WEBVTT - George Kittle Reflects on 66-Yard TD in Jacksonville | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Guard talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How did you know, did it feel like football today.

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<v Speaker 1>When you can sustain longer drives or explosive drives, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is, you don't have penalties on first and second down,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not turned the ball over. Yes, that's Niners football.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>We usually a really good drop protaking the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>not getting penalties. And that's what you guys saw today

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<v Speaker 1>and the last couple of weeks. That's all I've been

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<v Speaker 1>saying is as long as we don't turn the ball

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<v Speaker 1>over a bunch and we don't have penalties on first

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<v Speaker 1>and second down, we're gonna score a lot of points.

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<v Speaker 1>And you kind of saw that too in the first

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<v Speaker 1>second quarter or whatever it was, where we had to

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<v Speaker 1>like I think we kick the field goal and we

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<v Speaker 1>had a punt because we had penalties on first down.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as we can eliminate those things, our offense

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<v Speaker 1>is enough really really good football players to get yards

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<v Speaker 1>stay on the field, and it's the same long drives.

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<v Speaker 2>And this was the first time that Rock you'd got

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<v Speaker 2>into a game with a few games where he'd made

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<v Speaker 2>some turnovers and kind of had to as back against

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<v Speaker 2>the wall a little bit. How do you feel that

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<v Speaker 2>he he responded to that challenge.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I just go back to this. Brock started like

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<v Speaker 3>forty plus games in college. He had highest of highs.

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<v Speaker 3>He's had the lowest of lows.

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<v Speaker 1>Like he's dealt with mistakes, he's he's had bad games

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<v Speaker 1>in college, and so this was his confidence is still there,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's all I wanted to, you know, continue to doing.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows how to, you know, bounce back. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think Brock played poorly last couple of games. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>sure there's a throw to he probably wants back, but

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<v Speaker 1>if you look at the tape, he's still playing at

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<v Speaker 1>a high level those three weeks that we lost, and

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<v Speaker 1>just this time we were able to not turn the

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<v Speaker 1>ball over, not penalties, and so we're able to be

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<v Speaker 1>out there and you can see the type of quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>that Brock is.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously, did you he has to watch out in the pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>I've not seen it yet, but all I know is

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<v Speaker 1>that Brock's really good in the pocket, and h when

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<v Speaker 1>he has confidence in his skill players, he's gonna sit.

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<v Speaker 3>In the pocket and give you an opportunity, which is

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<v Speaker 3>what he gave me.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's fun is you come in at halftime

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, you sit down as an offense and

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle brings up like, hey, these are the eight to

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<v Speaker 1>ten players that I want to get ran this half.

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<v Speaker 1>And that play was the second player of the half

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<v Speaker 1>and that was not on those that was not up there,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, I don't know if Kyle talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it, but he's like, second to one, they always

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<v Speaker 1>go man coverage and so motion over there, we're in

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<v Speaker 1>uh twenty two personels, so two tight ends, two running backs,

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<v Speaker 1>and a wide receiver and it gives me a one

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<v Speaker 1>on one versus linebacker.

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<v Speaker 3>Which I'll take that any day of the week for anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was a great call by Kyle to get

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<v Speaker 1>us in the right play, and it was exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>we wanted it to be. It was exactly how we

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<v Speaker 1>drew it up. Uh So I'm just you know, thankful

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<v Speaker 1>that Kyle called that played.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's really difficult to get that open.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw the guy f I saw him fall and

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, I know it was I knew it

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<v Speaker 1>was man coverage too. I was like, well, I knew

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<v Speaker 1>the safety went to the other way cause he's covering

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<v Speaker 1>someone else. So I just you know, had the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>have some fun going into the en zone. I probably

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<v Speaker 1>won't ever walking again, cause I'm gonna yell at for that,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, at least I didn't drop the ball before

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<v Speaker 1>I got into the end zone.

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<v Speaker 3>Room in your career after he fell, Yes, yeah, that

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<v Speaker 3>was really fun. We should do that more often.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you taking us to the emotional journey of the

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<v Speaker 2>touchdown pass that went.

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<v Speaker 1>To Brandon over your head?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh wow? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of talked about this, but I heard like three times, like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, is that a great decision my Brock?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, since it worked, it was a great decision.

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<v Speaker 1>But like every time I see a quarterback, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>rolling out to his left and throwing back to the right,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think about Brett Favre and the Vikings in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs and like it's one of the biggest no

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<v Speaker 1>nos except when it works. And it was funny too,

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, Brandon's running the corner, I'm running across

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<v Speaker 1>and Brock psych you know, like nodding his head for

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<v Speaker 1>us to go back. But he was like I was

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<v Speaker 1>talking to the defense. I was trying to sell it

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<v Speaker 1>to the defense. I wanted you guys keep running. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>my bad Brock me Brandon both fell for it too,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, you know, I went over my head a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit and I was like, hopefully there's someone else

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<v Speaker 1>there that's not a defensive player. And I look around

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<v Speaker 1>and Brandon's scoring a touchdown, And I'm just happy for

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<v Speaker 1>Brandon to get back in the end zone because he

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<v Speaker 1>had two against Pittsburgh and it's been kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>dry spall for him. But you know, it's a fun

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<v Speaker 1>day when you know all the skill positions score. Unfortunately

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<v Speaker 1>not Christian, but you know, when you're tied in a

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<v Speaker 1>fullbacker scoring, that's great.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great football.

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<v Speaker 1>Telep How do you think Rock was just as far

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<v Speaker 1>as scramming, because that's what you did on that When

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's created a lot of players for you guys season,

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<v Speaker 1>what does that.

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<v Speaker 3>Bring you off?

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<v Speaker 1>When you have a quarterback who can run a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit and he is a threat in the run game,

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<v Speaker 1>and he also like he believes in his legs and

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<v Speaker 1>he can out run guys, it just allows plays to

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<v Speaker 1>develop a little bit longer. You know, not everything has

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<v Speaker 1>to be a three step, five step drop, seven step

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<v Speaker 1>drop throw. When you can do a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>extra it's really hard to play defense and cover guys

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<v Speaker 1>for five seconds.

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<v Speaker 3>It really is.

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<v Speaker 1>And especially if there's like not a lot of pressure

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<v Speaker 1>and the quarterbacks out on the side, that's where you

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<v Speaker 1>get all the legal contacts, just get the pass, the

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<v Speaker 1>references or you know, if you're playing man coverage, it's

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<v Speaker 1>really difficult to guard guys that long. So it just

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<v Speaker 1>allows our offensive players, who are skill guys, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>they're very talented, allows us to work a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>longer and get.

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<v Speaker 2>Open Ebo and from back in the line.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what Deebo brings to the table is a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, especially where we line them up. When you

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<v Speaker 1>can move him and Christian you interchange them. The defense

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<v Speaker 1>has to account for a lot of stuff, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you you've taken all of our motions and all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot going on for the defensive process every

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<v Speaker 1>single play, and when you have that capability, it'll you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just gets the defense kind of on on their heels

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and then you can attack them with Debo,

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<v Speaker 1>you can throw a route to Chrish and so that's

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<v Speaker 1>huge for our offense just to have that diversity, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you want to call it. And then you go look

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<v Speaker 1>at Trent Williams and what Trent does is besides being

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the first bout Hall of Famer left tackle

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<v Speaker 1>still playing at a very high level. His confidence that

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<v Speaker 1>he brings into the huddle is fantastic. The way he

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<v Speaker 1>gets guys hype from before drives in the middle of drives,

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<v Speaker 1>he's incredibly encouraging. Just when you have a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>that who's a very vocal leader too in the huddle,

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<v Speaker 1>it just brings everybody up around him. And then also

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<v Speaker 1>he print doesn't really need chips or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>He just kind of man handles anybody that he goes against,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's very it's very fun to play with someone

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<v Speaker 1>that's probably the best ever do at his position.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks guys,