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Speaker 1: Are you trying to say short week? Obviously the preparation has been kind of sped up, but just how are you approaching this week?
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Speaker 2: Just paying attention to the details. You just got to hone in on the details, hone in on your technique. That's really all it is because you're just coming off a game and then you got a game, what, four days later. So you just got to hone in on the details and study what you got to study.
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Speaker 1: The clip came out of you making sure to get Branson's interception ball.
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Speaker 3: Why was that important to you? Obviously, you had a little thing earlier.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, because they always get my ball. They always find a way to get my ball. When you're in the heat of the moment, you just go black. You try to celebrate with your teammates. You forget about the ball, stuff like that. So my goal was once he celebrated with me is just to watch him and see what he do with the ball so I can make sure I can get it back to him.
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Speaker 4: The last time you played in a primetime game, you had one of the most noteworthy highlights of your career. Do you look forward to making plays when the lights are exclusively on this unit?
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Speaker 2: Nah, I try to make plays every Sunday. Every Sunday, every Thursday, every Monday. Every time I touch the field, I'm ready to go out there and play.
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Speaker 5: How much of a schedule guy are you during the week?
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Speaker 4: How much does this kind of shift your weekly thing?
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Speaker 2: Nah, it don't shift nothing for me. I just got to adjust to it and just keep going.
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Speaker 6: You've been doing punt return all year, but.
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Speaker 6: How much of a weapon can you be with the ball in your hand on that?
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Speaker 2: A lot of people don't see what I do with the ball in my hand, so I just got to catch it at the right time and do what I do.
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Speaker 7: Do you enjoy that aspect of it, special teams aspect?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, as long as I get the ball in my hands, I'm good. Whatever it takes to get the ball in my hands, I'm ready to do it.
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Speaker 1: I remember you said last year while you were out you would pay attention to Liam and what he was calling. To see him kind of set up plays with you And earlier in the game, then go back and run something else. Just kind of how unique is that to have a coach that's that detailed?
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Speaker 2: When he's calling those plays, I'll be knowing he's setting up something or trying to give me the ball somehow or try to make the offense, you know, get a spark. So when I'll be seeing those plays and just see how we did early in the game, I'll just be waiting for the next play because I know it's going to happen and somebody's going to get an answer.
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Speaker 8: Guys have talked about it being a next-man-up mentality if you guys injured.
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Speaker 3: Is that just the culture here?
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Speaker 8: Guys are always ready to go when.
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Speaker 3: Their number's called? Yeah, we all prepare the right way.
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Speaker 2: You know, Coach stay on us and make sure we dialed in on every detail.
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Speaker 3: So, yeah, it's always next-man-up and ready to go. What were you thinking when you saw Ray Allen with the ball?
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Speaker 2: I was just trying to hurry up and get to him, make sure he didn't get tackled.
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Speaker 8: Josh, does Derek look like he's got enough gas in the tank to be a problem with Derek Henry?
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Speaker 3: Yeah.
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Speaker 9: He's had a lot of big runs this year for those guys. They still rely on him heavily. So we got to stay dialed in because he can break one at any moment if we're not gap sound. We're excited for the challenge at the end of the day, and we can't wait for it.
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Speaker 3: What's key in bringing Derrick down?
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Speaker 7: Population and getting him before he gets going.
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Speaker 6: Josh, this franchise doesn't typically get a ton of primetime games. This year you got a few, but do you guys get up maybe a little bit more for being in prime time, maybe show off a little bit?
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Speaker 9: I mean, we've had a few, so we're definitely honored to be able to put in the spotlight so where we can showcase our talents.
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Speaker 7: We haven't had a Thursday.
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Speaker 9: I've had a Thursday night the first couple years of my career, and then after 2023 we never had one. So it feels good to have another Thursday night. We've got to take advantage of these opportunities. Getting recovered in the back end as well. We've got a few days, too. But we're looking forward to showcase who we are, man, and just, you know, continue to play the brand football that we know how to play in front of the world.
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Speaker 7: Well, whoever watches the Thursday night game.
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Speaker 6: Is there a level of uncertainty when you're facing a quarterback in this situation who's hardly ever played, just not really sure what to get?
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Speaker 10: How does that impact kind of your plan?
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Speaker 7: Yeah. You know, especially like your pass record. I mean, we'll take care of that whenever we get there.
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Speaker 9: I think, you know, as a defense going into a situation like that, I think we do a great job on not underestimating or overestimating the opponent if something was to happen. Quinn Nelson's not going to be there. Of not panicking, doing our job. I think this is another case for that. I think more of, like, what is the OC going to call? What are we anticipating that they're going to allow him to do? Again, and that's why they have the running back, Derrick Henry, that can just hand the ball off. So respecting a lot of run, but watching his tape, he's made a lot of big plays in his career. So that's something that we do need to hone in on. And rush-wise, we've got a one-on-one up front. Continue to rush forward
and affect the quarterback as much as we can.
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Speaker 7: Is it a bad situation?
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Speaker 6: What do you think might be starting the third string quarterback guy?
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Speaker 7: A lot of people don't know anything about him.
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Speaker 6: It is what it is.
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Speaker 7: It is what it is.
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Speaker 9: If it was him, the guy from last week, if Snoop was playing, it is what it is. Our mission doesn't change. Our goal is to go down there and win. It's still that, and that's all we care about.
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Speaker 4: Plenty of familiarity between you and Calais Campbell. Have you guys been in contact with one another leading up to this matchup?
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Speaker 7: Not within these weeks. It's been a short weekend.
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Speaker 9: I think we've both been kind of trying to get our bodies back right to play as fast and physical on Thursday as we can. But I'll talk to him once we get out there, and it'll be all love.
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Speaker 10: With Devon Hamilton's absence, does that put even more on your plate in the run game, even more than you already contribute each and every week?
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Speaker 9: I mean, I feel like when you start thinking like that, you just added more stress on you, on you, on everybody else. We have all the faith and trust in Dickie to do what he needs to do up front. And then whoever rotates up, if we get Albert up, then, you know, we trust that Albert's going to be where he needs to be. You know, the style of play does not change no matter who you are. Obviously, when you have a talented guy as DM go down, you know, it would put angst on everybody. But I think for us, we still believe, and everybody that we put in that situation and us as edges, we got to continue to set that edge, uh, bottle it back inside and, uh, get off our blocks and make plays.
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Speaker 4: How much will you guys miss LeBron's leadership?
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Speaker 11: Kind of what.
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Speaker 7: He's meant to do. Yeah, man. He, uh, you know, obviously I told y'all, y'all asked me, how are we in the run game? And it starts with him.
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Speaker 9: Um, so obviously saying that over and over again, then that expectation that all is going to drop is going to fall.
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Speaker 7: But, I don't think it is, but we love him. We miss him. We wish for a speedy recovery. He knows we're going to play.
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Speaker 9: Whoever's in that situation is going to do the best they can to make the many plays, and that's the expectations that he has for those guys, and that's the expectations those.
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Speaker 7: Guys have for themselves. So, quick week, figure it out, and... Go out there and just play on our minds. That's the only thing we can do this week.
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Speaker 6: Is there anything different you do body-wise to get ready? You said you haven't done a Thursday night or a minute.
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Speaker 7: I mean, just, you know, how quick can you do your outside routine?
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Speaker 9: You know, today was my day where, you know, before we had a later start today, so I kind of woke up earlier, got with my team around town and got it in, make sure I get it in so I can come back feeling ready to go today and then tomorrow and around Thursday.
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Speaker 11: BT, can you take us through throwing the football again through the post there, the celebration after your touchdown, what that meant in a game like that, especially early on in the game to get rolling?
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Speaker 3: It was just excitement.
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Speaker 12: I mean, it was just really a lot of excitement just going out there, being able to go out there and.
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Speaker 3: Run the right play. I mean, we had a play call, and.
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Speaker 12: We ended up getting to something that we liked better for the defense that they were in. So, I mean, it was just– a lot of excitement for being able to go out there and execute a play.
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Speaker 4: Continuing on that point, following the touchdown, the stadium starts chanting BTJ. Were you aware of that sentiment in the moment?
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Speaker 12: Actually, I heard them chanting something, but I didn't have a clear understanding.
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Speaker 3: Of what it was.
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Speaker 12: But then I was talking to CJ, and he was like, did you hear them chanting BTJ? And I was like, nah, but I mean, I heard them chanting something. But I mean, that's super cool just to be able to have them chant that for me.
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Speaker 10: But how important is it that your teammate is making sure that you know that the fans are behind you?
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Speaker 3: It's super important. They come in and let me know each.
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Speaker 12: And every day that they're behind me. They always push me and continue to push me to be the best that I can be. It's super important. It goes to show how good we are together as a team.
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Speaker 10: How well is Trevor Lawrence playing right now? He's absolutely dominating at home. The touchdown-interception ratio is off the charts. What are you seeing from him right now playing his best goal?
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Speaker 12: He's playing a great ball. He's playing at a super high level right now, which he'll continue to do. I mean, he puts in the work, and, I mean, it's showing off for sure.
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Speaker 11: Short week.
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Speaker 3: I mean, how do you prepare?
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Speaker 10: And you kind of just blind your instincts and your natural ability in a week like this?
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Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, we just got to go out there.
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Speaker 12: I mean, everybody's going to be nicked up a little bit, still feeling a little sore from Sunday. I mean, you just got to go out there, give it your all, give it everything you got. I mean, that's all we're going to do. We're going to try to, with the days that we got, take care of our body as best as we can to be able to go out there and feel as best as we can. But, I mean, we've got a short week, like you said. Everybody's not going to be 100, so we just got
to go out there and do the best that we can and go out there and just play hard.
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Speaker 3: I feel like we'll be good.
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Speaker 7: One more from me.
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Speaker 3: What sticks out about this Ravens defense?
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Speaker 12: They're a super good defense. They've been with each other for a little minute now. I mean, they play hard. They all run to the ball. They all get to the ball. I mean, it's a good defense. They've got a good scheme. We're just going to go out there and try to do what we do Last.
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Speaker 4: Time you played in primetime, you had a pretty noteworthy play in the clutch against Kansas.
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Speaker 3: City in Week 5.
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Speaker 4: Do you personally look forward to primetime games when the lights are exclusively on this unit?
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Speaker 3: I mean, primetime games are great for everyone.
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Speaker 12: I feel like everybody gets that little extra energy boost for a primetime game. We just love to go out there and have a nighttime game under all the lights.
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Speaker 3: Everybody's watching.
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Speaker 12: So, I mean, it always gives you an extra little boost to go out there and just compete at a high level.
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Speaker 8: Yeah, especially in the safety room with Eric. How important is it to be ready whenever your number's called.
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Speaker 3: Like you have, man?
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Speaker 13: I mean, yeah, I mean, it's huge because you never know what's going to happen. That's why we really have to attack practice hard. We have to communicate with each other. We have to do all those little things because you never know when your name might be called. But when it is called, you know, you could– really be the one to make the play that changes it for the team or whatever it might be.
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Speaker 7: So it's really important just to stay ready.
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Speaker 8: How has being around guys like Eric, Antonio, you know, some of the other veterans kind of helped prepare you for those moments?
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Speaker 3: I mean, it's good.
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Speaker 7: It's really good.
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Speaker 13: I mean, we talk, we can really do anything together, which is crazy. So that goes way farther than football. But obviously, just being in a locker room with those types of guys, you know, you get comfortable. You can ask them different type of questions. And they've been around, so they've had the chance to see certain things that we could talk about.
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Speaker 3: So, I mean, it's been really cool.
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Speaker 8: And next year, you said you were moving like almost 23 miles per hour on your pick. Did it feel like you were flying?
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Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought I was running pretty good. So, yeah, it felt good. Yeah. All right, prime time game. You excited for it?
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Speaker 7: Next opportunity.
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Speaker 5: Let's get it.
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Speaker 10: What stands out about a Ravens team when you only have a little bit of time to look at their defense?
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Speaker 5: You know, Each week is going to be a great opponent. They're a real physical team. They run to the ball, swim to the ball, so we understand that going into it. Obviously, it's a Thursday night game, so they're going to come out here ready to play, and we've got to come out here ready to play as well.
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Speaker 10: Talk to me about BT's touchdown there. We talked to him, and CJ Williams is making sure that he's here and the whole crowd is chanting his name. How big was that for you to see a touchdown from BT? Yeah, I mean.
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Speaker 5: I know he can make plays, so I'm not surprised. I was just excited that we were able to execute that possession and score a touchdown. With BT being the one scoring the touchdown, big time. But I know for him, he knows he can make those plays, and we'll see a lot more of that.
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Speaker 10: Take me through Sunday. No one receiver really had a lot of receptions. It was a pure domination led by the running game. Take me through a game like that where, you know, the passing game seems like an option because the game's already out of reach pretty soon.
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Speaker 5: Yeah, go out there, have some fun, watch guys make plays, and most importantly, be in that, when you're in the run game, having big blocks and making it happen so we can win the game. Obviously, we came out with a big win, but that just shows you what type of team we can be.
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Speaker 10: We saw Travis Hunter returning some points for the first time in his NFL career.
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Speaker 11: What was your thoughts seeing.
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Speaker 5: Him out there for those Yeah, I mean, we know he's a playmaker, can do everything.
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Speaker 7: It was exciting.
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Speaker 2: I mean, I know he wants.
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Speaker 5: To continue to, whatever he's doing, continue to be the best player he can be, best teammate. I'm excited to see what else he can do out there.
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Speaker 4: You had a jet sweep early in the Colts matchup. Considering the type of playmaker you are with the ball in your hands, would you like to see more running opportunities on the offensive side of the ball?
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Speaker 5: I would just say I'm just ready for any opportunity that I get, and then obviously I'm I've said before, I just like to be able to show versatility. But whatever we need and whatever play we call, I'm just going to do my best and do my job.