WEBVTT - Fred Warner: 49ers are ‘Ready to Go’ for Super Bowl LVIII | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>How do you guys feel about how you performed in

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<v Speaker 1>your first two playoff games and what's been kind of

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<v Speaker 1>inside the locker room or on the practice field. The

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<v Speaker 1>challenge that you guys have kind of put forth to

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<v Speaker 1>each other about playing a complete game on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was always bittersweet for both those games, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>because obviously you're so happy and excited that you won

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<v Speaker 2>the game and you're able to advance and doing the

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<v Speaker 2>things necessary to win the game, but also knowing that

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<v Speaker 2>that's not our standard, you know, for defensive play that

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<v Speaker 2>ever since I've been here, you know, And so that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's something that's been a point emphasis. I think we

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<v Speaker 2>obviously have to play our best game going into this

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<v Speaker 2>going into this game to have a chance to win

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<v Speaker 2>it all. And you know, we've been trying to share

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<v Speaker 2>things up and making sure we're prepared as hard as

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<v Speaker 2>we can.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, right along those lines, John Lynch and Steve Books

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<v Speaker 3>said that some of the effort was handled internally, and

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle just said that you guys have players that are

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<v Speaker 3>okay being told what to do with that in mind,

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<v Speaker 3>have you seen a shift and is that what makes

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<v Speaker 3>this team get better and better? That people aren't afraid

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<v Speaker 3>to be criticized.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I love our mindset right now. I think guys

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<v Speaker 2>are going about the work the exact right way this week.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that has been handled in house, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we'll be ready to go and fully prepare

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<v Speaker 2>for Sunday.

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<v Speaker 4>Their love bred Zach Schwartz here with the Big Twelve.

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously didn't play in the Big Twelve. But how excited

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<v Speaker 4>are you to see BYU step up into that conference

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<v Speaker 4>and watch them continue to compete? And would you be

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<v Speaker 4>willing to say that you are a member of the

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<v Speaker 4>Big Twelve at this point?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm I do claim them now obviously being a

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<v Speaker 2>BYU cougar and super excited and and always cheering for

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<v Speaker 2>them going into the Big Twelve and being able to

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<v Speaker 2>compete with the best. I think that was the plan

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<v Speaker 2>all along, was wanting to compete at the highest level,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I'm always rooting for him pite freshmen.

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<v Speaker 5>You're right, would you to get an announcement about a

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<v Speaker 5>game in Madrid coming up? Is that something you'd like

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<v Speaker 5>to be part of as a player? And what do

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<v Speaker 5>you make if they continued international expansion of the NFL.

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<v Speaker 5>Leagles were recently announced as is designated team for the

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<v Speaker 5>game in Zapala.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that'd be awesome. You know, anytime we

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<v Speaker 2>get to play international. I think playing last year in

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<v Speaker 2>Mexico was a super awesome experience. To be a part

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<v Speaker 2>of playing in Madrid would be awesome. And just any

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<v Speaker 2>time we can continue to expand the fan base outside

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<v Speaker 2>of the US, it's it's always a great deal.

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<v Speaker 6>Hi, Fred afterox, thank you. What's Mike shanahan leadership style

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<v Speaker 6>like and how does motivate you guys? Mainly that the

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<v Speaker 6>ones who played for yous ago against the Chiefs in

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<v Speaker 6>the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Coach Kyle, he's uh, he's a great head coach, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>the best that I've been around, the only NFL head

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<v Speaker 2>coach I've been around. But he's been awesome. And the

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<v Speaker 2>way that he coaches is just super honest, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just knows how to completely paint the picture through the tape.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's not just just saying words that he

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<v Speaker 2>shows you exactly what it's supposed to look like, what

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<v Speaker 2>it's not supposed to look like. And he's just such

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<v Speaker 2>a brilliant mind to be able to teach football offensively, defensively,

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<v Speaker 2>and special teams to allow us to be well prepared

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<v Speaker 2>for each and every game.

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<v Speaker 7>SI, but how congratulations, Thank you? I wanted to ask,

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<v Speaker 7>You've been around a lot. You've been there, done that

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<v Speaker 7>in a game like this where there's so many different

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<v Speaker 7>variables this week, the Super Bowl halftime show being longer,

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, how can you, having been there, done that yourself,

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<v Speaker 7>impact the rest of the locker room who might not

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<v Speaker 7>have been there and done that before.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean I was blessed the first time around,

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<v Speaker 2>back in twenty nineteen, twenty twenty Super Bowl to be

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<v Speaker 2>around around a lot of really gray veterans, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of really great leaders, you know, Richard Sherman, Joe Staley,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, guys that have been there and done it

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of you know, hearing from them how the

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<v Speaker 2>game was and lead the week leading up to it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, had me fully repaired as just a young

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<v Speaker 2>second year player. You know, I feel like I was

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<v Speaker 2>fully prepared for the moment in this time around, being

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<v Speaker 2>able to be that veteran now having gone through it

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<v Speaker 2>and knowing that like what it's going to take, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>because I've been on the other side of it where

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<v Speaker 2>we were sad at the end of it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>now I want to be on the on the right

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<v Speaker 2>side of things. So just kind of just reiterating the

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<v Speaker 2>guys to stay focused. Obviously, all this stuff is cool

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<v Speaker 2>and all, but you know, we still got to play

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<v Speaker 2>football at the end of the day on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 8>And obviously you have your own defensive rules that dictate coverages.

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<v Speaker 8>But when you're dropping back into coverage in the middle

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<v Speaker 8>of the field and it's Patrick Mahomes, how much does

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<v Speaker 8>he change the calculus in terms of like when, how

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<v Speaker 8>how deep you drop, how tight you squeezes windows with

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<v Speaker 8>what everything he can do with the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, he's just a really special player. I

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<v Speaker 2>think the things that he does, you know, playing and

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<v Speaker 2>play out, he obviously can do a lot of different

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<v Speaker 2>things in terms of extending the play. He has a

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<v Speaker 2>great connection with his players, you know, specifically Travis and

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<v Speaker 2>knowing exactly where he's going to be finding open space,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you know, you might be more used to

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<v Speaker 2>having your eyes on the quarterback and being able to

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<v Speaker 2>read him, but you know you're gonna you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>a where you have to have awareness for where the

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<v Speaker 2>receivers are on the field at all times, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know he's obviously gonna break the pocket and do those

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<v Speaker 2>sort of things, being able to plaster guys laiding it down.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like playing two down, two different plays in one.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that's what makes it so hard with him.

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<v Speaker 9>Good afternoon, Danilo in Mexico. You've played long enough in

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<v Speaker 9>the NFL two sense and feel when a momentum shift

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<v Speaker 9>is coming. It happened a couple of times for you

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<v Speaker 9>guys positively on the playoffs. How does coach Shanahan deal

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<v Speaker 9>with it when it's coming your way, when it's happening

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<v Speaker 9>in your way? And how does he deal with it

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<v Speaker 9>when he sends it going the other way? When you

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<v Speaker 9>feel the other team get a momentum chief get a break,

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<v Speaker 9>how does he handle that? How do you handle it

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<v Speaker 9>on the side land with the more unexperienced players.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think momentum is real. It's a real thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's all on one person at all.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, coach coach Shanahan, you know he has a

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<v Speaker 2>job to do out there, just as every single other

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<v Speaker 2>person out there has to do. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>for me, just continuing to keep the guys head keep

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<v Speaker 2>their head straight on during the game, regardless of what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on, you got to worry about the next play.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't think about what's happened in the past in

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<v Speaker 2>the game. The only thing that you can affect is

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<v Speaker 2>whatever that next play going forward. You know, we have

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<v Speaker 2>a next play, best play mentality regardless of where we're

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<v Speaker 2>at in the game, and I think when we do that,

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<v Speaker 2>we have the best results possible.

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<v Speaker 10>Well, Hi, Fred, American Football Community Belgium. You haven't missed

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<v Speaker 10>a game in your career that they say that the

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<v Speaker 10>best ability is availability. How does that contribute to your

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<v Speaker 10>success as a player and a leader of the defense.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I wish that was I wish that was

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<v Speaker 2>fully true. I had missed one game back in twenty one,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that was that was hard for me. I

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<v Speaker 2>tried to come back that week. I had a strained hamstring.

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<v Speaker 2>But that is my one blemish, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's been awesome. I've been blessed, you know, by the

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<v Speaker 2>man upstairs to be able to stay available, to stay healthy,

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<v Speaker 2>as well as you know, learning how to take care

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<v Speaker 2>of my body. You know, from from early on in

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<v Speaker 2>my career being around great veterans and learning about what

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to take to be a good player in

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<v Speaker 2>this league. You know, obviously, you can have all the

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<v Speaker 2>talent in the world, you can work your tail off,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you're not available on the field and you're hurt,

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<v Speaker 2>you're constantly in the training room, You'll never be able

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<v Speaker 2>to continue to get better by getting those reps day

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<v Speaker 2>in and day out. So I take a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>pride in that.

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<v Speaker 11>Hey, Fred, from the outside looking in, you and George

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<v Speaker 11>are too of the emotional team leaders for this you know,

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<v Speaker 11>organization One, what type of leader is George and the

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<v Speaker 11>locker room? And two where did you develop the leadership

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<v Speaker 11>skills to lead the defense in and out of battle

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<v Speaker 11>each and every week.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, George is an outstanding leader just because of who

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<v Speaker 2>he is. It's not necessarily you know, with each guy

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<v Speaker 2>who I guess is considered a leader on the team,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not about what you're saying. It's about how you

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<v Speaker 2>who you are and how you show up every single day.

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<v Speaker 2>The consistency that George has shown throughout his career with

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<v Speaker 2>the level of play that he's played, with the level

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<v Speaker 2>of competitive uh, the competitive nature that he brings every

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<v Speaker 2>single day. You know, obviously he has a love for

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<v Speaker 2>the game, a love for life. You know, you see

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<v Speaker 2>that every single day and how he how he you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just operates. But you know, I'm really happy that he's

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<v Speaker 2>on our team because he does. He does bring up

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<v Speaker 2>the level play for everybody. I think that's what a

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<v Speaker 2>good leader does. You know. For me, I've learned from

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of great leaders, just like I mentioned before, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the guys that I've been around, and I just try

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<v Speaker 2>to do exactly what I just said is be consistent

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<v Speaker 2>day in and day out. You know, I want I

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<v Speaker 2>want my my work to speak for hisself, not not

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<v Speaker 2>just my words. I want to I want people to

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<v Speaker 2>to lead by example.

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<v Speaker 9>Hive red from NFL and what's the key or the

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<v Speaker 9>secret to stop extremely creative play colors under read?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I guess that's that's what we're trying to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out right now, all the way up to Sunday. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're trying to figure out that that the answer to

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<v Speaker 2>that question. And you know, I could speak to Coach Reid.

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<v Speaker 2>You know A Feller b Yu Cougar. Uh he's been

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<v Speaker 2>he's been obviously really great in this league for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time. Uh. Such a you know creates such uh

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<v Speaker 2>unique plays you know, with his players that he has

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<v Speaker 2>on his team, and so there's gonna be times in

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<v Speaker 2>the game where we see looks that we haven't seen

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<v Speaker 2>before and we just got to play throughout the down.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, we're we're still working all the way up

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<v Speaker 2>to Sunday to figure that out.

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<v Speaker 11>Hid What are some characteristics that Rock Party has that

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<v Speaker 11>you think the whole team benefits from.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's there's too many to choose for a Honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the thing that stands out the most about Brock,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, for for us as his teammates, is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just the pure humility, uh that he that he plays with,

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<v Speaker 2>that he comes to work with every single day. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't let the outside noise affect him any at all,

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<v Speaker 2>Like it affects me more than it affects him, like

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<v Speaker 2>seeing things that people say about him. But like he's

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<v Speaker 2>just made of the right stuff. You know, he's focused

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<v Speaker 2>on the things that are going to allow him to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to get better in this league. To say that

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<v Speaker 2>what he's doing right now, you know, in his second

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<v Speaker 2>year as the last pick of the draft last year

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<v Speaker 2>is I mean, you can't say enough about it. It's

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<v Speaker 2>amazing I'm so happy for him, so happy he's on

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<v Speaker 2>our team and he's the reason why we have a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to win a Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 12>Love, Hey, Fred yep So, talk about the value of

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<v Speaker 12>having coach Holland, what he's taught you, how he's helped

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<v Speaker 12>elevate your game over the years, and how having you

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<v Speaker 12>know you and Drake Drake green Law, how that kind

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<v Speaker 12>of maybe helps you open up what you can do

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<v Speaker 12>on defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm I'm so grateful for Johnny Holland as my

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<v Speaker 2>linebacker coach. You know, I can't say enough about what

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<v Speaker 2>he's meant to me and what he's meant to our group,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, our linebacker group. What he goes through day

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<v Speaker 2>in and day out, you never know that anything was wrong. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>he has his battle with cancer right now, and you

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<v Speaker 2>would never know it because of the positivity and the

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<v Speaker 2>energy that he brings day in and day out. And

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<v Speaker 2>he's been such a pivotal piece in my development as

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<v Speaker 2>a player from the moment I got here because he

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<v Speaker 2>just showed a lot of confidence in me, from from

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<v Speaker 2>being a young pupp and to being where I'm at now.

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<v Speaker 2>His thing is about instilling confidence in his players because

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<v Speaker 2>he sees what you know, confidence can do for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>bringing a good player and making them great. So he's

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<v Speaker 2>helped me to, you know, achieve the things that I've

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<v Speaker 2>achieved up to this point. And I think you mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>something about Drake Greenlaw and you know Dre again, I

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<v Speaker 2>can't I can't speak enough about how important Dre is.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I'm not the player I am without having Drake

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<v Speaker 2>green Law next to me. You know, he doesn't get

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<v Speaker 2>the respect or you know, any of the admiration that

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<v Speaker 2>he deserves. But he doesn't care. All he cares about

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<v Speaker 2>is playing football, going out there and hitting people, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and towing the line. But you know, I love that

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<v Speaker 2>about him and I love having that out there on

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<v Speaker 2>the field with me. He makes he makes our defense

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<v Speaker 2>way better than if had he not when he's not

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<v Speaker 2>out there, you know what I'm saying. So really grateful

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<v Speaker 2>to have him out there.