WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>H m hmm. On a fun day, Dog said that

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<v Speaker 1>he felt not every player a gainful effort. As a

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<v Speaker 1>leader of this team, how did you interpret day? How

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<v Speaker 1>do you fix that? Um? Uh? You know he never

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<v Speaker 1>put any specific names on it, UM, So I'm guessing

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he feels like as a team, we probably

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<v Speaker 1>need to play harder. But you know, I know that

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<v Speaker 1>the intent of the guys UM that I practice with

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<v Speaker 1>and play with every day, and and and I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>see effort um being an issue from from my standpoint.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think how I address it on a from

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<v Speaker 1>a leader's standpoint is just to make sure that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I show up every day, that I get the guys

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<v Speaker 1>to show up every day in practice, which we which

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<v Speaker 1>we already do um, but just continue to to push

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<v Speaker 1>the things that that win games, and and focus on

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<v Speaker 1>the game planes, the mistakes and the things that we

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<v Speaker 1>aren't doing well. UM. As far as performance, guys, you

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<v Speaker 1>know they love this game and lay it on the line.

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't have to coach anybody up on energy

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<v Speaker 1>or showing up. It's just really the performance that we

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<v Speaker 1>got to get back to the game. On Sunday, all

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<v Speaker 1>the players kind of stuck together saying you were all

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<v Speaker 1>trying and giving effort. UM. You just wanted to see

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<v Speaker 1>to say that through the media instead of maybe only

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<v Speaker 1>to you guys. I mean, you know, he didn't put

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<v Speaker 1>anybody's name on it, UM, So you know, it's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those if the shoe fits, wear it, UM. And personally,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I played, you know, hard throughout the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I know most guys, if not all guys, probably felt

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<v Speaker 1>like they gave one hundred percent effort and if and

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<v Speaker 1>if they didn't, like I said, they're word that shoe.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it puts us in a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a tough position as players because now everybody wants

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<v Speaker 1>to know what, who are you talking about? UM? But

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<v Speaker 1>that's not something that that that we're worried about. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I think everybody in this room UM understands that UM

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<v Speaker 1>our effort is never something that that that'll be the

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<v Speaker 1>last thing to go, and we don't. We understand that

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<v Speaker 1>in ourselves we're not quitters, and we trust that the

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<v Speaker 1>guys next to us aren't quit either. So our focus

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<v Speaker 1>this week is just simply on the game plan and

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<v Speaker 1>fixing what we need to do to get a win.

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<v Speaker 1>Disappointed that a team of an issue that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was even brought up and everything. Um, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>an issue. It's only the only reason we're dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>is because I have to answer the questions what happened

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the looking back of the game. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of third success, crong age, you guys, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys try pretty much of everything. Again, Um, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>combination that we just got beat at a lot of them.

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<v Speaker 1>They had some throws down the field. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's just a tough day. Third down wasn't wasn't good. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't really have much pressure on the quarterback. Just wasn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Wasn't a good day overall. You guys are again to

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<v Speaker 1>find yourself where you were last year leading the league

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<v Speaker 1>and plays of twenty plus yards given up? Why don't

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<v Speaker 1>the coverages work? What? What's what's going on? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>some of them, Uh, you just getting beat at the

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<v Speaker 1>point of attack. Um, you schemed up or you blow

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<v Speaker 1>coverage here there, But most of them have been blowing coverages.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean you just get beat and you give

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<v Speaker 1>up plays, especially big plays. Then you know that's what

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<v Speaker 1>that's what happens. We ask a lot from our corners m.

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<v Speaker 1>We put them one on one um a lot, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's you know, you say you're gonna have some

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<v Speaker 1>of those plays short. The front Sham swing was energy

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<v Speaker 1>and effort. They thought different, more energy music, that energy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard to have energy and you're down three school,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So, I mean, I think guys still play hard.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know it's it's you know, from just being

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<v Speaker 1>a human being. It's hard to celebrate a play when

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<v Speaker 1>you know you're trying to fight out of a whole um.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think you know, guys still um played hard,

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<v Speaker 1>play with effort um. You know, everybody always talks about

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<v Speaker 1>going out and having fun, where you're only having fun

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<v Speaker 1>when you win in and so we got to find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to get some of the the momentum on

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<v Speaker 1>our side, get uh some of the the plays and

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<v Speaker 1>things to swing in our favor, and then we can

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<v Speaker 1>have some fun as a team. But it's it's really

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<v Speaker 1>hard to to to have that enthusiasm that that you

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<v Speaker 1>want to see um when when you're got your backs

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<v Speaker 1>against wall. There's so many games this year that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have been in a hole early for whatever reason.

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<v Speaker 1>Fourteen nothing, you know, ten nothing, seventeen early second quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh does that wear on guys? Is to have like

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<v Speaker 1>a cumulatve effect, like you know, here we go again.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, um, no, I think you know, especially for

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<v Speaker 1>us defensively, if a team comes out and they drive

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<v Speaker 1>the field, we understand that the team's game plan. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a plan, and really what we try to do

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<v Speaker 1>is adjust to how they're trying to attack us. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you know, we can we can tighten up UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And so if we give up a score in the

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<v Speaker 1>first first drive, we're not in any kind of panic.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we don't face as we go back, look

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<v Speaker 1>at the cards, see what we need to adjust and tweak,

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<v Speaker 1>and then go back out and play um. And that

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of the case early in the season. It's

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<v Speaker 1>still a case. Now. The difference has been, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the response the next couple drives. We hadn't gotten off

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<v Speaker 1>the field, um, hadn't got got any takeaways. And and

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<v Speaker 1>so all of a sudden, now that that opening drive

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<v Speaker 1>now turns into the opening two drives three, and now

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<v Speaker 1>you got a game that that kind of gets away

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<v Speaker 1>from you. Do you agree with the premise that these

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<v Speaker 1>last four games, Yeah, how you guys to play will

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<v Speaker 1>be a reflection upon your supportive Doug. No, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, um me personally. You know, although I love Doug,

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<v Speaker 1>Doug is not the reason I get up and play

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<v Speaker 1>and go to work every day. Um. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>about the guys in the room and and so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think our effort or how we play, how

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<v Speaker 1>we perform is a direct reflection of um Doug. You

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<v Speaker 1>know it is his his job obviously to lead us

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<v Speaker 1>and and and get us prepared to play. But a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of that onus is on us as players. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're the ones. I gotta go perform, we gotta make

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<v Speaker 1>the plays, we gotta show up, we gotta get our

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<v Speaker 1>bodies ready, to get our minds ready. Um. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>only so much a coach can do. Um. So no

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<v Speaker 1>I think, I think whatever is put out on that tape, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a direct reflection of the guys on

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<v Speaker 1>the films often have clods up the lock. Where's the

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<v Speaker 1>lot of gram? Um? Well, I think everybody's obviously frustrate

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<v Speaker 1>where we're at right now, but we also understand that

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<v Speaker 1>all we can control is is this week, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we want to get this win. We're back in the division,

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<v Speaker 1>back at home, and we want this win back. And

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<v Speaker 1>so the biggest thing is trying and from a leadership standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>is trying to continue to motivate the younger players, keep

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<v Speaker 1>them dialed into the process and the plan um, but

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<v Speaker 1>also reinvigorate, you know what we're doing, bring some juice

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<v Speaker 1>and try some things that um that maybe we hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>done over over the course of the season to get

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<v Speaker 1>this trending back in the direction that we wanted to.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on the other side of the ball. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you notice if Carson has become more vocal as a

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<v Speaker 1>leader for the whole team through the season, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he's I think as he gets more and more comfortable,

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<v Speaker 1>he takes on a bigger role. But he's not in

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<v Speaker 1>a situation where he he's a running team. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's still a rookie and we've got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of veterans on the team. But he has um he

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<v Speaker 1>has kind of taken on a little bit more when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to to that leadership, but he's still not

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<v Speaker 1>somebody that's standing up in front of the room or

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<v Speaker 1>talking in and I think it's good, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to worry about that. He can just prepare

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<v Speaker 1>for the games. But I think as time moves on

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<v Speaker 1>he gets more and more comfortable, that's something that that

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<v Speaker 1>he'll naturally do, no problem,