WEBVTT - Press Pass: Doug Pederson

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<v Speaker 1>All right, good afternoon. UM. Let me start by updating

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<v Speaker 1>you on the injuries. Ryan Matthews with the right knee

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<v Speaker 1>MCL sprain. Uh, day to day, we'll get we'll get

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<v Speaker 1>some more evaluation on him this week as we go.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Matthews has the right ankle sprain. UM X rays

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<v Speaker 1>where everything was negative. He's gonna be fine. We'll be

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<v Speaker 1>good for the game. We'll we'll uh right now, m

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<v Speaker 1>probably hold him from practice tomorrow. Big V's doing good.

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<v Speaker 1>Um again, it's it's still you know, a little ways

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<v Speaker 1>away week to week with him, but he's he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely improving and feeling better. And then update you on

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon Brooks. Everything uh, um checked out fine with him,

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<v Speaker 1>So so we'll get him, I get him working this

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<v Speaker 1>week and and uh and getting back in there. He'll

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<v Speaker 1>be he'll be fine. Marcus Smith came out of the

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<v Speaker 1>game with a left shoulder contusion. Um, he'll be he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be fine. It's uh just sore. So he's gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And everybody else is um is healthy and good to go. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a sense with Big V what we're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at the time wise yet or is still kind

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<v Speaker 1>of still don't. It's still kind of a week to

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<v Speaker 1>week uh injury you know is um pretty substantial. So

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<v Speaker 1>these things with with these big guys like this will

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<v Speaker 1>be you know, a ways ways away. So again we'll

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<v Speaker 1>evaluate later in a week. But I don't expect it

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<v Speaker 1>prob with Fletcher Cox this year. What it is the

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<v Speaker 1>problem with Fletcher as he's not playing as well as

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<v Speaker 1>he was last year? Am I wrong? And that he

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<v Speaker 1>just says, well, well, I think he's he's he draws

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of attention, um, and draws a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>double teams. He gets a lot of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>hands on him, you know. Um, he he he still

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<v Speaker 1>is very uh at times is very disruptive and um

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<v Speaker 1>you know, can can be a can be a force

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<v Speaker 1>inside Um. You know, it's just uh, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>mentally he's good. Physically he's good. It's just just a

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<v Speaker 1>matter of just uh the sheer determination and wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to get the job done. He's still a very

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<v Speaker 1>capable defensive lineman for us, and and uh, um we

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<v Speaker 1>do expect and I do expect you know a lot

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<v Speaker 1>from from guys like Fletcher, and and he does he

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<v Speaker 1>does as well, you know, so Dougy, you had a

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<v Speaker 1>good bounce in the first drive and then from there

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<v Speaker 1>on out forty four to fourteen in favor of the pass. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>she feels like you got away from the bounce too early. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we started to get into our we call our mock

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<v Speaker 1>ur tempo tempo world a little bit, and we mixed

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<v Speaker 1>it in there. Um. Carson actually managed a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>situations for us where where he got us, uh, actually

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<v Speaker 1>from from a couple of passes into a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>runs and vice versa, based on what they were doing

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<v Speaker 1>defensively and and um, you know, you can always look

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<v Speaker 1>back on a on a Monday or Tuesday and say

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<v Speaker 1>we should have done this and should have done that.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, I felt that that uh the way things

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<v Speaker 1>were going in the game. And we didn't have a

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<v Speaker 1>ton of touches offensively either, So um given us the

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<v Speaker 1>best opportunity to keep ourselves in that in that football

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<v Speaker 1>game last night. I think, did you think that countering

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<v Speaker 1>their ball possession would have been the way to go

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of, you know, trying to establish the run yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they were able to control the clock, um,

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the ball to Aarons. Aaron Rodgers hands. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you think you should have possibility? Yes, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a a you know, a possibility in any football

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<v Speaker 1>game if you can if you can do that against

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<v Speaker 1>good offenses, Um, I think that you can. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can control the clock, the thing that that gets

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<v Speaker 1>his You got to make sure your execution is is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much flawless at the time, so you can stay

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. You know, you can't have penalties obviously offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't have negative rushing plays, you can't have you know,

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<v Speaker 1>things like that can can obviously hurt you. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he was having you know, he was having himself a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good day. We were doing a good job in

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<v Speaker 1>the run game, and so, um, yeah, looking back on

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<v Speaker 1>it today with different eyes, yeah you could probably you

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<v Speaker 1>could probably say that a lot of games where you

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<v Speaker 1>stood up here and said, I wish I ran the

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<v Speaker 1>ball more. Is there something that you guys can do

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<v Speaker 1>on game day to kind of, you know, as far

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<v Speaker 1>as quality control, to kind of make sure, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you stick with it constantly monitoring you know, the run

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<v Speaker 1>pass ratio constantly during the football game and series starts, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>first down within a series, I'm always monitoring that asking

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<v Speaker 1>the question upstairs, because they're keeping track of that for

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<v Speaker 1>me and and Frank and I are always dialoguing on

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<v Speaker 1>the sidelines. So there's there's ways that that that we

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<v Speaker 1>monitor that and um and keep ourselves as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as man les we can in those situations. But rest

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<v Speaker 1>about a ankle was this morning before committing to him

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday, because that mean now the children will be

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<v Speaker 1>okay and Nelson sit down again. This well, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna again. I'm not gonna come out and say that

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<v Speaker 1>right now today. I'm gonna get through this week of

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<v Speaker 1>practice again. Jordan will be okay with the ankle. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And just got to see again where Nelson's at and

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<v Speaker 1>whereas where his mind and his head is at and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh um he had a good week last week,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, so we'll we'll monitor that again

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<v Speaker 1>later on week. Did you get a chance to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to him after the game last night? I didn't see

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<v Speaker 1>him after the game. No. I just think he The

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing is just uh seeing seeing the way the

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<v Speaker 1>offense kind of works, seeing the way the game kind

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<v Speaker 1>of unfolds, and how guys react in certain situations and

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<v Speaker 1>and and I wanted him to put himself into game

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<v Speaker 1>situations and and see how he would react, see how

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<v Speaker 1>he would play, see how he would run that route.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a lot easier to do that, obviously from

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<v Speaker 1>from a removed position where you can kind of see

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<v Speaker 1>it from a big picture and and a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>calmer eyes, where the where the pressure and the stress

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<v Speaker 1>is not on you to perform. So, um, that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm hoping he takes away from this and uh learn

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<v Speaker 1>learns from this down the road lads, he said it

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<v Speaker 1>was not Number one is a coach? Is there anything

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<v Speaker 1>you can do it? A third time? To see you

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<v Speaker 1>he does that? Can use do anything to stop it?

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<v Speaker 1>And three penalty? Stop thinking about yeah, you know and

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<v Speaker 1>what I what I saw, um, and and obviously what

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<v Speaker 1>the officials saw. I think as anytime you you you

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<v Speaker 1>strike the quarterback in the head neck area, um, which

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<v Speaker 1>is what they saw. Um. Then then obviously the flag

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be gonna be thrown. Listen it some of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna slow his aggression down based on penalty.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's um. Then I then then then we need

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<v Speaker 1>to sit down. I need to sit down with him

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<v Speaker 1>and just say, hey, Fletcher, we need to. Let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's keep our hands down. Let's uh, let's not hit

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback. Let's let's lower our target, let's let's do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of other things. Next thing, you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going low and it's a flag for hitting the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>at the knees or something. It this game happened so

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<v Speaker 1>fast that, uh, it's hard sometimes when when you're in

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<v Speaker 1>that heat of the moment um, you know, it's it

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<v Speaker 1>was that a pass interference on Bryce Trais alls bang, bang,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, who knows. I mean, it's it's those those

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<v Speaker 1>types of things that happened so fast in this game

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<v Speaker 1>that um, I can't um. All I can do is

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<v Speaker 1>grab him and say, hey, look, we got to be careful.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we got to make sure that we're we're

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<v Speaker 1>lowering our target where you know, Fletcher's a big man,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a tall man, he's got a got an arm reach,

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<v Speaker 1>he's you know, he's aggressive. Um, and and yeah, we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be careful and we got to be smart about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, how we hit quarterbacks. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, I want our defensive line two hit quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're given a disappointment of the last two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>and that, you know, combine with you being in first

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<v Speaker 1>year coach, playing a foundation, how important is it for you, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you do to make sure the wheels don't

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<v Speaker 1>come off in these last five weeks? And how important

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<v Speaker 1>is to you that you that that doesn't happen. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the biggest thing is, you know, we're we're individual,

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<v Speaker 1>We're very prideful in our jobs and what we do.

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<v Speaker 1>And and uh, um, you know it's it's my job

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<v Speaker 1>to to make sure that that that doesn't happen. And

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<v Speaker 1>so we continue to communicate and talk with the players

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<v Speaker 1>and and you find out a lot about your football

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<v Speaker 1>team in the next month, and um and and and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, you continue to go to work every day.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you don't back off, you don't lighten up

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<v Speaker 1>the loads. You just keep working. You stay the course.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a process, we started the process back in

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<v Speaker 1>OTAs where we're gonna stick with that, with that process

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<v Speaker 1>and that routine, and uh you know, it just it

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<v Speaker 1>just becomes it eventually becomes second nature to you. And

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<v Speaker 1>uh um, you know, you look back on seasons like

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<v Speaker 1>this and some of the close games that we were in,

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<v Speaker 1>you learn from them and it puts you in better,

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<v Speaker 1>better positions in the in the future. And uh so

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<v Speaker 1>we just continue to continue the journey, continue the process

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<v Speaker 1>that the players that every game that that your message

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<v Speaker 1>was these next five games to show who wants the year?

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<v Speaker 1>What exactly did you be? You just find out who who,

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<v Speaker 1>who's gonna put forth the effort, Who who's gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 1>who's gonna you know, sort of man up, as they say,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and take pride in in in their in

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<v Speaker 1>their jobs and their profession. And that's coaches and players.

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<v Speaker 1>And and that's not a listen, that's not a not

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<v Speaker 1>a threat or anything like that. That's just that's just

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<v Speaker 1>because that's what happens teams, teams in our situation right now,

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<v Speaker 1>even though you know you're still on the maybe on

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<v Speaker 1>the edge of of getting to where you want to

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<v Speaker 1>be at the end of the season, you can kind

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<v Speaker 1>of go the other way. And and uh, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>to put any added pressure on anybody, But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, I don't want people to just start tanking it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the last last half of the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the last month of the season, and and uh, then

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<v Speaker 1>you jeopardize injury, you jeopardize injury up from another another teammate.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we all have pride in this and

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, uh, we still want to compete

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<v Speaker 1>and go out and win football games. And that was

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<v Speaker 1>the message and the challenge for the guys you're right now, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're constantly evaluating. I don't think it's just

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<v Speaker 1>for next year. I think I think you're doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, even even currently. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're all always you know, evaluating, UM staff and

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<v Speaker 1>players and and and just we're trying to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that we're heading. And I and like I

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<v Speaker 1>said last night, I do think we're heading in the

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<v Speaker 1>right direction. I do. I feel that, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>wins and losses, yeah, you got to take a look

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<v Speaker 1>at that, and and um, you know that's a big

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<v Speaker 1>part of the direction that you're heading. But what I

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<v Speaker 1>see on a daily basis in practice too, with some

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<v Speaker 1>of the youth that we had with Carson, with with

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<v Speaker 1>the Windale Smallwood, with the you know Jalen Mills, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean we got pieces and you know we keep adding

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<v Speaker 1>too and down the road. Um, as I mentioned, these

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<v Speaker 1>these games go in our favor, and that's what you want.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys had twenty sacks the first six games and

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<v Speaker 1>six sacks the last five games. Uh, Brandon has has

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<v Speaker 1>not gotten the same. You know, a video has not

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<v Speaker 1>been effective. We talked about Fletcher. Uh Connor hasn't had

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<v Speaker 1>this season he's had in the past at a new position.

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on with the pass rush? Is it possible

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<v Speaker 1>to win like that without getting pressure? Well, you're you're seeing, um,

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<v Speaker 1>what we're seeing in games is obviously you know, teams,

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<v Speaker 1>teams know we have a good defensive line, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a good pass rush. They're they're keeping tight ends and

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<v Speaker 1>backs in. Uh. Some teams are using two tight ends

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<v Speaker 1>and protection um seven seven man protection, six man protect

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<v Speaker 1>They're chipping our defensive ends, which secure your A and

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<v Speaker 1>B gaps and and then your pass rush lanes become

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<v Speaker 1>a little tighter, um, and and just it's just something

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<v Speaker 1>that we you know, UM, we keep working games. You

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<v Speaker 1>keep working pick stunts, you keep working all the things

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<v Speaker 1>that that you do to to try to free up

0:12:49.040 --> 0:12:51.520
<v Speaker 1>free up these guys, whether it be linebackers and tackles,

0:12:51.559 --> 0:12:55.040
<v Speaker 1>tackles and ends, ends and tackles, and and just keep

0:12:55.120 --> 0:12:58.680
<v Speaker 1>keep working at it. You know it's uh, Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know we do that. We do the same thing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot with with backs and tight ends, trying to trying

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<v Speaker 1>to add an extra element of protection knowing that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a team has a good defensive line and and um,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what this is what we're seeing, this is

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<v Speaker 1>this is why good defensive lines in the NFL get

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<v Speaker 1>this type type of attention. Um, I can remember the

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<v Speaker 1>days when we were constantly going against the Giants with

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<v Speaker 1>with stray handing those guys. We kept constantly keeping tight

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<v Speaker 1>ends and backs and and and more protection elements in

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<v Speaker 1>the uh in the game plan to to to nullify

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<v Speaker 1>the pass rush. So, um, we got to keep working.

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<v Speaker 1>It's tough. Um they know it, and UM we just

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<v Speaker 1>we just we just keep working. And on a daily

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<v Speaker 1>basis follow up on the you know, you guys spent

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<v Speaker 1>a fortune on the D line on contract. It's supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be the strength of the team and one of

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<v Speaker 1>the top D lines in the league. Shouldn't they win

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<v Speaker 1>some of those battles? I mean, shouldn't they be getting

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<v Speaker 1>to the quarterback more than they are, even if there's

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<v Speaker 1>a tight end helping out. To answer your question, I

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<v Speaker 1>would say, yeah, you know, should should your quarterback hit

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<v Speaker 1>an open receiver. Yeah, should a receiver catch the football? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean those that we get paid to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And it's if you've never played that position

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<v Speaker 1>or played this level of football, I think it's easy

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<v Speaker 1>to speculate and see you know what's going on. But

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, these guys are working extremely hard,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to get to the quarterback. It's not that

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<v Speaker 1>they don't want to, you know. The effort is there,

0:14:37.480 --> 0:14:41.520
<v Speaker 1>the determination is there. Again, when you're a good player,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna get a lot of double teams, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get a lot of chips. It just slows down. I

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<v Speaker 1>preach it to our offensive guys all the time. Slow

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<v Speaker 1>down the pass rush. How do you do that? You

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<v Speaker 1>do it with chips, you do it with double teams,

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<v Speaker 1>you do it with you know, extra extra height ends

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<v Speaker 1>in the game and sliding your protection and it's it's difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>It is tough. Um ball is out. The thing is

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<v Speaker 1>how fast did Aaron Rodgers get the ball out of

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<v Speaker 1>his hand? How are you going to get to the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback when he gets it out of his hand so fast?

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's tough. It's extremely hard, and end up in

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<v Speaker 1>front of everything is is the ball's out so fast

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<v Speaker 1>and it's left and it's right, and everything else is

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<v Speaker 1>in front of you, and that's the hardest thing. Game

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<v Speaker 1>is the only game, I'm sorry, the Minnesota game is

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<v Speaker 1>the only game you up more than two sacks. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like week three. So I mean it's not just I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not just talking about yesterday. It's really been an ongoing

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<v Speaker 1>thing where it just hasn't been there. So that's what interception. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of pressure in his face, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>threw off his back foot, ball was high sailed over

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<v Speaker 1>his head. Um, you know, just something that obviously happens, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know occasionally in a game. But a play that

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<v Speaker 1>he can he can definitely make and from that he

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<v Speaker 1>got He took a big hit. Carson, Yeah, yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>did take a big hit. Peppers hit him pretty hard

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<v Speaker 1>before you called the play. I saw the hit. Yeah yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to run play there just to give him No, No,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not listening. I'm not just because of a hit.

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<v Speaker 1>It's you know, yeah, trying to show you something though.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, spite, you know, the banged up offensive, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>bank up situation, my receivers, just the way he played,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he played, you know, um, outside of a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of plays, I thought he thought he played he

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<v Speaker 1>played well, you know, and being able to manage the

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<v Speaker 1>number of um, you know, formation adjustments and things that

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<v Speaker 1>we did with with a young group, getting those guys

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<v Speaker 1>lined up, the communication, getting getting us in and out

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, runs and passes and protections and um,

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<v Speaker 1>one of his better games that he's had here recently.

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<v Speaker 1>From from that standpoint, Jim Jay twenty three stap yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about evaluations. She having a hard time getting

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<v Speaker 1>open or what he wasn't targeting the ball black ball

0:17:07.320 --> 0:17:11.080
<v Speaker 1>wasn't um, you know again it's a lot of it

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<v Speaker 1>was uh, you know, design of the play ball was

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<v Speaker 1>going in other other other areas. UM. You know it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's you can evaluate off for twenty three plays, but

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<v Speaker 1>you'd like to see more obviously, So these next few

0:17:25.480 --> 0:17:29.720
<v Speaker 1>weeks could be even more important for him. UM. You know,

0:17:29.720 --> 0:17:32.840
<v Speaker 1>we had we had uh a few plays in the

0:17:32.880 --> 0:17:36.360
<v Speaker 1>game plan for him, you know, him specifically, and and

0:17:36.520 --> 0:17:38.600
<v Speaker 1>the way it was going, we just uh. And then

0:17:38.640 --> 0:17:40.960
<v Speaker 1>when Jordan got nicked up, I went more to the

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<v Speaker 1>two tight end sets a little bit with with Zach

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<v Speaker 1>and Trey, so that that sort of uh, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sort of sort of kept him a little a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit on the sideline at those in those times, you're

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<v Speaker 1>playing a Packers that you're playing a Packers defense that

0:17:55.600 --> 0:17:59.760
<v Speaker 1>other teams have just dominated lately. Forty seven points, forty

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<v Speaker 1>two points, You got three points in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>What in the world was that about the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>we I think we had maybe six possessions the entire game.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a keepaway game. We didn't have enough touches,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and then the touches we had, we we

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<v Speaker 1>got to make sure that we're doing, um, the best

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<v Speaker 1>we can to score points and score touchdowns, especially against

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<v Speaker 1>again a good a good quarterback in Aaron Rodgers in

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<v Speaker 1>that offense. Um, you know, uh, that's what she that's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, bottom line, that's what you gotta do. Scort

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<v Speaker 1>says all time, me over the defense pretty much right. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he doesn't answer questions after the game. You

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<v Speaker 1>used to stad up there and stand out, stand out

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<v Speaker 1>and answer questions for scheme decisions the players are responsible

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<v Speaker 1>for end up having answer questions. Are you okay with them? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you know, ultimately, um, you know, um, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>I have to answer for it all, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and and and I'm gonna I'll stand up here and

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<v Speaker 1>and and and take the heat. I'll take the good,

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<v Speaker 1>the bad, the ugly, the indifferent. It doesn't doesn't make

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<v Speaker 1>me any you know, one way or the other doesn't.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no difference to me. I got I got to

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<v Speaker 1>do that as part of you know, it's what I

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<v Speaker 1>signed up for. So um, I'm okay with that. The

0:19:10.640 --> 0:19:12.960
<v Speaker 1>comment after the game that you think the team's pointed

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<v Speaker 1>in the right direction because of the effort that you're

0:19:15.880 --> 0:19:18.720
<v Speaker 1>seeing out of them, curse, Why that's the standard? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a this is a team that's been in

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<v Speaker 1>playoff contention, you know, basically throughout the season. It's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a given that they would be giving effort. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not like you guys have been out of playoff contention

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<v Speaker 1>for weeks. So why is that the standard? And why

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<v Speaker 1>is that something that that gives you confidence that this

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<v Speaker 1>is a team moving in the right direction. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>just think that you know, we we we've given ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities if we if we just make a few more

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<v Speaker 1>just a couple one or two more plays, and some

0:19:50.840 --> 0:19:52.960
<v Speaker 1>of these ball games, the outcomes are different, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>not talking about this right now. Um. Yes, I'll admit

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<v Speaker 1>that we're playing with some young guys on offense, and

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<v Speaker 1>these young guys are getting valuable, valuable reps. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we had Big V in there for a while. Now

0:20:06.000 --> 0:20:09.600
<v Speaker 1>Isaac is in there, and you know, Wendale and Carson

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<v Speaker 1>and these guys and the youth at receiver that that

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<v Speaker 1>are getting valuable reps. And and yes, I agree that

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<v Speaker 1>it may not show on the scoreboard and it may

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<v Speaker 1>not show what the wins and losses. I totally get that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, we're in this business to win games.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's why we're here. Um. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>I look at the process and I look at the plan.

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<v Speaker 1>I use those words because those are words that we

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<v Speaker 1>use around here, because there is a plan and there

0:20:38.560 --> 0:20:42.680
<v Speaker 1>is a process. And and you know, you build your

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<v Speaker 1>team through the draft, you pick up a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>good free agents in the offseason, you you continue to work.

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<v Speaker 1>You you watch these these young kids develop and turn

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<v Speaker 1>into into ball players, and you see the potential. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's why when I say that, that's what I see

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<v Speaker 1>with these guys. And you know, I look at the

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<v Speaker 1>I look at how Seattle's built their team. I look

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<v Speaker 1>how the Raiders have built their team. I look at

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<v Speaker 1>the plan that's been in place for a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>teams around the National Football League. They're having success now

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<v Speaker 1>in their third, fourth, seventh years. And that's the direction

0:21:15.840 --> 0:21:18.280
<v Speaker 1>that we're heading in. And so that's why when I

0:21:18.359 --> 0:21:20.879
<v Speaker 1>say those comments like that, that's what I see. I

0:21:21.000 --> 0:21:23.720
<v Speaker 1>see us three four years down the road. I see

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<v Speaker 1>us seven eight years down the road, having consistency that

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<v Speaker 1>way and winning more of these games than not. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, guys,