WEBVTT - Press Conference: Carson Wentz December 9

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<v Speaker 1>Defense. That's a good defense, good team. They play hard,

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<v Speaker 1>and we just couldn't stay on the field, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we couldn't stay on the field. And then uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we just couldn't established long drives and put things together

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<v Speaker 1>and just didn't execute. On the second and goal from

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<v Speaker 1>at thede eleven, it looked like, tell me if it's right,

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<v Speaker 1>did you check to a run there where the small

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<v Speaker 1>even If so, what did you see on that play?

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<v Speaker 1>It was it was already a run play down the

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<v Speaker 1>next play after that, you drew to Arst on this

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<v Speaker 1>on a slant. It looked like what was your decision

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<v Speaker 1>making behind that? Yeah, they were just playing super soft coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I was just trying to get it to

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<v Speaker 1>him underneath so he could hopefully get in, get in

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<v Speaker 1>from in the middle there, because they just went shelt

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<v Speaker 1>coverage and got wide. So when we just didn't hit,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a where you went the opening kickoff was reversed,

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<v Speaker 1>went back to the councoys. Yeah, honestly, I'm not I

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<v Speaker 1>never even saw it, so I just I just know

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<v Speaker 1>that that we all went on the field assuming it

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<v Speaker 1>was that way, and um, yeah, I got no opinion

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<v Speaker 1>on that though. How frustrating. Is it getting that? It

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<v Speaker 1>seems like every week we said here and ask you

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<v Speaker 1>about the slow starts, and we're here with thirteen or four. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's frustrating. I mean it's absolutely frustrating. And with the

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<v Speaker 1>talent that we feel we have on the offense side

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball, and um, just couldn't execute, couldn't sustain

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<v Speaker 1>drives and came up short here and there, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah we got a doubt. That's frustrating. Which really flipped

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<v Speaker 1>and you know down the stretch in the fourth quarter there,

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<v Speaker 1>what was the key? Hard to say? Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we just started playing our our football, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of went back to the basics a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit and just gave our guys, um, you know, they

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<v Speaker 1>were playing a lot of one on one on the

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<v Speaker 1>outside and just gave you know, Nelson and uh Aj

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<v Speaker 1>some opportunities there and they were able to make some

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<v Speaker 1>big place. We went some more dual persnow down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch and Dallas became a factor allowed that. Yeah. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, Dallas is a great player. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a great player. Tough matchup, um as far as

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<v Speaker 1>being covered and everything. So, UM, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just kind in response to how Dallas was playing

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<v Speaker 1>us defensively. Um to get Dallas and Hurts on the

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<v Speaker 1>same on the field together, Um, I and we tried

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<v Speaker 1>to take advantage of it a little bit. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you explain kind of where the teammates at this point?

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<v Speaker 1>Say that again, you knew the stakes of this game, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you explain where the teammates at this point

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<v Speaker 1>or I guess rationalized where the teams Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we're not gonna you know, get anything, do anything crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, as far as you know where we're at,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we um, we will never quit, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that will never quit. And um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>we're just gonna keep competing our tails off and preparing

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<v Speaker 1>our tails off and let the chips fall where they may.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a strip sac at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. What happened on that part? Uh, it's strip sac.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I was trying to get it out and

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't just feel more here or I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it was behind me. I don't know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard and stuff, but ideally I could get that ball

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<v Speaker 1>out earlier, hopefully. And there was a lot of frustrating

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<v Speaker 1>moments in this game, and how much of it impact

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<v Speaker 1>you think the rest had from that opening kickoff to

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<v Speaker 1>even if they got her teaching coming back. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>never want to sit and question the rest. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they have a hard job to do, and uh, quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't ever really see the calls. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't really see them on the JumboTron from where we're at,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't really I'm not gonna stand up here

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<v Speaker 1>in question um what they did and how they affected

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<v Speaker 1>the game at all, like a stunned silence and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of them a game your perspective, what were you

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<v Speaker 1>guys feeling? Yeah, I mean that's a tough loss. It's

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<v Speaker 1>tough loss. I mean again, we kind of knew the

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<v Speaker 1>stakes of this game, and uh, you know we were

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<v Speaker 1>able to uh stay in it. You know, we were

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<v Speaker 1>able to stay in it, and you know, we were

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<v Speaker 1>we were struggling there for a while and then we

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<v Speaker 1>battled back and we were extremely resilient and we just

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<v Speaker 1>came up short, you know, and that's uh, that's never fun.

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<v Speaker 1>It's never fun. And then to lose on on that

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<v Speaker 1>play the way it happened, um, where Ursul made a

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<v Speaker 1>great play and it just you know, bounced their way

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<v Speaker 1>and um yeah, just kind of you could say stunned

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, but just frustrating for sure. Is part

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<v Speaker 1>of the journey may be open for you guys this season. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't. We don't look at that at all, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean everyone, Um, like I said earlier, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>just keep competing and keep preparing, um, and not really

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<v Speaker 1>look at any of that outside stuff and just keep

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<v Speaker 1>doing what we do and you know, try and get

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<v Speaker 1>on a role here. And like I said, let the

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<v Speaker 1>ships fall where they may. Did you want to go

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<v Speaker 1>for them two? Um? Yeah, that's coaches call. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a coach's call. And um with him one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know it's always you could always argue it's

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<v Speaker 1>easy in hindsight to to look at that, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>we made the decision and went over time and just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get it done. That said after after you guys

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<v Speaker 1>didn't go for two, and you do get to touch

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<v Speaker 1>the ball again. So let's go through your mind as

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<v Speaker 1>you watch the rest of the game. Wan pulled the

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<v Speaker 1>helpless feeling. You know, it's helpless feeling. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of confidence in the defense they were

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<v Speaker 1>making place today. Um, and then you know, we just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't you know, like I said, it's help was feeling

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<v Speaker 1>not not going back out on that field. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just didn't do an early offensively and that cost

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<v Speaker 1>us as much talent as you guys have. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you ain't kind of mentioned it there with slow starts.

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<v Speaker 1>But are you surprised you guys are sitting where you're

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<v Speaker 1>sitting with three games to go with what you guys

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<v Speaker 1>did last year and having so many pieces that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we're absolutely surprised where we're at. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we never envisioned ourselves. We never kind of pencil ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>into be a losing record at this point in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>We hold ourselves to high standards and high expectations, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is extremely frustrating where we're sitting right now, after

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five yard touchdowns called back? What are you saying there?

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<v Speaker 1>What are you doing in that moment? Yeah? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>and first of all, everyone was tired because everyone just

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<v Speaker 1>ran all the way down there and had to come back.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I just said, hey, keep a leaving,

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<v Speaker 1>keep a leaving, and then let's let's go get this done.

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<v Speaker 1>And we did. You know, we went down and scored

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<v Speaker 1>there at the end. But again it was just too little,

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<v Speaker 1>too late. It's sort of arbitrary for a coin toss

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<v Speaker 1>to have such a big impact on the game. But

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<v Speaker 1>did you But why did you choose what you chose?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you consider? Yeah, I didn't make the call. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't make the call. And you know that's just over time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's just the way it happened today. And um, again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's tough. You look back at this team previous twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the overriding theme that you guys have not been

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<v Speaker 1>able to get a rhythm game. I mean you could

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<v Speaker 1>say that a little bit. You know, we we obviously, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's seeing what we put out there, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and getting in rhythm and starting slow has unfortunately been

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<v Speaker 1>a common theme for us, and that's something we got

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<v Speaker 1>to look hard at. And um, again, we believe we

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<v Speaker 1>have the guys to start fast and just stay on it. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, it's it's tough, and you could say there's

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<v Speaker 1>there's a bit of a theme there that's that's frustrating

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. That's a follow up to that. As you

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<v Speaker 1>fly back tonight, what's gonna bother you the most, the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that we lost, I mean, first and foremost fact

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<v Speaker 1>that we lost. You know, there's there's handful of plays

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, I think everybody wants back. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna I'm gonna watch the tape and um be

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<v Speaker 1>critical of myself and everything. But it's hard to say

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<v Speaker 1>one specific thing other than that we we just didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get it done. Thanks Gad,