WEBVTT - Opponent Conference Call: Jason Garrett

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start off. What do you see in the Jets

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<v Speaker 1>team over the last three games on their current win streak. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think they're a really good team. If you

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<v Speaker 1>go across uh you know their personnel, offense, defense, and

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<v Speaker 1>kicking game. They've got a lot of really good players,

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<v Speaker 1>a very good offensive line, the ability to run the football,

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<v Speaker 1>playmaking receivers, outside quarterback who's playing really really well. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>excellent front seven, excellent on the back end scheme they

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<v Speaker 1>believe in. They stop the run, they defend the pass,

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<v Speaker 1>and pressure the quarterback, just do a lot of good things.

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<v Speaker 1>And they make some play in the kicking game. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they're they're they're they're a good football team.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you see it in all phases of their team.

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<v Speaker 1>Be a great challenge for our team on Saturday. Is

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<v Speaker 1>there a specific phase of their game that that you

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<v Speaker 1>look to attack that you say, that's where we can go,

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<v Speaker 1>That's where I feel confident in. Well, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what makes them a really good football team is it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to find stuff that you say, okay, boy, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a weakness and we've got to go attack that. From

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<v Speaker 1>a personnel standpoint, it's hard to find that from a

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<v Speaker 1>scheme standpoint, it's hard to find that. And uh, it

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<v Speaker 1>certainly played very very well throughout the year. They played

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<v Speaker 1>particularly well these last three weeks. Coach, what's it been

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<v Speaker 1>like missing Tony Romo for most of the season. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's it's part of our our the National

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<v Speaker 1>Football League. You know, sometimes, you know, you have players

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<v Speaker 1>who are reporting to your team aren't available to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to put the next guy in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have to rally around him, and you know, somehow,

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<v Speaker 1>some way, you know, figure out a way to win

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<v Speaker 1>ball games. Nonetheless, and you know, we've had a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of different quarterbacks playing. Brandon Weed played first and the

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Castle has been playing most recently. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as a football team, we haven't been able to do

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<v Speaker 1>what's necessary to win, and we've been closing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of games. I think our team is battling and fighting

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<v Speaker 1>and scratching and clawen and we're playing with the right

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<v Speaker 1>kind of relentless spirit, but haven't done the things necessary

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<v Speaker 1>to win a lot of these games, particularly late in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. So we have to find a way to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. And again, that just would be a great

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<v Speaker 1>challenge for us on Saturday night. In your opinion, how

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<v Speaker 1>has Matt Castle played for your team this season? I

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<v Speaker 1>think Matt's done some good things and there's some some

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<v Speaker 1>areas where he certainly has to play better, and he'd

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<v Speaker 1>be the first one to tell you that. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't been as consistent, uh throwing the footballs we've

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<v Speaker 1>been in the past. We haven't been as explosive offensively

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<v Speaker 1>are we haven't scored enough points in games, put too

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<v Speaker 1>much pressure on the other parts of our team. We

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<v Speaker 1>have been a lot of these games late and he's

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<v Speaker 1>done a good job giving us a chance to win

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<v Speaker 1>Layton ball games, but ultimately we haven't gotten the job done.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know that's not only bad, but that's everybody

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<v Speaker 1>in offense, defense, in the kicking game as coaches and

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<v Speaker 1>players are all a part of it. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to keep trying to make the corrections, trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get better, and again, a great challenge for us

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday night against the Jets. Correct me if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm wrong, but I don't believe you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>out of playoff contention yet. What what are you telling

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<v Speaker 1>your team right now as you're moving full we're uh

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<v Speaker 1>coming up to this matchup. Yeah, I think the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>thing for us is to focus on us and focus

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<v Speaker 1>on our preparation and and not be real concerned about

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on outside our building. And you know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people get caught up in the standings and

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<v Speaker 1>what other teams are doing and where we are, and

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<v Speaker 1>what we need to do is focus on us and

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<v Speaker 1>getting better. And there are a lot of good things

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<v Speaker 1>to build on. We gotta build on him and and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly we have to make the corrections of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that aren't, you know, up to the standard of our play.

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll work on that this week. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>our focuses on one game and do whatever thing we

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<v Speaker 1>can to player best football Saturday night against the Jets. Coach,

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<v Speaker 1>what have you seen o Ryan Fitzpatrick over recent weeks? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>It was just a really good player. Has been a

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<v Speaker 1>good player in this league for a long time and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly has a comfort level playing in that system. He's smart,

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<v Speaker 1>he's tough, you can really throw the ball anywhere. He

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<v Speaker 1>knows how to use the weapons. You know, he competes,

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<v Speaker 1>He runs and makes plays with his feet, He stands

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<v Speaker 1>in there and makes tough throws, and he just played

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<v Speaker 1>very well, a lot of little plays for them and

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<v Speaker 1>made a lot of big plays and has been really

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<v Speaker 1>doing that all year long and has played particularly well

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<v Speaker 1>these last few weeks. Is there a specific way that

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<v Speaker 1>you can get him off this game early in the

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<v Speaker 1>game or the girl always trying to affect the opposing

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<v Speaker 1>team's quarterback. I think everybody has that objective every week,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, you do that by rushing your down

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<v Speaker 1>guys or bringing some pressures or you know, whatever you

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<v Speaker 1>do defensively to somehow some way make that guy uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>So no different this week for us, and they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to try to do the same thing to our quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's it's really one of the most critical parts

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<v Speaker 1>of the game. But he's certainly playing with a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence, you know. I think he understands that system

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<v Speaker 1>really well. He understands where his weapons are and does

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<v Speaker 1>a great job getting the wall. You touched on it

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<v Speaker 1>a bit earlier. UM, with three games left, you have

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets, Bills and Redskins. Whether you fall out of

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<v Speaker 1>playoff contention or not, what do you want to see

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<v Speaker 1>out of your team moving forward? UM? As the offseason approaches. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're really not thinking about about that. We're thinking about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, playing our best football on Saturday night. And and

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<v Speaker 1>and that's really where our focus has to be. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's a short week for us, and you know, today's

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<v Speaker 1>a Wednesday, and players are coming in here shortly, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we'll get in front of them and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>clean up the game from Green Bay and again build

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<v Speaker 1>on some of the positives and correct and the things

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<v Speaker 1>that weren't you know, good enough, and we'll get our

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<v Speaker 1>eyes forward on the Jets very quickly. And uh, excited

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<v Speaker 1>about this opportunity, and that's really where our focus is.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, we believe that if you do that,

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<v Speaker 1>you put good days on top of each other, that's

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<v Speaker 1>when you're gonna play your best football. Is there something

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<v Speaker 1>special about playing Saturday night football? Oh, it's exciting. It's

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to play on Saturday night. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime you play one of these off schedule games, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's Thanksgiving or Monday night or Saturday night, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great opportunity for your team. So you have

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<v Speaker 1>to embrace it and treat it as such. And and and

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<v Speaker 1>that's certainly what our team is gonna do,