WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Getting the ball out quicker. Um against you guys to

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<v Speaker 1>combat the aggressiveness of the front, How can you what

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<v Speaker 1>can you guys do to combat that? Um? Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a couple of things. First, UM, some of

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<v Speaker 1>those things you have a hard time stopping. But it

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<v Speaker 1>puts more of an emphasis on your third down defense.

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<v Speaker 1>And in this last game, if he was going to

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<v Speaker 1>get it out quick, we had to we had to

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to win on third down. We didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do that. And you know, if you almost say small ball,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you make them try to continue drives and

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<v Speaker 1>and make plays or make drives without getting big plays

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<v Speaker 1>and getting the ball out quick, then we got to

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<v Speaker 1>put bigger emphasis on getting off to fail. We always

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<v Speaker 1>put an emphasis on third down, but we have to

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<v Speaker 1>we have to find a way to get off the

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<v Speaker 1>field on third down. So it has a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>do with it. But coverage goes hand in hand with

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<v Speaker 1>rush and UM. You know, if we can get those

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<v Speaker 1>guys covered well enough then that you know that you

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<v Speaker 1>know they can make the quarterback hold the ball a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit longer. I think the other part that goes

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<v Speaker 1>into it is third down. You know, if you can hold,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can put them in third down in long situations,

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<v Speaker 1>can't throw quick, you know, So I think all of

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<v Speaker 1>those things go hand in hand, combination, rush, end coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>A specific third down it was thirty five and both

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<v Speaker 1>cornerbacks were playing about ten yards off and Aaron went

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<v Speaker 1>right at McKelvin and hit Jordy Nelson for thirteen yards.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that it's up to the cornerback to the side.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes they're playing press or off. But in that circumstance,

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<v Speaker 1>is that Is that the technique that you want or

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<v Speaker 1>why do we see them playing off? It seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>too much. Well, there's a lot of things that go

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<v Speaker 1>into up off from disguise. You know, if you're up

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<v Speaker 1>so many times, you dictate what routes you're getting a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of times those are deeper routes if you're up,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if you're off, sometimes you're getting shorter routes.

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<v Speaker 1>I think both of them are effective techniques. We didn't

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<v Speaker 1>play our technique very well. We didn't deny inn breakers,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a big part of this. And you can

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<v Speaker 1>deny in breakers from being up or being off. We've

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<v Speaker 1>done that, and then you can play short routes from off.

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<v Speaker 1>But you just can't give any ground you have to stick.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was more of a technique than it

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<v Speaker 1>was our actual alignment. You have to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>mix it up. You can't give them a steady dose

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<v Speaker 1>of any one thing. But I think it also goes

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<v Speaker 1>into what I said before. You know, third down and five,

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<v Speaker 1>third down and one third down and two, those are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more difficult with that quarterback, with that offense.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to find a way to get them into

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<v Speaker 1>more third down and longs. And we didn't do a

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<v Speaker 1>good enough job in this game. Is there anything that

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<v Speaker 1>it could be done to help you guys with Fletcher Cox,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the production schematically well, you know, honestly, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not really worried about anybody any one player's production. We're

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<v Speaker 1>worried about the production of our defense. We haven't had

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<v Speaker 1>We haven't had sacks the last couple of weeks. We

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<v Speaker 1>need sacks to be able to help our team. That

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<v Speaker 1>puts them in third down and longs. It gets off

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<v Speaker 1>the field on third and long, It forces turners, forced

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers last couple of weeks. Um, I think that the

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<v Speaker 1>best way to help any individual player is the other

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<v Speaker 1>players around him do his job and he does his

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<v Speaker 1>job the best, and you can't. You can't the best

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<v Speaker 1>he can, and you can't get frustrated, and you can't

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<v Speaker 1>press to try to make a play, because that's when

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<v Speaker 1>you start bleeding in other places. And I think that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Fletch understands that it's the performance of our defense.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not a selfish player. Maybe this is the emphasis

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<v Speaker 1>every week. Tell me if it is. But with a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Rogers, do you particularly want to disrupt early,

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<v Speaker 1>because I mean, you know, gosh, he seemed to get

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<v Speaker 1>into a rhythm where he felt really, really comfortable. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, that's the that's the object all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I think it was I don't know, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the second players at that game, we blitched and

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<v Speaker 1>he ripped the ball out to that slot player. We

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<v Speaker 1>got a great chance there. We didn't make tackle. Um

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<v Speaker 1>you know that that could have gone a long way. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Jalen Mills had tight coverage on Jordy Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>knocks the ball away, Jordy falls on his back and

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<v Speaker 1>the ball falls right to him. And sometimes sometimes you're

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<v Speaker 1>on the wrong side of those and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but that doesn't change our job. We have to do

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<v Speaker 1>something to help our team win. We didn't do anything

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<v Speaker 1>to help our team win, you know, and you could

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<v Speaker 1>probably make a case and our other losses that we

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<v Speaker 1>did something to try to put us in position to win. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we'd always didn't play our best. We might

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<v Speaker 1>not have played well enough to win, but we did something.

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<v Speaker 1>Particularly this last game, we were pour on third down,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't get turnovers. UM. You know, we allowed long drives.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we talked a long time earlier this season

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<v Speaker 1>about long drives and how our offense was controlling the

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<v Speaker 1>ball and our defense was getting off the field, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was a great formula. UM. You know, we self

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<v Speaker 1>inflicted allowed a lot of long drives off sides on

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<v Speaker 1>third down, rough to quarterback after we got to stop. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we had twelve guys on the pump return team. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, and in my mind, that's a defensive thing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's not a special team things. Most of those

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<v Speaker 1>guys are defensive players anyway, UM gave them another chance

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<v Speaker 1>to come bird. All those led to points. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it goes back to the first question. When you play

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<v Speaker 1>an offense, that's um, that's highly efficient, that's hot. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>When you have opportunities. You can't make mistakes. We made

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<v Speaker 1>too many mistakes in that game, and mistakes for the

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<v Speaker 1>most part, came on third down. Liars. This year, it's

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<v Speaker 1>been a problem of free exchag. What's that reflective of?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think that early in yeah, we did.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a couple where we rough to quarterback that

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<v Speaker 1>we were off the field on third down, and it

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<v Speaker 1>kept it alive. I think it goes back to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you if you want to rush the passer and

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be around the quarterback, there's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>some of those. Um, some of them are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be unavoidable. I don't think any of these were unavoidable,

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<v Speaker 1>any of the ones we've had. You know, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>specific strike zone on the quarterback and and you know

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be hit in the frame. Sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>can get unlucky, you can duck his head, you can

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<v Speaker 1>hit him in the head. Sometimes you can knock get

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<v Speaker 1>knocked into a guy and go low. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's up to us as pass rushers, it's

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<v Speaker 1>up to us as blitzers not to put us in

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<v Speaker 1>those in those positions, whether you know, I mean, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a competitive game. You know you're going to get,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a defensive hold or a pass interference. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing tight coverage, Um, you know you're gonna you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get some hits on the quarterback that you know

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<v Speaker 1>are sort of unavoidable. But there's been plenty that have

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<v Speaker 1>been avoidable, and when we've committed those, it's put our

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<v Speaker 1>team at risk and we haven't won games as a result.

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<v Speaker 1>And they're hard lessons to learn. But um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for us to get where we want to get to,

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<v Speaker 1>us a defense and as a team, we have to

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<v Speaker 1>put that behind us. Back to the sacks. First first

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<v Speaker 1>six games, you have twenty six. Last five you have six.

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<v Speaker 1>Am I making too much of that disparity or it

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<v Speaker 1>has something changed. No, I don't think there's anything changed.

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<v Speaker 1>I think sometimes it's opponent. Um. You know, sometimes the

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<v Speaker 1>ball comes out quick and you have to do a

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<v Speaker 1>good job in coverage, and you know, if they want

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<v Speaker 1>to try to get it out quick, you have to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, get off the field on third down. And

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there's a lot of ways to avoid SAX.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure offensive coordinators go in and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>this team, um can generate pressure. This team has made

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<v Speaker 1>big play, sacking the quarterback force and turnovers and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. So that's going to be their objective to

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<v Speaker 1>stay away. I think a lot of it also can

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<v Speaker 1>do with can deal with score games. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>those early games we had nice leads, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's easy to rush the pass or when you have

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a good lead. We haven't had as

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<v Speaker 1>many leads. I think, um, Atlanta probably is the outlier

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<v Speaker 1>or the outlier in there. Um, regardless of how you

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<v Speaker 1>get it done. We got to keep points off the board.

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<v Speaker 1>And our goal isn't to get sacks, even though sacks

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<v Speaker 1>help us accomplish that. You know, our goal isn't to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, stop rushing yards or stop passing. Our jobs

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<v Speaker 1>to keep points off the board, and particularly these last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks, I don't think we've done a good

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<v Speaker 1>enough job of that. Um. You know, we got to

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<v Speaker 1>take advantage of the opportunities we have. If you're not

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<v Speaker 1>making those big plays, you're not making those game changing plays,

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<v Speaker 1>then you've got to find a way to make to

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<v Speaker 1>make the don't know what you call him, the nondescript plays,

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<v Speaker 1>make them efficient and just out efficient. The offense should

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<v Speaker 1>start and play the full entire game over the others. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that the way that the game

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<v Speaker 1>before came. You know, Jalen had a rough outing against Seattle,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, gave up a lot of plays

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<v Speaker 1>in that game too. He's a rookie. He's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have some up and downs. We're trying to manage that

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<v Speaker 1>corner position, trying to you know, get a good rotation

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<v Speaker 1>in there. I think all those guys have made enough

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<v Speaker 1>plays to continue to deserve playing. Why don't you talk

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<v Speaker 1>after games? I just I just do what the league

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<v Speaker 1>requires us to do. When you see the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the players, obviously they have to talk afterwards

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, to take the face that kind of accountability.

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<v Speaker 1>The head coach has to talk three times before we

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<v Speaker 1>have a chance to talk to you. And even though

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<v Speaker 1>that you're in charge of the defense. I mean, can

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<v Speaker 1>you see where there's people answering where maybe you know

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<v Speaker 1>there's an opportunity where you could be well, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we could move up earlier in the week. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna do what's required. And um, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to take away from coach Peterson on game day.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been a head coach before I understand the way

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<v Speaker 1>that goes. I mean, there needs to be one voice,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's, uh, that's important. UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm not. I'm certainly not. I mean I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't know me well enough to think that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>getting away from accountability. There is absolutely no question about that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're all accountable. And UM, I take incredible pride and

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<v Speaker 1>what we do defensively, and I take ultimate responsibility for

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<v Speaker 1>what we're doing defense. But I'm a defensive coordinator. When

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<v Speaker 1>when you see the number of mistakes they're being made,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's a technique or just some dumb mistakes, are

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<v Speaker 1>you confident you've got the defense's attention? Where have you

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<v Speaker 1>run it through your mind that you might need to

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<v Speaker 1>shake a little thing up to get it? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think shaking things up for the say of shaking

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<v Speaker 1>things up can be overblown at times. UM, I don't think.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think it's anything lacking in attention. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a competitive game. This is the ultimate competition,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, and nobody's trying to make a mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we had a couple of plays in this

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<v Speaker 1>game where we didn't perform very well, and um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know we got to do a better job of it

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<v Speaker 1>rushing quarterbacks to get the ball out quickly. How how

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<v Speaker 1>does it differ trying to attack a guy like Rogers

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<v Speaker 1>who can run for first down so you can escape,

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<v Speaker 1>as opposed to a guy like Eli who's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>is not going anywhere. Yeah, it's it's it is different.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think that I think the difference there

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<v Speaker 1>is that the last couple of weeks we faced offenses

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<v Speaker 1>that had quick throws in their offense, but also they

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<v Speaker 1>had quarterbacks that could extend plays. And you know, even

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<v Speaker 1>if you want in pass rush, you really couldn't. You

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<v Speaker 1>really couldn't. Winning in pass rush didn't mean you won't

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<v Speaker 1>sack the quarterback because not only did you had to

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<v Speaker 1>defeat a blocker, but you had to but you had

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get to quarterback on the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes these quarterbacks were going straight backwards by in time,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, it's it's hard they you know, they're

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<v Speaker 1>not trying to get sacked either. They're they're they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>their very best to can stay out of those long

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<v Speaker 1>yardage situations. Every rush plan is a little bit different.

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<v Speaker 1>The quarterback definitely has a lot to play in it.

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<v Speaker 1>Every quarterback has a pattern where they rush. Some guys

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<v Speaker 1>are step up guys, some guys are escape outside, some

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<v Speaker 1>guys are escaped backwards. UM. So every game plan is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit different, both both in a blitz game

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<v Speaker 1>and a rush game. The scrambling guys do put incredible

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on you, um and particularly when you combine that

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<v Speaker 1>with ability to throw quick I mean, it's life in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL. There's good players in the NFL, scoring defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever theresing objective for you, each less than with the

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<v Speaker 1>less than than what we score. Every game is different,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I mean there's going to be some shootouts.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we've really had the high scoring. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to more than thirty this year, so there hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been shootouts. Per Se said, you go in within a

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<v Speaker 1>number of minder Not really, not really. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think every drive is different, and you know, every drive

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<v Speaker 1>our goal is to get off that field and not

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<v Speaker 1>allow points or to minimize points. Sometimes you can't do

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<v Speaker 1>anything about a drive. You know, you turn if the

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<v Speaker 1>offense turns the ball over on the you know, ten

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<v Speaker 1>yard line, it's going to be hard to hold them

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<v Speaker 1>to zero points in that case, Um, you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't change our job. Our job is to minimize scoring,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get off the field on those

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<v Speaker 1>It puts some emphasis on red zone. We've been a

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<v Speaker 1>decent red zone team. We've been a decent third down

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<v Speaker 1>team until this last week. We got to get back

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<v Speaker 1>to doing that. We play good situational foot off the

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<v Speaker 1>field on third down, get red zone stops. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the big thing that's been missing the last couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks have been the takeaways and to be a the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to create lost yardage place to put teams behind

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<v Speaker 1>the chains, put teams in those third and extra longs,

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<v Speaker 1>second and extra longs, and when we do, particularly this

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<v Speaker 1>last game, we couldn't get them off track. But when

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<v Speaker 1>we do that, things work good for us. When we don't,

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't held them to enough, well we haven't. We

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<v Speaker 1>haven't limited their scoring enough. What kind of the vombit

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<v Speaker 1>does Doug had in game planning during the week on

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive side of the ball and during the game, well,

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<v Speaker 1>during the game, he's basically managing the game when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to timeouts, when it comes to you know, challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to field position, you know, different things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. And sometimes we'll talk in between a series

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<v Speaker 1>where he'll he'll talk about offensive philosophy and what they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to do and give us a heads up them

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<v Speaker 1>going forward on fourth down and things like that. During

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<v Speaker 1>the week, um you know, in terms of defensive scheme

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<v Speaker 1>and okay, no, but and during the week he's aware

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<v Speaker 1>of everything we do and we we we bounced some

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<v Speaker 1>things off of him from an offensive standpoint. Hey, we're

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about doing this. How would this affect you? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's got good expertise in that and um

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<v Speaker 1>you know, out on the practice field, he gives us

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good I say, feedback, But um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know that perspective helps an awful lot during the week,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's old to see you can compare it to

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<v Speaker 1>something you see. Um you know, he's not as he's

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<v Speaker 1>not as mobile and as not as much a threat

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<v Speaker 1>as the last couple of guys we played, but he

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<v Speaker 1>can still make a lot of scramble plays. And I

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<v Speaker 1>probably put him a little bit more in the Kirk

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<v Speaker 1>Cousins range when it came to that that's not his

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<v Speaker 1>main objective, but he can still, um you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>can still make you pay if you're out of your

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<v Speaker 1>past rush lanes or um you know, read option stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, things like that. I think he's a very

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<v Speaker 1>efficient quarterback. He doesn't make a lot of mistakes. He

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<v Speaker 1>he takes what the defense gives him. He doesn't get um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he doesn't get UM. I won't say overly aggressive.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not that's not a good He doesn't. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>make a lot of bad decisions. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that he's one of those guys that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had obviously A J. Green was a difference maker

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<v Speaker 1>for him, had a lot of confidence in him throwing

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<v Speaker 1>the ball up. Um Effort didn't have him early in

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Now he has him. Um, he has some

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<v Speaker 1>trust in those guys. But he's a guy that recognizes

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<v Speaker 1>things pretty quickly and tries to take what the defense

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<v Speaker 1>gives him. We have to take his first look away.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to be able to take that away and

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<v Speaker 1>be able to force him to hold it a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit longer and try to make him make some unwise decisions,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to make him fit some tight throws in there.

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<v Speaker 1>If we can do a good job of that, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think we can have a good day.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks guys,