WEBVTT - Fred Warner: 'We'll Be Back Next Year Better than Ever' | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Fred, how do you kind of balance processing we

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<v Speaker 1>had the way this season ended and dealing with that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of I don't I don't know who grief is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit too of an extreme word, but then

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<v Speaker 1>also putting it behind you and moving forward for the

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<v Speaker 1>next season. Yeah. No, I've honestly more so of the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of reflecting on what happened in the game and

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<v Speaker 1>then what happened throughout the season. Um, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of wanna you want to remember things like this

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<v Speaker 1>for later on, you know, the these type of things

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<v Speaker 1>make you stronger and you learn a lot from them,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's there's so much time to move past it

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<v Speaker 1>and get onto the next but I think this is

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<v Speaker 1>the time right now. I kind of wanted still for

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<v Speaker 1>us to kind of, you know, sit in it and reflect.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh so that's kind of what I've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>different is reflecting. You can kind of difficult playoff houses before,

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<v Speaker 1>but this one things a little different, just in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of during the game you real if you probably realize

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<v Speaker 1>what it is, probably we've got a quarterback. It's that

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<v Speaker 1>could be pretty table. Is a different process going through

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<v Speaker 1>that where it's supposed to maybe the last the super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl and answe gym game thinking individual plays where if

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<v Speaker 1>it's gone different different, Yeah, I know it sucks. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I've never been a part of something like that in

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<v Speaker 1>the game when when you you're already on your on

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<v Speaker 1>your third quarterback, you know, and you lose him, you

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<v Speaker 1>lose your fourth. Um, it's uh, it's kind of crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>crazy to think about, right, I would have. I wish

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<v Speaker 1>we could have just you know, went out on our

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<v Speaker 1>sword and say that we we had you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>Monoi mono and they were the better team in one.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you know, each each one is different, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's as cliche as it's to say that we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>back next year better than ever. You know, that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just the mindset. I don't know, cheated at all?

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<v Speaker 1>Or is that just life in the NFL. That's life.

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<v Speaker 1>That's life in the NFL, and that's life in general.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Um, it just has a way of punching

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<v Speaker 1>you in the mouth sometimes, you know, and and things

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<v Speaker 1>not going your way. But it's how you bounce back,

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<v Speaker 1>it's how you respond from it, what you learn from it, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because if you if you don't look at

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<v Speaker 1>it that way, then you're just gonna soak a misery

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<v Speaker 1>and be like, man, what was me? But I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the positives. Will it be difficult to watch the

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<v Speaker 1>super Bowl? Given how it all in? It always is

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<v Speaker 1>when you're not in it and you're not winning, it's

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<v Speaker 1>always hard. What's something you learned about this team this year?

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<v Speaker 1>Specifically on the highest of the highs and then how Um?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I learned a whole lot. I mean I've

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<v Speaker 1>never been a part of a season like this where

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<v Speaker 1>you know you're down three or four, um, seven games

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<v Speaker 1>through and then you go on to win all the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of your games, all the way down to the

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<v Speaker 1>to the last game. Um, you know, all the adversity

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<v Speaker 1>we went through, you know, with the quarterback situation and

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<v Speaker 1>uh having a number one defense and working through you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of improving, trying to be our best and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we had a team ready to win it all.

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<v Speaker 1>It just obviously didn't go away. What are the emotions,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, knowing that the roster is gonna look it

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<v Speaker 1>looks different every year obviously, but you know, just with

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<v Speaker 1>contracts and everything, I know, you guys had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence in this group, in a strong locker room. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>every year, every year, a lot of turnover. It's always

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<v Speaker 1>a different team, you know, this this year especially, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're most likely losing our our defense coordinator. Uh the

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<v Speaker 1>guy came in with you know, and and uh oh

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<v Speaker 1>a lot too, so that'll look different. Uh A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of players will be moving on different teams. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>always different. It's uh the more you're in it, the

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<v Speaker 1>more you see like it's never the same. But uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, we'll be back and and be better.

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<v Speaker 1>What what's something that Damiko Ryan's taught you that will

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<v Speaker 1>stick with you? Oh? Man, I don't know if I

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<v Speaker 1>could picked his one. Uh it it was just it

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<v Speaker 1>was a perfect match, honestly, given where I was coming from,

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<v Speaker 1>out of by U, out of position or position list,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you could say. And um being asked to

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<v Speaker 1>play the my position and a guy who had played

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<v Speaker 1>it at a high level and knew what it took

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<v Speaker 1>to to play at a high level to help development

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<v Speaker 1>and m you know, I'm not the player I am

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<v Speaker 1>today without him. For you said this team is ready

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<v Speaker 1>to win it all because of that, Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>that they're it's going to be a sense of urgency

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<v Speaker 1>in the off season with the front office, especially if

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<v Speaker 1>you know Kroc has a long term recovery ahead of him. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think every year there's honestly a sense

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<v Speaker 1>of urgency. I felt all all the way since I

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<v Speaker 1>was a rookie. You know, there's always the expectation to

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<v Speaker 1>win and win now. It's that's how it's always been

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<v Speaker 1>for me since I've been here. What has Span Sport

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<v Speaker 1>been like at the right Studium this season? It's been

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<v Speaker 1>amazing every year. Every year they show up and they

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<v Speaker 1>show out regardless of the situation, whether we're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're three or four, or we're on a twelve game

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<v Speaker 1>win streak. They were with us and with a strong

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<v Speaker 1>all the way through, and I appreciate them. And what

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<v Speaker 1>was your highlight of the season. The moment that you

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<v Speaker 1>circling The moment I circled It had to be the

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<v Speaker 1>Divisional round against the Cowboys. Um, being at home against

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a historical rival for SID was electric all

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<v Speaker 1>the way through and I always remember that game. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>all right, guys, you got it everything. You got it there. Wait,