WEBVTT - Press Pass: Fletcher Cox

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<v Speaker 1>Job of um, you know, running football. Then they got

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<v Speaker 1>a great offensive line and those guys are doing a

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<v Speaker 1>great job, you know, making a way for um for Elliott.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you feeling, you guys are as a run

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<v Speaker 1>defense right now, We've getting better, We were getting better. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean last week, we know that we had to

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<v Speaker 1>step up because of the previous two weeks. That team

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<v Speaker 1>was you know, I was really able to run the

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<v Speaker 1>ball at will on us, and we know that what

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<v Speaker 1>we had to do really just go in the game

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<v Speaker 1>and focus on stopping the run, making the team one dimensional.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that I mean I was there when he was

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<v Speaker 1>a redhot freshman and uh, you know I've seen him

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<v Speaker 1>come in and you know, all he wanted to do

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<v Speaker 1>was you know, play ball and be you know, real good.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was really dedicated to everything that he did,

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<v Speaker 1>and coach Mullin really taught him. I mean, he got

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<v Speaker 1>listened and just look at the position he's in right now.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he got a chance and and I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing a really good job at being a starting

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback for them. Conversation of what they need that's on

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<v Speaker 1>the mind or you know at all. Yeah, I remember,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I remember like it was yesterday. I told Andy,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, hey, you know Prescott um the young cats

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<v Speaker 1>said he'll be real good on some day, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he just he had the opportunity. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing a real good job leading the team. Most

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<v Speaker 1>about I mean, he's patient in the pocket. Um, he's

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<v Speaker 1>making a lot of a lot of good, good throws

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<v Speaker 1>that I don't think a lot of rookie quarterbacks can make. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not taking a lot of sacks, you know, which

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<v Speaker 1>is good. Um, But um, you know, most most important,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they have a lot of success running the football,

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<v Speaker 1>so he don't have to throw the ball a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 1>But everyone talks about their offensive line. Didn't see killing

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<v Speaker 1>the running game? Go usdack meet to the running game,

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<v Speaker 1>insibility to kick the football and if forever well, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean they've shown some stuff with you know him, you

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<v Speaker 1>know pulling the football a read oftion type stuff. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think, um, you know, they I really don't think

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<v Speaker 1>they want him to running football. You know, they want

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<v Speaker 1>to get a ball to you know, to to the

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<v Speaker 1>workhorse twenty one and uh, you know, I think overall

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<v Speaker 1>they're a really good offense and a really good team.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the biggest problem you face facing that offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>But challenges they presented. I mean they got three first

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<v Speaker 1>rounders on there, you know, three all pros, and they

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<v Speaker 1>lean on those guys. But then again, you know that's

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<v Speaker 1>another challenge for us, you know, as it is every week.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a challenge for us going against you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>good offensive lines. You know, cannot defensive line be better

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<v Speaker 1>than the offensive line, and that's something we got to accept,

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<v Speaker 1>that challenging. You know, Gym's going to challenge us, dogs

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<v Speaker 1>going to challenge us, and um, you know, we just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta come out on Sunday night and set the tone earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>The power of these guys to speed the technique, What

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<v Speaker 1>is that that makes them so successful week in a

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<v Speaker 1>week out. I mean collectively, I think they're all on

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<v Speaker 1>the same page. And uh, you know those guys aren't

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<v Speaker 1>playing together for a while now, and you know they're

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<v Speaker 1>all on the same page. You know, nobody has offbeat.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, even with run Larry coming in. You know

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<v Speaker 1>he's played with those guys before, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>they're missing a beat right now. Let us against them

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<v Speaker 1>in the past. As you and as the defensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>do you raise the game game a notch to need

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<v Speaker 1>a team, you know, the line like that or just

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<v Speaker 1>get under your skin a little bit to all this

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the offensive line of that. Now, not really

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, as I say every week, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not about the other team. It's about us. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>as long as we focus on what we have to

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<v Speaker 1>do and everybody honing in and you know, playing together.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, um, you know, it's really not about them.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about us and how we you know, accept the

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<v Speaker 1>challenge and the way we approach things. It's just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be the biggest challenge you face as far as a

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<v Speaker 1>multidimensional offense that can throw it and run it. And

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<v Speaker 1>and what do you want to take away? First, what's

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<v Speaker 1>the most supportive thing to take away? The most important

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<v Speaker 1>thing to take away I think is, you know, stop

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<v Speaker 1>the run. We got to do that earlier in the

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<v Speaker 1>game because if they're able to run the ball on

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<v Speaker 1>us and it's gonna be a long game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to go in and stop the run, create

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<v Speaker 1>negative yardist plays. You know, that's what this defense is about.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh and obviously you know, make them throw the

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<v Speaker 1>ball and they give us a chance to do you

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<v Speaker 1>know what we love and that's um, you know, after

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<v Speaker 1>that rookie quarterback gives the run game. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>Dack's been and I think the fewest third and lungs

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<v Speaker 1>of any quarterback in the league. So it's it's been tough.

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<v Speaker 1>Too many of your defenses really te off on them

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<v Speaker 1>as Yeah, I mean looking at the tape, they've not

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<v Speaker 1>been in a lot of third down situations. Um, They've

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<v Speaker 1>been in you know, um with third and long situations,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where you know, we got to step up

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<v Speaker 1>and embrace the challenge and accept the challenge to get

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<v Speaker 1>them in you know, third and third and six third

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<v Speaker 1>and savin or you know taker for losses on first down. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we know they got to come back and try to

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<v Speaker 1>make up and throw the ball against this team is

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<v Speaker 1>just the biggest challenge you need go to see thus far.

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<v Speaker 1>Because the offense, I mean basically, like I mean, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said earlier, I mean, I think they're playing at

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<v Speaker 1>a really high level. Uh. You know, they lost the

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<v Speaker 1>first game of the season, and they came back hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they playing you know, I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really good ball right now. They had a weak rist

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll be ready to go for this game. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's a big, big week for us another

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<v Speaker 1>you know, rivalry, and we're excited to go out and play.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a weird rivalry the last three years. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys have won all three games down there. They've won

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<v Speaker 1>all three a period. You enjoy playing down there, man,

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<v Speaker 1>We enjoy playing everywhere. We gotta get it, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>The last two times in a row we've took an ail,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got to go down there and come out,

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<v Speaker 1>um with a lot of energy, you know, as a team.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know just sucked the art that stayed

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<v Speaker 1>in real quick. How do you think the last one

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<v Speaker 1>guys helped up obviously playing more snaps than he usually

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<v Speaker 1>does without Patty. How do you think he did last

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<v Speaker 1>week against whatever? I think both did a real good job,

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<v Speaker 1>which we expected. Um, he worked worked his butt off

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<v Speaker 1>in practice all week, and um, you know, we had

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<v Speaker 1>a little conversation with both, and I had a little conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>but I said, hey, both just go out and play fast.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, don't worry about mistakes. I said, you make

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake, you know, put it behind you. Let's go

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<v Speaker 1>to the next play. And I think he did just that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know he went out play fast and just did

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<v Speaker 1>what he was coaching. Thank you zero