WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, is depending on matchups throughout the practice. Here, they're

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<v Speaker 1>just to kind of keep myself refreshed and UM up

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<v Speaker 1>to speed. But it's it's something that UM at any

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<v Speaker 1>point in time, I can drop down and play with

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<v Speaker 1>no problem. I mean it just honestly, I just get

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<v Speaker 1>bored playing deep sometimes, to be honest, UM, And it

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<v Speaker 1>keeps you engaged. You you know, every snap you're rather

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<v Speaker 1>UM covering somebody or you're blitzing, or you know you're

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<v Speaker 1>you're close to the ball, you're fitting in a run. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So it just kind of keeps me engaged, keeps me

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<v Speaker 1>around the football. UM. And the more you're rounding football

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<v Speaker 1>and more players you get to make. They have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys coming back at the right time. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it doesn't bats coming back. So just how

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<v Speaker 1>full of offensive this team is? The hurdle to see

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<v Speaker 1>before already. I mean, well, it starts with the run.

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<v Speaker 1>You never run the ball better than anybody in the

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<v Speaker 1>leave right now. Got the leading rusher and Ezekie Elliott

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else is UM built off of that. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't stop the run. Then they're in third and shorts

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<v Speaker 1>all day and they're converting. I think they're in. I

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<v Speaker 1>know they're in the top five and one third down,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe. Um. And then they keep running it until

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<v Speaker 1>eventually that that that turns into one of those games

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<v Speaker 1>where defense is on the field for a long time,

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<v Speaker 1>you get tired, and eventually those holes get bigger and bigger.

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<v Speaker 1>So first things first, we got to stop the run. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know they have weapons to that that compliment

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<v Speaker 1>the run with Jason Waite and Cole Beasley, Dads Bryant

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<v Speaker 1>coming back, um, you know, and and and Dak Press

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<v Speaker 1>has been playing really well, especially if the play action pass.

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<v Speaker 1>He's very very accurate, um when he's able to to

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, fake the run, and he's got wide

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<v Speaker 1>open lanes behind to throw win. Um. But all of

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<v Speaker 1>that starts starts up front. Custom is a small ship guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if you watched him on tape, he's a

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<v Speaker 1>hard matchup for everybody. I mean, he's somebody that that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a lot of his routes are option routes,

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<v Speaker 1>so he doesn't have a specific route that he has

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<v Speaker 1>to run. He's really just playing off your leverage. He's

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<v Speaker 1>finding an open space on the field, UM, and he

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<v Speaker 1>has time to work it. You know, he doesn't have

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<v Speaker 1>to be there, you know early. He can take his time,

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<v Speaker 1>set you up to do everything, and he's crafty and that,

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<v Speaker 1>and then once he catches the ball, he's up the field.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, you know, it's definitely one of the matchups

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<v Speaker 1>that that we have to win in order to be

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<v Speaker 1>successful because he's somebody who moves to change for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Similar to um, Jason Witten, he does the same stuff

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<v Speaker 1>with option routes. He's working away from your leverage. He'll

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<v Speaker 1>put you off turnaround the balls right on him. But

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<v Speaker 1>where Jason uses his size as his an advantage, Cole

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<v Speaker 1>Beasley just uses his quickness and feet to get open.

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

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<v Speaker 1>what you can name that he doesn't do well. And

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<v Speaker 1>as a back as great vision, the patience, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>the speed to be a home run hitter. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>the physicality to run through arm tackles and um finish runs.

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<v Speaker 1>Um yeah, it's not much you can do college school

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<v Speaker 1>the time you started at could you tell the transtell Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, I remember telling us something our

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<v Speaker 1>personnel here when he was getting getting ready to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft that he's probably probably the best running

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<v Speaker 1>back in that draft. Um, and you know, so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not I'm not surprised to see what he's doing. Commits, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>cope easily. Is he the kind of player you want

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<v Speaker 1>to be more physical with at the line of scrimmage

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<v Speaker 1>because of that quickness. I mean it depends what type

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<v Speaker 1>of player you are. For somebody like myself, UM, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you don't want to try to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to try to go step for step

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<v Speaker 1>or mirror somebody that's quicker than you. So a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times you try to knock him off his rod

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<v Speaker 1>or pin him to to make sure that he can

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<v Speaker 1>only one. You know, if he has an option about

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<v Speaker 1>you take away one know, he's going to run the

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<v Speaker 1>other one. Um. There's some things you can do, but

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<v Speaker 1>they do a good job of keeping them in motion.

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<v Speaker 1>They keep him off the ball so you can't get

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<v Speaker 1>your hands on them early. Um. And he's savage enough.

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<v Speaker 1>He's seen enough people try to press him. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not a new thing for him, so he knows

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<v Speaker 1>how to get open. But Um, depending on that matchup,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to play him differently and you got to

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<v Speaker 1>keep that that technique changing throughout the game. I mean, Jen,

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<v Speaker 1>he did what he what he's been doing since he's

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<v Speaker 1>gotten here, is is in the right spots. He's made

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<v Speaker 1>a few tackles, played physical. Um, he's very comfortable on

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends, um making calls. So I mean we're excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see him stepping into a bigger role. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>CJ has gotten better every day. Um, he probably had

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<v Speaker 1>the best or the most. He probably stood out the

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<v Speaker 1>most out of anybody the encamp as an undrafted guy,

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<v Speaker 1>worked his way all way up to making the team

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<v Speaker 1>in practice squad, and now he's active and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just basically waiting on an opportunity. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>everybody would be comfortable if, at any point in time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, an emergency situation, he had to get out

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. I think I think everybody's comfortable with him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's made nothing but played since he's gotten here, and

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<v Speaker 1>even though he's not necessarily on the field, he's still

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<v Speaker 1>preparing with that mentality that at any point in time

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<v Speaker 1>he could be called. He had one of those games

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<v Speaker 1>in Washington, he didn't stop the wild but the any

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<v Speaker 1>Westerns to take from that, Yeah, I mean, especially because

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<v Speaker 1>this running game is similar, you know, we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>the different concepts. It'll be pretty much the same running attack.

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<v Speaker 1>So we talked about fitting our runs and getting population

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<v Speaker 1>to the football tackling. There's not many teams that that's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be. Uh yeah, that's probably the number one key

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<v Speaker 1>coming into this game, UM, is being in the right

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<v Speaker 1>place on every play. And then when you are in

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<v Speaker 1>the right place, get the ball carried down. UM. And

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<v Speaker 1>then everybody's got to be running to the ball. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, those are things that we didn't do well

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<v Speaker 1>that week, and we'll get a chance to kind of, um,

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<v Speaker 1>get another shot at that scheme. What are the some

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<v Speaker 1>of the other thiings that impress you about Dak Prescott

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<v Speaker 1>he just mentioned him earlier. What qualities because you have

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of stand up, He doesn't make mistakes. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we have one interception something like that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's impressive at this point in the season for

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<v Speaker 1>a rookie quarterback. That's usually where you see UM. You

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<v Speaker 1>see their youth is in those mistakes or those turn turnovers. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's played well. I mean, especially like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it helps that they got the number one

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<v Speaker 1>Russian back and right behind him. UM. So those those

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<v Speaker 1>keep some of those lanes open. But he makes good

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<v Speaker 1>decisions with the football. He's mobile enough to extend and play. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's changed calls that the line of scrimmage, so he

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<v Speaker 1>has some freedom there. Um, he's doing a good job.

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<v Speaker 1>He's playing solid. Apaulie, You've probably been asked this air already,

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<v Speaker 1>but going down into the slot that was something that

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<v Speaker 1>you missed not doing. Can you talk about how you're

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking forward to it. Yeah, I mean I'm obviously

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to I feel like that's probably, um, the

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<v Speaker 1>best position for me. But similar to last year, it

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<v Speaker 1>all comes down to what the matchups are and who

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<v Speaker 1>we how we want to match up that personnel. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so that it's a fluid package. Really at any point

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<v Speaker 1>in time, you can see Jaylen Watkins, Jaylen Mills, myself, um,

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<v Speaker 1>really anybody else. We have that for that fact down

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<v Speaker 1>at the Nickel, just based on how we want to

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<v Speaker 1>match things up. So right now we're kind of working

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<v Speaker 1>that out to see what that five down or that's

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<v Speaker 1>five dB package will look like. Um, but we're pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much confident in in in any guy that we put

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<v Speaker 1>in there. Basically as for a slot receivers in this

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<v Speaker 1>league right now. UM, I think he's I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting better and better every year. So I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>up there. If you watch him this year, he's having

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<v Speaker 1>a really good year. UM. He's getting open, he's getting

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<v Speaker 1>in the end zone. UM. So I mean he's he

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<v Speaker 1>has a lot of respect for me. UM. I would

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<v Speaker 1>probably I don't know what a number I put him

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<v Speaker 1>right now, but he's definitely one of those um that

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<v Speaker 1>if you're if you're a slot corner, you circle on

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<v Speaker 1>your own your schedule said that Washington Dallas has similar

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<v Speaker 1>running games here. What do you see? What kind of

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<v Speaker 1>concepts are they that are similar? Well, you get stretched run,

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<v Speaker 1>You'll get you know, the power to run. Um some crunches.

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<v Speaker 1>So a lot of the things that that we kept

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<v Speaker 1>seeing was the U the open side power, whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a linebacker, but but it's one of those

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<v Speaker 1>things where they if they get you cut out of

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<v Speaker 1>a gap, that ball is downhill immediately and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so you don't have time to kind of make up

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<v Speaker 1>for that mistake. UM. And and that was one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that gave us trouble in in uh Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>is you know, somebody gets cut out of a gap

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<v Speaker 1>and then we're gashed. Um, whether it's to the overside, backside,

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<v Speaker 1>or we overrun a crack toss. They run a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of crack toss as well, and they don't just line

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<v Speaker 1>up in you know, the formation that tells you crack toss.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll motion to it, they'll um, you know, do anything

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of disguise it, and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>the balls on the edge. So we're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>be very dismalint especially we talk about our run fits

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<v Speaker 1>gure facing. I think that's given perspective, given the fashion

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<v Speaker 1>or provision Battle Division League, so I think like the

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<v Speaker 1>Cowboys League and trying to balance all that album because

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<v Speaker 1>you have the Division Battle the Road next at all. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean we talk about perspective. Our only perspective is

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<v Speaker 1>that this is the only game we can play right now.

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<v Speaker 1>So everything we got, this is the biggest game ever. Um. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the only perspective that we have. So uh, we

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<v Speaker 1>we embrace all of the hype that it's the Cowboys,

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<v Speaker 1>it's on the road, it's the Division, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all of that. We embrace it because that's what it

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<v Speaker 1>is and that's all we have right now. He's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>this number of games under his belt. Is that element

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<v Speaker 1>of surprise or not knowing him because he's a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>gone or is there still things that you can't you

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<v Speaker 1>don't see about him yet because there's not that much film.

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<v Speaker 1>My dad always told me, you don't know what you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, So I mean, all I can see from

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<v Speaker 1>or all I know about Dak is what you see

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<v Speaker 1>on tape and what he's done, and what he's done

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty impressive. He doesn't make mistakes, He's mobile enough

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<v Speaker 1>to extend the ball or extend the play and make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>He's very very accurate on the play action pass. And

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<v Speaker 1>they got the number one running back in the league

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<v Speaker 1>behind him, so, um, you know, if he if he

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<v Speaker 1>has another trick up his sleeve, then that's probably gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be unfortunate for us. But you know, we've we've got

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<v Speaker 1>enough respect for him.