WEBVTT - Press Pass: Bill Davis

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<v Speaker 1>Dez Bryant's limited role last week, how do you configure

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<v Speaker 1>for this week? Do you think you can assume that

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to have a large role? How do you

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<v Speaker 1>do how do you do we expect a full game

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<v Speaker 1>out of Doze Bryant, probably even more targets at him

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<v Speaker 1>than it was last last week. He's getting healthier and healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he kind of tested the waters last week

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<v Speaker 1>and he passed all the tests, So we think we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get a big dose of a healthy Desert Brant.

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<v Speaker 1>You had all four inside linebackers practice yesterday. Kiko says

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna play KOs something like he's going to play.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you see that all shake down? Well, it

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<v Speaker 1>is with the nature of the injuries and out of coming,

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<v Speaker 1>we need them practicing again to take that first step,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like Michael did two weeks ago. So if

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<v Speaker 1>they'll pass the test during a week, then we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>excited about having all four of them up and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>again we'll use them as their health allows us to

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<v Speaker 1>use them. How much and how well they did, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>put them in certain packages and see who the healthiest are.

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<v Speaker 1>The other factors when you have those four healthy players,

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<v Speaker 1>they also have some special teams contributions that they have

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<v Speaker 1>to do. So if for instance, somebody discovered a kick

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, is winded from that, we'll put the

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<v Speaker 1>other guy in. So there's a rotation that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>fluid during a game on both their health, stamina, special

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<v Speaker 1>teams involvement, which we need a big role from from

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<v Speaker 1>all of them, and that that also everyone here the

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<v Speaker 1>first time that you've had all for is it something

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<v Speaker 1>that you're looking for Different things you can do with

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<v Speaker 1>having them all if they're all healthy. Absolutely, But one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that you can't you can't expand any

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<v Speaker 1>of their roles. Of the guys that haven't been practicing. First,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to get them back into the main role,

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<v Speaker 1>get them oiled up and where they're very confident and

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<v Speaker 1>play well at that spot before I can get too

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<v Speaker 1>exotic with packages. If all of them had been playing

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<v Speaker 1>for the whole season, then that's okay, now we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to start going outside of the box. But right now

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<v Speaker 1>they just haven't had enough practice or game reps to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Isn't a challenge for you to get all

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<v Speaker 1>of them resenting. It's a challenge. It's a great challenge

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<v Speaker 1>to have. Uh. You know, we've got different packages that

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<v Speaker 1>they all kind of fit, and we can make those

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<v Speaker 1>packages fit their their talents, which is uh is a

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<v Speaker 1>good thing to have, but it's it's a great challenge

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<v Speaker 1>to attack and to solve. But we're excited about getting

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<v Speaker 1>him all back on the field. This is your perception

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<v Speaker 1>of your optimal rotation changed since the beginning of the

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<v Speaker 1>season because the play of Hicks, it's changed a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's he's moved you know, he's moved himself

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<v Speaker 1>up into the conversation. Uh. In the beginning of the year,

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't in the conversation other than special teams and

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<v Speaker 1>a backup role as we grow him. But he he

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<v Speaker 1>jumped in and did such a nice job that now

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<v Speaker 1>he's brought himself into the conversation of a of a

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<v Speaker 1>main rotation. Put the maccastle too. Well, you know we've

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<v Speaker 1>had we had a game in Minnesota. He's a he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of experience and it's not too big

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<v Speaker 1>for him, and he manages the offense. Now what he's

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get is the new offense and all the

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<v Speaker 1>intricacies of it. When we played in Minnesota, he had

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<v Speaker 1>the full year with Bill Musgrave, and he had a

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<v Speaker 1>great game against us, both with his legs moving to

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<v Speaker 1>the sticks a little bit and throwing for I believe

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and seventy or eighty yards. So we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of respect for Matt casting on what he's

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<v Speaker 1>done against us and what he's now doing. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know he didn't have all the success he would have

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<v Speaker 1>liked against Seattle, but you know, I few do. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a different offense and they were so to in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the quarterbacks, seal guys, minding backers. Yeah, is that

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<v Speaker 1>game planned from him to applicable or a portable to

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<v Speaker 1>go back to the drawing parts of it are, but

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<v Speaker 1>not all. We have to adjust a little bit to

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<v Speaker 1>get Dez Brian in the game now. So that's another

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<v Speaker 1>weapon on top of the weapons they already have. The

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<v Speaker 1>running back is a different running back with a different style,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think the running game is kind of morphing

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and playing to what his strengths are.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's those aspects that are changing, and a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of protection changes with who running backs are and

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<v Speaker 1>tight end. So uh, there's parts of it that will

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<v Speaker 1>apply in parts that we need to to expand about

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback situation. I mean obviously first seeing me twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>now you know Castle and everything. Well, you know we

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<v Speaker 1>played Weeding at the end of that game did pretty

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<v Speaker 1>well against us, so we uh, you know, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>respect for Brandon. I was with Brandon in Cleveland, so

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<v Speaker 1>I know him well and what his skill set is,

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh, you know, we think we're getting Matt Castle,

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh we'll get his best in the offense

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<v Speaker 1>with with des and there will we'll be better than

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<v Speaker 1>it has been. I think I was Keiko unique among

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<v Speaker 1>this side my bed. Is there one or two things

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<v Speaker 1>that he might do best out of the floor, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Keiko, and I'm still learning Keiko. Uh as

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<v Speaker 1>we see him out there, has him an out there

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot. But Keiko is a very instinctive football player.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to say much. He can go out there,

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<v Speaker 1>probably not even give him a call, and he could

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<v Speaker 1>probably flow to the ball and be at the ball

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<v Speaker 1>or in coverage being a good spot. He's he really

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<v Speaker 1>gets the game of football. He sees it well. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got great eyes, so no matter what you put him in,

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<v Speaker 1>Like yesterday was his first day in a while and

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<v Speaker 1>he just he was like a and miss a beat.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think he's got a great football instincts in

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<v Speaker 1>an IQ that that helps him make all those plays

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<v Speaker 1>that you saw making Buffalo. The pass rush is good.

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<v Speaker 1>I really we just we looked at obviously all week

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<v Speaker 1>and I've said this before. Up here are we moving?

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<v Speaker 1>Are we affecting the quarterback and moving him off the spot?

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<v Speaker 1>There was a handful of things that should have been

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<v Speaker 1>would have been sacks, but Eli grounded it or Fitzpatrick

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<v Speaker 1>through with his left hand in the shovel, so the

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<v Speaker 1>pocket was collapsing. I love the way the guys are

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<v Speaker 1>rushing together. I think it's the best year we've had

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<v Speaker 1>four guys being where they're supposed to be together. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you put a good coverage behind that like we are,

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<v Speaker 1>and now the quarterback has to make that choice. Am

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<v Speaker 1>I going to force the throw and throw interceptions? Which

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting more of, And that's kind of replacing some

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<v Speaker 1>of the sacks that we're happening a year ago. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're doing a nice job in our stunts

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<v Speaker 1>and games are way more efficient than they were a

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<v Speaker 1>year ago. So we were excited about, you know, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of self scouting that and seeing how that's grown. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you think barn Maxwell's Max's tackling. Max has been

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<v Speaker 1>doing a solid job. I mean, like all of them,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got our last game, we didn't tackle as well

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<v Speaker 1>as we had been prior to that um, but Max

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<v Speaker 1>has been doing a good job. I can't think of

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<v Speaker 1>of a blatant one that he that he missed or

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<v Speaker 1>that was horrible. Older he should he should have tackled

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<v Speaker 1>him instead of gone for the strip. He put his

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<v Speaker 1>focus on getting the ball out, and then it was

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<v Speaker 1>that was a bad That wasn't even a tackle. That

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<v Speaker 1>was a It was a mistackle, but he was at

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<v Speaker 1>the ball trying to strip it instead of tackling like

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<v Speaker 1>you should have been played. He might to cowboys and

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<v Speaker 1>puts multiple weapons out on the field and increases the chance.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm that's asking you to give this away, increases

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<v Speaker 1>the chance that you're not going to be in base,

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<v Speaker 1>that you may be in specialty packages. Does that make

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<v Speaker 1>that challenge of your inside livebacker rotation more challenging, to

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<v Speaker 1>make you look at a little bit differently when you

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<v Speaker 1>realize you might not be in base a hole, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what you don't know is what they're going to come

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<v Speaker 1>at you with, so you can go off what they've

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<v Speaker 1>gone on. But what we're challenged with right now is

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<v Speaker 1>we've got really three different quarterbacks. We're looking at two

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<v Speaker 1>different main running backs. We're looking at an offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>shift some of the protection. So who are they come

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<v Speaker 1>We have to be prepared for being a full game

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<v Speaker 1>of base or a full game of nickel or dime

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever they throw at us. But as far as

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<v Speaker 1>the inside backers go, so far, our base and our

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<v Speaker 1>nickel has been about equal. So those reps as we

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<v Speaker 1>interchange them, even though in whatever dallas And then what's

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive score? What's the score differential in the game?

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<v Speaker 1>That affects a lot of what they do and in

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<v Speaker 1>turn what we do. Legal league year, we put a

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<v Speaker 1>huge emphasis on it and we've got the dummies all

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<v Speaker 1>around the building. We really believe since the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>football that that's stat to take away differential has been

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<v Speaker 1>a huge stack in wins and losses. So we put

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of focus on it, and the guys have

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<v Speaker 1>it on the front of their mind. Therefore, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's been, it's where we're at at the halfway point.

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<v Speaker 1>We needed to be there at the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't spat and train care I think you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the possible of firematchal bomb and like the other teams

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<v Speaker 1>and receiver around, you know, wherever he runs up, is

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<v Speaker 1>that no longer possible? No, we we've done it in spurts.

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<v Speaker 1>We've done in different packages. I think it was in

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets game and dime only he followed Brandon uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he followed Julio in the first game. We move in

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<v Speaker 1>and out of that. It's kind of attached to You

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<v Speaker 1>can put a guy on there and leave them alone,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can put two guys like we did on Beckham.

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<v Speaker 1>We always had two guys with a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>an eye on them. So if you have that, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to match up. If you're going to where

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<v Speaker 1>you're given help, maybe somewhere else that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>match up. So there's a lot of things to go

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<v Speaker 1>into that. But he's out. That is absolutely still in

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<v Speaker 1>the mix that we can and we'll go in and

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<v Speaker 1>out of doing against the guy like Brian. Yes, we could, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and we liked whose idea was to put the dummies

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<v Speaker 1>all around the building. I was a collective idea, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we had looked at a lot of different things, and

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<v Speaker 1>we just said, how can we really put on the

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<v Speaker 1>front of their mind. And we put the dummy and

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<v Speaker 1>we got the you know, the one throwing and one

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<v Speaker 1>holding the ball, so it's gonna be a passer or

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<v Speaker 1>a runner. And we just said, hey, guys, in and

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<v Speaker 1>out of every meeting, just put it on your mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Just you know, we all talk about habits, and habits

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<v Speaker 1>reflect the mission and it's just a habit that we're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get to. And then does it happen in

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<v Speaker 1>a practice field? And most importantly, how many times are

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<v Speaker 1>we actually attempting to punch a ball out in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>There's the more shots on goal you get, the more

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<v Speaker 1>success you have, And that's really there's been a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of hidden punches. Now. One of the bad parts of it,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like Max tried to take the punch and the

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<v Speaker 1>turnover instead of the tackle on Toberd and we lost

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<v Speaker 1>on that one. So we it's a fine line between

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<v Speaker 1>the tackle and the turnal one balanced like that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the three yard line. You haven't been a chance

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<v Speaker 1>of getting to stop if you punch it out. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but the tackle has to be secured for Earlier in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, Max had a great one, but I've been

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<v Speaker 1>against Dallas. It was it was Escobar and Max came

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<v Speaker 1>up and tackled and punched at the same time, and

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<v Speaker 1>mount scooped it up. That's an example of the tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>First the body in a position and then the punch.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened against Carolina was not right. He went on

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<v Speaker 1>one half of the man trying for the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>didn't secure the tackle. He knows I do. It's actually

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<v Speaker 1>real good at it outside linebacker. And then you know why,

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<v Speaker 1>why no longer I'm out there and say it again

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<v Speaker 1>outside linebacker? How Well, we've got multiple packages that Vinny's in,

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<v Speaker 1>and we were that was putting them in all the packages,

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<v Speaker 1>which I don't think it was real fair to Vinny

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<v Speaker 1>not giving them the off season to do it. And really,

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<v Speaker 1>when we had Travis Long and we had some other

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<v Speaker 1>bodies out there, we felt like we had some depth

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<v Speaker 1>and we had a lot of competition and Vinnie could

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<v Speaker 1>could grow inside and do all those things. And then

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<v Speaker 1>when we lost Travis and lost some numbers there, we

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<v Speaker 1>put Vinnie out there, but it kind of weakened the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of his game, So we kind of put them

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<v Speaker 1>back in there and say go do what you do.

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<v Speaker 1>You've had a lot of success there, and let's look

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<v Speaker 1>at some other spots because outside backer conversion takes a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of reps to get it down, and it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't really fair to Vinny throw them out there

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<v Speaker 1>that quick, and I was trying to manipulate what he

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<v Speaker 1>was doing out there, but we felt like it weakened

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<v Speaker 1>us and Vinnie's game. Are you looking at any other

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<v Speaker 1>alternatives at the third outside linebackers? Thought must leave Brad Jones. Well,

0:11:13.440 --> 0:11:16.480
<v Speaker 1>Brad practice out there a lot recently. He's gone inside

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<v Speaker 1>because of the injuries because you've been the third guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He has been early in the season, he was when

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus wasn't active, Brad Jones really was the guy active

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<v Speaker 1>for the outside backer spot. He was available to us.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we were on with Vinnie, but we could go

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<v Speaker 1>with Brad. So he's definitely an option for us at

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<v Speaker 1>the outside backer spot. The defense to go from, where

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<v Speaker 1>do you guys were couple years ago among the worst

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<v Speaker 1>in the league and now you're at a point where

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<v Speaker 1>you're leading the NFL and turnovers, Well, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a credit to the organization, the players, selection,

0:11:44.880 --> 0:11:47.719
<v Speaker 1>the personnel department. I think it's it really goes to

0:11:47.800 --> 0:11:50.640
<v Speaker 1>the players more than anybody. When you have a group

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<v Speaker 1>of guys that what the workers hard as they work

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<v Speaker 1>and put their focus in the right spots. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm more excited about the conversation we first got here

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<v Speaker 1>and we had a hundred times up beer was tackling, tackling, tackling.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you guys doing tackling to the ground drills and

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<v Speaker 1>training camp and where the tacklings come. I'm more proud of.

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<v Speaker 1>The turnovers are always part of winning NFL football games.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got to get the turnover ratio. But it's the

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<v Speaker 1>players putting the emphasis on it. It's the position coaches

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<v Speaker 1>daily and meeting pointing out you know where we're doing

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<v Speaker 1>it right, where we're doing it wrong. And then in

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<v Speaker 1>the individual period and Chip does a great job, which

0:12:23.000 --> 0:12:24.959
<v Speaker 1>is better than most places I've been of. We get

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<v Speaker 1>extended individual period which lets us work the fundamentals a

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<v Speaker 1>lot more and put that empstats and you see guys

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<v Speaker 1>out here and you're watching, you see that part of practice.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a big chunk of why you play well. As

0:12:36.480 --> 0:12:39.360
<v Speaker 1>the fundamentals are right, the footworks right, the eyes are right,

0:12:39.760 --> 0:12:41.840
<v Speaker 1>the tackling is where we work on that there, that's

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<v Speaker 1>where we work turnovers. So it's a combination. Like all things.

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<v Speaker 1>You succeed as a group and an organization, and you

0:12:47.559 --> 0:12:51.120
<v Speaker 1>fail as a group an organizations. Four inside that prostrating

0:12:51.160 --> 0:12:54.960
<v Speaker 1>any of them on the outside, we could, but again,

0:12:55.080 --> 0:12:58.040
<v Speaker 1>zach it, I have done that, but right now, especially

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<v Speaker 1>with the injuries that are happening. I mean, for instance,

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Jones is both he is in and out of

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<v Speaker 1>both meeting rooms at all times. Some other guys could,

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<v Speaker 1>but right now, you know, we're just coming in and

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<v Speaker 1>out of injuries. So you cannot without reps on the field, guys, don't.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got to have reps to really learn and get

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<v Speaker 1>it right and play well in a game. So if

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<v Speaker 1>they're having multiple reps and multiple weeks of having reps,

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<v Speaker 1>then I'm more comfortable moving them and cross training them.

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<v Speaker 1>When they're just coming off an injury and they and

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<v Speaker 1>they're working our way back in or the reps haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been huge, then just stay there until we get real

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable there and then then we'll go outside of the

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<v Speaker 1>box down the road. Could Hicks have that sort of versatility.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan has the skill set to do it. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he could, you know, I think I really. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think any of them couldn't. I mean, there's Michael Kendricks

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<v Speaker 1>has a nice pass rush off the edge. Kiko is

0:13:44.480 --> 0:13:47.959
<v Speaker 1>length to get out there. But right now we got to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of get them in there. And there's

0:13:49.960 --> 0:13:51.760
<v Speaker 1>packages where you can get them out in space a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. So we'll play the healthy ones as much

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<v Speaker 1>as we can get the eleven best on the field

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<v Speaker 1>at all times. He was saying yesterday that teams are

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<v Speaker 1>starting a double all three of those guys up front.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you seeing that at times they get the doubles

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<v Speaker 1>but the backers if how do I say this is

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<v Speaker 1>easily when you are playing split safety coverages, double teams

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<v Speaker 1>stay on the D line longer, so when you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to stop the run and split your safety so you're

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<v Speaker 1>better in the passing game, the double teams can stay

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<v Speaker 1>on D linement longer. And we've done a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of that lately, so it's schematically. I know when it's happening.

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<v Speaker 1>If it becomes a problem, I bring a safety down

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<v Speaker 1>in the box, which gives everybody a single gap so

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<v Speaker 1>now that double team can't stay on as long because

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<v Speaker 1>a backer takes a gap, the double team comes off,

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<v Speaker 1>and now they're not double teams as much. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's scheme related our scheme and there you know, their

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<v Speaker 1>their run of choice, and so some of that has

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<v Speaker 1>happened lately when I try to go split safety to

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<v Speaker 1>the run game, that definitely happens more as the season

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<v Speaker 1>goes on. Here is rows roll going to the standard off. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>as we as we go and grow the corner spot

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<v Speaker 1>who we're playing and how we're playing it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're very happy with Eric's progress. We think we're taking

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<v Speaker 1>probably the right pace with him, and we were very

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<v Speaker 1>excited about where he's going to go in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Two more games. Any other major takeaways from the evaluations

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<v Speaker 1>during to buy a week billing val your defense. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we were getting better each week, and that's the goal.

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<v Speaker 1>We talk about it all the time, the goal of

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<v Speaker 1>this season. We're chasing greatness, but it takes one week

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<v Speaker 1>at a time, and greatness is defined as being better

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<v Speaker 1>than your former self. So are we better this week

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<v Speaker 1>when we were last week? We were a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>disappointing Carolina because we didn't feel like we took that

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<v Speaker 1>step forward in some areas. But we've got to take

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<v Speaker 1>the second half of the season and grow it. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got to get better than we have been. The X

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<v Speaker 1>plays have been like this seven to one, game zero,

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<v Speaker 1>the next six, one, game three, the next. We're a

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<v Speaker 1>good spot with X plays over the seven games, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's got to be more consistent. Our third down has

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<v Speaker 1>to be more consistent. We have one good game, one

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<v Speaker 1>bad game. The third longs which should be knocked out

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<v Speaker 1>every time. That's been a little bit of an achilles heal.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked about that a lot, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those are the type of things that we looked at

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<v Speaker 1>hard and put our focus on. You mentioned the improved

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<v Speaker 1>the efficiency of the Demons of Mind stunts. Why do

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<v Speaker 1>you think that's gotten better. We worked at it, We

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<v Speaker 1>put more time into it. You get better at what

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<v Speaker 1>you work on. Yere one, we were really saying, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get this STU gap and stuff down, and let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's really put our focus there. You really will, and

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<v Speaker 1>I've had in my whole career. What you put your

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<v Speaker 1>emphasis on, you'll get. You just can't emphasize everything at once,

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<v Speaker 1>so you have to pick and choose as you go. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that's intact. That's intact. This is weak. Let's dive into

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<v Speaker 1>this and add more to it, and that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>how we grow it. We're good. Thanks John,