WEBVTT - George Kittle Recaps Loss to the Minnesota Vikings | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Howdy, Oh, here they come, I'll wait for you guys. Good. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>just some lake cramps, so I just had to get

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<v Speaker 1>some I V's hydrate a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Bit so that I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>No, not at all. I think our standards are higher

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<v Speaker 1>than what we put on tape today. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>back to back weeks. We've started out like with two

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<v Speaker 1>not great drives to start off, so we have to

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<v Speaker 1>as an offense, we have to start better than that

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<v Speaker 1>and not just have to rely on our defense, who well,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't. They're gonna say that they have to clean

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<v Speaker 1>stuff up too, but you know, they cause two turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>But we also had two turnovers, so that's tough for us.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Kyle said that we were really bad on

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<v Speaker 1>third down, so it's hard to win football games a

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<v Speaker 1>year like that. And we didn't run the ball that

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<v Speaker 1>effectively today either. So the things that we're known for

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<v Speaker 1>being good at, we weren't great at. And so that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of explains why we lose. What would you your

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<v Speaker 1>to the slower offensive stuff, not convert on first imount

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<v Speaker 1>third down? I mean we have opportunities. They're like, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not like we're on third and fifteen. It's like the

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<v Speaker 1>first two drives. I'm pretty sure they were manageable third downs,

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<v Speaker 1>we just didn't convert. That's hard. And then you go

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<v Speaker 1>down in the red zone and we don't get a

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<v Speaker 1>touchdown on fourth down, they have a what a That

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<v Speaker 1>was a sick play actually for between Sam and JJ

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<v Speaker 1>to go all the way you know, ninety seven yards.

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<v Speaker 1>I was not fun to watch, but it was cool.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, that's just kind of hard when you don't

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<v Speaker 1>score and they score two plays later. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not played on this team since nineteen ninety four, but

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<v Speaker 1>that was the last time that.

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<v Speaker 2>The nine Ers have one in the State of miss

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<v Speaker 2>Or if there's.

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<v Speaker 1>Something about this atmosphere, the Vikings that's just.

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<v Speaker 2>Tough to overcome.

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<v Speaker 1>That moves, Holy excuse me, that would have been terrible.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing I can put my finger on. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great matchup between UH coachs there know they're

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<v Speaker 1>decordinator and coach Shanahan. I think it's a really good

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<v Speaker 1>matchup and you know, they each win occasionally, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think he did a really good game plan against us.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you have multiple turnovers and you can't cover

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<v Speaker 1>on third down, this is what it is like. I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a wonderful atmosphere. I love, I love I love

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<v Speaker 1>playing here. The fans are fantastic. They're very noisy. They

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<v Speaker 1>love their state, they love their fans, I mean sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>they love their players, they love their team. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we just have to be more efficient. Really did he really?

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<v Speaker 2>Good?

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<v Speaker 1>For him? How much presence? And Christian is the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>m VP for a reason. He was in the MVP

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<v Speaker 1>voting for a reason. He had twenty plus touchdowns for

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<v Speaker 1>a reason, because he does it all in the in

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<v Speaker 1>the past game, in the run game. It's like, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really fun because it's like having Debo and him

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<v Speaker 1>are just interchangeable. Like you'll have Christian running routes and

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<v Speaker 1>then all of a sudden you put a Mike linebacker

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<v Speaker 1>on him and Debo's in the backfield. You have no

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<v Speaker 1>idea what you're gonna get. So just gives us another dimension.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know he's voted to Like he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do anything, he didn't do OTAs, he didn't do really

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<v Speaker 1>much a training camp, he still voted a captain. So

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<v Speaker 1>like there's the impact that you guys can see, he

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<v Speaker 1>has an incredible impact on this team. You know, just

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<v Speaker 1>him being around. Uh, he boosts everyone's confidence. But I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I still think we could have. I mean we

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<v Speaker 1>won last week. I think we had opportunities to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to win today and you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>just didn't. But yeah, it's just, uh there's things that

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<v Speaker 1>we can't do without Christian. Something good at football, yeah

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<v Speaker 1>uh yeah. They have been saying it since like his

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<v Speaker 1>second year All Pro Fred. I mean, he just puts

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<v Speaker 1>it on tape every single day. He's a fantastic football player,

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<v Speaker 1>leads a defense, always has the energy. He's everything he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted a forty nine er, you know, and the way

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<v Speaker 1>that he plays is the standard for the defense. And

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<v Speaker 1>he does a really good job too of like calling

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<v Speaker 1>guys out when they don't playing at the standard that

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<v Speaker 1>he expects out of them too. So he's everything he want.

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<v Speaker 1>A Mike linebacker current as a teammate

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<v Speaker 2>Who