1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: There's Philadelphia any more hostile to play in than other 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: read cities. Um, I mean it's a divisional game. I 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,039 Speaker 1: think that brings some intensity to it. And uh yeah, 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: I mean they're known for having a having a good 5 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: crowd supports their team and and uh yeah, so we're 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: prepared for it. We've played there, played there before. What 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: makes it so difficult? I mean you, I know you 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: only actually started there once, I believe, but as an organization, 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: you guys haven't won there since. Um. Yeah, I mean 10 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: I think every game is different, you know. I think, uh, 11 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: we'll approach this UM like we would any other game. 12 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: But but they're good, good team. It's a good environment. Uh, 13 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: they bring a lot of energy, fans are passionate. UM, 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: but like any road game, will prepare for that and 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: be able to uh you know handle that. UM as 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 1: part of the game. Daniels would like to have this 17 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: opportunity for your ball club being one of the eight 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: teams that are remaining. Yeah, it's a great, great opportunity 19 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: for US UM to still be playing. This is where 20 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: you want to be, UM, playing these these big games. So, uh, 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: it's an awesome opportunity for US. But UM, as far 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: as our approach and our preparation, it's gonna be uh, 23 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be consistent with with what we've done all year. Um, 24 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: and we know that's the you know, the way that 25 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: we're gonna gonna prepare to play our best on Sunda 26 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: or Saturday. How much have you grown as a quarterback 27 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: since that first matchup in Week fourteen against Eagles? Um? Yeah, 28 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: I mean I think I've gotten better, gotten better every week. So, um, 29 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: you know, go back and look at what we did well, 30 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: what we didn't do as well, and see where we 31 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: can improve, find a way to make some more place. 32 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Do you think that was one of the best offensive 33 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: outputs that you guys had for the Vikings? Um? I 34 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: thought we played well. I thought we were able to 35 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: run the ball well, we were fishing in the past game. Um. 36 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: I thought the guys up front played a played a 37 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: really really good game, opened up a lot of stuff 38 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: for us and and uh we made some play So 39 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: um yeah, I think it was good. Good. Still, you know, 40 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: some things we can clean up and do better going forward. 41 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: Eagles have nex seventy sacks. What aside from that number, 42 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: what makes their front and the pass rush so challenging 43 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: to deal with. Uh, they've got good players. They've got 44 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: good players, and I know how to get to the quarterback. 45 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: So we'll have a plan for those guys. And uh, 46 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: we got a lot of confidence in our guys up front. 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: They've played really well, um the whole year and and 48 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: uh you know they'll be ready to go. How much 49 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: is your confidence in particular growning Andrew Thomas over the years, 50 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: He's really improved, obviously from his rookie season. Yeah. I've 51 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: always had a lot of confidence in Andrew. Um. I 52 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: think he's been, um, you know, rock solid, like anybody 53 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: playing that position early on, there's some things you gotta learn, 54 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: but I thought he learned them uh quickly, and um yeah, 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: there's no one playing at a higher level, you know, 56 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: right now at that position, uh, in the league. So 57 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: huge credit to him. He's a he's an unbelievable player. 58 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: And if he you know, saw how he works and 59 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: how he approaches every day, you wouldn't be surprised. I 60 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: know it's not at the top of your list, but 61 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: you know, you hear kind of said value over the years, 62 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,519 Speaker 1: the perception of everything that when you got drafted, what's 63 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: it like knowing that you're proving all these people wrong 64 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: at this point. Um yeah, I mean I don't think 65 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 1: I've spent a whole lot of time thinking about that, 66 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, I think, uh, there's anything I've learned. It's 67 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: about what you do, uh the next week and and 68 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: uh so I'm focused on that, continuing to try to 69 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: improve and and you know, play as well as I 70 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: can on Saturday. That's that's my focus. Have you noticed 71 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: people reacting differently to you though, or have you seen 72 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: that at all? People thinking differently about you as a quarterback, 73 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: either on the field or off the field. Um yeah, 74 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: you hear some of it, uh for sure, and and 75 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: uh notice some of it, Um so part of it, 76 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's not Uh. I can't control how people 77 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: respond possibly or negatively. Just control how I play. And 78 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: and that's my focus. He's told me that he sees 79 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: it on the field that even the other players have 80 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: gained respect for you. Do you see that in opposing 81 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: defensive today? You know, do they attack you differently maybe 82 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: than you've seen in the past. Um, not necessarily. I 83 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: don't think anything sticks out, um necessarily, I think, you know, 84 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: just as an offense, I think you know, throughout the 85 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: course of the year. You see how some defenses will 86 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: you know, change their approach to us. But um no, 87 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: not not specific to me. Does the teams still feel 88 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,679 Speaker 1: like there's unfinished business, that it's nice that we've gotten 89 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: to this point, but there's still much more to accomplish 90 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: the ball though, I think with yeah, without a doubt. Um, 91 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: you know we uh you know, certainly you know feel 92 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: like we've um, you know, played well to this point, 93 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: but you know, by no means are we satisfied with 94 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: just getting here. And there's a lot a lot of 95 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: work to do for us. Um you know, I'm we're 96 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: excited to do it. But um, you know that's been 97 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: the approach this week. You know, I think guys have 98 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, guys came in to day ready to work 99 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: and ready to get after it. Um you know, we've 100 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 1: got a lot still left to do. Has even sing 101 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: that the reality is your your two wins away from 102 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: the super Bowl at this point, Um yeah, I mean 103 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: we're just focused on this week. Um, We're focused on 104 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: you know, everything we have to do to prepare to 105 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: play our best on on Saturday, and um, you know, 106 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: we can't really afford to look beyond that, we've got 107 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: a big test in Philadelphia. Is a good team ously 108 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: you take three more You had two completions in the 109 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: second half to Hodgen's where you ran to throw. Um, 110 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: is that something you've had to practice both mentally and 111 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: physically to get to the point because you have the 112 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: legs to run. So, like, what is the thought process 113 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: and what has the progress been for you to get 114 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: to that point where you keep your eyes down fielding? Um? Yeah, 115 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 1: I mean I think just trying to find those opportunities 116 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: throughout the game. I think you can, uh watch on 117 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: tape a little bit and uh, you know, see how 118 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: they've handled some of those situations. But you know, more 119 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: than anything, I think it's about just reacting in the 120 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: game and and you know the guys you know you 121 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: brought up Isaiah, Um, you know, I think he's got 122 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: a good sense for that good sense for getting open 123 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know, making plays. You know, some 124 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: of those loose players that aren't necessarily how you expect 125 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: him to unfold. So, um, yeah, I think it's just 126 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: about reacting and um, finding guys in those situations. Because 127 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: of some of the injuries in the wide receiver room, 128 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: that group was looked at his a liability, but they've 129 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: quickly turned into a strength. How much have you been 130 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: impressed with the opportunities Darius and Isaiah and other players 131 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: are making out of when you give them the ball. Um, yeah, 132 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: those guys have done a great job. You know, I'm 133 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: certainly not surprised. I don't think you know, guys on 134 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: this team are surprised by that. Um. They're they're really 135 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: good players who have the ability to impact the game 136 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: a lot of different ways. And and you know they've 137 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: they've all played at a really high level, um, you know, 138 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: throughout this season. So uh yeah, a lot of credit 139 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: to them. They've shown enough time and time again making 140 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: play ownership has reinforced recently, especially like after the last win, 141 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: their belief in you as the solution at quarterback here. 142 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: What does it mean for you to hear those comments 143 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: at this juncture, knowing you know what that likely means 144 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: for your future here? Um yeah, I mean I certainly 145 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: uh appreciate the support and and you know, but like 146 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: I said, we're focused on what we gotta do this week. 147 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: What's you know ahead of us now? And um, you 148 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: know that's all that matters. Um, you know, for any 149 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: of us is what you do next week and with 150 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: the next opportunity, So that's what I'm focused on.