WEBVTT - 1-on-1 with Darrick Forrest | Episode 79

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Fifth

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<v Speaker 1>round draft pick Derek Forrest was mainly a special team's

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<v Speaker 1>player during his rookie season in twenty twenty one, but

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty two he was given an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>play more of the safety position and had a massive

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<v Speaker 1>impact on the defense all season. He was a turnover machine,

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<v Speaker 1>leading a team in interceptions with four and forcing two

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<v Speaker 1>fumbles as well, but perhaps his most crowning achievement was

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<v Speaker 1>joining the Players Club to have an end of season

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<v Speaker 1>conversation London, Fletcher and Santana Bus thanks for coming on

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<v Speaker 1>with us, Man Washington this year, Man was I can

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<v Speaker 1>say a bit of a surprise. We heard some good

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<v Speaker 1>things about you last year. Didn't get a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>see you go out there stretch of stuff. But man,

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<v Speaker 1>you give us a chance now going into this offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>That's saying that we have a guy that we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of could say, okay, we're sure about opposidden. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Nick cam Um, how do you feel about what you

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<v Speaker 1>did this year and what are your thoughts going into

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<v Speaker 1>the off season. How are you gonna try to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that you come in a little better than what

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<v Speaker 1>you displayed, I definitely feel like when out there and

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<v Speaker 1>I bought this year, um, And that was my goal

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<v Speaker 1>in the statement, and it was just to show the

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<v Speaker 1>league the alcomore because you know, it's all about respect.

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<v Speaker 1>In that respect come with confidence, you know. Um, definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's a blessing, man, and uh, I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>never take it for granted. Um. But going into off season, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm definitely just going watch watch film break it down,

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<v Speaker 1>and I really want to improve on everything that I

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<v Speaker 1>really messed up on, anything that was a game changing mistake,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I wanted to correct those, man, so

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<v Speaker 1>I can come back and be consistent this year. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>from the from the very first game of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>the Jacksonville game. At that point in time, he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>the starter, but you made a tremendous impact on that game,

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<v Speaker 1>made a lot of players end up getting the game

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<v Speaker 1>selling an interception asked for you lead the team and

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<v Speaker 1>interceptions interceptions. When you think about the season that you

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<v Speaker 1>had and your role involving, did it surprise you at all?

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<v Speaker 1>Um Illo KEI did, man, because that opportunity came to

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<v Speaker 1>that first game and I was just like I was

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<v Speaker 1>on edge man, because it was like I knew deep

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<v Speaker 1>down inside I had it in me, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>ain't had the shot yet. Man. When I got out there,

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<v Speaker 1>it was everything deep down fueling me, burning deep inside

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<v Speaker 1>that came out and it was like, Man, I'm really

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<v Speaker 1>a reckingforce. Man. But I gotta keep I gotta keep growing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I keep developing. You know, can't get complacent, man,

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<v Speaker 1>can't worry about them stats and numbers and all that.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things we know that that's probably said

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<v Speaker 1>a lot in your room, because I've heard a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of times that they want to say these to be flexible,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to play, because we know we have that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the package where a lot of you guys

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<v Speaker 1>want to feel at one time. Is there something that

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<v Speaker 1>you just stated that you want to work on sometain

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<v Speaker 1>things in the off season. Are there positions or at

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<v Speaker 1>times you was on the field this year where you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of forgot you was playing one or the other.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's something that's gonna be pivotal in your off

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<v Speaker 1>season training this year, definitely, because in that the package

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about the PACEO. Man, you know, we had

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<v Speaker 1>like five six dbs and you know they'll rotate us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know from deep. They'll put me down in the box,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, let me play, you know, playing the box.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's definitely something that I'm gonna have to get

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<v Speaker 1>more comfortable with. Like they wanted me to play the

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<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Nickel spot last year and it was like I

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<v Speaker 1>was rotating there, but I really wouldn't. I never really

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<v Speaker 1>got comfortable with there, man. So definitely repetition, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>becoming muscle memory for me, and wants to become a

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<v Speaker 1>muscle memory, you know, it becoming easier for you. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about getting those reps, man. Yeah, and the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive defensive background, the wide receivers in the dB room y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>The two flatboy kind of most personalities. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>had Cam on he's real laid back chill. You kind

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<v Speaker 1>of laid back at chill. What what's that defensive back room? Like, Man,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really crazy. Joke each other, it really is, man,

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<v Speaker 1>and be like when we're not being serious and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like on the field, were having fun lots y'all. You

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<v Speaker 1>see it, man, Like they in the pregame video this

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<v Speaker 1>week were always just dancing, you know, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>just recording us dancing throughout the season and we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>you know they was required as man. But that's just

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<v Speaker 1>how it is, Like we really love each other in

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<v Speaker 1>that DV room. Who's the funniest guy in that room?

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<v Speaker 1>Funniest guy? It's tough, man, because everybody funny in different ways.

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<v Speaker 1>Like some guys are just like you know, they're practical guys.

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<v Speaker 1>You know they'd be funny, and then some guy's just

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<v Speaker 1>dead serious and you just like, bro, just dude, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a clown like for real dudes comedy. So man, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad I'm around great guys. Man, you know that, Let

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<v Speaker 1>have fun, let the game. For all your commander's news

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