WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jordan Hicks

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<v Speaker 1>You know, whatever people talk about the best defenses in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, there is always talking about Seattle first. Pretty much. Statistically,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys are right up there. You're ahead of him

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<v Speaker 1>in some categories, right with him and others. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>think you guys are now at the point where you

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<v Speaker 1>should be in that conversation about the best defensive units

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<v Speaker 1>in the league. Yeah, I mean, I think they say

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<v Speaker 1>that because they've consistently been over the years, been that

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<v Speaker 1>type of defense. But you know, this year we've shown

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<v Speaker 1>National Football League who we are, what we can do,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, I mean, we believe we're the best defense

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the National Football League. So in our opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, we believe we should be in that conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's that's on us though. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 1>know this, this is going to be a battle of defense. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, one of our things going into it is

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<v Speaker 1>not only do we have to be better than their offense,

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<v Speaker 1>but we also have to be better in their defense

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. So it's gonna be big for us. It

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<v Speaker 1>was he used a lot of empty sets against England.

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<v Speaker 1>The kind of difficulties does that pose, especially for the

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<v Speaker 1>back set. Yeah, I mean, it just gives them. First off,

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<v Speaker 1>Russell was able to create so well with his feet. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>putting all five options out um allows him more opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to create in more more ability, more space. Um, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>So so that's number one. But then also you know

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<v Speaker 1>they've got they've got people who can who can beat

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<v Speaker 1>you downfield if you're not if you're not playing right.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know we've got to be on point on

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<v Speaker 1>the back seven and uh, you know, hopefully get some

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<v Speaker 1>pressure up front contain Russell and that's that's probably a

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<v Speaker 1>game plan right there. Russell was battling some injuries earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the season. Looking at the film, has he looked

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<v Speaker 1>less to run maybe than in the past. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he looks to run. Um, that's his game. He likes

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<v Speaker 1>to be on the move. He likes to extend plays

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<v Speaker 1>with his feet. We know he'll he'll move with the

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<v Speaker 1>ball and look down the pass first, but but ultimately,

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<v Speaker 1>if you give him a lane, he's gonna run the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's athletic enough, um, you know, mobile enough to

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<v Speaker 1>uh to extend those plays and make people miss. It's

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<v Speaker 1>one of his things that makes them so special. So um, yeah, again,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta kee him in the pocket and contain him.

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<v Speaker 1>How much you guys need to win a big road game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of a defeat at home, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the deal. Yes, it'll be big for us

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<v Speaker 1>every game from here on out. Um, it's huge for us.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know it's a one game mentality. You know

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<v Speaker 1>you've probably heard that a lot, but it's the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>And especially on the road, you know, this is them

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<v Speaker 1>for us must win. You know, we've got to we

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<v Speaker 1>have to win win these games. UM, So you know

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be big for us. It's gonna be a dog fight.

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<v Speaker 1>We expect that. Every game has been a dog fight

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. UM. You know, we don't expect anything less.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the channel, What's what's going to see you back?

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<v Speaker 1>It's holding us back? No, I think it's ourselves. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of the day, we're not making enough

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<v Speaker 1>plays at the end. You know, we've we've been up,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've had the ball at the end to

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<v Speaker 1>win the game. UM, been in a lot of different

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<v Speaker 1>situations where the outcome could have been different. UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't made those plays. So hopefully we can build

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<v Speaker 1>on what we did last week, being able to make

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<v Speaker 1>those plays, being able to make those stops and convert

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<v Speaker 1>those those first downs and score the way our offense

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<v Speaker 1>did and you know, build on that to continue us.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you continue this? Uh this you know momentum going forward. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to be able to finish games out. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been able to identify any anything between home and road.

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<v Speaker 1>That the point differential that you guys have given up

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<v Speaker 1>home versus road is pretty sharp contrast. It's just execution.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if you execute, it doesn't matter where you're at,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be playing better. Um, and you're gonna you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have the type of outcome that you're looking for. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it seems like our energy level is it's

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<v Speaker 1>up a little bit when we when we're at home.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we've got to get that changed. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we expect it to this. We're going into

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<v Speaker 1>a hostile environment. UM, nope, nope, no, no, uh nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>We have no other option but to come out with

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<v Speaker 1>with a whole lot of energy because if we don't,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's gonna be rough. Today. I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know if the word is swagger or confidence cocky. This

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<v Speaker 1>same attitude on the road as you do at all

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<v Speaker 1>We do I think we do. Um, you know there's

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<v Speaker 1>been I know the Detroit ganno, um, even the Washington game.

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<v Speaker 1>It felt good going out there. Um. At the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, it's just execution. You know, you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>for us, you gotta stop the run. You've gotta gotta

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<v Speaker 1>take the momentum out of their offensive hands and and

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<v Speaker 1>and let our offense go to work. So UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think it's just goes comes back to

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<v Speaker 1>the basics, speak about the run. The obviously more there anymore. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>russellside solid. You know if I know they just released,

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<v Speaker 1>um they're running back. Yeah. Um, but you know they've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten They've been a team that sticks to the run. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and is is uh, you know, trying to establish the

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<v Speaker 1>run first. So you know, just like every every week,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the that's the number one goal is to stop

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<v Speaker 1>the run. I think big difference for this week, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that you don't see every week is Russells

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<v Speaker 1>his ability to to extend play. So back in we

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<v Speaker 1>got to be able to to plaster um on our

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<v Speaker 1>coverage and then you know front we got to try

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<v Speaker 1>and try and contain him. Played against some good tight ends,

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<v Speaker 1>what sort of the challenge just Jimmy Graham presenting. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they use him like a wide receiver. You're

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<v Speaker 1>watch him, you know, and rightfully so he's got he's

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<v Speaker 1>a he's a big guy. UM can go get any

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<v Speaker 1>ball throw up at him. So um, and Russell likes

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<v Speaker 1>to target him a lot. So you know, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to contain him as well, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, be able to make him, make him stop

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<v Speaker 1>his feet, you know, challenge challenge the throws and um, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>challenges throws. One of the biggest differences between in this

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<v Speaker 1>defense between last year and this year, Jordan's your ability

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<v Speaker 1>to get off the field and third down. Um, is

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<v Speaker 1>there any one thing you can point to that's been

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<v Speaker 1>more responsible than other things for why that's happening this year?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, man, mentality. You know, we harp on

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<v Speaker 1>third down a lot. Um, you could, you could, you

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<v Speaker 1>could look at a bunch of different things. I think

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, and I've said this

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<v Speaker 1>this whole time is just execution, man, We just were

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<v Speaker 1>just executing. Um. Guys are holding each other accountable? Guys

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<v Speaker 1>are you know when it gets to that third down,

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<v Speaker 1>we know how how crucial it is um. You see,

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the games we've lost, they these teams

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<v Speaker 1>have been able to convert on third down or we've

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<v Speaker 1>given up penalties to let them, you know, convert on

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<v Speaker 1>third down and put them in a in a position

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<v Speaker 1>to um pick up that third down easier. Right. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, obviously you have to play play well on

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<v Speaker 1>first and second down, but once you get to that

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<v Speaker 1>money down on third you know you've got to be

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<v Speaker 1>be able to to to be stout, host out, and

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<v Speaker 1>uh to get them off the field. Orgast h