WEBVTT - Press Pass: Doug Pederson

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<v Speaker 1>Alan Barbery Um, so as a left hamstring strings getting better.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see where he's at obviously by the end of

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<v Speaker 1>this week. Terrence Brooks the right hamstring strain in the game. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it looks like week to week with him, so we

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<v Speaker 1>just gotta again just kind of see where he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>at later in the week. He won't practice obviously on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Camu is still right hamstring, still nursing that. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>put him through a few more drills today and see

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<v Speaker 1>where he's at. Might be available for the game, but

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see, uh come Wednesday on that and then the

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<v Speaker 1>ones that are they got nicked in the game that

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<v Speaker 1>are are good to go. Nolan Carroll had the hamstring,

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<v Speaker 1>he's fine. Brent Selik actually has a rib fracture, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's not nothing's displaced, nothing like that. So um, he'll

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<v Speaker 1>miss Wednesday's practice but should be available for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>To Yer Heart's doing good. Jordan Hicks, Um, just a

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<v Speaker 1>just a mild ankle sprain, he's fine. Benny Logan's doing

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<v Speaker 1>doing better. He'll practice Wednesday, and then Chris Maragos, Leo

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<v Speaker 1>McKelvin and then uh are good to go. And then

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<v Speaker 1>Big v Um has a shin contusion. Basically got leg

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<v Speaker 1>whipped in the game, and he's gonna be fine, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>for for the week and for the game. After the

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<v Speaker 1>game that he felt his hamstring was keeping him from

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<v Speaker 1>running full speed and that's why he was getting beat.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's not I'm not in Leo's body, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>it could be. Yeah, it could be. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not Leo, so all I know is what the doctors

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<v Speaker 1>tell me. But it's possible, Yes, Roster real good. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it was late in the week last week.

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<v Speaker 1>We felt comfortable going into the game with with what

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<v Speaker 1>we had and I know offensively with Bryce we were

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<v Speaker 1>we were good there. So um, didn't feel they You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned that Ryan Matthews was still your guy last week,

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<v Speaker 1>but the numbers certainly don't look like he's the guy

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Is Darren Sproles the lead back for this team?

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<v Speaker 1>Well right now? Yeah, by stats and by what you're seeing,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say that Darren is is the number one

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<v Speaker 1>back right now. Um, you know Ryan is still a

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<v Speaker 1>big part. You saw the touchdown running head yesterday and

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<v Speaker 1>Kenyon had a nice run when Dale had a nice run,

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<v Speaker 1>So it's still it's still a little bit of the

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<v Speaker 1>running back by committee. Obviously, we haven't hung our hat

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<v Speaker 1>on one guy, but we tend to lean more towards

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<v Speaker 1>Darren Sprowles. Is hard to take him off the field

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<v Speaker 1>right now too much moving forward. That's how many snapsy

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<v Speaker 1>Darren guy. Yeah, I mean, that's that's a lot. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we we talked about it coming out of the Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>game and just got to make sure we're doing the

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<v Speaker 1>right thing. Make sure the with Darren is just just

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<v Speaker 1>keeping him, you know, keeping him available, especially as a

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<v Speaker 1>season season wears on, keep him, keep him healthy, and

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<v Speaker 1>keep him going. You're ran the ball enough yesterday, well

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one TIMPs. If you take Carson's four out of it,

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<v Speaker 1>um probably could you know, probably could run a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more. Obviously, in each each one of these games,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you get yourself into a fourteen nothing hole

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<v Speaker 1>right away, and you feel like sometimes you got to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of press and get it all back in one play.

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<v Speaker 1>I did feel like we were effective in the run game.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the things we did. We just watching the

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<v Speaker 1>tape again this morning. We just missed on a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of blocks and a couple of signment errors and uh

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<v Speaker 1>things we got to clean up this week In general,

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel like you're you're not running enough? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you talked about limiting Carson to three. Yeah, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's it's a good question. You know, I would

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<v Speaker 1>love to run the ball more. Obviously, I think it

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<v Speaker 1>does help Carson where you're not putting everything the whole game,

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<v Speaker 1>let's say, on his shoulders. Um, and and that's a

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<v Speaker 1>that's a full you know, that's the run game. We

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<v Speaker 1>do a lot in the run game. We ask Carson

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<v Speaker 1>to do a lot with RPO things with the red

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<v Speaker 1>read options, uh, you know, making some checks there. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know I think going forward, yeah, probably probably should

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<v Speaker 1>rely on the run just a little bit more. Mcclevin

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<v Speaker 1>was saying that, um, he came out in the second

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<v Speaker 1>quarter because like you guys have a rotation now at quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that something new? And is that also because like

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Mills or is that because mckelevin ornything. Well, it

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<v Speaker 1>really started when when Ron Brooks, um, you know, got it,

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<v Speaker 1>got hurt and we didn't have him. So now we're

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<v Speaker 1>we're we're you know, having to you see that Nickel spot.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Malcolm's been down in there a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and and um, you know we've we've had Jalen in

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<v Speaker 1>there and so and then and then obviously understanding where

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<v Speaker 1>where Leo's at right now with his with his uh, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, his his injury. UM, just kind of keeping

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<v Speaker 1>everybody fresh and keeping everybody as uh as healthy as

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<v Speaker 1>you can, not only during the course of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>but but during you know, during the remainder of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>When Carson his missed receivers or throwing interceptions, generally it's

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<v Speaker 1>been balls and sale Highland. And this is something that

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen since the spring. You guys changed some of

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<v Speaker 1>his mechanics since then. Is that is that a still

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<v Speaker 1>a byproduct of that or is there something else that's bothering? No,

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of you know, those those two picks early

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<v Speaker 1>in the football game. Obviously he had he had pressure

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<v Speaker 1>on one and and you know he was he was

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<v Speaker 1>trying to throw it actually the DGB I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was the second pick. The first one, Um again just

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<v Speaker 1>sailed high. He was, you know, out of the pocket,

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<v Speaker 1>which you know, I felt like he didn't have to move.

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<v Speaker 1>He could have stayed stayed right there in the pocket

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh uh delivered the football. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those those aren't necessarily UM mechanical things as they are

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<v Speaker 1>just the way the way he reacted to a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of color or pressure in the pocket. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you really You're just go ahead? UM. So it's pressure

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<v Speaker 1>that that's affecting him. He's some of it. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>it's pressure, some of it's like a game, a te

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<v Speaker 1>game or an ET game or something quick that flashes.

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<v Speaker 1>And he had to slide a couple of times. One

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<v Speaker 1>time he stepped up into the pocket and he was

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<v Speaker 1>on a third down and uh the second interception I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>and he ended up trying to come back to DGB,

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<v Speaker 1>but he had a guy right in his face and

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<v Speaker 1>he made the pocket. Was was clean enough to deliver

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<v Speaker 1>the football. But that that quick pressure from a quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>standpoint makes you makes you makes you feel a bit high.

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<v Speaker 1>You've had time to reflect on it. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel about your decisions to go for it on fourth

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<v Speaker 1>down twice in that first half? You know what, I

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<v Speaker 1>still feel strong about those, UM. I think the decisions

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<v Speaker 1>to go for it UM just shows confidence and the

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<v Speaker 1>belief in the guys at that time. I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>we were we were we were moving the ball. And

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<v Speaker 1>and again at the end of the day, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, um, you know, we had opportunity, more

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<v Speaker 1>more opportunities in this game. To me and my opinion

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<v Speaker 1>didn't come down to those two plays. There were enough

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<v Speaker 1>things in this game. And you know again, uh that

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<v Speaker 1>that costs us this football game. But um, I still

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<v Speaker 1>stick by what I, what I did, how I how

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<v Speaker 1>I chose to go for it. In both of those situations.

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<v Speaker 1>On the Carson Wentz run to the left, it just

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like the Giants were moving up before the ball

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<v Speaker 1>was snapped and that there was never any chance of

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<v Speaker 1>that working. What what did you see there? When yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it would they zero bliss us and they came actually

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<v Speaker 1>off of the tight end side when we ran to

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<v Speaker 1>the left side. And and we um, we missed missed

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<v Speaker 1>an assignment again assignment air on on the play. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in critical situations like that, if something if

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<v Speaker 1>one piece of it fails, then the rest of it

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<v Speaker 1>has to kind of pick up that piece, meaning there's

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<v Speaker 1>there's other pieces on defense that are free and and

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<v Speaker 1>it just happened on that play again, Um that uh, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we just we just missed it. We just

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<v Speaker 1>failed on a block and it was just just it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a mental thing. It was just a physical air

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<v Speaker 1>that we just missed on a block and it caused

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<v Speaker 1>us not to get the first half. More of Carson's

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<v Speaker 1>five picks have been early early games in the first quarter. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the only second half one, the only one after the

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<v Speaker 1>first quarters. At the end of the Detroit game, is

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<v Speaker 1>he coming out trying to do too much, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of be too aggressive? What do you see from

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<v Speaker 1>him early? I don't think so. I don't think. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think that's the case. Um. You know, I go

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Minnesota game. The two picks there referenced

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<v Speaker 1>those real quick UM. One he was trying to throw

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<v Speaker 1>a quick, little outbreaking route to to uh Selikum and

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<v Speaker 1>and was just wide of the mark and got picked.

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<v Speaker 1>The second one in that game, UM felt like he

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<v Speaker 1>might have forced the ball, actually just forced it down

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<v Speaker 1>the field. He threw it into coverage and it got intercepted.

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<v Speaker 1>The ones yesterday, Um, he had opportunities. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>whether the you know, the progression of the play to

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<v Speaker 1>go other places with the ball. I think sometimes especially

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<v Speaker 1>young quarterbacks, and these are the things that we're working

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<v Speaker 1>and dealing with with Carson. Is is is making sure

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<v Speaker 1>he understands that the whole contour or the play and

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<v Speaker 1>what the what the initial play is, what is what

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<v Speaker 1>is designed to do, what's the cover, what's the what's

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage beater that it's best against? And and if

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<v Speaker 1>it's not that coverage, where do I go with the football?

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<v Speaker 1>These are the things that we keep constantly, keep talking

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<v Speaker 1>with and working through. And this is all part of

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<v Speaker 1>the growth process that he's that he's going through. And

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<v Speaker 1>the two yesterday were kind of that just the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, just gets a little tunnel vision sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>focused in or locked in on on one receiver when

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<v Speaker 1>when there are other opportunities to go somewhere with the

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<v Speaker 1>football and either it's either gonna be incomplete and we punt. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you just can't have obviously the interception. You know, five

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<v Speaker 1>plays of the game and two of them are to

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<v Speaker 1>the other team decisions. Second guest, No, um, not yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt comfortable and everything we did, um the way

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<v Speaker 1>I called the game. UM. You know, even down the stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>we had opportunities. You know, in that last last four

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<v Speaker 1>plays of the game, you know, to have to have

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities to to to extend that drive and potentially score.

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean, we just missed on the last play

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<v Speaker 1>of the game, the play that we actually completed earlier

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<v Speaker 1>to the same receiver earlier in the game in the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter, same play, fourth quarter. You know, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>just we gotta we gotta keep working and keep keep

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<v Speaker 1>making those making those plays. It's probably it's a little

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<v Speaker 1>of both. One, Jordan could look a little sooner. Uh two,

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<v Speaker 1>the ball could be it's fourth down. You got to

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<v Speaker 1>give you know, as a quarterback, you just got to

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<v Speaker 1>give our guy an opportunity, you know, to make to

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<v Speaker 1>make the play. And that that's just that's just again

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<v Speaker 1>understanding the situation and and um you know, putting yourself

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<v Speaker 1>in those in those spots and excuse me, and those

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<v Speaker 1>are the things that you know, I know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>in Carson's case, and I don't want to speak for him,

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<v Speaker 1>but I know after the game he was very down,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, about that last that whole last series, about

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<v Speaker 1>some of the decision and throws that he made. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he makes that play in practice ninety nine

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<v Speaker 1>out of one hundred times. And those two guys are

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<v Speaker 1>on the same page with that particular route we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>at the Cleveland game. The touchdown is the same route

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<v Speaker 1>and he makes that play. So these are just things

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<v Speaker 1>that uh, um again, would you we're just continuing to

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<v Speaker 1>work through and uh you know, UM, we're obviously obviously

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<v Speaker 1>headed in the right direction, and we're going to make

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<v Speaker 1>more of those down the stretch. Five drives now, the

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<v Speaker 1>latent games under five minutes that you could have taken

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<v Speaker 1>the lead, um and potentially won those games, but you

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<v Speaker 1>had nineteen plays on those drives and gamed only twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven yards. Are the players tensing up in those situations?

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<v Speaker 1>Why aren't they producing? Well? You know, UM, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think the players are tensing up. I think I think

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<v Speaker 1>our sense of urgency on offense has to pick up. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>just knowing the situation again where you know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a few year in and again you

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<v Speaker 1>got some young guys out there that are that are

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<v Speaker 1>that are kind of learning these situations and and UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the more we show them and the more

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<v Speaker 1>again just kind of working through UM decisions, UM, you know,

0:11:47.360 --> 0:11:54.040
<v Speaker 1>route combinations, UM, you know, just just the execution of

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<v Speaker 1>the play and just understanding the play itself. UM has

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<v Speaker 1>a has a big part of um, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>success in the end of the end of football games

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<v Speaker 1>and then the bottom line and at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, it just comes down to you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>as professional athletes who just make a play. Somebody just

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<v Speaker 1>make a play and uh and that's what we gotta

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<v Speaker 1>We gotta find out who who's going to be that

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<v Speaker 1>guy and and uh, um you know, as we as

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<v Speaker 1>we build and as we grow, those are things well

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<v Speaker 1>we'll figure out and get better at. Wendell Smallwood was

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<v Speaker 1>a productive earlier in the game this year when I

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<v Speaker 1>think Brian Matthews had the ankle is shoe. I think

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<v Speaker 1>as they had two productive carries, isn't there a temptation

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<v Speaker 1>to see more of what he can do? As there

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<v Speaker 1>there is there is you know when you get to

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<v Speaker 1>that point where you definitely you definitely want to see it. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's it's hard because you got you gott

0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:51.400
<v Speaker 1>Ryan sitting there, you got you got obviously Sprowles, who

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<v Speaker 1>we've we've given him the ball the last couple of games.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, you know, Wendell obviously and Kenyon are our

0:12:57.000 --> 0:12:59.959
<v Speaker 1>special teams players who have those backup roles on off

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<v Speaker 1>fence and and a lot of times. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>temptation I guess is, yeah, you do want it. You

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<v Speaker 1>do definitely want to see You want to see your

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<v Speaker 1>young players perform and put them in those situations and

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<v Speaker 1>see what to see what they can do. And and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully now this you know, second half of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get a chance to do that a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>I do, I do, um, you know, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>that Obviously, he went into this game, he was very

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<v Speaker 1>excited to play, obviously the first time to be active,

0:13:30.800 --> 0:13:34.640
<v Speaker 1>and um made uh. He had two two big catches

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<v Speaker 1>for us. Obviously, the explosive played down the field. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think you'll see, you know, more of

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<v Speaker 1>a role for him, you know, in the next at

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<v Speaker 1>least in the coming weeks. Get down, get down early

0:13:45.320 --> 0:13:49.280
<v Speaker 1>in that game. You're chasing that game all afternoon. Does

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<v Speaker 1>that cause you or do you have to guard against

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<v Speaker 1>that making you get out of character? And some things

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<v Speaker 1>you do. And I guess specifically, I'm wondering if fourth

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<v Speaker 1>and two and a half, if no score on the board,

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<v Speaker 1>if if you go ahead and take three, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you could we could always, you know, speculate those situations.

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<v Speaker 1>It was so early though in the football game that

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<v Speaker 1>that it didn't really get us out of our game plan. Um. Again,

0:14:14.000 --> 0:14:17.840
<v Speaker 1>you know, even down fourteen, Uh, there was there was

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<v Speaker 1>no panic. I mean, there was just the the eagerness

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<v Speaker 1>to actually offensively, to get back out on the field

0:14:23.160 --> 0:14:24.960
<v Speaker 1>and just sort of right this ship at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, you put your defense in a

0:14:27.080 --> 0:14:31.360
<v Speaker 1>bind early in that game. You just something you can't do. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But it didn't have an effect um on the decisions

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<v Speaker 1>because so early in the football game Ryan Matthews Outdarren

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<v Speaker 1>suppose being uber that well obviously the Dallas game. You know,

0:14:46.680 --> 0:14:48.920
<v Speaker 1>you go back to the Dallas game. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you remember during the you know, we came out.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he had a he had that infected tooth

0:14:54.760 --> 0:14:56.840
<v Speaker 1>in that in that Dallas game in it and it

0:14:56.840 --> 0:15:00.600
<v Speaker 1>his cheeks has got swollen and there was things there

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<v Speaker 1>that we're working and and you know, listen, those are

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<v Speaker 1>those are painful things to put a helmet on and

0:15:08.520 --> 0:15:10.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, around your cheek and all that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>And and um, Darren was obviously the hot hot hand

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<v Speaker 1>at the time, and uh, um just just kept feeding,

0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:22.200
<v Speaker 1>just kept feeding Darren and keeping them going and the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing. You know this week Ryan, Ryan was we're

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<v Speaker 1>going into this game plan with certain personnel groups that

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan was going to be in on, Darren was going

0:15:30.920 --> 0:15:33.360
<v Speaker 1>to be in on. And you know, you saw the

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<v Speaker 1>one touchdown run that Ryan had in this game. That

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<v Speaker 1>was that was a nice, nice little cute times that

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<v Speaker 1>the teams had you in the right direction. You've also

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned the relative youth of the team. Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>this team is built to win right now halfway through

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<v Speaker 1>the sing or do you think that it's still building

0:15:51.120 --> 0:15:56.000
<v Speaker 1>towards that we're obviously building something here. But when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at these games that we've been in at the end,

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<v Speaker 1>the encouraging thing is that we really should have won

0:16:02.440 --> 0:16:06.840
<v Speaker 1>those games. Um the Detroit game we had to lead, Dallas,

0:16:06.840 --> 0:16:09.960
<v Speaker 1>we had the lead, and then and then yesterday had opportunities,

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<v Speaker 1>you know late in the game to um to to

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<v Speaker 1>take the lead and or win win the football game.

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<v Speaker 1>So these are these are all things that that that

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<v Speaker 1>as we build this thing, we're gonna we're gonna win

0:16:23.720 --> 0:16:26.040
<v Speaker 1>these games down the stretch as we go. We're again

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's part of hitting in the right direction for me,

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<v Speaker 1>Um And and the fact that that that Carson continues

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<v Speaker 1>to make plays and yeah, sure we don't we don't

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<v Speaker 1>like the interceptions and all that, but relatively speaking, he

0:16:40.560 --> 0:16:43.320
<v Speaker 1>protects the football and you know, we've done a good

0:16:43.400 --> 0:16:46.760
<v Speaker 1>job there and our tight ends had a little bigger

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<v Speaker 1>impact yesterday and we got to continue to work that

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, just overall, you know, keep keep

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<v Speaker 1>keep working, keep working, and keep grinding because I'd like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like I tell the team, you know, after games

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<v Speaker 1>like this, I promise them, if they keep working the

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<v Speaker 1>way they've been working, good things are going to happen

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretch. Thanks guys. H