WEBVTT - Steve Wilks Updates on the 49ers Defense | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Like, we've had two good days of practice this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Consistency is always the key with anything that you're doing. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>we're preparing for a good football team and uh Stealers

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<v Speaker 1>Uh well, coach very talented and definitely have weapons all

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<v Speaker 1>across the board.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh with that, I know you have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of questions. So I opened up the floor.

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<v Speaker 3>What was your first order of business when you found

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<v Speaker 3>out that Nick most Who's.

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<v Speaker 2>Gonna be here?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh? You know, excited number one that he's back in

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<v Speaker 1>the building. We all know that he makes us a

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<v Speaker 1>better football team, not just a better defense. So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>business as usual regards for his preparation, but understand that

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<v Speaker 1>he brings a little bit more to the game plan.

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<v Speaker 4>What did from an energy perspective?

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<v Speaker 3>What is he kind of brought even the short times

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<v Speaker 3>with that?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, everybody's excited that he's back in the building.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, coaches, players, You saw the energy uh that

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<v Speaker 1>we had on Monday when we came in and just

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<v Speaker 1>magnified you know when he got here. So uh, once again,

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<v Speaker 1>excited that he's back and looking forward to him being

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<v Speaker 1>on the field.

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<v Speaker 3>The Steelers this offseason made a big deal about trying

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<v Speaker 3>to be more explosive offensively for for all you've seen

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<v Speaker 3>from Picket in the preseason, have you seen that that's something.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they living up to that. Yeah, for sure. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's pushing the ball down the field quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely have weapons and uh pickings and you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think he is phenomenal in in everything that he does.

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<v Speaker 1>For his catch radius, you throw the ball anywhere close

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<v Speaker 1>to him, he's pulling it in so uh solid run

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<v Speaker 1>game and they compliment that with play action down the field.

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<v Speaker 4>Did they do any uh work with the team today

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<v Speaker 4>or was it just individual stuff too? Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>He was just individual yep?

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<v Speaker 3>Or do you think it's a realistic stap count for him?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, It's it's hard to say.

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<v Speaker 1>And I I think each player is different, and and

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<v Speaker 1>I say that in in a uh meaningful way. He's different.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not really trying to put a limit on

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<v Speaker 1>what he can do. It's just trying to get a

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<v Speaker 1>feel and once we get into the game and then

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<v Speaker 1>go from there.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Obviously then I I in training camp hasn't kind

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<v Speaker 4>of gone through the sore that everybody else goes through.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that at all concerned.

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<v Speaker 4>That you might be able to play a lot of snaps,

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<v Speaker 4>but there might be something on the back end that

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<v Speaker 4>he would deal with.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think you always have to judge that with

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<v Speaker 1>all your players. A guy that hasn't been here, as

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<v Speaker 1>you stated, guys that have multiple years in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>You're always trying to foresee things. We got a quick

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night game. That's things to think about, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for his reps on the on the front end as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So yes, we have thought about that.

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<v Speaker 3>Canada, how does he use his He's got three different backs,

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<v Speaker 3>how does he use them? How does he used them

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<v Speaker 3>in the preseason? What do you know about Canada?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, great coach, good offensive mind. Played them last year.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they do a great job uh, and and

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<v Speaker 1>everything they're doing. You know, Harris is more uh in

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<v Speaker 1>between the tackles, a power runner, UH, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>he has the ability to be able to get on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside as well. So uh, I think he does

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<v Speaker 1>a great job in using all three of those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, when you look at uh their game,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is the simplicity of it from a standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>of what they do, but the magnitude and how they

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<v Speaker 1>do it is some somewhat complicated. So uh, they hit

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<v Speaker 1>you inside in between the tower cause they get on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside with uh the jet sweeps the bounce play.

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<v Speaker 1>So we gotta do a great job of setting edges

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<v Speaker 1>this week, say the least us.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not practicing today.

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<v Speaker 3>Is there any concern.

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<v Speaker 1>About Uh No, I'm not concerned at all.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he'll be ready to play, so it's

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<v Speaker 2>not a issue with me.

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<v Speaker 3>What about Kuponga?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, uh, I know that he missed today cause

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<v Speaker 4>of a personal matter, But was the the the knee

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<v Speaker 4>is shitsh problematic?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>In yesterrday practice at all?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Again, yeah, as you stated, it is personal, so I

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<v Speaker 1>won't go into detail about that. I just understand and

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<v Speaker 1>know when guys like that uh aren't here, Boat's uh

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<v Speaker 1>uh Mooni's out.

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<v Speaker 2>Huff is not here.

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<v Speaker 1>It just gives us a opportunity to get other guys reps,

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<v Speaker 1>as we've seen, and at some point in times those

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<v Speaker 1>reps are gonna come into play rather week one, this

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<v Speaker 1>week or week ten. So uh, I look at it

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<v Speaker 1>as a positive sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>With those two safeties not practicing.

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<v Speaker 4>How's Jay Brown and everything?

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<v Speaker 1>I think giants getting better. I think he's becoming a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more comfortable in the things that we asking

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<v Speaker 1>him to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you saw that in preseason again, Uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>transition with a lot of these rookies, just understanding how

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<v Speaker 1>we do things and most importantly, just trying to operate

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<v Speaker 1>under consistency because at some point in time, I hope

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<v Speaker 1>it's no time soon they will hit that rookie wall.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you met Melsa before he arrived.

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<v Speaker 2>At Mini camp? Manitory mandatory mini camp.

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<v Speaker 3>When he was here, coach Forrester was talked about the

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<v Speaker 3>first extended drive that an offense gets in the first

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<v Speaker 3>regular season game is as tired as as he'll see

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<v Speaker 3>them all year because it's their you know, first real

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<v Speaker 3>strain that a regular season game that cannot be replicated

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<v Speaker 3>even in preseason because it's same. Is it the same

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<v Speaker 3>for the defense?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>It is?

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<v Speaker 1>And I think uh Kyle does a great job in

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<v Speaker 1>how we practice and trying to orchestrate those different looks

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know there's times that we've gone, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>ten play drives, twelve play drives, just.

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<v Speaker 2>Trying to create that game like similarity.

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<v Speaker 3>You pick it has gone five drives and five touchdowns

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<v Speaker 3>in the preseason. Obviously you looked at him this preseason.

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<v Speaker 3>But you looked at his film last year. How's he

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<v Speaker 3>different from last.

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<v Speaker 1>Year over when he saw the I I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more comfortable and uh in the offense

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<v Speaker 1>and what they asks him to do. He makes great

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<v Speaker 1>decisions with the ball. Again, I think they have a

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<v Speaker 1>solid run game, which I think really takes a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the burden pressure off of him having to constantly

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<v Speaker 1>push the ball down the field and go win a game.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>They create a lot of balance in what they do. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I think again the play action down the field has

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<v Speaker 1>definitely been a difference and it it jumps out at

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<v Speaker 1>your own tape.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And the receivers again they have and the pickings and

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson I think are outstanding. Are Thank you guys, Appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>you