WEBVTT - George Kittle on How Deebo Samuel Changes the 49ers Offense | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Howdy George.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the is the constant drum beat of disrespect for Brock.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think a good thing maybe for him just

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<v Speaker 2>to he seems like he's a guy who admits that

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<v Speaker 2>he plays with a chip on his shoulder, you will

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<v Speaker 2>have a positive effect.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think it'll have a negative effect. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think broccerly listens to too much. Like I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>he uses any type of social media very much. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think he's kind of like me. You

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<v Speaker 3>don't really read anything unless your mom sends you it, So,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think Brox is going to be dialed

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<v Speaker 3>the way that he has been all season the last

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<v Speaker 3>two years for us, and you know, people can say

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<v Speaker 3>whatever they want to say, and he's just gonna go

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<v Speaker 3>out there and be Brock. Or it's like the four

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<v Speaker 3>teams left all will like pretty heavily on the tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>That they do. Is that what do you think or

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<v Speaker 1>is something about the position or what do you think

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<v Speaker 1>of it?

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like if you look back at you know,

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<v Speaker 3>most of the last Super Bowl winners, every team has

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<v Speaker 3>like a very very talented tight end that they use,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, whether that's run game or in the past game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Titans just they give you an ability to

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<v Speaker 3>mismatch different you know, you get on linebackers, you go

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<v Speaker 3>in safeties, you want to use two guys to cover them,

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<v Speaker 3>it doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 1>It opens up other people.

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<v Speaker 3>So you have someone that can dominate the middle of

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<v Speaker 3>the field, makes a lot easier on your quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously know him pretty well. What I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>Sam's fantastic. His film speaks for itself. He's second team

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<v Speaker 3>All Pro Pro Bowl in his first year as a rookie.

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<v Speaker 3>That's really hard to do, you know, not very many

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<v Speaker 3>people do that. He's planned at a high level. He's

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<v Speaker 3>in an offense where you know, the quarterback trusts him,

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<v Speaker 3>they throw him out there on third down. He's running

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<v Speaker 3>wide receiver routes, he's inside dominating the middle. He's doing

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<v Speaker 3>everything that you wanted to do as a rookie and

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<v Speaker 3>more so. Yeah, I'm very proud of Sam, and uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I hope he doesn't have a great game

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<v Speaker 3>in s So.

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<v Speaker 4>You're a pretty big supporter of his throughout the pre

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<v Speaker 4>draft process over the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, is there just anything that's even surprised to you?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe about the success he's had given the difficulty of

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<v Speaker 2>adjusting to that position.

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<v Speaker 3>No, not really. I mean, like I worked out with

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<v Speaker 3>him a little bit this offseason. Uh, picked his brain

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit. He's super smart and just like watching

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<v Speaker 3>him work out, I could tell, you know, like he

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<v Speaker 3>was ready for it. He's got to stick forward, lean

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<v Speaker 3>to him. He knows how to run in and out

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<v Speaker 3>of cuts, catches everything with his hands. Like I knew

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<v Speaker 3>he was a player just watching him. You know, you

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<v Speaker 3>could see it in college, but just working around it,

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<v Speaker 3>like when he's working out with all these other NFL guys. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 3>you could tell like he didn't stand out in a

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<v Speaker 3>way like, oh, this is a college kid. Like he

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<v Speaker 3>looked like he was a guy who understand what he

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<v Speaker 3>was doing. So he has an understanding of the game.

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<v Speaker 3>He has understanding what the Lions want from him, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know when you put him out there with you know,

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<v Speaker 3>coach Campbell and like their mindset, I think he fits

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<v Speaker 3>the mold perfectly and he kind of adds to that

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<v Speaker 3>mold himself. So I mean he's everything that you want

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<v Speaker 3>in the tight end that can do everything.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this is your fourth NFC championship for five years.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there a different.

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<v Speaker 3>Vibe to it or confidence or hunger compared to those

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<v Speaker 3>past months. No, I've been pretty hungry at all of them.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I won one lost too. It's not really

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<v Speaker 3>fun to lose those games. So no, I've been pretty

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<v Speaker 3>hungry for him. I think the whole team is, the

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<v Speaker 3>whole vibe is you know, we have a confidence that

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<v Speaker 3>we've built throughout the season. You know, it's not a

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<v Speaker 3>fake confidence, it's a you know, we've played football at

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<v Speaker 3>high level this long. Let's just keep going out there

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<v Speaker 3>and play football at a high level. Play a team

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<v Speaker 3>game this weekend, and you know, a huge fan of

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<v Speaker 3>our game plan this week. I think coach Shanahan's definitely uh,

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<v Speaker 3>he's working and I think that's great for us.

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<v Speaker 1>So now, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>If the vibe is different, it's a it's just a

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<v Speaker 3>vibe that we understand. H I don't know what, not

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<v Speaker 3>the pressure of the game, but just you know where

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<v Speaker 3>we are, like the situation where the NFCA Championship game,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, all we're going to do is go

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<v Speaker 3>out there and play our best football and see where

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<v Speaker 3>it takes us.

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<v Speaker 4>How difficult it is to make this climb four times

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<v Speaker 4>in five years to get to this.

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<v Speaker 3>Point, yeah, I mean it's really hard. I mean, like

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<v Speaker 3>everything has to kind of go your way. You look

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<v Speaker 3>at twenty nineteen and you know that season, you can't

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<v Speaker 3>really even compare it to this year, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we go to the super Bowl, lose, and then twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty are like, hey, we got all these players back,

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<v Speaker 3>We're out there and win, and then ball doesn't bounce

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<v Speaker 3>our way and we you know, have a bunch of injuries,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and things you can't control. So in twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty one, probably week six, no one really thought we're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna go anywhere and ended up somehow back in there again.

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<v Speaker 3>And every year is just so unique. That's what makes

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<v Speaker 3>it so difficult. You might have similar players and guys

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<v Speaker 3>who know how to win football games, but when you

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<v Speaker 3>look at you know, as a role players and stuff

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<v Speaker 3>like that, it's changing. You know, you can't keep everybody,

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<v Speaker 3>you can't pay everybody. You have to fill gaps, you

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<v Speaker 3>have to bring new guys in, you have to try

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<v Speaker 3>to keep your culture. There's just so many things that

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<v Speaker 3>go into it. We lose our run game coordinator, lose

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<v Speaker 3>our office coordinator, lose defensive coordinator. Like there's just so

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<v Speaker 3>many interchanging parts and so to continue and sustain winning

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you know, as many regular season games as

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<v Speaker 3>we do and you know, make it into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>It's very difficult. But at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 3>you got to continue to win all the other ones.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, we haven't done that yet.

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<v Speaker 4>Understanding the pressure of the situation, but what does what

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<v Speaker 4>does it do when you maybe haven't got over the

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<v Speaker 4>home yet in terms of hey, how many more opportunities

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<v Speaker 4>are we going to get to be in this spot?

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<v Speaker 3>I turned on to think of it like that. It's just, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>here's the opportunity. It's right in front of us. This

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<v Speaker 3>is what you know since the end of last season.

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<v Speaker 3>This is where Hey, what are we gonna do to

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<v Speaker 3>try to get back there? And you know, try to

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<v Speaker 3>win that game. And all the effort you've put in

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<v Speaker 3>throughout off season, OTAs, summer training camp, every single day,

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<v Speaker 3>every decision that you make kind of leads to this moment.

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<v Speaker 1>And hey, we're here.

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<v Speaker 3>We made all the right decisions and we've done the

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<v Speaker 3>right things, and so what are we gonna do as

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<v Speaker 3>a team to win this football game? And I have

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of belief in our team that we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>go out there and do all the right things the.

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<v Speaker 1>Division in front.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess how impressed have you've been with the way

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle is city You've lost a lot of guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Impressed if you've been with the way Kyle has brought

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<v Speaker 3>new people in and and sort of kept thinking seamless.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's pretty incredible, and I mean it just

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<v Speaker 3>it really speaks for itself with him and John have

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<v Speaker 3>done just filling in gaps, bringing in new guys, giving

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<v Speaker 3>people chances. And I think what Kyle just does such

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<v Speaker 3>a great job of is you know, he looks at

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<v Speaker 3>what he has available to him, no matter what it is,

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<v Speaker 3>no matter what the injuries are, and the way he

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<v Speaker 3>can build game plans around people to put people in

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<v Speaker 3>positions to succeed, it's pretty incredible. And just to be

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<v Speaker 3>a part of this offense, to see how it's grown,

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<v Speaker 3>to see like how his play calling has kind of changed,

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<v Speaker 3>or how it's evolved, whatever you want to say it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just really fun to be a part of that

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<v Speaker 3>and for him to be able to constantly fill gaps,

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<v Speaker 3>bring the people in, but at the same time keep

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<v Speaker 3>the culture the way it is, keep the mindset the

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<v Speaker 3>way that it is be as physical, be as fast

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<v Speaker 3>as possibly can, and go out there and play at

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<v Speaker 3>your best ball. He does a pretty damn good job

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<v Speaker 3>for that, and I'm actually pretty disappoint he hasn't been

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<v Speaker 3>Coached of the Year yet.

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<v Speaker 4>With regards to your dad's pre game letters, does anything

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<v Speaker 4>surprise you anymore?

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<v Speaker 1>And do you expected to him? Like do you know

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<v Speaker 1>what's coming? Or is it something different? Every time?

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<v Speaker 3>Usually, like the the bigger the game, the more aggressive

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<v Speaker 3>it is.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm always a huge fan of that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there's times where he's kind of like, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>what is it the turtle from Kung Fu Panda?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, very wise, very like sage like.

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<v Speaker 3>And then there's times where it feels like it's you're

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<v Speaker 3>getting a speech to go into a bunker, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>with your boys, and you know there's bombs coming down

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<v Speaker 3>around you. Like the mindset's very very different, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>game the game, And I really appreciate that from him

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<v Speaker 3>because he either adds to my mindset or he gives

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<v Speaker 3>me another thing to think about in a good way.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's part of the switch that his flipped.

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<v Speaker 2>George Kirby, Joseph and CG. Gardner Johnson, these guys you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they play, they're super physical and they're taking big hits.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you guys feel the need to match their physicality

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<v Speaker 2>in this game or is it not about that?

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<v Speaker 1>Hmm?

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<v Speaker 3>I think what the forty nine ers put on tape

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<v Speaker 3>week in and week out is that we're one of

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<v Speaker 3>the most physical teams in the NFL. I've been up

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<v Speaker 3>here countless times I've said that, So I don't They're

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<v Speaker 3>a very physical team. They go out there and they hit,

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<v Speaker 3>they do all the things that they're supposed to do,

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<v Speaker 3>and I feel like we do the same thing. So

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think we need to match it as as

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<v Speaker 3>well as we just need to play our game.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of energy did Depot give you today? Being on

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<v Speaker 1>the practice field, Deeple was always great. He just excited

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<v Speaker 1>for him to be out there.

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<v Speaker 3>He's just such a you know, huge part of our

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<v Speaker 3>offense and everything that we do, and just his energy

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<v Speaker 3>itself is infectious and he gets guys going, gets some

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<v Speaker 3>confident him. NBA together is its own, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>its own thing entirely. So very excited have Dbo out

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<v Speaker 3>there and looks great.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Hi, Nick. Not mine