WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jordan Hicks

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, Um, you know, I felt like as a

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<v Speaker 1>collective group, I felt like it was one of our

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<v Speaker 1>best games. Um. And the way I feel, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>is everybody feeds off of each other's energy. Um. You

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<v Speaker 1>look and see from the first drive that we got,

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<v Speaker 1>we were playing at a high intensity, um, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And and when you're constantly getting those opportunities or d

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<v Speaker 1>Line is playing as well as they are, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it makes my job a lot easier. So um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was you know, obviously for me, I personally had

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good game, but I think it was a

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<v Speaker 1>collective It was because of the collective Um, great games

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<v Speaker 1>that everybody played as one pretty eventful game for you

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<v Speaker 1>and Dallas. What do you remember us yea, the sexual

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<v Speaker 1>tournament you got. What do you remember most about the

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<v Speaker 1>Blisters game in Dallas? It's fun game, fun game, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>probably one of my most memorable memory games to this point,

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<v Speaker 1>just because of the energy in that that game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was such a close game going into it, and

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<v Speaker 1>we knew, you know, it was coming down to the

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<v Speaker 1>to that last drive, and we're playing so well up

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<v Speaker 1>to that last art. You know, I was playing well

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<v Speaker 1>up into that last drive until I hurt. Um, and

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<v Speaker 1>we were as a team. But you know it's football, man.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you got your ups and your downs. You

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<v Speaker 1>learn from it. Excited to get back there though, you

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<v Speaker 1>know from Texas, went to school there. Um. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people watching this game, so definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>marked one on my my calendar. Rush. Yeah, it's huge. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, first things first to stop in the run,

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<v Speaker 1>like every week, but you know the task is heavy,

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<v Speaker 1>um this week because they're playing so well. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they've got one of the best offensive lines in the

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<v Speaker 1>National Football League. They've got leading rusher in the National

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<v Speaker 1>Football League. Um, and their their offense runs through that

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<v Speaker 1>run game. UM. So it's gonna be on us to

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<v Speaker 1>get downhill, you know, stay, It's gonna be it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be huge for our gap integrity this year or this

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<v Speaker 1>this week. UM, that we we stay solid, we stay um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sound in our gaps and are playing physical.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they like to push, they like to to

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<v Speaker 1>grab a hold of you and just move you and

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<v Speaker 1>bleed you for five to ten yards. Um. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be it's gonna be on us to come downhill

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<v Speaker 1>and stay stout at the point of attack. How much

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<v Speaker 1>of it is they're old line and how much of

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<v Speaker 1>it is Elliott when when you watch his production, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a combination of both. You know, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>he's got great vision um and runs hard, runs behind

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<v Speaker 1>his pat and run behind his paths. But his oline

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<v Speaker 1>is obviously one of the top. You know, they do

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<v Speaker 1>a good job opening up holes and and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>giving them space. You know, they they're big boys in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and they you know, they move people. They do a

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<v Speaker 1>good job moving people around. So it's a combination. Be

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<v Speaker 1>surprised last week that Jim is willing and books as

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<v Speaker 1>much as he didn't. No, I mean it was it

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<v Speaker 1>was in the game plan. Um, and we obviously execute

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<v Speaker 1>the game plan in practice. Um, so we knew it

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<v Speaker 1>going into the game. And uh, you know we we

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<v Speaker 1>love it. We love the aggression. We love you know,

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<v Speaker 1>having that that type of mentality going into the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you to be seen from Dak and said the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he hasn't made many mistakes this season, despite

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that this rookie is that becomes of that

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<v Speaker 1>running game. He's not putting third and long situations things

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<v Speaker 1>of that nature. I think they've just done a really

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<v Speaker 1>good job of um converting, you know, and and Dak,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, he's made almost no mistakes. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you watch him on film and if the play's not there,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's making the right decision, whether it throwing the

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<v Speaker 1>ball away or running for whatever it may be. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he's he's putting the ball with it needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be making great decisions down field. But I do

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<v Speaker 1>think you know, for them, and you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>about the run game, UM, and that's probably you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's where we are focuses and UM obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>know if you stop that, you stop the lifeline of them,

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<v Speaker 1>and UM, that's that's our plan. What do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you guys are as a run defense? Where are we? Ly?

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<v Speaker 1>Was a bad game Sunday was We've we've got a standard, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>and we didn't play up to that standard though the

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit game in the Washington game. But we're not looking

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<v Speaker 1>back to those games. You know, we've we've obviously progressed,

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<v Speaker 1>um and gotten back to where we you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>our standard, and we're trying to build on that. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're taking a week, week by week and

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<v Speaker 1>one game at a time. And you know, I'm not.

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<v Speaker 1>None of us are worried about Washington or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're worried about stopping the run against the Dallas Cowboys. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks guys, appreciate it. Y