WEBVTT - Kyle Shanahan Talks ‘Playing Under Pressure’ in the Playoffs | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Injuries for today. UM, Jimmy Garoppolo foot will not practice.

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<v Speaker 1>Christian McCaffrey calf won't practice, Deebo Samuel Ankle won't practice,

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<v Speaker 1>Elijah Mitchell growing won't practice. UM, Charles many Oblique will

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<v Speaker 1>be limited. Ambrey Thomas Ankle limited. Go ahead. What is

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<v Speaker 1>Charles's status with the team after the arrest on Monday? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he said he's going to practice, Like what is he

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<v Speaker 1>going to be available from the game? If? Yeah, we're

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<v Speaker 1>letting the legal process take care of itself. So if

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<v Speaker 1>if he's healthy, he'll play this way alleged reason. Believe

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<v Speaker 1>that's accurate. Does it give you any cause to play him? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>what we've looked into for the last twenty four hours

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<v Speaker 1>or forty eight hours, not necessarily myself, but other people,

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<v Speaker 1>we feel very good letting the legal process take care

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<v Speaker 1>of itself, and UM, I don't feel we shouldn't kick

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<v Speaker 1>him off our team at this time in treat the

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<v Speaker 1>debo something new or concerned about that at all? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's it's it's been there for a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and UM, I think I'll be all right, but concerned

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<v Speaker 1>us enough now let them go today, have an X

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<v Speaker 1>ray yesterday, thought that was happening. Yes, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>expect to have him this week. All of the people

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<v Speaker 1>that you mentioned are key people. Do you expect them

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<v Speaker 1>to all be available for the games? Um? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>expect him too, but there's no guarantees. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when it's be in the NFC Championship game. I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a better chance they'll be ready since there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing guaranteed after this, So hopefully keep our fingers crossed.

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<v Speaker 1>The calling and play design, how much is your method

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<v Speaker 1>of teaching those things so they're executed properly changed over

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<v Speaker 1>the years or has it changed much? Ah? Yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>changes based off of how people play them. Um, so

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta look at it. What the techniques are that week,

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<v Speaker 1>how d line play, how Becker's play coverages, how people

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<v Speaker 1>are coached, how schemes change. So players are just plays.

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<v Speaker 1>It's how you tie them together, how you hide them,

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<v Speaker 1>how you do things off of them, and that's how

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<v Speaker 1>you coach them. There's a lot of video in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of we wanted to look this way. Um, well, you

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<v Speaker 1>start on paper, so they know how it looks on paper.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, then you gotta show them video because there's

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<v Speaker 1>guys in front of those routes that are drawn on

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<v Speaker 1>paper and things, so you gotta, um show verse all

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<v Speaker 1>different types of looks and stuff. And some guys learn

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<v Speaker 1>better on paper, some do it visually on film, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>we always do both. We see Fred Warner leading the

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<v Speaker 1>team and huddles out of huddles many times a week

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<v Speaker 1>the day, and I'm sure he doesn't other times. How

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<v Speaker 1>comforting use it for you to know he's got some

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<v Speaker 1>of that taking care of imagine most of that energy, right?

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<v Speaker 1>And do you ever tell for hey maybe can you

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<v Speaker 1>say it's a little bit at any time? Do you ever? Um? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I do sometimes and I usually do it at halftime

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing a bunch of stuff and um, a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of adjustments things like that. And actually I Fred talked

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<v Speaker 1>to the guys right before we go out. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>Fred is always going to talk because he's a true leader. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>and Fred should be the guy who talks. Is how

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<v Speaker 1>he carries himself every day and everyone knows how good

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<v Speaker 1>of a player he is. But when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>what he does day in and day out since he's

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<v Speaker 1>been here, his attention to detail at practice and meetings

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<v Speaker 1>and in games, Um, he's ahead of everybody, and so

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<v Speaker 1>um he earns that by his play and by how

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<v Speaker 1>he carries himself. Just sad about how a team is

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<v Speaker 1>not one after playing in the regular season. It speaks

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<v Speaker 1>to seem to speak to your team's physicality. Are the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles a team that can I don't know, staying to

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<v Speaker 1>to to and match that physicality? Um? I mean Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>did that last week. I mean when teams come ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play, um, we just I just feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>seem to do it every single week. Um, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is the playoffs and it's very rare that you don't

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<v Speaker 1>get a team that, um gives all they have at

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<v Speaker 1>this time of year. So UM, I feel we're used

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<v Speaker 1>to doing that week and a week out. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>this time of year, that's what you expect from everyone. Know.

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<v Speaker 1>The matchup with sound right early Speer when he was

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona. How is he changes the players? How's he?

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<v Speaker 1>I just think he's playing real good scheme for him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he gets I think it gets a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more opportunities. Um. And I just think pass rushers, the

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<v Speaker 1>more they play in this league and stay healthy and

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<v Speaker 1>hang around, the better they get. I mean, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to rush the quarterback in this league. UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's gotten better each year. UM, he's playing at the

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<v Speaker 1>top of his game right now. And he's always been

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<v Speaker 1>a good player. We love him coming out of college. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can tell he just gets better and better

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<v Speaker 1>each year. And Brock out a taste of work in

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<v Speaker 1>Silent County in Seattle. How did he do in that

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<v Speaker 1>scenario and how can you kind of simulate and help

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<v Speaker 1>him with that? I mean, we we'll do the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing we did that week. I mean that was huge

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<v Speaker 1>just because that was our first game really all year

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<v Speaker 1>that it was that important and brock count had experience

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<v Speaker 1>with it, and UM, so it was great to have that,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with us going to Philly. I remembered us talking

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<v Speaker 1>about that that week that we needed that. Um, we

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<v Speaker 1>needed that rep in case we ended up in the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC Championship at Philly, and we got that and very

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<v Speaker 1>fortunate that we did. And I feel we're good to go.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows what to expect, he knows how we do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and UM, we'll give him reps out at all week.

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<v Speaker 1>But he got it ready on just a Wednesday when

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<v Speaker 1>he played Thursday, so it won't be an issue. This week. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>just crank up, crank it up. We've only gotten better

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<v Speaker 1>with him. He's coming in and needed that more fluid December. Ah, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he was. I think he's been pretty fluid,

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<v Speaker 1>um from the beginning. But I mean it gets easier

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<v Speaker 1>and easier each week. Um, you know broadcast, there's lots

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<v Speaker 1>of times that the headset will cut off, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a number of times we don't have to use

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<v Speaker 1>the time out and stuff because he's got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of those plays memorized. Anyways. Um, I think he gets

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<v Speaker 1>better at anticipating the calls that I'm going to do,

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<v Speaker 1>so once he starts to hear a formation, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>always finish it. But he's already walking to the huddle

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<v Speaker 1>kind of finishing what I'm saying. So, Um, he's good

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<v Speaker 1>from the beginning and he's only getting better at it.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about Eric said a lot, but I'm curious

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<v Speaker 1>what your impressions of him were as an offensive coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>in the week before you got here, and how your

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<v Speaker 1>your view of him change coaching him during your time.

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<v Speaker 1>I only I remember going against the Niners defense, um

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<v Speaker 1>the most since sixth team when were in Atlanta and

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<v Speaker 1>their season was kind of over, um, and I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get to notice those guys watch him in Armstead and

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<v Speaker 1>Buck because just the way they were playing the whole

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<v Speaker 1>game they're in, uh, they were they weren't penetrating, they

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<v Speaker 1>were in frog stances and playing real sound run defense

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff, and we weren't really attacking them that way. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember not being sure on the overall of the

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<v Speaker 1>defense playing against the Atlanta And then when I got

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of hunker down and we looked into the

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<v Speaker 1>job and stuff, being able to watch him, um Buck,

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Ward, um, just to see some of the um

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<v Speaker 1>the pillars that they already had and we're hoping that

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<v Speaker 1>we could get something to help them. When you guys

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<v Speaker 1>up beat them in Week two last last year, Dyalen

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<v Speaker 1>Hurts looked a little bit raw still at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you see? What have you seen about him

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<v Speaker 1>that has improved in that team in general? That's different

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<v Speaker 1>from when you guys. He's just gotten more consistent. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you can see in that game the ability that

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<v Speaker 1>he has and what he was close to doing a

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<v Speaker 1>number of times, and he made some big throws in

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<v Speaker 1>that game, and um, we contained him fairly well. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're up seventeen to three, like with five

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<v Speaker 1>minutes to go, and then he started getting going again

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<v Speaker 1>and they brought it right into one score game. So

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<v Speaker 1>you could see the ability that he had real early on.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, I know, towards the end of that year

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<v Speaker 1>he started getting on a role and that's when they

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<v Speaker 1>did they make the playoffs last year. Yeah, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>they ended up making it because how good he got

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<v Speaker 1>after that. But we could see signs of it in

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<v Speaker 1>that game, and um, not just watching him this year,

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<v Speaker 1>hearing about it, you know, he's um borderline NFL m

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<v Speaker 1>v P. And then turning the film on these last

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<v Speaker 1>two days, he's just like how he was with potential

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<v Speaker 1>and now he's doing it down and down out specific

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<v Speaker 1>the Rock saw on Sunday from the Dallas defense that

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<v Speaker 1>can prepay from the Eagles defense. UM, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think Dallas's defense was the first defense in a while

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<v Speaker 1>for us that um was really good in all the areas,

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<v Speaker 1>UM just at the d line, UM in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the linebacker and the secondary and the way they played,

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<v Speaker 1>so that was a true playoff defense and then put

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of pressure on our guys. And I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was great test for him because I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>he played much different than he had in all the

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<v Speaker 1>other games. I mean, stuff was tighter, Um, things were harder,

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<v Speaker 1>but he still protected the ball very well and made

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<v Speaker 1>a few um big plays and some key moments. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that third and two slant tay Yuk, the third

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<v Speaker 1>and three I think to Christian in a tight area. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the the slant to Kittle Um on a

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<v Speaker 1>first down. That was a big one. So I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that was a game where every single play felt like

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<v Speaker 1>it was the most important playing the game and it

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<v Speaker 1>could go either way. And um, he played like he

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<v Speaker 1>always has. Pretty remarkable of the the thing back to training

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<v Speaker 1>camp when he's only getting about five snaps and team

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<v Speaker 1>drill over five passes and team drills, and I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>how did he maximize those opportunities to show you something?

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<v Speaker 1>Um it is? I mean that showed I think he

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty good in those times. You know we weren't

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<v Speaker 1>when you get a quarterback where we did and you

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<v Speaker 1>already have two guys in an ideal world, you're hoping

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<v Speaker 1>to keep that guy on the practice squad. Um, but

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<v Speaker 1>he was looking so good in his reps in practice

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<v Speaker 1>that eventually let him go in the game, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he looked that way in the game, so we thought

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<v Speaker 1>it'd be way too much of a risk to lose them.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why we end up having to make the

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<v Speaker 1>decision we we did, which isn't always fun for overall roster.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm sure glad that we did it. And he

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<v Speaker 1>looked that way right away, And so he has a

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<v Speaker 1>natural ability to play the position, and that's why he's

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<v Speaker 1>fun to coach because when he does make mistakes and

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<v Speaker 1>do things, it's he can see it, he can know why,

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<v Speaker 1>we can see it, and we can all understand it,

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<v Speaker 1>which gives him a chance to get better. Play the

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<v Speaker 1>other day where he had a shot at jack and

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't didn't really take it because he was afraid

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<v Speaker 1>to make an the penalty, And that's a sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a dilemma you'll face a lot coming up on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>out of you sort of navigate that. Jalen when he's running, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's we talked about that every week. We

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<v Speaker 1>can week out that one was I think it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>that he was just scared to get the penalty. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that where he was he thought he was going to

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<v Speaker 1>throw it, so he's getting ready to put his hands

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<v Speaker 1>up to tip it, and then all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he shocked him that he that he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do it, and then he was an awkward position. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's stuff that you talked about all the time. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>it's huge challenge for these guys. I mean, we're expecting

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<v Speaker 1>this quarterback to run it. Um, We're expecting him to

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<v Speaker 1>lower his shoulders. So we always got to come out

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<v Speaker 1>and treat him like a running back until he gets

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<v Speaker 1>himself up, which is sliding or being in that pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>And when he does. Um. Our guys are good enough

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<v Speaker 1>athletes to have to deal with it. Um. Yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a good slider. Jamikos obviously been heavily sought after. How

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<v Speaker 1>would you describe his strengths as a coordinator. UM, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I think it starts as a man. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's the ideal leader, whether and whatever he does. He

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<v Speaker 1>was that way when he came in to Houston as

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<v Speaker 1>a rookie linebacker. I mean he took over that defense

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<v Speaker 1>right away. You could tell who was in charge when

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<v Speaker 1>he was a twenty one year old. Um, he came

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<v Speaker 1>in here as a quality control and within like six

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<v Speaker 1>months we moved to a linebacker coach and he's just

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<v Speaker 1>he's always been that guy. And UM, and then just

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<v Speaker 1>watching him over these two years, UM, what he took

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<v Speaker 1>in his in his years learning to get there? How

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<v Speaker 1>much better he he runs the system and then then

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<v Speaker 1>he adjusts every week he sees how to play an offense.

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<v Speaker 1>He pays attention to offense and defense. UM. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>he was ready last year to be a head coach.

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<v Speaker 1>And UM, I hope his wife doesn't get mad. But

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<v Speaker 1>I hope he's not a head coach next year. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>But but if he is, he more than deserves it.

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<v Speaker 1>With all the motion that you do, kind of forcing

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<v Speaker 1>defenses to react to what you guys are doing, how

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<v Speaker 1>much does that prevent the defense and from giving a

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<v Speaker 1>disguise coverage? And then you know, having a rookie quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>how much does that benefit? If that's all the case there,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's up to them, you know. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes that you can keep your disguises and sometimes it

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<v Speaker 1>makes some more challenging. So that's just what other people

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<v Speaker 1>decided to do. UM, if they want to decide to

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<v Speaker 1>do that, and maybe that can make it harder for

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<v Speaker 1>him or harder for us, but maybe it can make

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<v Speaker 1>them late to some things who want to hit pretty quick.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's give and take to everything. And um, that's

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<v Speaker 1>why you tried to see everything is not like a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if someone's causing a problem on something and

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<v Speaker 1>usually opens up a good thing on in another area.

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<v Speaker 1>And just you gotta balance out your game plan. So

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<v Speaker 1>you can do that. I'm gonna cheat and ask two questions,

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<v Speaker 1>but everyone's doing that especially Yeah. Uh kyla us Check

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<v Speaker 1>said that you have a sort of different development pattern

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<v Speaker 1>for rookies. Make sure they get a lot of reps,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure they get a lot of attention as opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to work. Sorry's career. Is that an intentional thing on

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<v Speaker 1>your part that you came up with? And the second

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<v Speaker 1>question is this is your third time in the last

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<v Speaker 1>four years at this level. Obviously you weren't super Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>with Atlanta. There's some frustrations obviously from those those previous ones.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you not let those frustrations get to you

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment it is? Um, I don't read all

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<v Speaker 1>your articles. UM, I just treat it as a football game. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you lose big games, those are hard real

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<v Speaker 1>hard however they happen, and you've got to deal with

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<v Speaker 1>that forever. Um, But I feel like that's what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hardens you to it. It makes you get back

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<v Speaker 1>to the reality of what it really is. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>reality of it is. It's a It's a really good

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<v Speaker 1>football game that I loved watching growing up. It's probably

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite thing to do in the world, and I

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<v Speaker 1>feel very blessed that I get to be somewhat a

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. And Um, you prepare so hard during

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<v Speaker 1>the week, you don't think about that other stuff. We're

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<v Speaker 1>playing the game, the players are playing the game, we're

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<v Speaker 1>coaching the game, and you go off exactly what you

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<v Speaker 1>think based off your preparation and what you've worked at

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<v Speaker 1>to try to learn, and you don't ever look back. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>The only time that I ever have regrets and games

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<v Speaker 1>is when I feel I've made decisions that I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to make, or you don't feel like that that

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<v Speaker 1>was the right decision. You went for another reason. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a long time since I've done something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you do that, you're excited for these moments

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<v Speaker 1>when or lose. A lot of people don't like the

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<v Speaker 1>pressure of it players, people in general, because you put

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<v Speaker 1>yourself out there and it's really tough if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>come up um victorious. But like I've always said in

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<v Speaker 1>her growing up, there's only one team that's happy at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year, and other thirty one teams aren't.

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<v Speaker 1>And you always keep going and try to be that team,

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<v Speaker 1>and you do that till you're done playing or until

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<v Speaker 1>you're done coaching. Rookie development is more just player development.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this isn't college like you can't. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>just get red shirt years, and guys who think they

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<v Speaker 1>do get that are usually out of the league in

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<v Speaker 1>two to three years. UM. So it's more that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't necessarily think it's just rookies. I guess our whole

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<v Speaker 1>building does that. But I put pressure on a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people because the guys that think they have time,

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<v Speaker 1>just the more experience you have, you realized they don't

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<v Speaker 1>have time. It might be the next play, which everyone says,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean I think of Brock Purty would have

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<v Speaker 1>thought he had this whole year, UM, would have ruined

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<v Speaker 1>our whole team season. And try to tell that to

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<v Speaker 1>running backs all the time, to wide receivers. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>I mean we've played with like four to five backs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think six years in a row. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>the practice squad guys are pretty day important to UM.

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<v Speaker 1>The guys who think they're just doing practice squad and

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<v Speaker 1>you have a couple of injuries and the only other

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<v Speaker 1>way you can get to the playoffs or go to

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<v Speaker 1>the playoff game, say if you have good guys on

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad or good rookies ready to step up, so

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<v Speaker 1>there's not just guys usually sitting out there wait waiting

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<v Speaker 1>to know your scheme and replace people. All right, thanks guys,