WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>The player both the week on that. Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, any any of that stuff is any recognition,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's it's like a little bit of not of

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<v Speaker 1>respect to what you do, so comes with it. You

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<v Speaker 1>know this this game kind of flies by it. So

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to put a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>print on it or your fingerprint on the game is

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<v Speaker 1>always uh an honor. Some debate just how much of

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<v Speaker 1>Dak Prescott is a product of the good things that

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<v Speaker 1>he has around the versus just being a flat out

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<v Speaker 1>good quarterback. How do you see it having going up

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<v Speaker 1>against it? Um? I mean the debate is, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as an opponent is not a it doesn't matter. It's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of void because at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's doing a good job. However it's happening. Where

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<v Speaker 1>do you want to argue if it's a chicken or

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<v Speaker 1>the egg first? You know, that's you can go in

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<v Speaker 1>circles about that, but you know, at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, he's performing, and that's what we're getting ready for.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a quarterback who's played well all year, who

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<v Speaker 1>has a strong running game, um, you know aiden him,

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<v Speaker 1>who has the best offensive line in the league in

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<v Speaker 1>front of him, he's got receivers, got a tight end,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Uh, and then he's a hell of a

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<v Speaker 1>player himself, so U I wouldn't waste my time arguing

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<v Speaker 1>who's you know, was the key to his success. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure out how to stop that success. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel like preparing for the final game of

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<v Speaker 1>the season where he has such high hopes after the

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<v Speaker 1>first month. Yeah, I mean it's you know, it's it's weird.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, understanding that this is kind of this is

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<v Speaker 1>that that week, and you understand that here's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of teams across the league that are kind of doing

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. This, everything that happens this this week

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<v Speaker 1>is the last of whatever. So today is the last

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Wednesday practice. You know, you're going through the

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<v Speaker 1>last of everything, and it's it's a weird, um feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a little disappointing, but um, you know, at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, we got a game to play

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<v Speaker 1>and we're trying to get ready to get our minds

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the right um mind frame we to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and compete. Um. But you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>this this whole week is kind of a harsh reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, you didn't reach what what you set

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<v Speaker 1>out to Earlier in the spring, we're expecting to see

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<v Speaker 1>their starters. UM. Anybody else who comes in, we'll just

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<v Speaker 1>suggest to you since you came here, that's going to playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Aren So I mentioned that typically frustrating money of big cope. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean this, it's weird. I recognize how

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<v Speaker 1>fortunate I was as a young player to be in

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<v Speaker 1>a situation where four out of the first five years

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<v Speaker 1>I played in the league, we were in the super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl and in the playoffs. Um. Obviously the last three

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<v Speaker 1>years haven't been. Um, but that's on part for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who's played eight years in the league. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a hard thing to do. Winning in this

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<v Speaker 1>league is not easy, and I recognize that. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>although it's frustrating, UM, I do understand that there's a

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<v Speaker 1>process to to building teams. There's a process to win it.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, you know we're going through that. I see,

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<v Speaker 1>uh hopeful because I see you know the pieces we

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<v Speaker 1>have and which direction this team is training in, and

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<v Speaker 1>I like where we're at. So UM, you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>that in mind, it's just, you know, a game of

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<v Speaker 1>patience to be so durable since you came in in

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<v Speaker 1>three years you played on subce. Now, yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's um, you know, it's just a blessing really, just

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<v Speaker 1>being able to have good health. That's the number one thing,

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<v Speaker 1>uh in this game is you know, um, your availability.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've been able to uh play in every game

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<v Speaker 1>since I've been here. Hadn't been the case when you know,

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<v Speaker 1>before I got here. So I don't know, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what it is, but you know, I'm definitely blessed. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you doing anything different or is it just kind of luck.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a little bit of luck. I am

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<v Speaker 1>taking care of my body probably a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>when you talk about it's kind of the the marathon

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<v Speaker 1>that is the season, especially feeling better in the ladder ends.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, you don't miss games because of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>small things you miss games could big injuries and those

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<v Speaker 1>things you don't avoid. You know, there's nothing you can

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<v Speaker 1>do to avoid, though, So it has been a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of luck to give fourteen career interceptions. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you six touchdowns. How do you how do you can

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<v Speaker 1>for the next pretty high number. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I like to think I'm a decent ballcare. The hard

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<v Speaker 1>part is getting them, so but you know, it's I've

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<v Speaker 1>always been taught to when you get a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>get the balls a defenders. Scoring on defense is something

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<v Speaker 1>that can blow a game wide open. When when you

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<v Speaker 1>score on defense or even on special teams you have

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<v Speaker 1>returned for a touchdown, the chances of your team winning

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<v Speaker 1>goes way up. So anytime we get an opportunity, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I've always been taught to try to try

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<v Speaker 1>to get into the end zone. Just carry the ball

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<v Speaker 1>from some point ye see for high school. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>they only threw me like two routes, a little bubble

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<v Speaker 1>screen and a go That's about it. So yeah, running

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<v Speaker 1>with the ball something had something I was used to.

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<v Speaker 1>How significant was that laws in Dallas ten point leaders

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<v Speaker 1>as it proteins to kind of setting it to for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the season. Um yeah, I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure Howard Howard um necessarily carried over for the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the season, but I think it was a

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<v Speaker 1>game where um, like you said, we had a ten

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<v Speaker 1>point lead, let it slip, um laying the game, didn't

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<v Speaker 1>win in overtime, and obviously didn't come out with the win.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's one of those games where we had to

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<v Speaker 1>learn how to finish. UM. And it's just small plays

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<v Speaker 1>here there UM, some of the plays they earned, you

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<v Speaker 1>know as we go back and watch the tape. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>But there are there are a couple of plays here

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<v Speaker 1>there where we could have helped ourselves. UM. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's one of those lessons you learned. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a tough UM, tough team. We're on the road in

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<v Speaker 1>the division. UM, it was just one of those battles

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<v Speaker 1>you want to you want to get back. But UM,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lesson learn for this team. Said last week

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<v Speaker 1>that there are about six up plays that that seem

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<v Speaker 1>to change the alcohol this season. Do you it as

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<v Speaker 1>that close to you a few plays away from I

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<v Speaker 1>mean where you want to be. Yeah, I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at the majority of our losses, you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about one play, um that we'll probably change those

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<v Speaker 1>two wins. And that's just how close the margin of

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<v Speaker 1>error has been for this team, UM this entire year.

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<v Speaker 1>And the ball really hadn't bounced our way. UM. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of them were self inflicted UM issues, whether we penalty

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<v Speaker 1>is big plays, turnovers or whatever. UM. But then there

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<v Speaker 1>are a couple where the ball just literally didn't go

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<v Speaker 1>in our direction, that the other team made some some

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<v Speaker 1>great plays, and um, you know, we lost a tight game.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the NFL. But UM, I think everybody kind of

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<v Speaker 1>feels like, as you watch the tape, we're not far

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<v Speaker 1>from where we need to be. That marginal area has

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<v Speaker 1>just been, you know, pretty pretty tight, especially with all

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<v Speaker 1>the adversity we've we've had with injuries, Lane Johnsons been

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<v Speaker 1>out obviously, Carson being a rookie quarterback, and the growing

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<v Speaker 1>pains and all that stuff, all that stacked against that that, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that marginal area gets a little bit smaller. Yep.