WEBVTT - Press Pass: Fletcher Cox

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of getting back to where we're at the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. UM, I think we played hard. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, everybody came out. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>knew that what we had to do. I'm going into

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<v Speaker 1>that football game, you know, being the first time that

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<v Speaker 1>we played them, that they were able to be balanced

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<v Speaker 1>on us. I think we did a great job as

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<v Speaker 1>a defense, UM stopping and run and UM disrupting the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>which what we did earlier in this season. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a Ravens team that you know, they pride themselves on

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<v Speaker 1>physical football, you know, running the ball inside. I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>at some of the guys that you have to go against,

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<v Speaker 1>will be Jeremy Zoo, Marshall Ganda. What are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that stand out when you when you watch them.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, number one, I respect those guys, but at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, you know, UM, we have a physical

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<v Speaker 1>front front defensive line. Also, UM, I think that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a physical football game. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the most physical UM team go in. UM. I also

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<v Speaker 1>think that, UM that our offensive line to be physical,

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<v Speaker 1>our defensive lyne to be physical. And you know it's

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, we're in a situation right now. What

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta you know, it's you know, we gotta win

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<v Speaker 1>the football game. And I know everybody is in this

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<v Speaker 1>team is focused and everybody's ready to go, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to get ready to get deep into the game, playing

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<v Speaker 1>on tomorrow for practice, um, to get ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>for Sunday. Obviously it's it's a team sport. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you can only speak for yourself. So with these games

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<v Speaker 1>that you have left for me, what is it that

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<v Speaker 1>it's really gonna fuel you to push through and put

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<v Speaker 1>your best effort forward as you worked for the last

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<v Speaker 1>week game as approached as you know, I'm approach just

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<v Speaker 1>approached as I do every week, and I think you

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<v Speaker 1>know that will help. You know, I have to be

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<v Speaker 1>a leader. You don't have to keep the young guys going,

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<v Speaker 1>because if I'm down, when the young guys are looking

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<v Speaker 1>at me and they're gonna be down, you know. But

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<v Speaker 1>what drives me about this game is that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I love it so much, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>winning and losing, you have to go out and compete

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<v Speaker 1>every game. You don't have to go out and compete

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<v Speaker 1>every day. And that's what I'm mostly looking forward to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, putting good tape on film. Do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like these last three games to build momentum toward next season,

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<v Speaker 1>they have to Um, you know, we need to finish

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<v Speaker 1>these last three games strong and that thing. Let's take

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<v Speaker 1>it on into next season, you know, take that momentum

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<v Speaker 1>to the offseason where you know, hey, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>know what type of team we are. We know we

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<v Speaker 1>can do when everybody is focused and doing what they

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<v Speaker 1>have to do to be dominant in this league. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems like everybody you're seeing the quarterback so well. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, honestly, I think you know, he's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's uh, you know, won a Super Bowl and all

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<v Speaker 1>those type of things. He's a great quarterback and another

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<v Speaker 1>great quarterback in his league. As you said, Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we just have to you know, be disruptive for

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<v Speaker 1>earlier in the game. You know, we got to get

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<v Speaker 1>him off a spot, hit him up, you know, hit

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<v Speaker 1>him um you know, um, you know, make him do

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that he's not comfortable doing. Um, and can't let

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<v Speaker 1>him get hot. I think when once he get hot,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's kind of hard to stop him. How

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<v Speaker 1>tough has this stretch been for you guys? Especially you

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<v Speaker 1>start off so strong with a rookie quarterback, everyone's thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about his team, his teams. It's a playoff team that's

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<v Speaker 1>in that. But but but you know, this stretch of

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<v Speaker 1>ten games, how tough has has been on you and

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<v Speaker 1>the other veterans especially. I mean it's tough. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's part of it. I mean, that's what we signed

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<v Speaker 1>up for. I mean, but you know, at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to be mentally and physically ready because we

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<v Speaker 1>know what this league presents. You know, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>know that we have to be physical. Um you know

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<v Speaker 1>each week, you know, we have to be ready for

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<v Speaker 1>the game plan. You know, we can't shoot ourselves in

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<v Speaker 1>the foot. You know, just things that that we've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing that has been hurting us, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to be a great football team, I don't think I

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<v Speaker 1>think we eliminate those things. You know, and we're in

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<v Speaker 1>a different position that we're in right now. But how

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<v Speaker 1>is it to know that you guys were in a

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<v Speaker 1>great position and just kind of slipped away. It's tough.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's tough for anybody. I mean, you look

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<v Speaker 1>at this situation that we that we were in. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>started the season three and I started off hot, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we had an early by week, which I think kind

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<v Speaker 1>of man step the momentum for us. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, you know, we don't control those type of things.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't control when we get the bye week, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>come out the bye week, we get a loss, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know we come back. Um, I think Washington, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, it's been so long ago, man, But you

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<v Speaker 1>know right now is it's it's not about how we started, man,

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<v Speaker 1>just really, you know, right now, it's about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how we finished this season, the last three games and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, taking it one day at a time, but

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<v Speaker 1>taking it one week at a time. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you can if you remember, but are you able

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<v Speaker 1>to briefly talk about Temple's new coach Collins? And I'd

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<v Speaker 1>actually talked to Jeff yesterday, man, and uh, Jeff is

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's excited about it. I'm excited for him. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and Jeff is going to bring a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of competitives, to competitiives, whatever, competitiveness to uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to that to Temple. Man. You know, he bring a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of juice, a lot of energy and he comes

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<v Speaker 1>with it, you know every day. Um, you know, Jeff says,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's a leader, you know, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>that from when I was at Missisippi State. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he always wanted to lead, lead the guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>lead to defense, you know, just be one of the guys.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's actually you know, making a lot of noise

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<v Speaker 1>at practice and that's why that's why players love him

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<v Speaker 1>so much. Places person shot down Row Row