WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jordan Matthews

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<v Speaker 1>Together anymore? Is their schism here all that? Stevens, he

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<v Speaker 1>just beat me here and I advanished my shake. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I just as Jordan Fletcher the same question. Uh, you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the Detroit game, he has to replate. You

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<v Speaker 1>look at something you guys up late? The Washington game

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<v Speaker 1>was in the balance. Um, how does how does a

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<v Speaker 1>team learn to finish those games and and and put

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<v Speaker 1>teams away when you have the opportunity. I think just

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<v Speaker 1>in those moments, everybody's to really lock in on what

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<v Speaker 1>their main job is, you know. I think sometimes it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's in a the when you think you've got the

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<v Speaker 1>game under control, everybody kind of you know, takes that

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<v Speaker 1>deep breath, and then that's when you slip up. That's

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<v Speaker 1>when there's missus signments. That's when the ball gets put

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground, whether it's at receiver, running back in position. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's when guys just aren't focused on the minor details.

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<v Speaker 1>And then those are things I'll kill you. And so

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<v Speaker 1>it's just saying, okay, like when we come in the huddle,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe if you know, next time we're in the game

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<v Speaker 1>in that situation and we're up late, it's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody lock in whatever your job is, do that for

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<v Speaker 1>the next six seconds, every single play, and let's go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead and finish these guys. Don't start looking ahead, don't

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<v Speaker 1>start relaxing. To keep that same strength, keep that same

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<v Speaker 1>energy up that we had at the beginning of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of the team being young, Uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you can credit and sometimes being young. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously there's a lot of experience to to be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so to be had for this team. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, it's more just being disciplined. You got you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be disciplined. You know, this is the NFL. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're not gonna sit around and make excuses all day.

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<v Speaker 1>We gotta go finish those games. Um, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>far as concerned, I'm My biggest thing obviously is I'm

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<v Speaker 1>his friends. So I just want to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>he's good Miss Lee with his family and everything and

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<v Speaker 1>just at home. You know, obviously we know that he's

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<v Speaker 1>going through some things right now. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>is okay, it's happened. We deal with the facts. But

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<v Speaker 1>now after the facts are dealt with, how do we

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<v Speaker 1>react to them? How do we combat that? And it's

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, continue to stay positive. Continue to still

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<v Speaker 1>be a good father to his son, good husband to

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<v Speaker 1>his wife, and then when he comes in here us

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<v Speaker 1>giving him positive energy and positive feedback just his players

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<v Speaker 1>and friends or you and others have talked about how

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<v Speaker 1>a defense may not be threatened by the threat of

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<v Speaker 1>a deep fall or a deep passing game. With the

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<v Speaker 1>way things are going right now, do you have to

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<v Speaker 1>take shots down the field for things to open up

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit? Yeah, I mean I think everybody wants

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<v Speaker 1>to obviously, you know, that's one big thing. I know.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Carson wants to go out there too, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, take some shots down the field. That's just

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<v Speaker 1>something that we want to do. We want to do

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<v Speaker 1>a last game. But you know it, surprisingly Dallas played

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<v Speaker 1>really deep. They played two safeties deep. You know, so

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<v Speaker 1>you are going to try and you know, pick him

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<v Speaker 1>apart underneath, and for the most part we were doing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a good job with it. We just had

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<v Speaker 1>to finish the game. You know. If we would have

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<v Speaker 1>finished that game, I still I don't think this would

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<v Speaker 1>be as big of a topic still as it is now.

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<v Speaker 1>So obviously, you know, it is still something to work

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<v Speaker 1>on for us, though mainly as receivers. We just say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to go out there and make the plays.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're not we can't call him, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>throwing it, but we gotta go out there and just

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<v Speaker 1>go and make it happen. That way, we're in still

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<v Speaker 1>more confidence in Carson and and the coaches and us

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<v Speaker 1>going out there and doing it. What are you singing

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<v Speaker 1>practice from Tricks? I mean, he got here, lady, He's

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<v Speaker 1>getting all the installs. Now is he up to speed?

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<v Speaker 1>And you're not a coach, but is he getting close

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<v Speaker 1>to where he might be? Yeah, definitely he's Yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 1>up to speed for sure. He's running like four to

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<v Speaker 1>three out there. So I don't think you have to

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<v Speaker 1>worry about you know him as as far well, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>all right now, I just want him to run straight

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<v Speaker 1>and go get the ball. So I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>much install and I wanted Tricks to know. But at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, he's doing well. Hard working guy. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been cool as far as just in the meeting rooms around.

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<v Speaker 1>The guy's great addition, So you know, it's just plugging

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<v Speaker 1>him in in the best way possible. But obviously he

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<v Speaker 1>does have an asset, and that asset is a speed.

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<v Speaker 1>So we want to definitely be able to utilize that

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as we can. You've seen Doug handle several

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<v Speaker 1>off the field issues over the last several months. What

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<v Speaker 1>has struck you about his approach to how he handles

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<v Speaker 1>those things. I think the best thing about Coach Peterson

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<v Speaker 1>is he understands that, you know, as a grown man,

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<v Speaker 1>when you make a mistake, you don't need another girl

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<v Speaker 1>man to remind you of the fact that you made

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake, you know. I think that's one big thing

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<v Speaker 1>that Coach Peterson does understand. He's really good with people.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been in the locker room. He knows guys, he

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<v Speaker 1>knows things happen. So if anything, he's always going to

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<v Speaker 1>get positive feedback. Is he going to say, hey, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to figure out a way to get past this.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, But at the same time, whenever there's a

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<v Speaker 1>situation like that, the guy honestly knows that he's made

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake. So Coach Peterson is always going to be

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<v Speaker 1>as positive as possible with him. He's going to always

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<v Speaker 1>make him feel like family, you know, as he should.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just I like the way he handles it.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't come up here in team meeting, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and get on somebody in front of everybody. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have those conversations in private, one on one, and

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<v Speaker 1>then when it comes to the team structure, it's about, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we continue to move forward. We let everything else play out.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, we're a team, we're a family,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's still the most important thing. The fact that

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<v Speaker 1>he has been in that locker room as a player

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<v Speaker 1>is a big reason why. Definitely, I think I said

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<v Speaker 1>that from the very beginning. You know, Coach Peterson, great coach,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. Um. But at the same time, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I go fishing with him, like he's just a

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<v Speaker 1>you know, normal guy to the core. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that that sense of how he is definitely helps him

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<v Speaker 1>in the locker room and just with guys you know

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<v Speaker 1>around the building. Um, I would say, no, not at all,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not We're not playing to the level that we

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<v Speaker 1>need to be playing at, you know. And you can

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<v Speaker 1>even throw me in there too, like, you know, me

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<v Speaker 1>included with the whole group. So it's on us, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to all say internally, how are we each going to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and not just do our job, but

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<v Speaker 1>do our job to a level where Okay, now, we're

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<v Speaker 1>a threat to people, you know, because right now we're

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<v Speaker 1>putting people in situation. Okay, yeah, this guy does this,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy does this. He's a big guy, he's a slot.

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<v Speaker 1>At the same time as okay, we need to be

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<v Speaker 1>worried about these guys. You know. I know when our

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<v Speaker 1>defensive guys come in here, y'all going to ask them

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<v Speaker 1>about the giants wh our receivers and you know what

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<v Speaker 1>threat are they to you? Guys? What we need to

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<v Speaker 1>play to that level to where other teams are saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta get ready for these guys. But that's just

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<v Speaker 1>on us. That's what we gotta do every day in practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and we just gotta take that mentality to the game.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm confident in the guys that we have that

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<v Speaker 1>we want to do that. Okay,