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Press Pass | Mike Caldwell: "They're evolving as a team." · Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: I just met him on the field and asked him, like,
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  Speaker 1: you know what happened and told him that you know,
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  Speaker 1: in that situation, that's unacceptable. He can't do it. And
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  Speaker 1: you know he's a competitor, great kid. I think he
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  Speaker 1: didn't hear the whistle and you know he got his
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  Speaker 1: hand on the quarterback and you know you can't throw
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  Speaker 1: them down. So you know, we'll move on from that.
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  Speaker 1: He'll learn from It is a confusing to the guys
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  Speaker 1: these days, based on what's happening around the league as
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  Speaker 1: to what they can actually do to the quarterback in
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  Speaker 1: a given situation. Well you had, yeah, well you have
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  Speaker 1: the rules. You just have to abide by them, and
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  Speaker 1: they're not changing. But you just have to understand that
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  Speaker 1: in that situation you can't throw them down. You can
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  Speaker 1: pull them down horse color in the pocket, but there
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  Speaker 1: are certain ways where you have to land on a
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  Speaker 1: quarterback or try not to land on the quarterback. And
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  Speaker 1: we've gone over that. They understand it, and it's tough
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  Speaker 1: for a defensive player, but that's what what we gotta
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  Speaker 1: do by by the rules. And I know you can't
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  Speaker 1: be in a position to criticis and referees, but it
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  Speaker 1: does appear. You say that there's rules, but the rules
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  Speaker 1: seem to be open to an interpretation by different referees
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  Speaker 1: at different games. Everybody seems to have Some guys have
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  Speaker 1: their version, other guys have theirs. That's every rule, you know,
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  Speaker 1: depending on what side you're on. If you're if it's
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  Speaker 1: your quarterback yet you want them to you know, have
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  Speaker 1: as much protecting as possible. If you're going after the quarterback,
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  Speaker 1: you want to go get them. So it's interpretation by
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  Speaker 1: the referees and it's a tough job that they have
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  Speaker 1: to do. But we have to understand what we can do.
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  Speaker 1: How we can help our team is just teach them
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  Speaker 1: the rules, let them understand what they can and can't do,
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  Speaker 1: and go from there. Conversation you have with the guys
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  Speaker 1: this week, oh, you always talk about you always try
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  Speaker 1: to learn from other teams and we talk about those
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  Speaker 1: situations and other situations that come up. So that's been
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  Speaker 1: talked about. But you know, from day one they understand
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  Speaker 1: the quarterback is protected in certain ways and they have
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  Speaker 1: to understand that kay Lavan being out for the next
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  Speaker 1: couple of weeks that mean maybe origin a little bit
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  Speaker 1: more an offsideline backer well, we have a couple of
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  Speaker 1: guys that can fill that role. You know, Calavan, it's
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  Speaker 1: gonna be uh, you know, we hate to lose him,
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  Speaker 1: but he'll be back eventually. So we just have some
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  Speaker 1: guys step up and take that role and get opportunities
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  Speaker 1: to you know, get out there and play a little more.
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  Speaker 1: Guys who can play inside out. It's so important. Just
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  Speaker 1: whenever you know you need death, they can kind of
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  Speaker 1: step out of it. It's really just how this team
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  Speaker 1: is built. You have to have depth at certain positions,
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  Speaker 1: and you know, injuries do happen, so you just have
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  Speaker 1: to have a guy the next guy step up. Where
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  Speaker 1: have you seen the Colts and threw over the last
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  Speaker 1: four weeks in the season. I think the you know,
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  Speaker 1: Taylor didn't play last week, so the run game you
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  Speaker 1: can see they're still committed to the run game and
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  Speaker 1: getting their weapons back. It's just and I think Matt
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  Speaker 1: is playing well. Uh in the fourth quarter when it's
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  Speaker 1: crunch time and they have to make plays, he's up
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  Speaker 1: getting the ball out real quick. So they're evolving another team,
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  Speaker 1: and you know, it's a big challenge for us when
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  Speaker 1: you're going against the vet and quarterback like Matt Ryan,
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  Speaker 1: he's seen you now once this season. How important is
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  Speaker 1: it to make sure that you kind of give him
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  Speaker 1: some looks and not play it the exact same way
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  Speaker 1: as you did the It's really important. But they self
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  Speaker 1: scout themselves and we do the same thing, so you
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  Speaker 1: never want to go in with the same game plan.
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  Speaker 1: We have to be multiple in what we do when
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  Speaker 1: we try to do that around here, so we'll try
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  Speaker 1: to create different looks. But just like you said, he's
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  Speaker 1: a veteran, he's seen it all. We just have to
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  Speaker 1: make sure we understand what we're doing, concentrate on us
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  Speaker 1: and go out there and just play. Over the last
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  Speaker 1: few games, you guys have been able to come up
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  Speaker 1: with that stop that Uh the offense needs you guys
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  Speaker 1: to get to get them the ball back. Just what's
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  Speaker 1: you to say about your defense to be able when
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  Speaker 1: it's late in the game, legs are tired and all
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  Speaker 1: of that stuff to still be able to perform in
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  Speaker 1: those moments. I think it's a credit to the players
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  Speaker 1: that they condition themselves. But you know, we've lost the
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  Speaker 1: last two, so we have to find a way to win,
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  Speaker 1: and whatever it is, we have to create another turnover
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  Speaker 1: or put an offense and give field position. But we're
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  Speaker 1: a team that's up and coming and we're gonna continue
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  Speaker 1: to get better and you know next week, we're ready
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  Speaker 1: for this week and we're just gonna continue to go
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  Speaker 1: for it. How much of a lift would it be
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  Speaker 1: for your D line group if fully can go this week?
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  Speaker 1: It's big. Anytime you can have all your guys together,
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  Speaker 1: it's always big. And you know, we had Corey stepped
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  Speaker 1: up last week, did a great job for us. But
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  Speaker 1: once you get Fully back and other guys, you know,
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  Speaker 1: it's just more pieces that you have out there and
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  Speaker 1: it just makes us better. What are you seeing from
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  Speaker 1: the Colt if you apologize to you being asked this,
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  Speaker 1: what do you see from the Colts? Authensive line? Because
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  Speaker 1: it really seems like that unit has regressed, uh quite
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  Speaker 1: significantly here this year for what for whatever reason? Well,
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  Speaker 1: the thing you see on film is the holes are there.
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  Speaker 1: They're run blocking better, their past blocking better. It's just
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  Speaker 1: certain situations they came back, they beat the Chiefs. Uh,
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  Speaker 1: just different games where you see them out there performing.
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  Speaker 1: And I think Matt Ryan's doing a great job. He's
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  Speaker 1: the leader of that team and I think he's doing
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  Speaker 1: a great job of willing those guys a victory. Do
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  Speaker 1: you feel like this is an opportunity to though for
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  Speaker 1: your defensive line and pass rushing. I mean, Matt Ryan's
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  Speaker 1: the most sacked quarterback in the League's got the most
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  Speaker 1: pressures of anybody in the league, been hit more times
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  Speaker 1: than anybody in the lead. Do you feel like this
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  Speaker 1: is an opportunity for your defensive line to really get
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  Speaker 1: after it. I think that's one of the things that
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  Speaker 1: we try to do all the time, is pressure to quarterback.
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  Speaker 1: But again, he's a veteran quarterback. He's savvy, he understands
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  Speaker 1: when to get rid of the ball. So we just
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  Speaker 1: have to go out there and try to stay committed
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  Speaker 1: to what we truly believe in and go from there.
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  Speaker 1: The turnovers flow and heavily to start the season. Last
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  Speaker 1: game was the first one without a turnover. And I
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  Speaker 1: know you guys practice it a lot, but you put
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  Speaker 1: a little effort, extra emphasis or conversation about it with
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  Speaker 1: the guys this week it's uh, you know, so it's
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  Speaker 1: a focus on ours. Anytime you focus on something that
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  Speaker 1: doesn't happen, you come back to work that Wednesday, just
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  Speaker 1: like they did yesterday. They came back in. They were
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  Speaker 1: focused on creating turnovers and that's what we have to do.
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  Speaker 1: You know, they come in bunches. We didn't get one,
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  Speaker 1: and that's another thing. We gotta continue to get better
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  Speaker 1: at turning the ball over and giving an offensive another chances.
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  Speaker 1: So that's our mindset and we're gonna continue to work
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  Speaker 1: at it. You know, five weeks into the season, how
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  Speaker 1: have you seen Devin Lloyd and Traymont Walker grow? In
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  Speaker 1: the meeting rooms and out there on the practice field.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's starting to slow down for him and
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  Speaker 1: everything is not new anymore. They can anticipate a little
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  Speaker 1: bit better. And those guys that do a great job
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  Speaker 1: of studying and coming to work and listening to coaches
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  Speaker 1: and listening to other players, So that's helping in their growth.
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  Speaker 1: And you know, I think coach said it earlier this week.
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  Speaker 1: You know, we're in with five games into the season.
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  Speaker 1: There are no rookies anymore. You know, you've played a bunch,
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  Speaker 1: so they're they're starting to perform. My vets down stop
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  Speaker 1: the two of them pad against you, and it's that
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  Speaker 1: kind of glimpse of you know, what you guys envisioned.
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  Speaker 1: They can be together. Well, you always look at the
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  Speaker 1: players and the talent that they have, and you just
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  Speaker 1: look at what they bring for this team every day
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  Speaker 1: they come to work, they have the right attitude, they
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  Speaker 1: go out there, they worked hard, and then it's showing
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  Speaker 1: on the field and we hope that continues. Grits Williams
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  Speaker 1: had a big play early in the game. For a
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  Speaker 1: guy who missed all training camp, to see him in
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  Speaker 1: the lineup and able to do special things like that,
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  Speaker 1: just how does it felt as a coach. It's always
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  Speaker 1: good to have someone and that's a credit to him
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  Speaker 1: because he didn't miss some time. But again, I think
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  Speaker 1: I said before he was real attentive in meetings and
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  Speaker 1: walk throughs. He was getting every mental rep and I
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  Speaker 1: think that's just shows what a professional he is, being
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  Speaker 1: able to not take the physical rep but take the
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  Speaker 1: mental rep and now it's paying off for him. What
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  Speaker 1: kind of receiver is Michael Pittman. He they didn't have
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  Speaker 1: him the first go around. Looks like he's gonna be
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  Speaker 1: healthy for this weekend. He's a he's a go to guy.
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  Speaker 1: He's he's a guy if they need one. He's uh
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  Speaker 1: the one they look to make a play in for us.
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  Speaker 1: He's a bigger receiver and he's a guy that you know,
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  Speaker 1: we understand that they want to get him the ball,
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  Speaker 1: so we just have to make sure we have coverage
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  Speaker 1: around him, put people around him, and you know, che
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  Speaker 1: I go. Thank you.