WEBVTT - Press Pass: Frank Reich

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<v Speaker 1>The news of the Sam Bradford trade comes down to you,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the the immediate thought process of how to get

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<v Speaker 1>the rookie ready? You know, one step at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's a long process that started, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the day we drafted Carson. That preparation process starts, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it just continues with obviously a different role

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<v Speaker 1>from him moving from third team up to first team. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>no one was expecting it. But you look every move

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<v Speaker 1>that that gets made, you find you look forward to

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<v Speaker 1>the moves that are made, You look forward to working

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<v Speaker 1>with the guys that are going to be here, and

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<v Speaker 1>so that that's the mindset going forward. Um yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that's that's why he's here. That's you know they

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<v Speaker 1>were when you when you're look and evaluate Carson and

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<v Speaker 1>the process. You know, if there's five to seven key

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<v Speaker 1>boxes that you're trying to check all for a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that can come in and be an elite quarterback, he

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<v Speaker 1>checks off all the boxes. And you know, furthermore, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're scoring on all those boxes on a one to

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<v Speaker 1>ten scale, he scores nine or ten on a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of those boxes. And but all that being said, it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably the most difficult position to play in sports, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's so many factors that go into it that there's

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt in my mind he's ready to play. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>But there's so many factors that can happen, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see how it all plays out. Which is very confident

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<v Speaker 1>and excited about what's coming up over the last three

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<v Speaker 1>weeks or so, where you realize, Hey, this kid's ready

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<v Speaker 1>and when this when this came down from the personnel department,

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<v Speaker 1>where you felt comfortable going to Carson. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>felt he's when we evaluated him. You know, I felt

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<v Speaker 1>he was always ready. UM that didn't always meet. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was always one hundred percent behind coach Peterson's plan.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was a great plan. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>plan was working out actually how Coach Peterson wanted it

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<v Speaker 1>to work out. And I think the steadfastness of his

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<v Speaker 1>leadership and the vision that he had was playing out

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<v Speaker 1>just how he envisioned it. Nobody can predict the things

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<v Speaker 1>that happens in the moves that you have to make

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<v Speaker 1>that you think that Howie and Doug had to make

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<v Speaker 1>to think what was best for the team at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>He can't predict some of those things. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>Doug's leadership was clear and the vision was good. And

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<v Speaker 1>now you just adapt and you know that's the ongoing

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<v Speaker 1>part of this business that you have to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do. And I've always felt that whenever Carson got

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<v Speaker 1>his chance, whether it was next year or Game three

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<v Speaker 1>or Game ten, I've always felt he would be ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Or Game one, I feel he'll be ready. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>just the Edmund flow of the game. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>ups and downs, the speed of the game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's seeing it against our defense all the time. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean not that it's some guys just have that. Just

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<v Speaker 1>some guys have what it takes. Some guys can translate

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<v Speaker 1>it. It It doesn't matter what level you've played on. You

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<v Speaker 1>have qualities that make you a great player. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>what we think we have in Carson. But he's like

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<v Speaker 1>anybody else. He has to go out and prove it.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, it's a long season. It begins this Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're all excited about that. I mean a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, he's he's sixty five, two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>forty pounds and and he's got very very good athletic

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<v Speaker 1>ability for the position, I mean for any position. But

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<v Speaker 1>this is a big man's game. This is a physical game.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a game that you know, and so when

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<v Speaker 1>you have that kind of athleticism and that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>size and then and then you work that along with

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<v Speaker 1>what I would say very high grades in processing speed

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<v Speaker 1>and intelligence and then leadership and you know, and playmaking

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<v Speaker 1>ability and all those other X factors. I just think

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good form that those are a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>good things to check off. Yeah, I'm just to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to build, you know. I mean if you've again we've

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<v Speaker 1>said before, when he's out on the field, I think

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<v Speaker 1>defenses know he's on the field. I think our quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>know he's I think our whole team knows he's on

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<v Speaker 1>the field. He's that kind of a presence. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just have to we had playmakers. It comes down

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<v Speaker 1>to playmakers, and really the way we define that is

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<v Speaker 1>how do you make an explosive play on first or

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<v Speaker 1>second down? And then playmaking really gets defined on third

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<v Speaker 1>down and in the red zone, keeping drives alive and

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<v Speaker 1>getting the ball in the end zone. And that's where

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you're going to start to piece meal

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<v Speaker 1>a guy in who has that kind of ability, you

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<v Speaker 1>know you want them to be you know, they want

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<v Speaker 1>to be difference making kind of plays, so those will

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<v Speaker 1>those will be key. He saw that play in Indianapolis,

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<v Speaker 1>the jump ball. That's all about timing. How often to us,

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<v Speaker 1>Carson and Real worked on that. You know, throwing fade

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<v Speaker 1>ball is yeah, there's a certain thing. You got to

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<v Speaker 1>throw it to the same guy again and again. But

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<v Speaker 1>some of it is a fade ball is a fade ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and some quarterbacks have a natural touch and feel for it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Carson loves throwing the fade ball, has a

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<v Speaker 1>natural touch and feel for it. So the confidence will

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<v Speaker 1>build with a guy like DGB more and more you

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<v Speaker 1>throw it to him. But some of it is just

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<v Speaker 1>dgb's ability to go up and get it. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>doing this for a long time, so he's been running

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<v Speaker 1>those kind of routes for a long time. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a quick transition. I think talked about not

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<v Speaker 1>having um you know, coached with Ray for one year

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona, so, uh, you know he's from that pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>You know he's from that dick lebau Tree have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of respect for a raise for early good football

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<v Speaker 1>coach know him well and uh you know he's he

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<v Speaker 1>has a pretty sophisticated blitz package. You know, Pittsburgh has

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<v Speaker 1>always having that. Ray has put his own little twist

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<v Speaker 1>on it. Um and he's you know, not afraid to

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<v Speaker 1>be aggressive an attack, um, but just very well coached,

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<v Speaker 1>very good schemes for a lot of years. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>um a little bit, you know, because part of the

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<v Speaker 1>game is scheme. Part of the game is matchups. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you play earlier in the year, you just don't

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<v Speaker 1>have as much tape on teams as obviously as you

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<v Speaker 1>do when you get into it further. But um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get what you can. They have the same problem.

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<v Speaker 1>They have the same problem looking at us. So h

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's that's just part of the nature of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Talked about with Carson Waits not fighting for that extra

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<v Speaker 1>yard right now, it's not the NFC title game. With

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<v Speaker 1>a guy with his ability to run, how much do

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<v Speaker 1>you need to manage within his game to not fight

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<v Speaker 1>for that extra yard because your mentality takes over in

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<v Speaker 1>the heat of the home. You know, I think that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I know Coach has been talking to Carson

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<v Speaker 1>about that from the he got here. I know I've

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<v Speaker 1>been talking to him about that and so as coach

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<v Speaker 1>d Filippo. Um So, you know, I mean Carson hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>played as much in preseason as we all thought he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to play to show that he's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>got that message. Um, so we'll see. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think he has gotten the message. I think he's a

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<v Speaker 1>very smart guy and he understands the role and responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>that he has to stay to give himself the best

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<v Speaker 1>chance to stay healthy. And you know, and I expect

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<v Speaker 1>him to do that now, you know, I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>is who he is. Son. Some times you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>try to make an aggressive play. But I think we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see that he's gotten that message now that christ mentality

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make it. You know, we'll we'll mix some things up.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we'll use our three tight end package in

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<v Speaker 1>ways that we have always used it and that you see, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you can always move you can always move Trey back there.

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<v Speaker 1>We can find other offensive or defensive lineman to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of put back there in specialty situations. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll just continue to build that full back package small,

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<v Speaker 1>small piece by piece as we go. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's a good thing about a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>been around playing at a high level. As long as

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<v Speaker 1>Sprowls has been a lot of things on tape, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>another kind of routes that he's good at, and know

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<v Speaker 1>how we can isolate him and and use his strengths,

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly plan on trying to do that in every

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<v Speaker 1>way we can. First team, you have to balance a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit getting the game plan ready, but maybe keeping

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<v Speaker 1>something simple, especially because he can get to play much

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<v Speaker 1>of the preseason. Yeah, and I think that would have

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<v Speaker 1>been most teams game plan for week one is you

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<v Speaker 1>know you've got all this install and training camp, you

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<v Speaker 1>know you've run all your base offense, you don't show

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot in preseason, so um, you know you

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<v Speaker 1>want to keep it simple and play fast. So that

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<v Speaker 1>would have been the case anyway, no matter who was

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<v Speaker 1>playing quarterbacks. Certainly it's true with Carson and but as

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<v Speaker 1>for all of our players, and um, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>the amount of stuff that's in the plan is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be an issue for Carson. I mean, the guy

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<v Speaker 1>is I can't emphasize how smart this guy is. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean he is off the charts smart just playing smart.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, like smart smart. But then on

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<v Speaker 1>top of that, the football IQ and the acumen is

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<v Speaker 1>just way way high, way high. That comes with having

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<v Speaker 1>him start so early. It's the biggest concern for you

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<v Speaker 1>having him starts at early, like any young player, trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do too much too fast, trying to understand that

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<v Speaker 1>not every you know, not every play is the play

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<v Speaker 1>of the game. You know that you got to sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>live to play another and play another play. So um

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<v Speaker 1>and use the guy and don't This is true for

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<v Speaker 1>any young player. You don't have to be the hero.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you don't have to be the hero. Just

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<v Speaker 1>play good football. Be discipline. You know, you can be

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<v Speaker 1>a great instinctive athlete and be able to do all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of things, but you still have to play good

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<v Speaker 1>discipline football, Play within the system. You've got good players

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<v Speaker 1>around you, You're on a good team, you're in a

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<v Speaker 1>good organization. Just do your job and do it well. Execute.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, coach Stout says all the time. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>execution fuels emotion. You know, we know he's a passionate,

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<v Speaker 1>high energy guy. Well, there's nothing that builds excitement and

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<v Speaker 1>energy and passion on the football field like execution. So

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, you can bring all

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<v Speaker 1>those things to the table. But you have to execute

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<v Speaker 1>the offense play by play, first down by first down,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know, get the ball in the end zone.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we just want to keep it simple, keep

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<v Speaker 1>focused on executing, execute the offense, whatever it calls for.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a Dougs brought a great system. We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of reps in it, a lot of mental reps,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of tape study. Just run our offense and

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<v Speaker 1>execute it well and good things will happen. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know when to me that one of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that jumps out the first time I watched Carson's college

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<v Speaker 1>tape was you know he just his size and his

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<v Speaker 1>strength and his athleticism, you know, just make him and

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<v Speaker 1>then just this natural playmaking ability. You know, just had

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<v Speaker 1>that instinct and feel that you look for in a guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And he wasn't He wasn't all. It just wasn't a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who was big and strong and could run and

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<v Speaker 1>was athletic. This was a guy that you could tell

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<v Speaker 1>was in control when you watched his film and you

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<v Speaker 1>look at his body movements, you know, you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the body language. You know, when you're around this game

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<v Speaker 1>a long time and you see the elite guys do

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<v Speaker 1>it a long time. There's a body language, there's body movements,

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<v Speaker 1>there's certain you know, you watch eighty plays in a

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<v Speaker 1>college game and there and then there's ten plays that

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<v Speaker 1>you say, no one else can do that, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what that's what an NFL quarterback looks like. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>just what continually jumped off the tape. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>watch ten games, and each game there's ten plays that

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<v Speaker 1>you say, that's what makes him the number two pick

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft, and that's you know, he gets a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to show that now at the next level. Raw

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