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Press Pass | Pederson: "The young guys are really mixing in well" · The Jacksonville Jaguars Official Podcast Network

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  Speaker 1: Well the other day was talking about his experience in
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  Speaker 1: the Walsh Diversity Fellowships. UM, what do you need to
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  Speaker 1: see out of guys that are in that program. First
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  Speaker 1: of all, it's a great it's a great program that
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  Speaker 1: the UM you know at the league, in the NFL
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  Speaker 1: and all the clubs obviously embrace and and started few
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  Speaker 1: years back. And you know, you're you're just giving guys
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  Speaker 1: opportunities to UH, to be seen just like your players,
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  Speaker 1: you know in this league, and UM, these guys come
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  Speaker 1: from a lot of different backgrounds and most of them
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  Speaker 1: are in college football or maybe former players like Brock
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  Speaker 1: Marion who we have. He's you know, I think a
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  Speaker 1: two time Super Bowl champion and a three time Pro
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  Speaker 1: Bowl player who you know has a coaching bug and
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  Speaker 1: and and a niche to coach and you know, and
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  Speaker 1: for us as a staff and for me, it's a
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  Speaker 1: it's a way to to kind of keep your eye
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  Speaker 1: on some some younger coaches. You know that there's a
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  Speaker 1: lot of turnover obviously in this league and UH coaches
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  Speaker 1: move on from from place to place, and it's a
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  Speaker 1: nice pipeline you know to UH to see these of
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  Speaker 1: coaches out here with our players and you know, and
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  Speaker 1: I've told our coaches and players that hey, look they're
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  Speaker 1: they're part of the staff, and and I want them
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  Speaker 1: to coach our players just like you know a position
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  Speaker 1: coach would. So it's a great, great program. We're excited
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  Speaker 1: for the eight guys that are here and look forward
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  Speaker 1: to the next few weeks with them. Players safety, the
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  Speaker 1: Guardian adding we've seen it before on Elmets. It seems
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  Speaker 1: like more of an emphasis this camp. What can you
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  Speaker 1: tell Yeah, you know, um, obviously the league has done
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  Speaker 1: a great job to try to reduce the number of
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  Speaker 1: concussions and things throughout by you know, targets and and
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  Speaker 1: strike points and things like that. And players safety is
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  Speaker 1: obviously something that we, uh we uphold and adhere to.
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  Speaker 1: And you know with the Guardian caps, you know back
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  Speaker 1: you know, league meetings approved using the Guardian caps for
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  Speaker 1: the first few weeks of training camp and and and
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  Speaker 1: it's statistically, um, you know, it can reduce you know,
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  Speaker 1: you know, the the concussion rader at least the impacts
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  Speaker 1: by you know about and if both players o line
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  Speaker 1: d line or linebackers tight ends can um you know
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  Speaker 1: where that where the cap and and uh, you know,
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  Speaker 1: to wear it early in training camp when you're you know, um,
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  Speaker 1: back off about a five and a half week you
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  Speaker 1: know break from O T A S. Really I think
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  Speaker 1: kind of conditions the players for what's to come. And
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  Speaker 1: obviously preseason games and in the regular season. After the
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  Speaker 1: first few practices. How are you feeling about your rookie
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  Speaker 1: class pray by Walker Luke Partner. How do you feel
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  Speaker 1: like they handled the Actually, yeah, I mean these guys
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  Speaker 1: are doing really well where it's still still early in
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  Speaker 1: camp with you know, today's day four obviously, but um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, a long way to go, but but pleased
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  Speaker 1: where they're at and and you know what they're doing.
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  Speaker 1: They're they're improving every single day, um, and so really
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  Speaker 1: like you know, these these games that are coming up
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  Speaker 1: are gonna be uh, you know, another benchmark for them
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  Speaker 1: just to you know, take a step in the direction
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  Speaker 1: that we need him to go. Look at your yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you know, I mean obviously I spent a lot of
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  Speaker 1: time on the offensive side, and some of our young
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  Speaker 1: receivers have have have kind of you know taken some
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  Speaker 1: taking some notice, taking a step forward. And the thing
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  Speaker 1: that I've I've been impressed with all the really all
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  Speaker 1: the rookies and young guys. Is how well they've kind
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  Speaker 1: of retained the information from from the off season, you know,
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  Speaker 1: and and and and brought it right out here to
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  Speaker 1: training camp. And um again it's it's early, but but
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  Speaker 1: excited for these guys and the opportunities in these these
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  Speaker 1: first couple of games. Does what did partner show you
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  Speaker 1: in the spring that he could take the stout to
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  Speaker 1: go right into you. Yeah, he was a player that
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  Speaker 1: obviously we watched on tape, you know, in college and
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  Speaker 1: and you know obviously played in some really big games
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  Speaker 1: there at Kentucky, and um, you know, just really loved
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  Speaker 1: his athleticism. And he's a smart guy obviously, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: and and you get into the off season program and
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  Speaker 1: when you draft these guys as as high as we did,
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  Speaker 1: and Luke being in the third round like we did,
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  Speaker 1: I mean we knew at some point, um, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we gotta at least get him in there with the
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  Speaker 1: ones and let him let him go to work and
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  Speaker 1: and uh, you know, nothing is obviously set in stone,
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  Speaker 1: but we want to give him those valuable reps to
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  Speaker 1: to work with. You know, a veteran in Brandon, you know,
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  Speaker 1: to the right and you know, cam to the left
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  Speaker 1: and work with these guys, and and um, he's done
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  Speaker 1: a nice job. He's handled it well. And um, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we continue to throw a lot of a lot of
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  Speaker 1: information at him and and um, you know, see what
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  Speaker 1: he can handle. That's an update on c J Bennor
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  Speaker 1: where is he at sort of been his recovering. How
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  Speaker 1: soon do you think he's gonna be back to pool Steed? Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: CJ is doing well. Kind of a day to day
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  Speaker 1: right now with him. Want to go cautious. Um, you
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  Speaker 1: know he's he's obviously you know, throwing in some of
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  Speaker 1: the drill work that we're doing. Uh, we just want
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  Speaker 1: to protect him, you know, right now. So um, you know,
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  Speaker 1: any day, any day, we can see him back out
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  Speaker 1: short since May. Dude, what's your anticipation level for Sunday?
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  Speaker 1: What do you need to see on Sunday and Monday
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  Speaker 1: two that matter? Yeah, I mean obviously you put the
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  Speaker 1: pads on for the first time Sunday, and you know
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  Speaker 1: players safety again, you know, we we don't we don't tackle,
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  Speaker 1: we don't go to the ground, we stay up, we
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  Speaker 1: don't cut guys. We we practice fast. It will be
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  Speaker 1: the first time in pads for these guys, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: really in you know several months, you know, since the
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  Speaker 1: end of the regular season, and um, you just want
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  Speaker 1: to see an extension of what we're doing. Um, there'll
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  Speaker 1: be no different. Practice might be a little bit longer,
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  Speaker 1: but you know, just uh, you get a little better idea,
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  Speaker 1: I think up front, you know, especially when you do
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  Speaker 1: these team run periods, just to see the the fits
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  Speaker 1: and some of the combination blocks and and and things
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  Speaker 1: that that guys can And it's much easier for an
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  Speaker 1: offensive lineman to hang onto a shoulder pad than it
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  Speaker 1: is a sweaty jersey at that time too, so you know,
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  Speaker 1: but it it just it does make a difference, you know,
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  Speaker 1: to put the pads on a little more weight. Were
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  Speaker 1: again we're conditioning the bodies and and um, I think
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  Speaker 1: the guys are are excited to do that. Lever to
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  Speaker 1: the linement as as be a big leader the one
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  Speaker 1: on one contact. Yeah, you'll start seeing more more more
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  Speaker 1: the one on one pass rush games, you know, when
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  Speaker 1: the pads come on and more of the the old
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  Speaker 1: line D line working together. You know, in this acclamation
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  Speaker 1: phase right now, we have to limit the amount of
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  Speaker 1: contact that that we're doing. Um, but yeah, once the
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  Speaker 1: pads come on, it's it's sort of game on at
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  Speaker 1: that point on the sled. Umany specific update on him
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  Speaker 1: and his programs. No, but he's doing well. You know,
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  Speaker 1: he's still gonna be day to day. UM just want
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  Speaker 1: to give him time, I don't, you know, with those injuries,
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  Speaker 1: you just don't want to rush him back. And and
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  Speaker 1: uh you know, Um, he's the type of guy too,
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  Speaker 1: and the type of kid that's that's gonna do the
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  Speaker 1: right things off the field as well from a mental
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  Speaker 1: standpoint with the defense and and um, but you know,
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  Speaker 1: we're gonna give him as enough enough time as he
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  Speaker 1: needs see him and shock Shack's done really well. Um.
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  Speaker 1: You know again, young veteran player who kind of just
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  Speaker 1: fills in no where he's nowhere he needs to be
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  Speaker 1: communication on defense and and of course you know his
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  Speaker 1: his uh you know, special team's value as well. Chad
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  Speaker 1: is another one who has really just kind of stepped
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  Speaker 1: in and um, you know, impressed us a little bit
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  Speaker 1: with what he what he knows, what he's retained and um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, he seems to be in the right spots. Um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, on the field, as you've gone around see
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  Speaker 1: the Jackson or during the offseason portion knowing what you
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  Speaker 1: did in Philadelphia brought that city of the championship per
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  Speaker 1: time there was sixty years. Did you have you ever
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  Speaker 1: allowed yourself to play what the city might feel like
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  Speaker 1: if you were able to do the same thing to
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  Speaker 1: you You know, you you do sit and think about,
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  Speaker 1: you know, moments like that, and and obviously it was
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  Speaker 1: very special in Philly to to bring a championship to
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  Speaker 1: that city and and those you know, those people, it's
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  Speaker 1: it's a generational um, you know, the city of Philadelphia
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  Speaker 1: like that, and and to see the excitement and joy,
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  Speaker 1: you know, on their faces. And then you you transition
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  Speaker 1: to here and you know, um, you think about the
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  Speaker 1: history of the Jaguars and how close they were just
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  Speaker 1: a few years ago, you know to possibly playing us
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  Speaker 1: in the you know, in the Super Bowl, and and
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  Speaker 1: how how exciting even from Afar, you could see how
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  Speaker 1: exciting the fan base was at that time. And I
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  Speaker 1: kind of put myself in that situation where you know,
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  Speaker 1: and first of all, let me just let me go
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  Speaker 1: out and say, hey, we're a long way from there.
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  Speaker 1: But but you do think about that, right, you do
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  Speaker 1: kind of put yourself in those positions, and how um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, how exciting not only here I think in Jacksonville,
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  Speaker 1: but also overseas when we go to London. How many
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  Speaker 1: how many Jaguar fans are over there, So, um, the
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  Speaker 1: impact would be would be great. Do you ever think
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  Speaker 1: about that from a coaching historical perspectively, Well, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: you know I did after we did it in Philly
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  Speaker 1: with some of the some of the great coaches and
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  Speaker 1: legendary coaches. You know in Philadelphia, you think about coach
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  Speaker 1: for Meal and Andy Reid and those guys, and and
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  Speaker 1: and the same thing, the same thing here with you know,
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  Speaker 1: with coach Coughlin and the guys you know, and and
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  Speaker 1: you know they've had good teams here. Um, just we
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  Speaker 1: gotta get you know, we gotta have another one, you know,
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  Speaker 1: And and um it's uh, you know, for me, it's
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  Speaker 1: about up, you know, one game at a time. But
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  Speaker 1: but I do think about, um, those moments from time
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  Speaker 1: to time. Nobody's ever nobody did it there either, So
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  Speaker 1: that would be great. Trevor, look over these first few days. Ah,
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  Speaker 1: he's looked sharp. He's so crisp, um guy. He sees
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  Speaker 1: the field really well. Right now, Um, he's commanding the offense. Um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, and and and he's still still in the
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  Speaker 1: growth mentality, which is which is exciting. You know, he
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  Speaker 1: still wants to get better and each and every day
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  Speaker 1: and um, we've seen that out of him. You know,
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  Speaker 1: he's leading not only by example, but but being able
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  Speaker 1: to just go up to players and talk to him
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  Speaker 1: about routes or protections with your line or whatever it
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  Speaker 1: might be. So he's in a good place. Um, it's
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  Speaker 1: still early in camp, but but like where he's headed.
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  Speaker 1: The point Press made a comment about you have him
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  Speaker 1: saying that you like, he needs to know where all
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  Speaker 1: the phones are buried. I think that's what is How
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  Speaker 1: is he doing in the progression of knowing good good?
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  Speaker 1: I mean that Scenaria that that obviously he'll get better
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  Speaker 1: as he understands the offense because the whole system is
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  Speaker 1: relatively new, and you know, to all the players, but
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  Speaker 1: for for quarterbacks, just understanding where where guys are gonna be.
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  Speaker 1: You're starting to see that a little bit more and
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  Speaker 1: more and some of the team drills and and you know,
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  Speaker 1: if it's not there down the field, how he can
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  Speaker 1: you know, get it to a back where tight end
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  Speaker 1: underneath and and that's just that's just knowing and being
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  Speaker 1: more comfortable with the offense mechanically. He's sound, uh you know,
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  Speaker 1: still I would say sound, but still a work in
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  Speaker 1: progress as well. Um, you know, one of his strengths
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  Speaker 1: obviously is his arm and his abilities. Tall guy, he
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  Speaker 1: stands nice and tall in the pocket and he keeps
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  Speaker 1: his eyes down the field and and we just got
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  Speaker 1: to continue to work his base and just making sure
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  Speaker 1: he's on time and the rhythm you know, with every throw.
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  Speaker 1: Tyson is really beginning to, um, you know, kind of
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  Speaker 1: come into his own as as a corner in this league.
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  Speaker 1: He's he's long and lanky and can run. And you know,
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  Speaker 1: yesterday he had a really good day yesterday and had
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  Speaker 1: a couple of you know, pass breakups yesterday. And you know,
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  Speaker 1: he's another one of those young players. It just you know,
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  Speaker 1: the more, the more reps and the more time on
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  Speaker 1: the grass is just gonna make him a better football player.
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  Speaker 1: And and um, you know, he's young, energetic, he's he's
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  Speaker 1: he's also becoming a leader on that on that side
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  Speaker 1: of the ball, and and that's good to seem like
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  Speaker 1: a lot of conference right now, is that where you
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  Speaker 1: kind of want to see from my second game player
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  Speaker 1: kind of coming to their own. Yeah, you know, and
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  Speaker 1: in your second and third years where you start seeing
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  Speaker 1: these young players really make make strides in this league.
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  Speaker 1: And and um, it is good to see, you know.
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  Speaker 1: At the same time, yeah, he also knows that you know,
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  Speaker 1: it's a long season and and you know you're gonna
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  Speaker 1: have highs and lows. But but just how you manage
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  Speaker 1: it and how you kind of stay right in the middle,
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  Speaker 1: I think goes a long way a number of coaches
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  Speaker 1: in this league. And to throw rookies into the starting
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  Speaker 1: line up first year, what is it? What is it
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  Speaker 1: about your approach that you put in you know, Traylon Walker,
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  Speaker 1: Devin Lloyd partner, Is that was it? Neat day? There
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  Speaker 1: wasn't you know you're talking to play any games? No,
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  Speaker 1: I mean obviously it was a guy like Trayvon. I mean, um,
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  Speaker 1: you know, he's our first first pick and and you're
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  Speaker 1: gonna throw him in there, and he's gonna be in there. Um,
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  Speaker 1: a guy like well, that was I can't. I can't
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  Speaker 1: speak about that, you know, I speak about what's going
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  Speaker 1: on right here. No, But but Luke, Luke's the same way. Um,
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  Speaker 1: you know Devin Lloyd, you know obviously you know before
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  Speaker 1: the injury, he was he was his starting rotation. Look,
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  Speaker 1: I mean you draft these guys for a reason, and
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  Speaker 1: and the reason is they need to play. And then
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  Speaker 1: they they you know, we need the depth, we need
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  Speaker 1: the talent, we need maybe possibly to fill a hole. Um.
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  Speaker 1: And and these guys, you know, it's no better time
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  Speaker 1: than right now, right to to let him, you know,
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  Speaker 1: go through a practice and and make mistakes, have successes
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  Speaker 1: and be able to coach all that right now. Then
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  Speaker 1: say week one or two of the regular season when
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  Speaker 1: it's their first you know, the first time talking about
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  Speaker 1: is what you're seeing out of him? He's first three days.
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  Speaker 1: You know, he's just a he's a silent leader. Um gosh,
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  Speaker 1: he you know he I don't think he missed a
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  Speaker 1: day in the off season. Um. His attention to detail
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  Speaker 1: is unbelievable. His work ethic, how he and Trevor communicate,
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  Speaker 1: you know, is something that for a for a young
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  Speaker 1: quarterback and a veteran receiver. You know, you you would
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  Speaker 1: think these guys have been together for you know, a
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  Speaker 1: couple of years, and you know he just leads that room.
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  Speaker 1: It's a young, young, impressionable room. And and um, you
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  Speaker 1: know he's one of the leaders in there, and and
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  Speaker 1: um he's done some really good things. He's a silent guy,
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  Speaker 1: but say Jones is a lot more vocal. Is he
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  Speaker 1: as advertiser? You have you been from a couple. I've been.
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  Speaker 1: I've been impressed was day. I mean, he's he's coming here,
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  Speaker 1: and he's you know, he's a smart guy. Again, he's
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  Speaker 1: a he's one of those guys that doesn't doesn't miss
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  Speaker 1: and um he's picked up the picked up the system
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  Speaker 1: and and you know, and the one thing I like
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  Speaker 1: about both those guys, and really I mean throw in
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  Speaker 1: Marvin Jones and Leviscy and some of the guys that
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  Speaker 1: are working with the ones. I mean, these are these
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  Speaker 1: are unselfish guys. You know, it's it's not about throw
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  Speaker 1: me the football all the time. They understand there's one
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  Speaker 1: football and and uh, in order for a play to work,
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  Speaker 1: sometimes one guy has to kind of be the take
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  Speaker 1: the top off guy. And um, each one of those
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  Speaker 1: guys can do that and and very unselfish that way,
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  Speaker 1: and and um, it's good. It's good to see your
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  Speaker 1: your tight end room, Dan orld Evan ingroom is born,
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  Speaker 1: are they going to be pore year off? I like
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  Speaker 1: tight ends. Um, it goes without saying. You know, the
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  Speaker 1: success we had in in my previous spot with tight
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  Speaker 1: ends and and kind of grew up in even as
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  Speaker 1: a player with tight ends, you know, and um, these guys,
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  Speaker 1: it's a really good room. You know. I think I
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  Speaker 1: think you know, Chris Manhertz and Luke kind of the
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  Speaker 1: primary y tight end positions, and you've got Evan and
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  Speaker 1: Dan and you know playing more of the f slot
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  Speaker 1: tight you know, receiver tight end positions. But there's a
• 15:02
  Speaker 1: lot of combinations right there. And then the young guys
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  Speaker 1: are really mixing in well, Um they're learning, they're getting better.
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  Speaker 1: Pads are for tight ends. When you put the pads on,
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  Speaker 1: that's really where you get to see some of the
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  Speaker 1: physicality in the run game, you know, with these guys,
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  Speaker 1: and and so we're excited about that. But uh, good, good,
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  Speaker 1: you know Room right now. Um, you know they're learning
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  Speaker 1: as well, just like everybody else. But uh, you know,
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  Speaker 1: doing some good things all right. Thanks guys,