WEBVTT - Press Conference: Doug Pederson September 17

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<v Speaker 1>You've been waiting for this day forever. Um, he I know,

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<v Speaker 1>for twelve months, right, Um, No, he has been cleared.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been cleared, and and so we're we're all

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<v Speaker 1>excited about that. What were the you know, what were

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<v Speaker 1>some of the final steps that he had to clear

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<v Speaker 1>to be to be well. I mean to listen, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get into the whole reports. This is lengthy,

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<v Speaker 1>but but I mean just just medically, you know, where

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<v Speaker 1>from from the date of surgery to where he has

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<v Speaker 1>it today, through his you know, all his rehab through

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<v Speaker 1>eleven on eleven through you know, everything he did in

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<v Speaker 1>the wait room, everything, everything about it was was a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of uh, you know, um getting getting to

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<v Speaker 1>this point. On your part of it. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>start him Sunday, regardless of you did you think about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, giving him a week to be cleared for

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<v Speaker 1>contact overs just a he's cleared, he starts. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's cleared, he goes. Um. I've said all along that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's our guy, we draft him to be

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<v Speaker 1>our guy, and uh, you know, you you're it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like week one. I mean a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>your starters, you know, um, guys like Jason Peters sproles

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been used to a lot of contact whatever, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit in camp. But um, yeah, we're we're

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<v Speaker 1>we're cleared to go and we'll go. Indeed, on Carson,

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<v Speaker 1>can you kind of tell where he is compared to

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<v Speaker 1>last year or the areas where you still expect him

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of gradually ramp up or what are those

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<v Speaker 1>kind of numbers tell you about where he is physically? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, last year I thought he took a really

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<v Speaker 1>big step forward in the situational aspect of the games,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the knowing the down and distance, knowing um,

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<v Speaker 1>where he is on the field, things that he took

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<v Speaker 1>a big big step forward last year. Obviously, you know

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<v Speaker 1>with every year we can continue to get better in

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<v Speaker 1>those in those situations from from a quarterback standpoint, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think, uh, just watching him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>move around physically and some of the things he's done,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean just um, you know, he's ready and he's

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<v Speaker 1>ready to ready to take the reins again and move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>What's realistic for him his first game? He hasn't played

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<v Speaker 1>football in a long time. What do you mean what's realistic?

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<v Speaker 1>Is he going to be the same player we saw

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<v Speaker 1>last season right away? Or is that gonna take me?

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's gonna be I think there's gonna be, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe an issue or two, you know. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna take some time to get back into the rhythm

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<v Speaker 1>and the flow of the game. The speed of the

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<v Speaker 1>game is different than the speed of practice, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And so we do everything we can to try to

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<v Speaker 1>simulate that during the week and try to prepare him

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<v Speaker 1>that way. And listen, he he's a guy that that

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<v Speaker 1>will be totally prepared. He comes in early studies the tape,

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<v Speaker 1>as do all the quarterbacks, stays uh, you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>late in the day, asked a lot of questions, has

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ideas. Um, you know. So he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be He's gonna be prepared mentally. Now it's just

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<v Speaker 1>a matter of the physical part taken over. Will there

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<v Speaker 1>be any restrictions and I will you we need to

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<v Speaker 1>temper his aggressiveness, no, I mean, you know, um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know in my mind, you know, and we all felt

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<v Speaker 1>the same way that that he's cleared. He's cleared and

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<v Speaker 1>there's no need to hold back now and we're still

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<v Speaker 1>going to have conversations no different when he was healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>We're still gonna have conversations about protecting yourself as we

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<v Speaker 1>do with all the quarterbacks, and you know, making sure

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<v Speaker 1>we do the right things there. But um, there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>no limitations. Your play calling goes Doug as you're easy

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<v Speaker 1>them in making sure that he's not getting exposed a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot early on. Well, I mean, think about the

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<v Speaker 1>game yesterday. How many times the nig get hit, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and and it's it's part of the game, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you can't. The thing is, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to coach. I'm not going to coach scared. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to coach paranoid. I'm not gonna go in thinking

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<v Speaker 1>oh no, we can't do this, we can't do that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we just have to continue to go play.

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<v Speaker 1>And I got to coach that way and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where the confidence with the team comes, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>by doing that. But now, if there's if there's opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, max the protection and and do some

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<v Speaker 1>things there, we'll do that by game plans, by design.

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<v Speaker 1>But but I don't think that things are going to

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<v Speaker 1>change too much. What's the conversation like with Nick who

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<v Speaker 1>wins the Super Bowl MVP and and now goes to

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<v Speaker 1>the bench. You know, the the greatest thing for me

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<v Speaker 1>is that room has no egos and Nick all along

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<v Speaker 1>has understood, UM, that this is Carson's football team. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we drafted Carson to be the guy, and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we owe a lot of gratitude to Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Foles for what he's done, what he has done obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>what he's done this season, and and how he's led

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<v Speaker 1>this football team. And he's a pros pro, so no egos.

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<v Speaker 1>They check him at the door, and and he'll be

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<v Speaker 1>very supportive, has been very supportive and and uh, you

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<v Speaker 1>know we'll be that way from from here on. The

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<v Speaker 1>word that that Carson was cleared, was he in the

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<v Speaker 1>room with you or Carson? Yeah? So did you then

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<v Speaker 1>get to be the one to break the news to him? Um? Yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, actually our medical team UM was able to

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<v Speaker 1>meet with him and and talk with him and all that,

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<v Speaker 1>and U you know, we'll have more conversation today and

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<v Speaker 1>these next couple of days, you know, going over the

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<v Speaker 1>game plan and getting ready for Indianapolis. But but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he was not in the room. I mean, he's excited,

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<v Speaker 1>he's ready. I mean he was probably in his mind,

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<v Speaker 1>he was probably ready a month ago, you know, but

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<v Speaker 1>um our plan was in place, he understood it, and

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<v Speaker 1>uh he embraced that and now he's ready. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime you get one of your when your starters back,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great, you know, and you know, I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 1>to get him back out there. But you know, at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, it's it's not about one guy. And

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<v Speaker 1>and we can't lose sight of that. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>got other issues, you know, offensively, defensing, special teams that

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<v Speaker 1>we need to coach up and and uh, as as

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<v Speaker 1>exciting it is to have him back, you're starting quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>we still have some other areas to fix. On the

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<v Speaker 1>radio this morning, you said that you know, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a team makes a miracle. And when you when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the healthy options you have an offense right now,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think you have enough healthy playmakers around Carson

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<v Speaker 1>right now? I think we're constantly looking at adding depth

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<v Speaker 1>and talent at any position, in every position, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously that's probably the focal point right now. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So we're constantly you know, Howie and his team and

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Douglass are constantly looking to help you know better

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<v Speaker 1>our roster and then so we're in that process right now.

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<v Speaker 1>How yeah, he you know again, he's a week to

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<v Speaker 1>week guy. Um, I'm not going to put a timetable

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<v Speaker 1>on him. It's very similar to to Carson Wentz and

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<v Speaker 1>when when he's clear, I'll let you know on him.

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<v Speaker 1>Carson probably that he was ready about a month ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And you allude to this before you know what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of process? How difficult was I guess too kind of

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<v Speaker 1>massages feelings in terms of his competitiveness about wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>play and you guys obviously listening to the doctors. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit of a fine line. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know there's uh. I guess the thing too is

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<v Speaker 1>is just having conversation and being being open with him,

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<v Speaker 1>being honest with him, and saying that you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>just reiterating this is our plan for you, the health

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<v Speaker 1>of you and he and I having conversations and and

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<v Speaker 1>saying listen, I want you to be you know, regardless

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<v Speaker 1>off Doug Peterson is here or not. I want your

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<v Speaker 1>career to extend for many, many years. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to I don't want to rush anything, you know, any

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<v Speaker 1>decision like this, so um he was very uh obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>very appreciative of that. And and the fact that we

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<v Speaker 1>were having conversations you know, um, just about weekly. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that this is this is for his benefit, not

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<v Speaker 1>for anybody else's. You were reluctant to talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>plan so to speak, during the past month or two.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that it's over. Was this the plan all along

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<v Speaker 1>to have him back four week three? Was this a

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<v Speaker 1>target that well? No, um, it was basically it was

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<v Speaker 1>it was strictly a medical decision, you know, and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>um we we put it in we you know, I say,

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<v Speaker 1>we the organization and really put it on our medical

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<v Speaker 1>team and and said, hey, physically, when is he going

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<v Speaker 1>to be ready? And whenever that date was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we were going to be ready to go. So it

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<v Speaker 1>just so happens it's this week. But it was never

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<v Speaker 1>really the idea or the intent that we got to say, hey, boom,

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<v Speaker 1>let's focus on week three. Could have been week four

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<v Speaker 1>or five. So who knows, I do not, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike wa Yeah, So Mike suffered a fibulous fracture um

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<v Speaker 1>in the game, and we'll miss the next few weeks. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Peters, he Um, let's see, he had a quad

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<v Speaker 1>in the game. Happened about the third, third, or fourth

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<v Speaker 1>play in the game. Um, tweaked it just a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and so uh just couldn't put the pressure on it

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<v Speaker 1>that he that he felt he needed to in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Not not not yet. Not at this point. We're still

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<v Speaker 1>going to evaluate. He's got a few more tests here

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<v Speaker 1>in the next couple of days. But UM, we know

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<v Speaker 1>exactly it's a it's a fracture, and and uh you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's gonna be a couple of weeks. Well can

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about the whole I mean, obviously now you

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<v Speaker 1>have two wide receivers on the fifty three who aren't

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<v Speaker 1>going to play. Um mac is out. Um, you have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of inexperienced guys around Nelson. Uh what what

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<v Speaker 1>are your thoughts on that whole position right now? And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, going up against the Colts with this group,

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's why it goes back to, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>us always and constantly looking you know, outside to help

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<v Speaker 1>bring in some guys. You know, it takes a while

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<v Speaker 1>to get a guy. Can you bring in a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who can help you? You know, I think I think

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran player, you know. I mean, if you just

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<v Speaker 1>ask me, a veteran player would be a lot easier

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<v Speaker 1>to work with and than a young rookie player, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to get them caught up. Plus a guy that's had

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<v Speaker 1>game experience, you know, um, definitely gonna have to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>rely on the tight ends more, gonna have to rely

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<v Speaker 1>on the running game a little bit more. Um and

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, uh kind of kind of lean that direction,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, until we can until we can figure this out.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that mean when you see rely on the run

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<v Speaker 1>game and tight ends, do after these two games kind

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<v Speaker 1>of go back to the drawing board a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>with usually like three wide receiver sets and you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>used Goddard or two wide receiver sets as much as three.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you going to reevaluate that and look forward or yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll evaluate that this week, um, as we do every week.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, you know, when we put game plans together,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we try to use lives, you know, our

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<v Speaker 1>Zebra eleven personnel, twelve personnel with the two tights and

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<v Speaker 1>all that kind of stuff. I think I think we're

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<v Speaker 1>we've had in the past, We've had some advantages there,

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<v Speaker 1>you know from a personnel standpoint, but Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're dealing we're dealing with it right now. We're we're

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<v Speaker 1>working through it, and you know, we'll we'll see where

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<v Speaker 1>we're out on Wednesday, we'll go to practice. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>say you have out of out of your eleven personnel?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it more the what kind of defense? Usually? Response

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<v Speaker 1>to that that you like to do things? A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times a team comes in with a third corner

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<v Speaker 1>typically or moves a corner into nickel and it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a it's a difficult situation. Plus we can

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<v Speaker 1>we can get a little more speed sometimes on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, those are all things we'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to evaluate in the next couple of days. Has Braxton

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<v Speaker 1>Miller been here long enough to make an impression on

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<v Speaker 1>you that well, he had, I mean he's made he's

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<v Speaker 1>made some you know, an impression. But you know he's

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<v Speaker 1>another one that, uh, you know, we got to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to coach up and see where he's at, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because he hasn't had any really exposure to our offense yet.

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<v Speaker 1>He's almost that the exact orate said. The expectation can't

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<v Speaker 1>be Carson comes in and a superman and fixes everything

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<v Speaker 1>from your perspective, how much can improve by having Carson? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think he's He's accurate, you know in

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<v Speaker 1>that statement. You know, Carson's not Superman. Obviously, it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to take all ten other guys around him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to get it done. Um Listen, you know, as far

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<v Speaker 1>as as far as the execution, I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to see the same things that was seeing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, from from defensive structure, the blitzes, protection, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing. So you know, we just got to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that that we have those guys coached out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and that he's he's going with the right you know,

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<v Speaker 1>going to the right places with the football and making

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<v Speaker 1>the right decisions in the run game. Um. But I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's a um AN attack one way or

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<v Speaker 1>the other on the on the quarterback position formulations to Carson.

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<v Speaker 1>How much changed? What changed in two weeks? And how

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<v Speaker 1>important was the nine months? I mean, that's that's that's important.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that and I'm not a doctor, but but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm assuming that's. Ah, that was a big factor in

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<v Speaker 1>in the uh, in the decision. You know, it was

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<v Speaker 1>just the extra time to heal and and to to

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<v Speaker 1>get stronger you know with with the uh, with the injury,

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<v Speaker 1>when the organization is looking for help on the outside

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<v Speaker 1>and there's there's players that have, um, you know a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of a past. What are the things that

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<v Speaker 1>that you're looking for, the questions that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>get answered before you feel comfortable kind of signing off

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<v Speaker 1>point like that. Well, there's a lot of things, um,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think I think the biggest thing just you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>not only can they play football? You know, obviously that's

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<v Speaker 1>a that's an important part of it, because we were

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<v Speaker 1>always looking for guys they can they can they can

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<v Speaker 1>help us in any position and and can they play ball?

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<v Speaker 1>But you know you also want to you know, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>look at guys that can they how well do they

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<v Speaker 1>how well will the current team embrace players? Um? You

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<v Speaker 1>know we've seen it over the over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of seasons, you know, when we bring

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like Jay and you know, and how the

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<v Speaker 1>team embraces him and surrounds him or Legarrett Blunt and

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<v Speaker 1>these guys turn out to be you know, awesome individuals

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<v Speaker 1>and great teammates and great players and and so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you leaned a lot on the character and the the

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<v Speaker 1>the culture of the football team. You know a lot

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<v Speaker 1>and uh um, but you know, can the guys, can

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that you want to bring to your team,

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<v Speaker 1>can they help you win? Can they help you win

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<v Speaker 1>football games? But again, it's not at an all cost

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<v Speaker 1>decision that that that you make make moves like that

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<v Speaker 1>so much so much of Carson's game last year was

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<v Speaker 1>using his legs to not just scramble, but to buy time. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>is he gonna be able to do that right away?

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<v Speaker 1>Does he have the mobility right now? I will see

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<v Speaker 1>in hindsight just toys games