WEBVTT - Trent Williams Evaluates NFC Championship Game Matchup vs. Detroit | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Really marveling at your workout after the bye week, deadlifting

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<v Speaker 1>and doing box jobs.

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<v Speaker 2>So, uh, j ques that he was impressed. Is that

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<v Speaker 2>your normal routine?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's my normal that day. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>know a lot of people think I just sit here

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<v Speaker 3>and just chill and drink gator Ada, But I actually

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<v Speaker 3>try to use that day to get a little better.

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<v Speaker 2>Be sure. And I was just asking Christian and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the confusion that he traded, uh brings defensively. I think

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<v Speaker 2>three of the four sacks that they had on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>the pass rusher went untouched. Is that a reflection of

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<v Speaker 2>kind of that confusion that they can cause?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, I mean some of those wasn't even confusion,

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<v Speaker 3>it was just challenging the weakness of of the protection.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, they they mix it up. They're not afraid

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<v Speaker 3>to bring six and not afraid to bring seven. I

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<v Speaker 3>think bringing five is a norm for them, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>So that that's what keeps the confused. And they bring

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<v Speaker 3>guys and they drop guys out. They'd drop a a

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<v Speaker 3>s a big guy out, bring a small oh god,

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, and that's just it's up to us

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<v Speaker 3>not to play into their hands and not be behind

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<v Speaker 3>the chains and getting the third and long a lot,

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<v Speaker 3>you know less you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking about how hard it is to kind of climb

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<v Speaker 2>them mountain every year and keep getting to this point

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<v Speaker 2>over and over again. How much urgency. I know you're

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<v Speaker 2>always urgent, but how much urgency does it add to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, after being there multiple times and coming up

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<v Speaker 2>short to break through and get to that next moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Honestly, man, if you if you're urgency in No. Level ten,

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<v Speaker 3>if it wasn't No Level ten last year, if it

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't No Level ten a year before, it's probably not

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be on level ten this year. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>there nobody needs any extra motivation. Were talking about Championship week,

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<v Speaker 3>We talk about four teams out of thirty two being

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<v Speaker 3>left to prove there the best. I don't think I

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<v Speaker 3>think the urgency is a given, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>And now it's just about going out there and taking

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<v Speaker 3>advantage of the opportunity and trying to play mistake free football,

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<v Speaker 3>because ultimately that's gonna be the difference. All these teams

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<v Speaker 3>are good at this point. It's about who makes the

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<v Speaker 3>less mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that that urgency, he notices it showing up even

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<v Speaker 2>in the offseason. I'm wondering how it's affected you in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of, you know, when it's you want to do

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<v Speaker 2>that little extra workout or whatever. And as a team,

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<v Speaker 2>you see guys putting in more like, hey, we need

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<v Speaker 2>to do everything we can because that client is so

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<v Speaker 2>so different.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, I mean yeah, so if you've been there,

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<v Speaker 3>you know what it takes to get back there, right,

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, we've been there obviously last two years. So

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<v Speaker 3>starting in OTAs you kind of know, and then you

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<v Speaker 3>gotta you kind of gotta have control too, because you

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<v Speaker 3>want to get it all back in one day, right,

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<v Speaker 3>You want to you want to win a championship first

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<v Speaker 3>day at OTA, So you know, you gotta have patients

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<v Speaker 3>to understand this is a marathon, it's not a sprint,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know you need a little luck. But for

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<v Speaker 3>the most part, it's all about focus and being able

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<v Speaker 3>to set a standard and being able to get to

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<v Speaker 3>that standard every Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>Like when the opposing defense brings an extra rusher to

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<v Speaker 2>try to stop your pass name.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, because that means that the more rushes you bring,

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<v Speaker 3>the less you have in coverage. And I like our

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<v Speaker 3>guys when they can get the ball in their hands

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<v Speaker 3>with only one guy in their vicinity, or if they

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<v Speaker 3>only got to beat one guy in a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>open space. So you know, it's it's one of those

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<v Speaker 3>things where you can live by you can die by it.

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<v Speaker 3>For us, you know, it's a challenge and we welcome

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<v Speaker 3>the challenges, and you know it's it's why you gotta

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<v Speaker 3>be on it. It's why you can't play into their

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<v Speaker 3>hands and get behind the chains, because they can make

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<v Speaker 3>it like hard.

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<v Speaker 2>It's probably gonna get Hutchinson, I would imagine in this

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<v Speaker 2>game a lot, and that means you're probably gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>Pascal and Kaminsky on your side.

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<v Speaker 1>What do they look like on film?

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<v Speaker 2>What do they what stands out about their game to you?

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<v Speaker 3>About all of them are just Pascal and commencement. Oh, well,

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<v Speaker 3>they're more so what we would call three four ends.

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<v Speaker 3>So they they're more so interior guys, and they kick out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, depending on the formation of the defense. So

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<v Speaker 3>seventy nine or ninety three eight they be playing playing

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<v Speaker 3>and four I three tech majority of the game, and

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<v Speaker 3>then some books that kick out the end. So they're

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<v Speaker 3>just bigger. They're bigger guys. They can press the pocket.

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<v Speaker 3>All of them play like their Harris on fire. Nobody

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<v Speaker 3>takes a playoff. You know, they're a great compliment to

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<v Speaker 3>ninety seven on the other side, because he often gets

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<v Speaker 3>pressure and and kind of flushes the quarterback right to

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<v Speaker 3>those guys that's compressing the pocket, so they have a

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<v Speaker 3>good rush plan.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, obviously Colton I'll probably see him too, I'm sure.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, anytime any plays ninety seven lines up,

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<v Speaker 3>you got your work cutout for you. You know, he

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't stop, so he's a great player. So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we definitely gotta be you gotta be locked in.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you enjoy the moments, the small moments like

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<v Speaker 2>walking out of the tunnel with Deepo, the music blauring

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<v Speaker 2>before a big game like you're gonna have on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I enjoy all of it. Man, At this point

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<v Speaker 3>in my career, you know, I just I don't take

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<v Speaker 3>it for granted. Any chance I can go out there

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<v Speaker 3>and play you know, any any any game with this team.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I'm grateful for thank God all the time,

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<v Speaker 3>just for this opportunity in itself. So yeah, I'm it's

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<v Speaker 3>It's the best feeling in the world, man, coming out

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<v Speaker 3>to this, to this stadium, see a Red fans just

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<v Speaker 3>going crazy. You know, It's It's one of those things

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<v Speaker 3>when you lay down at night. It's kind of thing

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<v Speaker 3>you kind of go through your head when you're thinking about,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, all the things that just happened.

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<v Speaker 1>You're twenty ten, you're dropped. You have a young offensive cardin.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your first like, what's your earliest memory of him

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, meeting him and what can you say

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<v Speaker 1>about the relationship.

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<v Speaker 3>You've had for decades though, you know it's crazy. The

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<v Speaker 3>thing that stands out to me was it was it swag.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously at twenty ten, you ain't meet too many thirty

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<v Speaker 3>year old coordinators, so him walking in with Jordan Shorts

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<v Speaker 3>and Jordan's on it was a shock to me. So

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<v Speaker 3>that stood out to me, and I've always thought about

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<v Speaker 3>it over the years, but you know, just seeing he

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<v Speaker 3>always was a brilliant mind. Anytime he spoke football, anybody

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<v Speaker 3>would listen. Everybody listen. You know, he knew what he

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<v Speaker 3>was talking about. But just seeing him mature and seeing

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<v Speaker 3>him add different fastest, fastest to the offense and kind

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<v Speaker 3>of take his dad's offense. That was world renowned and

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<v Speaker 3>kind of make it his own and and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just seeing how he coaches the team, how he leads,

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<v Speaker 3>and how he prepares his team week in and week out.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I mean we're super close. But I couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>be any more proud of him. I couldn't. You asked

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<v Speaker 3>me fourteen years ago, I probably would have never seen

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<v Speaker 3>this coming. But you know, I just think it's so

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<v Speaker 3>it's so dope that he's one of the best coaches

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<v Speaker 3>in the league and he literally, you know, hand picked

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<v Speaker 3>me in twenty ten. And you know we've been Obviously

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't played for him every year, but every year

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<v Speaker 3>I've been in the league, I've been in touch with him,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've always kept in touch, always kept a great relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>Game and just a success.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's one of my favorite, one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 3>guys to watch. You know, he reminds me a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of myself. He emulates a lot of things that I do,

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<v Speaker 3>which is impresses me because you know, we never even

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<v Speaker 3>really work together personally. So you know, that means he

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<v Speaker 3>watches film, it means he's intelligent, he knows when to

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<v Speaker 3>bring certain things out. So you know, he's always been

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<v Speaker 3>one of my favorites ever since he was in Oregon.

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<v Speaker 3>Then seeing his maturation from year one to year two

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<v Speaker 3>and to now, you know, I just think he's taking

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<v Speaker 3>giant leaps and I think he's you know, he's one

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<v Speaker 3>of the better right tackles. You're fine, not just in

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<v Speaker 3>the league today, but you know in recent memory. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>how is do you goo today?

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<v Speaker 1>A practice?

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<v Speaker 2>And then how does him being on the field with Christian?

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<v Speaker 2>Can you feel how it affects the defense when you're

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<v Speaker 2>out there?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I can, just for the simple fact when you

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<v Speaker 3>see them guys get the ball and you see what

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<v Speaker 3>they do with it. But you know, I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>how the defense approaches any different. You know, I'm in

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<v Speaker 3>a box and looking at the d n or de

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<v Speaker 3>tacle twenty four to seven. So you know, but having

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<v Speaker 3>d bow having I mean like saying, you want one

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<v Speaker 3>play makers of two play makers, and you know it's

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<v Speaker 3>anytime you got two out there, you're gonna you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>reap the benefits of having two, and you know, have three.

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<v Speaker 3>Luckily for us we got three or four so we

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<v Speaker 3>can keep them, keep them fresh. But you know, those

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<v Speaker 3>guys are create They just presents such challenges for the defense.

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<v Speaker 3>Because you gotta know where everybody's at. You know, normally

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<v Speaker 3>you gotta know one guy at maybe two. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>on this offense, you gotta know where three or four

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<v Speaker 3>guys are at it at all times. And it's hard.

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<v Speaker 2>And just talk about how enjoyable is to run behind you.

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<v Speaker 2>How enjoyable is it for you to block for him?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh man, it's voga for the best running back in

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<v Speaker 3>the league. I mean, it's it makes our job so

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<v Speaker 3>much easier. You know, like even the game winning touchdown,

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<v Speaker 3>that guy is unblocked in the hole and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously that could have been the first down. He would

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<v Speaker 3>have still been cheering. But you know, for him to

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<v Speaker 3>make that guy miss and we say that's yours, we

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<v Speaker 3>might can't block all eleven. You gotta leave one. And

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<v Speaker 3>we tell the running back all the time that's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you gotta take care of one, and nine percent of

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<v Speaker 3>the time he's gonna take care of his. So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>if you can hold on to your guy for that

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<v Speaker 3>split second, let him get through the line, he's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>carry happy. ALRIGHTY appreciate you all.