WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>UM wow. You know, probably just like the whole team.

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<v Speaker 1>We lost a game, so there's no consolation prizes and

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<v Speaker 1>handling injuries, injuries or part of the game. We have

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<v Speaker 1>multidimensional players that can go in and fill different positions. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we had to make it through. That's that's

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<v Speaker 1>our job. So I don't want to give any gold

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<v Speaker 1>stars for doing what our job is upstay going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>What you need. Um, well we have confidence in both

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys. I'm not going to get up and

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<v Speaker 1>give you the pluses and minuses of every player. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll leave that. I said that last year. I'll leave

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<v Speaker 1>out the pro football focus to determine. But um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was the first experience for Russell. It was not

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<v Speaker 1>the first experience for Corey. Um. Corey's been around the

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<v Speaker 1>block and um Russell um stepped in and you know

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, I thought he did a good job. He

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<v Speaker 1>tackled well. Um, and you know, made no mental mistakes

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<v Speaker 1>and that that's that's a tough duty against what they

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<v Speaker 1>do offensively, from read option reverses to shovel passes, the

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<v Speaker 1>jet sweeps to you know, all the different stuff and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lot of moving parts. I was proud of

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<v Speaker 1>him for for that part of it that arises us

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<v Speaker 1>for the guys, for there are experiences that you can

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<v Speaker 1>be drawn to coach, similar situations that you can have

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<v Speaker 1>it steus to go back and say, hey, when that

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<v Speaker 1>happened years ago in this UM. Yeah, I think every

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<v Speaker 1>team is different, every opponent's different, you know. UM. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean we had preseason against the Jets that we had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of corners play in safety. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys probably get tired of hearing me talk about multidimensional players,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's part of it, you know. I mean we

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<v Speaker 1>even had a linebacker getting ready to go in and

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<v Speaker 1>play safety if he needed to. UM. And we have

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of guys on our roster that have the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to do that. UM, that's just that's just life

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. And UM, I think every situation is different,

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<v Speaker 1>Your opponents different, the game situation is different. So I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if there's anything that you draw back and

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<v Speaker 1>then too. But I've had, I mean, we've seen wide receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, New England Patriots Troy Brown played nickel. I

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<v Speaker 1>had a wide receiver play. UM played nickel for me

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<v Speaker 1>when I was in Detroit. UM, it's not It's not

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<v Speaker 1>unusual in the NFL, you know. I mean there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>only forty six active and if you get a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of guys injured, I mean, I don't know how when

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<v Speaker 1>the last time it's happened here, But when you keep

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<v Speaker 1>seven offensive lineman active, I mean, you're gonna see a

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<v Speaker 1>tight ended offensive line if um, if you get more

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<v Speaker 1>than two injuries on the offensive line. It's just built

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<v Speaker 1>into the business. It's safety. Um yeah. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that could do it, and we were we

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<v Speaker 1>were gassing him up on the sideline, you know, getting

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<v Speaker 1>him ready to potentially do that. And that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things you know. I mean Nick carries on the

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<v Speaker 1>practice squad, but that's another guy that could potentially do

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. And they're the guys that probably wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>go into a game starting, but you know, being able

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<v Speaker 1>to get you out of the game. It's the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing with defensive line. We have different linebackers that could go,

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<v Speaker 1>um rush the edge if they needed to. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just part of your job as a coach, it's

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<v Speaker 1>part of your job as a player to be ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's used to dealing with one injury in a game.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you start getting two or even three at

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<v Speaker 1>a position and like us having three in two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>at a position, um it, it taxes you a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more. But you know it's part of the business. Touchdown, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we give up fifty three or a touchdown or fifty

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<v Speaker 1>three or fifty four, fifty three. Yeah, a gap that

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<v Speaker 1>was left up was that just was a second arm. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>There's there's a lot of things. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>every play, there's plays that everybody can play a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better. Um. You know, I think I'll just leave

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<v Speaker 1>it with um, we didn't we didn't play that play

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<v Speaker 1>well enough. Um. And there's there's ways that you can

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<v Speaker 1>cover up. You know, if a defensive lineman's out of

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<v Speaker 1>his gap, a linebacker can cover them up. If a

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker misses something, a safety can cover them up. If

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<v Speaker 1>a safety misses something, a corner can cover them up.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the great things about about football is

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a team game, and it is very rare

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<v Speaker 1>that anything on the field is one person's sole responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>or soul fault. When it comes to a defensive play,

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<v Speaker 1>there's so many layers to your defense and players that

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<v Speaker 1>can cover it up. I mean maybe you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>a corner falls down or you know, gives up a

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<v Speaker 1>completion down the field, you could say, hey, yeah, that

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<v Speaker 1>guy was at fault. But I would even counter that

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<v Speaker 1>and say, well, maybe if our pass rush was a

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<v Speaker 1>little better and somebody hit that guy when he's throwing,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe that maybe that helped it out. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're a team defense. We take things, we take things

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<v Speaker 1>on ourselves as a defense. And you know the guys

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<v Speaker 1>have said it before, but you know, no excuses, no explanations.

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<v Speaker 1>We gave up a touchdown on the play. It's our

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<v Speaker 1>job to you know, get them stopped right there, and

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't get that job done. We all take that

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<v Speaker 1>very seriously, not just you know, an individual person up

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<v Speaker 1>the way you wanted on that, was that what you

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<v Speaker 1>wanted there. I'm I'm not going to get into all

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<v Speaker 1>the all the little you know, ins and outs of

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<v Speaker 1>every single thing, because then all of a sudden it

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<v Speaker 1>just turns into dissecting every single play. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as signing blame, you know you want to sign blame.

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<v Speaker 1>We just assigned it to the whole defense, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>part of that. It's a long standing up a lot

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<v Speaker 1>us and is a game specific or I mean, what's

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<v Speaker 1>the benefit there of avdu It's just it really depends.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean with some of the um, with some of

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<v Speaker 1>the parameter plays, it helps him see some of the

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<v Speaker 1>balls were coming out quick. It helps him see a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more. Brandon Graham has done the same thing. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know last year we had different players that stood

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<v Speaker 1>up at different times. Some of it goes into an

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<v Speaker 1>individual responsibility and some of it goes into something an

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<v Speaker 1>opponent's doing. I mean, not as far as I'd take

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<v Speaker 1>my explanation for that, as far as tackling goes, if

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<v Speaker 1>you go back to twenty eleven under the last SPA

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<v Speaker 1>as opposed to now, do you think it's more difficult

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<v Speaker 1>to get these guys prepared, especially early in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>As far as lack of practice time the last practice time,

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't take that cop out. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even though we don't tackle live in practice, we do

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<v Speaker 1>enough tackling drills, and then tackling is mostly about leverage

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<v Speaker 1>and running to your leverage and knowing where your help is.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we had seven plays that we had miss

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<v Speaker 1>tackles and most of it or some of those seven,

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<v Speaker 1>we had multiple mis tackles, and I don't I don't

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<v Speaker 1>consider a mistackle if if you know, let's say a

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<v Speaker 1>guy's running inside out and a guy's running outside in,

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<v Speaker 1>and the inside out guy misses and the outside guy

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<v Speaker 1>in is right there to clean it up. That's just

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<v Speaker 1>playing fast, and that's playing with leverage. But if the

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<v Speaker 1>inside guy out gets too far out and it cuts

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<v Speaker 1>back and it gains extra yards, then it becomes a problem,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it becomes mistackle. And I think most of

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<v Speaker 1>those time come to leverage. I think you also have

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<v Speaker 1>to give a little bit credit to the opponents there.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's some big time skilled players, um, and

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<v Speaker 1>some guys that can make some plays, and we got

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<v Speaker 1>to play team defense there and and get guys cleaned

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<v Speaker 1>up and get guys tackled. We can do a better

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<v Speaker 1>job of that. Or Journey and the first two of these,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a lot of the the same things we've said

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<v Speaker 1>all along. Um, you know, he's done. He's done good

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game. He's been a factor in the

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<v Speaker 1>past game, and he plays tough. He's a physical player.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to temperament he plays with on the field. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>the physical aspect of his game that that we saw

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday. Is that something you had seen through the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason tackling, Yeah, I mean we saw it last year

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<v Speaker 1>at West Virginia. I mean that was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons we liked him. He was a tough, physical player

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<v Speaker 1>and he has good size. And you know, the way

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<v Speaker 1>we played that game plan, we played off an awful

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<v Speaker 1>lot against their receivers. It seemed like every time we

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<v Speaker 1>did get close to him. Um, you know, we had

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<v Speaker 1>a ball go over our head. So we had a

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<v Speaker 1>very concerted effort to keep him in front. Um. That

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<v Speaker 1>only works if you make tackles. And I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>Russell m Jalen Mills, Jalen Motkins when he was in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. You know, I think that those guys did

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of getting those things tackle. We can

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<v Speaker 1>go play a second down and three. It's hard when

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<v Speaker 1>it's a you know, a forty yard chunk or fifty

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<v Speaker 1>yard chunk and it's either a touchdown or the balls

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone. So, um, like I said, it

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<v Speaker 1>only works if you're making those tackles. I'd say this,

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<v Speaker 1>Russell played with good anticipation on those. He didn't cheat,

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't you know, run down and guess he played

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<v Speaker 1>good technique and I was happy to see that degrees

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<v Speaker 1>of success against Odell Beck. Um, I think that's very common.

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<v Speaker 1>Very second. Yeah, we're one on one at least, so

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's varying. I see, not one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you prepare, um, not knowing whether he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be well. I've about it this way. We have

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<v Speaker 1>to expect him to be one hundred percent. If we

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<v Speaker 1>expect anything less, we're in the wrong business. Because he

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<v Speaker 1>has a full week to prepare. Obviously, was well enough

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<v Speaker 1>that they played him for third thirty three plays, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was. Um, he's another week away from that,

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<v Speaker 1>another week ahead of his rehab and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So UM, we'll have to be ready for thirteen. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna have to be ready for him being the

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<v Speaker 1>same guy we remember from last year and that that

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's a he's a very difficult player to handle,

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<v Speaker 1>and their offense has missed him the first couple of weeks. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's our job to keep him from being and um,

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<v Speaker 1>a factor or not. He's good, he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a factor, but keep him from being a game changing factor.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're going it's gonna be it's gonna take good

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<v Speaker 1>team defense to do It's not going to be one

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<v Speaker 1>guy that'll do it. What do you recall about how

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<v Speaker 1>Darby fared against him in that twenty and fifteen matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>Reviewing the film, it was that part of what excited about. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we did, we did look at that. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, every good a little bit back to

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<v Speaker 1>like experience of things in the past. Every everything is

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<v Speaker 1>so different. Coverage schemes are different, offensive schemes are different.

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<v Speaker 1>UM matchups him pass rush are different. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that, you know, I think that'll go. Um widely

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<v Speaker 1>reported this week that it's an important matchup our defensive

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<v Speaker 1>line against their offensive line. Well, that only comes into

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<v Speaker 1>play if we can make the quarterback hold the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if he's if he's running it or throwing quick.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that defensive line can get neutralized if we

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<v Speaker 1>can cover all their wide receivers, their tight ends. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that that rookie tight ends looks like he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be, you know, one of the same kind of

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<v Speaker 1>guys that were used to playing Travis Kelsey or Jordan Reid. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that kind of guy. They're getting him more

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<v Speaker 1>involved in the offense. So it's not just about stopping

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<v Speaker 1>one guy. It's about it's about, you know, playing good

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<v Speaker 1>team defense. And if we do that, we'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to exploit some of our you know, some of our

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<v Speaker 1>better matchups in the game. You're going to pay an

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line that has struggled to protect their quarterback. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have to Obviously your defensive ends are going to

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<v Speaker 1>have the opportunity, but you have that kind of make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that they don't try to make too much happen. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think it goes back to talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Russell and playing those plays in front. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>still have to be disciplined, you still have to read

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<v Speaker 1>your keys, and you still have to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>execute and um, you know, just because they haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>very successful in the first two weeks running the ball

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean they're not going to come out in this

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<v Speaker 1>game and and try to run the ball. So we

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<v Speaker 1>have to play good technique there. You know, play action pass,

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<v Speaker 1>quick passes, max protect chip. You know, there's a lot

0:11:31.240 --> 0:11:33.640
<v Speaker 1>of things that can go into you know, layer in

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<v Speaker 1>the pass rush and you know, down in distance and

0:11:36.400 --> 0:11:38.800
<v Speaker 1>score means a lawful lot to it too. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you rush a lot different when it's third and two

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<v Speaker 1>than you do one third down and eleven and pin

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<v Speaker 1>your ears back a little bit on third and eleven.

0:11:44.360 --> 0:11:46.880
<v Speaker 1>Third and two. You got to play everything. So UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that not only then it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just an important match up our d line against the

0:11:52.120 --> 0:11:57.200
<v Speaker 1>role line, but it's everybody else's ability to um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to to set that match up up up.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess, I guess that's the way to say. Its

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<v Speaker 1>seven or eight times in two games against them last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that more because of Elie's ability to defend, to

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<v Speaker 1>go up against the blitz or eat the confidence of

0:12:12.640 --> 0:12:15.080
<v Speaker 1>your line or well, there's a lot. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to get too much into specifics, but um, last year

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, he was calling just about everything out the

0:12:20.480 --> 0:12:22.719
<v Speaker 1>line of scrimmage, and it was a spread set, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of three wide receiver sets, and you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>order for you to blitz, you got to declare. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know he changed to play with five seconds left

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<v Speaker 1>on the play clock. UM, So you know that that

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<v Speaker 1>layers up and makes it a little bit more difficult

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<v Speaker 1>to um to blitz or tow blitz out of different looks.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, sometimes sometimes you're not blitzing just to

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<v Speaker 1>sack to quarterback. You're blitzing to get the ball out

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<v Speaker 1>of his hand quick. And sometimes you feel like if

0:12:47.520 --> 0:12:49.079
<v Speaker 1>you can cover, you can make them hold it a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit longer and then maybe by time for your

0:12:51.200 --> 0:12:53.840
<v Speaker 1>past rush to get home. Um. I thought our pass

0:12:53.920 --> 0:12:56.959
<v Speaker 1>rushing that second game last year had a good impact

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<v Speaker 1>on that game. For first game too, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>second game, you know, we were we had our hands

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<v Speaker 1>full in coverage and there was a couple of key

0:13:03.960 --> 0:13:06.480
<v Speaker 1>moments that that game that guys came through with big

0:13:06.559 --> 0:13:08.200
<v Speaker 1>rushes and it helped us be able to get to win.

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<v Speaker 1>It helped us be able to get the interception that

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<v Speaker 1>gave us a lead early in that game. You know,

0:13:12.280 --> 0:13:15.240
<v Speaker 1>everybody looks at Malcolm intercepting that ball. That doesn't just

0:13:15.280 --> 0:13:17.480
<v Speaker 1>happen on an island. It just doesn't happen by itself.

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<v Speaker 1>It's team game, and pass rush had a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>do with that. Also, you talked about bobs driding different players.

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<v Speaker 1>What change is playing wh he's out there. He's an

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<v Speaker 1>experienced player, just like Rodney's smart um, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>we had we went into both games having a package

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<v Speaker 1>where both of those guys would have been on the

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<v Speaker 1>field at the same time. Um, we obviously won't have

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<v Speaker 1>that up if Rodney's not able to play. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, both guys were corners in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of similarities. You know, Um, Corey's been

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<v Speaker 1>around a little bit longer. But we have confidence in

0:13:51.000 --> 0:13:53.280
<v Speaker 1>both of those guys being able to execute, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever we wanted, and we liked them both enough that

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<v Speaker 1>we had package to be able to match up some

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<v Speaker 1>of the offensive stuff with both of those guys. On

0:13:59.760 --> 0:14:03.000
<v Speaker 1>a few start going to quick passing gain to counter

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<v Speaker 1>your your pass rush and the nickel and diming up

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<v Speaker 1>the field. What what's what's the defensive philosophy to counter that? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's a lot of different things. I mean, first

0:14:13.679 --> 0:14:15.960
<v Speaker 1>is you've got to keep those short passes from becoming

0:14:16.120 --> 0:14:19.120
<v Speaker 1>long passes. And you gotta you know, somewhere along the

0:14:19.160 --> 0:14:22.000
<v Speaker 1>line if they're going five yards at a time, Um,

0:14:22.400 --> 0:14:24.120
<v Speaker 1>you know, there's something to knock them off and knock

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<v Speaker 1>down pass. A forced holding penalty, you know something. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the the quintessential men but don't break thing. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, So there's ways, I mean you know, you

0:14:34.560 --> 0:14:37.480
<v Speaker 1>can play tight coverage and and and put that opens

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<v Speaker 1>up a completely different can of worms. UM. Yeah, it's

0:14:41.840 --> 0:14:45.360
<v Speaker 1>it's it's so different. But that's that's one thing that UM.

0:14:45.680 --> 0:14:48.760
<v Speaker 1>You know, Washington worked hard to try to do. You know,

0:14:48.840 --> 0:14:51.440
<v Speaker 1>Kansas City was doing. Um, you know, it's hard. It's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to throw quick every third down. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's all last night. Sometimes you throw a quick

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<v Speaker 1>on third, on third or fourth down, you can't make

0:14:58.520 --> 0:15:01.200
<v Speaker 1>the sticks. You know that happened. That happened a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of times last night. So that can play into our

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<v Speaker 1>hands as well being able to limit I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a well known stat in the NFL of how

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<v Speaker 1>much explosive plays correlate with winning. Supposed to plays on offense,

0:15:13.280 --> 0:15:17.120
<v Speaker 1>I'm supposed to plays allowed on defense. Um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that that's a that's a big thing. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>can force teams to consistently drive played good on third down,

0:15:23.440 --> 0:15:25.640
<v Speaker 1>you got chances to you know, get off the field.

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<v Speaker 1>UM can't give him anything for free. I was also

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm never pleased with a loss, but I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I am. I continue to be encouraged by UM by

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<v Speaker 1>our discipline defensively Again, two fouls and UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know where we are in the league. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't I don't really judge other teams, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>we had two in the first game and two in

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<v Speaker 1>this one, and um, you know we one was offset

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<v Speaker 1>and the other one was five yards. So we allowed

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<v Speaker 1>no first dounds off of that, and I'm encouraged by that.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to keep that going. Also, your second defensive

0:15:59.040 --> 0:16:02.320
<v Speaker 1>line group did I love they made an impact in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. You know, I think that all those guys

0:16:05.160 --> 0:16:07.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, can step in and play. There was a

0:16:08.120 --> 0:16:11.240
<v Speaker 1>UM play early in that game. We forced Alex to

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<v Speaker 1>um go out of a sort of in a long

0:16:14.000 --> 0:16:17.040
<v Speaker 1>drive and he's an elusive guy, and we dropped a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive tackle into coverage. It was Elijah Qualls, and I

0:16:20.640 --> 0:16:23.040
<v Speaker 1>did a great job number one executing this coverage and

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<v Speaker 1>then was able to show a little bit of speed

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the quarterback from getting the first down. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we talked about Chris Long getting a sack

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<v Speaker 1>and having an impact in the game. Derek Barnett, um

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<v Speaker 1>bo Allen, you know, all those guys are very important

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<v Speaker 1>to us as a general. M you feel like you

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<v Speaker 1>had any kind of advantage you're going where the play

0:16:44.440 --> 0:16:47.120
<v Speaker 1>caller Mac, who was the adensive, cool leader of Amity Collage.

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<v Speaker 1>You are single and focused any kind of we can

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<v Speaker 1>think about it. To take the truth, I mean, we

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<v Speaker 1>have a hands full with We're just trying to trying

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<v Speaker 1>to play the opponent that we're playing. Whoever the call

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<v Speaker 1>to place calling from, whether it's the quarterback making the call,

0:17:03.760 --> 0:17:06.000
<v Speaker 1>whether it's the offensive coordinator, where it's somebody in the

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<v Speaker 1>booth on the sideline. You know, we can't control that.

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<v Speaker 1>We just line up and play. Any great