WEBVTT - Press Pass: Fletcher Cox

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<v Speaker 1>Huh, I know, right, Fletch, you after looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>tape from your own performance perspective, and what are your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts after that game on my individual performance? Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think really it's about individual um performance. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we lost, so I think that that says it all

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<v Speaker 1>moving in the right direction as a team despite being

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<v Speaker 1>two and six eight games. Um, what do you see

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<v Speaker 1>out of the team? Why are you why is he saying?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you know, he know a type of team that

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<v Speaker 1>we have. You know, he know that, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>knows the kind of guys he got, you know in

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<v Speaker 1>the locker room. You know, he believing us. He knows that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, everything can start clicking. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't see I think we have seen the worst already.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's all good can come from, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>from here on out. You know, he believing us, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole culch and staff believing us, and we just gotta

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<v Speaker 1>be focused and get the job done. How tough is

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<v Speaker 1>it against the quarterback like Aaron who? I mean that

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<v Speaker 1>first half he was getting the ball out from I

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<v Speaker 1>mean in like one point two seconds on the average.

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<v Speaker 1>That tougher for you guys up front to try to

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<v Speaker 1>to put pressure on him when he's when he's when

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<v Speaker 1>the ball's out of there before you know what happened. Yeah, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>It's tough to on any D lineman, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>not just um. I think they did a think he

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<v Speaker 1>did a really good job of getting rid of the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>We just had to you know, rally, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>just had to run to the football and attack of

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<v Speaker 1>the guy with the ball. You know, he you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's making his reads quick. He was making smart decisions

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<v Speaker 1>and he's making us tackle on the edge. Coming into

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<v Speaker 1>the season, one of people you know said defensive line

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<v Speaker 1>is the strength of this team. But past a month

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<v Speaker 1>or so, havn't had the sack numbers. Uh, the still

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<v Speaker 1>feel that your unit is you know, he's the way

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<v Speaker 1>for victory because team, Yeah, I still think this this

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<v Speaker 1>unit is the defensive line is still you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the you know, main parts and important parts

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<v Speaker 1>of the team. That's with any team. But I think again,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, winning and losing is most important, and

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<v Speaker 1>we we gotta get on the track, you know, start

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<v Speaker 1>winning football games. You know, I don't think I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just a single it just a D line

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<v Speaker 1>out is I mean, we just got to be better

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<v Speaker 1>as a team. I think you know, and we will

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<v Speaker 1>be better as a team. We just gotta have the

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<v Speaker 1>situation and you know, focus and focus in practice, one

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<v Speaker 1>player at a time, and get ready to go to

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati on Sunday. The last couple of days been like

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<v Speaker 1>for you. You know, there's been a lot of scrutiny

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of talk about the way the defense

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't able to get off the field Monday night. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>how have you handled that? Um? Get ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. The game happened Monday night, and we know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>we know how we played as a defense. We know

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<v Speaker 1>what you know, we know that could we be better.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that we can be better. I'm sorry, and

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<v Speaker 1>we know what we gotta do to get better. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's just um, you know, not change nothing that we

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<v Speaker 1>do because we know what type of what type of

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<v Speaker 1>team we are, what type of defense we are. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be aggressive and we get off to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get after people. Frust rating too, not just because the

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<v Speaker 1>way Rogers got rid of the ball and you're able

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<v Speaker 1>to beat your man. It just seems like there's a

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<v Speaker 1>second or third guy there before you even get a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to get to them. So it's just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's you know, you could beat your man all day,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know if quarterbacks making quick decisions, smart decisions

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<v Speaker 1>and he's not gonna get hit. And you know most

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks make their mind or they're gonna make They know

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<v Speaker 1>what type of um, what type of front we got.

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<v Speaker 1>They know we're really aggressive and we get after the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and try to you know, sack him every play.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, every time he dropped back. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when the quarterback don't want to be hit, he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>make his first read, get rid of the ballast. What

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<v Speaker 1>are you see of the Bengals offense this year? What

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<v Speaker 1>are they doing on I mean, I think they do it.

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<v Speaker 1>They do a lot of stuff. Good man, Like you say,

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<v Speaker 1>Andy is you know, I think he's playing really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Um Um, I mean they record, don't I mean, don't

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<v Speaker 1>say the whole lot. But I still think this is

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. And you know, and you have to approach

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<v Speaker 1>it as you know, um as you know, professionals every

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<v Speaker 1>week gotta respect the other team that you're playing against.

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<v Speaker 1>You're in the game Monday night. That when it developed

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<v Speaker 1>that this was how Rogers was doing it. Were there

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<v Speaker 1>any adjustments that you guys can make or anything that

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<v Speaker 1>you tried to do to limit him more? Oh, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean they didn't have They had no success running football.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I would think I would say that, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that one data has sucess running football. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just the way that you know, Aaron is a fit

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<v Speaker 1>in his game and he's making play, he's making he's

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<v Speaker 1>making checks out the line of streamish to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get them in the best situation, you know, to whatever

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<v Speaker 1>whatever looked that we're giving him, and they did a

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<v Speaker 1>great job at him. Man, you know, you gotta you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta respect that