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Mike Macdonald: "We Got Better Today" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: It's been. It was a great day out there.
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  Speaker 2: Man, It's a lot of good football, a lot of
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  Speaker 2: good situation stuff. Uh, we got better today, so I'm uh,
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  Speaker 2: I'm pretty stoked. So great day, great day out there,
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  Speaker 2: beautiful weather, great football weather, and we got after it.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm really excited right now. The Jackson swoop and
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  Speaker 1: Jake bas show. What's it like you to see him
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  Speaker 1: and Spoon go against.
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  Speaker 2: Each other like that and have such a competitive practice
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  Speaker 2: this t other year?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, shoot, is great, It's great.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, Jasen is a great player and expecting great
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  Speaker 2: big things out of him. He's had a great offseason,
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  Speaker 2: works his tail off, his practice habits are awesome, moving
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  Speaker 2: ability is uh is pretty elite. So I think we
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  Speaker 2: had a really cool player playing for him and for
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  Speaker 2: him and Spoon a lot of times end up, you know,
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  Speaker 2: going against each other, and it's it's tough right now.
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  Speaker 2: You can't get test the ball, but you're trying to
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  Speaker 2: be competitive. We're in these red zone periods. There's a
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  Speaker 2: delicate balance there. But I thought we handled it great
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  Speaker 2: today with staying off the ground and still making some
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  Speaker 2: really good plays and executing at a high level.
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  Speaker 1: So good day and what ways do we improved them
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  Speaker 1: on the team.
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  Speaker 2: I think you just I think you can just feel
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  Speaker 2: it come out of the huddle, like I think you
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  Speaker 2: can hear the defense, you know, being ahead of plays,
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  Speaker 2: more anticipating things. There's things that are always going to chase,
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  Speaker 2: especially with the young guys. But I think when you
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  Speaker 2: start to see how it all comes together on both
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  Speaker 2: sides of the balls and on both sides of the ball,
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  Speaker 2: and guys understand how it fits. I think you can
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  Speaker 2: feel that just by the speed about how we're practicing,
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  Speaker 2: I mean that they also beginning to feel that. In
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  Speaker 2: terms of the players, how yeah, I think so when
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  Speaker 2: we're still going through our process, so you know we're
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  Speaker 2: halfway through. OTA's here, you know, but it's it's where
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  Speaker 2: you want to do, where you want it to be.
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  Speaker 2: We keep pushing the envelope, having progress every day, taking
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  Speaker 2: the next step.
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  Speaker 1: That's the challenge.
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  Speaker 2: We don't have to be ready to play tomorrow, but
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  Speaker 2: we do have to take the next step every time
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  Speaker 2: we get out here. And so that's the focus and
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  Speaker 2: that's what it's been and that's what.
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  Speaker 1: It will be.
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  Speaker 2: Like you've seen Sam, I think I think he is
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  Speaker 2: representative of where we're at as a football team. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I think I think Sam has improved every time we've
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  Speaker 2: come out here, and it's really exciting.
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  Speaker 1: Still, the ball really well today.
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  Speaker 2: He made some really good decisions here and some situational
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  Speaker 2: work that was exciting to see with only going over
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  Speaker 2: it in one day. So football intelligence is high, obviously,
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  Speaker 2: is his ability is what it needs to be. So
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  Speaker 2: he's right there. But he's I think the mirrors where
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  Speaker 2: we're at. It's a team right now, So we're excited
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  Speaker 2: about Sam.
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  Speaker 1: I think what's Lesslie Frae or specifically his roll, what's
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  Speaker 1: he bring in staff?
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  Speaker 2: In terms, well, we should call some more third and
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  Speaker 2: lungs on some of those call up periods, you know,
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  Speaker 2: get the offensive on the sticks.
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  Speaker 1: Uh where do I start all the above?
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  Speaker 2: Leslie is an elite communicator, a loyal personal, loyal coach,
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  Speaker 2: super high character individual, so again representative who type of
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  Speaker 2: people we want in the building. The relationships he's been
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  Speaker 2: able to build with the players, just really appreciate that,
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  Speaker 2: you know, forwarding the message things like that helps us
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  Speaker 2: with scheme as well. So it's kind of kind of everywhere,
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  Speaker 2: but just someone to and in a resource to me
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  Speaker 2: personally just direction, steering the ship, seeing around corners, which I've
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  Speaker 2: talked about in the past, but uh, just absolutely really
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  Speaker 2: really excited that that he's with us. Have somebody on
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  Speaker 2: the staff, whether that will or poor game or someone
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  Speaker 2: who had that type.
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  Speaker 1: Of that was that was really important.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I think Less is probably the first or
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  Speaker 2: second guy that we called when everything went down, and
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  Speaker 2: it was a priority for him to work with him
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  Speaker 2: and just really cherish our relationship because the first time
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  Speaker 2: he has co out, how have you seen Julie Love's leadership,
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  Speaker 2: the fast out there.
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  Speaker 1: On this roster, the interception that he had.
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  Speaker 2: Well on the field, he has elite poise, and that's
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  Speaker 2: something that we're chasing, like if if something doesn't go
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  Speaker 2: our way, let's you know, let's keep our poise, let's
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  Speaker 2: play the next play. Uh, the game is slow to him,
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  Speaker 2: so to be able to communicate at a high level
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  Speaker 2: I think kind of shows you what it should feel
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  Speaker 2: like when he's out there. And we have several guys
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  Speaker 2: that that are are like that. So it's really exciting
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  Speaker 2: about that. But Jay Love and in particular, like a
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  Speaker 2: guy that will be able to move around change some
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  Speaker 2: different spots.
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  Speaker 1: You don't see that yet, but uh, he'll be a
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  Speaker 1: guy that.
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  Speaker 2: Will be able to move around and utilize in a
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  Speaker 2: in a pretty sweet way.
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  Speaker 1: I can see the linebacker spot coming roll. I mean
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  Speaker 1: obviously looks like a couple of.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah well stuff because they got some of the guys
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  Speaker 2: aren't out there, so it's something we're chasing right now.
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  Speaker 2: We're again we're seeing how it fits and where guys
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  Speaker 2: like feel more comfortable, you know, inside or outside that
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  Speaker 2: sort of thing. So probably early to kind of give
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  Speaker 2: you a full report on that. Uh, he's working through
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  Speaker 2: some things right now. We probably won't see him, uh
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  Speaker 2: you know until training camp at this at this level,
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  Speaker 2: so he's gonna be fine, but just right now we won't.
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  Speaker 2: We won't see him out in no ta s the
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  Speaker 2: wrist and he's got a couple of other things like
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  Speaker 2: lower lower body stuff that he's working through.
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  Speaker 1: Is that I mean something tune first of June.
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  Speaker 2: But because of what you're trying to install that position,
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  Speaker 2: is that him and Dotson not being I wouldn't call
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  Speaker 2: it a concern, but I mean any anytime someone isn't
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  Speaker 2: getting all the reps, you know, there's you got to
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  Speaker 2: figure out different ways to get him the reps. So
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  Speaker 2: it's mental stuff.
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  Speaker 1: It's walkthroughs.
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  Speaker 2: You know, we're trying to be creative in the building
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  Speaker 2: to make sure he gets all the things he needs
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  Speaker 2: to see so he'll be up to speed, he'll be
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  Speaker 2: ready to.
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  Speaker 1: Roll, what have you.
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  Speaker 2: He's coming along. Like it's the mentality is there. The
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  Speaker 2: game's fast form right now, but it's a process. It's
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  Speaker 2: his fifth practice, you know, with with the big boys
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  Speaker 2: and uh, like all the rookies, they have a lot
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  Speaker 2: to learn. But he's making some plays and he's seeing
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  Speaker 2: some things right now. So there's definitely things we there's
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  Speaker 2: a there's a foundation there that we're excited about. But
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  Speaker 2: you know, he's just he's he's a rookie right now,
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  Speaker 2: so he's gotta he's gotta he's got to pick it
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  Speaker 2: up just like the rest of them. Who's the guy.
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  Speaker 1: In the back end. I think we do a pretty
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  Speaker 1: good job. You know, we'll see.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, it's uh, I think I think it's the
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  Speaker 2: mentality of as the offense, like the offense should be
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  Speaker 2: able to execute at a high level, catch a lot
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  Speaker 2: of we should be completing a lot of passes out there,
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  Speaker 2: which is what we saw today.
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  Speaker 1: So that's that's good for the Seahawks.
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  Speaker 2: And uh, I think what the guys have to understand
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  Speaker 2: and what we need we keep reinforcing the messages is
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  Speaker 2: right now we're chasing execution. We're not chasing incomplete contested catches.
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  Speaker 2: We're chasing making the right calls, being in position to.
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  Speaker 1: Make plays, that sort of thing.
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  Speaker 2: We're we're really competing against ourselves, and I think I
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  Speaker 2: think we've done a good job of explaining that to
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  Speaker 2: the guys and you and it shows on tape. Hey,
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  Speaker 2: you're right there. We're in a great spot. You know,
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  Speaker 2: we're rolling next play offense, we executed, we caught the balls,
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  Speaker 2: a touchdown.
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  Speaker 1: Overall, great play for us, you know.
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  Speaker 2: So it's probably easier than it might seem to you.
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  Speaker 1: Guys.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I mean, he knows multiple spots, so if you
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  Speaker 2: know what to do, then you know, it's easy to
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  Speaker 2: move you around. But yeah, I think the whole offensive
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  Speaker 2: line is it's a it's always one big puzzle piece,
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  Speaker 2: right you're aways trying to find the best five and
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  Speaker 2: then the backup plan if someone someone can't go and
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  Speaker 2: making sure you have enough depth so you're not you know,
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  Speaker 2: looking in the middle of the season and you have
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  Speaker 2: really no options.
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  Speaker 1: So but he's doing a great job. He's had a
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  Speaker 1: great offseason. Don't may we've seen you row back yet.
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  Speaker 1: Oh yeah, shout out to coach Knox.
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  Speaker 2: Think it looks pretty good, not a big leg trying
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  Speaker 2: out the new hat. You know, got some good feedback,
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  Speaker 2: so you might see it again.
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  Speaker 1: We'll see fairy this Faarahe a question because he's sitting
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  Speaker 1: right here. Second. Now, do you like it? I like it?
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  Speaker 1: Good for you, damn right, that's airing out. Okay, thanks guys,