WEBVTT - Press Pass: Fletcher Cox

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks. That's usually they've always showed up. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>every week that you're preparing for was the fun own

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<v Speaker 1>game those season already? Man, I mean went by fast.

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<v Speaker 1>Um I would say, Um, didn't go the way we

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<v Speaker 1>all planning to go. But UM, you know we need

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<v Speaker 1>to end this season, UM with a win. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to come out and fight until the end

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<v Speaker 1>and come out and you know, take that momentum into

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<v Speaker 1>the off season you've had. Do you think that that

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<v Speaker 1>can carry into the off season. Absolutely, I man gives guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, UM, positive attitudes and knowing that you know

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<v Speaker 1>we're coming back, Um, you know, back into the off season,

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<v Speaker 1>UM with a lot of energy. I know guys would

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<v Speaker 1>be ready to go. UM. So I feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you get that win, you know, the last win of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, um, knowing that it's our last game of

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<v Speaker 1>the year. Um. It takes that momentum to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>carry over to the off season really stronger when NFC

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<v Speaker 1>Defensive Player of the momum. But looking back upon it,

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<v Speaker 1>then then you kind of whatever you were playing a

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<v Speaker 1>certain level with the numbers weren't coming. Do you look

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<v Speaker 1>back upon it now and thought that jumping back to

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<v Speaker 1>the four three was there was to be a little

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<v Speaker 1>more adjustment than maybe you might have thought because you

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<v Speaker 1>had played in the defense before. I mean, it's always adjustment.

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<v Speaker 1>I think. I think, you know, as I grow into

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<v Speaker 1>you know, back into gym, you know, into the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>three scheme, you know, beying planet, playing it out my

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<v Speaker 1>whole career. But you know, not being into those years

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<v Speaker 1>that you know we was in the three four you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that takes away you know, from you know, a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the process of learning, you know, the attack

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<v Speaker 1>stile defense that gym's like. And um and I feel like, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I forgress you know, each game and embraced

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<v Speaker 1>every opportunity that I go out and play on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus what was the significance of that loss to the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys techn point league in the fourth quarter? A should

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<v Speaker 1>kind of think of the season. There's a whole lassibility.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, hood up, I mean I think that game

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<v Speaker 1>right there kind of you know, to find our season.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that game, Um, you know took a lot

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<v Speaker 1>from us because we had a ten point league going

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<v Speaker 1>into the fourth quarter. I think, and you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>came out and made some plays and and I think

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<v Speaker 1>we kind of eased up on them towards the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the game. We took it overtime. They made the

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<v Speaker 1>play to winning game. But we know, um, as a team,

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<v Speaker 1>we know, you know what this game means us. You

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<v Speaker 1>know they you know they want to come in, you

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<v Speaker 1>know they're going to come in, you know, with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of a lot of energy, you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence. And I think we want to stop that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, from the first play of the game, what

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<v Speaker 1>is on offensive defense or attention from offensive lines this year?

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<v Speaker 1>First the previous ones in the three four more double

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<v Speaker 1>teams and I think so I think teams started I

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<v Speaker 1>mean scheming up, you know a lot of things. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you get guys get them, get a little more

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<v Speaker 1>attention than than other guys. But also I mean it

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<v Speaker 1>gives opportunity for you know, um, you know other guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the room to make plays. And I think those

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<v Speaker 1>guys have stepped up. You know, when you signed the contract,

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<v Speaker 1>did you realize then that it would make it would

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<v Speaker 1>put a lot of more attention on you and how

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<v Speaker 1>you produced because of that, that that figure that you

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<v Speaker 1>signed for, And did you think that also played a part?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you want maybe teams played a little more attention

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<v Speaker 1>to you as well. Well, like you said earlier, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I started off hot and I think I had

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<v Speaker 1>three sacks and four games, um, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at that point, you know, I really wasn't getting a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot of you know, slide. I was getting a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of a lot of one of the the ones and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just creating a lot of disruption at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, team started, you know it scheming up

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<v Speaker 1>with a slide of protection really the whole defensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we started getting a lot a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>attention because earlier in the year we were getting after

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback, you know, either hitting them or either sacking them.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, teams started doing the seven man protections

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, ways to protect their team and it

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<v Speaker 1>just getting rid of the ball fast. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>recall about facing Zeke Elliott the first time around and

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't mean to you guys, especially as a run defense

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<v Speaker 1>and your fast the season And guess I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we got to go out and you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta hit. Um. We know that if you're out of

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<v Speaker 1>your gap, he's gonna find you. Um, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>he somehow he finds a way to you know, get

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<v Speaker 1>north and south. You know, anytime somebody's out of the gap, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>he's running hard and you know he's gonna make you

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<v Speaker 1>pay for you out of your gap. So the main

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<v Speaker 1>thing is this week, man, is you know, tackling Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, very you need you know, we need all

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<v Speaker 1>eleven guys to the football. But yeah, sorry about that yet, Elliott.

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<v Speaker 1>You you've seen him on tape. You've seen how the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys have done this season. Is he a legitimate MVP

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<v Speaker 1>candidate even though he's I mean, I mean I think

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<v Speaker 1>he kept being a running for but I don't you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's been playing at the really high level

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<v Speaker 1>this year. Um and UM. And it starts up front

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<v Speaker 1>with those guys. You know, I think that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best um offensive lines of football. UM. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know I think we're um, we're gonna go out and

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a challenge up front for us. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was a step up. Thank you're here man.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks