WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Um, we weren't able to stop drives. It really

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't big plays. Um, they just methodically moved the ball. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of times penalties contributed to keeping those drives alive.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's something in our first three games, really, really,

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<v Speaker 1>really I thought did a good job of avoiding penalties

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<v Speaker 1>that kept drives alive. Um. You know, I mean we

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<v Speaker 1>had to roughening the quarterback on the when he slid

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<v Speaker 1>for the extra yards that you know, gave him another

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<v Speaker 1>chunk in there. Um. You know, we tore his helmet

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<v Speaker 1>off on a sack. We had a chance we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>hold him to a field goal right there. That keeps

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<v Speaker 1>that drive alive. Um. You know. So probably the most

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<v Speaker 1>disappointing thing about that game where some of those uh,

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<v Speaker 1>some of those penalties. Um, you know, his quarterback was hot.

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<v Speaker 1>He made a couple throws under pressure that you know

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<v Speaker 1>he dime shot the ball in there. And uh and

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<v Speaker 1>and there's going to be some of those in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>But we can't afford gift teams think things for free.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, we tightened up a lot more in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half and uh, and we're able to play a

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<v Speaker 1>lot better and keep them off, keep them off the

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<v Speaker 1>board until that last field goal. You guys are ready

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<v Speaker 1>to play. So yeah, I mean, I don't think there

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<v Speaker 1>was anything schematically or anything, um, UM, you know from

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<v Speaker 1>a you know, from a you know, from a standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>other than it's the NFL and playing opponents. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously we didn't play our best half of football, gab.

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<v Speaker 1>We've played our worst half of football over the course

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. But like I said, I was I

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<v Speaker 1>was proud of UM the way they responded in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. UM, some of the adjustments that we were

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<v Speaker 1>able to make. UM came out and and played a

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<v Speaker 1>good half of football. UM. Four sacks, a turnover, you know, disappointing.

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<v Speaker 1>We we we had a chance to maybe sealed a game, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with A with a better step and H

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<v Speaker 1>intercepting that other ball that almost got intercepted. But a

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<v Speaker 1>loss is a loss, and you know, hopefully we can

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<v Speaker 1>use some of the lessons we learned from that to

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<v Speaker 1>help us win some games down in the future. I

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<v Speaker 1>think one of the things that may serve us well

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<v Speaker 1>from that was the fact that we hadn't been in

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<v Speaker 1>a close game before our first three games. Was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a lot of grinning in the fourth quarter

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<v Speaker 1>on the sideline because the games were sort of out

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<v Speaker 1>of hand, and you know, you're gonna have to play

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<v Speaker 1>tight games in the NFL, and there's some seasoning, there's

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<v Speaker 1>some experience that goes along with that, and hopefully, even

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<v Speaker 1>though we lost the game, hopefully it'll it'll serve us

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<v Speaker 1>over the course of the last three quarters of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>You mean, it was not routine deadline marker to Nickel

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<v Speaker 1>the second temple kind the fact that hadners being a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of players, Yeah, you know, it really wasn't really

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a plan to rotate in the second half anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>So it really was an adjustment that we made, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just depending on how that game was going

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<v Speaker 1>to play. They had used a lot of eleven personnel,

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<v Speaker 1>which we traditionally match Nickel with, and we just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to try to take some of the reps of those

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<v Speaker 1>guys off in second half. We were getting a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of three and ounce. There really was no we need

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<v Speaker 1>first half. There were some long drives and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to try to keep our guys as fresh

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<v Speaker 1>as we could. So that really that was just to

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<v Speaker 1>get the way the game won. It really wasn't a adjustment,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you'd say, and the first half was just

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<v Speaker 1>the key. And yeah, we've we've taken that approach, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>with Jordan, and depending on you know, it just depends

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<v Speaker 1>the way the game plays. Um. You know, if an

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<v Speaker 1>opponent chooses to play us in certain personnel packages, then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we could have some guys play just about

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<v Speaker 1>every snap and some guys played not very much, and

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to find ways to mitigate that and try

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<v Speaker 1>to find ways to keep guys, um, keep guys fresh

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<v Speaker 1>every week. It's a little different. Um, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think in in that game that was um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe that served us in the second half. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard, it's hard to really say. Maybe maybe those

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<v Speaker 1>guys were able to fly around a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>in the second half because they had a dozen snaps

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<v Speaker 1>taken off of them or whatever it was in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. Um, you know, we could find ways to

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<v Speaker 1>get all our guys to contribute. But the bottom line

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<v Speaker 1>is find a way to win. And we didn't do

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<v Speaker 1>a good enough job of that tackling up there. But

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<v Speaker 1>how he's um, no, I thought our leverage was bad

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<v Speaker 1>on a couple of screens. But I don't necessarily I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't necessarily think tackling wasn't um wasn't good. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>miss some tackles, and it's because we were an aggressive

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<v Speaker 1>defense that we like to fly and not slow down

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<v Speaker 1>at the ball um. In order to do that, you

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<v Speaker 1>need other guys filling off of you. If you if

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<v Speaker 1>you over coach guys not to miss tackle, if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't fly to the ball, you don't. You don't, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have big hits and things like that, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>sort of softened up. If you take an approach of

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<v Speaker 1>guys run with their angle and um and aggressively take

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<v Speaker 1>their angle. They're gonna miss sometimes, but you need that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why team pursued is so important. That's why team

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<v Speaker 1>speed is important. You need other guys to fill off

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<v Speaker 1>of them. I didn't think we did a terrible job

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<v Speaker 1>of tackling. I thought that, particularly on a couple of screens,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't leverage them well, we didn't attack it fast enough.

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<v Speaker 1>But I wouldn't have I wouldn't have said it was tackling. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that was an angle issue really, not a UM a

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<v Speaker 1>tackling issue. And now that was. That was bad leverage.

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<v Speaker 1>That was bad leverage. Um, but what we want, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if we're if we're taking fast leverage and going inside

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<v Speaker 1>out or outside him playing for our help. In that situation,

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<v Speaker 1>he had corner help and he's got to leverage that

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<v Speaker 1>ball there. And um, um, you know, but again if

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<v Speaker 1>if if you play your leverage, usually good leverage teams

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<v Speaker 1>are good tackling teams and if you do miss, there's

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<v Speaker 1>another guy there to clean it up right away. And

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<v Speaker 1>if we're going to be good, that's what we need

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<v Speaker 1>to be. Um. You know, knowing where your help is

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<v Speaker 1>aggressively laying for that is it goes hand in hand

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<v Speaker 1>with flying to the football and goes hand in hand

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<v Speaker 1>to limiting big plays. We've been we've been doing a

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<v Speaker 1>good job on pulling third down and even though we

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<v Speaker 1>technically had a couple of wins on third down, they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't necessarily wins like that play it got to fourth down,

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<v Speaker 1>but we don't stop them on fourth down, so it

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<v Speaker 1>really doesn't count as a third down stop. Yeah, that

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<v Speaker 1>was that was another one. As we look back, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>probably like to get him and even bo Allen get

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<v Speaker 1>him some more in there, you know, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>tough situation. You're down, you give up three touchdowns in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half. You know, it's I'll sort of take

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<v Speaker 1>it back the other way. It's easy to rotate when

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<v Speaker 1>things are going good, you know what I mean. It's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to tag the next guy. Next guy goes in

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, and you're on a roll and

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting stops and things like that. When you start

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<v Speaker 1>giving up plays and you start giving up touchdowns, it

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<v Speaker 1>becomes a little bit harder just to you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>get those guys in rotation, you know, just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for a lot of different reasons. And then in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half there again it fell a little bit to

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<v Speaker 1>the linebackers. In the second half, there really wasn't that

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<v Speaker 1>much of a need to rotate guys because we were

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<v Speaker 1>getting quick stops, we're getting turnovers, we're getting off the

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<v Speaker 1>field and um, and guys were fresh then. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>traditionally we'd we'd like to get him or theoretically we'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to get him more. And practice doesn't mean anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to get Allen iverson in there. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, I mean, it's all about how

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<v Speaker 1>you perform on Sunday. Um, he's been rushing the passer well. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that that showed, you know, he was

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<v Speaker 1>able to get to get a sack and uh sort

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<v Speaker 1>of played off a fletch on that one. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>been affecting the passer and he's a key part of

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<v Speaker 1>our defense. Um, and he'll always be involved. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't just Sunday, but really all year, all four games.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys are better in the second half of the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. Um, what do you think's happening there? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's a positive that you're you're finishing strong.

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<v Speaker 1>You think that's you know, I don't really know to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you truth. It's a small sample size. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that if you had your druthers, you'd probably

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<v Speaker 1>rather be better in the second half than the first.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if we were crappy in the second half,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys would all be saying that we don't make

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<v Speaker 1>any adjustments, or we're in poor condition, you know, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is. You know, an offense sort of finds their way.

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<v Speaker 1>One he's going to blow up. The offense is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>find their way. But I like the personality of our

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<v Speaker 1>defense in that there's been times early in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>We gave up some plays Monday Night Football the opener,

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<v Speaker 1>and we were able to sort of, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't say stopped the bleeding, but we were able to

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<v Speaker 1>get a control and they were able to go out

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<v Speaker 1>and play and one bad play didn't turn into the next.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no dodging the fact that we played a poor

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<v Speaker 1>half of football in the first half. I mean, three drives,

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<v Speaker 1>three touchdowns, penalties, third down conversions. I mean, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot not to like in that. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>we've all seen teams or been around teams that that

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one points in the first half could have easily

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<v Speaker 1>led to forty five. But they were prideful and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we found a way to you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>to get things, you know, to get things a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better in the second half. I'm proud of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys for that. For you, well, it always is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're an attack defense, people are gonna try to

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<v Speaker 1>run the trap, they're gonna try to run the screen,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna try to run um draws, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>that just goes along with the territory. You're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to be good on those things. Um, we didn't leverage

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<v Speaker 1>them very good. Second half they tried to come back

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<v Speaker 1>to it and we threw it for a loss. But

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<v Speaker 1>first half we didn't play the screen well enough. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's there's a lot of different layers to that. There's

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<v Speaker 1>d line, there's linebackers. Um, there's you know secondary behind it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know Riddick was Um you know he's he's a

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<v Speaker 1>good back out of the backfield. Um, we didn't do

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<v Speaker 1>a good enough job against him. But I think he

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<v Speaker 1>I saw staff before the game where he's over the

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<v Speaker 1>last year's leading the NFL and receptions for running backs.

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<v Speaker 1>It showed in that game. Um, you know, we we

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<v Speaker 1>have another challenge this week. You know Thompson. Thompson is

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<v Speaker 1>a good back out of the backfield also and gives

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<v Speaker 1>us some same things. And UM, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the other the other thing that goes into some of

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<v Speaker 1>those plays, if you defend him well early in the game, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, whether it's trap or draw or screen or

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<v Speaker 1>any of those other things. Um, offense has a harder

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<v Speaker 1>time going back to it. When you give up a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of plays earlier, you just know they're going back

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<v Speaker 1>to it. Um, you know, we need to do a

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<v Speaker 1>better job early in the game of getting those plays stopped.

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<v Speaker 1>But how would you evaluated mikel pattersonsider, Well, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that's sort of the question before I mean, reconsider using him.

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<v Speaker 1>We've we've considered it, and we've got him some reps

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<v Speaker 1>in some of those not only Nickel package, but some

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<v Speaker 1>other packages in there. I don't want to get into

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<v Speaker 1>evaluations or anything else. Defensively, we didn't play well enough

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<v Speaker 1>to win, and mostly due to a poor first half

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<v Speaker 1>of football. Just Washington, the wide receivers presented, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>good offensive skill group. A heavy running back that can

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<v Speaker 1>make yards in between the tackles, runs through contact. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Matt Jones. You know a complimentary back in Thompson.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Um. That's good on the perimeter. Um. You know

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<v Speaker 1>one of the Marquis tight ends in the NFL. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know their leading receiver can play down the field,

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<v Speaker 1>can make play short um plays like a wide receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>And then a lot of different kinds of wide receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>You know crowder I didn't know a lot about crowder

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<v Speaker 1>Um just because he was a rookie last year and

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<v Speaker 1>not being in this division. But that guy's a good player.

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<v Speaker 1>In the slot, makes a lot of plays. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>key part of their third down offense. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we all know DeShawn Jackson and his ability to make

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<v Speaker 1>a big play, and m Pierre Gresson sometimes gets um

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<v Speaker 1>overlooked in that crowd, but he's another guy that can

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<v Speaker 1>move to chain and can make plays. He can run

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<v Speaker 1>after the catch. They have a lot of receivers that

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<v Speaker 1>are different in style. Um, they all fit well together,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a It's not a situation where you can

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<v Speaker 1>take one guy out and then feel like, Okay, hey

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<v Speaker 1>we can handle we can handle the rest. Everybody's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to do their part across the board in some ways,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit like Pittsburgh. You know, they had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different receivers, a lot of different body types,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of different guys who use in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different ways. Going to go ahead the Cousins, Oh, Kirk, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I was I was thinking wide receivers. I'm like that

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<v Speaker 1>I missed somebody in there. Um yeah, my son's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be mad at me because he's a Michigan State fan. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's he does a good job of executing

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<v Speaker 1>that offense. And when you look at the different things

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<v Speaker 1>that they do, whether it's stacks and options and running

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<v Speaker 1>the ball and putting them in the right run plays

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that. He has put them in those

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<v Speaker 1>kind of positions. Um does really favor one guy or

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<v Speaker 1>the other. Moves the ball around to a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different players. He has enough arm strength to attack the

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<v Speaker 1>whole field. Um, he can throw the ball deep over

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<v Speaker 1>the top, and that fits to Sean Jackson. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be probably three or four times in

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<v Speaker 1>the game that they're just going to unleash a deep ball.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not a forty five yard deep ball that

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<v Speaker 1>think's coming sixty sixty five yards. Um, it's tough. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>he's taken a bunch of hits this year. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>some pretty wicked hits, and he's Um, he's he's got

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<v Speaker 1>back up and played and I think, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>also he's he's led him to a good record. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think when you're a quarterback, that's probably that's not

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<v Speaker 1>probably that's the most important stat Um. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a challenge for him the first few games. What has

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<v Speaker 1>he done to sort of clean that up there, to

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<v Speaker 1>find that accuracy. Yeah, I think any quarterback, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's times, particularly in the opener, they were behind, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard when you're behind, UM, and you've got to

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<v Speaker 1>fit balls in that you know, that's the only chance

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<v Speaker 1>to win is to fit the ball in. UM. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not always the situation to be in. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that as it goes on and they were in closer games,

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<v Speaker 1>he was able to make better decisions. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that goes hand in hand with the way the games went.

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<v Speaker 1>They got some big guys up front. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they have, you know, a sort of a good blend

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<v Speaker 1>of experience. It starts with the left tackle. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's a Pro Bowl player. UM. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think if you talk about offensive line player, you can

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<v Speaker 1>probably start there because you know, teams have ability to

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<v Speaker 1>rely on one guy they think they can you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they can take a rusher out, then they can take

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<v Speaker 1>their scheme other places. UM. You know, I like our

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<v Speaker 1>pass rush. I think that's a great matchup in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Our ability to generate pass rush, our ability to blitz. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, those kind of things will go a long

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<v Speaker 1>way and determine who to win or this game is.

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<v Speaker 1>And that matchup between old line and D line, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't just go to pass game, it's run game. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>they've been able to methodically move those chains. We've been

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<v Speaker 1>good at creating some lost yardage plays. That'll be a

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<v Speaker 1>good battle. Also, that's it, all right, guys,