WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody's drinking them and it makes it sometimes, it makes

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<v Speaker 1>it look worse. It's like they don't want to take

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<v Speaker 1>a drink out of them. It's just meant to do.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna help you with Jim. Before the draft, Jock

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<v Speaker 1>talked about you kind of lobbying people with bodies at

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<v Speaker 1>the linebacker position. Are you comfortable right now you get

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<v Speaker 1>ready to ramp up with you know, we're happy with

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<v Speaker 1>the guys we have. Um. I think that's probably a

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<v Speaker 1>better question for Howie and his staff because they're always

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<v Speaker 1>looking to improve the team. And I think that's the

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<v Speaker 1>commitment we make to the locker room. That's commitment we

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<v Speaker 1>wait make to the city. That's the commitment we make

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<v Speaker 1>to the organization that we're always going to try to

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<v Speaker 1>look to improve. But um, I think we added a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of good players in the off season and we've

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<v Speaker 1>been happy with the progress. There's always gonna be time

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<v Speaker 1>as you need more depth, There's always gonna be time

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<v Speaker 1>things that come up along the way. So um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as we're out here coaching, those guys are always keeping

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<v Speaker 1>their eyes on, you know, different opportunities to add to

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<v Speaker 1>the team. And I think that's the same for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one other teams in the NFL, also the ociate

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<v Speaker 1>of the media games. And combine all the information that

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<v Speaker 1>you've taught this weep of guys over the time frame,

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<v Speaker 1>compare to other places you did. How have these guys

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<v Speaker 1>grasped the information you give me. You know, every team

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<v Speaker 1>is a little bit different, and your your pace is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit different because your offense is a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit different, you know. So, um, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I think they've made good progress. I wouldn't compare them

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<v Speaker 1>to any other team. I wouldn't compare them to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>any other player. Everybody's going to do it at their

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<v Speaker 1>own place. I think the one thing we've kept in

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<v Speaker 1>mind is, um, you know, the home the home openers

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<v Speaker 1>a long way away, and and our eye is toward

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<v Speaker 1>improving every day and you know, correcting little things, not

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<v Speaker 1>getting too far ahead of ourselves. So I think the

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<v Speaker 1>same could be said. We could get a little too

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<v Speaker 1>far ahead of ourselves if we try to compare them

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<v Speaker 1>to other guys. But I've been pleased with the effort

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<v Speaker 1>to the guys have shown. I've im pleased with their

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<v Speaker 1>ability to communicate and the ability to pick it up. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're not rocket science. Now, we're not trying to.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not trying to you know, reinvent anything. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we won't. We won't put guys in a good position, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>communicate well, play what fits them. All those things are

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<v Speaker 1>important to us, not you know, trying to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>set a record for being difficult. So many different defensive

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<v Speaker 1>over the years. Can you tell a disappointment a wise

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<v Speaker 1>but a talent level you have? Have you done that

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<v Speaker 1>before we place it's right or wrong? Disappointing? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that you can, Um, you can make mistakes

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<v Speaker 1>if you do that because it let's be honest, we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't had pads on yet, you know, and the football

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<v Speaker 1>is meant to be played with pads. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can have a guy in the right position and

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<v Speaker 1>it look good out here, but if you can't make

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<v Speaker 1>that tackle and scheme didn't mean anything. So you know

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<v Speaker 1>it it's a cliche, but it does come down to

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<v Speaker 1>blocking and tackling and you know, those kind of things.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's stuff that you know, we'll be determined over

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<v Speaker 1>the next six weeks. That's the stuff that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>training camps about. UM. You know, I think that from

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<v Speaker 1>a from an adjustment period. Sometimes it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>easier for the guys that fields a little bit smaller here. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little there's a little less movement. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys can run toward the line of scrimmage more

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<v Speaker 1>than one guy can be in motion. It feels longer,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels wider. You know, I wouldn't want to call

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<v Speaker 1>it arena football, but they come down here and it's

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<v Speaker 1>almost like, you know, it's almost like going to arena football. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron's a smart player. He's multidimensional. He's played outside, he's

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<v Speaker 1>played nickel. Um just because our numbers are always playing

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<v Speaker 1>a little safety, but that's just because he knows what

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<v Speaker 1>to do. Um. He's shown he's shown a good confident attitude.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you can't you can't cover many guys if

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<v Speaker 1>you're worried about getting beat. And he's had that confidence

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<v Speaker 1>to go up and challenge guys. And I think that

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<v Speaker 1>experience shows the fact that he has played in a

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<v Speaker 1>professional league. And he's a little bit different than most

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<v Speaker 1>of the other guys that are out here now because

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<v Speaker 1>they're both they're just off of college. He does have

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<v Speaker 1>a little more confidence from his professional experience. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously to be one of the you know, he made

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<v Speaker 1>good progress through the off season. Um, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>took it slow with him again, sort of falling into

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<v Speaker 1>our same mantras. You know, our game we don't open

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<v Speaker 1>until September, so we didn't need to rush him. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran player. He was excellent in the meetings, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was a good mentor for the younger guys.

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<v Speaker 1>They're always picking his brain. He's smart player, had a

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<v Speaker 1>really good year last year. So um, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to we don't want to get ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves with him or take him out of his comfort level.

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<v Speaker 1>But he took a little bit of individual at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of our mini camp and OTAs and actually took

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of team snaps in there, a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>seven or seven I can't remember which one it was.

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<v Speaker 1>So he was able to get a little confidence feeling like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I can I can get up to speed. This is

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<v Speaker 1>important for him now, you know, it's it's a good

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for him to come back before um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the full club gets here, just to sort of test

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<v Speaker 1>it out and see how he's feeling. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to judge too much and he might need

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<v Speaker 1>a day here or there. Um, it helps that he's

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran player. It helps that he's experienced, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that he's able to make a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>reps that he's not out there, you know, mental reps,

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<v Speaker 1>so to speak. Um, he can learn and learn by

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<v Speaker 1>carryson through the other guys. He's done that. Why you

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<v Speaker 1>seem to do a little more than most? Why have

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<v Speaker 1>you gravitated towards towards that the ball? Really a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times it just fits the personnel that we have. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that we've done with a little

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<v Speaker 1>different flavor each stop along the way. You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>looked a little bit different with Javon Curse and Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Carter when I was in Tennessee, and I looked a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit different with Kyle Van Debosch and Antoine Odam

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<v Speaker 1>when we got to Detroit. It looked a little different

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<v Speaker 1>with Cliff Avril. Um, you know, it looked a little

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<v Speaker 1>different with Ziggy Onza Um Buffalo, it looked a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit different with Mario Williams and a guy like Jerry Hughes.

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<v Speaker 1>All those guys have different skill sets and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about trying to put them in a position

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<v Speaker 1>that you know they can execute the scheme, but within

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<v Speaker 1>the scheme they can technique wise execute. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>some things that probably fly below the radar from just

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<v Speaker 1>an alignment standpoint. But there's there's a lot of differences

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<v Speaker 1>between what we're doing right now, what we did in Buffalo,

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<v Speaker 1>what we did in Tennessee, or or to Detroit who

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't played before. UM and then you three four. Yea

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<v Speaker 1>kinda did a lot of this when he was a

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<v Speaker 1>Houston early in his career. UM. And Connor's a smart player,

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<v Speaker 1>He's multidimensional. I think it fits the guys really well here.

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<v Speaker 1>And UM, you know, I think if you ask them, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know they'd rather attack than read. Um. It puts

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<v Speaker 1>us in a little better position to rush the passer,

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<v Speaker 1>puts a little bit a little bit better position to

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<v Speaker 1>set hard edges. UM. It's been our philosophy. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think if you ask offensive coordinators they would tell you

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. Um, if you can get there with four,

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<v Speaker 1>you have a big advantage on defense. If you have

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<v Speaker 1>to blitz to get pressure, UM, you can be at

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<v Speaker 1>a disadvantage. The offense could take advantage of you. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you can rush with four, it allows you to

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<v Speaker 1>blitz on your own terms rather than jeez, we got

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<v Speaker 1>to get pressure. We have to blitz, um, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a lot of different reasons that we do.

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<v Speaker 1>One of what the biggest is that, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>try to match the talent that we have to the

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<v Speaker 1>techniques that we're asking guys to play. And even here, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some of the stuff that um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon is doing is a little different than what what

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<v Speaker 1>Vinnie's doing, you know, and I think that's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's up to the coaches and Chris has done

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<v Speaker 1>a really good job. They're trying to tailor package for

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<v Speaker 1>each guy to the corners how open obviously time, how

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<v Speaker 1>open you know, and even even where it appears as

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<v Speaker 1>though we're set. We're always looking for good players, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're always looking for guys that can, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that can execute the scheme, Guys that can make a

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<v Speaker 1>play within the scheme, Guys that can be trustworthy. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>So we try not to go in with any any

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<v Speaker 1>prejudice toward anybody, whether it's an undrafted free agent or

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<v Speaker 1>a ten year event. Um, it's going to be fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch the corners compete. We have some guys that

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<v Speaker 1>can cover. We have some guys that, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>have a great opportunity here and um, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>if they'll get up and they'll challenge receivers. Like I

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<v Speaker 1>said before, you know, if you can cover, you can't

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<v Speaker 1>cover many people. If if you don't want to challenge guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, there's God's honest truth. I could

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<v Speaker 1>I could play the deep ball I get, I get

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<v Speaker 1>my ass fifty yards deep and you couldn't get one

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<v Speaker 1>over top of me. But I couldn't cover anything else,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, So there's a there's a fine line in there.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, the fine line is you have to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you obviously have to play the deep ball in this league.

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<v Speaker 1>But if that's the only thing you're worried about, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna cover anything. And I said, and you what's that, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't. I wasn't. I wasn't. Yeah. Um, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just with the blend of veteran players, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Nolan Carroll who we talked about, Leotis McKelvin,

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<v Speaker 1>some young guys that have some opportunities. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen has done a nice job for a rookie so far,

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<v Speaker 1>and from Brooks is is going to have an opportunity. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys coming off injury, you know, like like Ship

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<v Speaker 1>who's been out here. I think it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to watch those guys. And you know, if they show,

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<v Speaker 1>if they show the ability to cover, and they show

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<v Speaker 1>that you know that that they will challenge guys, then

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<v Speaker 1>we'll find use for all of them. Kind of make

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<v Speaker 1>picture to describe your philosophy and defensive approach because obviously

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<v Speaker 1>this is a new staff to a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>folks here fans here in Philadelphia, Can you just describe

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<v Speaker 1>what you want to accomplish defensive Um, yeah, it probably

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<v Speaker 1>takes a lot of time. Um, in a nutshell, we

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<v Speaker 1>want to allow less points than our offense scores. I mean, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>well you know ranking stats. The only thing that matters

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<v Speaker 1>in this league is wins and losses. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take a forty two or forty one game. I

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<v Speaker 1>might not sleep well afterwards, but I'll take it. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>rather have that than a you know, than a seven

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<v Speaker 1>to three game that you that you lose. So we

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<v Speaker 1>keep our eye on that. We want to be an

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<v Speaker 1>attack defense. We want to put pressure on the quarterback um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we want to like anything, it's it's very

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<v Speaker 1>difficult to defend the entire field. So what we're want

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<v Speaker 1>to try to do is defend um, you know, defend

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<v Speaker 1>the things that are easiest for the offense to capitalize

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<v Speaker 1>on and try to make them do what is most difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>And also we've got to we got to be multidimensional

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<v Speaker 1>enough that we can change from week to week. There

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<v Speaker 1>might be some weeks we play a lot of eight

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<v Speaker 1>man front we have a good running team. There might

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<v Speaker 1>be some weeks we play very little eight man front. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to have smart enough and multidimensional players enough

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<v Speaker 1>that you know that we can that we can you

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<v Speaker 1>know more from week to week. Lack of better lack

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<v Speaker 1>of a better tournament defense, do the linebackers standard to

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<v Speaker 1>fast more second level blocking from a place of blind

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<v Speaker 1>in your scheam or is it really not much different

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<v Speaker 1>than depress the two gaps. That's a lot different than

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<v Speaker 1>two gap because when when you're playing two gap, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to get too technical with you guys, but

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<v Speaker 1>when you're playing two gap, you're generally building a wall

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<v Speaker 1>along the front guys are sort of falling back and

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<v Speaker 1>linebackers are generally shuffling laterally more because your defensive linemen

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<v Speaker 1>are going laterally. When you play an attack front up front,

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<v Speaker 1>your linebackers have to come downhill. They have to plug

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<v Speaker 1>those holes. We're probably more you know, we attack in levels,

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to bore you guys, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>back when I was playing high school football, to coach

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<v Speaker 1>would always say, everybody's stay in your lane. Everybody's stay

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<v Speaker 1>in your lane. Nobody covers a kick that way in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL anymore or college football, because one guy's out

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<v Speaker 1>of this lane, it's gone for a touchdown. You attack

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<v Speaker 1>in levels, you have guys that are disrupt There's guys

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<v Speaker 1>that attack, you know, the blocks, and other guys that

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<v Speaker 1>play leverage off of them. If we're going to play

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<v Speaker 1>attack up front, we are because we're gonna put those

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<v Speaker 1>guys in position to be able to rush their passer

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<v Speaker 1>and play their run on the way to the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>The linebackers have to be tied and the safeties have

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<v Speaker 1>to be tied in. There's techniques within that that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they need to be able to play off the guys

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<v Speaker 1>in front, and they need to. When they see a hole,

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<v Speaker 1>they have to step up and fill because, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't, if you're lateral, you can create some

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<v Speaker 1>gaps in there. So if our linebackers are playing well,

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<v Speaker 1>if our safeties are filling well, you're going to see

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<v Speaker 1>those guys attacking downhill rather than waiting and catching blocks.

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<v Speaker 1>There's something you look for and one time defenders. Are

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<v Speaker 1>they just like the third or fourth quarterback. No, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little different skill set in there. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lot different covering on the outside part of

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<v Speaker 1>the field than it is the inside. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>got to have some miniature linebacker in you. Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>got to enjoy the briar patch a little bit. You

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<v Speaker 1>gotta have the courage to throw your body up in

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<v Speaker 1>there against two hundred and forty pound running backs and

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<v Speaker 1>you might have to take on a you know, pulling

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<v Speaker 1>guard from time to time, or you know, a tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a little and a lot of times you're

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<v Speaker 1>covering in a shorter area. It's very rare that you're getting,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, the same routes you're you're not getting

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<v Speaker 1>the same routes from the slot as you are from outside.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a different skill set. Some guys can play both,

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<v Speaker 1>some guys can't. Um, you know, so it's our job

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<v Speaker 1>to determine over the next six weeks, you know, where

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<v Speaker 1>all the guys fit in that himlech Cox obviously final

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<v Speaker 1>player pro bowler right now smack in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>his career and his prime. Do you think there's one

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<v Speaker 1>more level he can take it to where he has

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<v Speaker 1>the chance to be a defensive Player of the year

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<v Speaker 1>kind of got you know, I think that his eyes

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<v Speaker 1>should be on, you know, improving every day and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean those things are for the end of the year. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he fits our scheme. Um, I think we'll have some

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<v Speaker 1>things for him that will fit him well. Um, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a tough matchup. Um he's he's tough matchup versus guards.

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<v Speaker 1>He's tough matchup versus some tackles. You know. And I

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<v Speaker 1>like some of the stuff that you know that they

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<v Speaker 1>did with him here last year, moved him around him

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. Um. You know, they're all going to

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<v Speaker 1>know what number he wears, so sometimes it's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>find him. But you know, it's our job to create

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<v Speaker 1>some matchups for him. M's he's very skilled there. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a good run player, he's got great hands and you

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<v Speaker 1>know I've said this before. He was drafted for a

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<v Speaker 1>scheme similar to this, so it'll be good to get

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<v Speaker 1>him back to that and really see, um what he

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<v Speaker 1>can do. We expect great things from him. H