WEBVTT - Press Pass: Sam Bradford

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<v Speaker 1>And it wasn't just one guy. You hit a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of different guys and yeah, you know, you guys kind

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<v Speaker 1>of have an upfield now is something that keeps have

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of defend, how they except you guys. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know obviously, Uh, it's good to finally put that

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<v Speaker 1>on tape. You know, it's not something that we've been

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<v Speaker 1>trying to shy away from. It just you know, hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>really presented itself until last Sunday. But now that it's

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<v Speaker 1>out there, I think teams have to respect us pushing

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<v Speaker 1>the ball down the field. Obviously, it's something that we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to try to do. Um. You know, we did

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<v Speaker 1>it with some success on Sunday, you know, so hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>that'll back people off and maybe open up some of

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<v Speaker 1>the intermediate stuff. Some of them seem you were hating

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<v Speaker 1>what they were giving them, but some of them were

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like you were being a little more aggressive, perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>growing guys open um. Were you feeling differently out there

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<v Speaker 1>or was something different about how you felt this in

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<v Speaker 1>the scheme. You know, I think a little bit of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe some of the calls, you know, they're designed to

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<v Speaker 1>push it downfield, so you have to be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more aggressive, But you know, I think in that

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<v Speaker 1>second half, we just kind of found a rhythm. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I found a rhythm where I was just really confident

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<v Speaker 1>out there and everything that we were doing, um, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel like once you get into a rhythm

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<v Speaker 1>like that, or you get that confidence, then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you start making some throws that you know, you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like they can't cover. You said after the game Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>that you're starting to feel more comfortable. What exactly you're

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<v Speaker 1>feeling more comfortable with, um, you know, just the offense

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<v Speaker 1>in general. I think you know, the timing of different things. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously, you know, you go through training camp

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<v Speaker 1>and it's kind of your base offense, base package, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you get into game week and you start the

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<v Speaker 1>game play a little bit and there's been some things

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, maybe we're relatively new to me, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, now I feel like I've got a better

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<v Speaker 1>grasp of, you know, what we're trying to do, both

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game and the past game, now that

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a few weeks you know, under our belt,

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<v Speaker 1>and just feel better with it. Is that what you

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<v Speaker 1>think Coach Kelly expects from you? I know, and the

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<v Speaker 1>pretty season you were saying you'd like to be on

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<v Speaker 1>the field to kind of get on the same page

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<v Speaker 1>with him. I mean it's that kind of coming together

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<v Speaker 1>to with his expectation levels. Why you're right on the field. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hopefully he's you know, gaining more confidence in me.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously, I think you know, the more you're

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<v Speaker 1>out there, the more I'm out there, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the more work together, you know, that's what I'm comfortable with.

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<v Speaker 1>What I like. I think he gets a better sense

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<v Speaker 1>for you know, kind of what gets us going. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so with that relationship would just continue to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>THIRDNS um, there's a lot of them. Yeah. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it's one issue. I think it's it's all over

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<v Speaker 1>the place. Um, you know we've had some mistassignments and misthrows,

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<v Speaker 1>some drops. I mean I think that you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>could look at third down in general and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone that we failed to complete. You know, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>different reason why we're not converting. I think we use

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of different word for what we got. Y

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<v Speaker 1>I'm important to get everybody's mom Yeah, I mean that's huge,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, especially in this offense. You know, the way

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<v Speaker 1>we want to play spread you know, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>spread people out, you know, and give them the threat

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<v Speaker 1>that the ball can go anywhere at any time. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think obviously in the first couple of weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we had primarily tried to attack the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the field with our inside guys. But last week,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we spread the ball around outside. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's something we're going to continue to try to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the more that we can spread the

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<v Speaker 1>ball around, you know, the tougher it makes it on defenses.

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<v Speaker 1>Today that the problem on third down was was a

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<v Speaker 1>lot first and second down and not getting what you

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<v Speaker 1>need to make it manageable. How do you see that

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<v Speaker 1>and what has to change for that too? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that's big. I think, you know, the first two games,

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<v Speaker 1>that was our main problem. Um. You know, it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to be efficient and complete a high percentage of third

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<v Speaker 1>downs when you're in third and seven, third and eight

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<v Speaker 1>longer yardages. So you know, I think on first and

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<v Speaker 1>second down, you know, we've got to do a better

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<v Speaker 1>job of just being efficient. Um. You know, we can't

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<v Speaker 1>have negative plays, whether they be negative run sacks. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, even incompletion and uh, those just seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of set us back. And right now, the way

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<v Speaker 1>we're playing, you know, we've got to do a better

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<v Speaker 1>job of getting ourselves third and two, third and three, Yes, Bree,

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<v Speaker 1>he traded four and Drew coming off injured. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>a store you followed or a story? Doctor and Andrews

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<v Speaker 1>get the talking backdoor to the copy process? Um a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. You know, obviously, I think you know, any

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks familiar with his story, you know, obviously he's made

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous comeback. I'm not sure outside himself, anyone believed

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<v Speaker 1>that he would be able to do what he's done.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's been truly remarkable. So I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>something that you know, I was aware of. But did

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<v Speaker 1>I have a specific conversation with anyone about it? Not really?

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<v Speaker 1>And was there one particular throw we usually started feeling

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<v Speaker 1>it ACTI made the one handed one, but after that,

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<v Speaker 1>get the hurts throw a really tight window, which one

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<v Speaker 1>which one did meet? He felt, you know, felt that

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<v Speaker 1>if he were starting to get it and start coming back, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, probably the one to Earth's or even then

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<v Speaker 1>coming back in the second half and just getting the

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<v Speaker 1>one to coop, you know, the touchdown the first play

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<v Speaker 1>to get us go. And I felt like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>once we got that first touchdown, that first big play,

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<v Speaker 1>I just I could sense the energy you know in

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<v Speaker 1>our group on the sideline and in the huddle. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that we were about to take off from

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<v Speaker 1>what you see, you know, build like defense where you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you might be able to take a batch

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<v Speaker 1>of balls again or Um, you know we're gonna try,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, obviously, you know we feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we've got some speed mismatches outside this week with

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<v Speaker 1>some of our wide receivers against their corners. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but like I said, it's all going to be dependent

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<v Speaker 1>upon how they play us. You know, if they want

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<v Speaker 1>to play us in man that we're gonna take some shots.

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<v Speaker 1>If they want to play us in more too high

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<v Speaker 1>or zone, uh, than have to be willing, you know

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<v Speaker 1>to work the intermediate stuff. You know that just the

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<v Speaker 1>the injury, really coming back from really tough to is

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<v Speaker 1>there a little bit of that and you coming back

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<v Speaker 1>from your back to back and feel there's some kind

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<v Speaker 1>of holes. Well the way you guys are coming back, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I mean I think we're both quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>who have gone through injuries. But other than that, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not really sure if there's a whole lot you know

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<v Speaker 1>that links us. The reality is you didn't have you

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<v Speaker 1>really didn't have a lot of reps in the preseason,

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<v Speaker 1>and the deep balls are plays and are such timing

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<v Speaker 1>plays and precision is required. I mean, is there a

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<v Speaker 1>possibility that just having more time with these guys in

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<v Speaker 1>practice and at full speed reps has really kind of

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<v Speaker 1>I don't given you better timmy with the receivers to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to hit those. That is that part of

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<v Speaker 1>the equation. Um, yeah, I think that could be part

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<v Speaker 1>of it, you know, obviously, I think, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>more reps you get, um, you know, and anything, the

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<v Speaker 1>more comfortable you become, you know, the better you feel

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<v Speaker 1>about things. I think that's obviously the way I feel

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<v Speaker 1>right now. So, um, you know, I think that could

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<v Speaker 1>play a part and why we had success on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>with the angle. Is the angle that you leaded in

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<v Speaker 1>the game the same one that you injured earlier this season? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the running game obviously hasn't been where you guys want,

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<v Speaker 1>but relatively speaking, it's been a little bit better with

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan and has with DeMarco. Is that just coincidence ers

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<v Speaker 1>or something you guys have done differently. I mean, what's there?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you explain that? Um? To be honest, I really

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't aware of that. UM. You know, we've kind of

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<v Speaker 1>looked at the run game as a whole um and

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<v Speaker 1>its opposed to how it is with one player or together.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I think that's probably just coincidence. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously we'd like to get it going. You know, I've

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<v Speaker 1>said it before. You know, this offense is at its

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<v Speaker 1>best when we can run the football and when we're

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<v Speaker 1>running the football successfully. So you know, it's something that

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to continue to address and continue to try

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<v Speaker 1>to get to be where we want it. Oh, that's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>that's fine, safense. The offense really has struggled three out

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<v Speaker 1>of four games in its start. If you get off

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<v Speaker 1>to a slow start this week, it's fair to say

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<v Speaker 1>the paying faithful might being anxious. You sense that. Uh yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously I don't think they were happy with our start

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<v Speaker 1>against Dallas. UM, but it's one of those things. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not happy with it either. UM. You know, we're just

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<v Speaker 1>as frustrated by you know, obviously we're doing everything we

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<v Speaker 1>can to try to get it fixed. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously not fun going into halftime trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>how we're going to dig ourselves out of a hole

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<v Speaker 1>that we've put ourselves in. You know, it's much more

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<v Speaker 1>fun for us to go out and establish a lead

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<v Speaker 1>and get things going early. So um, you know, hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>that's something that we can do on Sunday. So you've

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<v Speaker 1>been playing eleven personnel like a ninety percent of the

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<v Speaker 1>time on first and second down. What are you seeing

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<v Speaker 1>from defenses? Are they sharing in their base or they

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<v Speaker 1>how are they playing? Are you forcing your nickel? It's

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<v Speaker 1>been primarily nickel to our eleven personnel. Yeah, which I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it should make it favorable to run right you

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<v Speaker 1>would think sick theoretically, Thanks guys, Nikos right back, yere