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there was still an element of, or that was the element, was I got to, you know, this has got to get familiar again. Wearing a red jersey in practice, not playing in a preseason game, it was a big jump to the real deal. And then we played, like you said, a really good defense that has kind of proven all year to be one of the better in the league.

there was still an element of, or that was the element, was I got to, you know, this has got to get familiar again. Wearing a red jersey in practice, not playing in a preseason game, it was a big jump to the real deal. And then we played, like you said, a really good defense that has kind of proven all year to be one of the better in the league.

there was still an element of, or that was the element, was I got to, you know, this has got to get familiar again. Wearing a red jersey in practice, not playing in a preseason game, it was a big jump to the real deal. And then we played, like you said, a really good defense that has kind of proven all year to be one of the better in the league.

So that was something that I was like, okay, this needs to get back here quickly. And even in Philly the next week, another good defense. Yeah. We did okay. We moved the football, but it was really the last drive of the game in the two minutes that started to feel like, okay, I'm starting to get more comfortable. And the NFL season is so much of a roller coaster.

So that was something that I was like, okay, this needs to get back here quickly. And even in Philly the next week, another good defense. Yeah. We did okay. We moved the football, but it was really the last drive of the game in the two minutes that started to feel like, okay, I'm starting to get more comfortable. And the NFL season is so much of a roller coaster.

So that was something that I was like, okay, this needs to get back here quickly. And even in Philly the next week, another good defense. Yeah. We did okay. We moved the football, but it was really the last drive of the game in the two minutes that started to feel like, okay, I'm starting to get more comfortable. And the NFL season is so much of a roller coaster.

You have weeks where you think you figured it out, and then you have a week that sets you back, and you wonder if you can even gain a yard. And so it kind of goes the whole gamut. But I certainly do feel like I've worked my way back now. And that's a good feeling to know that after all we went through last year, tearing it and rehabbing it, and feel like, okay, I'm back now.

You have weeks where you think you figured it out, and then you have a week that sets you back, and you wonder if you can even gain a yard. And so it kind of goes the whole gamut. But I certainly do feel like I've worked my way back now. And that's a good feeling to know that after all we went through last year, tearing it and rehabbing it, and feel like, okay, I'm back now.

You have weeks where you think you figured it out, and then you have a week that sets you back, and you wonder if you can even gain a yard. And so it kind of goes the whole gamut. But I certainly do feel like I've worked my way back now. And that's a good feeling to know that after all we went through last year, tearing it and rehabbing it, and feel like, okay, I'm back now.

That's encouraging and what you always wanted.

That's encouraging and what you always wanted.

That's encouraging and what you always wanted.

I wish I could tell you I do it well. I know what I need to do. Now, whether or not I do it is a different story. It's hard not to ride the roller coaster. It's hard. I internalize the losses and you take them hard. And sometimes, like Bill Walsh, I heard he used to take the losses really, really hard. but he did not celebrate the wins in the other direction.

I wish I could tell you I do it well. I know what I need to do. Now, whether or not I do it is a different story. It's hard not to ride the roller coaster. It's hard. I internalize the losses and you take them hard. And sometimes, like Bill Walsh, I heard he used to take the losses really, really hard. but he did not celebrate the wins in the other direction.

I wish I could tell you I do it well. I know what I need to do. Now, whether or not I do it is a different story. It's hard not to ride the roller coaster. It's hard. I internalize the losses and you take them hard. And sometimes, like Bill Walsh, I heard he used to take the losses really, really hard. but he did not celebrate the wins in the other direction.

It was sort of like a win got you back to zero and then a loss was like negative 10. And you only kind of live in the negatives or at zero. And I can relate to that. Like the win never really takes you to plus 10. You just always feel like, okay, we got the next game and we got to get the next one. And but the loss is hurt. And so it does beat you up.

It was sort of like a win got you back to zero and then a loss was like negative 10. And you only kind of live in the negatives or at zero. And I can relate to that. Like the win never really takes you to plus 10. You just always feel like, okay, we got the next game and we got to get the next one. And but the loss is hurt. And so it does beat you up.

It was sort of like a win got you back to zero and then a loss was like negative 10. And you only kind of live in the negatives or at zero. And I can relate to that. Like the win never really takes you to plus 10. You just always feel like, okay, we got the next game and we got to get the next one. And but the loss is hurt. And so it does beat you up.

It is a roller coaster, but you, you do try to just, okay, one game at a time, stay the course. Each game counts as its own entity. You kind of tell yourself the same messaging. And Mike Shanahan told me my, my rookie year, I think it was Kyle Shanahan used the phrase a lot too. He would say tough times don't last tough people do.

It is a roller coaster, but you, you do try to just, okay, one game at a time, stay the course. Each game counts as its own entity. You kind of tell yourself the same messaging. And Mike Shanahan told me my, my rookie year, I think it was Kyle Shanahan used the phrase a lot too. He would say tough times don't last tough people do.