WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like it seems like a month since we

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<v Speaker 1>played you guys, Um, Malcolm talked about the communication before

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<v Speaker 1>that last drive and you guys kind of drawing up

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<v Speaker 1>something that you hadn't done. He's just talking about Malcolm

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<v Speaker 1>and how rare it is for you to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have a guy like that who can who can contribute

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<v Speaker 1>in that way, and just how that went well. He

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<v Speaker 1>can play a lot of different positions to play safeties good.

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<v Speaker 1>He's good safeties like nickel. I mean, if we needed

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<v Speaker 1>to him, he could go play corner in a in

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<v Speaker 1>a pinch. Also, he has that in his background. Good tackler,

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<v Speaker 1>all those things. But you know, being in Detroit for

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<v Speaker 1>five years, um, I saw firsthand a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>tricked up defenses to people use for Calvin Johnson. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we saw like look like punt vice on him.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we saw double we saw you know, all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of different things. I don't think I saw boxing one,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what I called it. One guy playing man,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody else playing zone. But they were just targeting him

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<v Speaker 1>so many times, and he's such a good run after

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<v Speaker 1>the catch guy. We just wanted to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>one person slipping or one person missing a tackle didn't

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<v Speaker 1>result in a touchdown, you know. I mean we could

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<v Speaker 1>give up some yards, we couldn't give up a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Um So in trying to get that in, we'd never

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<v Speaker 1>practice that before. We practiced a coverage part of it before.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's just a standard too deep coverage. But

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<v Speaker 1>to layer all the different things, and there was a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different ways we were going to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because Jalen Watkins was out, how do we

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<v Speaker 1>fit everything together? And you know that's that's that's where

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<v Speaker 1>we ended up. But you know, getting those guys where

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<v Speaker 1>they were comfortable because on the sideline was important. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted everybody to feel comfortable with it because it was

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<v Speaker 1>something we hadn't practiced before. So his feedback was very

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<v Speaker 1>important that way. Jim, in terms of their talent the

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<v Speaker 1>level of which they're executing, would you say that this

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboy's offense is one of the better offenses you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>on the wall time? Um? Well, they're certainly one of

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<v Speaker 1>the better offenses this year. Um. You know, they could

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<v Speaker 1>they put a lot of pressure on you with the

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<v Speaker 1>run game because they can run it and they can

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<v Speaker 1>put pressure on you to make big plays in the

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<v Speaker 1>passing game because they have guys that can make big

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<v Speaker 1>plays in the passing game. They have guys that can

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<v Speaker 1>move to chains on third down, um, you know, Beasley

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<v Speaker 1>and Witton or to the best in the business doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the quarterback not only can execute the quarterback position,

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<v Speaker 1>but he can also scramble for first downs. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to defend, you know, defending they're on defending

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<v Speaker 1>deepass defending in you know, the quarterback, but then also

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<v Speaker 1>handling a scrambling quarterback. And you know, there's there's not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of really good scrambling quarterbacks that are also

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<v Speaker 1>really good in the pocket, and he looks like he

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<v Speaker 1>has a chance to be one of those guys. If

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<v Speaker 1>this is better. Last time speaking with you this season,

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<v Speaker 1>what's your assessment of the way the defense is this

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<v Speaker 1>places you? Yeah, let's maybe there will be a time

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<v Speaker 1>we can get together. I don't want to. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want assess anything during season. I mean, we only get

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen opportunities, and I think anything that you get ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of yourself, um before when you still have games to play,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't do enough respect to this game and respect for

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<v Speaker 1>the game scene. I sort of envy the the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>the way they can sit guys for a game, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, even major League Baseball, you know, you you

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<v Speaker 1>look up and your name's not in the lineup that

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<v Speaker 1>day because it's a day game after a night game

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<v Speaker 1>or something. Football is not that way. And we got

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<v Speaker 1>to we get to give it all the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to give each game the respect that it deserves.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the only thing our attention is on. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure it'll be something we can we can do

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<v Speaker 1>at the end. Prepared for the unknown this week in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of all you prepared for dallasis dollars or with

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<v Speaker 1>the backups, Well, we got to prepare for We got

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<v Speaker 1>to prepare for both. And we probably have to prepare

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<v Speaker 1>for three different quarterbacks, you know, not just Prescott who

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<v Speaker 1>we've already played once and you know we have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of film one, but Romo who has a track record.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if they if they play him and then Sanchez,

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<v Speaker 1>So it does spread you a little bit, then a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it goes to the quarterback position. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>their run game's not going to change regardless of who's

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<v Speaker 1>getting the ball, but wide receivers and you know how

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<v Speaker 1>they how they work through those wide receivers. It certainly

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<v Speaker 1>goes into game plan and um, you know you'd attack

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<v Speaker 1>each those quarterbacks probably a little bit different, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit like facing their offense. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to spread it then our preparational spread. Then we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>need a lot of focus this week and uh and

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<v Speaker 1>be productive in the practice field because there is more

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<v Speaker 1>than just one scenario that you have to prepare for. Operation,

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<v Speaker 1>more in the film room, more on the field. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well it's it's probably more. It's probably more film room

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<v Speaker 1>because um, you know, you don't have that many reps

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to prepare for all that stuff. But

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<v Speaker 1>over the course, when you know, if this was the

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<v Speaker 1>first game of the season, maybe it would be a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit different. Um, you know, I think we can

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<v Speaker 1>change game plans within a game plan depending on depending

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<v Speaker 1>on who's out there, because the quarterbacks have different you attack.

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<v Speaker 1>You know last week we attack different than the week before.

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<v Speaker 1>In the week before, you build up enough that I

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<v Speaker 1>think you can you can change. You can change pictures

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<v Speaker 1>within a game almost exclusively on a four man rush

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<v Speaker 1>against the Giants, I've got good pressure on them. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that the kind of game that kind of shows that

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<v Speaker 1>that sacks don't really tell an accurate story of the

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<v Speaker 1>pressure you put on a quarterback. Well, we played nineties

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine snaps a lot. I think it was sixty

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<v Speaker 1>three dropbacks or something like that. It was a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of a lot of passes to defend um. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we blitzed one time in the game. We only

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<v Speaker 1>played eight man front handful of times, maybe three times

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<v Speaker 1>in the game, so we relied. We relied on the

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<v Speaker 1>front seven to try to stop the run. I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it wasn't a shot out against the run,

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<v Speaker 1>but we controlled the running game enough that we could

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<v Speaker 1>devote enough extra to coverage. You know, blitz versus four

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<v Speaker 1>man pass rush. There's always that give and take between

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<v Speaker 1>sending extra guys at the quarterback and having extra guys

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<v Speaker 1>in coverage, and in this game, we took the approach

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<v Speaker 1>that we needed to have the extra guys in coverage

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<v Speaker 1>not just to cover guys, but also for run after

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<v Speaker 1>the catch, because he does some good run after the

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<v Speaker 1>catch guys. I was probably the most probably don't three

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<v Speaker 1>man pass rush very often, but in that last series

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<v Speaker 1>we had those last couple of snaps at the game

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<v Speaker 1>with three man pass rush. You can't play that tricked

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<v Speaker 1>up coverage we play. I mean you run. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>unless you got twelve on the field, you can't rush

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<v Speaker 1>for when you do that. And we got some good

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<v Speaker 1>pressure at the end. You know that Brooks's interception at

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<v Speaker 1>the end was due to Vinny Curry. If he had

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<v Speaker 1>to add more time, I'd hate to see what happens

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<v Speaker 1>if he has more time to throw that ball, because

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<v Speaker 1>it can put some pressure on you, you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>they go to somebody other than Odell Beckham in that situation.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, sometimes it gets overlooked. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>get a third down stop or you force an errant

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<v Speaker 1>pass or something like that, it doesn't really go down

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<v Speaker 1>in the stat in the staff look. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>stopping drives that's what it's all about. And I thought

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<v Speaker 1>our de line did a good job of doing that

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<v Speaker 1>and also playing the run game. Like I said, we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have extra guy in the run game pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>the whole game either interesting dynamic and middle linebacker in

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<v Speaker 1>that you had basically the guy that was with you

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<v Speaker 1>for so many years in Tennessee into Troy being here,

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<v Speaker 1>but you also had him. He also had Jordan kind

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<v Speaker 1>of here along kind of assuming that role. What was

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<v Speaker 1>it about that dynamic of having news two together. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the importance of the middle linebacker position in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of how it relates to the coach Steven allow

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<v Speaker 1>to do with Jordan's progress. Yeah, I think you'd probably

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<v Speaker 1>have to ask Jordan that more. Stephen is a very

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<v Speaker 1>respected guy in our locker room, in our meeting rooms.

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<v Speaker 1>He prepares every week as though he's going to go

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<v Speaker 1>play every single play. He works really hard on the

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<v Speaker 1>practice field. That's one thing you guys don't get to see.

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<v Speaker 1>But he takes all the scout team reps and he

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<v Speaker 1>takes a lot of pride, and he's ready to he's

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<v Speaker 1>ready to play. Doesn't just pass it off to the

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<v Speaker 1>young guys somebody. Young guys get a little bit frustrated

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, guys like commu Um and Cherry sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>they're standing over a sideline and you know, Cherry's a

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad player, but sometimes he can't practice because Stephen.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen will take all of those Um. He's found a

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<v Speaker 1>way to contribute to this team even though he hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been on the field a ton. Yeah, but if he

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<v Speaker 1>needed to be, we'd have full confidence that he could

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<v Speaker 1>go out and play every snap in a game and

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<v Speaker 1>be productive. Goes um, you know what, what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the mension to see add especially when you go into

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<v Speaker 1>like a Cover two, it seems like he gets down

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<v Speaker 1>the field pretty well and team passion. He's a good

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<v Speaker 1>pass defender. He has good eyes for the football. That's

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<v Speaker 1>important when you're when you're playing that kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>His interceptions have come from Key and the quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>making plays. They haven't been in Cover two, but they've

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<v Speaker 1>been underneath. Um. You know, he also has a good

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<v Speaker 1>understanding not just his place in the defense, but the

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<v Speaker 1>entire scheme and he literally is the quarterback of our

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<v Speaker 1>defense and makes a lot of checks and you know

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<v Speaker 1>things that go on otistum. And he's had a really

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<v Speaker 1>good year. But um, you know, some of his contributions

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<v Speaker 1>maybe go a little bit below the raider. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a whole lot different than other middle linebackers. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>he very rarely does the wrong thing. Let's put it

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<v Speaker 1>that way. Chairs for you guys, since the Cincinnati game,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you guys still given up like a decent

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<v Speaker 1>amount of points. But the same way, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>guys pretty much rallied together and everything. Did you get

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<v Speaker 1>that since at all? You know, I've been proud of

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<v Speaker 1>the effort down the stretch. I think our guys do

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of pride and they want to go

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<v Speaker 1>out and find a way to win games. We haven't

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<v Speaker 1>won enough games this year, so there's no grading on

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<v Speaker 1>the curve as far as you know, Well, we've lost,

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<v Speaker 1>but we our efforts good. I mean, I'd do anything

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<v Speaker 1>to get a win, and I think our guys are

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<v Speaker 1>the same way. But um, you know, they have each

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<v Speaker 1>other's backs and they work. They work hard to show that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I think Thursday night was a good

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<v Speaker 1>example of that. Um you know, get that touchdown playing.

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<v Speaker 1>They played with a lot of emotion, played with las spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>That'd say it's hard to play eighty nine snaps. We've

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<v Speaker 1>had some games where we barely broke a sweat, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of those at forty forty eight snaps or forty

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<v Speaker 1>five snaps and stuff like that. You know, are you

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<v Speaker 1>know I come in here and you guys are saying,

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<v Speaker 1>how come this guy only played you know, twelve snaps

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<v Speaker 1>or how come Misconny played twenty snaps? Whatever will they?

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<v Speaker 1>Eighty nine was enough for everybody, and you know, but

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<v Speaker 1>but they were up to all those challenges. I'm proud

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<v Speaker 1>of him for that any moment ago. Obviously the numbers

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<v Speaker 1>aren't there. Are there enough examples like you mentioned where

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<v Speaker 1>he's affecting the play and they're not getting his stats. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, you look with him. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>finished a quarterback as well as we would like him too,

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<v Speaker 1>as well as he would like to and and to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to finish with getting those sacks. But he's

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<v Speaker 1>been consistently around the quarterback and he's affected the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>when he's in there. Vinney gives great effort. He's really

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<v Speaker 1>a tough player, you know, and sometimes he and be

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<v Speaker 1>you know, boling to China closet in a good way, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And he came through force when we needed

0:11:06.559 --> 0:11:08.320
<v Speaker 1>him in that game. That was that was big. It's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to get pressure with three guys. He was able

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<v Speaker 1>to get pressure. Floated that ball up and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I had you talked about slow motion. That ball was

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<v Speaker 1>in the air for about a half hour. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Terrence was gonna have to fair catch it. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, you see so much when you're when

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking at those plays and you know you're feeling

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback and you see the ball go up and

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<v Speaker 1>you see the flash at that player sort of look

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<v Speaker 1>like he's open, and then to get that play at

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<v Speaker 1>the end, and he had a lot to do with that.

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<v Speaker 1>You've mostly at these types of questions, but there was

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<v Speaker 1>a coach fire today. Um, you've obviously been in that

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<v Speaker 1>chair before. Uh As it relates even too, you know

0:11:45.040 --> 0:11:48.679
<v Speaker 1>dug in here. I mean, don't coaches need more than

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<v Speaker 1>one two years to to to be judged properly in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of how they're going to change things? Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's that's probably a question for people other

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<v Speaker 1>than um, other than me. Um, But the NFL has

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<v Speaker 1>changed that way. I mean I've been I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is my twenty fourth year. Um, you know, things things

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<v Speaker 1>that there is there is certainly a more UM, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, I can't really think it the best word

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<v Speaker 1>to use there, but there's more immediacy to is that

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<v Speaker 1>a word? Immediacy? Is it? If there is? If it is,

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<v Speaker 1>we just invented it. Or if there isn't we just

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<v Speaker 1>invented it. Um? You know, and I think that um,

0:12:28.960 --> 0:12:31.720
<v Speaker 1>you know that does that does play into it. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's important to be able to stay on track.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, and but I think it all goes

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<v Speaker 1>hand in hand. I mean, I was, I was thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about this the other day. He used to be when

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<v Speaker 1>you drafted a quarterback, um, and I go back to

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<v Speaker 1>my childhood, and the adage was it takes five years

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<v Speaker 1>to learn how to play quarterback. In the NFL, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy carried a clipboard for a couple of years

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<v Speaker 1>he was to back up, and you know, the coaches

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even let the guy play. I mean, coaches hated rookies.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there was an adage that you know, every

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<v Speaker 1>rookie you had, you were going to lose a game.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know rookies, rookies were like scorn. They wanted

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<v Speaker 1>veteran players. They wanted ten year vets. And that was

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<v Speaker 1>the way the NFL was. Well, now you draft quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>they gotta played pretty quick. If they don't play the

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<v Speaker 1>first year, they got to play the second year. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't draft a guy and put them on the bench

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<v Speaker 1>for five years. And the way the salary cap works

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else, you're gonna have to u You're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to get guys on the field quickly. Schemes have

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<v Speaker 1>changed a lot, particularly defensive schemes in the NFL. Because

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<v Speaker 1>of that, you've got to compartmentalize stuff to get guys

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<v Speaker 1>up to speed quick you know, it's funny. I think

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<v Speaker 1>offense has probably got a little bit more complex with

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<v Speaker 1>different personnel groups and things like that, but defense has

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<v Speaker 1>maybe been a little bit more streamlined. But I would

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<v Speaker 1>say coaching probably falls into that same you know, that

0:13:48.240 --> 0:13:53.880
<v Speaker 1>same scenario. Everything happens a lot faster now. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no you know, five year, five year building plan.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that doesn't exist, you know. I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>think and I think that's just you know, that's just signed.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it all goes hand in hand and it's

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<v Speaker 1>just where we are as a league. And um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think free agency and your ability to to change a team.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean probably back in the seventies you couldn't change

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<v Speaker 1>the team that quickly. You didn't have free agency, you

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<v Speaker 1>had draft picks, so it took a longer time to

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<v Speaker 1>build a team. So, um, you know, it does provide

0:14:25.480 --> 0:14:29.600
<v Speaker 1>some challenges, but that's just a you know, that's just

0:14:29.640 --> 0:14:33.480
<v Speaker 1>a scenario we live in and we work in your

0:14:33.520 --> 0:14:36.560
<v Speaker 1>corners were very physical Thursday night. I know they gave

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<v Speaker 1>up a lot of yards, but were you pretty happy

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<v Speaker 1>with the way they played. Yeah, there were a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of big plays. You know. No one made not only

0:14:42.560 --> 0:14:44.880
<v Speaker 1>a big breakup on the fourth down play, but made

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<v Speaker 1>a big tackle on the third down. And during ten

0:14:49.160 --> 0:14:51.720
<v Speaker 1>there was a there was a big play that was

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<v Speaker 1>what it was one it was a little bit longer

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it was it was after the fourth

0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:59.840
<v Speaker 1>down that. Um. Anyway, we held him to a field

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<v Speaker 1>goal there and we needed to. Like I said, it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't just say they were throwing a lot of quick passes,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of short underneath passes, and you better be

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<v Speaker 1>a good tackling team. Um, you know when that happens,

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<v Speaker 1>because the other side of that, if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>challenge every little thing, you're going to be susceptible to

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of big plays. And um, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>needed to make tackles. I thought our safeties also did

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of getting that. We got a little

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<v Speaker 1>loose at times. You know, some of those guys are

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<v Speaker 1>tough matchups, and you know, I wouldn't want to go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and try to tackle uh Odell. He's he's

0:15:32.840 --> 0:15:35.840
<v Speaker 1>he's hard to handle that way sometimes, but um, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all about the point you give up. I'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>avoid that one touchdown, but um, you know, our red

0:15:41.240 --> 0:15:43.360
<v Speaker 1>zone defense sort of came through and it we gave

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<v Speaker 1>up a lot of yards, but that was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that people don't like to hear, but that

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<v Speaker 1>was that was a very stereotypical Ben. But don't break

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<v Speaker 1>performance and game. When a guy is has the effort

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<v Speaker 1>and isn't getting there, what do you tell him as

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<v Speaker 1>far as I mean, because you guys can get frustrated. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but that but that goes for not just

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<v Speaker 1>rushing the passer. That can go from you know, being

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<v Speaker 1>a linebacker and trying to make tackles or being a

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<v Speaker 1>dB and trying to make interceptions. The second that you

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<v Speaker 1>start playing out of the scheme, the second that you start, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, cheating to try to make a play, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to hurt the whole defense. And then he hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>done that this year. He's key. He's kept on coming

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know I said we'd like his production

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<v Speaker 1>to be better. He'd probably like his production, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know he's like his production. He's a very very

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<v Speaker 1>prideful guy. And um, but like I said, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>found a way to contribute, and I think this was

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<v Speaker 1>a good example of it. He didn't get outside of himself,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't get outside of the scheme. He just kept

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<v Speaker 1>plugging away. And what he did he found a way

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<v Speaker 1>to help us make the play to won the game.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, guy,