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Rashid Shaheed: "Sam Darnold Has Been Amazing This Camp" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Cool.
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  Speaker 2: Seemed like that was the most back and forth crack
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  Speaker 2: that you guys have had with the offense and defense
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  Speaker 2: trading shots.
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  Speaker 3: How did you feel good to see the ire sharpening
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  Speaker 3: iron from that.
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  Speaker 1: Respective Yeah, that's exactly what it was. Competition.
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  Speaker 2: That's what these practices mean, especially at this time of
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  Speaker 2: camp with all the installs coming in. Now, it's just
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  Speaker 2: about execution and going out and playing football. And when
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  Speaker 2: we have a great office and a great defense, we're
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  Speaker 2: going to see some back and forth and push and
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  Speaker 2: just gonna get us better than.
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  Speaker 3: You excited to get Just you know, it's not a
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  Speaker 3: regular season game. You just getting back at Looming tomorrow
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  Speaker 3: and you kind of going through that a little bit.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, No, I'm excited to see the energy of the fans.
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  Speaker 2: It's gonna be good to get back in our home
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  Speaker 2: turf and yeah, it's gonna be a ton of good
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  Speaker 2: energy and we're all excited.
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  Speaker 1: What do you see from this offense so far?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of explosiveness, a lot of guys that
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  Speaker 2: can move the ball. Sam has been absolutely amazing throughout
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  Speaker 2: this camp. We like what we are as offense executionalized.
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  Speaker 2: Of course, there's no there's some wrinkles that we got to,
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  Speaker 2: you know, figure out and fix. But at this point
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  Speaker 2: of camp where we like her, we're at.
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  Speaker 3: You said that about Sam being amazing. What what are
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  Speaker 3: you seeing that Sam? Maybe this camp compared to last
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  Speaker 3: year or whatever.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, just his focus and execution each and every day.
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  Speaker 2: He holds us to such a high standard and he
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  Speaker 2: comes out here and performs at that standard every day
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  Speaker 2: and it just makes us want to you know, the
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  Speaker 2: feed off that energy. He's making great decisions, He's being
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  Speaker 2: decisive and that's all we could ask for him. And
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  Speaker 2: he's been our leader and our captain and that's what
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  Speaker 2: he's been.
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  Speaker 3: Seems like you guys have an intense competition going on
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  Speaker 3: and Receiver really not a death he Gus had.
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  Speaker 1: There has there been any guys that have.
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  Speaker 3: Really jumped out to you during his camp then?
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  Speaker 1: Really really did maybe surprised or particular I wouldn't say
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  Speaker 1: surprised by any guys. We all know what we could do.
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  Speaker 2: We're excited about our room, but like you said, we
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  Speaker 2: have a lot of depth and we're all just coming
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  Speaker 2: out here and competing and making plays. A guy like
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  Speaker 2: Montory Foster, he's he's had a great camp so far
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  Speaker 2: and made a ton of plays and I'm super proud
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  Speaker 2: of him.
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  Speaker 1: This hard work is paying off. But us as a.
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  Speaker 2: Group, man, I feel like we're all excited for the
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  Speaker 2: season that we're about to have.
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  Speaker 1: Hard Knocks kind of highlighted Cooper Cup because someone set
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  Speaker 1: it off the field.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, cats, he's a player. What he can bring making
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  Speaker 3: the point aloys the team.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Man, being in the same room with Scooper Cup, it
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  Speaker 2: helps us all elevate to his level. Not necessarily to
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  Speaker 2: his level because he's so far beyond just what you
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  Speaker 2: can't expect as a receiver because he's like another coach literally,
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  Speaker 2: as Hard Knocks kind of explained. But yeah, Coop was
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  Speaker 2: amazing just his knowledge of the game, how he braced
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  Speaker 2: things down in meetings. He's so willing to help and
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  Speaker 2: that's what we appreciate about him. And you obviously see
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  Speaker 2: what he has on the field. You know, obviously he's
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  Speaker 2: he's a triple con winner, super Bowl champion for a reason,
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  Speaker 2: and yeah, it's just great to have him the run.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: What have you guys set amongst each other about that
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  Speaker 3: first episode of Hard Knocks, I mean.
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  Speaker 1: Receive seed? Yeah, yeah, for sure, A ton of last
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  Speaker 1: ton of jokes.
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  Speaker 2: It's kind of cool to see how HBO, you know,
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  Speaker 2: portrays our team on team and I feel like they're
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  Speaker 2: doing a great job of that, just showing how we
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  Speaker 2: operate within the building, our mindset.
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  Speaker 1: Through each and every day, and how we come out
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  Speaker 1: and compete and have fun doing it.
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  Speaker 2: You know, they do a good job of highlighting that,
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  Speaker 2: and I'm excited to continue to watch.
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  Speaker 3: You mentioned to install mostly being in or we're all
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  Speaker 3: in on the offense now that it is come in
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  Speaker 3: with with Brian Fleury, So sort of how did that
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  Speaker 3: process go?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, with everything being in and kind of installed, now
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  Speaker 2: it's just kind of going out and playing, you know, execution.
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  Speaker 2: That's that's kind of just what we're coming out to practice,
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  Speaker 2: and that's our mindset is executing these plays and later
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  Speaker 2: on the film will make the corrections. So, like I said,
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  Speaker 2: I like the world office is. Of course there's little
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  Speaker 2: things we can nitpick, but as far as camp has gone,
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  Speaker 2: I like, where're at for sure?
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  Speaker 1: What was your off season? It's got to help the
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  Speaker 1: fact that you're an off season to get ready. How
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  Speaker 1: was that and how did it help you jump start
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  Speaker 1: this with that preseason?
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  Speaker 2: A few Yeah, No, it helped me out a ton,
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  Speaker 2: being able to be here through OTAs and now training camp.
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  Speaker 2: I'm just feel way more comfortable more at home. I
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  Speaker 2: don't feel like I'm as rushed to feel accommodated to things,
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  Speaker 2: and I just feel like I'm a part of what
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  Speaker 2: we have going on now instead of you know, kind
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  Speaker 2: of hopping on, you know, midseason how I did last year.
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  Speaker 2: I get a feel for how we operate in the
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  Speaker 2: off season, and you know, I love the work that
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  Speaker 2: we put in and you know it's gonna pay off
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  Speaker 2: on the season, the way time.
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  Speaker 1: The chemistry to say im and learn of the offense.
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  Speaker 1: What are some things that you attacked in your game
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  Speaker 1: this off season.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, just being more of a vertical threat or I
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  Speaker 2: would say operating more in the middle in the lower
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  Speaker 2: half of you know, the field. Just building my all
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  Speaker 2: around game, being more of a possession guy than you know,
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  Speaker 2: just being a down the field threat. Just little things
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  Speaker 2: like that, getting my strength up, my weight up, just
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  Speaker 2: so I could be prepared to, you know, have the
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  Speaker 2: longevity through a long season with offense. Kickoff return of
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  Speaker 2: Primet return.
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  Speaker 1: So I'm excited for my.
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  Speaker 2: Role and you know, I'm ready to work.
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  Speaker 3: You mentioned Monty. I know he didn't show up till
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  Speaker 3: like the last week or last season, and man, and
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  Speaker 3: now it's and here. What what is impressed to you
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  Speaker 3: about him?
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  Speaker 1: I guess what are you kind of his mindset?
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  Speaker 2: His route to get here hasn't been easy, but his
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  Speaker 2: approach to every day. He's in the meetings, asking questions,
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  Speaker 2: super locked in. And when you're locked in like that,
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  Speaker 2: you come out here and you're able to play fast
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  Speaker 2: and play free. And that's exactly what he's done. And
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  Speaker 2: it's been impressive and I'm super proud of