WEBVTT - Press Pass: Doug Pederson

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<v Speaker 1>Let's last minute injury report. So, UM, let me update

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<v Speaker 1>you on injuries from the game yesterday. Uh, Kenyon Barner,

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<v Speaker 1>it's got a hamstring strain. He'll actually miss this game

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<v Speaker 1>because just with the Thursday night and not being able

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<v Speaker 1>to get back in time, so he'll he'll miss this game. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody else here on this this next list will be

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<v Speaker 1>will be good. Alan Barber, Brent Sellick, Jordan Matthews. Isaac

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<v Speaker 1>who sustained a high ankle in the game, is actually okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Darren Sprowles is good. Um. Everything everything he uh had

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<v Speaker 1>to go through it was positive. So he'll be ready

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<v Speaker 1>this week and then uh we'll see where Big V is.

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<v Speaker 1>But he should be Uh, he should be ready to

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<v Speaker 1>got going into this game considering the nature of the

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<v Speaker 1>injuries that we've had and everything, and with Lane being

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<v Speaker 1>back today, Lane will doing as a starter. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>been able to see him. I haven't seen him yet today.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's been here in the building and he's

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<v Speaker 1>been with UH coach Statlin and Eugene and um, of

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<v Speaker 1>course I've I've been game planning and and and been

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<v Speaker 1>in my office all morning, so I haven't had a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to see him. Yet, which is the is the

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<v Speaker 1>injury risk to hire for a guy who hasn't played

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<v Speaker 1>in that long? You know, it's it's possible. Um, you know, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I just have to kind of see when I put

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<v Speaker 1>my eyes on Lane, just to see where he's at

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<v Speaker 1>physically and what he's been doing over the last ten weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, um, he's such a tremendous athlete that um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I wouldn't I wouldn't expect, um, anything too

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<v Speaker 1>too traumatic to to happen in the next next couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks. But obviously it is possible. And back at

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<v Speaker 1>left guard now something we're gonna evaluate. I gotta see

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<v Speaker 1>where he's at healthwise, see if he's uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent. Um. Obviously, these last two weeks we're

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<v Speaker 1>kind of getting getting our offensive line back to full strength.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, that's something that we'll evaluate in these next

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days. I know you've been a part of

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Thursday night games as a player and

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<v Speaker 1>as a coach. What's the best approach as far as

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<v Speaker 1>getting these guys off their feet as much as possible

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<v Speaker 1>but still preparing the way you need to. Yeah, you know, today, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>being a Monday and playing on Thursday. We want the

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<v Speaker 1>guys in the building to begin the initial installation process

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<v Speaker 1>for the Giants. And and you know, there is a

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<v Speaker 1>fine line between what you can do on the field

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<v Speaker 1>and making sure they're fresh and ready to go. So

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<v Speaker 1>you spend a lot of time in meetings. You spend

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<v Speaker 1>a little amount of time as possible on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's more walk through situations, you know, to keep

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<v Speaker 1>these guys as fresh as possible, because again, they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're coming off a game, you know, less than twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four hours. So we just gotta make sure and I

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<v Speaker 1>gotta make sure that we do the right thing by

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<v Speaker 1>these base players. What were some of the issues with

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<v Speaker 1>trying to throw the ball downfield early in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>There was it the guys weren't getting open. Was it

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<v Speaker 1>the defense or was Carson? Some of it was the weather,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the wind obviously when the wind picked up

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<v Speaker 1>and the weather weather, you know, um, uh was able

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<v Speaker 1>to move that ball a little bit. Some of it

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<v Speaker 1>was uh, you know a little bit of the protection.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of issues early in the game. You saw

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<v Speaker 1>Carson moving around, you know, guys were they they Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>had a nice little pick stunt with uh, their their

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<v Speaker 1>front and caught us a couple of times and made

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<v Speaker 1>Carson move and um. And but you know, once we

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<v Speaker 1>were able to kind of get those kind of settled

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<v Speaker 1>down on the sideline, then then you started seeing some

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<v Speaker 1>of the deeper you know, short I say that it

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<v Speaker 1>was intermediate throws, um, you know, to to Earth's and

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<v Speaker 1>and a couple of couple of shots there, um to

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<v Speaker 1>really get the kind of the ball moving. But a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it, to be honest with you, um, for

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<v Speaker 1>half the game at least, it was a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>weather you know involved. Now that you've better chance to

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<v Speaker 1>go back and watch it, do you have any thought

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the play call in the two point

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<v Speaker 1>conversion to maybe some clarity as to why it was

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<v Speaker 1>Byrn Marshall and not you know, Ryan Matthews on the

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<v Speaker 1>field at that point listen, Yeah, I mean there was

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<v Speaker 1>there was zero in my mind, there was zero opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to run because what what we anticipated is what we

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<v Speaker 1>got defensively. They they gapped out, they zero blitzed us.

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<v Speaker 1>They there was not going to be a lane. It

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<v Speaker 1>was going to be a one yard loss if we

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<v Speaker 1>tried to run the football at that time, and in

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<v Speaker 1>those situations, it's as I mentioned after the game, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as as a defensive coordinator, I mean you you, you go,

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<v Speaker 1>you you you know, storm the castle and you know

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<v Speaker 1>that's what they did. And uh, then you try to

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<v Speaker 1>create the matchup one on one, which we had a

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<v Speaker 1>good one on our slot receiver Jordan Matthews and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just unfortunate the one extra guy I got his hand

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<v Speaker 1>on the ball and tipped it. So you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't it going to be a didn't matter who was

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<v Speaker 1>in the backfield at the time, you know, the fact,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact of the matter was we weren't going to

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball in that situation with him not after

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't that kind of give it away a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more than if you have a rookie out there playing

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<v Speaker 1>this first game. When you say that, I listen from

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<v Speaker 1>a from a football coaching standpoint, It maybe from layman's terms,

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<v Speaker 1>it might look the peer that way, but when you're

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<v Speaker 1>when you're in the heat of the battle like that, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna do what they do. We're gonna do what

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<v Speaker 1>we do. I know what we did the first two

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<v Speaker 1>point conversion. It was in the first half of the

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<v Speaker 1>game when really, I decided to go for two then

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<v Speaker 1>because of the weather, and I didn't want to take

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<v Speaker 1>points off the board necessarily with a potential missed extra point,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with the way we were kicking into the

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<v Speaker 1>wind at that time. So that's a different that's a

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<v Speaker 1>different situation, different scenario. This was a true guy to

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<v Speaker 1>have a situation. And and you know we had our

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<v Speaker 1>we had our best play at that time against against

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<v Speaker 1>that defense. So you don't think the Ravens would have

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<v Speaker 1>any any more notion that you're gonna throw the ball

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<v Speaker 1>with a rookie playing in his first game at running back.

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<v Speaker 1>Then they knew we were throwing the ball. Yeah, when

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned that Barber, you're not sure about him at

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<v Speaker 1>left guard? Does seeing more Semalu factor into that decision

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<v Speaker 1>at guard? You know it? Um it does a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Again this week, it's gonna be tough. He does have

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<v Speaker 1>the ankle sprain, and you know it's just gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a day to day with him to see where he's at.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, Isaac came out of this game, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean playing he played played well. First first right tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>star he played, He played extremely well, and and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we got a great player, and Isaac and

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<v Speaker 1>a versatile player. You know, they can play any of

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<v Speaker 1>those positions now along the line. So um gives us

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<v Speaker 1>a little more depth now on these last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But he'll definitely factor in all of those lines. You

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<v Speaker 1>had mentioned earlier that once the team was officially eliminated

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<v Speaker 1>from playoff contention, you think about UM playing some more

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<v Speaker 1>young guys and kind of seeing what you have. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that the plan? Now? Will you try to see what

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<v Speaker 1>you're having some younger guys in the last two games,

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<v Speaker 1>we're playing all our young guys now, you know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>who are you referencing? Um? You know, if you look

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<v Speaker 1>at defense, c J Smith or on offense, you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot of Bryce Trade And yeah, CJ has

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<v Speaker 1>been active every week and played a lot of teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Mills has been getting a lot of reps. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>guys like Jalen Watkins. Um. You know, even though he's

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<v Speaker 1>not a not a rookie, he's been playing quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. On offense, I guess you know Bryce Trade,

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Turner, you know guys that have played this season. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the only one that's unfortunate is when Dale

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<v Speaker 1>not getting not getting you know, some carries in the

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<v Speaker 1>next two games. But for the most part, most of

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<v Speaker 1>our young guys have played extensively throughout the season. But

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<v Speaker 1>I would say that, uh, you know, we still we

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<v Speaker 1>still want to win these next two games. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And so that's our approach, and um you know we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play. We're gonna play the best eleven you know,

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<v Speaker 1>these next two weeks' report on Lane, what have you

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<v Speaker 1>hard worries yet? Weight wise, conditioning wise? Um, well, again,

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't seen him, so I can't. I can't really

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, you know, Um yeah something, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I know something that Isaac's hurt and Big V's coming

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<v Speaker 1>off a knee injury, and Alan Barber's injured. So what

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<v Speaker 1>else do I have left? Yeah? Sorry, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. So if I'm just going Lane, you're the guy,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care if you're you know, X weight, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta play and listen, Lane, I'm sure you know

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<v Speaker 1>he's an athlete, and uh, I'm sure he worked out

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<v Speaker 1>and kept himself in shape and stayed you know, stayed

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<v Speaker 1>relatively around. You know, he was about three eighteen three

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen when he left us. So you know, expect to

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<v Speaker 1>see him about that weight. I guess, uh later today.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, with the injury situation, you gotta go.

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<v Speaker 1>So my percentage is yesterday too, the overtime. And how

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<v Speaker 1>much have you come to look at or rely on that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, statistical analysis. You know, it's it's it's become

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's something as the season's gone on. Um, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>we've looked at it, and I looked at it more

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<v Speaker 1>and more. You know, it's something that's a UM something

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<v Speaker 1>you you're taking the consideration obviously at early in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, as I've mentioned before, on fourth downs and

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<v Speaker 1>and going from you know, two point conversions and all

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<v Speaker 1>that we understand you know, uh, all the situations that

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<v Speaker 1>are you know, where you're at on a field defense,

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<v Speaker 1>punt versus a field goal, all those things going to

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<v Speaker 1>going to play, and UM we take into consideration to

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<v Speaker 1>the UM. You know, you're on the road, you're the underdog.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what are the what are the what are

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<v Speaker 1>the scenario what are the classics scenarios? And and uh

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<v Speaker 1>and so you know I rely on those guys to

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<v Speaker 1>to to you know, give me the right information and

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<v Speaker 1>and UM, you know, it's like calling calling timeouts or

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<v Speaker 1>challenge flags. We're getting all the information. It's part of

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<v Speaker 1>our process that we talk about each week. And and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, these guys are given given great information during

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<v Speaker 1>the game and and uh you know. Um, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>why that comment was made, you know, postgame the most

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<v Speaker 1>important downs in the gaming in the league this season

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<v Speaker 1>third most two punk versions? Is that important for you

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<v Speaker 1>as a coach that have have have that aggressive major? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>I think so, I you know, I, um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>you want to stay aggressive. You want to trust your players,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what I've done and I feel like I've done,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this season. And uh, um it was no

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<v Speaker 1>different yesterday. It was evident yesterday. Um. You know. And

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<v Speaker 1>again it just comes down to to rely on a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of times on on the information, the data that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's given and and and your your chances for success,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know a lot of factors go into that.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you don't want to necessarily be in that

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<v Speaker 1>many fourth downs, you know. Um. And or if you're

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<v Speaker 1>going for two a lot, it's uh, either because you're

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<v Speaker 1>behind and you need the two points, or or sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like in Pittsburgh's case, they sometimes they go

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<v Speaker 1>for it early in the game and they want to

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<v Speaker 1>get that eight to nothing score as opposed to a

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<v Speaker 1>seven nothing score. So those are all things to consider necessarily, um,

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<v Speaker 1>coming from any one person. It's things that we talk

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<v Speaker 1>about in our analytical team. You know, they study all

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers and they crunch all the numbers throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>league and the percentages over the course of so many years,

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<v Speaker 1>and and usually you can go back five years and

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<v Speaker 1>get all the statistical data and and uh, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what what is kind of you know, in your favor

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as an offense, and then it's broken down

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<v Speaker 1>by field position and the actual down and distance and

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<v Speaker 1>where you are. So um, those are all things that

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<v Speaker 1>we rehearse and practice and talk about during the week.

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<v Speaker 1>Is you know, the previous five games, when he's an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to drive, looks to the victory, you guys to

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<v Speaker 1>call him short this one although thinking a victory, he

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<v Speaker 1>did potentially score the game winning game time touchdown, I

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<v Speaker 1>can got going for two. What what does it mean

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<v Speaker 1>for him at least get one of those as the

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<v Speaker 1>way during his rookie season, as opposed to let's say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he didn't wasn't able to least lead you

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<v Speaker 1>guys too, well, yeah, I mean it would, it would.

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<v Speaker 1>These last couple of weeks have been great to have

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<v Speaker 1>finished UM with a win, you know, in these last

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks. And I just think it shows the one

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<v Speaker 1>the resiliency of him and the and and the team

0:12:25.720 --> 0:12:29.120
<v Speaker 1>you know overall. Uh, you know how how well the

0:12:29.160 --> 0:12:31.480
<v Speaker 1>defense played at the end of that game yesterday with

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<v Speaker 1>with Jordan Hicks turnover and then stopping them with the

0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:36.560
<v Speaker 1>punt and you know, offensively taking the ball and going

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<v Speaker 1>down and and and potentially you know, winning the game,

0:12:39.920 --> 0:12:42.800
<v Speaker 1>getting us to with with within one. I think as

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback and a young quarterback, those are those are

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<v Speaker 1>valuable experiences that you'll that you'll cherish and you'll remember

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll lean on the rest of your career. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And and for the guys to see him do that

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<v Speaker 1>just show was the leadership capability that he has to

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<v Speaker 1>to lead the football team and put us in those

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<v Speaker 1>in those situations last two drives. Just the way he

0:13:12.000 --> 0:13:14.320
<v Speaker 1>was poised in a pocket, he commanded, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>was communicating in a loud stadium, loud environment, whether everything

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<v Speaker 1>that could affect you as an offense was was in

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, besides having you know, precipitation, there was um,

0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:28.679
<v Speaker 1>everything was kind of against the offense because we were

0:13:28.720 --> 0:13:31.319
<v Speaker 1>going into that wind and for him to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to communicate and uh, you know standing there and deliver

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<v Speaker 1>the football and do the things that that uh you know,

0:13:37.840 --> 0:13:41.760
<v Speaker 1>we we put him through um and then eventually scramble

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<v Speaker 1>and and you know, uh take on a really good

0:13:45.200 --> 0:13:48.600
<v Speaker 1>safety Eric Weddle and and and you know make him

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<v Speaker 1>miss and score the touchdown. I think is just uh

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<v Speaker 1>just shows his grit and toughness and willingness to uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sacrifice himself for the team. You guys have

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<v Speaker 1>you guys have one play of thirty yards or more

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<v Speaker 1>than the less six games, and that was Paul Turner's

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<v Speaker 1>forty one yard catch when you were down twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>nothing in Cincinnati. What's preventing you guys from getting those

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<v Speaker 1>big plays on offense? Well, Um, you know, the week

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<v Speaker 1>before against Washington, we took a shot to Nelson. We

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<v Speaker 1>got the past interference. It was a big you know,

0:14:21.440 --> 0:14:22.680
<v Speaker 1>you're not going to get the game, but that was

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity there. You know, we've had some shots that

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever reason, whether it whether it be protection or

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<v Speaker 1>M Carson going somewhere else with the football. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>all those things kind of factor in. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that M by design sometimes and not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>down the field, but but just designing shots for Carson

0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.520
<v Speaker 1>play action pass has been and we'll always probably be

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<v Speaker 1>one of carson strength and and for us as a

0:14:57.240 --> 0:15:03.119
<v Speaker 1>staff to to be able to to design those fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty yard completions, you know, catch and run and

0:15:07.560 --> 0:15:09.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, make a guy miss and go thirty plus

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<v Speaker 1>is is very beneficial. It's it's hard to complete a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of those throws down the field because it takes

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<v Speaker 1>a little more time. A lot of times, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>protection you either have to go six or seven man

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<v Speaker 1>to um. You know, throw the ball down the field.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mind throwing a slant and letting the guy

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<v Speaker 1>run for twenty five yards. I mean, that's that's all

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<v Speaker 1>part of it too. So it's a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of everything. But something that will address

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<v Speaker 1>in the offseason when we get a chance to evaluate

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<v Speaker 1>our our our system and see how we can better

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<v Speaker 1>improve that area. On the Rodney mccleoud play dog on

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<v Speaker 1>the rushing touchdown, UM, I went back and looked at

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<v Speaker 1>it this morning, and and uh, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>as a safety, you know, he's always kind of prided

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<v Speaker 1>himself and just you know, sticking his nose in there.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think there was a situation where, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of a one on one, one on one situation.

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<v Speaker 1>And I get it from a player's standpoint too, that

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, you're trying to maintain inside leverage. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to get beat inside. Um. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't talked to Rodney, so I don't I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if there was a an awareness, you know, where you

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<v Speaker 1>are in the field type thing. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he would uh uh you know, he'd probably

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<v Speaker 1>want that play over again to do um and uh

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<v Speaker 1>and and he's listen, he's been a he's been a

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<v Speaker 1>great part of our defense. He's been a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a steady, consistent player for US all season long. And

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<v Speaker 1>and by no means there's one play gonna define him

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<v Speaker 1>or or the way he's you know, the way he's

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<v Speaker 1>played for US this season. Thanks guys,