1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: And how would you describe playing in Philadelphia? Playing in 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: Philadelphia electric. Their fans are very passionate, they're very into it. Uh. 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: The team feeds off the crowd. Uh, it's the city 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: that loves their football team for sure. What what leads you? 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 1: What lead you to believe that there's more work still 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: out there that you guys can make a run here? Yeah, 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: I mean that's why we played the game. We had 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: one goal of this whole year, and that was to 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: win a super Bowl. I think you're cut yourself short 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: if we're selling yourself short, if that's not your angle, um, 11 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: And so yeah, we're happy we're in the spot where 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: there's a lot more to go. What did you learn 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: the first time, first a couple of times you played 14 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: the Eagles that you think can help you in this matchup? 15 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of things. Uh. There are talented 16 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: team with a lot of superstars and on their roster, 17 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: um bull sides of the ball and special teams. And 18 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: so we learned a lot about them, they learned a 19 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: lot about us, and so yeah, their time, uh go 20 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: around with them, and so yeah, this is gonna be 21 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a battle. Helpful to have the secondary 22 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: fully healthy, especially going up against their wide receivers. It's great. 23 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: You know, we have battle. We rolled the roller coaster 24 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: all year long with guys up, guys down. Obviously you 25 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: want you know, you're you know, with your ones or 26 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: whatever ready to go, and it's exciting that we have 27 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 1: that right now. And I think this past week shows 28 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: you though, that whoever is in there needs to be 29 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: able to perform and make plays. You know, Dane beltopped 30 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 1: in there this past game and did well flop him 31 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: in their first play and made a play. And so 32 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: that is a mindset we gotta have in to minder 33 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: who's out there. It seems like this defense is going 34 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: to turn a corner at least the last few which 35 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: you held the Vikings to a sixty one yards rushing 36 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: and just just talk about the difference between with the 37 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: defense so recently in your estimation. Yeah, I think we 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: play a good brand of football. Uh. It's you know, 39 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: it's it's our brand. We're successful in certain situations, uh 40 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: where we're a pretty stout situational team. Uh, and we 41 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: have to be that verse verse the Eagles there are good. 42 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: Their team was also really good in the situationally with 43 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: his third down red zone. Uh, you know two minutes there. 44 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: They played on a high level and that's why they 45 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: were the first season NFC. UM. And so we gotta 46 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: be clean. We gotta do to be who we are 47 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: and play our brand of ball, UM, because you know 48 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: our best is needed. You know that's the quote unquote 49 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: best team playing your brand. You gotta a confidence, right, 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: So what is the confidence level of the team right now? 51 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: We're you know, we're kind of here. We see you 52 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: in the podium, but we don't know what's out here. Yeah, 53 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: I mean, we're all growing in in this locker room. 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: We there is no such of fear and no sense 55 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: of lack of confidence. No matter who we're playing. I 56 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: think our first job is to be all at our best, 57 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: execute how we want execute. You know, they are really 58 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: good players on the other side of the ball, no 59 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: matter who we're playing. UM. What the goal weekend and 60 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: week out is to make sure you've got your stuff 61 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: handled UM. And yeah, Philly has some stars, like I said, 62 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: on their team. UM, and they're gonna plays quite frankly, 63 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: but we have to make more plays and have a 64 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: confidence in that mental focus to reset after each play. 65 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: It's a great rivalry. Now you add the playoff twist, Twitt, 66 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: how big of a twist is that? Uh? I mean 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: it definitely heightens it. When you look at all Division 68 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: games in general, it's pretty heated. Um. The games are 69 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: are good battles, and so yeah, the hype will be there. 70 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: It's a night game. Like I said, Philly fans will 71 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: be really excited. They're a good fan base. Um. And 72 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: we got repaired and mentally physically for a full sixty 73 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: minute battle, Julian, how much make disciplines required when you 74 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: have a quarterback like Hurts that can make off script throws. Yeah, 75 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: he's Uh, he's a challenge at to play against. Um, 76 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: he's been on a super high level this year because 77 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: his his arm, his legs, he has, you know, really 78 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: elevated his game. Uh. And we have to just try 79 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: to play him as best as we can because he's 80 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: a lot of tools in his bag. Um, he's a 81 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: lot of weapons around them and so yeah, he's pole 82 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: is a threat or a problem toil everybody's played this year. 83 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: We've got a chance to see him twice this year, 84 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: and we gotta have a good game plan going into 85 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: this thing and just be ready to play him. He's 86 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: his ability to run kind of the lynchpin that ties 87 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: their offense together, whether it's the design stuff or the scrambling. Yeah, 88 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: for sure opens up a lot of things. I think 89 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: when you look at across the league, guys who can 90 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: run the ball at a high level. Uh, you know, 91 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: he has to be up there, you know, with the 92 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: top quarterbacks right now. He's efficient and his ability to 93 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: run the ball to scramble opens up a lot of 94 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: things for their offense. The past game, the you know, 95 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: for the running back, it opens up the holes for him. 96 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: It's just that's how they get going, and they're doing 97 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: at a very high rate right now. So it's a problem. 98 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: I mean when we has no secret to anybody, it's 99 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: a problem because of who's a quarterback from him, he's 100 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: he's a good player. What what does it mean to 101 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: play for Dave's what's it like? It's it's exciting, it's 102 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: funny at times. You know, Daves is a passionate guy. 103 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: As you've seen. I don't know how many times he 104 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: rips off his headset on the sidelines. It seems like 105 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: I've be to play, but you kind of understand where 106 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: where he's coming from You know, he's a guy who 107 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: loves competition. He instilled that into the team. UM, because 108 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: maybe I'm still raw competitive, but he promoted that uh 109 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: and wanted that to be at the forefront of who 110 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: we are. There's a competitive team. Um. And he has 111 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: allowed us to just be ourselves. I think his biggest 112 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: strength is to let players personalities shine through uh and 113 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: not suppress anybody who they are. You know, just he 114 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: lets players play and let's coach his coach, which I 115 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: think is a hard thing to do as a first 116 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: year head coach. Overall, how would you describe this opportunity 117 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: for you and your teammates. It's exciting, It's an exciting 118 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: moment um for us. We know we have we have 119 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: some more things to accomplish though, um. And so this 120 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: this week, we have to just be locked into this game. UM. 121 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: We can't let this moment whatever around we're in Division 122 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: around two overcome anything else rather than us executing come 123 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: Saturday as the name of the game, executing player at 124 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: a high level, be mentally sharp, physically sharp, and just 125 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: treat this game just like like it is. Giants Eagles 126 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: just another battle. What do you say, Julian, what do 127 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: you say to the people that on giving you guys 128 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: much of a chance of this. I mean, just keep 129 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: doing that. I mean, it's been all season long. This 130 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: is nothing new. Maybe a few more eyes are watching us, uh, 131 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: and a few more eyes are down in us. That's okay. 132 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean we have you guys have seen it all 133 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: year long. We have a we have a confident group 134 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: in the building. Um, we haven't been the favorite team 135 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: and a lot of games this year, but we just 136 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: play for each other. I mean, as simple as it is. Um, 137 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: we go out there and just play our brand of football. Uh, 138 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: and then let those all speak themselves. Julian Deck said 139 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: Dex about the Philly fans, and he's he's probably not 140 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: gonna let his mom to come to the game because 141 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: he doesn't know what they're gonna say to her, and 142 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: he's afraid of what she's gonna say back. What are 143 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: your thoughts on the Philly fans and would you let 144 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: your family members sit in the stands? Yeah, I mean, 145 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: when you think about it, Philly fans, the one o'clock 146 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: kokoff is uh already they're hype, they're fired up. Now 147 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: you have the a p m. Start. They're tailiating all day. 148 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna that at level of excitement for them, they're 149 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: gonna be turned up more. Um, they're passionate fan base, 150 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: not just in football, really in all their sports. So 151 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: we have to understand that. I mean, their fans are 152 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: gonna be their fans. Our families will be fine, They're 153 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: gonna you know, it's still a game at the end 154 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: of the day. But yeah, I mean, my family is 155 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: pretty tough, so they can handle anything. So they're good. 156 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: Do you remember any real calls? Don't recill Wait, uh, 157 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: you know, I kind of love that. I mean, that's 158 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: they gave the whole college atmosphere of you know, those 159 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: hated rivalries and they're up there with probably the best 160 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: um for their team. Fan bases across the lead across 161 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: a lot of sports, and so I'm sure I've heard 162 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: some stuff or seeing some stuff, but you know, you 163 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: try to block it out. Just play the game, that's all. 164 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: It is, just a game.