WEBVTT - Arik Armstead Previews Matchup with Lions O-Line| Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>They need.

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<v Speaker 2>So great excited to uh get back out there and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get a win and earn another week.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh with my team. So feeling good going into this game.

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<v Speaker 3>How's this game different than the other three games anty championship.

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<v Speaker 1>Games for you? Uh? Everything.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's a new season, new team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, really don't compare the others.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, East season is a a new journey, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's just another step on, you know, our journey for

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty three season. What do you see from

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<v Speaker 2>from the run game, especially of you know when the

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<v Speaker 2>East Montgomery of physical.

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<v Speaker 1>Flag, Uh, greater running the ball. I've had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of success. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>They have two different styles of backs, which opens up

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<v Speaker 2>their playbook for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. With Gibbs they have you know.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of design runs for him, and then also

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<v Speaker 2>with Montgomery, they have a you know, some different runs

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<v Speaker 2>for him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's more of a power back.

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<v Speaker 2>But Uh, they do a great job and they have

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<v Speaker 2>a great o old line and so it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>a huge challenge for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Kerr.

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<v Speaker 4>You're one of the only guys on the team that

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<v Speaker 4>was here before Shanahan came. I'm curious what you remember

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<v Speaker 4>about his arrival and kind of how he communicated his

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<v Speaker 4>vision for the team at the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was when he came, you know, they he

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<v Speaker 2>brought a new uh, new energy, new uh sense of urgency,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh definitely was a change in the culture.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a lot of hard, hard work and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone was, you know, trying to prove that we deserve

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<v Speaker 2>to be here, you know when they got here, and so,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it was a new energy around the building

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<v Speaker 2>and you know it was it was good though we

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<v Speaker 2>had uh instantly when he came in. He talked about

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<v Speaker 2>building a brotherhood and how the best teams are the

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<v Speaker 2>closest teams, and how we have to treat one another

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, we put a lot of hard

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<v Speaker 2>work in to get us to to this point where

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've got to turn around and winning a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of football games.

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<v Speaker 3>You played a jured golf quite a quite a few

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<v Speaker 3>times over the years.

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<v Speaker 4>How has he evolved?

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<v Speaker 3>How how was he different than when he was with

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<v Speaker 3>the Rams.

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<v Speaker 2>Think it's pretty I mean think it's pretty similar in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of, you know, the player that he is. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he was a good player when he was with

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<v Speaker 2>the Rams as well too. I think that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>whenever as you continue to get older and you go

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<v Speaker 2>through more experiences your career, of course you get wiser

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<v Speaker 2>and you get hardened and sh and I'm sure that

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<v Speaker 2>that situation of him leaving, you know, LA had a

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<v Speaker 2>big impact on his career as a player and mindset

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<v Speaker 2>and all those different types of things. And so in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of like football, just play, just being a football

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<v Speaker 2>player though, I think he's been a great quarterback in

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<v Speaker 2>this league, which he continues to show. So Kurk, I

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<v Speaker 2>wonder about the battle that coach Holland is going through.

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<v Speaker 1>How does that kind of inspire you and inspire your teammates.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, it's always been inspiring, you know, for us throughout

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<v Speaker 2>these years. He's a great energy around the building and

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of our success. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's also takes the time out to talk to us

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<v Speaker 2>and you know mentor us about s you know, football

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<v Speaker 2>and and stuff off.

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<v Speaker 1>The field too.

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<v Speaker 2>So consider we have a great relationship, and uh, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been great having him here and having a man like

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<v Speaker 2>that who you know, has played in the league, had

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of similar experiences us fighting through adversity and

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<v Speaker 2>is on the coaching side now, and a lot we

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<v Speaker 2>can learn from him, So definitely a huge blessing to

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<v Speaker 2>have him, you know, be a part of our staff.

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<v Speaker 1>I think some of us, maybe many of us watch

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<v Speaker 1>too much movies and tomorrow speech from coach was gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a big raw Ross speech. He said, It's really

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<v Speaker 1>not like that. You guys not need that type of motivation.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, I mean if you gotta get motivated to

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<v Speaker 2>play an NFC championship, you know, I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>to tell you at this point. You know, everything is

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<v Speaker 2>on the line, everything you work so hard for, uh

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, earn the right to extend your season

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<v Speaker 2>and go to the super Bowl. So I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>guys need need too much motivation.

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<v Speaker 3>What's your routine like in the final forty eight hours

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<v Speaker 3>before it came like.

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<v Speaker 1>This, routine's the same.

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<v Speaker 2>Try to get some rest, you know, take care of

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<v Speaker 2>my body. Uh, wake up in the morning, get moving around,

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<v Speaker 2>head over to the stadium early. Uh, get moving around,

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<v Speaker 2>get treatment, finishing up on some last film or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>reviewing my assignments, and then you know, get my right

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<v Speaker 2>mind right to take the fields.

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<v Speaker 1>Devo.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a hundred percent good to go. How does his

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<v Speaker 3>presence change each the long room? On game day and

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<v Speaker 3>then a game like Sunday specifically.

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<v Speaker 2>UH Deebo is one of the best players in the league,

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<v Speaker 2>and so having him on our on our uh on

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<v Speaker 2>our team, and you know, having him on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>we we feel his energy when he's making plays. He's

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<v Speaker 2>inspiring us on on defense as well too because of

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<v Speaker 2>how he plays his position and delivering punishment to opposing defenses.

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<v Speaker 1>So having him out there is gonna be great.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there a game this season and maybe it was

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<v Speaker 4>the last game, but where you were just really proud

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<v Speaker 4>of the way the team kind of came back, whether

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<v Speaker 4>it's from the lost the week before or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I think there's been a lot of ups and downs,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, throughout this year, just like with any season.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think, uh everybody thought the sky was

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<v Speaker 2>falling when we lost three in a row, and uh, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, we responded pretty well to that. You know, we.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, got beat Christmas game in front of the world.

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<v Speaker 2>How we responded to that to be in this position, So,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's always up and down start of season.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that we have a a resilient group that

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<v Speaker 2>starts with our culture and our foundation, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we just play football. We love playing football, and no

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<v Speaker 2>matter what happens, we're gonna keep, you know, keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>They ll I think very