WEBVTT - Doug Pederson 1-on-1: December 23

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<v Speaker 1>Coach. First of all, congratulations. We need so much druma

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. You really don't. Sometimes we make this

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<v Speaker 1>thing too hard on ourselves, quite frankly, with especially with

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<v Speaker 1>a two score lead like we had. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a it's a resilient group, as we know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about that all season, and they find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to win. I mean it's a lot of individual efforts today,

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<v Speaker 1>but but quite frankly, this was a great team win.

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<v Speaker 1>How important was it for you to get Darren sprows

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<v Speaker 1>out and will first involved in the offense and in

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<v Speaker 1>space the way you got him today? Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's important. Each week, you know, we're still um giving

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<v Speaker 1>him more and more kind of each week kind of

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<v Speaker 1>we've been kind of easing him back and with the injury,

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<v Speaker 1>just don't want to push him. But after these last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks he can definitely take a little more

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<v Speaker 1>on on us plate. And you know he can be

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<v Speaker 1>and he can be a matchup nightmare sometimes for for

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<v Speaker 1>defenders and especially linebackers, and um, you know it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's sometimes it's a you know, a safety blanket for

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback to knowing where your running backs are going.

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<v Speaker 1>To be as far as the passing game goes, and

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<v Speaker 1>then to make that long run he did at the

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<v Speaker 1>end to put us really into field goal range is

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<v Speaker 1>something that is a credit to him and just a

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<v Speaker 1>great job. You knew that defense at front seven Clowney,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys could direct the defense or wreck your offense.

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<v Speaker 1>He got some early what made the difference late in

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<v Speaker 1>the game though, where he wasn't nearly as effective. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think, you know when you get no

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<v Speaker 1>situations that first of all, Clowney and J. J. Watty,

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<v Speaker 1>these are tremendous players. These guys are tremendous and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, JJ kind of kind of had his way

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit early in this football game, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really the whole game, I guess I should say, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think I think it comes to time

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<v Speaker 1>where um, you know, they started moving him around too

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<v Speaker 1>late in the game. So once you start moving him around,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he pushed them through the middle of the pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand what they're trying to do is put a

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<v Speaker 1>little pressure up the middle, and he's a long guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He could probably bat some balls down. But um, a

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<v Speaker 1>great job by our offensive line just handling him late

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<v Speaker 1>in the game and allowing Nick to complete the balls.

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<v Speaker 1>You talked about the individual performances and Nick himself drawing

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<v Speaker 1>for a four hundred and seventy one yards on the day.

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<v Speaker 1>How big was this performance and then coming back in

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<v Speaker 1>after that big hit. Yeah, you know, I mean Nick

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<v Speaker 1>had a tremendous game. I think he set a record

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<v Speaker 1>today for for Eagles as far as the passing goes

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<v Speaker 1>and yardage and all that. And then happy for him.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, he'll be the first to tell you

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<v Speaker 1>that he credits everybody else's you know, that's just that's

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<v Speaker 1>just it, Nick, And he credits his receivers, is lying

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<v Speaker 1>his backs everybody else. And you know that's the thing

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<v Speaker 1>about it is, you know, he's that point guard that

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<v Speaker 1>just wants to distribute the ball. He wants to get

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<v Speaker 1>the ball in his playmaker's hands and and let them,

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<v Speaker 1>let them do the work. And you know it's just

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a credit to him he gets the ball

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<v Speaker 1>out of his hand. And um, you know, it's probably

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<v Speaker 1>more again about about the team kind of hanging together

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<v Speaker 1>and being resilient and and really making plays for Nick.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, you put a pass up and

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<v Speaker 1>Alshan just elevates again played in the game, makes it

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<v Speaker 1>comes down with a huge, huge catch. I mean, those

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<v Speaker 1>are those are just things that are our playmakers are

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<v Speaker 1>starting to do. They're often centered around Watson and of

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<v Speaker 1>course Hopkins, but you're able to limit them somewhat. What

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<v Speaker 1>was the plan with their quarterback? Well, Number one, things

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<v Speaker 1>we try You try to keep him in the pocket, yes, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you can't, then you have to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get him down in space. And there were times today

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<v Speaker 1>where we didn't do a very good job of either one. Um. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>credit credit him. He's a tremendous athlete. He broke out

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<v Speaker 1>us some tackles today that you're just kind of wild moments,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And and he's gonna continue to grow and

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<v Speaker 1>get better. But you know, if you can kind of

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<v Speaker 1>isolate him and control him, keep him in the pocket, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you can get him on the ground and force him

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<v Speaker 1>to make some erratic throws. But he's a special player. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, Hopkins is another one of those receivers

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<v Speaker 1>that can be very explosive. Um. You know, late in

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<v Speaker 1>the game they went after him a little bit and

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<v Speaker 1>targeted him and a little bit more and you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you do you put the ball in your

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<v Speaker 1>playmaker's hands. I have to ask you about not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>the play calls anyone in particular, but when you have

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<v Speaker 1>to go through the adversity that you have to go through,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're getting those calls that go against you, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you tell your guys? How do you keep your

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<v Speaker 1>guys up in those situations. I just keep telling them

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<v Speaker 1>that we just got to continue to fight through it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's all you can do. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes sometimes the call is gonna go against you. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna go in your favor. We just got to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of block it out, block out the noise, and

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<v Speaker 1>just just move on to the next play. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>making a bad play. If you make a bad play,

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<v Speaker 1>don't focus on it. Move forward. Let's get better the

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<v Speaker 1>next time. Thanks coach, Thank quick