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I am your host, Clinton Bonner, filling in for the one the only the great Brandon Schultz,

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Looking ahead to the first Seahawks game in over seven months, let's hear from Center Austin Blythe about his view of the rookie tackles.

They're coming along nicely.

Guys with a lot of athletic ability, That's why they were high draft picks.

It's why they've been taking reps with the ones.

They're just, you know, quick feet, good hands, good football minds.

They're picking up the offense nicely.

Just excited to see how they progress throughout the year.

Blythe also shared his thoughts on our QB competition.

Yeah, I mean, this is professional football.

Everybody's a good quarterback in this league.

Anybody who's on a roster playing quarterback is a good quarterback.

So really for me, it's just worrying about what I can control.

That's given the guys a good snap, given the offensive line and the tight ends,

good communication to hit the blocks that we're supposed to hit,

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