WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>With his injury and he's come back from it, he's

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<v Speaker 1>able to play. He was kind of complained about that. Well, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a competitor, number one. He wants to play his

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<v Speaker 1>very best. He hasn't been able to do that really

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<v Speaker 1>since the opener. Um, But because of our corner situation,

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<v Speaker 1>he's had to get out there. We tried to manage

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<v Speaker 1>it the best weekend. Um. Honestly, last week we were

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<v Speaker 1>managing both corners. Nolan Carroll had had a hamstring issue

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<v Speaker 1>also from practice last week, so we tried to take

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<v Speaker 1>approach of keeping a rotation to keep those guys fresh.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, it's excuse me, it's tough when you're on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside part of the field. Um. You know, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're an offensive lineman, hamstring's not going to bother you

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<v Speaker 1>as much. Maybe a defensive lineman, linebacker, But when you're

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<v Speaker 1>a skill guy wide receiver, dB, Um, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>tough to manage. And um, you know, I com betting

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<v Speaker 1>those guys for for trying to push through it. We

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<v Speaker 1>got we're a little bit light on numb verse. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they just, I mean, everybody's beat up this

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<v Speaker 1>time of year. They just got to find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to get it done. We had to find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to put him in positions to be able to get

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<v Speaker 1>a tonself. You know, orkus four guys like possibly activating CJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever was this week. Well CJ was active last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Um he's been U you know, he's been available to play.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know it's one of the reasons we use

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<v Speaker 1>jailing in there. And we took jailing off of the

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<v Speaker 1>nickel um last year or last week also because um

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and and we liked Malcolm and his matchup

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<v Speaker 1>in there last week anyway, But um, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>try to manage it the best weekn going forward. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>well I think that, Um, you've got a quarterback, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>last week. I'll just speak on last week. Um, quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>is going to get rid of the ball quick and

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<v Speaker 1>um you know it's it's hard to get him sacked

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<v Speaker 1>when he's getting rid of the ball so quick. It's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to sack him when he's running the running the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought we did a decent job of stopping the run.

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<v Speaker 1>We can get a whole lot of eight man fronts. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>when we were getting an eight man fronts that stopped

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<v Speaker 1>the run, they picked a ball up and throw it

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<v Speaker 1>to a touchdown. Passes we gave up we're run calls

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<v Speaker 1>by the offense and the quarterback just picked it up

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<v Speaker 1>and threw it almost on the goal line. And the

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<v Speaker 1>other one was the first touchdown of the game. So

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<v Speaker 1>you have to just keep on coming, if you if

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<v Speaker 1>you watched the Giants as they went on a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times past rush earlier in the game wasn't as

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<v Speaker 1>effective as later in the game. I think later in

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<v Speaker 1>the game our rush we didn't get sacks, but it

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<v Speaker 1>had some effect. We were able to get a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of key stops at the end, and I think our

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<v Speaker 1>last turnover was related to the rush. You know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if you said, hey, would you rather have a sack

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<v Speaker 1>or a tip ball, that's an interception. I'll take tip ball.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an interception. I mean, of course, you know, our

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<v Speaker 1>sack numbers haven't been where we want, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not always the result of not having a good rush.

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<v Speaker 1>That was tough on himself yesterday he said he needs

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<v Speaker 1>to play better, obviously at the sacks in the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, they've kind of gone away. Is he

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<v Speaker 1>still playing at the highest level that he played He

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<v Speaker 1>was playing fantastic against the run in that game, and

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, we weren't. We weren't loading up the

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<v Speaker 1>run front to stop him because we were more trying

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<v Speaker 1>to manage our coverage situation and we relied on those

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<v Speaker 1>guys up front, and Fletch in particular made some some

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<v Speaker 1>dynamic plays against the run, and you know, we I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what it ended up, but I think against

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<v Speaker 1>the running backs, not including the quarterback kneel downs, we

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<v Speaker 1>were about two point five yards carrying and that was

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<v Speaker 1>due to guys like Fletch. Um. Part of the facts

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<v Speaker 1>of life when you're in the NFL is when you're

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<v Speaker 1>a good player, you're going to get attention. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that you know, and I wouldn't put fletching

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<v Speaker 1>us because he's not a sophomore. But you know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of times you guys talk about sophomore slumps and

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. It's not so much that a guy

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<v Speaker 1>isn't a slump, it's just that everybody else is paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention to him. Now, you know, if you get a

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<v Speaker 1>baseball player that you know hits a bunch of home runs, well,

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<v Speaker 1>pitchers are gonna find a way to get him out

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<v Speaker 1>and I think Fletch has to deal with that. When

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<v Speaker 1>you're when you're a dynamic pass rusher in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>when you can make an impact offensive line, coaches are

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<v Speaker 1>going to start their game plan with number ninety one.

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<v Speaker 1>Offensive coordinators are going to do it. Um, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think you just have to keep on going

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<v Speaker 1>and and and and know that there's other ways that

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<v Speaker 1>you can contribute. But we certainly rely on Fletch to

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<v Speaker 1>make a lot of plays for us, and he's played well,

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<v Speaker 1>even though his numbers haven't been as as eye popping

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<v Speaker 1>as they were in the first month of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Hunters all, they played three strips. Well, they just

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<v Speaker 1>played um, one personnel group the whole the whole game

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<v Speaker 1>and the times that they did and he was out there.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to be a big part of the game

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<v Speaker 1>plan this week. Obviously, Atlanta uses a lot of fullback

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<v Speaker 1>and they use a lot of different personnel groups. What

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants do is they stay in three wide receivers

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<v Speaker 1>and go no huddle. Makes it very difficult to situational substitute.

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<v Speaker 1>Um you know. Um. Yeah, it was productive in his

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<v Speaker 1>three I mean there was that. That's sort of the

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<v Speaker 1>way it goes when teams want to play that way,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think a little bit that's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of the trend of the NFL too. You're going to

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<v Speaker 1>see so many more three wide receiver sets. They're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to put more skill guys on the field, put more

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<v Speaker 1>playmakers on the field, pitch and catch and those kind

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<v Speaker 1>of things. You know. I thought he particularly having some

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<v Speaker 1>multidimensional skills m moving him to safety, did a good

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<v Speaker 1>job of playing in the past. He was improving, improved

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<v Speaker 1>tremendously against the run, made a lot of plays in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason, and when he was called upon, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>in limited time in the first six weeks of the year,

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<v Speaker 1>he always responded when you know, when it came up.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that as his playing time gets more,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit different than I talked about with Fletch.

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<v Speaker 1>But the more he's out there, the more he has

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<v Speaker 1>to take an account that now offenses are going to

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<v Speaker 1>scheme him and they're going to know that he's on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, and he needs to raise his game. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he had played, he had played um good

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<v Speaker 1>consistent football. I don't know that he played as good

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<v Speaker 1>last week as he had in weeks past. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly with our corner situation and Malcolm get more reps

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<v Speaker 1>at the nickel um, you know we're going to need

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<v Speaker 1>him going forward and uh and and need him to

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<v Speaker 1>make some of those get back to making some of

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<v Speaker 1>those plays that he made before, but albeit in more

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<v Speaker 1>extensive playing time now to return this week, and we

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<v Speaker 1>would mean to have Benny back. Yeah, Bennie was playing

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<v Speaker 1>at a really high level before he got hurt. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know they particularly well not just against the against

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<v Speaker 1>the run, but against the past also. So the more

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<v Speaker 1>I thought bows As has raised his level, bo Allen

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<v Speaker 1>has raised his level since Benny's been down. But to

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<v Speaker 1>have to have a four man rotation in there, um

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<v Speaker 1>will mean a lot more. Having three man rotation is

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<v Speaker 1>has I would say, warn us down in games, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're not as fresh at the end of the game

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<v Speaker 1>as as you would like to be. And hopefully we

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<v Speaker 1>can get back to that. And the Falcons are playing

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<v Speaker 1>right now is it's the most explosive offense you guys

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<v Speaker 1>have based. I mean, the Cowboys have been good of

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<v Speaker 1>a team you have based have been good, but right now, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you're a defensive coordinator, they're all good Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you don't sleep well the entire week because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you just see playmakers and it doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>if it's you know, Odell Beckham, or it's Julio Jones

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<v Speaker 1>or Matt Ryan or Eli Manning. Every week there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>somebody else. Um Falcons. Falcons are playing well offensively because

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<v Speaker 1>they're not a one trick pony. Talk about Matt Ryan,

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<v Speaker 1>we talk about Julio Jones, but you know, they run

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<v Speaker 1>the ball very well. Their stats aren't great running the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're still well. They're they're significant and they got

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<v Speaker 1>a running back they can break anywhere. Um, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just Julio Jones. I think they've won You guys have

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<v Speaker 1>to check the stats on it, but they've won like

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<v Speaker 1>three games this year that Julio Jones really didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a big impact on. Um. You know, his numbers weren't great,

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<v Speaker 1>but they still were able to win the game. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a sign of a good offense. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one guy's not having a good day or

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<v Speaker 1>defense as a scheme to take him out, they still

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<v Speaker 1>had enough else to go to. And that's our challenge

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<v Speaker 1>this week. It's not just about stopping the run. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not just about stopping one receiver. It's not just about

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pressuring a quarterback that doesn't have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of playmakers. They're very and they have a very good scheme. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Shanahan does a really good job of putting

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<v Speaker 1>those guys in good position. We're gonna play our very best. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you had a pretty good receiver and in Detroit, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>how does Julio, I mean, how does he kind of

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<v Speaker 1>rank up there with those type? Well, he's all those

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<v Speaker 1>big guys, even when they're covered, they're still open, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're catching radius is so big. They're so strong,

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<v Speaker 1>they're so physical, they can jump, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what what takes Julio to a to a level. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's it's different than other NFL receivers. He

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<v Speaker 1>can threaten deep down the field, he can catch the

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<v Speaker 1>ball over in the middle, he can take a short pass,

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<v Speaker 1>and he can run extremely strong. He's hard to knock

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<v Speaker 1>off his routes, you know, I mean Larry Fitzgerald had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of that. I think Julio Jones might even

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<v Speaker 1>be more explosive and more dynamic than Larry Fitzgerald, who's

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<v Speaker 1>a Hall of Fame receiver. So you know, he's not

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<v Speaker 1>super tall, He's not like he's six foot six or

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<v Speaker 1>six foot eight, but he's tall enough and his arms

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<v Speaker 1>are long. I think probably the number one thing is

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<v Speaker 1>his physical strength and his ability to make catches in traffic,

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<v Speaker 1>make contested catches, get open versus press coverage. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>all things we're going to have to take into consideration.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Matt Ryan has taken some sacks this year, much

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<v Speaker 1>more than than Eli did. Is it a different set

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<v Speaker 1>up with him back there than what the Giants should do?

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<v Speaker 1>It is the Giants through an awful lot of three

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<v Speaker 1>step where you know, even if sometimes even when you're

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<v Speaker 1>a free rusher, you can't get there. Um you know.

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<v Speaker 1>The Falcons use a lot more I would call individual routes.

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<v Speaker 1>They try to spread the field. It's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>um basketball esque, i'd say, um, you know, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get some isolations, trying to um you know. And they're

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<v Speaker 1>a very disciplined offense when it comes to route. But

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<v Speaker 1>there's some I want to say schoolyard but there's some

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<v Speaker 1>schoolyard backyard type um concepts to their routes. Some get

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<v Speaker 1>open type concepts and some of those aren't exactly you

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<v Speaker 1>know quick passes. Some of those take a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, get in reverse your field, get back

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<v Speaker 1>out those kind of things. That does give you a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of time to get there. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and our past rush, our blitz package, um, combination of

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<v Speaker 1>both um is going to have to affect that timing.

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<v Speaker 1>Benny out what the destiny of the out show? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>with his increasing numbers, Well, he got he got at

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<v Speaker 1>that sack early in this game. Um, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he did. He made some strides in that time. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, And it's asking a lot for a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>to go in and you know, when you only have

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<v Speaker 1>three guys, it's not you can't pick and choose. It

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<v Speaker 1>can't be like um, you know, I think the Bears

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<v Speaker 1>he played eight to ten snaps something like that. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a whole lot was able to make a play

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<v Speaker 1>in there. But you know, when you're relied on to

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<v Speaker 1>play more snaps, you have to grow up fast. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think he gained some confidence in there,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's nothing like having your full compliment. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's always not you know, it's always not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be that way in the NFL. But if we

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<v Speaker 1>can give many back this week, that'll, you know, that'll

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<v Speaker 1>put us back into sort of a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>the way we blueprinted that position. So for defensive coaches philosophical,

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<v Speaker 1>what dictates whether you play abducted like comers I supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to having game? Um, you know, Sometimes it's the comfort

0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:58.440
<v Speaker 1>level of a player. Sometimes you have right or left

0:11:58.480 --> 0:12:01.520
<v Speaker 1>handed type players. Um. You know, I've been with corners

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<v Speaker 1>in the past that didn't feel comfortable traveling. They like

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<v Speaker 1>settling in on their side. UM. You know. Sometimes it's matchups.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Sometimes you have bigger corners that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you aren't as quick and that's a good matchup form.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you have a smaller corner that can shadow a

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<v Speaker 1>shift to your receiver. Um. You know what. I think

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<v Speaker 1>scheme has a lot to do with it too. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's how much zone you're playing, how much man to

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<v Speaker 1>man you're playing, how much pressure you're bringing. All those

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<v Speaker 1>things go into consideration that way. This year, they're just

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<v Speaker 1>in sync offensively. Like I said, their run their run

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<v Speaker 1>game is UM has been outstanding. It compliments their passing game. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think they're UM it's it's it's all

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<v Speaker 1>sort of in sync right now, and it's our job

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<v Speaker 1>to get it out of sync. Um. How many people

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<v Speaker 1>have been able to do that? They're averaging about thirty

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<v Speaker 1>five points a game, and even the games they lost, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they still were able to move the ball

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<v Speaker 1>and still were able to score. Um. It just makes

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<v Speaker 1>our challenge even uh you know. No, he's always been

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<v Speaker 1>a guy to take command of the offense. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's Um, he's playing with a lot of confidence. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that has a lot to do with quarterback play. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's uh, you know, I think it's all

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<v Speaker 1>fitting together, the combination of scheme players, run game, um

0:13:30.960 --> 0:13:33.840
<v Speaker 1>pass game. You know. I think snow adding to their

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<v Speaker 1>offense has given him another target when teams do take

0:13:36.679 --> 0:13:39.920
<v Speaker 1>Julio Jones away. Um, I think it's all been working

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good for him. And uh, you know, on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>it's our job to make a knucko. Nucko is still

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<v Speaker 1>good for him. When you have a receiver like Julio

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<v Speaker 1>Jones as a as a coach, like how is knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that like you know, worse comes to words that you

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<v Speaker 1>can always kind of throw it up to him play

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think it's from a coaching standpoint, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know that that's where they go. But from a

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback standpoint, I think that, um, you know, that combination

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<v Speaker 1>of a quarterback that has confidence in his guy to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to make a tough contest at catch. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not just talking about down the field. I'm talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the short area, a shallow cross, an

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<v Speaker 1>option route, those kind of things. Um, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that echoes in the scheme. I don't think any coach

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<v Speaker 1>is going to sit there and say, yeah, everybody's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be covered, so just you know, just throw it up.

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<v Speaker 1>But I do think a quarterback, if he has confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in his guy ability to make a play or at worse,

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<v Speaker 1>getting incompletion, I think that goes a long way. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I mean, I'll sort of put us at

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<v Speaker 1>four and four. Um. You know, even even Brandon has

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<v Speaker 1>had times where, um, you know he can rush better. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think one of the one of the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest one in this last game, as we had a

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<v Speaker 1>chance when they were backed up maybe get a safety,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, and Vinnie who was rushing, who was

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<v Speaker 1>rushing well on the play, just got a little bit loosey,

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to get rid of the ball. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>safety in that situation might have been able to make

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<v Speaker 1>a difference. Um, you know, Connor didn't have great production

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to rushing the past, but he knocked

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<v Speaker 1>down two passes. Of course, one of them we might

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<v Speaker 1>have intercepted if he didn't knock down. The other one

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<v Speaker 1>we did intercept. So, Um, there's a lot of different

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<v Speaker 1>ways those guys can can contribute. We put a lot

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game on those guys, Vinnie. I think

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, played really good against a run um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>and and we knew we were going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. But you know, I think that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're four and four team, and that reflects not just

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<v Speaker 1>the entire team, but I think that reflects our defense.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that reflects all aspects of our defense, our coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>our pass rush, everything else. There's been some good but

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<v Speaker 1>there's some things that we can do better. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna we're gonna need to do that over

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<v Speaker 1>the last half of the year. Where you want wh