WEBVTT - George Kittle Recaps the Team's Week 12 Matchup Against the Packers | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>George like, howdy, you gotta come on man every time.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, sorry, howdy, what's up?

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<v Speaker 1>You're a very positive person.

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<v Speaker 2>Alright, optimistic? Yes? Yes? Does this uson kind of tests

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<v Speaker 2>that optimism? No? Why would it?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we're not where we wanna be by any means,

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<v Speaker 1>losing by what we lose by twenty eight? Who lose

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<v Speaker 1>by twenty eight? You know that's horrible. We we don't

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<v Speaker 1>wanna do that by any means. Obviously, you gotta wash

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<v Speaker 1>the tape. But I think our first shoe drives penalties

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<v Speaker 1>backing us up kind of put our defense at a disadvantage.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they were at like it felt like they

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<v Speaker 1>were on the field the entire first and part of

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<v Speaker 1>the second quarter, so time possession was tough. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that's something that I try to emphasize every single week, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>what are your goals of victory? Hold onto the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball a ton, don't turn the ball over.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think we did in any of those

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<v Speaker 1>three things to night, So I think that's that's why

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<v Speaker 1>we lost.

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<v Speaker 2>Like that, we had.

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<v Speaker 1>With what three turners in the second half, they were

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<v Speaker 1>five or five in the red zone. That's really tough.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh hard to win on that as well, But all

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<v Speaker 1>my optimism is not broken by any means. We still

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of very talented players. We will get

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<v Speaker 1>some guys back, and I still have full trust in this.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Coaches have to put our guys in position to make

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<v Speaker 1>plays and uh I got no worry about that. But

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<v Speaker 1>uh definitely uphill grind and uh guess see what we're

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<v Speaker 1>made of, which I'm looking forward.

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<v Speaker 2>To do they have to fight, Yeah, what of course

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<v Speaker 2>please do about how about uh Brandon awed how he

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<v Speaker 2>played and some six seas that was he? Uh. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought Brandon was great.

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<v Speaker 1>He was good in the huddle, spoke loud and clear,

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<v Speaker 1>which was really nice for us, and he made some

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<v Speaker 1>really good passes. Definitely didn't see the back shoulder ball

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<v Speaker 1>coming by any means, not something that he practiced at all,

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<v Speaker 1>but he gave me a chance at it, which was fun.

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<v Speaker 2>But uh, yeah, I thought he played.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, very well, and I think our run game

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<v Speaker 1>has to be better so we can help him out

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. And again, just like we had just

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<v Speaker 1>had so many penalties all over the field, which is

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<v Speaker 1>just really hard to win football games like that.

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<v Speaker 2>The penalties cause what what is your frustration level? A

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks in the row? Now, where's the uh?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, penalties are tough, They hinder you.

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<v Speaker 1>You play behind the chains, especially in an environment like that,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't really want to be in third lungs all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, which is really tough. And then when you

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<v Speaker 1>are in third and lungs, they can bring the pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>they can do all the stuff to just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>mess with you. And they did a really good job

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<v Speaker 1>about that all day. And I feel like they were

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<v Speaker 1>in a lot of third and shorts and then the

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<v Speaker 1>third logs they all they you know, they covered all

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<v Speaker 1>those and we just didn't. We couldn't stay on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Besides our one long drive and the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>second we're moving the ball, but we just didn't finish.

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<v Speaker 1>What was your nice school, I would say, without going

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<v Speaker 1>to word for word, no, that's not nine or football.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't we didn't play the way we did we

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to play.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether there's mis tackles on defense, penalties, I mean basically

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<v Speaker 1>what I already said to you, guys, I do a

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<v Speaker 1>good job of takeaway cal says and just saying it

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<v Speaker 1>right back.

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<v Speaker 2>To you guys, George or two part questions. Yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know you. What's up for the oh wonderful?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you always listen to Bob Dylan after a game?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm curious about that. I heard that.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there's times for Bob Dylan. Yeah, yes, it's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a time for Bob Dylan. Just think about something else.

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<v Speaker 2>What did you guys do as skill players? What did

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<v Speaker 2>you need to do to help out now?

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<v Speaker 1>And kind of in this start, can't catch everything thrown

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<v Speaker 1>to us, don't have penalties, and don't turn the ball over,

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<v Speaker 1>and we didn't really do all those things, and it

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just put him at a disadvantage.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I thought Brandon played his tail off.

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<v Speaker 1>He did everything he could possibly do, gave guys chances

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<v Speaker 1>through the ball deep, you know, put the ball on us,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, whether it's we couldn't convert on a couple

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<v Speaker 1>third downs or fourth downs, it's just tough, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he played well and we just have to

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<v Speaker 1>play better that the one across the middle tip well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I would say I was running a deep

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<v Speaker 1>ball on that, so I didn't see anything except for

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<v Speaker 1>everyone going in the other direction. So I had to

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<v Speaker 1>do a quick one to eighty spin and then try

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<v Speaker 1>to chase him down. No, I mean, Brandon's the one

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<v Speaker 1>thing I respect about Brandon. He's giving everybody opportunities, Like

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<v Speaker 1>he's just gonna he's gonna force you the ball, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's just gonna give you a shot. Like they said,

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<v Speaker 1>like the seam ball, he threw me a back shoulder.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not something that we hardly ever practice, those back

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder stuff like that. But when he sees you with

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<v Speaker 1>a one on one, he's just gonna give you an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>which I really respect that from him.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, guys. You