1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: One year later. 2 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 2: How much different this NFC Championship game bring what it. 3 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 3: Did last year? 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: I mean pretty there's differences in similarities. I think for us, 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, just continue to have the mindset of one 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: day at a time, one practice at a time, and 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 1: then going out and executing no matter what the situation is. 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: Obviously our sense of urgency is extremely high and love 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 1: the way we've been practicing all week and excited to go. 10 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: Personally, for you, you were here for a half a season 11 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: last year. At this year, you can hear the entire season. 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: Does it give you a different perspective. 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: On it at all? I think just having familiarity with 14 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: the with the guys and being there all off season 15 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: and going through training camp with them, going through the 16 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: highs and lows with everybody, Uh, definitely more comfortable and 17 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: just with more time and more experience with all these 18 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: guys definitely means a lot boost. 19 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 3: Is it to get depot even just in a limited 20 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: basis back at practice today? 21 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: That's awesome? Anytime he's out there, Uh, he brings a 22 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: extra set of juice that is hard to hard to 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: mimic without him. 24 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 3: You heard about George being TV glass year. 25 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: BLUs George is unbelievable. Man. He's uh, he's someone that's 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: you know, I think the best tight end in the league, 27 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: and uh, somebody who uh does everything right, whether it's blocking, receiving, 28 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: blocking downfield. His leadership is great, and he's tough as ever. 29 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: You know, he played through anything and find any way 30 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: to get on that field with his guys, and so 31 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: I have the utmost amount of respect for him and 32 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: really glad that I got to I get to be 33 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: a teammate. 34 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: Last game, he had seventeen carries against Green Bay. In 35 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: an ideal world, how many times would you like to 36 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: tote the. 37 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: Ruck as many as it takes to win? Uh? Yeah, 38 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: I mean I've had games where you have ten carries, 39 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: have games where it's thirty. For me, it's not about 40 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: the touches, it's about making them count. And uh, you 41 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: know some games, you know, carries a lot of times 42 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: are depending on one how well we're running the ball 43 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: and two what the defense has given you. And so 44 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: for me, I just try to make every single touch count, 45 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: no matter if it's a carrier pass or if I'm blocking, 46 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: if whatever it may be. Just you just got to 47 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: execute on that play. 48 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 3: Front seven statistically, they're real good against the running. 49 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: Sorry, yeah, they I mean they're extremely tough. You know, 50 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: they play hard, they fly around, their physical I think 51 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: they give you a lot of different looks. They pressure 52 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: a lot, so I think a lot of guys get 53 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: confused sometimes and you know where they're coming from. But overall, 54 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's a great defense that plays really hard 55 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: and it's no shock there here. 56 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 3: What his game has drawn some comparison to yours? 57 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: Just sorry, what was that first part? 58 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 3: Gibbs? His game has drawn some some comparisons to yours. 59 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 3: Do you have any advice for a young running back? 60 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean, just keep doing what he's doing. Uh, 61 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: he's a stud man. Been a lot of fun to watch. 62 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: I remember watching him in college. Uh. Just an exciting 63 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: player and somebody who's going to be great for a 64 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: really long time. So both those backs there, I have 65 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of respect for the way 66 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: they run. You know, they're fast, physical, they can break tackles, 67 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: catch the ball, whatever it is. So I just have 68 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for him. 69 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: What have you learned running behind Trent Williams? From your view? 70 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: How does a man that size move the way he does? 71 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: I've learned it's really fun to run behind Trent, And 72 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: I have no idea how somebody that big moves like that. 73 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: I've yet to figure that out. Sorry. 74 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 3: People joke that the NFL MVP Award is a quarterback awards, 75 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: So what is it? 76 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: What do you think about a running back being a 77 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: finalist this year? Yeah? 78 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, all the awards are great. I think, uh, 79 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: you know, when when you're this far into the season 80 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: and you're playing for an NFC championship, it's hard to 81 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: think about anything else but that. Obviously those things are cool, 82 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: but I don't think they they touch how how meaningful 83 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: it would be to to win this game and have 84 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: an opportunity to go on to the next. But it's 85 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: definitely an honor to be mentioned in that conversation. Definitely 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: an honor. 87 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: Does it feel like any other week or is it electure? Uh? 88 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think you prepared just like any other week. 89 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think you do more, but I 90 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: think the natural emotion of this week has everybody pretty 91 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: amped up ready to go. 92 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 3: There any emotions from from last year's NFC championship game 93 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 3: into this one. Knowing just how you guys just really 94 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 3: didn't get shot and did that fuel you and stick 95 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 3: with you through this year just to. 96 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: Get back here for that, I think, you know, last 97 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: year was last year. This year is this year. I 98 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: think we're exactly where we want to be with a 99 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: chance to win an NFC championship at home. And you know, 100 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: I don't think we're thinking about last year at all. 101 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: We're just focused on this week and doing everything possible 102 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: to go out there and win. And there was a 103 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: great photo of you in Tarve interview recent I think 104 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: earlier this week. 105 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 3: What was it like to me up with her big 106 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 3: football fans? 107 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: She gives me. Yeah, she's a legend obviously, just became 108 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: the winning as coach and being a Stanford coach, so 109 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: I would watch it when I was back in college 110 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: and watch her team. So when I saw her, she 111 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: had the jacket on with all the all the wins, 112 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: so I had to go up and say hi, and 113 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: she was awesome. 114 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: Talks about that kind of the interchangeability of you and 115 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 3: Debo and how it affects defenses. 116 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: I know you're may not see. 117 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 3: Any real fan when you watch the team. How much 118 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 3: does it make a difference when you have are both 119 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 3: on the field together in terms of the way, even 120 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 3: if you're not getting the ball, how it might influence 121 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 3: the defense. 122 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it influences the defense a lot. I think, 123 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: you know, in order to do that, you kind of 124 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: have to have the right mentality. And I look at 125 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: the way that guys like him and i UK and 126 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: Juan and George and Juice, how everybody kind of commits 127 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: to doing their job whether they have the ball or not. 128 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: Uh So, in order for it to really have an effect, 129 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: you have to do things right when you have the 130 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: ball and when you don't have the ball. And he's 131 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: a good example of that. And even if he's just 132 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: in motion, getting people to put their eyes on them, 133 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: because you never know, you know, when he has a 134 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: ball in his hands, it's pretty scary. 135 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 2: Many camps seem like you were on a totally different 136 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 2: speed than almost everybody else on the field. Is this 137 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: team kind of like on a mission based on the 138 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: way last year ended to finish the deal and make 139 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: that take those two extra steps? 140 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, I think. I think, you know, going back 141 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: to the first day at OTA's, you know, we definitely 142 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: had a salty taste in our mouth from last year 143 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: and we knew how how good this team can be, 144 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: and teams like this don't always come around. So to 145 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: have it and to have this opportunity and to be 146 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: in the position we're in, the sense of urgency is 147 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: definitely high. 148 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: And Kyle expressed the Detroit as this confusion up front. 149 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 3: How did they do that? What do they do? 150 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: I just think you know, the different stunts and blitzes 151 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: that they do, and uh, they bring a lot of 152 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: different people and they do it fast, so that would 153 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: probably be the biggest thing. Appreciate you guys.