WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>Um, I mean the biggest thing was Benny Logan was

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<v Speaker 1>probably the only only guy who had a good game

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<v Speaker 1>and he got hurt. Um. Everybody kind of took their turn,

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<v Speaker 1>either blown in as timon or just making mistakes and

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<v Speaker 1>and collectively when you add them all up, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's just slot of bad football. UM. So stuff that

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<v Speaker 1>that we can correct, um. And And I think the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing is when you have a team running ball

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<v Speaker 1>like they did, um and to keep the ball every

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<v Speaker 1>time of possession and the amount of players you're out there,

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden you start getting tired, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the effort gets low and then it's snowballs into something worse. So, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest thing is is not letting that get um

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<v Speaker 1>out of control. Everybody doing their job every single play,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless if you're a starter, backup, whoever, um, just just

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<v Speaker 1>doing your job. Nobody has to do anything spectacular um.

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<v Speaker 1>And and we can stop things like that from happening.

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<v Speaker 1>So but obviously a lot of things are correct from

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<v Speaker 1>from the tape tackles. How do you guys overcome that?

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like every once in a while it just

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<v Speaker 1>happens for the team where they is it contagious or

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<v Speaker 1>how do you get over those time you I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you practice. It's all about you know, what you do,

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<v Speaker 1>your standards during practice and a lot of the things.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of the time, especially in the pros is

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<v Speaker 1>not many teams practice tackling, you know. Once the season starts,

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<v Speaker 1>it's most people are just you know, tagging off or

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever. And so it's just about deliberately being or

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<v Speaker 1>put yourself in the right position so that in the

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<v Speaker 1>game you're not um, you know, out of position to

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<v Speaker 1>make it tackles. Everybody wants to make the tackle. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>you know, uh is trying. It's just about practicing. Those

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<v Speaker 1>happens just like anything else. Tackling during UM now, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you get more so on your own on a

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<v Speaker 1>looted linebackers do uh the dbs No, not so much.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you can do. Some guys stay out and

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<v Speaker 1>do some do extra after practice. UM. But it's just

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things. It's more once you get to

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<v Speaker 1>the season, it's more about install coverage and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Throw September playing him six weeks later. Who has the

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<v Speaker 1>advantage there? The guy who knows the playbooks so to speak,

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<v Speaker 1>or the defensive song throughout the song. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see that on Sunday. Um. You know it's weird

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, a few weeks back, Sam was getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready to be our starting quarterback, and now we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready to play him. Um. I think he obviously knows

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about us. We know a lot about him. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So it'd be it'd be fun to get to play

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<v Speaker 1>play against. And one thing we know all too well

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<v Speaker 1>is that he can sling the ball, especially when he's

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<v Speaker 1>when he's upright and comfortable, he can make all the throws. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>He's savvy enough to look off safeties. He knows how

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<v Speaker 1>to manipulate the coverage with his eyes. Uh. And he

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<v Speaker 1>knows his playbook. He knows where his checkdowns and everything are.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's a smart, bright quarterback with a live arm.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna have to gonna have to show up surprising.

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<v Speaker 1>You would rather these playing as well as he dude?

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<v Speaker 1>Or did you kind of see that from him drying training?

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<v Speaker 1>We expected a huge year out of out of Sam

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<v Speaker 1>for us. You know, going into the season, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>he was he was poised to really, um take hold

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<v Speaker 1>of this offense and do element um. So no seeing

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<v Speaker 1>him in Minnesota. Playing as well as he is is

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<v Speaker 1>no surprise when he looks at you and Rodney preetnapum

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<v Speaker 1>and looks at the coverage. Other things you guys can

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<v Speaker 1>do to you know, see. I mean guess it's if

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<v Speaker 1>he's thinking, you know, this means one thing and yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the good thing about me and Rodney are

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<v Speaker 1>we're interchangeable, so whenever we want, we can switch who's

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<v Speaker 1>who or you know, and and muddy up those looks

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<v Speaker 1>from a quarterback standpoint. So, um, you know, hopefully he

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<v Speaker 1>won't be able to look at either me or Rodney

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<v Speaker 1>and know from us what we're in. He's gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to look somewhere else. Um. You know, sometimes we'll just say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>play well. Sometimes we'll play left and right. Sometimes we'll

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<v Speaker 1>play free and strong. Sometimes you know, we'll we'll mix

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<v Speaker 1>it up. Um, that's yet to be seen right now

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<v Speaker 1>what we're gonna do. But I doubt he'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get the tip from us this week and even

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<v Speaker 1>in the game. Will you kind of recall some of

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<v Speaker 1>the tendencies you've noticed from him over the last year plus.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep a book on everybody I play with, everybody

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<v Speaker 1>play against, so Uh, you know those notes are already taken. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>in the course of the season, three wins then two losses.

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<v Speaker 1>How important is this game to re establish the positive momentum.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's huge. You know you're talking about coming back,

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<v Speaker 1>um from from two row losses. You're back at home. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the goal is win all your home games.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously when you lose two in a row, getting a

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<v Speaker 1>win to stop the bleeding is huge. And we got

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<v Speaker 1>a great challenge and the only undefeated team left in

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<v Speaker 1>his league with a with a really good defense, offense

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<v Speaker 1>that is doing really well, and that doesn't turn the

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<v Speaker 1>ball over, with a quarterback that can make all the throws,

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<v Speaker 1>receivers that can that can make plays in a solid

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<v Speaker 1>running game. Um, you know, it's a it's a big challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>And so but we also understand what um, would a

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<v Speaker 1>win against a team like this does for for your

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<v Speaker 1>organization does for a season, especially at this point in

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<v Speaker 1>the year. So, uh, it is we're trying to do

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<v Speaker 1>as much as we can to to get better, improved

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<v Speaker 1>from last week, correct those mistakes, h and put our

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<v Speaker 1>and work to putting ourselves in a position to compete

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<v Speaker 1>and win this game. Offensive the couple that Pam is

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<v Speaker 1>that we can see you watch the fucking defense, But

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<v Speaker 1>there are other pieces besides Sam out there. Yeah, I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not out there. You know, he's got a nice

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<v Speaker 1>supporting cast. Uh. They've got two running backs that they

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<v Speaker 1>rotate in and out that give you a kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a change of pace. One shifty and quick, the other

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<v Speaker 1>ones downhill. They can get into some wildcat formations that

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<v Speaker 1>get in hurry up tempo. Uh. They'll do some reverses

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<v Speaker 1>with Eddie four. He's doing jet sweeps, he's doing screens. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a strong runner with the football. Then they've got

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<v Speaker 1>guys that convertically stretch, stretch the field with play action pass. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>They got a tight end that's very crafty and gets

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<v Speaker 1>open um, whether it be getting behind linebackers a hard

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<v Speaker 1>play action or running some double moves down the field.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's he's got weapons and they've got a good

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<v Speaker 1>scheme that that presents enough issues for you to have

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<v Speaker 1>to game plan for for a lot of different looks

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<v Speaker 1>um in plays that you might only get two or

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<v Speaker 1>three times a game, but you still have to be

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<v Speaker 1>prepared for him. So uh, you know it's gonna take

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of a lot of preparation, to solid plan

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of execution in order to have some success.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam's looking to run off the way he used to.

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<v Speaker 1>Earth's here. What's the responsibility for you? And it being

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<v Speaker 1>a matchup like that? Yeah, I mean, you know he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's getting a lot of targets. Um. And you know

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<v Speaker 1>those those catchers usually keep the drives going. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>move the ball, getting them out of some bad situations.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's gonna be a huge responsibility for not only me,

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<v Speaker 1>but Ride and the other linebackers whoever it might be

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<v Speaker 1>on him. Um, because it's the easiest throw is right

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<v Speaker 1>over the middle, and and a lot of the times

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard play action. He get those backers to step

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<v Speaker 1>up and then you know he's running away from the

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<v Speaker 1>safety or away from a linebacker and one false step

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, one step behind, Sam's accurate enough to

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<v Speaker 1>put it right on him and throw them open. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's a huge matchup. And in something that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think myself and Ranny are looking forward to Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>is the Eagles tackling breast cancer game. What does it

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<v Speaker 1>mean to you with your mom being a breast cancer spot?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's huge my mom. You know, it's been

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<v Speaker 1>cancer free for five years now, Um, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lot of this this month for hers, it's

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<v Speaker 1>her birthday month. It's also the month that she was diagnosed,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, the month of October is big for her.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, whenever, I mean, obviously in light of

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<v Speaker 1>all that that's going on this season, it's hard for

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<v Speaker 1>me to get down or feel sorry for myself when

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<v Speaker 1>I when I look at my mom. So it's an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to, um, you know, kind of honor her and

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<v Speaker 1>those who are fighting or survive breast cancer and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of shed a little light on their situation. You mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>Kings was obviously unfeated and in the class of the

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<v Speaker 1>NFC right now. Look around how the conference is shaking

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<v Speaker 1>out so far. You've got a lot of these teams

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<v Speaker 1>on your guys schedule this year. Is that something that's

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<v Speaker 1>encouraging for you that you guys are gonna have a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to come show where you stand. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not gonna have many blowout games, and so when

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about you know, every week, we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to come with our a game, um, which I think

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<v Speaker 1>is a good thing. We'll get a chance to see um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the best and not only our division, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know in the NFC and around US league. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we look forward to look at it as

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity. We don't want an easy way out. We

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<v Speaker 1>want to be able to take on those teams and

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<v Speaker 1>know that you know, we're at the top of the league.

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<v Speaker 1>Um so. But but at the same time, you got

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<v Speaker 1>to take it one game at a time. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you started looking down the road, UM. You know it's

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<v Speaker 1>you get punish them out for out who you standing

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<v Speaker 1>in front of. So right now we got a big

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<v Speaker 1>um opportunity in front of us, um, and we're excited

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<v Speaker 1>about it. You know. Cool