1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: When it comes to trying to diagnose when the lines 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: are going to be bringing pressure. 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 2: What kind of. 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: Distinguishes them how they do it as opposed to some 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: other teams. 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 2: You might face. 7 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, they do a good job, but I think of 8 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 3: you know, sort of holding it and disguising it. 9 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 2: You know, there's there's a lot of looks. 10 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 3: Where it looks like it's just a base coverage and 11 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 3: all of a sudden, they're bringing guys from you know, 12 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: different different directions and stuff when they do blitz Like, 13 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 3: you know, they have certain coverages that are behind they're blitzes. 14 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 3: But like I said, they do a good job with 15 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 3: bringing different guys and you know, sort of holding their 16 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 3: water and not showing it. So I think that's the 17 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 3: difference really, you know, across the year, other teams will 18 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 3: sort of have some tips and includes and stuff, but 19 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 3: I think these guys do a pretty good job of 20 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 3: you know, sort of switching it up and making it 21 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 3: hard for the quarterback to recognize it. 22 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 2: So it would be a good challenge. 23 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 4: Why do you feel you and the offense have done 24 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 4: well against the blitzes. 25 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 3: I feel like, you know, we usually go into it 26 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 3: having a good plan and so the minute they do it, 27 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 3: and if we're on it, you know, it's I think 28 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 3: it's sort of like a high risk, high reward kind 29 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 3: of thing for both sides. You know, if we're ready 30 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 3: and have a good plan for it, you know, all 31 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 3: it takes is like a five yard throw or something, 32 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 3: and then we get turned into a big game. You know, 33 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 3: the couple got short. So we've gone into games where 34 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 3: you know, defenses that blits a lot. 35 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: We usually have a good plan for it. 36 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 3: So but that's just the receivers and myself, you know, 37 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 3: being on top of it, and when they give us 38 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 3: those opportunities, we've got to be ready for it. And 39 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 3: if we're not ready for it, then we can get exposed. 40 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 5: So this is your first year as starter. You'll let 41 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 5: this team to an NFC Championship games. You're planal least 42 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 5: for the m VP. What does I tell you about yourself? 43 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 3: Man, I've just been taking it one day at a time, 44 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 3: you know, since last year once I stepped into the role. 45 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 3: You know, for me, it's never been about all the 46 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 3: hype and the glory and all that kind of stuff. 47 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: It's been about how can I help this team win? 48 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 3: And you know, I have a really good squad around me, 49 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 3: and they've helped me get to where I'm at with 50 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 3: my game and helped me get better. And so so 51 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: you know, here we are, second year in the row 52 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 3: in the NFC Championship. Very thankful for it, but obviously 53 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 3: we have a bigger goal of mine and we have 54 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: to handle business this Sunday. So that's where my mind 55 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 3: is at with that. 56 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 5: What kind of emotional boost does it get the team 57 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 5: that depot is. 58 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 6: Good to help. 59 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's huge for us. You know, Deebot is a 60 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 3: game changer. You know, he's one of the best in 61 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: the NFL at what he does. So obviously for him 62 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 3: to be able to play, all of us are like, 63 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 3: all right, you know, Deebo brings some juice and energy 64 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: and we got his back and and so obviously seeing 65 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: him run around a practice and look good for us. 66 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: It's all right. You know, it's on, So we're excited 67 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:35,399 Speaker 2: for him. 68 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 4: Emotions or confidence did you get from rewatching the film 69 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 4: of the last drive? 70 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, like I said before, you know, the 71 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 3: season sort of it's on the line, you know this 72 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 3: that was probably our last drive that we were gonna 73 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 3: have in that game, and so all of us. Like 74 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 3: when you're watching the film, you can just tell like 75 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 3: everyone's on top of their stuff. Everyone's detailed in every 76 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: move from the O line in their past sets to 77 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 3: the receivers running to their landmarks and getting to where 78 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 3: they need to be and then obviously making smart decisions 79 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 3: and not forcing anything. 80 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: So you could just. 81 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 3: Tell there was a lot on the line and I 82 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 3: think we really we played our best ball in that moment. 83 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 3: So it's a it was encouraging watching for all of us, 84 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 3: and it's got to keep building and you know, carry 85 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 3: that into this game. 86 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: How did how did you know you talked about on Wednesday, 87 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: maybe you know, not getting to the checkdowns the way 88 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: you wanted to early in that game and then in 89 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: that last stripe you did what caused that kind of 90 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: realization or you know for you to actually execute that? 91 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I feel like, you know, there's times in the 92 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: game where it's like you're aggressive and you can think 93 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 3: that there's a window there and make a play where in. 94 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: That moment it was okay. 95 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 3: You know, obviously every decision is on the line here, 96 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: so obviously just go through what the coaches have top 97 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: taught all the quarterbacks and and you know, be smart, 98 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: not that you're going to be timid and conservative, but 99 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 3: if the defense isn't you know, running what we're looking for, 100 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 3: then you know, obviously take the checkdown. And I feel 101 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 3: like during the game it was like, you know, sort 102 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 3: of looking for a big play periodically. So definitely was 103 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 3: playing with some conviction on that last drive and and 104 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 3: I think, you know, it obviously went well if I 105 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 3: had that same mindset. So some the some the that 106 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 3: I looked at in the film and learned from it, 107 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: so it was good. 108 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: Did you learn anything about yourself on that last drive 109 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: or self correcting in the game like that? 110 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 3: I think, you know, just obviously in the in that moment, 111 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 3: it's you know, everyone makes it a big deal, like, okay, 112 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: this could be it. But for me, it was like, man, 113 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 3: it's football. It's eleven on eleven. I got dudes around 114 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 3: me that are really good. They're gonna do their job. Well, 115 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 3: I got to do my job and let's go execute 116 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 3: put a drive together. 117 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 2: So keeping it simple in the senses is what I 118 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 2: took away from it. What of the next forty eight 119 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: hours look like for you? 120 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: I mean the same as really this whole year, just 121 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: in terms of going through my process on a Friday night, 122 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 3: Saturday morning, come for come here for a walk through Saturday, 123 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 3: and continue to study the plays and everything and and 124 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: uh but at the same time, you know, keep it simple. 125 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: You know, all year, I've had a process how I 126 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 3: handle my stuff and how you're ready for a game, 127 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 3: and I try not to overcomplicate things and and so 128 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 3: you know, other than that, you know, I'm gonna just 129 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 3: go into this game just like have all year. 130 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 2: So I'm excited for it. Superstitious at all. 131 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 5: Do you eat the same food every Friday or anything 132 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 5: like that? 133 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 2: Uh, I have a routine, but I wouldn't say I'm suspicious. 134 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 6: So yeah, hearing he talked about like making those decisions 135 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 6: in the moment, you could kind of say the same 136 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 6: about the play calling and like what that is. Like 137 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 6: do you ever talk with coach about that, the similarities 138 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 6: between him calling plays and making those decisions and you know, 139 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 6: trying to stay you know, use this preparation. Do you 140 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 6: talk about like that, the similarities between coaching and quarterbacking in. 141 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 5: That way at all? 142 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 2: Yeah? 143 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 3: You know, I think throughout the week he does a 144 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 3: really good job with with just explaining why he's calling plays. 145 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 3: What we're trying to attack, you know, sort of, you know, 146 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 3: how we feel about plays. He always asks us like 147 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 3: how we're feeling about it and if we're confident in 148 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 3: running it. 149 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: So he does a good job with that. 150 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 3: And then and honestly, when he asked me, like what 151 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 3: I'm thinking in certain situations and stuff, I tell him 152 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: and I tell him exactly what I was thinking in 153 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 3: the game and moving forward, you know how I'm how 154 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,239 Speaker 3: I'm feeling about stuff. So we're on the same page 155 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 3: a lot of a lot of the times about a 156 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 3: lot of things. And you know, for him, like he 157 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 3: does a good job, like I said, with you know, 158 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 3: making sure that we're all comfortable with running what he's 159 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 3: calling all of us, not just the quarterbacks but players 160 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 3: in general, so we all want to play. For me, 161 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 3: he does a great job with staying on the same 162 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 3: level as us and explaining and explaining what we're attacking 163 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 3: and what we're trying to do. So he's done a 164 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 3: good job with that. I think he's one of the 165 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 3: best in the league of doing it. And we've seen 166 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 3: it for a while. 167 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 4: So how much do you think your experience in college 168 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 4: playing four years and some big games on the road 169 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 4: be asked to carry it off as prepared you for 170 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 4: coming into this and playing in games and circumstances like this. 171 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you know it was. It was good 172 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 3: man to be to play four years of college ball 173 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 3: and like you said, go and play in different environments 174 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 3: and and stages and levels of you know, the games 175 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 3: being on a higher level. So for me, I took 176 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: a lot away from those kind of games. I think 177 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 3: it helped sort of build me into who I am, 178 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 3: just in terms of, you know, finding out what I 179 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 3: do good and what I don't and how it can 180 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 3: be better. So I definitely remember a lot of games 181 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 3: where I feel like it was a high state game 182 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 3: and and how I performed and and so I can 183 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 3: sort of go back to those experiences and remember, like, man, 184 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 3: I should have done this better, or I remember I 185 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 3: did do that well. So for this game NFC Championship, 186 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 3: you know, I want to keep it simple, not blowing 187 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 3: it out of proportion in my mind or anything, but 188 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 3: you know, at the same time, sort of have some 189 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 3: juice because like, man, this is a this could be 190 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 3: a once in a lifetime opportunity, So got to be 191 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 3: excited about that more than anything too. 192 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: Can you feel or do you know how much confidence 193 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: your teammates haven you? 194 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 4: Uh? 195 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I feel like all all year, you know, 196 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 3: they've been the same guys in the locker room. They've 197 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 3: they've believed in me since I've stepped in, since last 198 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 3: year and throughout the year, I feel like. 199 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: I've grown and we've all grown together. 200 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: So definitely blessed to have these guys in the in 201 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 3: the locker room with me, and and they definitely have 202 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 3: my back and through the good and the bad. We've 203 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 3: been through some stuff this year, and it hasn't all 204 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 3: been pretty. There's been some good times, there's been some 205 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 3: tough times, but through it all, man, these guys have 206 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 3: have continued to have my back and show show love 207 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 3: and and you know we go to war together. 208 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 2: So very thankful for him. 209 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 4: What do you remember from David Montgomery back in college 210 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 4: and did you give any input to the defense at all? 211 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 2: But what kind of guy he is? 212 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, David was one of the hardest workers 213 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 3: I've ever been around. You know, that's the kind of 214 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 3: guy that just doesn't go down easy. He's always moving 215 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 3: his feet, explosive, great quick cuts. And this week I 216 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 3: haven't really been able to talk to my defense about that. 217 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 3: I mean, they've seen him, I think a lot, just 218 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 3: the last couple of years when he was in Chicago, 219 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 3: so they know who he is. But yeah, I have 220 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: nothing but love and respect for David what he's done. 221 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: And and it's a tough dude to to get to 222 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: like he's he's only strong, he's tough physical, and yeah, 223 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: it's gonna be a good challenge to go up against 224 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 3: him again. 225 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 2: Thanks guys, mm hmm.