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Geno Smith: "We'll Be Better Moving Forward" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: I think first of all, we got to execute.
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  Speaker 2: Like you said, you know, third downs were very critical
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  Speaker 2: and we've been talking about being better on those situations.
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  Speaker 2: So it really comes down to our execution and UH
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  Speaker 2: for us man just you know, keeping the one player
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  Speaker 2: at the time mentality, Uh, focusing on the the task
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  Speaker 2: at hand, and then uh obviously going out there and
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  Speaker 2: making it happen. What's what communication just not where we
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  Speaker 2: need to be under it down against the Rams. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: we just didn't execute, didn't didn't do a great job executing,
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  Speaker 2: especially in the second half.
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  Speaker 1: You know, we just didn't didn't get it done.
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  Speaker 2: W What do you take away from the second half
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  Speaker 2: when you look at it, the the things that happened,
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  Speaker 2: uh s.
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  Speaker 1: Twelve twelve yards of total offense in the half, only
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  Speaker 1: no first downs except for the gonna be a penalty?
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  Speaker 3: What do you what do you take from?
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  Speaker 2: Uh, you know, three possessions I believe it was three,
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  Speaker 2: and uh went three and out maybe one twice I think,
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  Speaker 2: and then obviously, like you said, got the penalty on one.
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  Speaker 2: So UH just came down to execution, which again we
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  Speaker 2: didn't do a great job of. But UH really looking
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  Speaker 2: forward to you know, getting this next opportunity and so, uh,
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  Speaker 2: I think we'll be better moving forward. Obviously we've got
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  Speaker 2: to execute and do better. So you know, it just
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  Speaker 2: comes down to us being connected and making the places
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  Speaker 2: when they come.
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  Speaker 3: What do you feel like the psyche of the team
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  Speaker 3: is right now?
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  Speaker 1: It's good.
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  Speaker 2: We're obviously on ones, not the way we wanted to start,
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  Speaker 2: but no one's hanging their head. You know, everyone's looking
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  Speaker 2: at ways to improve and really looking forward to going
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  Speaker 2: on the road in a tough environment and you know,
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  Speaker 2: going out there and trying to get a win.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I think everyone's.
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  Speaker 2: Really focused, huge sense of urgency and u you know,
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  Speaker 2: we've been practicing like it.
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  Speaker 3: When it comes to the amount of times the Wyons blitz,
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  Speaker 3: is it the frequency that they do it or is
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  Speaker 3: it the scheme and the way they do it?
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  Speaker 1: You know, I think it's both. I think it's both.
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  Speaker 2: You gotta be prepared for the blitz at any time,
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  Speaker 2: and they can dial it up whenever they want. So
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  Speaker 2: we got to be on top of that, and we
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  Speaker 2: got to communicate starts up front, starts with me with
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  Speaker 2: the protection calls and everyone being on the same page,
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  Speaker 2: and then obviously you know, getting it protected and getting
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  Speaker 2: the ball out.
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  Speaker 3: What do you remember about the crowd noise last you're
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  Speaker 3: at fort Field playing that, Yeah, I.
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  Speaker 1: Remember it being extremely loud.
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  Speaker 2: They have, you know, obviously in a dome, it's packed
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  Speaker 2: in and they get loud in there. And so we
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  Speaker 2: know it's gonna be their home opener and they're gonna
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  Speaker 2: be excited, and so we're expecting and planning for things
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  Speaker 2: like that, and we'll be ready, you know, we'll be
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  Speaker 2: ready for it.
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  Speaker 3: With about and potentially Charles Spending. How this week goes,
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  Speaker 3: just how much confidence do you have in those tackles
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  Speaker 3: that are feeling.
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  Speaker 1: In extremely confident? Those guys have played a lot for us.
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  Speaker 2: We know those guys, they know our system obviously, like
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  Speaker 2: I said, it's tough being thrusted into a game like
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  Speaker 2: last week. But you know, those guys they can get
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  Speaker 2: the job done and I believe they will, and it's
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  Speaker 2: all of our jobs to help them as well. You know,
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  Speaker 2: they're not out there alone. It's all eleven on the field,
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  Speaker 2: and so I have the utmost confidence in those guys
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  Speaker 2: and I look forward to them going out there and
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  Speaker 2: playing well.
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  Speaker 1: For you, And you say, helping them, it's up to
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  Speaker 1: you also, like what do you need to do to
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  Speaker 1: help them?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, just strong with communication, like I said, just you know,
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  Speaker 2: getting the calls in, making sure we're loud and clear
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  Speaker 2: and concise, getting the calls in, and then getting the
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  Speaker 2: ball out, you know, if I have to use my legs,
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  Speaker 2: you know, using my legs, just you know, doing whatever
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  Speaker 2: it takes to get the first down on third downs.
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  Speaker 2: And then with those guys in the game, like I said,
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  Speaker 2: they understand our system.
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  Speaker 1: They've been a part of it.
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  Speaker 2: They know what to do, and we just got to
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  Speaker 2: continue to go out there and play together.
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  Speaker 3: Have you crossed fast with Jason Peters in any way
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  Speaker 3: for this?
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  Speaker 2: Uh?
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  Speaker 1: No, I have.
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  Speaker 3: What are your first impressions of him?
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  Speaker 1: Dude?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, he looks amazing, you know, just to be
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  Speaker 2: you know, forty one. Don't like to bring up Gud's age,
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  Speaker 2: but he looks like he's he's, you know, ready to play.
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  Speaker 1: You know.
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  Speaker 2: Honestly, I think he has has been preparing.
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  Speaker 1: His body, looks physically fit. Uh, He's he's a wily vet.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he knows the game, and uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: it'd be cool to see him out there.
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  Speaker 3: What what did you think, I guess for the issues
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  Speaker 3: with trying to get the ball down the field more
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  Speaker 3: a little bit more last week.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, you know, I don't think we had any issues really.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's just the case that we didn't connect.
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  Speaker 1: You know.
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  Speaker 2: For us, we're a team, like I said, who want
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  Speaker 2: to have a lot of explosives.
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  Speaker 1: But when we did.
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  Speaker 2: Take our shots, we didn't connect, and we didn't have
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  Speaker 2: a bunch of shots downfield, but we had a couple,
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  Speaker 2: and so I would like to think that's an outlier,
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  Speaker 2: you know. I think we have proven that we can
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  Speaker 2: we can connect on those and so we just got
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  Speaker 2: to make make it happen.
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  Speaker 3: How much different to the lines look defensively than when
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  Speaker 3: he played them?
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  Speaker 2: Plus chairs, Yeah, they have some new guys out there.
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  Speaker 2: They have, you know, some some different guys in the secondary,
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  Speaker 2: some some free agent signings.
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  Speaker 1: They also have, you know, obviously.
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  Speaker 2: The guys up front, a bunch of those guys returning,
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  Speaker 2: a couple of new linebackers out there, a couple of
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  Speaker 2: guys they drafted, and then overall, you know, a little
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  Speaker 2: bit different scheme, but not too much, you know, And
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  Speaker 2: so we're expecting them to be exactly who they've shown
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  Speaker 2: us on tape and to have some some different things
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  Speaker 2: as well. And uh, you know, I know that Aaron
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  Speaker 2: Glenn is a great defensive coordinator, and I know he's gonna,
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  Speaker 2: you know, have some things dialed up for us, and uh,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we just got to be on top of
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  Speaker 2: it and and communicate, like I said, and then once
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  Speaker 2: we get out there on the field, you know, make
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  Speaker 2: the plays.
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  Speaker 3: CJ. Gardner Johnson once all the fans to wear blue
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  Speaker 3: skiing mass to the game because they feel like they're
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  Speaker 3: ms and taking on that role.
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  Speaker 2: If he ever thoughts that's on that, I really don't
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  Speaker 2: have any thoughts on that. You know, we expect hostile
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  Speaker 2: crowds everywhere we go, and so when we get to
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  Speaker 2: the arena, we know it's just us and you know
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  Speaker 2: we're looking forward to banding together and going out there
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  Speaker 2: and making it happen.
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  Speaker 3: What do you remember about the Payons game last year?
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  Speaker 2: Just a shootout, you know, just old fashioned shootout, man,
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  Speaker 2: just going back and forth, and you know, really needed
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  Speaker 2: to score a bunch of points to win. But it
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  Speaker 2: was a fun game. I feel like everyone executed, did
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  Speaker 2: a great job. On the road, you know, a lowed environment,
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  Speaker 2: tough environment. They sent a bunch of blizzes at us
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  Speaker 2: and we were able to handle those. So we'll see
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  Speaker 2: what the game plan they have for us this year.
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  Speaker 2: But whatever it is, we've got to be ready to
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  Speaker 2: you know, adjust and make plays.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, it is what it is with last year.
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  Speaker 2: It's a new season, new game, and you know it's
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  Speaker 2: gonna be fun.
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  Speaker 3: So what was going on to screen passes in the
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  Speaker 3: first game?
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  Speaker 1: I mean, we you know, like again, it comes down
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  Speaker 1: to execution. Man. It could be one block here and there.
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  Speaker 2: It could be you know, the way I passed the ball,
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  Speaker 2: could be the runner, it could be anything. It just
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  Speaker 2: comes down to all eleven guys executing the And you know,
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  Speaker 2: like I said, we didn't have a bunch of them,
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  Speaker 2: but we had a couple and just didn't work out
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  Speaker 2: for whatever reason. But you know, I look forward to
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  Speaker 2: like getting another opportunity because I think our guys are
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  Speaker 2: gonna do a lot better.
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  Speaker 3: With that you mentioned playing on there, he said, is
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  Speaker 3: just us? Is that kind of a mentality you guys
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  Speaker 3: like for roadgains?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, obviously, I know you like playing at home,
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  Speaker 2: but is there something special about being on the road
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  Speaker 2: when everyone's against our time? Yeah, it is special, you know,
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  Speaker 2: you know it is it's just us and our and
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  Speaker 2: our fans travel well. You know, they're always in attendance
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  Speaker 2: and making us kind of feel at home sometimes. But
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  Speaker 2: when you go on the road, you know, obviously it's
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  Speaker 2: gonna be hostile. We know that the Lions are you know,
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  Speaker 2: they've been talking up this season for for the entire offseason,
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  Speaker 2: and their fans are gonna be excited. You know, they
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  Speaker 2: wanted a big game last week and home opener. You know,
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  Speaker 2: we were expecting those guys to you know, really come
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  Speaker 2: out and show up for the team. And so we
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  Speaker 2: can handle that. You know, we've been in those situations
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  Speaker 2: and it's gonna be a huge test for us. But
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  Speaker 2: you know we're we're ready for it. You know, I
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  Speaker 2: believe we're ready for it.
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  Speaker 3: What was Bobby's message when he's spoke to you guys
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  Speaker 3: before the practice yesterday.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think Bobby did a great job of just
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  Speaker 2: reminding guys of who we are as a team. You know,
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  Speaker 2: whenever you have a tough loss like that, uh, you
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  Speaker 2: can kind of start looking around and say, hey what
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  Speaker 2: you know what's going on? But you know, we gotta
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  Speaker 2: know who we are as a team and and that's
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  Speaker 2: something that you know, we're a confident bunch, and we
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  Speaker 2: gotta continue to remain confident and continue to play with
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  Speaker 2: that swagger and and that energy. And so that that
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  Speaker 2: was his huge message is just, uh, be confident and
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  Speaker 2: have the energy.
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  Speaker 3: What was it like have a Jamal back on the
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  Speaker 3: practice field yesterday?
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  Speaker 2: Uh?
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  Speaker 1: Man, you can feel him right away.
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  Speaker 2: Man, just his uh, his energy, his playmaking skills, the
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  Speaker 2: way he flies around the field. So happy for him
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  Speaker 2: to get back into the lineup.
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  Speaker 1: Man.
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  Speaker 2: I know he's been battling back from from a couple injuries,
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  Speaker 2: and I know you know how hard it's been for him,
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  Speaker 2: but he stuck with it mentally and physically. And so
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  Speaker 2: to have you know, thirty three back out there flying around, man,
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  Speaker 2: it w It was great. Really happy for him and
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  Speaker 2: excited to have him.
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  Speaker 3: In all your years playing football, have you ever lost
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  Speaker 3: both your starting tackles at the same end.
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  Speaker 2: Not not that I can remember, But you know, as
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  Speaker 2: you all know, man, the game can throw anything at
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  Speaker 2: you and you gotta be ready for it. And so, uh,
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  Speaker 2: we're we're hoping for a speedy recovery for those two guys.
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  Speaker 1: You know, they're a big part of our team.
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  Speaker 2: But again, we got guys that are gonna step up
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  Speaker 2: and gonna do an excellent job, and so I look
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  Speaker 2: forward to having those guys out there.
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  Speaker 3: Do you have a preference on what I'm playing on grass? Return?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I would say grass.
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  Speaker 2: You know, grass is a lot better than turf, I think,
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  Speaker 2: but you know, turf isn't terrible, you know.
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  Speaker 1: It is what it is.
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  Speaker 2: You gotta play on the surface that you go to.
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  Speaker 2: But uh, you know, everyone likes grass. I think as
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  Speaker 2: long as it's good grass. You know, it's the the
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  Speaker 2: nice grass.
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  Speaker 3: The grass better good turn.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, it's just softer, you know, a little more giving
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  Speaker 2: than turf. And I guess the numbers have said that,
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  Speaker 2: you know, more injuries occur on turf than than on grass.
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  Speaker 1: But I think everyone likes it. It's kind of better
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  Speaker 1: for your knees.
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  Speaker 3: Do you feel it after an artificial turf game? So
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  Speaker 3: those days after just nature of being on the turf.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, I wouldn't say I feel a big difference, you know,
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  Speaker 2: I think it's kind of hard to say what what
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  Speaker 2: the exact differences. You're gonna be sore after any game,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's on grass or turf. But I'm not out
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  Speaker 2: there running for speed and making cuts, so I can't
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  Speaker 2: really give you, uh a proper assessment of that, but uh,
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  Speaker 2: I know guys most of the time prefer grassover turn.
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  Speaker 3: Anything else.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks.
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  Speaker 3: Thanks for