WEBVTT - Purdy Emphasizes Importance of Second Half of the Season | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Was your bye week, George. Yeah, we flew out to Jackson, Ol,

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<v Speaker 1>Wyoming and got away and golfed and but yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really nice to go out there and breathe.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it been like just having a Christian back on

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<v Speaker 2>the field this week?

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<v Speaker 1>It's been awesome, man, just what he brings to the table,

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<v Speaker 1>and and really just firing everybody else up around, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all of us coming off the bye week and and

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<v Speaker 1>feeling good and fresh, and then you get two three

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<v Speaker 1>next to you in the backfield. It's been awesome. Looks

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<v Speaker 1>great moving around, and he's trending in the in the

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<v Speaker 1>right direction. So we're excited to see what happens. Played

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<v Speaker 1>together a lot, But do you need a little extra

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<v Speaker 1>time just in terms of some of the past game stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>getting back on the same page, getting timing.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you do any of that this week?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, just in the past game with you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>do a lot of stuff where you know, he makes

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<v Speaker 1>a decision based off a defender and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just being on the same page and that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's you know, sinking back up into that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of world. But obviously he's really smart and and it's

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<v Speaker 1>been it's been a pretty good transition so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Is preparing to face to the Buccaneers, How is it

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<v Speaker 2>different than two years ago when you were going through

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<v Speaker 2>that process for the first time against this defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, you know, two years ago, it was

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<v Speaker 1>more of you know, I got approved my teammates and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody that you know I can I can step in

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<v Speaker 1>and do the role really well as a quarterback for

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<v Speaker 1>this team and compete in that regard. Now it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, we're, you know, going into year three and

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<v Speaker 1>and we've we all know what I've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>do and what I can do for this team. And

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<v Speaker 1>so now it's you know where we're at. We're four

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<v Speaker 1>and four coming off the buy, and it's how can

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<v Speaker 1>I continue to elevate my game and play at the

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<v Speaker 1>standard that we need to be successful right now? And

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<v Speaker 1>so that's the mindset. It's a little different. Obviously I

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to prove and make a statement two years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>but playing this defense now man personnel is a little different.

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<v Speaker 1>But the scheme is there, and you know, they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>a good team overall. So that's the mindset going into

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<v Speaker 1>this week.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of times I'm curious why you think that.

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<v Speaker 2>The almost seems like it's a starting cut for you

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<v Speaker 2>guys going yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's nice that you know, we had to

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<v Speaker 1>buy and get guys healthy and you get everybody back

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<v Speaker 1>together and it's all right. We know how important the

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<v Speaker 1>second half the season is, and it's it's all about

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<v Speaker 1>one game at a time and and you know, stacking

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<v Speaker 1>up wins and everything. So we've obviously known that from

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of years, but every year is different.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't mean it's going to be guaranteed this year

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<v Speaker 1>that we're gonna go and and do the things that

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<v Speaker 1>we did the last couple of years. It's we got

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<v Speaker 1>to put our heads back down and and just go

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<v Speaker 1>to work one day at a time and and chip

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<v Speaker 1>away at it.

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<v Speaker 2>So what stands out to you about Todd Bowles's defense

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<v Speaker 2>when you watch him.

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<v Speaker 1>I think just the pressures and and all the variations

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, coverages they do with guys blitzing and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>He does a really good job with that. He always

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<v Speaker 1>has guys play together and they're gritty. You don't see

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<v Speaker 1>anyone on the tape that gives up or anything like

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<v Speaker 1>that against the Chiefs this last game. Man, they they

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<v Speaker 1>brought it all the way into overtime. They played as

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<v Speaker 1>a team really well, and so his defense is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>bring it, and we just got to be on top

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<v Speaker 1>of our stuff and play our standard and and compete

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<v Speaker 1>for four quarters.

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<v Speaker 2>Change against a team pots as much as they do.

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<v Speaker 2>Having Christian how does that maybe sort of.

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<v Speaker 1>Change how you can attack the Yeah, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's always nice knowing, you know, you have Christian

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<v Speaker 1>obviously for checkdowns and stuff as a running back, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they have to account for him for sure and

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<v Speaker 1>can open up other guys in the past game. But

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<v Speaker 1>more than anything, we have really good playmakers across the board,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna try to get the ball into all

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<v Speaker 1>our all our guys hands at the right you know, time,

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<v Speaker 1>in the right situation. And and uh so it's always

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<v Speaker 1>nice though knowing that I can go through my read

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<v Speaker 1>and come back down to Christian. But at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time they blitz and stuff, so we're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>have him in past protection and and other are the

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<v Speaker 1>running back stepping up and doing their job as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So but that's that's the name of the game. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>You they're gonna pressure and try to get you off guard.

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<v Speaker 1>And off schedule, and we's got to be on top

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<v Speaker 1>of our assignments. So you mentioned a lot of man coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>especially Christian, and how much do you think he maybe

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<v Speaker 1>effects have teams preparing that way. Yeah, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you know, years past, there's usually been defensive schemes

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<v Speaker 1>where they usually that's a double Christian, have a guy

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<v Speaker 1>play outside and a guy playing inside leverage and and

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<v Speaker 1>uh just double them. And that's been you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously tough because you want to get in the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>but then you hit other guys like George and Debo

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<v Speaker 1>and b A and JJ. So that's been that's been

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<v Speaker 1>a thing. But at the same time, you never know

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<v Speaker 1>going into each week it can be different and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So but that is the blessing of having really good

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<v Speaker 1>players across the board and a guy like Christian in

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<v Speaker 1>the backfield, so.

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<v Speaker 2>More an imposing guy to look across the line at

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<v Speaker 2>his feat of veil when you ta get a snap

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<v Speaker 2>from the center.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, he's definitely a guy that you got

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<v Speaker 1>to know where he's at every play, every snap. He's

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<v Speaker 1>very disruptive and a strong guy. He's been like that

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<v Speaker 1>for however long he's been playing man, he's he's always

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<v Speaker 1>a problem and we face him multiple times and he's

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<v Speaker 1>had his moments, and so for us, it's like, how

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<v Speaker 1>can we be smart both in the past game, run game,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing where he's at and understand that he can change

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<v Speaker 1>the game at any moment. Thanks, Thanks guys. M