WEBVTT - Press Pass: Frank Reich

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of work have you done with Carson Bleds behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scene. You know, Carson spent a lot of time

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<v Speaker 1>in the film room, extra time in the film room

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<v Speaker 1>and then even out on the practice field. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>just asking a lot of questions, always staying tuned into

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<v Speaker 1>the script, always watching Sam and Chase and McLeod, getting

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<v Speaker 1>the reps and then talking things through, you know, talking

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<v Speaker 1>things throughout the field that you can get something done. Great.

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<v Speaker 1>Backham now for a couple of days. What has he

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<v Speaker 1>shown you so far? And what's the plan for him

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday night? You know it looks good. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just continue to build, build, continue to build. Got him

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<v Speaker 1>in for a few plays last week. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just he's an impressive physical specimen. Obviously. It's funny

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<v Speaker 1>you stand out there as a coach when they're running

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<v Speaker 1>routes on air, and sometimes as a coach you stand

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<v Speaker 1>across from the receivers out of running at you, and

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<v Speaker 1>when he runs at you his sides and speed, it

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of grabs you. So really excited about having

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<v Speaker 1>him here. And uh, just like anybody else, it's a process.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's a process, and we'll keep getting him

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<v Speaker 1>a little chunks at a time to allow him to

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<v Speaker 1>play fast and just and use his ability for you

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<v Speaker 1>week one to week two, just total back to the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought the past protection was really good in week two, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought the offensive line did a really good job.

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<v Speaker 1>That backs did a good job. UM. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>just have to eliminate the penalties. I know it's been

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<v Speaker 1>talked about a lot. They just killed drives. You're getting

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<v Speaker 1>second along third and long. Um. We can overcome some

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<v Speaker 1>of those. We have to overcome some of those. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>as an offense, you just you can't put yourself in

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<v Speaker 1>those positions. So we've got to minimize those things. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no excuses for it. Um, And we just have to

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<v Speaker 1>execute evaluation. What kind of evaluation that he did a week?

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<v Speaker 1>Want small with him? If I didn't missed so much.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to be able really to see it. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit harder, you know, with all the time

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<v Speaker 1>that he's missed too, you know, to evaluate with the

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<v Speaker 1>back you know and a runner. You just want to

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<v Speaker 1>see him get to get the ball in his hands

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<v Speaker 1>and see what he can do, you know, in traffic

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<v Speaker 1>inside see us patients's vision. Um. So you know, but

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<v Speaker 1>there's nothing you can do about it. As a coach,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you don't get too frustrated by you know,

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<v Speaker 1>injuries are part of the game. Those guys take a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of hits, so on and so forth. So we

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<v Speaker 1>still have to be smart with him, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>just continue that evaluation process and let him grow. You

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<v Speaker 1>need to see some things from certain guys who have

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<v Speaker 1>kind of been like smart time starters. Josh HAPs being won.

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<v Speaker 1>How I portant? Is this game going to be for

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<v Speaker 1>him and for maybe some other receivers. Yeah, third preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously the starter is getting a lot of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of reps. So, um, it's important to show

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<v Speaker 1>progress at all our positions, not just a wide receiver position.

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel like the receivers have been showing that

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<v Speaker 1>as a group, you know, and individually. So um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even this week, game plan even a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's still you know, this is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like an in season week for US. Coach set it

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<v Speaker 1>up so that we kind of prepare a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more like it's in season. Um, So a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more game planning, not full board, but um so get

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to get some guys in position to make

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<v Speaker 1>plays and then we have to execute and uh, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they got to make the plays when they come

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<v Speaker 1>to them. Offensive unit didn't try to run the ball

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<v Speaker 1>very much Thursday, but but it did. It wasn't real effective.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you concerned about that at all? And what did

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<v Speaker 1>you make of that? You know, Pittsburgh traditionally is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best run defenses in the NFL. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that have been for years. Um, we still felt pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good about our run game plan going in. Sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>flow of the game, you know, it's kind of an

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<v Speaker 1>one game. Our defense did a good job, got the interception,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, return for a touchdown, so they have the

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<v Speaker 1>ball the whole first quarter. You know, we were executing

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit in the pass game. Felt like we

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<v Speaker 1>had an efficient pass game. Sam did a good job,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, executing there. We spread the ball around, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>had some of the penalties that stopped a few drives.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you know, I feel very strong about the

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<v Speaker 1>outlook of our run game. UM, and so I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to get too caught up with just one performance

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<v Speaker 1>where we didn't quite get enough touches in the run

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<v Speaker 1>game as we could. I think he's done pretty well. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's done pretty well. You know, obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>get that big body coming at you. That's that's a

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<v Speaker 1>different thing for a linebacker seeing that guy coming coming

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<v Speaker 1>at him. And I think he's shown, uh he shows

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<v Speaker 1>the athleticism, you know, that's that's a positive thing. And

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<v Speaker 1>and really the vision that it takes to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>fit up in the hole it gets your linebacker. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think he's been very solid go by from

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Has Kenyan border exceeded your expectations? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think Kenyon has had a really good uh OTAs in

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<v Speaker 1>the offseason and a good training camp um and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>he's shined in special teams as well. So Kenyon as

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's a good runner. I think he has

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<v Speaker 1>an elusiveness to him. You know that obviously shows as

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<v Speaker 1>a punt returner, and so when you get him in

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<v Speaker 1>the backfield out in space, you know, whether it's catching

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<v Speaker 1>a pass out of the backfield or get him on

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<v Speaker 1>the edge running the football. But he's made a couple

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<v Speaker 1>nice inside runs as well, and and so that's important.

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<v Speaker 1>And and then the other element that he's continued to

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<v Speaker 1>impress is the protection element. You know, he knows what

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing in protection. I can't emphasize that enough. I've

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<v Speaker 1>said it before over the last couple of weeks, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's just so important in any offense that the backs

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<v Speaker 1>fully understand all the protection calls what's going on, because

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<v Speaker 1>it all starts in the passing game with protecting the passer,

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<v Speaker 1>and the backs are a big part of that. Sam

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<v Speaker 1>established some pretty good chemistry last season, particularly down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of that has been affected by him missing

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<v Speaker 1>so much time this summer, you know, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think obviously with all of our players who miss time,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't like it because every rep is so important.

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<v Speaker 1>You can only get so many reps out there. So

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<v Speaker 1>but these guys have been around the block a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>They've continued to talk, and you know, in Jordan's that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of guy that you know you never like not

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<v Speaker 1>being out there. But he's so into it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's so into practice. You know, even when he's not

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<v Speaker 1>out you know, when he's not getting the reps, he's

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<v Speaker 1>so into it in the meetings, you know, engaged, asking questions,

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<v Speaker 1>talking to Sam all the time. So, um, you make

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<v Speaker 1>the best of of a tough situation if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at what has he done to earn the first team

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<v Speaker 1>snaps or you know, I think, uh, you know, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things just that he's an explosive athlete, you

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<v Speaker 1>know for his position. Um. And you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>one of those positive steps Isaac made was from week

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<v Speaker 1>one to week two. You know, he showed that athletic ability,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and while you're drafting where we did. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but I thought he was more consistent in week two. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, in the first game there were two or

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<v Speaker 1>three kind of bad mistakes. You know, this game there

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<v Speaker 1>was fewer. I think that there's probably one bad mistake. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So showing that improved consistency was a good step, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's been showing up in practice running. It was among

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<v Speaker 1>your leaders and receptions looking at the personelities we have beer,

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<v Speaker 1>do you see the guys as you can use in

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<v Speaker 1>the Danny Woodhead type of world? Yeah, I mean, well

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<v Speaker 1>Sprowles is the original, right, I mean, he's the original guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the prototype. And so we have you know, coach Peterson,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, right from the start, you know, I remember

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<v Speaker 1>coming in the first one he hired. You know that

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<v Speaker 1>some of the immediate talk was the excitement about how

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<v Speaker 1>we get to use a guy like Darren Sprowles and

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<v Speaker 1>but all the backs have shown a good a good

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<v Speaker 1>aptitude to pick things up in the pass game and

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<v Speaker 1>and be good route runners. So we think we can

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<v Speaker 1>mix it up. But certainly Darren is that's where that's

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<v Speaker 1>he's the starting point. And uh and there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of ways to utilize that. And you know, Kansas in

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<v Speaker 1>Doug's offense, you know they've done that in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>will continue to mix in some other things that you

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<v Speaker 1>know that we've all done that our staff has done

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of isolate backs and get good matchups. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but you get a guy like forty three out there,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean really, I mean it's like every weekend game planning,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, how can we get this guy to football?

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<v Speaker 1>He's just he's that kind of a player. What does

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<v Speaker 1>Sam need to show you before week going? You know Sam?

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<v Speaker 1>I just think Sam just he's showing us everything I

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<v Speaker 1>expected him to show us. He's being who he is.

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<v Speaker 1>UM credibly accurate pass or he has comple you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I really feel like he has command of the offense. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's come in and this new offense, he's

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<v Speaker 1>doing a great job. He's he's totally under control employees.

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<v Speaker 1>I just loved his demeanor on the sideline for the

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<v Speaker 1>first you know, getting to see him on the sideline.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's one thing out of practice, but just

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<v Speaker 1>getting a feel from him on the sideline during the game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the right temperament, the right react. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it just feels feels right. And so um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this week it's week he gets to play longer. So

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a number of snaps with him last week.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, and you want to continue to show which

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<v Speaker 1>I think Sam has you know, overcome in the bad

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<v Speaker 1>series because it happens. This is the NFL, so there's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a series. He's great at protecting the football,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm sure somewhere along the year he's gonna throw

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<v Speaker 1>an interception. You know, how do we bounce back? Stay

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<v Speaker 1>positive and let's go. And he's showing that out in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>So I continue, I think we'll continue to see that.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the importance of running backs to being able

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<v Speaker 1>to pass protect. Is that one of the main things

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<v Speaker 1>that we're looking for from Smallwood when he finally does

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<v Speaker 1>get in the game. Absolutely, I mean, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all backs, you don't want to be a

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just a first second down back if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be on the field, and you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think we saw that on tape from him. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>even though he had a you know, it was a

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<v Speaker 1>great runner in college, you could see you could see

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<v Speaker 1>glimpses of it in the past game. You could see

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<v Speaker 1>it in protection that he was a willing blocker and

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<v Speaker 1>that he had the aptitude. When you talk to him

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<v Speaker 1>kind of in the interviews and watch film with him,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see that he sees it, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>he processes it, and that's a very important part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, his continued progress, you know, to get

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<v Speaker 1>on the field is you know, it's going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to come in the passing game as well. Frank James

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<v Speaker 1>just talked about how Steven Tulk has been in the

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<v Speaker 1>league ten years, and you know what respect he has

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<v Speaker 1>for a guy that's done ten years. You have one

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<v Speaker 1>on offense and Brent Sellick, Can you talk a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit about from someone that's played it for as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you did and now coached it, what it's like

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<v Speaker 1>to get ten years in this league? Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>like a guy like Brent Sellick is just he's truly

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<v Speaker 1>one of the Hallmark, one of the foundational leaders on

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<v Speaker 1>this team. He just brings a steady presence, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on and off the field. But the thing that I've

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<v Speaker 1>been most pressed about with Brent is he's still playing

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level. I mean, for a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>had to play that position as as tough as that

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<v Speaker 1>position is. All the running, all the blocking against big

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<v Speaker 1>defensive you know, he's he's outmatched on most of the

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<v Speaker 1>on fifty percent of the block, he's blocking linebacker some

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<v Speaker 1>of the time, but half the time he's blocking defensive ends.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's doing it. He's still doing a good job.

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<v Speaker 1>And so for ten years in the league and he's

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<v Speaker 1>and I see no signs of his game diminishing at all.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I've said this from the start, and I

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<v Speaker 1>continue to see it. In the passing game, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>more than adequate. You know, he still runs pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>for a guy who's been in the league ten years.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he's just got he's a pro, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>got that football toughness attitude. So I just love the

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<v Speaker 1>presence in the leadership he brings to the offense. I

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<v Speaker 1>was Alan handled to move out to right tackle. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's handled it well. I mean he's in a

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<v Speaker 1>position where he gets to use his his pass blocking strength.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he he's got good feet. Uh, he has

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<v Speaker 1>a good, really good technique. So if you have good

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<v Speaker 1>feet and you have good technique and then you have

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<v Speaker 1>some toughness about you, you're going to be a good

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<v Speaker 1>pass blocker. And you can see that. You mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been well trained and well coached, but he has natural

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<v Speaker 1>he has natural timing and instincts as a pass blocker.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a little bit different out at the tackle position,

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<v Speaker 1>as you guys know, you talk about a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more space between you and the defender. But he's a

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<v Speaker 1>natural out there pass blocking, you know, but it just

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<v Speaker 1>is a little bit different from the tackle on some

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<v Speaker 1>of the combination blocks in the run game. You just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta you know, get used to that. Again, he's done

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<v Speaker 1>it some, but I've been mostly in a guard So

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<v Speaker 1>you can see that coming back more and more from

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<v Speaker 1>your tin. Ryan Radney's with the charters to now progress

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<v Speaker 1>what's the best way to use I think Ryan, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've always thought that Ryan has that unique blend of

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<v Speaker 1>speed and size and then a physicality about him. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how we that's his strength, you know, that's how

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<v Speaker 1>we have to use him. And um, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think as he has grown in this league and

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<v Speaker 1>further than his career, he's gotten better in the passing

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<v Speaker 1>game as well. You know, I think early on in

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<v Speaker 1>his career he was you know where, Now you're not.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not afraid to have him on it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>out there on a pass down. So in the run game,

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<v Speaker 1>we know what we're gonna get. He's got speed, he's

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<v Speaker 1>got explosiveness, and he's got a physicality. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive line really liked that. You know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>get it back, who's not a who runs hard? Is

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<v Speaker 1>a physical runner. I think that kind of energizes your

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<v Speaker 1>whole offense, the offense, and we're gonna see the offense

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<v Speaker 1>a more this game than any preseason game. What for

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<v Speaker 1>fans did We're gonna get to see them for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time in an extended period. What do you want

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<v Speaker 1>to see? What should they expect to see from this who?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry to hear your first team offense? Yeah, Um, consistency,

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<v Speaker 1>you know two things. Consistency and you know we gotta score,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know, well, it's great if the special

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<v Speaker 1>teams and defense keep scoring for us. Well, we'll take

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<v Speaker 1>that all year long, and uh and won't apologize for that.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll ride that. We'll ride that horse all the way

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<v Speaker 1>if we have to. And that's been a good start

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<v Speaker 1>for us as a team. Um and our offense at

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<v Speaker 1>times has taken advantage of some of the turnovers. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you need to you need to be consistent,

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<v Speaker 1>you need to be able to sustain drives, you need

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<v Speaker 1>to be great at situational football. Last week we had

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<v Speaker 1>a good, good outing on third down, converted over fifty

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<v Speaker 1>percent on third down. That's winning football against a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>against a good defensive scheme. I know they didn't play

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<v Speaker 1>their starters all the time, but we got to be

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<v Speaker 1>good on third down, we got to be good in

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<v Speaker 1>the red zone, and then we got to make something

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<v Speaker 1>happen in two minutes. We were able to do that

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<v Speaker 1>last week a little bit. So those are the those

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<v Speaker 1>are the signs I think we're looking for, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this week against the Colts, and because I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what it ultimately takes to win consistently weekend and week out.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you