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  Speaker 1: This week's like a kind of like a a warm
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  Speaker 1: up week, I guess what you would call it?
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  Speaker 2: Is that the case? And sort of what does it
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  Speaker 2: look like? Do you game playing more?
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  Speaker 1: And and have you talked about starters playing?
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  Speaker 2: Uh?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, this third and third and final preseason game, we
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  Speaker 3: usually uh let the starters play a little bit more,
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  Speaker 3: you know, and again it depends on the circumstance.
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  Speaker 2: And the way the game goes.
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  Speaker 3: But you'd love to get maybe two quarters, you know,
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  Speaker 3: uh out of them, you know, But we do take
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  Speaker 3: a look at Lanta a little bit and we simulate
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  Speaker 3: like game weeks schedule wise, now that the camp is broken,
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  Speaker 3: and that's probably the probably the only reason you know,
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  Speaker 3: these weeks are are important to to get the guys
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  Speaker 3: you know, no longer in the hotel, they're living at home,
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  Speaker 3: transportation here, all that kind of stuff.
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  Speaker 2: It just it simulates and sort of feels like a
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  Speaker 2: game week. CJ. That third injury day, Christian Ker Yeah, CJ.
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  Speaker 2: Growing you know reinjured that one.
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  Speaker 3: Uh he'll miss he'll miss this week, Mac, you said, Mac,
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  Speaker 3: who oh Christian Christian Christian all miss again. Still can't
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  Speaker 3: feeling good. But we're just gonna hold him out this week. No, Matt,
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  Speaker 3: I I thought you said Mac. I didn't I thought Kirk.
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  Speaker 3: You said Kirk Mac. No, Mack's good.
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  Speaker 2: Do you wanna get Eric arm set some work this week? Uh?
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  Speaker 3: Yes, We're gonna see how he is in practice. I
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  Speaker 3: I can't speak on the game just yet, but uh,
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  Speaker 3: you know, we're gonna work some individual stuff and then progress,
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  Speaker 3: you know, slowly with him, and then and then yeah,
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  Speaker 3: I'll just you know, Savage, his his red jersey came off,
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  Speaker 3: so he's officially cleared to to go, so he'll he'll
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  Speaker 3: play this week. When you start sort of getting together
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  Speaker 3: with Trend and the rest of the coaches to sort
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  Speaker 3: of trim down the wrongster, I know it's a difficult time.
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  Speaker 1: But when do.
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  Speaker 2: You when you well, we you know, we we talk.
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  Speaker 3: We have personnel meetings after every ball game and and
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  Speaker 3: throughout training camp and and you know we talk about
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  Speaker 3: the roster. It's still early, you know, to to make
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  Speaker 3: any kind of decisions. I mean, you know, you know,
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  Speaker 3: obviously Trevor's the quarterback, and you know Josh will be
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  Speaker 3: the defensive end, so we know that much. But you know,
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  Speaker 3: after that, it's still evaluation and still still want to
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  Speaker 3: get as much time with these guys as we can
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  Speaker 3: right up until the last minute.
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  Speaker 1: That's I think for somebody that really speaks and make
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  Speaker 1: an impression when it's such a short amount of time.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, he had a he had a I mean,
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  Speaker 1: he had a nice sack, he have a knighte and uh,
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  Speaker 1: basically you're be evaluating him based on you know, two
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  Speaker 1: and a half weeks of being with you.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's it's tough.
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  Speaker 3: It's tough when guys come in the middle of camp.
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  Speaker 3: But you know, he's done a nice job just picking
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  Speaker 3: up the terminology, picking up the defense, and you know,
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  Speaker 3: he's getting meaningful game reps that are that are good
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  Speaker 3: for him and and you know, we just got to
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  Speaker 3: continue to to evaluate how he how he does an
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  Speaker 3: individual drills, any team reps that he gets during the week,
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  Speaker 3: and and then again with this last game, you know,
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  Speaker 3: probably looking like the second half potentially playing and just
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  Speaker 3: again making making the most of those reps. And you
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  Speaker 3: know it, it it it's probably a challenge, you know,
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  Speaker 3: with a guy like that, probably fifty three you know,
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  Speaker 3: as you go, but but practice squad is not out
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  Speaker 3: of the question. And and and that's what a lot
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  Speaker 3: of these guys you know, are competing for.
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  Speaker 2: They're still competing for those for those spots.
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  Speaker 3: The rule this year where you get Disney two players
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  Speaker 3: to return from hier ror foro to fifty new Man
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  Speaker 3: cut down.
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  Speaker 2: How much flexibility is that give you just building up
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  Speaker 2: the roster. I mean it helps you.
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  Speaker 3: It helps you, you know, especially in a situation maybe like
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  Speaker 3: Dewey or you know one of these guys like that
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  Speaker 3: that just you know, is banged during camp and and
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  Speaker 3: you know they're not gonna start the season. I mean
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  Speaker 3: it it it does give you flexibility, you know, but
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  Speaker 3: then you're gonna have to make a move down the road.
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  Speaker 3: But you know, for us to do that with a
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  Speaker 3: couple of players, it does make it a little bit
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  Speaker 3: easier to to manage your roster, right. It cut downs
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  Speaker 3: how big are the we and even last week for
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  Speaker 3: Parker Washington just getting so many.
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  Speaker 2: More reps for Christian now you know it's valuable.
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  Speaker 3: I mean you look at the last five games last
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  Speaker 3: year when Christian missed and he got all the all
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  Speaker 3: the work there.
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  Speaker 2: I think he got a lot of and gain confidence.
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  Speaker 3: He's stronger, you know this year he looks faster, quicker,
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  Speaker 3: all all of that. And you know, he's just making
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  Speaker 3: the most of his opportunities and and doing a nice
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  Speaker 3: job in the return game as well. And and uh
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  Speaker 3: he's been as we've said, he's been one of the
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  Speaker 3: bright spots of camp.
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  Speaker 1: We've talked about the year two guys, but I mean Braswell,
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  Speaker 1: mill Or Biggs, b Parker. I mean, it's there's a
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  Speaker 1: lot of guys considerably different.
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  Speaker 2: Than they did last year. Is that.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, those guys are really showing up. You know, they're
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  Speaker 3: making making plays all over the field. And he saw
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  Speaker 3: Tank the other night just how how powerful he can
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  Speaker 3: be running the football and and just improving. And uh,
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  Speaker 3: he's going to be a great addition for for the
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  Speaker 3: run game. And as you mentioned, you know, Ventrell getting
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  Speaker 3: those getting those reps. Foyer is not there, so he's
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  Speaker 3: getting be able to step in and do some do
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  Speaker 3: some great things. And you know, and really this is
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  Speaker 3: his kind of his first year, you know, because he
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  Speaker 3: missed last year.
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  Speaker 2: But he's done a great job. Braswell has done a
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  Speaker 2: great job.
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  Speaker 3: You look at all these guys second year players that
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  Speaker 3: are just getting opportunities and it's part of that developmental theme,
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  Speaker 3: you know, just developing your roster and and letting these
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  Speaker 3: guys perform. And uh, it's it's it's benefiting them.
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  Speaker 2: What you need to see from the offensive line.
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  Speaker 3: One more week in camp, one more game. Well, you know,
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  Speaker 3: number one goal is is to obviously, you know, keep
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  Speaker 3: your quarterback clean. Second thing is be able to you know,
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  Speaker 3: run the football a little bit with some success. And
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  Speaker 3: and even though you're not going into these games, you know,
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  Speaker 3: game planning, you still want to have that success and
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  Speaker 3: and just you know, your training camp rules kind of
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  Speaker 3: take over in you know, protection game, run game, things
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  Speaker 3: like that. But you know, play physical, control the line
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  Speaker 3: of scrim as best you can, no matter who you
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  Speaker 3: know who lines up on the other side. I can't
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  Speaker 3: control you know, Atlanta. But just just see the continuity,
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  Speaker 3: you know, uh, the unity with the with those five
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  Speaker 3: or six guys that will be.
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  Speaker 2: Out there and started and right and what what you
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  Speaker 2: meet see from Roy. Roy's been doing a really good job,
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  Speaker 2: I think. I think too.
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  Speaker 3: He missed a lot of springtime, you know, uh with
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  Speaker 3: his injury, and and so just again, just it it
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  Speaker 3: It takes some time, just learning the techniques and learning
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  Speaker 3: the details of the defense. And but he's he's been
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  Speaker 3: doing a great job. He's gonna be, you know, an
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  Speaker 3: impact player for us, and and just continue to grow
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  Speaker 3: in the defense consistency not only by Roy but but
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  Speaker 3: by everybody, and and you know, continue to show that
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  Speaker 3: that you know, he's he's one of the main stays.
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  Speaker 3: You know on that dto your line played sixty snaps
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  Speaker 3: on Saturday.
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  Speaker 1: What did you see from him?
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  Speaker 2: And at an extended stretch.
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  Speaker 3: You know, it's it's interesting because he you know, he
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  Speaker 3: he continues to improve, Uh, continues to get better.
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  Speaker 2: You know.
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  Speaker 3: I think as the game war on, I think some
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  Speaker 3: fatigue took over a little bit, got tired.
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  Speaker 2: A little bit towards the end.
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  Speaker 3: But he he he, he busts his tail and and
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  Speaker 3: you know, doesn't make many mistakes.
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  Speaker 2: Honestly.
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  Speaker 3: If it is, sometimes it's it's just uh a a
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  Speaker 3: brain lapse here or there.
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  Speaker 2: Uh.
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  Speaker 3: But but he's he's improving and and he's doing some
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  Speaker 3: good things. And you know, this past game was uh
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  Speaker 3: was a lot of reps for him, you know, and
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  Speaker 3: and uh for a lot of guys.
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  Speaker 2: But I thought he handled it.
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  Speaker 3: Well all those reps for a rookie who might not
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  Speaker 3: you know, potentially play a lot of regular season snaps
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  Speaker 3: this year. Well, I mean, you know guys like that,
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  Speaker 3: you know, to put that amount of snaps on film
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  Speaker 3: for us to evaluate and then obviously for other teams
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  Speaker 3: to evaluate when you you know, when you get to
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  Speaker 3: cut downs that whatever happens, you know, you you have
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  Speaker 3: good tape out there. And and that's what I just
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  Speaker 3: keep encouraging all our guys that are competing, is I
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  Speaker 3: you know, yeah, you're competing for our roster, but there's
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  Speaker 3: thirty one other teams that they're looking as well. So
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  Speaker 3: I always always make you know, make the most of
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  Speaker 3: your opportunities when you get a chance.
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  Speaker 1: You when you went and Trent first got your hands
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  Speaker 1: on this roster two years ago, was one of the
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  Speaker 1: bigger challenges being how do you improve the bottom third
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  Speaker 1: the roster where your death is gonna come from, where
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  Speaker 1: you know, guys are just uh it, it just seems
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  Speaker 1: like where you guys are now is pretty uh is
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  Speaker 1: a is a pretty good jump up from where you
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  Speaker 1: were two years ago with regards to the bottom of
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  Speaker 1: the roster.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, and and it that takes time, you know,
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  Speaker 3: and and and to speak to uh the say that
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  Speaker 3: bottom third or even half your roster. Those guys typically
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  Speaker 3: end up playing a lot towards the end of the season,
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  Speaker 3: right cause your starters get nicked and might miss some time.
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  Speaker 3: And these are the ones that that fill in and
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  Speaker 3: give you the the meaningful you know, game reps. And
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  Speaker 3: and they're also the ones playing on special teams, right,
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  Speaker 3: and again it just goes back to our philosophy here
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  Speaker 3: is we just got to develop everybody. We've got to
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  Speaker 3: keep coaching everybody. And you just can't coach the top
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  Speaker 3: third or the top half, right, It's got to be everybody.
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  Speaker 3: And and I think that that and the the the
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  Speaker 3: just the acquiring of players through the draft, through free agency.
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  Speaker 3: The last couple of years, you're starting to see now
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  Speaker 3: these young players really emerge.
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  Speaker 2: And and uh and do some good things anybody else
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  Speaker 2: can coach. And thanks got Ship