WEBVTT - Chris Foerster Previews Matchup Against the Seattle Seahawks | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>How's going.

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<v Speaker 2>You probably know and can appreciate Kyle Has a few

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<v Speaker 2>times this season, said Christian McCaffrey's mentality is out of

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<v Speaker 2>like a walk on or undrafted guy, like still trying

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<v Speaker 2>to prove himself and hey, coach, you know, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>or head coach, did you see that?

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<v Speaker 3>Or you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously elite players have special qualities, but that seems.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty rare to not.

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<v Speaker 2>Seemingly ever kind of feel like you've arrived or he's

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<v Speaker 2>up even a little. Is that unique in your experience?

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<v Speaker 1>It is unique?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's he's uh, he's a very unique guy. But

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<v Speaker 3>I say this, it's not He's also very confident, very

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<v Speaker 3>very confident in his ability and very much has a

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<v Speaker 3>chip on his shoulder to show everybody that he, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>how good he is.

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<v Speaker 1>But his work ethic is one of it's never good enough.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. It's really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really cool to see a guy that's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>really shooting for perfection, you know, and he's not afraid

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<v Speaker 3>to say that he's fallen short. But he's always progressing,

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<v Speaker 3>always working, you know, So that's it's really really impressive

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<v Speaker 3>to watch how hard he works, how diligent he is,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, there's so many little things that he does

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<v Speaker 3>on Deebo. The last screen pass touchdown, it we ran

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<v Speaker 3>Christian's on the back side and he fakes like a

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<v Speaker 3>flare screen and that backside linebacker who almost caught deebos

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<v Speaker 3>Debo's coming up to score. There was a guy that

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<v Speaker 3>was right there. They had to doubt run. I think

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<v Speaker 3>he's got run on either way. If if Christian dogs

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<v Speaker 3>at just a little bit. If Christian doesn't, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>how much time was looked in the game, and how

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<v Speaker 3>many how many plays had Christian played? He took on

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<v Speaker 3>there with his hands in the air like he was

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<v Speaker 3>catching the screen and pulled that linebacker out of there.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why we scored.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, the guys did a nice job blocking it,

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<v Speaker 3>but ultimately the game the play went in because Christian,

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<v Speaker 3>every little thing he looks at, it is what he

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<v Speaker 3>can do better.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is rare. That's really rare. And that's why

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<v Speaker 1>he's a great player.

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<v Speaker 3>I was talking about, he's the best player he's ever

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<v Speaker 3>been around without the ball in his hands.

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<v Speaker 4>When you think about what he does with the ball

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<v Speaker 4>in his hands, that's pretty Is that.

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<v Speaker 3>Just one example, that's one example exactly one example, there

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<v Speaker 3>was a day, Uh, it was really funny. Kyle pointed

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<v Speaker 3>it out, and he does it all over the field.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I don't watch him. Locked him more on

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<v Speaker 1>the on the guys up front most days. But he

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<v Speaker 1>was I don't know what the play was.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't picture, but he was releasing on the backside

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<v Speaker 3>to block somebody. Actually it was a it was a

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<v Speaker 3>run player something that we had a drawer or I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know what the play was. He didn't block somebody

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<v Speaker 3>and when he when he was running out to block him,

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<v Speaker 3>he set up and started to act like he was

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<v Speaker 3>going to run a route so the guy would look

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<v Speaker 3>to cover to Matt and then he went and blocked him.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's just every little thing he can look

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<v Speaker 3>to gain an advantage or looked what he can do

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<v Speaker 3>without the ball in his hands.

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<v Speaker 1>He does.

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<v Speaker 3>It's outstandings kept him pretty quiet.

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<v Speaker 1>He's enormously talented. Well, I think the guys did a

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<v Speaker 1>really good job. I think the game went well for us.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we started off and obviously had a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of series there that weren't as good. Uh. And Jalen's

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<v Speaker 3>very very talented and good player, and he did have

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<v Speaker 3>some good plays in there. You know, our guys just

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<v Speaker 3>we managed to you know, convert on some third downs,

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<v Speaker 3>keephim on the field, work our plan and do things

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<v Speaker 3>we'd talk about doing. And and Aaron did a nice job.

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<v Speaker 3>And wherever they put him, the guy's really battled in

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<v Speaker 3>did a good job against them.

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<v Speaker 4>A couple of times it popped out that Burford was

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<v Speaker 4>finishing play way down the field, even on the Devoat touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Your referred to like on one last block on that

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<v Speaker 1>is there.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if it's been something he's been doing

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<v Speaker 4>all year, or is there a point of emphasis of

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<v Speaker 4>like a finish more years at an area that he's

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<v Speaker 4>grown in.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess he's grown in that area. I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>he always did. But there was a.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I said it last year. There's always a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of times that happens with guys. It's like you're getting

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<v Speaker 3>to the point of contact, you're getting the point of

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<v Speaker 3>doing your assignment, and you're just not quite finishing. You're

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<v Speaker 3>just not quite getting on a guy and staying on him.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, you know, truly, an old coach, Dannis

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<v Speaker 3>Screen of mine, used to say, he said, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>blocking the guys no more he said, Chris, you can

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<v Speaker 3>talk all this stuff about being alignment and techniques and

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<v Speaker 3>all they said, but when the ball carrier gets there,

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<v Speaker 3>are you on your guy and.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't make the tackle. That's why I tell my guys.

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<v Speaker 3>So I get all this, but guys, your guy made

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<v Speaker 3>the tackle or your guy got in on the tackle.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's not good enough. So whatever we have to

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<v Speaker 3>do to make sure your guy that you were responsible

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<v Speaker 3>for isn't hitting the guy at the end of the play.

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<v Speaker 3>And that I think eventually rings true with guys realized, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I got to keep doing this blocking him for a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit, then let him go and let them run

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<v Speaker 3>a run and.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he gets in on the tackle later. Isn't acceptable.

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<v Speaker 3>And everything we do in our offense comes from Kyle

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<v Speaker 3>that everybody's expected to finish. Everybody's expected our plays last,

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<v Speaker 3>because the wide zone it just it's it's longer. You're

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<v Speaker 3>starting the left hash and the ball goes out to

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<v Speaker 3>the numbers and then it runs downfield and everybody's got

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<v Speaker 3>to block their guys all that far and it ends

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<v Speaker 3>up being just a little bit longer. That we have

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<v Speaker 3>to maintain our contact and our blocks, and it's the

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<v Speaker 3>process for young guys coming in to learn that.

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<v Speaker 1>This year.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know that's you guys always say, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>sorry they guys. The guys played okay, they did a

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<v Speaker 3>good job. I mean, this group of guys, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>ever want to bat I'm not bad mouthing.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you guys know that. I'm I love this group. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>They really worked hard, forced every single day. But we're

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<v Speaker 3>working progress still. There was a lot of good things

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<v Speaker 3>in that game. We managed the crowd. Uh, we were

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<v Speaker 3>able to the two tackles, did a really nice shopping

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<v Speaker 3>those guys, you know, and the interior plays. They had

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<v Speaker 3>some beasts in there, and and and they were a

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<v Speaker 3>challenge and uh, you know, Brock did a good job

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<v Speaker 3>with getting the ball out. Kyle did a good job

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<v Speaker 3>getting the play calls. It all works together when we

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<v Speaker 3>look good nine times out of tennis because everything else

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<v Speaker 3>around us is going well.

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<v Speaker 1>But the guys did. The guys were serious minded. They

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<v Speaker 1>they wanted to go and do it.

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<v Speaker 3>I was I was honest with him, I told him,

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<v Speaker 3>and I didn't say it when if I look back

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<v Speaker 3>at that championship game from a year ago, I was nervous.

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<v Speaker 1>Weren't gonna block him as well. You know, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know I was gonna play it.

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<v Speaker 3>We never got a chance to see because the game

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<v Speaker 3>went a different direction obviously with the injury to Brock.

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<v Speaker 1>But man, I I don't know. And then we went

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<v Speaker 1>in there and the guys did a good job.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that's one game, and if we happened to you know,

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<v Speaker 3>who knows what happens if we see him againn't see

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<v Speaker 3>him again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the guys did a nice job. But I wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't. I'm not gonna crown anybody yet.

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<v Speaker 4>Was saying that the last time you guys played Seattle Banks,

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<v Speaker 4>he was really banged up going to that game, played

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<v Speaker 4>through it. He felt like it was a really kind

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<v Speaker 4>of a turning point game for Aaron because he was

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<v Speaker 4>able to tough it out and still perform. Just in

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<v Speaker 4>what ways have you seen him him grow in terms of,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, putting.

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<v Speaker 3>It on the line and in those times Aaron last

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<v Speaker 3>year did agree. I mean, he came through everything last

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<v Speaker 3>year and had a really nice season last year and

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<v Speaker 3>came out as one of our better linemen. And the

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<v Speaker 3>energy that he plays with one game day, the enthusiasm,

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<v Speaker 3>the effort he plays with outstanding and he continues to

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<v Speaker 3>work on his craft to get better at it.

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<v Speaker 1>That was big for him because you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know a lot of times guys get there's a there's

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<v Speaker 3>injury and hurt right, and then I'll just file flat

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<v Speaker 3>tell you the story. He and I are talking about

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<v Speaker 3>when he's coming out of getting ready to play the

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<v Speaker 3>game and he's like, we went out, we were working

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<v Speaker 3>during the week and I'm like, he goes, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't he did up.

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<v Speaker 1>We were in the stadium, it was a short week,

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<v Speaker 1>and we had.

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<v Speaker 3>A guy's a couple of guys stay out and push

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<v Speaker 3>on him to see how if he was ready, if

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<v Speaker 3>his toe was able to if he was able to anchor,

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<v Speaker 3>and he goes. He calls me that night and he goes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I just don't think I can play. I can't anchor,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. And I said, okay, let's talk about how

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<v Speaker 3>many times in a game you're going to be one

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<v Speaker 3>on one by yourself needing to anchor where Jake won't

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<v Speaker 3>be there, Trent won't be there, or we're running the

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<v Speaker 3>ball where the anchor really doesn't matter, and all these

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<v Speaker 3>things that I said, we're talking about five to ten

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<v Speaker 3>percent of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm not telling you to play hurt, which I wasn't,

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<v Speaker 1>I said.

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<v Speaker 3>But and that's a point where, like Trent said, I

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<v Speaker 3>can play at seventy five or eight percent, Well for Aaron,

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<v Speaker 3>that's like ninety or ninety five percent because there's five

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<v Speaker 3>or ten percent of that game that he might struggle with.

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<v Speaker 3>But it was good to get out there and start

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<v Speaker 3>playing and get over that hump. And that's part of

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<v Speaker 3>a process for young guy. The dish for the injury

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<v Speaker 3>and hurt is two different things that nobody's asking. I said, Aaron,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not asking you. If you don't feel comfortable play again,

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<v Speaker 3>don't play this game. And at the trains, but he'd

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<v Speaker 3>been cleared medically, but there were some parts of his

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<v Speaker 3>game that weren't quite he didn't feel comfortable with. But

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<v Speaker 3>that's part of the process you learned and say I

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<v Speaker 3>can play this way. I've told you guys story before

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<v Speaker 3>about Jonathan Ogden. He's like, this guy can play at

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<v Speaker 3>this percentage, this guy I can't. And Trent, to his credit,

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<v Speaker 3>Trent in the Cleveland game, he was that whatever percentage

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<v Speaker 3>he was. If it wasn't Miles Garrett, he probably would

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<v Speaker 3>have looked a lot, but he went out there and

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<v Speaker 3>really didn't look great for the majority of the game,

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<v Speaker 3>but knew he had to tough it out in those instances. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>that's a guy that's done this enough to say he's

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<v Speaker 3>not putting himself at risk. He's not gonna hurt himself anymore,

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<v Speaker 3>knowing he's not one hundred percent, but he can do

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<v Speaker 3>most things well enough that we could have success. And

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<v Speaker 3>then then it's my job. Trent in the championship game

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of years ago against the Rams, probably shouldn't

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<v Speaker 3>have been out there, and it was his first championship game.

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<v Speaker 3>It was really hard for me to say, Trent, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and everybody was like, but we gotta let the guy.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a warrior, let's art up, toughen out. He's done

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<v Speaker 3>it before. But he really couldn't perform at a level

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<v Speaker 3>that was acceptable. And he's even set a cult and

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<v Speaker 3>probably should have played more in that game. And that's

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<v Speaker 3>the that's every that's a that's a trade off, And

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<v Speaker 3>it's not, like I said, none of us are trying

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<v Speaker 3>to It's a long answer, but I want to make

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<v Speaker 3>sure it's very clear none of us are asking how

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<v Speaker 3>to play hurt. None of us are, but the one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred percent this league is everybody gets hurt, and everybody

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<v Speaker 3>has to play through bumps and bruises and you have

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<v Speaker 3>to figure that out. And that's what's happened with Aaron.

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<v Speaker 3>That's part of one of the many things that he's

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<v Speaker 3>grown in that process.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks, guys, appreciate it.