WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, how important have the four guys that

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<v Speaker 1>played for you previously, How important have they been in

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<v Speaker 1>the implement implementation and the execution of the defense so far? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not very much. As far as the implement implementation

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<v Speaker 1>of it. It's not that tough. Um. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys that didn't play for me in

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<v Speaker 1>the past that have come in and played well. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if that means a lot, but execution

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<v Speaker 1>obviously means a lot. Um. You know, those guys have

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<v Speaker 1>track record of being able to execute and be able

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<v Speaker 1>to make plays, and I think that's the important part

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<v Speaker 1>of it. You know, I think attitude probably means a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit also, you know, I mean they were you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys, those guys fit what we wanted to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, in a tough situation what happened here

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<v Speaker 1>on defense last year, you know, I mean I've been there,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been you know where your defensive stats don't look

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<v Speaker 1>real good. I don't think this was the worst defense

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL last year, but you know, situation, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that came up, their numbers weren't very good. I think

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<v Speaker 1>having an infusion of some new guys helped move them

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<v Speaker 1>past that a little bit. And I'm not just talking

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<v Speaker 1>about those guys, I'm talking also guys like Rodney McCleod. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, coming from a different team. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that that that helped the guys that were

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<v Speaker 1>here put last year behind them. To you, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>some of the cornerbacks for instance, to go to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about how you let month in to play a certain

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<v Speaker 1>kind of swagger white attitude also, And that's the way

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<v Speaker 1>football is meant to be played. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's it's an emotional game, it's a physical game. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you need to play with some passion, you need to

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<v Speaker 1>be competitive. Um. If you don't have those things, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be successful in the football. Feel regardless

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<v Speaker 1>of what your skill level is, what your forty time is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, all those other things. It's give us a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to go four. Oh it's an NFC team, So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's personal that way. But as far as the Lions,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think you guys will probably be surprised

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<v Speaker 1>how much I root for the Lions. You know, as

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<v Speaker 1>as long as it's not in direct conflict with the Eagles,

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<v Speaker 1>I want those guys to win every week. I got.

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<v Speaker 1>I got too many, too much blood and sweat in

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<v Speaker 1>that building. And there's a lot of guys there to meet,

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<v Speaker 1>an awful lot to me, you know, and start with

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<v Speaker 1>Stafford and Pettigrew and Levy. I mean, those guys were

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<v Speaker 1>our first draft class. I want those guys to succeed.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want them to concede this Sunday, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do my very best to try to try to try

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<v Speaker 1>to beat them. But I think everybody be surprised how much. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you you have relationships that are that just

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<v Speaker 1>don't go away when you leave or player leaves. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Those guys have had my back when I coached there,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know I've had their back and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>that'll continue. Not this Sunday though, all thinking to be

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<v Speaker 1>going back there. Yeah, it's been there, done that. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I played when I was in Buffalo low Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>was able to get a win there. And then also

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<v Speaker 1>we played a snow game there. Um in Detroit when

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<v Speaker 1>I was with Buffalo and we played the Jets there. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>And I visit there a lot of times in the

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<v Speaker 1>off season. You know, I don't have very many friends,

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<v Speaker 1>but my wife has a lot of friends. UM enjoyed.

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<v Speaker 1>I certainly enjoyed my time there. And it's uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it'll be part of our family's life, not just

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<v Speaker 1>my life. It'll be far part of our family's life.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, you look back and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you'd take a couple of years and you

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<v Speaker 1>can appreciate the good times maybe a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>than when, um, you know, when when you're in the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of things back there in twenty fourteen for that game.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that make this one that much different than well?

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<v Speaker 1>I think that was probably a little bit different in that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I probably had about ten coaches that worked

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<v Speaker 1>for me that were still on the staff. I probably,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean most of the team, you know it played

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I mean, sure, that's going to be emotional.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you're not a human being if it's not. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and and you and you're won't do everything

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<v Speaker 1>you can to win every game. I mean every game

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<v Speaker 1>is a big game. But yeah, I mean, um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I have one coach stole left on the staff.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was trying to count them up. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I have maybe a dozen, maybe thirteen players that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're there. You know this league moves fast. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>this league moves fast. I won't be as many familiar faces.

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<v Speaker 1>But like I said, um, you know I have, I

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<v Speaker 1>have the relationships. Don't just go away when you're no

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<v Speaker 1>longer working for a team or a guy's no longer

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<v Speaker 1>playing for you. To Nigel being arrested, arrested for the

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<v Speaker 1>second time, do you bear a certain responsible because you

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<v Speaker 1>certainly played a role in bringing him here? Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that. I mean, first, I mean, the worst thing

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever forgotten at the airport I think has been

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<v Speaker 1>a razor or a belt or something like that. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm the guy in line. If that person five

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<v Speaker 1>people ahead has a bottle of water in their luggage,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm throwing my hands up, like, seriously, do you ever travel?

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<v Speaker 1>You do you not know that you can't take water in?

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<v Speaker 1>This takes it to a different level. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>most disappointing thing for me is it takes away from

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<v Speaker 1>the Nigel that we see every day, A good teammate,

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<v Speaker 1>a hard work or a trustworthy player on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>But hey, facts or facts, I mean, you do these things. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pretty pretty soon you're gonna be labeled. And

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a lot of ground to make up, because

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<v Speaker 1>it's not just him, it's you prefer it's the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of us. Also, it's everybody that wears that helmet, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all the people in your organization. He represents not just himself,

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<v Speaker 1>he represents everybody. And he's got some ground to make up.

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<v Speaker 1>That way, he's got to earn some trust back. How

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<v Speaker 1>did your time in Detroit change you as as a coach?

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<v Speaker 1>If at algia more gray hair, but as a coach, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I think you know, we all all,

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<v Speaker 1>we all would like things to Let me put it

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<v Speaker 1>this way, it doesn't end well for head coaches in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, no matter how much you wanted to. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you guys, I mean you know, look, as much

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<v Speaker 1>as success as Andy Reid had here, it didn't end

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<v Speaker 1>well for him. You know, I mean you could you

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<v Speaker 1>could probably roll up just about any um coach that's

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<v Speaker 1>ever coaching the league. It's you know, it didn't end

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<v Speaker 1>well for Tony Dungee at Tampa, ended well for him

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<v Speaker 1>at Indy, didn't end well for Belichick at Cleveland, didn't

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<v Speaker 1>end well for Pete Carroll at you know, the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>or the Patriots. I think when we're in it. We

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<v Speaker 1>all expect to be that person that's just somewhere for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five years or whatever. And you know, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we just realized that, you know, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>always work out that way. I think probably the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>thing is just having a chance to take a step

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<v Speaker 1>back from it. It'd let you maybe realize what's important,

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<v Speaker 1>what's what the most important things are. And I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a I'm a small, small stuff, sweating guy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>every detail is important to me, and I'm gonna I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna treat it that way, you know, And there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>an intensity to that that I think is important. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think you um sometimes as a coach, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not speaking just for myself, but probably a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>other people, you don't. You don't enjoy yourself when you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the moment. And I think I probably enjoyed myself

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<v Speaker 1>in the moment a little bit more now after that experience.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's um, it's a lesson you can only

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<v Speaker 1>learn if you're in it. I mean, when you take

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<v Speaker 1>over a team that's own sixteen, that's a unique challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>And if I remember, you got him to ten and

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<v Speaker 1>six in playoffs in year three? I mean, how proud

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<v Speaker 1>are you of the job you did there? And how

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<v Speaker 1>difficult was that inheriting that situation. Our goal was to

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<v Speaker 1>win a championship and we didn't get that done, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was disappointed with that. I'm sure the people at

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit were disappointed with that. So um, you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that the same thing here. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we start three and zero, Um, that's not enough. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no tie breakers based on your first three games at

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<v Speaker 1>the season. You know, I tell that to the players,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know there's there's there's no defensive rankings

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<v Speaker 1>that are tie breakers. You know, we're trying to win

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<v Speaker 1>games and I didn't win enough and Detroit hopefully we

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<v Speaker 1>can change that here. As a leader as well as play, well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's his play that makes the most difference. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can be all the leader you want if if

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a crappy player doesn't make much of a difference,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not. He's a good player. And I think that

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<v Speaker 1>you saw that against a really good offensive unit from Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 1>He was all over the field. Um, you know, played

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of passion, played with a lot of spirit,

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<v Speaker 1>was competitive um, you know, and that's when you talk

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<v Speaker 1>about leadership. Those are the things I think that are

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<v Speaker 1>the best, you know, the things that show through the best.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not you know, saying something before the game or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being in the locker room. It's your play

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday and your teammates knowing they can count on

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<v Speaker 1>you to get the job done. That fourth and five stop.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't know if the game was really

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<v Speaker 1>in the balance there, but that really took the game

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<v Speaker 1>out of the balance when he had that stopping. Harry

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<v Speaker 1>is maybe the best receiver in the NFL right now.

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<v Speaker 1>We had him doubled. But when he ran shallow, Malcolm

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<v Speaker 1>was on him by himself, you know, like to say,

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<v Speaker 1>make the interception right there. But just getting that stop,

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<v Speaker 1>we still got to turn over, turnover on downs. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of the ends of talking before about when you're wide nine,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't. It's not typical in that dull gossie. They

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<v Speaker 1>run through almost I guess at the tight ends there,

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera. What's different about yours than perhaps, Yeah, they

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't be talking. They shouldn't be talking about what their

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<v Speaker 1>techniques are. But but you guys all probably want to

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<v Speaker 1>apology to Washburn because nobody thought you could stop that.

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<v Speaker 1>You thought that the Um I'll say you, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he was. He was the guy because of

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<v Speaker 1>wide nine and um, you know you were and you

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<v Speaker 1>were terrible with stopping the run. Um walk. I work

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<v Speaker 1>with Washington a long time. I have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>respect for that man. Um, But we can play the run,

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<v Speaker 1>and their techniques allow them to play to run and

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<v Speaker 1>also be able to rush the quarterback and puts those

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<v Speaker 1>guys in good positions. Um, you know. It's but it's

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<v Speaker 1>not just those guys. You know, linebackers behind them, the

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<v Speaker 1>safeties behind them, Corners have to be able to tackle. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's a lot of layers that go in

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<v Speaker 1>to stop in the run. This defensive line has been

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<v Speaker 1>together a lot of years, which is kind of unusual

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<v Speaker 1>in a free agency era. I think five of them

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<v Speaker 1>since two, thy twelve or more longer. How much of

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<v Speaker 1>a factor do you think that is in thew ability

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<v Speaker 1>to play together, just knowing each other so well and

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<v Speaker 1>having good relationships off the field, all that stuff. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the relationships probably means something as far as

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<v Speaker 1>playing together. They played in a couple of different schemes.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I think the more the more experience

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<v Speaker 1>they get playing what they're playing now will help them.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there is something to be able to playoff

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<v Speaker 1>a guy and just understanding his skill set and how

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to play. But don't underestimate the camaraderie part

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<v Speaker 1>of it. I think that does mean a lot. Alvin Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>how's it a different issue? Well, I've become a big

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<v Speaker 1>fan of Dancing with the Stars. Um, honestly, I've never

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<v Speaker 1>watched it, but but I'll go back. I root for

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<v Speaker 1>all those guys success. Man, I root for his success. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, I don't guess there's there a

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<v Speaker 1>number you're supposed to call in. If there is, I'll call.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll call in because because that guy, that guy deserves

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<v Speaker 1>anything good that happens to him. Was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>hardest workers I've ever been around it. He treated every

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<v Speaker 1>day like he was trying to make the team. He

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<v Speaker 1>was the most talented guy, but he didn't act that way. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>He's one of the greatest players to ever play in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. Um. But more than that, he was a

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<v Speaker 1>great teammate, a great guy off the field. He's an

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<v Speaker 1>easy guy, to root for. And he's a much easier

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<v Speaker 1>guy to play defense when he's dancing with the stars

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<v Speaker 1>instead of on the field, because a big joker demanded

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<v Speaker 1>double teams, and he could wreck your game if he did.

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<v Speaker 1>An I saw firsthand he wrecked a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 1>plans even when they had n't doubled. I mean there

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<v Speaker 1>were a lot of plays we doubled Antonio Brown, he

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<v Speaker 1>still made his plays. You know, those great players. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's probably my definition of a great player. When

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<v Speaker 1>a coordinator starts his game plan with this guy, this

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<v Speaker 1>guy can't beat us. We got to stop this guy

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<v Speaker 1>from beating us. And you can still do it. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I was with Calvin for five years. I

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<v Speaker 1>bet you every single game that he played, the defense

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<v Speaker 1>coordinator started his game plan with number eight. He wanted

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<v Speaker 1>and gonna beat us. And guess what, he still set

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<v Speaker 1>an NFL record for receiving yards in a season in

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and twelve. I think it was two thou

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve. You know, even if he was doubled. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we used to say it all time, even if he's

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<v Speaker 1>even if he's he's still open, you know, So it

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<v Speaker 1>does change how you approach them. But a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>it has to do with the trigger man and has

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<v Speaker 1>to do with the quarterback. He's scrambled and probably a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more than he has in the past. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Stafford. He's making some plays with his feet. Got

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of big first downs with his feet this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Made some plays there because they're dangerous team third and long.

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<v Speaker 1>Those teams third and long, they don't have very much

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<v Speaker 1>of a chance. They're converting almost fifty percent or third

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<v Speaker 1>and eleven plus. You can only do that if you

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<v Speaker 1>have a quarterback. Number one, they can stay alive. Number

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<v Speaker 1>two they can rip a ball in there. And we're

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<v Speaker 1>of our work cut out for us. Even though Calvin's

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<v Speaker 1>not there, Stafford still gets the ball. He moves the

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<v Speaker 1>ball around to all their receivers. He doesn't just have

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<v Speaker 1>one favorite, moves around to all the eligibles. Uses his

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<v Speaker 1>backs can make any throw on the field. And like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, he's moving into pocket and scrambling, maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>little more than he has in the past, and it

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<v Speaker 1>puts a little bit more pressure on the defense. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to play very well to stop him. If you do,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be a head coach again, yeh, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to stay off the hot seat. You know, Hey, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody talks about hot seat this time. Yeah, I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to keep myself the hot seat. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think in anything, if you do a good job,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're if you're a quality control coach, you do

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of that, maybe you get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to be a position coach. Maybe you get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to be a coordinator. If you do a good job

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<v Speaker 1>with that. Um. The way this league is, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have time to think about a whole lot other than

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<v Speaker 1>doing your job. I'm trying to do my job. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to put our defense in position to help us

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<v Speaker 1>win games. And if I can do a good job

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<v Speaker 1>of that, then I'll be happy. Thanks.