WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>UM, he's in the building. But you know there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of administration stuff that needs to go from physical

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<v Speaker 1>to signing, the actual signing of the contract to get

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<v Speaker 1>into uniform and helmet fit and all that different stuff. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that's the plan. But UM you know, hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>that'll happen. If if not, it's not a setback. What

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<v Speaker 1>UM we'll see. UM you know we're a merit based defense. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't go in with a whole lot of preconceived notions. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not here to replace anybody. He's here to add

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<v Speaker 1>to our group, you know, And and I think that

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<v Speaker 1>as coaches, our job is to find out what guys

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<v Speaker 1>do the best and what guys bring to the part.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's got something different they bring to the party, and

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<v Speaker 1>UM you know we embrace that and try to find

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<v Speaker 1>a role for all of those guys. But what role

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to play, UM, you know is is yet

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<v Speaker 1>to be determined. UM. You know he's he's a very

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<v Speaker 1>experienced player. He's he's played at a hype, UM, at

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<v Speaker 1>a high level of production, plays with a lot of spirit. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>he's heavy in the run game. He's got natural leverage.

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<v Speaker 1>That's UM, that's a a kind way of saying he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's short, but he's he's really powerful. He understands blocking schemes, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and he has a good understanding pass games.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a little bit of experience in the defense.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what that means a whole lot. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a good player, stands on its own. He's done it

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<v Speaker 1>in different schames. What you see in the preseason games,

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<v Speaker 1>defense was obviously played pretty well the first two games.

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<v Speaker 1>And do you have you ever been fooled by something

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<v Speaker 1>you saw preseason when you got through the Riders. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that you say fooled by it, but

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<v Speaker 1>you can get, um, you can get a a skewed

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<v Speaker 1>version or skewed vision of it. I mean, for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time I was in Tennessee and our biggest division

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<v Speaker 1>rival was the Cult. And every year the Colts would

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<v Speaker 1>go oh and four in the preseason. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>if you said, hold, they're going to be down this year, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you were on the wrong boat. You know. They were

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran team. They were getting through. Um. Peyton didn't

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<v Speaker 1>play a whole lot. Um. Every year they were super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Every year they were Super Bowl contender UM. And another

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<v Speaker 1>part of before I got to Detroit UM the year

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<v Speaker 1>that they won, oh in sixteen, they were four and

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<v Speaker 1>oh in the preseason. So take it for what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that we got parking lot, we we got

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<v Speaker 1>like traffic jam going on around here. Good gracious UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So so you can read a little bit. Here's here's

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<v Speaker 1>what I think. It's it's important to UM see how

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<v Speaker 1>well we're executing a scheme, to see individual UM. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>effort is an individual production within the scheme. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>make the plays that should come to you. One of

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<v Speaker 1>the things I liked about the game on Thursday is

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<v Speaker 1>that we played everything that's I don't even know what

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<v Speaker 1>day it is, but that long drive, that sixteen play

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<v Speaker 1>drive that's very very difficult for a defense. And they

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<v Speaker 1>were going, you know, three yards, four yards, five yards,

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<v Speaker 1>and they kept you know, sort of moving the chains,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a difficult situation. Usually in those sixteen plays,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody breaks down, somebody misses a tackle, somebody blows an assignment,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody gets frustrated and tries to make a play they

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't make, and then you end up with a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was proud of The defense in that case

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<v Speaker 1>was they didn't Nobody panicked. They just kept playing. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>did their assignment. We ended up with the turnover that

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<v Speaker 1>came off of it. I think you're looking for those

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<v Speaker 1>things in the preseason. I want to ask about what

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<v Speaker 1>he's shown you, especially in the two games. Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen has a skill set of corner slash safety, played

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<v Speaker 1>both at Florida, you know, and we've moved him to

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<v Speaker 1>safety to try to take advantage of that. His challenge

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<v Speaker 1>had always been tackling and run game. You know. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>if you watched a little bit of him, that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>where he broke down a little bit. And early in

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<v Speaker 1>camp this year that's where he broke down. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's worked very hard and the coaches have worked

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<v Speaker 1>very hard with him to address that, and you're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the results of that. He's playing more aggressively in the

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<v Speaker 1>run game. And there's times that safeties can play aggressively

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<v Speaker 1>and there's times where they can. You know, when you're

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<v Speaker 1>the last line of defense, you got to get that

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<v Speaker 1>guy on the ground whoever you can. But there's sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>where there's leverage and there's hold to fill, you need

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<v Speaker 1>to be a missile, you need to go fill it.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's done a good job of that. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's on the right track. We just need to

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<v Speaker 1>keep seeing improvement from him. He's kind. I'm very proud

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<v Speaker 1>of him. He's done a really good job. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's easy to work on your strengths. He's really shown

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<v Speaker 1>that he's willing to work on his weaknesses and it's

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<v Speaker 1>shown on the field. Have you ever rotated it a linebacker?

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<v Speaker 1>We're having more than three specializing a field. Yeah. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you feel comfortable with run down? Yeah? I think I

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<v Speaker 1>go back yet to be seen. Um, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>that falls into my terrible analogy. If everybody brings something

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<v Speaker 1>to the party, you know, I mean, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>everybody if everybody about the same thing, it would be

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<v Speaker 1>a crappy party, you know, Or it might be a

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<v Speaker 1>really good party. Maybe you look at it that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's a really good one. But um, if everybody brings

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing, you know, I mean, you got you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta you gotta accentuate these guys strengths. Um. We talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that a lot as a defensive line with rolling

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<v Speaker 1>guys throw. We do it as a secondary there's Nickels,

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<v Speaker 1>there's dimes, there's things like that. There's no reason that

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<v Speaker 1>you can't do that as um as linebackers. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you see from calday because the Steelers, UM see the

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<v Speaker 1>same stuff that we saw from him last year. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran player, he's from before he got hurt last

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<v Speaker 1>year he was playing. There's there's the there's little defender, motorcycles. UM. Awesome, awesome, UM, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Nolan Um. Right off the bat, we weren't in we

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<v Speaker 1>were in a run stop in defense. They were in

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<v Speaker 1>a run set quarterback check to a pass. No one

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<v Speaker 1>just went up. I thought that was really the tone

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<v Speaker 1>setter for the for the day because they tried to

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<v Speaker 1>take a shot right away. He's in great position, knocks

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<v Speaker 1>the ball away. They're not even breaking a sweat that

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<v Speaker 1>set up his interception later on. Too. Very reliable, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a pro. Been very pleased with him, and he's done

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<v Speaker 1>a really good job of managing his body as he's

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<v Speaker 1>come off of that injury. Marcus Smith and Stephen Means

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<v Speaker 1>it seemed like they were pretty active obviously in the

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<v Speaker 1>game against the Steelers. What have you kind of seen

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<v Speaker 1>from them so far? Same stuff we've seen from those

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<v Speaker 1>guys in training camp just about every day. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys started. You guys were probably on Stephen Means

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<v Speaker 1>before anybody else because you saw the same things we saw.

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<v Speaker 1>And Marcus was doing very well. He just had to

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<v Speaker 1>set back with the concussion and this time, but he

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<v Speaker 1>sort of picked up right where he left off. The

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<v Speaker 1>thing I'm most proud about with Marcus is that he's

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<v Speaker 1>done a good job in the run game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's not just it's a little bit like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Jalen watkins Um. You know, he's a very

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<v Speaker 1>skilled athlete and he's fast, he's smooth. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>was a quarterback when he first went to Louisville. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that stuff shows where he was really made good

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<v Speaker 1>improvement is set in the edge of our defense, attack

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<v Speaker 1>and tackles. He did that against a physical group from Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a great sign. How didn't do the economy

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<v Speaker 1>between playing to win right now? As you mentioned, as

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<v Speaker 1>an Earth based defense versus growing in developing in the

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<v Speaker 1>talent into the defense of the boar um, you always

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<v Speaker 1>want to develop. I think that's I think you can

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<v Speaker 1>do both. I mean, why why does one have to

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<v Speaker 1>be mutual. Why do they have to be mutually exclusive? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's ways to develop talent and still have

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<v Speaker 1>an approach that you're going to win. I think we

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<v Speaker 1>owe it to the locker room, we owe it to defend.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna try our very best to win every single game. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, and there's never been a word of any

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<v Speaker 1>difference in this building. We're gonna try everything weekend to

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<v Speaker 1>win every game that we play. So, you know, developing

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<v Speaker 1>players in that I don't I don't know that you

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<v Speaker 1>can't do both. How often had been Mike Martin miss

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<v Speaker 1>by being out and is he's still considered one of

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<v Speaker 1>the top back up at interior lineman. Um, he was

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<v Speaker 1>doing very well before he missed that time. He fits

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<v Speaker 1>the defense. He was making life hard on the offensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what you want from those guys. He did

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<v Speaker 1>have a sit back as far as miss time. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>we can get him back on the field and like

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like Marcus or even um, you know Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Mills or No One Caroline, those guys that's miss time.

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<v Speaker 1>He can step right back in and pick up where

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<v Speaker 1>he left off because he was playing at a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>Before he missed. The times been very logal and the

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<v Speaker 1>challenges generally just a six to five four four receiver. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just try to stay on the defensive side. You

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<v Speaker 1>can be asked those questions city offensive guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean those big basketball wide receivers. To do you

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<v Speaker 1>have a sense of his fitness and for an older

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<v Speaker 1>guy who hasn't been in a camp, how do you

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<v Speaker 1>approach him in practice that um I did have a

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with him and said he had been training twice

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<v Speaker 1>a day. He knows, he's he's a veteran play he's

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<v Speaker 1>been through. I think this is eleven years for him,

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<v Speaker 1>might be twelve, you know, other than the ACL I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think, and maybe since he left, but I

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<v Speaker 1>know when I was with him in Detroit, we tried

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<v Speaker 1>to give him a that day off in training camp

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<v Speaker 1>and told the trainers, hey, you know, Toby will be

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<v Speaker 1>down today. And he came in my office mad as

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<v Speaker 1>a hornet, and I was ready to practice, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hey, look, you know, let's you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>starting to get up a little bit. Let's let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>be smart with this. And he's like, you're ruining my streak,

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<v Speaker 1>like we're talking about her. Coach, I've never missed a practice,

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<v Speaker 1>never missed a game. But he had never missed a practice.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think he said going back to high school,

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<v Speaker 1>going back to NC State high school, eight years at

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, he had never missed a practice in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>So guys like that, there's you know, they know how

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<v Speaker 1>to get themselves ready. He knows he's not coming in

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<v Speaker 1>here with his eyes shut, not knowing what he's getting.

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean he's done it before, he'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to he'll be able to do that. I'd be very

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<v Speaker 1>surprised if it was a different case that day. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 1>he went out to practice. We cut his reps a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, but he still went out. I respect that.

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<v Speaker 1>I respect guys thatt one. I mean I had the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing with Calvin Johnson, the same thing with Kyle

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<v Speaker 1>van deibosch Um. You know those guys that you know

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<v Speaker 1>we have we have some guys here that that don't

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<v Speaker 1>like that. You know, they want to be out there

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<v Speaker 1>with their teammates. That's even if they're not taking their

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<v Speaker 1>full regiment of reps. They feel like their presence on

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<v Speaker 1>the field helps and it does. Um, yeah, we we

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<v Speaker 1>we cut his reps a little bit. We compromise a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. I'm not a big compromiser, but I respect

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<v Speaker 1>guys that have played a long time. I have tremendous

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<v Speaker 1>respect for guys to get ten years in the NFL. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>because you can't make ten years on talent alone. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't make ten yards years by being a try hard guy. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to have a great combination of things and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And also in ten years, just face it,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be working with different coaching staffs in ten years.

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<v Speaker 1>You got to have the ability to work in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different schemes, whether you're an offensive player or

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive player. Um, you know. I'll bow down to

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<v Speaker 1>guys to play ten years in this league because that's

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<v Speaker 1>tough business, the most important in your mind, in your mind,

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<v Speaker 1>you put extra stocking it and it's important that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys go against a lot for an extended pred especially

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<v Speaker 1>after not facing Ben. We play whoever they put out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't matter if it's a regular season or preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't control that. So I don't know if I

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<v Speaker 1>want to read too much into that. Every game is

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<v Speaker 1>important there's competition for jobs, there's competition for roster spot.

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<v Speaker 1>There's some guys that are trying to make a good

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<v Speaker 1>impression to hopefully make the practice squad. So that's important

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<v Speaker 1>enough for our guys without putting anything to do with

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<v Speaker 1>the Colts. Oh, he wants to play the squad. There's

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<v Speaker 1>something he's discussed. Is that a role you see him

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<v Speaker 1>fitting on this deal? Well? He does, he does. Both

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<v Speaker 1>him and Rodney have to do it in our base

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<v Speaker 1>defense and having those guys give you the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>not have to go to nickel personnel when teams run

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<v Speaker 1>three wide receivers and you know that's the profile safeties

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<v Speaker 1>has changed over the years. You know that big indo

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<v Speaker 1>box safety that was an extra linebacker. You know that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's a tough guy to hide because the offense

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<v Speaker 1>can personnel you and things like that. But it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a security bank. I for the coordinator, for the coach

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<v Speaker 1>to know that if they do give you a third

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver, they give you a set that you know

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to have a matchup it, blitz whatever it

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<v Speaker 1>is that you have guys that can do that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're in nickel and you want to run a blitz,

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<v Speaker 1>one of your safety is going to cover a wide receiver.

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<v Speaker 1>So he does he does do that in our scheme

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<v Speaker 1>and it's very valuable. Um it might be on first

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<v Speaker 1>and ten, it might be coming it might not be

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<v Speaker 1>what you think of playing the slot, but it might

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<v Speaker 1>be coming out of our base package. It doesn't make

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<v Speaker 1>any less important. He's a very valuable guy. And I'd

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<v Speaker 1>say Rodney in that same in that same vein. Both

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys have corner in their back ground and

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<v Speaker 1>that was part of the profile of us bringing them here. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks guys. H