WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jordan Hicks

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<v Speaker 1>You guys a lot of close games this year and

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<v Speaker 1>you haven't been able to pull any of them out.

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<v Speaker 1>What goes into winning those games? And why haven't you

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<v Speaker 1>guys been able to people? Um, At the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, it's execution, you know, flatting playing and simple. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got to be able to execute at a high level, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>in order to pull those games out. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know that comes with experience, that comes with playing together. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, ultimately you have to focus in and

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<v Speaker 1>and play one snap at the time and realize that

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<v Speaker 1>every single snap counts and that when you're you're out

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<v Speaker 1>of position for one you know, and that could be

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<v Speaker 1>the game changer. And when you've got multiple people saying

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<v Speaker 1>my bad, um, you know, and and doing different things. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you don't execute. That's that's how you get

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<v Speaker 1>beat in this league. You know, every competition is super stiff. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>every game is gonna be tight, you know. And so UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you know, we haven't other than one

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<v Speaker 1>game other Cincinnati. You know, there has been one game

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<v Speaker 1>where we couldn't have feel it. We don't feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we could have won. So it's difficult, UM, tough, It's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely tough to to to think about and to come

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<v Speaker 1>to that realization that you know, we could this season

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<v Speaker 1>could be completely different if we would just execute those

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<v Speaker 1>little those little details. I think the Giants are like

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<v Speaker 1>eight and two and games decided by seven points or less.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, a couple of those games go one way,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you guys, a couple of games go your way.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably talking about a whole different subjects. Absolutely absolutely, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, ultimately it's on us. Ultimately we have to

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<v Speaker 1>make the plays to win the games down down the stretch. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And again you know that could mean a big play,

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<v Speaker 1>miss opportunity in the second quarter, you know, or or

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<v Speaker 1>early in the game. UM. Doesn't necessarily have to be

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<v Speaker 1>at the very end, you know. You just want to

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<v Speaker 1>put yourself in position UM and build that momentum throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the game. The problem, right, I mean, it's obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>goal of mine. UM. I'm not gonna sit here and

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<v Speaker 1>say it's not obviously be an honor, but my number

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<v Speaker 1>one goal is to win games. UM. My number one

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to be the best linebacker I can be

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<v Speaker 1>UM for this team, for this defense. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>and let the chips far as they may, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's really been my mentality, uh this whole season,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I don't see that changing at all. Personally.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think it's been all right. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've grown a lot um obviously new defense. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a lot of guys around me who have

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<v Speaker 1>made me better. Um. You know, We've put a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of work into this year. It's disappointing the way it's

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<v Speaker 1>turned out. But you know what, the you can always

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<v Speaker 1>see the light at the end of the tunnel, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that that we're we're able to see that,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know that's really the focus. That's what the

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<v Speaker 1>focus is. Turning it around. Um, you know, making plays

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<v Speaker 1>and finishing this season right. Yeah, just physicality, not being

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<v Speaker 1>able to go out there and have um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>coaches are trying to pull back a little bit um

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<v Speaker 1>on the physical aspect. You know, it's nice to have

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<v Speaker 1>that every once in a while, just just so you're

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<v Speaker 1>getting game speed reps. But at the same time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>got a supplement with more film study, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting in on your own, making sure you're you're on

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<v Speaker 1>point with all the little things because you might not

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<v Speaker 1>see see that look out there on the field because

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<v Speaker 1>you're not getting as many reps. Obviously you're playing the

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<v Speaker 1>Redskins and they celebrated a division title on your field.

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<v Speaker 1>That much extra motivation is it that, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>not let the Giants clinch a playoffs bote. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we're hearing that mainly, um, honestly from you guys. From

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<v Speaker 1>for us, it's more about us. You know, at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, we want to win because we

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<v Speaker 1>want to win. We've got a lot of pride on

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<v Speaker 1>this team, um, you know, and we feel that we deserve,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to win these last few games. We feel

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<v Speaker 1>like those first the first time we played, um, the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>we were not We had an opportunity and we did

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<v Speaker 1>an execute. We weren't able to capitalize on the opportunity. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, So I think this win is more for

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<v Speaker 1>us than it is for them. You know, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>we don't want it's not necessarily we don't want them

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<v Speaker 1>to go, but obviously we don't. But you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>want to win the game because we need this win. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to turn this around. UM. You know, losing

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<v Speaker 1>this many games in the row, it is not acceptable

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<v Speaker 1>and we understand that. At the same time like this

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<v Speaker 1>is I think gonna be the third game against a

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<v Speaker 1>team that pretty much needs to win to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>keep the playoff. Like for you guys, does that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of show you like the kind of intensity? I guess that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know you guys played with the intensity anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>but like kind of at a different level a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the fact that your question is, is we

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<v Speaker 1>played a different intensity because of this guys? I guess

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<v Speaker 1>so you think they get a chance to see like

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<v Speaker 1>the intensity level, you know, playing like one of those

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<v Speaker 1>games that you gotta have or win. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I mean this time of the year, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to win in December. Um, so that's how

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<v Speaker 1>the league is. Uh, It's always gonna be that way

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<v Speaker 1>around this time. So I don't know. I think if

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about must win games, I feel like in

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<v Speaker 1>my mentality the way I'm wired, every win is a

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<v Speaker 1>must win game. You know, obviously, once you get in December,

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing for you know, things are kind of defined

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and you understand your situation. But to me,

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<v Speaker 1>every every game is a must win. You learn definitely. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>A guy who cares, coach who cares coach who wants

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<v Speaker 1>to see us succeed. Um does everything he can to

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<v Speaker 1>put us in position to do that. UM listens to us.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously you guys know about the players counsel.

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<v Speaker 1>You know we've had some good conversation in there, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know he takes it serious, just like we take

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<v Speaker 1>it serious. And then there's UM good communication. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's a guy who wants to do everything right

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<v Speaker 1>and do everything possible UM to put us in a

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<v Speaker 1>position away. And yeah, you guys are constantly around the

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<v Speaker 1>football having an opportunity to play with him. What are

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<v Speaker 1>some of the things that you've seen from from him

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<v Speaker 1>as a football players a line back? Yeah, is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can watch him and realize how physical he is,

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<v Speaker 1>how athletic he is. What y'all don't see is how

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<v Speaker 1>smart he is. Um. You know, he is a talented

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<v Speaker 1>football player, but he understands the game. UM understands the

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<v Speaker 1>way the defense is supposed to work. UM and does

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<v Speaker 1>a good job you know, helping me. Um and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we we've we've really built a really good chemistry

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<v Speaker 1>this season. UM talking to each other on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if he sees something, he yells it out.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're just we're kind of gelling together really

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<v Speaker 1>well right now. Um, and it's it's it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fun playing next to him. But um, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a great player. You know. I can't say enough about him.

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<v Speaker 1>I can imagine the leadership council areas we don't see

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<v Speaker 1>so so yeah, I guess from one day to Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>how does he show that to you guy? How does

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<v Speaker 1>he have that? How does he have Yeah? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it starts with that, that leadership council and and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, speaking to him being vocal, being honest, him

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<v Speaker 1>being honest with us, us being honest with him, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and just kind of talking about the direction we're going,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And and that's really all you know he

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<v Speaker 1>can do is try and convey the direction and and

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<v Speaker 1>show us how he's doing that, and then us take

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<v Speaker 1>the reins of it and push it in that direction.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, in my opinion, it's on the players to

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<v Speaker 1>push this, this team, the locker room into the direction

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<v Speaker 1>that we wanted to go. So, um, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>done a great job so far, you know, I think, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, obviously we're all holding hell accountable. But Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's done. He's done. A good job.