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Franz Wagner handled the ball far more in the preseason opener.

“Franz Wagner had the ball in his hands a lot more in the preseason opener.”

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Coach Sweeney emphasizes pace and ball movement as offensive priorities.

“We talked a lot about trying to sprint into organization going into this game and I thought we did a really nice job of that, especially in the first half. But throughout the game we did a good job with really trying to get into our offense and play with great pace throughout a possession and great ball movement throughout a possession.”

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Orlando is running more reads and principles and fewer scripted plays than in recent years.

“We haven't done too many scripted plays, if that makes sense, but more reads and principles that we want to play out of. And I think that's definitely an adjustment to the last couple of years.”