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Press Pass | Lawrence: "Let's just be polished." · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: You never want to see guys get injured, especially up front.
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  Speaker 2: It's kind of like my livelihood, our livelihood and run game,
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  Speaker 2: pass game, everything. You know, you go as your as
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  Speaker 2: your front goes offensively and defensively, so you never want
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  Speaker 2: to see guys get banged up.
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  Speaker 1: You know, hopefully you get those guys back as fast
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  Speaker 1: as possible.
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  Speaker 2: I think they've done a great job all training camp
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  Speaker 2: of playing well whoever's in there, playing together and meshing.
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  Speaker 1: And then now it's like everyone's kind of swapping.
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  Speaker 2: Around, moving positions, trying to learn everything, and I think
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  Speaker 2: the guys have done a great job with that.
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  Speaker 1: But obviously you want your guys healthy, so.
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  Speaker 2: Hopefully they can't get back quick and definitely just the
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  Speaker 2: next man up always has to be ready. I think
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  Speaker 2: it's a good example of that.
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  Speaker 3: Can you just talk a little bit about your level
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  Speaker 3: of readiness going into the last pre season game as
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  Speaker 3: to where you were this year last year when with
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  Speaker 3: you know, a year with Doug system all that stuff.
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  Speaker 2: I feel really good. I think, you know, we've built
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  Speaker 2: a lot of chemistry even more in this training camp.
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  Speaker 2: You know, I obviously had a lot with the guys
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  Speaker 2: that were here last year and then think me and
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  Speaker 2: Calvin are just clicking more and more every day. So
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  Speaker 2: I think it's been really great. We've got some great
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  Speaker 2: work in. I like the direction that we're head and
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  Speaker 2: just got to keep getting better every day. You know,
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  Speaker 2: it's such a long season. You just got to get
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  Speaker 2: better every day every week. Huh So, But I like,
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  Speaker 2: I like where we're at right now. We got to
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  Speaker 2: keep getting better and this will be a good, good
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  Speaker 2: little challenge for us. Get some get in there, get
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  Speaker 2: some good reps on on Saturday against Miami.
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  Speaker 1: Your conference is sky high at this point.
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  Speaker 2: What's the number one reason for that?
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  Speaker 4: Is it second year in the offense or just the
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  Speaker 4: natural progression of where it would be.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's a lot of things.
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  Speaker 2: I think, like you said, second year in the offense,
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  Speaker 2: just that consistency, just the communication from myself and Coach
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  Speaker 2: Peterson and Press and the whole offensive staff. I think
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  Speaker 2: we have a really clear vision of what we want
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  Speaker 2: and what we kind of what our objectives are, and
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  Speaker 2: the things that I think we have a better idea
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  Speaker 2: too of like what we're good at and offensively what
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  Speaker 2: we want to try to do. So we're in a
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  Speaker 2: good spot there, and then just the the rapport with
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  Speaker 2: the guys. You know, I think offensively, whether it's receivers,
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  Speaker 2: tight ends, running backs, all those guys, we're just a
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  Speaker 2: close group and I think with that that gives everybody confidence.
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  Speaker 2: You know, you can count on the guy next to you.
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  Speaker 2: And the guys have played well, performed really well, and
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  Speaker 2: even our depth throughout the preseason has looked great. So
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  Speaker 2: it's just encouraging for everybody. Everybody feels like they can
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  Speaker 2: go play free and just like where we're at right
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  Speaker 2: now that.
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  Speaker 5: He felt like after the Cowboys game, having just qu drives,
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  Speaker 5: he would have taken a third, kind of get lathered
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  Speaker 5: up a little bit more. Did you feel that way?
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  Speaker 5: And Roy said that on the defensive side, would you
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  Speaker 5: say similar vibes for you, Slash? How do you feel
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  Speaker 5: about a quarter plus like Doug is predicting you guys
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  Speaker 5: could play on Saturday.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's kind of it's kind of a tough situation.
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  Speaker 2: It's like, you want to obviously keep everybody healthy, and
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  Speaker 2: we've had a couple couple dings, so you want to
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  Speaker 2: keep everybody healthy, but then again, you want to get
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  Speaker 2: reps and you want to you know, get in a
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  Speaker 2: rhythm and then it's like two drives in. That's when
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  Speaker 2: you just kind of start to get a rhythm and
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  Speaker 2: then you come out and so it's like, what's the
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  Speaker 2: best thing, you know, it's kind of a fine line,
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  Speaker 2: and I think our coaches have done a great job
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  Speaker 2: of handling that. So it'll be good to get a
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  Speaker 2: little bit more work this week. And you know what,
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  Speaker 2: however much that up being just just go play well.
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  Speaker 2: I think that's the biggest thing for us. Let's be clean,
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  Speaker 2: let's execute, take advantage of all the possessions that we
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  Speaker 2: get offensively, and just go through our plan and execute.
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  Speaker 2: So I think that's the main focus. You want to
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  Speaker 2: feel good about that, especially the last one going into
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  Speaker 2: the regular season. Let's end on a good note and
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  Speaker 2: kind of get ready for the season. How different is
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  Speaker 2: the prep this week? Everybody's game plan all their life,
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  Speaker 2: but how much of an actual game plan is there
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  Speaker 2: on the dress for Arsenal game? Yeah, I mean preseason
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  Speaker 2: you try not to. I guess I don't know if
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  Speaker 2: everybody's different. I'm assuming everyone's a little different, a little similar.
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  Speaker 2: They're not a ton of game plan and obviously you
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  Speaker 2: want to this one more so than others. You try
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  Speaker 2: to do what you think is good versus those looks.
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  Speaker 2: But you're not crazy scheming, putting in a ton of
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  Speaker 2: new plays, doing any of that like you might do
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  Speaker 2: in a regular game, regular season game, you know, So
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  Speaker 2: that's different. But I think you are, especially now that
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  Speaker 2: we're going to get more reps, you are trying to
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  Speaker 2: maybe fit our offense to the defense, you know, defensive
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  Speaker 2: scheme you're going against. More so than the other games.
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  Speaker 2: You might just call our base stuff and kind of
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  Speaker 2: see what happens against different looks. This one, we're kind
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  Speaker 2: of trying to match it up a little bit better.
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  Speaker 3: Five yards passing need anything to you when you consider
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  Speaker 3: the list of guys who will hit that numb yeah.
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  Speaker 2: I'm not sure who's on that list. Probably, I mean, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I mean that would be great. I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: I'm honestly not a huge stats guy. I think it
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  Speaker 2: tells part of the story. But I think if we
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  Speaker 2: were to do that, that means we had a really
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  Speaker 2: good year offensively, So I think that would be that'd
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  Speaker 2: be really good. But like I said, I don't really
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  Speaker 2: think about stats too much, you know. I think usually
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  Speaker 2: that does tell part of the story of if you're
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  Speaker 2: a good offense or not, usually you're going to have
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  Speaker 2: good stats, whether that's yards, passing yards, rushing yards, all that.
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  Speaker 2: You know, kind of like it started to line up
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  Speaker 2: for us last year. But really the focus is on
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  Speaker 2: winning whatever whatever it takes to do that. But if
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  Speaker 2: that comes with it, that would be that'd be cool.
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  Speaker 4: Clean was the goal, you know, his goal for Saturday
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  Speaker 4: night was the kid clean.
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  Speaker 2: What does that look like to you? I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: unlike the for just no turnovers, you know, not a
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  Speaker 2: lot of penalties, which I think the guys at a
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  Speaker 2: really good job of cleaning that up from week one
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  Speaker 2: to week two of the preseason. So you know, not
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  Speaker 2: a lot of penalties, no turnovers. Let's just execute our assignment,
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  Speaker 2: you know, block the look or whatever, execute the concept
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  Speaker 2: that we're running. Let's be sharp's you know, I miss
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  Speaker 2: a bunch of throws on Ivan drops, any of that stuff.
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  Speaker 2: I think just when you look at the game, let's
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  Speaker 2: just be polished. Let's move quickly in and now the huddle,
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  Speaker 2: you know, and just execute. I think that's what you're
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  Speaker 2: looking to do. And obviously that never there's no no
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  Speaker 2: game's gonna go perfect. So there's gonna be some things
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  Speaker 2: that you gotta you know, work around in some obstacles.
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  Speaker 2: But I think that's the main idea, just be clean
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  Speaker 2: and execute.
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  Speaker 4: It's the part of camp where guys are really fighting
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  Speaker 4: for spies, those into Rustler spies. Would you ever go
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  Speaker 4: to trindor Doug and have a conversation about a guy
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  Speaker 4: that you really like or is that something that you
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  Speaker 4: just leave up to them, you.
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  Speaker 2: Know, having it up until this point, you know, if
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  Speaker 2: there's something there's I mean more casual conversations I think
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  Speaker 2: about players just throughout camp. You know who's who's having
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  Speaker 2: a good camp? What do you think of this guy?
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  Speaker 2: Especially at skill guys, you know that'll be you know
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  Speaker 2: mentioned to me. But it's not a sit down where
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  Speaker 2: I'm going in there and necessarily stand on the table.
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  Speaker 2: You know, if people are asking me what I think
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  Speaker 2: about about someone, I would definitely tell them and give
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  Speaker 2: my opinion. And I think they value what I what
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  Speaker 2: I think. But no, I don't. I wouldn't say I
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  Speaker 2: play a huge part in that. Just no, not really.
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  Speaker 5: How much do you find yourself trying things out in
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  Speaker 5: practice this year compared to last year, whether that's long
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  Speaker 5: goals whether that's just trying something new with the receiver
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  Speaker 5: as opposed to the season ago.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I try to. I try to play
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  Speaker 2: practice like a game from the standpoint of my decision making.
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  Speaker 2: But there are some times where say, you got you know,
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  Speaker 2: Calvin one on one, single, single receiver to the boundary
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  Speaker 2: or whatever, and you got a shot with him, and
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  Speaker 2: you know, in the game, I might work my concept
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  Speaker 2: to the field because I like the leverage for whoever
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  Speaker 2: you know the in the matchup over there. But I
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  Speaker 2: haven't got a ton of reps with Calvin up until
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  Speaker 2: this training camp, so I might want to work that
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  Speaker 2: you know, one on one route to him or whatever
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  Speaker 2: it may be. So I think that's changed a little
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  Speaker 2: bit for me, of just getting to know him and
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  Speaker 2: working that stuff, kind of overdoing some of that so
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  Speaker 2: we can get our chemistry up to speed like I
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  Speaker 2: have with the other guys, and I think it's paid off.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's really it's really getting better and better
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  Speaker 2: every day. I feel like we're starting to click, we're
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  Speaker 2: starting to get on the same page and just constant
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  Speaker 2: conversation with him, and he's given me a lot of
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  Speaker 2: feedback on things that he's done in the past and
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  Speaker 2: that he does well, and so I'd say I do
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  Speaker 2: more of that, And even with other guys, if it's
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  Speaker 2: a new route, like we're going against our defense, it
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  Speaker 2: might not be the best look for that, but I
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  Speaker 2: still want to get the rep of working that new
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  Speaker 2: route that we're running instead of just going to the
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  Speaker 2: other side because I didn't like the coverage. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I might try to try to give that extra look
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  Speaker 2: just to get it done.
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  Speaker 5: How much have you enjoyed Slash maybe razzled him a
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  Speaker 5: little bit about Nate with the throw against the Cowboys
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  Speaker 5: and his new found stardom if you may online, Yeah,
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  Speaker 5: and among the fan base, yeah, I mean.
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  Speaker 2: The great Canadian. He's done a great job. Man, A
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  Speaker 2: guy works really hard, he does, so it's cool to
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  Speaker 2: see him have success. And obviously everybody's been talking about
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  Speaker 2: that play against Dallas, and he had another broke couple
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  Speaker 2: tax against Detroit and had that ball you threw on
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  Speaker 2: the sideline to the earnest. I mean, he's had some
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  Speaker 2: great plays and that's what you gotta do. Guys, Guys
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  Speaker 2: looking looking to you know, stick in the league and
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  Speaker 2: you know, get a spot. And I think he's played
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  Speaker 2: really well, and it's been impressive to watch him just
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  Speaker 2: work and every day in practice he's like that too,
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  Speaker 2: just really committed, works super hard, and I know Guy's
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  Speaker 2: got a lot of respect.
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  Speaker 1: For him to be back in the bank.
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  Speaker 2: I can't wait. First, first one. Next time we'll be
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  Speaker 2: in here, what week two, Kansas City, So that'll be
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  Speaker 2: be fun, be fun, seven o'clock games, a little late
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  Speaker 2: for preseason game, it'd be, it'd be. It'll be good though.
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  Speaker 2: It'd be good to see the bank packed. Won't be
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  Speaker 2: as hot, so I am kind of happy about that,
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  Speaker 2: so that'd be good.
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  Speaker 1: All right, Thanks, all right,