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Shane Waldron: "The Cardinals Present Some Great Challenges" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: All right, how's it going good afternoon? How's everyone doing good? Good?
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  Speaker 1: You see job on.
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  Speaker 2: Sunday and they look back, m M.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Arizona has done a great job these last few weeks,
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  Speaker 2: really competing playing at a high level.
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  Speaker 1: You know, with Buddha Baker.
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  Speaker 2: You can really see, you know, our first game going
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  Speaker 2: against these guys. Uh, Baker had just kind of gotten
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  Speaker 2: back in the mix there, and you can really see
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  Speaker 2: Rowlis and those guys have done a nice job of
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  Speaker 2: really structuring the defense around him, maximizing his skill set
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  Speaker 2: and then you know, generating a past rush with a
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  Speaker 2: good mix of guys, a good mix of of a
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  Speaker 2: variety of stunts and all the things that they do.
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  Speaker 2: So they present some great challenges. So for us offensively,
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  Speaker 2: it's gonna come back to you know, finishing the regular
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  Speaker 2: season strong here with great communication, great fundamentals.
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  Speaker 1: Uh.
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  Speaker 2: And then still still looking for that continuous improvement every
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  Speaker 2: single week. This week no different than last week in
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  Speaker 2: terms of those those basic fundam metals that we want
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  Speaker 2: to keep looking to improve on and have our best game.
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  Speaker 1: Yet when that pass rush doesn't necessarily short of its
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  Speaker 1: on a couple of sacks for areas that helping to
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  Speaker 1: help this lecture that.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, just the amount of pressures, because I know that
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  Speaker 2: every now and then the sack number can be a
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  Speaker 2: little misleading in terms of, you know, quarterbacks are getting
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  Speaker 2: forced to throw it away. You don't get sacks, but
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  Speaker 2: they generate a lot of free rushers. They did it
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  Speaker 2: last week a couple of times, especially in those third
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  Speaker 2: down situations through their scheme. So it comes back to
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  Speaker 2: that communication that understanding what's going on, taking all eleven
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  Speaker 2: every single snap and being great, great with our eyes,
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  Speaker 2: great with our routes, great with our timing, you know,
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  Speaker 2: all those things that go together to be successful against
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  Speaker 2: the kind of a unique style of pass rush that
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  Speaker 2: we're going against this week.
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  Speaker 1: Aato's Sachra sacks for a dropback.
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  Speaker 2: Have we dropped in a half since the Dallas scamperently
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  Speaker 2: the first thirteen games before that?
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  Speaker 1: What do you interview ten? Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: I think for us offensively, I just think big picture wise,
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  Speaker 2: the areas that we were looking to continue to improve upon.
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  Speaker 2: I think Geno has done a nice job of doing,
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  Speaker 2: playing in a good rhythm the last few weeks here
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  Speaker 2: and then also, you know, it takes the other guys
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  Speaker 2: as well. Where we've done a good job with our
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  Speaker 2: protection plans giving them a little bit more time. So
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  Speaker 2: just looking to continue to do that knowing that you know,
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  Speaker 2: there's been some moving pieces within that, and the guys
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  Speaker 2: have done a good job of whoever had to step up,
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  Speaker 2: whether it was Olu this past week, you know, Stones
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  Speaker 2: had to jump in there, Jake's played in the past
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  Speaker 2: games here, you know, kind of throughout the season where
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  Speaker 2: we've had to get different guys in. I think the
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  Speaker 2: level of communication has stayed at a at a really
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  Speaker 2: high level, and so it's allowed us to continue and
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  Speaker 2: I think as the season's grown, so is our offense
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  Speaker 2: as far as you know, handling different pressures, different looks there,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, getting Gino getting doing a good job
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  Speaker 2: of getting the ball out in a good rhythm.
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  Speaker 1: Overall, what are you making Gino's playing? Obviously that's the
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  Speaker 1: two games and stretch, but since the Dallas came, what
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  Speaker 1: are you making the ways play?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you know you no surprise that, you know,
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  Speaker 2: some of the stuff where we've had some maybe ups
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  Speaker 2: and downs on offense this year. Gino has done a
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  Speaker 2: good job of continuing to improve throughout the course of
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  Speaker 2: the season. I think, you know, his unwavering confidence you know,
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  Speaker 2: has never changed since you know, whether it was last
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  Speaker 2: year or the year before, the years that I've been
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  Speaker 2: around him, and I think think his ability to learn
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  Speaker 2: from each play that's happened, whether it was good or bad,
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  Speaker 2: and then move on to the next play has really
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  Speaker 2: allowed him to stay in that that process over the
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  Speaker 2: results mindset right there, and then the process has started
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  Speaker 2: to pick up and started to be a little bit
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  Speaker 2: better for us offensively. It's a big place Gino had
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  Speaker 2: in the past game and move around the pocket for you,
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  Speaker 2: the pass rush and then kind of that what makes him.
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  Speaker 1: Good in those situations?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, yeah, Gino when the when the pass
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  Speaker 2: rush is going and he has that ability to move
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  Speaker 2: in the pocket, I think he has a good niftiness
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  Speaker 2: about him. Does a great job with the ball security
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  Speaker 2: when it does go off schedule because we know those
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  Speaker 2: the d linemen want nothing more to uh to rake
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  Speaker 2: the ball out of his hands in those moments there,
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  Speaker 2: So he's got a great ball security in those moments.
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  Speaker 2: And then he does a good job of keeping his
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  Speaker 2: eyes downfield, you know, when he's moving off the spot
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  Speaker 2: to potentially.
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  Speaker 1: Create a big play.
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  Speaker 2: Off off schedule there with also still having the ability
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  Speaker 2: to run and accelerate through the defense un down. What
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  Speaker 2: are you tripping down to you right now is to
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  Speaker 2: get Yeah, I think, you know, I think recently, I
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  Speaker 2: think our ability to hit the runs and you know,
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  Speaker 2: hit the targets play with better technique I think has
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  Speaker 2: started to come to light. And then I always go
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  Speaker 2: back to you know, getting the you know, us staying
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  Speaker 2: on the field, us being you know, better with our
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  Speaker 2: time of possession as an offense, which goes back to
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  Speaker 2: third downs and some of the other situational football where
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  Speaker 2: but I don't think we've We've been great in certain
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  Speaker 2: instances there, and we need to continue to be better
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  Speaker 2: because when we know, when those numbers are better, then
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  Speaker 2: we get more ops, more chances at the run game,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, I think, you know, combining the eliminating
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  Speaker 2: negative runs, making sure we're targeted well, which I think
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  Speaker 2: we've done a really good job of improving that throughout
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  Speaker 2: the course of the season. But then also coming back
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  Speaker 2: to you know, how do we extend drives, how do
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  Speaker 2: we prevent those three and outs that'll keep those those
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  Speaker 2: run game numbers down and end up in games where
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  Speaker 2: if you do have a three and out and then
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  Speaker 2: you end up with some two minute possessions. You know,
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  Speaker 2: it's not ideal of where we want to be. So
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  Speaker 2: we're just focused on the next game right here of
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  Speaker 2: knowing what our goals are, you know, what we want
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  Speaker 2: to look like as an offense, and like I said,
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  Speaker 2: each week that chance to improve. Just because this is
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  Speaker 2: week eighteen doesn't mean this isn't the week that we
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  Speaker 2: can keep working and keep improving a lot of young
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  Speaker 2: guys that have stepped up and played a lot better
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  Speaker 2: as the season's gone.
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  Speaker 1: Getting the situation down talk, Yeah, I think it's a
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  Speaker 1: great question.
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  Speaker 2: You know, it's something that each week we've really looked
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  Speaker 2: back at our red zone and our third down numbers,
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  Speaker 2: and like anything, there's there's been some different situations different games,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's been you know, a pass for rush here
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  Speaker 2: or there, or you know, getting out on time or
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  Speaker 2: certain things. So I think, like everything else, those are
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  Speaker 2: every week we're learning from something, stacking reps and then
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  Speaker 2: putting that all together looking forward to the next week.
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  Speaker 2: And I think, like I said, in certain weeks we've
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  Speaker 2: had great results there and I think it's something that
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  Speaker 2: we'll continue to improve upon continue to work on and
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  Speaker 2: putting together a good complete game with it maybe thought
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  Speaker 2: a whole line of the season, the whole line this season, Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I think just with the amount of just different mixing
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  Speaker 2: and action combinations there, I think those guys have done
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  Speaker 2: a good job.
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  Speaker 1: Like Damian Lewis has had a great season.
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  Speaker 2: I think this year, continue to do well, continue to
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  Speaker 2: be consistent, play with great power. Uh, you know the
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  Speaker 2: last couple of weeks, especially right there, you know, I
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  Speaker 2: think he's really shown up. And then Evan's consistency, you know,
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  Speaker 2: able to to be the guy in the middle. And
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  Speaker 2: then when guys have had to come out for different
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  Speaker 2: reasons like Evan this past game, when Olu steps in
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  Speaker 2: or some of the backup guys have stepped in two
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  Speaker 2: starter roles, I think the continuity has stayed the same.
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  Speaker 2: And I think, you know, like everything else, we're looking
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  Speaker 2: to improve each week upon you know what we did
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  Speaker 2: the week before, and the old line is no different.
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  Speaker 2: Charles cross in particularly what kind of obviously missed all
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  Speaker 2: those games and they're.
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  Speaker 1: Kind of since he stepped out.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Charles, since you know, dealing with some
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  Speaker 2: injuries early on, I think he's another guy. You know
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  Speaker 2: in the second year where since he's come back each
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  Speaker 2: week you've seen improvement right there. And I know different
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  Speaker 2: guys have battled through different things, and man, do I
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  Speaker 2: appreciate those guys with what they've had to go through,
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  Speaker 2: especially the old lineman, you know, the course of the
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  Speaker 2: season of it in the last week of the season,
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  Speaker 2: I don't think there's too many of those guys that
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  Speaker 2: that are getting out of bed in the morning saying, man,
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  Speaker 2: I feel great right now physically. You know, they're they're
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  Speaker 2: all dealing with something, they're they're toughest, and Charles has
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  Speaker 2: been doing a great job of just keep him improving
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  Speaker 2: every week and knowing he had a battle through some
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  Speaker 2: things towards the beginning of the year for a thousand,
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  Speaker 2: he take the season when he stands out, yeah, I
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  Speaker 2: think DK's you know, the thing that stands out, especially
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  Speaker 2: recently is his run after catch, his ability to attack
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  Speaker 2: the football. I think, you know, Gino Andrew done a
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  Speaker 2: great job of getting him the ball. But you know,
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  Speaker 2: he's he's a special player, and I think you know,
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  Speaker 2: the defenses have to respect him and in all three
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  Speaker 2: levels of the field, and you know, his ability even
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  Speaker 2: getting all that attention to still be able to produce
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  Speaker 2: week in and week out. You know, it is a
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  Speaker 2: credit to him and a credit to how already works
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  Speaker 2: out here to see him, you know, almost every day
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  Speaker 2: out here on the jug machine at the end of practice,
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  Speaker 2: see him early before practice. And so I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's d k or Tyler Jackson, these receivers that have,
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  Speaker 2: you know, special ability, but then they also match that
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  Speaker 2: special ability with a great work ethic and determination to
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  Speaker 2: be better. You know, it's it's cool to see and
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  Speaker 2: and again for a guy as young as he is
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  Speaker 2: to have as much success as he's had already in
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  Speaker 2: his career is really a credit to him.
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  Speaker 1: How close chain do you think you offense should come
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  Speaker 1: to maximizing his talents?
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  Speaker 2: To maximize I think, you know, I think each week,
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  Speaker 2: you know, he's maximizing his talent. We're trying to get
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  Speaker 2: him the ball. I think as a receiver, you know,
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  Speaker 2: I think there's the weekend and week out. You know,
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  Speaker 2: what do you do when defenses are tilting coverage to
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  Speaker 2: a guy? So to say you know that we've maximized him,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I don't I don't know where you would
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  Speaker 2: put that in terms of trying to put that into
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  Speaker 2: a a direct statement right there. But I think week
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  Speaker 2: to week, you know, we're trying to get you know,
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  Speaker 2: get him the ball, get him the targets, and then
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  Speaker 2: the quarterback has to do a great job of understanding, hey,
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  Speaker 2: does this dictate getting DK.
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  Speaker 1: The ball here?
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  Speaker 2: Because there can be that that that area of forcing
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  Speaker 2: the ball versus reading out coverages right there. So I
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  Speaker 2: think he does a good job of understanding that week
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  Speaker 2: to week. So we're always going to try to maximize
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  Speaker 2: his ability each week. And then depending on how the
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  Speaker 2: defense is going to play it, if they're going to
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  Speaker 2: you know, overload coverage or really put that spotlight on him,
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  Speaker 2: that's where everybody else comes to life in the offense.
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  Speaker 2: And I think playing that out week to week is
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  Speaker 2: the way we look at it.
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  Speaker 1: I should when they cloud the practic that you still.
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  Speaker 2: Want the quarterback to prow or you want the quarterback
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  Speaker 2: to do.
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  Speaker 1: His normal progressions.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that what he said right there's key
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  Speaker 2: is the normal progression right there, and I think there's
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  Speaker 2: opportunities where DK is still able to win versus some
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  Speaker 2: of the different double team matchups or if they want
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  Speaker 2: to cloud him on certain routes and just having that
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  Speaker 2: understanding of you know, if there is a clean win
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  Speaker 2: versus a double team right there, okay, and it's in
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  Speaker 2: rhythm of the play, then let's attack you know, the
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  Speaker 2: defense with DK and his ability right there. But if
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  Speaker 2: it's not having that discipline from the quarterback lens to
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  Speaker 2: go ahead and progress throughout the play to not force
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  Speaker 2: something that might not be there on that down, does.
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  Speaker 1: He get doubled at like a you know, abnormal rate
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  Speaker 1: or is that just kind of how it is for
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  Speaker 1: every teams everyone? Yeah, I think, you know, I think
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  Speaker 1: we do have a good mix of guys. But you
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  Speaker 1: do see him.
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  Speaker 2: You do see you know, post safeties leaning towards him.
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  Speaker 2: So even if it might not be a coverage it's
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  Speaker 2: called for a double team, you got presence that they're
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  Speaker 2: lending with him. So, you know, I think week in
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  Speaker 2: and week out, because you can never predict exactly, you know, defenses,
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  Speaker 2: I feel like so game plan specific each week, you know,
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  Speaker 2: you go buy a general percentage, but then also having
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  Speaker 2: that anticipation that you know someone's gonna you know, get
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  Speaker 2: a little bit more attention you know, each week depending
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  Speaker 2: on how it goes, and you know, and DK is
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  Speaker 2: a receiver that's that's that's earned that respect throughout the league.
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  Speaker 2: And so I think just having that plan, having that
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  Speaker 2: understanding that that you know, what's going to play out
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  Speaker 2: each week might be a little bit different than how
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  Speaker 2: it played out the week before. And you know, for DK,
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  Speaker 2: we know there's going to be you know, more times
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  Speaker 2: than not where coverages are going to tilt to him,
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  Speaker 2: and if there's opportunities for the one on ones being
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  Speaker 2: good and in rhythm of taking those, I go back
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  Speaker 2: to how during.
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  Speaker 1: Well outside of the TV is going to stay.
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  Speaker 2: It's just.
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  Speaker 1: Of having that play.
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  Speaker 2: Different play. Yeah, I think, you know, staying on track
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  Speaker 2: has been a big part of that because when we
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  Speaker 2: look you know, for us and we break it down
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  Speaker 2: and this is something we'll go and do a full review,
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  Speaker 2: but we keep it, you know, the self scout every week,
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  Speaker 2: looking at back at what's going on, and you know,
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  Speaker 2: trying to stay balancing those normal down and distant situations,
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  Speaker 2: which I feel like we have been for the most
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  Speaker 2: part there. And then where it gets tilted is you know,
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  Speaker 2: get into some second and longs, getting into some of
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  Speaker 2: those you know, third down or two minute scenarios. So
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  Speaker 2: again for us, you know, just keep working and keeping
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  Speaker 2: working to be a balanced offense, you know, trying to
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  Speaker 2: stay in those normal D and ds as a balanced
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  Speaker 2: system there. And then you know, each game, though they're
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  Speaker 2: still going to play out, might play out a little
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  Speaker 2: bit differently with the possessions, and then still trying to
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  Speaker 2: do what we feel is the best thing to do
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  Speaker 2: to win that game.
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  Speaker 1: Good, all right, mag you