  Speaker 1: and prove that they can, um, you know, still hold
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  Speaker 1: a job next week. And I think that's you know,
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  Speaker 1: especially the practice squad guys is kind of that week
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  Speaker 1: to week, week to week basis. But it's a good group.
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  Speaker 1: I'm excited to work with these guys. It's an energetic bunch.
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  Speaker 1: We've got a sprinkle of veterans in there too. So
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  Speaker 1: that's that's good too. Yeah, you want water and I
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  Speaker 1: sure won't Wednesday or Sunday. Well, what is what is
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  Speaker 1: the competitive edge of that? You know? I don't know.
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  Speaker 1: It's sometimes it's just fun, you know, just just just
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  Speaker 1: just I know, you have a great time, you know.
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  Speaker 1: And and and obviously too, we sometimes you know, you know,
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  Speaker 1: your opponents looking at everything too. We're looking at their
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  Speaker 1: stuff and they're looking at our stuff. And sometimes you know,
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  Speaker 1: just game planning specific guys and knowing who's gonna be
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  Speaker 1: in there, you can kind of get a beat on something.
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  Speaker 1: But you know, um, there's no need to no need
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  Speaker 1: to reveal anything right now. We don't play for a
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  Speaker 1: few days and and we gotta get everybody ready to go.
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  Speaker 1: You've already told a lot they don't know about you
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  Speaker 1: and what you guys might do offensively, defensively, just because
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  Speaker 1: of the newness of it, well, the newness of it, yes, um,
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  Speaker 1: And they're familiar with me, they're probably familiar with Press
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  Speaker 1: and and kind of what the two of us have
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  Speaker 1: done here in the last you know, me me a
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  Speaker 1: couple of years ago, and obviously Pressed last year and
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  Speaker 1: us being together you know, um a while back but yeah,
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  Speaker 1: there's still some newness too, because it's it's different faces
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  Speaker 1: for them, you know, for for us, for them, and
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  Speaker 1: and uh, you know, a different set of circumstances. But um, listen,
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  Speaker 1: it's it's it's still football. They're gonna prepare, They're gonna
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  Speaker 1: do what they do best. We're gonna try to do
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  Speaker 1: what we do best, and and uh and go play.
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  Speaker 1: You've already told whoever is starting, I don't know that.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know. You don't know if you've told them.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know if I've told her that. I haven't
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  Speaker 1: told him that. The ale run in there and ask
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  Speaker 1: them if you're trying to do if you've informed them that,
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  Speaker 1: we know they know back facing it's gonna be fun. Um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it's been a while. It's been a year
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  Speaker 1: since I saw him last song when he was with
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  Speaker 1: Indianapolis last year and and um, you know, he's a
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  Speaker 1: great player. We drafted him there in Philly in in
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  Speaker 1: sixteen and and you know it's gonna be it's gonna
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  Speaker 1: be fun to watch him, you know, to see him play.
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  Speaker 1: And obviously he's on the other side, so you know,
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  Speaker 1: we want to win. But he's a competitor. He's gonna
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  Speaker 1: do everything in his power to to you know, to
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  Speaker 1: win that football game as well. And and uh looking
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  Speaker 1: forward to competing against him. Do you feel like he's
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  Speaker 1: comments waiting here and there? You guys drafting jam hurt
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  Speaker 1: kind of impactes his comminents in anyway, It's hard. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you know, Um, I've answered a ton of questions about that,
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  Speaker 1: and I think honestly, he's probably better suited to answer
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  Speaker 1: answer those. I just know that, you know, every decision
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  Speaker 1: we make is for the best interests of the team. Um.
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  Speaker 1: Now that we're here in Jacksonville, that's what that's what
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  Speaker 1: we do. And and um, all I know is that
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  Speaker 1: that Carson is the starting quarterback there, and we've got
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  Speaker 1: to prepare. He's an athletic guy. He's a big guy.
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  Speaker 1: You know, if you get a chance to tackle him,
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  Speaker 1: you gotta get him on the ground. And and uh,
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  Speaker 1: you know he can he can, you know, make you
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  Speaker 1: pay with his legs. So, UM, I think he does
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  Speaker 1: play with a lot of confidence honestly, and um, those
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  Speaker 1: guys around him, well, we'll definitely support it. Like James
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  Speaker 1: is in a good place right now, just in terms
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  Speaker 1: of potentially being there on Sunday, Yes, and has he's
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  Speaker 1: also in that backfield. Do you look at him almost
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  Speaker 1: like a rookie player who played in the regular season
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  Speaker 1: game yet, so this will kind of be his first
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  Speaker 1: time out you kind of almost a little a little um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, he has played obviously last year preseason. Uh,
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  Speaker 1: you've got all the reps this year preseason, Um, a
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  Speaker 1: little bit. Now there's some there's some learning. They're still
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  Speaker 1: with him and and just just understanding running lanes and
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  Speaker 1: and routes and all that and young player. And he's
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  Speaker 1: done a great job, you know, picking things up and
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  Speaker 1: learning and studying and you know, putting himself in a position.
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  Speaker 1: So a little bit like a key, but I think
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  Speaker 1: more in that first year mode where he's he's a
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  Speaker 1: little bit more of a veteran. Travis James James, Yes,
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  Speaker 1: James should Yes, you've started working with Trevor April, right,
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  Speaker 1: pard of Uh, what it's been something that's pretty you
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  Speaker 1: knew a lot of the course, but something that's impressed
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  Speaker 1: you now that he reached the starting point of the
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  Speaker 1: season through that that time, you know, I just think
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  Speaker 1: what's impressed me the most is probably just the maturity
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  Speaker 1: level with him. You know, uh gosh, just how he's
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  Speaker 1: survived a year, you know, as a rookie with everything
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  Speaker 1: surrounding him that took place, and how he how he
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  Speaker 1: was able to handle that. I think I think now
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  Speaker 1: you know, stability around him with the team, you know,
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  Speaker 1: with with the coaching staff. Um, but you see the maturity,
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  Speaker 1: You see the leadership in the locker room. You see
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  Speaker 1: you know, what he's been able to do with even
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  Speaker 1: the new additions you know, to the offense and even
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  Speaker 1: even to the team. And that that to me is
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  Speaker 1: kind of the the one thing that's really kind of
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  Speaker 1: stood out. You know. You see the athleticism, right, you
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  Speaker 1: see the arm strength on tape and all that kind
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  Speaker 1: of stuff, But just when you get to know him
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  Speaker 1: and the type of person he is and and um,
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  Speaker 1: it just uh yeah, that that part of it. His
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  Speaker 1: leadership is really I think caught all our attention shares.
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  Speaker 1: You know, his play kind of speaks for itself, but
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  Speaker 1: have you really seen him take ownership of the offensive
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  Speaker 1: line and obviously been in the captain, but you really
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  Speaker 1: see to kind of make that easy unit. Yeah, I
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  Speaker 1: see it in him and I see it in Cam.
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  Speaker 1: I see it in both of them. You know, Cam's
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  Speaker 1: another one that UM has come back in the right
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  Speaker 1: frame of mind. But but both of those guys, you
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  Speaker 1: Brad and yeah, Brandon is probably a little more outspoken
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  Speaker 1: that way and a little more of the raw road
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  Speaker 1: guy up front. But I also look at Cam and
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  Speaker 1: kind of that same that same role and kind of
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  Speaker 1: the two of them together really tackled the offensive line room.
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  Speaker 1: And uh, I have done a great job leaving those
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  Speaker 1: guys to those guys this week, just know, yeah, you know,
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  Speaker 1: and we'll get into more of it on Wednesday with
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  Speaker 1: the guys UM. But at the same time, I just
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  Speaker 1: want him to know that we're in the game week
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  Speaker 1: and you know, everything everything matters. It's it's about us obviously,
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  Speaker 1: and uh taking care of our business and you know,
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  Speaker 1: it's a one day at a time mentality, and uh,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we had a great day today and day
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  Speaker 1: off tomorrow and get ready on Wednesday. Gonna start on Sunday, honest, Uh,
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  Speaker 1: I don't know, because we gotta get through Wednesday and
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  Speaker 1: Thursday first. I'll probably have an answer for you later
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  Speaker 1: in a week. The right to be at least in
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  Speaker 1: the thought process, Yeah, definitely, definitely. That's why I gotta
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  Speaker 1: we gotta figure that that spot out health and health
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  Speaker 1: wise and all that. I mean, he's healthy, but he's
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  Speaker 1: missed some time and we just gotta see where he
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  Speaker 1: is going into the rest of this week. Is there
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  Speaker 1: any part of you walking in today? We talked about
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  Speaker 1: that last preseason game with players put their juries on.
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  Speaker 1: It was a weird feeling knowing next time it's going
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  Speaker 1: to be for real when you walk to the day,
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  Speaker 1: did you have any thoughts that now starts for Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you know, I just you're excited for for getting to
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  Speaker 1: this point. You know, you're you're down to your fifty three,
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  Speaker 1: you got your sixteen practice squad players, really seventeen with
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  Speaker 1: the with the extra guy and with io and um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, it's your guys. You know, it's the guys
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  Speaker 1: that you go to go to work with every single
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  Speaker 1: day and and um, you know that that now is
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  Speaker 1: now is the fun time, right the game planning and
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  Speaker 1: the scheming and um, you know, preparing each week and
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  Speaker 1: it's another another set of challenges each and every week.
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  Speaker 1: And that's what the NFL. The NFL provides, you know,
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  Speaker 1: every every every day. And so for me, it was
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  Speaker 1: just I think that excitement of now we're here, finally
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  Speaker 1: at the regular season and um just looking forward to
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  Speaker 1: this first week all rights. Ye