WEBVTT - Fred Warner on the NFC Championship: 'I Expect it to be a Battle' | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>We're back the NFL with twelve re option touchdowns rushing touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys rank for PFF nineteen against the rush on reoption?

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<v Speaker 1>How can you improve on that specific side with the

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<v Speaker 1>challenge that they bring with the red option? With the

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<v Speaker 1>red option, anytime you're facing a quarterback that has that

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<v Speaker 1>type of ability, you just gotta be on your assignments,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for a full sixty minutes, which is way

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<v Speaker 1>easier said than done. Uh. You know, there's times in

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<v Speaker 1>a game where you might be part of a long drive.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, guys get tired and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing that goes in your mind, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and you forget where you might need to fit in

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<v Speaker 1>a certain uh play. Um, but yeah, it's all about

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<v Speaker 1>being detailed and everybody's forming to the ball, getting to

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, carry if if and when if or when

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<v Speaker 1>he does pull it against the Cowboys had kind of

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<v Speaker 1>back and ball feel given that the stakes are higher

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe the Eagles or maybe even more equipped to

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<v Speaker 1>play that way. Do you expect I don't know, something

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<v Speaker 1>even more Yeah, I mean I expected to be a

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<v Speaker 1>battle all the way through. Um. Both the Cowboys and

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles are both physical talent to teams who are really

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<v Speaker 1>fast and UM have a lot of talent. So just

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<v Speaker 1>like it was a battle of this past week, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>expecting that if not more this week. You know, them

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<v Speaker 1>being in their home home stadium, home crowd behind them,

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna be juiced up, ready to go. Was that

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<v Speaker 1>offensively evolved slash improved since the last time you faced them?

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<v Speaker 1>I think obviously just the uh the addition of some

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<v Speaker 1>of their playmakers. I mean, I guess most noticeably is

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<v Speaker 1>a J Brown UM All Pro receiver, and uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>the I guess, the evolution of all the other guys

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<v Speaker 1>that have been on their team, as in Jalen Hurts, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Miles Sanders, DeVante Smith, all those guys that they that

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<v Speaker 1>they use, Dallas Goddard, you know, I go down the list,

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<v Speaker 1>all of them have gotten better, UM this season. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's equal to a more complete offense. They're on the

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<v Speaker 1>line is all even better this season. So uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Hurts evolved, I think just the command of the offense

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<v Speaker 1>and knowing where to go with the ball, being more decisive.

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<v Speaker 1>UM obviously the dynamic plaimmaker always has been, but using

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<v Speaker 1>his legs to create plays and uh, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>launching the ball downfield to the guys who can go

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<v Speaker 1>and go up and make plays. Um. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what's kind of elevated him into being an All Pro

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback the third time in four years. You guys are here,

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of looking back at that wallpaper, can you

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate can you describe the appreciation also the difficulty of

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<v Speaker 1>doing when you guys have done in this war yor span? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you you work all season obviously to get

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<v Speaker 1>up to this point and you know, just me looking

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<v Speaker 1>at that just kind of reminded me of like it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like just yesterday when we were getting ready to

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<v Speaker 1>play the Rams. Right, But it takes such a long season,

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<v Speaker 1>a long grind and uh, you think about everything that

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<v Speaker 1>we've we've went through up to this point just even

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<v Speaker 1>get to this point. Um, it's uh, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>grind all season. And I think this this part of

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<v Speaker 1>the year and this game specifically, it's all it's all mental.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously everybody's bodies are are beaten down mentally,

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<v Speaker 1>your your your drain. But who can do who can

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<v Speaker 1>do right longer? Who can continue to push through for

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<v Speaker 1>the end goal is do you want it that bad,

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<v Speaker 1>Like are you are you starving for? Is that something

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<v Speaker 1>that you you're gonna get out of bed and do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever possible to make sure that you attain that goal. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where we're at. Teams out, Diamador Lenore. What what

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<v Speaker 1>are his best attributes in your mind? Um? I think

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<v Speaker 1>just the competitive spirit. Um people talking. People are going

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<v Speaker 1>to knock him on his size and uh, you know

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<v Speaker 1>plays that he might have given up, but it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>matter for him. He's he's willing to go down there

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<v Speaker 1>and get his nose dirty in the run game, tackling

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<v Speaker 1>guys physically regardless of his size. You know, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>people kind of calm a pit bowl. He will call

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<v Speaker 1>himself a hyena, whatever you wanna call it. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>competitor and he's gonna go up. He's gonna compete for

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<v Speaker 1>the football in the air. He's not afraid of anybody. Then,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's what makes him so great. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously played huge for us. Hit on the sideline on

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<v Speaker 1>CD land did that jump out to you until on review?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's that's something he's done. Also, you look

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<v Speaker 1>back at the Seattle game, you do the same thing

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<v Speaker 1>to uh to lock it, you know, on on our sideline. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just continuing to be himself and gaining more confidence,

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<v Speaker 1>which is obviously producing better results. Enjoy being in coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>and have you evolved that part of your game? UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's always something that I've I've been more

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with. UM. You know, obviously doing that a lot

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<v Speaker 1>back in college and and so forth helped me to

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<v Speaker 1>do those type of things. And now here at this level,

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<v Speaker 1>I've just tried to try to, uh evolved my game

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<v Speaker 1>to being a more complete inside backer so I can

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<v Speaker 1>play in the box, play in the back end, do

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<v Speaker 1>um do everything as well as possible. Thanks guys,