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AJ Barner: "I'm Excited To See The 12s" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Version of wagon Wheel was pretty good.
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  Speaker 2: I guess that the guys think. So I thought I
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  Speaker 2: was all right?
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  Speaker 1: Is that you have to practice much stuff.
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  Speaker 2: They didn't tell us we were doing it, and it
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  Speaker 2: was just kind of one of those songs where it
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  Speaker 2: was like I know most of the words to it.
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  Speaker 2: I thought the guys would know most the words to him.
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  Speaker 2: We were in Nashville, so I thought it was fitting.
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  Speaker 1: How was that for you guys?
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  Speaker 2: I enjoyed it. It was nice to just like be
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  Speaker 2: together with the guys not here in Seattle and just
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  Speaker 2: like be at the hotel, spend some time with each
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  Speaker 2: other and just like go against different competition. I think
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  Speaker 2: for the rookies too, just like you go up against
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  Speaker 2: another team and like practice against them, not just play
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  Speaker 2: against them. Can you kind of you know, can feel
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  Speaker 2: where you're at?
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  Speaker 1: Was it so I know you missed some time kind
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  Speaker 1: of in the spring and all that. How has it
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  Speaker 1: been kind of I guess catching up from them? Where
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  Speaker 1: do you feel like?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I'm starting to make some strides. I
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  Speaker 2: felt like that was kind of definitely really frustrating for
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  Speaker 2: me coming here as a rookie and not being able
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  Speaker 2: to like be out there with the guys, but no,
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  Speaker 2: I feel like I'm I'm taking some strides in the
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  Speaker 2: right direction.
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  Speaker 1: How is it getting extra reps helping you kind of
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  Speaker 1: accelerating your development?
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  Speaker 2: I think it helps for sure. I think either way,
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  Speaker 2: Like the biggest thing I can do is just learn
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  Speaker 2: from when I'm out there and then also to like
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  Speaker 2: when I'm not out there, just making sure that I'm
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  Speaker 2: locked in on whatever our assignment is as as a
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  Speaker 2: tight end groups like you most about the way, I
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  Speaker 2: think just the ability to get everyone involved. Really, I think,
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  Speaker 2: like there's no play that you're like not an option on,
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  Speaker 2: Like if you run your route to the best of
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  Speaker 2: your ability, there's a chance, so you get the ball,
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  Speaker 2: and then just the versatility with it, and what we're
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  Speaker 2: asked to do is tight ends, like we have to
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  Speaker 2: you know, be really good at all areas of the position.
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  Speaker 1: What do you think of the new kickoff rule being
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  Speaker 1: a cover and No, I like it.
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  Speaker 2: I think it, you know, adds another opportunity to uh
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  Speaker 2: to the game, put some more emphasis on special teams.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm off for it, and I think our kickoff
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  Speaker 2: return team has done a really nice job to start,
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  Speaker 2: so I think it's a good opportunity to uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: set the tone for our offense or defense.
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  Speaker 1: One preseason game left. What are you looking to do at.
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  Speaker 2: That really to you know, put a full, full game
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  Speaker 2: together for myself on special teams and on offense from
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  Speaker 2: start to finish, and just like really feel comfortable out there.
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  Speaker 2: I feel like the first game I didn't feel my best.
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  Speaker 2: The second game, I thought, you know, I was doing
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  Speaker 2: some better things. So this game, I feel like I
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  Speaker 2: was an opportunity to show that, you know, I've I
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  Speaker 2: feel more comfortable, kind of.
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  Speaker 1: Like going in front of the home crowd for the
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  Speaker 1: only time this preseason, your first time right out of.
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  Speaker 2: The tonnel in front of Yeah, I'm excited for excited
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  Speaker 2: to see the twelves, excited to see Looman, and yeah,
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  Speaker 2: just excited to you know, get a feel for what
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  Speaker 2: it's going to be like at the home stadium, my city.
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  Speaker 1: I would.
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  Speaker 2: I just think there's you know a lot of different
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  Speaker 2: variables to it, a lot of formations, different you know,
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  Speaker 2: ways to get the guys involved, different tempos to it,
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  Speaker 2: different ways to run the ball. So you know, I
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  Speaker 2: like it. And yeah, I think, like I said before,
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  Speaker 2: I think all the guys have an opportunity to get involved.
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  Speaker 1: Talk a little bit about Brady Wrestle, but he's like
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  Speaker 1: behind the scenes.
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  Speaker 2: Different. That's my guy, one of my best friends on
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  Speaker 2: the team. Just a guy that comes in every day
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  Speaker 2: with the same attitude and just like something that you
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  Speaker 2: could feed off of and is always positive no matter
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  Speaker 2: the case. And he always just says like I get
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  Speaker 2: paid to play football today, Like what better? You know
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  Speaker 2: what I'm saying. Like, So, I think just being around
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  Speaker 2: him is just you know, he's super positive and just
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  Speaker 2: a joy to be around.
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  Speaker 1: You broke a tackle, your first tackle in this last game.
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  Speaker 1: Is that something that you want to take pride in
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  Speaker 1: a part of your game? Is? Sure?
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  Speaker 2: I said it before. I always want to make one
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  Speaker 2: guy miss. Think as when you catch the ball, I think,
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  Speaker 2: you know, you should make one mess. Not that I'm
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  Speaker 2: always gonna do it, but I'm always gonna try to
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  Speaker 2: at least. Uh. That's one thing that I want to
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  Speaker 2: do all right, any else? Thank you, sure, thank you.