WEBVTT - Steve Wilks on Making Adjustments Heading into Week 10 | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a little minute since I've seen you, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good to be back into the fold. Most importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>coming off the bye week, I think it was at

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect time for us as a team, particularly as

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<v Speaker 1>a defense. In getting back this week, I saw a

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<v Speaker 1>difference in the guys, just a great level of energy.

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<v Speaker 1>Seemed like they were recharged, refreshed mentally as well as

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<v Speaker 1>typically and I think they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Ready to go. We've had a good week of practice

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<v Speaker 2>thus far.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to finish on the right note today and

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow before we get on the plane. We're playing a

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<v Speaker 1>good football team, a real good football team, a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>team that I think is well coached.

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<v Speaker 2>They have some dynamic.

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<v Speaker 1>Football players ETN and my opinion is one of the

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<v Speaker 1>top backs. He probably don't get the recognition that he deserves,

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<v Speaker 1>but three down back that can make it happen in

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<v Speaker 1>all phases of the game. You look at the tight end, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's phenomenal, you know Ingram just like, I mean, what

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<v Speaker 1>what can he do? You know when you watch him

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<v Speaker 1>on tape, he does it all. He's out at number

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<v Speaker 1>one at receiver. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>They put him in a slot uh. Inline blocking for.

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<v Speaker 1>Us the run game I think he's phenomenal and of

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<v Speaker 1>course Christian Kirk drafting him in Arizona, uh, still playing

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level. Definitely got to know exactly where

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<v Speaker 1>he is at all times, and I think really has

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<v Speaker 1>you know, revitalized his career going down there with Peterson.

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<v Speaker 1>He's doing some good things. And you know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the quarterback, he does a great job number one,

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<v Speaker 1>protecting the football, turn it over, you know, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think they have a great balance in running and passing

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<v Speaker 1>and not trying to put a lot on him, and

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<v Speaker 1>he does an extremely great job for us getting the

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<v Speaker 1>ball out quickly, so and giving an overview of those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to go execute, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about everything we do up front, number one, stopping

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<v Speaker 1>this run game, and you know, when they are in

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity where they're going to pass the we got

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<v Speaker 1>to execute on the back end. So uh, with that,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take your questions. You mentioned the the energy this week.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, looking back before the the Bengals game, was

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<v Speaker 3>dead noticeable to you that there was a dip in.

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<v Speaker 2>Energy at that point? Uh Y you could say that,

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<v Speaker 2>uh that we noticed it.

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<v Speaker 1>I noticed it, but we got we got a good group,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know sometime for fatigue sets in. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it came at the right time. It it

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely never been a question of effort, uh from

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<v Speaker 1>our guys and how we practice. I think they go

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<v Speaker 1>out and give us everything each and every day. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you look at nine weeks in into it,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it came at the right time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday that you moved out to the field. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>What what was kind of your input into that decision

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<v Speaker 3>and how do you think it can help?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I mean, I mean, guys t to me, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think just very canon. I think we're making

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger deal out of it then than it needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be, to be honest. But uh, I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to communicate with the guys a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more doing the game. You know, certain things that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm seeing, I'd rather be able to talk to them

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<v Speaker 1>directly than.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, to communicate with coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>I think our coaches do a great job number one,

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the week, but also in game adjustments. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of the things I've really you know, pride

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves on and how we communicate as a staff and

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<v Speaker 1>making the right things throughout the game. So it's just

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<v Speaker 1>really with me just wanting to be able to communicate

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<v Speaker 1>with those guys a little bit more. You mentioned in

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<v Speaker 1>the spring that you you're gonna go cutting her off

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<v Speaker 1>too follows, Yeah, did.

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<v Speaker 3>You just mentioned in the spring that you get a

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<v Speaker 3>little too emotional or you know, we wanted to kind

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<v Speaker 3>of ring that in or whatever when you are on

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<v Speaker 3>the field that do you feel like maybe that could

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<v Speaker 3>be a good thing though, that you can break some

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<v Speaker 3>of that emotion that well.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, to be honest, when when you look at our

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<v Speaker 1>guys and I've been doing this for a while, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that's part of what they're missing and

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<v Speaker 1>what they need.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, sometimes it can be good.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, we all feed off each other,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, coaches, we feed off one another.

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<v Speaker 2>I feed off the players.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh so you know it depends, but I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>more or less than the communication part that we can,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, have that dialogue direct face to face and

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<v Speaker 1>try to make the adjustment that we need to make

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Pane, as you're looking at the film, what do you

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<v Speaker 3>think he's maybe so successful this season?

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<v Speaker 1>H I think again, I think coach Peterson, Doug does

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<v Speaker 1>a good job just with the scheme and and the

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<v Speaker 1>things that they're doing. Uh, he has a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>weapons around him that that sort of compliments him a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, you know, Like I said, a ramp and

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<v Speaker 1>rave about the tight end and the receiving core that

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<v Speaker 1>they have. So and he's a powerful runner and it

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<v Speaker 1>has the ability to be able to also take it

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<v Speaker 1>outside and has good speed.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think he again three down back given what's

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<v Speaker 2>happened the last three weeks. You know, I try to

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<v Speaker 2>stay out of the past.

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<v Speaker 1>When when I say that the obvious is the obvious,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but you know, dwelling on the past three weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not gonna really change what we try and to

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<v Speaker 1>get done.

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<v Speaker 2>And our focus been since we've been back.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, you know, it's just you know, one at

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<v Speaker 1>a time, you know, let's just go, you know, refocus

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves to do what we got to do to get

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<v Speaker 1>this game. And I think we know in the in

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<v Speaker 1>the previous games we were there, we played hard. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to go execute, you know, we gotta we got

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<v Speaker 1>to make plays when given the opportunity. I got to

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<v Speaker 1>do a better job again, just put them in better positions,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is gonna, you know, help them go execute.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, third down it's been hurting us. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to get off the field. You know, we've had

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<v Speaker 1>those guys in both games third and long and all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, you know, Borrow, great job of him

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<v Speaker 1>being athletic, he gets out of it third and long.

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<v Speaker 1>Going back to Minnesota, opportunity to get off the fielding

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<v Speaker 1>we did and just sort of spout right there with

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<v Speaker 1>the first drive. So those are things that we have

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<v Speaker 1>to correct things.

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<v Speaker 3>If you could just clear up on the communications stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>One, when you are upstairs and we.

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<v Speaker 3>Would be calling plays, you have to go through like

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<v Speaker 3>Johnny Holland to.

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<v Speaker 2>Get the plays in.

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<v Speaker 3>Was there any communication issues with that in terms of

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<v Speaker 3>timing or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, none, whatsoever. Again, Uh, the coaches do a

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous job and communicating with those guys. I just felt

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<v Speaker 1>the need, you know, to be able to wanna, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>communicate directly you know nothing what Uh the coaches have

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<v Speaker 1>been doing and like I said before, doing a great job. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I just wanna feel a little bit more presence on

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<v Speaker 1>the sideline.

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<v Speaker 2>Another part of that is in terms of the different

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<v Speaker 2>position groups.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously you work a lot with the secondary and so

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<v Speaker 3>I'm I'm imagining that's those are the guys you wanna

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<v Speaker 3>speak more directly.

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<v Speaker 1>With the To be quite honest, I wanna talk to

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<v Speaker 1>all the guys because I have certain thoughts that are

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<v Speaker 1>going through my mind as I'm sitting there going through

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<v Speaker 1>the game and trying to call things, and I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>at my call sheet and I say, man, okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about this. Well, now I can go right over

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<v Speaker 1>to the D line and say, okay, I'm looking and

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<v Speaker 1>change this up next series. You know, uh, it could

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<v Speaker 1>be with the the back seven forwards, the past concepts

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<v Speaker 1>where where maybe getting hurt on a certain route and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it could be empty and I want, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanna change this. So again, it's just a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more dialogue coming directly from me, so so more.

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<v Speaker 3>Not breaking news that you know, as the defense, it

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<v Speaker 3>has it quite looked like itself last three games. You've

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<v Speaker 3>been receiving criticism or skepticism. You've been doing this for

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<v Speaker 3>a while. I'm sure this is nothing it new to you,

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<v Speaker 3>But how you handling you know, this level of kind

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<v Speaker 3>of personal adversity.

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<v Speaker 1>I can I can honestly say, I'm sort of built

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<v Speaker 1>for this, you know, not not in an arrogant way,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, I've always believe it is is certain.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's two things. It's what you hear and what

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<v Speaker 1>you listen to. You know, So I hear a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the outside noise. I don't listen to it good

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<v Speaker 1>or bad, you know. Uh, as you mentioned, I've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing this for a while, and I understand the emotions,

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<v Speaker 1>uh of this game and and what we play at

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<v Speaker 1>this level.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. I try not to be emotional, you know. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>We're five and three.

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<v Speaker 1>The standard is so high here alright, and we lost

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<v Speaker 1>three in a row that everybody feel like the settling

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<v Speaker 1>is collapsing on us.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. We're in a good position. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to turn it around. So uh, we got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of football ahead of us. You know. We

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to start progressing, get better in November and start

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<v Speaker 1>playing our best in December. So I've seen this, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been around this. I can take it. I'm the new

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<v Speaker 1>guy in you know. Uh, it is what it is. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I have confidence in myself, most importantly, I have confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in those players and the coaches that we're together, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna come through this.

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<v Speaker 3>And how it's his relationship with Nicholas that helped him

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<v Speaker 3>come along.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, great relationship those guys, of course, as you all know,

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<v Speaker 1>played together. I think he has truly come in and

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<v Speaker 1>fit into the culture that these guys have set.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Bosh has made that transition seamless form Uh

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<v Speaker 1>and Uh, I think he's excited just because Uh he's

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<v Speaker 1>in a different climate, different element, you know. And Uh

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<v Speaker 1>he came in and A and in Washington and was

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<v Speaker 1>thrust in a situation where he had to be a

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<v Speaker 1>leader as a rookie. And that's tough when you have

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<v Speaker 1>no one to really look to the right or the

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<v Speaker 1>left of to try to pattern yourself out of. So

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<v Speaker 1>he has a lot of guys here in this locker

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<v Speaker 1>room that he can lean on.

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<v Speaker 3>How are players able to communicate to you? Do they

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<v Speaker 3>have to go to a coach or are they able

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<v Speaker 3>to directly communicate with you when.

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<v Speaker 1>You're up there? Uh, well, there's a lot of times

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<v Speaker 1>either I talk to him either on the phone or

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<v Speaker 1>I have the coaches put the headsets on. So Uh, again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just U a great opportunity for me to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to look at certain things on the on the Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>surface the iPad, and then I can go directly to

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<v Speaker 1>that guy and say, Okay, this is what I'm seeing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and then we can have that dialogue and

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<v Speaker 1>communicate and talk, and you know, I like to also

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<v Speaker 1>know how they're seeing things, you know, and when the

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<v Speaker 1>flow and the course of a game. So that's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>allow me to be able to call certain things differently, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>according to how they see it as well or right,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you, okay,