WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jordan Matthews & Jordan Hicks

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<v Speaker 1>What have you seen other Lions defense so far? I

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<v Speaker 1>think they range sup towards this kind of the bottom

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<v Speaker 1>of the league in some areas. But what have they

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<v Speaker 1>been good at? Um the things that they have been

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<v Speaker 1>good at. I mean, they've got some players out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean when you look at Slay, we've been watching

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<v Speaker 1>the film on him and he's extremely talented corner, really

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<v Speaker 1>good just in coverage and out of his breaks. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's just been a point of empassis for us if

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<v Speaker 1>you are lined up against him, just making sure that

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<v Speaker 1>you know if you sell your routes, you take your time,

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<v Speaker 1>that you're patient because he's a guy that he's not

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<v Speaker 1>buying on double moves and he can be physical as

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<v Speaker 1>well as Finesse and then also Quinn in the back

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<v Speaker 1>in the back with the safeties, he's real, real smart guy,

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<v Speaker 1>be in the league for a long time. He'll come

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<v Speaker 1>and hit you too. So we're basically really keen on

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<v Speaker 1>those guys. But other than that good defense, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>try and get to the quarterback. But we felt we

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<v Speaker 1>have a good plan for him. Jordan Shack. Other thing,

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit obviously does a really good job of getting the

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<v Speaker 1>ball to running back side of the backfield to read it.

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<v Speaker 1>How much more difficult does that make it for you

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<v Speaker 1>this week? I don't know if it's necessarily more difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>We go up against one of the best backs every

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<v Speaker 1>day and that's Darren Sprowles, um with that type of

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<v Speaker 1>stuff getting him the ball and um, you know, allowing

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<v Speaker 1>him to be a part of the past game. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think we've got a lot of good preparation through camp,

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<v Speaker 1>through you know, every time going against him. But you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's that's a big part of their game is

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<v Speaker 1>getting their backs to the ball. So obviously we're ready

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<v Speaker 1>for it. Um, you know, we've we've we've you practiced

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<v Speaker 1>all week, we've we've seen that route, so we're ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Frank talked this morning about the reeling selfishness with the

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<v Speaker 1>skill players on this team, a big reason player why

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<v Speaker 1>there's been that success, and we really noticed that the

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<v Speaker 1>first two reason this season. Yeah, definitely. I think earlier

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<v Speaker 1>I said that we need to be like Spurs. I's

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<v Speaker 1>tell him that, you know, we need to be the

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<v Speaker 1>type of team that you don't know where the ball

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<v Speaker 1>is going. Everybody needs to be able to make a

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<v Speaker 1>play at any time. But the way you even have

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<v Speaker 1>that ability to do that is the character has to

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<v Speaker 1>be instilled in the guys that we don't care who's

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<v Speaker 1>going to go out there and make the plays, and

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<v Speaker 1>that we're always going to be excited whenever somebody goes

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<v Speaker 1>out there and does something to help this team. And

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<v Speaker 1>I can't like express enough how excited I am to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of a team like that, because there's

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<v Speaker 1>not a lot of teams like that in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>Like selfishness will kill you from the inside out. It reeks,

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<v Speaker 1>the team hates it, and then everybody knows is it

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<v Speaker 1>from you guys, to the fans, to the organization. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just when you look at the guys and

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<v Speaker 1>our team, you look at spros, you know, if I

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<v Speaker 1>would have came here and say, hey, he's gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>for one and twenty and a touchdown, you know this

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<v Speaker 1>past game, you'd be like, you know, you have no clue.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying. I went four hundred the

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<v Speaker 1>first game, haven't the last two games, But then the

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<v Speaker 1>second game, who steps up Trey Burton does. He has

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<v Speaker 1>a huge game versus Chicago. Brid Cell has been consistent

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<v Speaker 1>each time, and then I feel like this has been

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<v Speaker 1>without who I consider one of the top five you know,

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends receiving in the league when it comes to zact.

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<v Speaker 1>So now at him back to that fold, you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a large group of guys who can go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and make plays. I still feel like there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of things we can do with DGB that we've yet

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do. So the next thirteen weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're really about to just see us as

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<v Speaker 1>an offense open up and just spread the ball around.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm telling you, man, like this team is not fake.

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<v Speaker 1>Like the guys on offense, we love seeing other guys

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<v Speaker 1>make plays and everybody's in it for each other and

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<v Speaker 1>that's the best part about it. Jordan picks. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>were in Detroit last year. Yeah, obviously, different team, different regime,

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<v Speaker 1>all that. From a defensive standpoint, Calvin's not there anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>In a weird way, as that made him a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more difficult because they're more willing to spread the

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<v Speaker 1>ball around. Now, you know, absolutely not if Calvin's out

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<v Speaker 1>there on the field. It's obviously he takes most of

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<v Speaker 1>the attention. Last year, we had so much attention on

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<v Speaker 1>him that other guys were able you know, to be

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<v Speaker 1>in one on one situations and kind of get exposed

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. So you know, with Calvin on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>we're able to m you know, really spread it around

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<v Speaker 1>and we're not. I mean, at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not about who they have, it's not about what

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<v Speaker 1>they do. It's about what we do. UM that goes

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<v Speaker 1>offense and defense, this whole team, special teams, whatever it is,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all about us. As long as we focus in,

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<v Speaker 1>do what we're supposed to do. Execute when we're on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, execute the game plan, We'll be all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks guys. Jordan's out out