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DK Metcalf: "Jaxon Smith-Njigba Is A Great Receiver" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Goody.
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  Speaker 2: Since a couple of games, since we've seen.
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  Speaker 1: You on the field, how do you harness that energy
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  Speaker 1: on game day when you know you want to.
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  Speaker 2: Be out there? No, I can't play and know that
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  Speaker 2: there's better options when I'm not a hundred percent. So,
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  Speaker 2: I mean we got great receivers, great playmakers all around
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  Speaker 2: the offense. So you know, if I didn't play, I
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  Speaker 2: know somebody else's turning to step up and uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: make plays.
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  Speaker 1: How are you feeling you're expecting to play someday?
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  Speaker 3: Uh?
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  Speaker 2: I don't know yet. Uh, gonna practice today and then
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  Speaker 2: you know, see how it goes. You had to break
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  Speaker 2: the ice. Huh you've before this, you'd only missed one
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  Speaker 2: game in your career.
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  Speaker 1: You've played through a lot.
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  Speaker 2: How how tough was it mentally for you to.
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  Speaker 1: Have a couple of games?
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  Speaker 2: Uh? I mean it wasn't tough at all. I wasn't
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  Speaker 2: a hundred percent, and I knew I couldn't, uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: go out there and be the best version of myself,
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  Speaker 2: you know, just for myself and uh you know the team.
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  Speaker 2: So uh, I mean it was an easy decision for me.
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  Speaker 2: Nothing mental, you know what's going on. It was just
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  Speaker 2: hard on game days, you know, just sitting back and
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  Speaker 2: having a watch. It was just kind of a different perspective.
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  Speaker 1: What if anything did you learn from that perspective.
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  Speaker 2: Just to uh be a better uh teammate, Uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: coaching wise, or just telling uh Bobo Locke, uh Jack's
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  Speaker 2: uh Cody whatever I saw throw on the field, and
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  Speaker 2: just you know, trying to keep everybody encouraged on the sideline.
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  Speaker 3: Speaking of Cody, what did you make it his opportunity
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  Speaker 3: when he got the chance to play here.
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  Speaker 2: This week for the first time, Yes, sir, I mean
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  Speaker 2: he d makes those players that practice all the time,
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  Speaker 2: so just to see it, uh you know come to
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  Speaker 2: life on game day. Uh, I know, it was really
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  Speaker 2: special for him. Uh his dad was actually in town.
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  Speaker 2: Uh they had about a week so his dad was
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  Speaker 2: able to sit sit there and watch his son uh
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  Speaker 2: make plays. So I mean it was just a blessing
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  Speaker 2: that uh he got that opportunity and he took full
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  Speaker 2: advantage of it.
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  Speaker 1: Then. Yeah, exciting to see him have a game like
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  Speaker 1: that and full silent to watch.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, it was just a matter of time. Jackson's a
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  Speaker 2: great receiver, but like I said, it was just a
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  Speaker 2: matter of time before he really got his opportunity to shine,
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  Speaker 2: and uh you know, I'm glad he did it, uh
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  Speaker 2: you know in the fashion that he did.
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  Speaker 3: Having him have a game like that, are you looking
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  Speaker 3: forward to getting back on the field when you do
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  Speaker 3: to to force defenses to cover both of you and
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  Speaker 3: in ways they might not have had.
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  Speaker 2: To, Uh correct, Yes, sir, I mean it just opens
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  Speaker 2: up the offense that much more, whether they're you know,
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  Speaker 2: having a double team me and him and Locke gets
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  Speaker 2: open or uh you know, we were able to run
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  Speaker 2: the ball and Ken gash is some more Zach gaslam
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  Speaker 2: for a long run. I think it just you know,
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  Speaker 2: that puts more uh pressure on the defense after cover
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  Speaker 2: all of our skill positions.
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  Speaker 1: Does this matchup with San Francisco feel different than the
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  Speaker 1: last one considering how many guys you have back for
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  Speaker 1: this game?
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  Speaker 2: Uh no, sir, Nah, I mean we still gotta go
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  Speaker 2: in there and beat them. They're a good football team
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  Speaker 2: coming off of a two wins, so we still gotta
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  Speaker 2: go out there and perform and put our best foot forward.
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  Speaker 3: You guys have gotten the results that you guys have
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  Speaker 3: wanted over the past few weeks.
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  Speaker 1: Curious how Mike McDonald has been through others, not from
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  Speaker 1: him demeanor.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, sir, I mean it's very it's been very consistent.
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  Speaker 2: We gotta stop shooting ourselves in the foot, a lot
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  Speaker 2: of self inflicting wounds kind of uh in the previous
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  Speaker 2: three game skit that we had. I mean, we just
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  Speaker 2: gotta collectively come together and just play a complete football game.
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  Speaker 2: You know, offense, defense, and special teams all working together,
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  Speaker 2: just eliminate the stupid penalties or the costly mistakes have
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  Speaker 2: turned the ball over. Even where things are.
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  Speaker 1: In the standings, this game feel like it's more.
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  Speaker 3: Important than any other.
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  Speaker 1: Uh. I don't even haven't looked at the standings.
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  Speaker 2: I just know we gotta win and just take it
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  Speaker 2: one week at a time and the wrest will take
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  Speaker 2: care of himself.
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  Speaker 3: Lucas is able to make his first start of the
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  Speaker 3: season this week.
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  Speaker 1: What does he bring to the team.
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  Speaker 2: I think A just brings a type of physicality and toughness,
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  Speaker 2: uh to the old line, especially at the right tackle
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  Speaker 2: position that uh I think, Uh, you know, Mike has
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  Speaker 2: done a great job, George has done a great job,
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  Speaker 2: but uh, you know, Age is just different in the
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  Speaker 2: way that he views the game and views uh the
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  Speaker 2: position and how he plays the position, So, uh it'll
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  Speaker 2: be fun to just have him back.
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  Speaker 1: Where do you feel like the mood of the team
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  Speaker 1: is right now? I guess coming off the buyer and everything.
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  Speaker 2: And games, Yes, sir, I think uh we feel rested.
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  Speaker 2: Uh got to got to a chance to get away
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  Speaker 2: and you know, enjoy family, get away from football and
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  Speaker 2: kind of just like reset and just coming here ready
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  Speaker 2: to work.
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  Speaker 1: Uh.
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  Speaker 2: I think today is gonna be a good, good day
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  Speaker 2: of practice. Good they just to get back out there
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  Speaker 2: on the field and uh, you know, go against one
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  Speaker 2: another and just try to try sharpen each other, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the best that we can.
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  Speaker 3: What have you seen it from Josh Job. I don't
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  Speaker 3: know if you had a chance to practice against him yet,
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  Speaker 3: Uh what are you seeing from them?
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  Speaker 2: He was a tough corner even when he was uh
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  Speaker 2: before he got called up. Uh he was guarding me
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  Speaker 2: Jackson uh lock and uh you better come with your
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  Speaker 2: best release whenever you uh went against him at practice.
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  Speaker 2: So I think he's a great corner, very patient, uh,
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  Speaker 2: very physical uh at the line of scrimmage, and you know,
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  Speaker 2: just happy he got a chance to really show what
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  Speaker 2: he can do.
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  Speaker 3: I think it was uh the newer uh number two
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  Speaker 3: cause I'm uh he said something about draft of the game.
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  Speaker 1: I can't remember.
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  Speaker 3: But does it feel like the Niner DBS are like
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  Speaker 3: more chippy with you than other teams dvs?
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  Speaker 1: No, I think all dbs are try to talk though.
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  Speaker 2: No, I don't know if I was supposed to answer
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  Speaker 2: yes to that question, but no it it hasn't No, yes, sir,
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  Speaker 2: no shd.
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  Speaker 1: You haven't played as much? Did have you noticed Russell
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  Speaker 1: Wilson in Pittsburgh? And how?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, sir, Me and him and Locke have a a
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  Speaker 2: group text together where uh we keep in touch uh
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  Speaker 2: with each other. He's been he's been doing really uh
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  Speaker 2: really well him and uh Bobby, but condolence is out
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  Speaker 2: the quandary he got hurt? Uh?
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  Speaker 1: Who else?
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  Speaker 2: Those are pretty much the three people that I keep
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  Speaker 2: in contact with uh for the most part.
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  Speaker 3: The rest of that dance after he pulled the guy offsides,
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  Speaker 3: what do he do? He's the dance he did after
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  Speaker 3: he drew the guy offside?
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  Speaker 1: No, I ain't see him do no dance. I'm sorry,
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  Speaker 1: I ain't see no dance. Do you have?
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  Speaker 3: Don't know how much pay attention to social media or
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  Speaker 3: post he follow sports nes or all that.
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  Speaker 1: But when you see your name thrown out.
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  Speaker 3: There and trade roums and whatnot, w how do you
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  Speaker 3: react to sit back?
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  Speaker 1: Uh?
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  Speaker 2: I I haven't been on social media, so I can't
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  Speaker 2: answer that. But when I do hear my name and
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  Speaker 2: trade rumors, Uh, you know, it's not in my control,
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  Speaker 2: so you know, just take it one day at a
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  Speaker 2: time and just control what I can control. Sorry, ask
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  Speaker 2: one more about your injuries, but I we haven't talked
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  Speaker 2: to you since then.
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  Speaker 3: Just did you know that that that that play you
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  Speaker 3: got hurt on was kind of a goofy play.
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  Speaker 1: I guess did you know you got heard on that
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  Speaker 1: or what not? Initially?
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  Speaker 2: But when d Hall got the scoop and score and
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  Speaker 2: I was running down the sideline, I kind of felt
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  Speaker 2: it and I said something to strict.
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  Speaker 1: Do you feel like potential wise with the offense?
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  Speaker 2: Is it just those silly mistakes, those small mistakes that
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  Speaker 2: are holding you guys back?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 3: What can this offense?
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  Speaker 1: Yes?
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  Speaker 2: I think we don't turn the ball over, don't take sex,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, just complete uh complete the passes that
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  Speaker 2: are thrown to us and just went I one on
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  Speaker 2: one matchups. I think, yes, this offense is gonna be
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  Speaker 2: very hard to stop.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, thank you, thank you.