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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.

And so I would just always say that to myself, you just got to get back up, get on the horse one more time, choose to be a tough person. And, Believe that if you do that, you'll last and that the tough time will pass. And, you know, that's always kind of helped me through the tough losses.

And so I would just always say that to myself, you just got to get back up, get on the horse one more time, choose to be a tough person. And, Believe that if you do that, you'll last and that the tough time will pass. And, you know, that's always kind of helped me through the tough losses.

And so I would just always say that to myself, you just got to get back up, get on the horse one more time, choose to be a tough person. And, Believe that if you do that, you'll last and that the tough time will pass. And, you know, that's always kind of helped me through the tough losses.

Yeah, I don't know the details of those conversations. I know when I was drafted, their message was, we really believe in you. That's why we kind of picked you in an unconventional manner. But our plan would be to trade you in a few years.

Yeah, I don't know the details of those conversations. I know when I was drafted, their message was, we really believe in you. That's why we kind of picked you in an unconventional manner. But our plan would be to trade you in a few years.

Yeah, I don't know the details of those conversations. I know when I was drafted, their message was, we really believe in you. That's why we kind of picked you in an unconventional manner. But our plan would be to trade you in a few years.

If you can play well in preseason games, you would really help us because then you can become an asset and we can trade you for a draft pick that we can get or whatever. But then as we went, they always were very affirming, encouraging, believed in me, and And that's really continued, you know, even long after they left Washington.

If you can play well in preseason games, you would really help us because then you can become an asset and we can trade you for a draft pick that we can get or whatever. But then as we went, they always were very affirming, encouraging, believed in me, and And that's really continued, you know, even long after they left Washington.

If you can play well in preseason games, you would really help us because then you can become an asset and we can trade you for a draft pick that we can get or whatever. But then as we went, they always were very affirming, encouraging, believed in me, and And that's really continued, you know, even long after they left Washington.

I've always kind of viewed coach Mike Shanahan as a mentor and I'll always reach out to him, you know, to get his input on things. But, yeah, someday we'll have to all go back and kind of rehash those those years in Washington. But it helps to always have people in your corner. And I do think that that Mike and.

I've always kind of viewed coach Mike Shanahan as a mentor and I'll always reach out to him, you know, to get his input on things. But, yeah, someday we'll have to all go back and kind of rehash those those years in Washington. But it helps to always have people in your corner. And I do think that that Mike and.

I've always kind of viewed coach Mike Shanahan as a mentor and I'll always reach out to him, you know, to get his input on things. But, yeah, someday we'll have to all go back and kind of rehash those those years in Washington. But it helps to always have people in your corner. And I do think that that Mike and.

And Kyle and Matt LaFleur and Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, you know, even Raheem Morris, you know, he was he was there, too. Like they were all in my corner. And that that really helped me believe in myself, because at the time, I think you even wonder, like, am I good enough to play in this league? And when you have them telling you you are, it really helps.

And Kyle and Matt LaFleur and Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, you know, even Raheem Morris, you know, he was he was there, too. Like they were all in my corner. And that that really helped me believe in myself, because at the time, I think you even wonder, like, am I good enough to play in this league? And when you have them telling you you are, it really helps.

And Kyle and Matt LaFleur and Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, you know, even Raheem Morris, you know, he was he was there, too. Like they were all in my corner. And that that really helped me believe in myself, because at the time, I think you even wonder, like, am I good enough to play in this league? And when you have them telling you you are, it really helps.

I think it's pro football. I think that's the way it is. I mean, I remember going to Michigan State and signing your scholarship and feeling like, okay, I'm the quarterback in this recruiting class. I'm going to be the guy to kind of lead this group of freshmen coming in next year. And two weeks later, Coach D'Antonio calls me and says, hey, change of plans.

I think it's pro football. I think that's the way it is. I mean, I remember going to Michigan State and signing your scholarship and feeling like, okay, I'm the quarterback in this recruiting class. I'm going to be the guy to kind of lead this group of freshmen coming in next year. And two weeks later, Coach D'Antonio calls me and says, hey, change of plans.

I think it's pro football. I think that's the way it is. I mean, I remember going to Michigan State and signing your scholarship and feeling like, okay, I'm the quarterback in this recruiting class. I'm going to be the guy to kind of lead this group of freshmen coming in next year. And two weeks later, Coach D'Antonio calls me and says, hey, change of plans.

We're going to take a second quarterback. His name's Nick Foles. He's going to sign here this weekend. And you're like, oh, OK. So you realize pretty quickly, like we're all just assets and people are going to do what they need to do to kind of build up their team. And it may it may not be in your best interest, but you've got to always just compete and do the best you can.