WEBVTT - Christian McCaffrey On His Second Playoff Run with the 49ers | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>One year later.

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<v Speaker 2>How much different this NFC Championship game bring what it.

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<v Speaker 3>Did last year?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean pretty there's differences in similarities. I think for us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just continue to have the mindset of one

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<v Speaker 1>day at a time, one practice at a time, and

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<v Speaker 1>then going out and executing no matter what the situation is.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously our sense of urgency is extremely high and love

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<v Speaker 1>the way we've been practicing all week and excited to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Personally, for you, you were here for a half a season

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<v Speaker 2>last year. At this year, you can hear the entire season.

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<v Speaker 2>Does it give you a different perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>On it at all? I think just having familiarity with

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<v Speaker 1>the with the guys and being there all off season

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<v Speaker 1>and going through training camp with them, going through the

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<v Speaker 1>highs and lows with everybody, Uh, definitely more comfortable and

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<v Speaker 1>just with more time and more experience with all these

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<v Speaker 1>guys definitely means a lot boost.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it to get depot even just in a limited

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<v Speaker 3>basis back at practice today?

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome? Anytime he's out there, Uh, he brings a

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<v Speaker 1>extra set of juice that is hard to hard to

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<v Speaker 1>mimic without him.

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<v Speaker 3>You heard about George being TV glass year.

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<v Speaker 1>BLUs George is unbelievable. Man. He's uh, he's someone that's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think the best tight end in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, somebody who uh does everything right, whether it's blocking, receiving,

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<v Speaker 1>blocking downfield. His leadership is great, and he's tough as ever.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he played through anything and find any way

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<v Speaker 1>to get on that field with his guys, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I have the utmost amount of respect for him and

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<v Speaker 1>really glad that I got to I get to be

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<v Speaker 1>a teammate.

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<v Speaker 2>Last game, he had seventeen carries against Green Bay. In

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<v Speaker 2>an ideal world, how many times would you like to

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<v Speaker 2>tote the.

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<v Speaker 1>Ruck as many as it takes to win? Uh? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I've had games where you have ten carries,

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<v Speaker 1>have games where it's thirty. For me, it's not about

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<v Speaker 1>the touches, it's about making them count. And uh, you

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<v Speaker 1>know some games, you know, carries a lot of times

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<v Speaker 1>are depending on one how well we're running the ball

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<v Speaker 1>and two what the defense has given you. And so

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<v Speaker 1>for me, I just try to make every single touch count,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter if it's a carrier pass or if I'm blocking,

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<v Speaker 1>if whatever it may be. Just you just got to

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<v Speaker 1>execute on that play.

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<v Speaker 3>Front seven statistically, they're real good against the running.

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, yeah, they I mean they're extremely tough. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they play hard, they fly around, their physical I think

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<v Speaker 1>they give you a lot of different looks. They pressure

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, so I think a lot of guys get

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<v Speaker 1>confused sometimes and you know where they're coming from. But overall,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's a great defense that plays really hard

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<v Speaker 1>and it's no shock there here.

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<v Speaker 3>What his game has drawn some comparison to yours?

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<v Speaker 1>Just sorry, what was that first part?

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<v Speaker 3>Gibbs? His game has drawn some some comparisons to yours.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you have any advice for a young running back?

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, I mean, just keep doing what he's doing. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a stud man. Been a lot of fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember watching him in college. Uh. Just an exciting

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<v Speaker 1>player and somebody who's going to be great for a

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<v Speaker 1>really long time. So both those backs there, I have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of a lot of respect for the way

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<v Speaker 1>they run. You know, they're fast, physical, they can break tackles,

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<v Speaker 1>catch the ball, whatever it is. So I just have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of respect for him.

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<v Speaker 3>What have you learned running behind Trent Williams? From your view?

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<v Speaker 3>How does a man that size move the way he does?

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<v Speaker 1>I've learned it's really fun to run behind Trent, And

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea how somebody that big moves like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I've yet to figure that out. Sorry.

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<v Speaker 3>People joke that the NFL MVP Award is a quarterback awards,

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<v Speaker 3>So what is it?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think about a running back being a

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<v Speaker 2>finalist this year? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, all the awards are great. I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when when you're this far into the season

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<v Speaker 1>and you're playing for an NFC championship, it's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>think about anything else but that. Obviously those things are cool,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't think they they touch how how meaningful

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<v Speaker 1>it would be to to win this game and have

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity to go on to the next. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely an honor to be mentioned in that conversation. Definitely

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<v Speaker 1>an honor.

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<v Speaker 3>Does it feel like any other week or is it electure? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think you prepared just like any other week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't think you do more, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think the natural emotion of this week has everybody pretty

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<v Speaker 1>amped up ready to go.

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<v Speaker 3>There any emotions from from last year's NFC championship game

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<v Speaker 3>into this one. Knowing just how you guys just really

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<v Speaker 3>didn't get shot and did that fuel you and stick

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<v Speaker 3>with you through this year just to.

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<v Speaker 1>Get back here for that, I think, you know, last

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<v Speaker 1>year was last year. This year is this year. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're exactly where we want to be with a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to win an NFC championship at home. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we're thinking about last year at all.

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<v Speaker 1>We're just focused on this week and doing everything possible

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<v Speaker 1>to go out there and win. And there was a

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<v Speaker 1>great photo of you in Tarve interview recent I think

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this week.

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<v Speaker 3>What was it like to me up with her big

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<v Speaker 3>football fans?

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<v Speaker 1>She gives me. Yeah, she's a legend obviously, just became

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<v Speaker 1>the winning as coach and being a Stanford coach, so

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<v Speaker 1>I would watch it when I was back in college

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<v Speaker 1>and watch her team. So when I saw her, she

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<v Speaker 1>had the jacket on with all the all the wins,

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<v Speaker 1>so I had to go up and say hi, and

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<v Speaker 1>she was awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>Talks about that kind of the interchangeability of you and

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<v Speaker 3>Debo and how it affects defenses.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're may not see.

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<v Speaker 3>Any real fan when you watch the team. How much

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<v Speaker 3>does it make a difference when you have are both

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<v Speaker 3>on the field together in terms of the way, even

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<v Speaker 3>if you're not getting the ball, how it might influence

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<v Speaker 3>the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think it influences the defense a lot. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in order to do that, you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have to have the right mentality. And I look at

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<v Speaker 1>the way that guys like him and i UK and

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<v Speaker 1>Juan and George and Juice, how everybody kind of commits

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<v Speaker 1>to doing their job whether they have the ball or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh So, in order for it to really have an effect,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to do things right when you have the

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<v Speaker 1>ball and when you don't have the ball. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>a good example of that. And even if he's just

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<v Speaker 1>in motion, getting people to put their eyes on them,

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<v Speaker 1>because you never know, you know, when he has a

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<v Speaker 1>ball in his hands, it's pretty scary.

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<v Speaker 2>Many camps seem like you were on a totally different

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<v Speaker 2>speed than almost everybody else on the field. Is this

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<v Speaker 2>team kind of like on a mission based on the

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<v Speaker 2>way last year ended to finish the deal and make

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<v Speaker 2>that take those two extra steps?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely, I think. I think, you know, going back

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<v Speaker 1>to the first day at OTA's, you know, we definitely

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<v Speaker 1>had a salty taste in our mouth from last year

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<v Speaker 1>and we knew how how good this team can be,

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<v Speaker 1>and teams like this don't always come around. So to

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<v Speaker 1>have it and to have this opportunity and to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the position we're in, the sense of urgency is

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<v Speaker 1>definitely high.

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<v Speaker 2>And Kyle expressed the Detroit as this confusion up front.

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<v Speaker 3>How did they do that? What do they do?

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<v Speaker 1>I just think you know, the different stunts and blitzes

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<v Speaker 1>that they do, and uh, they bring a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different people and they do it fast, so that would

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<v Speaker 1>probably be the biggest thing. Appreciate you guys.