WEBVTT - Sam Darnold on How He Fits in the 49ers System | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Where did you find out that from Kyle that you

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<v Speaker 1>were the number two quarterback?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I think it was uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just uh going out to practice and him kind of

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<v Speaker 2>relaying the news to me.

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<v Speaker 3>And was that on Wednesday?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't remember the exact day. Yeah, sur price to

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<v Speaker 2>you or had you thought the days were kind of

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<v Speaker 2>trending in that direction? No, I think you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>for me and Trey, you know, we're we're both competing,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, we were doing everything that we could

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<v Speaker 2>to earn that job. And you know, I think for

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<v Speaker 2>me it's as a competitor, you know, you're expected to

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<v Speaker 2>to want to win that job. And for me, it

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<v Speaker 2>was just going out there playing really good football every

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<v Speaker 2>single day. And I knew that at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the day, if I did that, I could be in

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<v Speaker 2>a really good spot to earn that job. But I wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't in my head at all ever, like thinking, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I have a really good chance to win this.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I was just taking it one day at

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<v Speaker 2>a time, you know, one practice at a time, one

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<v Speaker 2>game at a time.

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<v Speaker 3>That it's the spot that traded, now getting getting traded.

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<v Speaker 3>What kind of words do you have for him or

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<v Speaker 3>did you have for him? Spoke to him?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I haven't gotten a chance to spoke

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<v Speaker 2>to him or speak to him yet since he got traded,

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I mean he's you know, he's a great dude,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, loved in the locker room and all those things,

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<v Speaker 2>and great teammate, you know, even coming here and competing

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<v Speaker 2>and doing all those things. And even since O t as,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's been nothing but great to me. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know I've I've appreciated that a ton. So I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>What was your question?

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<v Speaker 3>What kind of you know, advice or would you you know,

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<v Speaker 3>as someone who's.

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<v Speaker 1>Been Yeah, he's going through now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, it's it's just you know, putting one

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<v Speaker 2>foot in front of the other. I'm taking it one

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<v Speaker 2>day at a time, you know, obviously going there and

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<v Speaker 2>I know he's gonna, you know, you know, sees whatever

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity comes in his way, and he's he's gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 2>dive headfirst into that playbook and get it down. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's really, you know, it's it's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a you know, what's next mentality in terms of uh,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get the the playbook down. And and you

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<v Speaker 2>don't really have time to to think about any other

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<v Speaker 2>things other than football.

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<v Speaker 4>You have an opportunity to speak to him after you.

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<v Speaker 3>Were told that you would want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, we had we had a you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of days to just be able to be in

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback meetings and stuff and talk about it. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I know, uh, you know Trey, like I said, he's

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<v Speaker 2>he's a great dude, really good player. He's gonna go

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere and you know, go to Dallas and take advantage

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<v Speaker 2>of the opportunities that it gets.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, a lot of Trey's biggest fans have been

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<v Speaker 3>mildly critical of you. I've just kind of wondered, have

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<v Speaker 3>you heard that criticism as it bothered you at all?

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<v Speaker 3>How have you dealt with it the last couple of months.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I haven't. I haven't heard or looked at any criticism.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I'm not scrolling through the comments on on anything, Twitter, Instagram,

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<v Speaker 2>any of that stuff, so, you know, and then people,

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't. I haven't heard anything on the streets or

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<v Speaker 2>anything like that, people saying things to me. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think if I if I were to

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<v Speaker 2>see those things or hear those things. It would just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't know if it would affect you

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<v Speaker 2>that much. To be honest, we.

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<v Speaker 4>Talked to You've got a lot a lot about better

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<v Speaker 4>decision making is key for you. May interceptions and training

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<v Speaker 4>game practice, citizen. In one interception you had the game

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<v Speaker 4>in the preseason. It wasn't your fault. I mean, obviously

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<v Speaker 4>it seems like you're you're making strides. What is it

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<v Speaker 4>it's helped you develop in that area.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think for me, it's it's understanding, Okay, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what the situation is, you know, having a better

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<v Speaker 2>grasp of Okay, first and second down, you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>being a little more careful with the football. Understanding you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a couple more downs to go to get

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<v Speaker 2>the first down, and you know all those things play

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<v Speaker 2>into it. And then third down kind of understanding what

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<v Speaker 2>coverage they play and where we want to attack the defense,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know what my progressions are. So I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, having a having a really good grasp on

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<v Speaker 2>the offense and understanding kind of what the defense is doing,

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<v Speaker 2>and being able to make quick and decisive decisions with

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<v Speaker 2>the football. You know, that's you know, the biggest part

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<v Speaker 2>in this position is is take care of the football,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's I think the best way to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>What have you learned about the system and how it

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<v Speaker 1>might get you better than other places you've been.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I just think, you know, going going through

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<v Speaker 2>the progressions, and you know, I'm not going to compare

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<v Speaker 2>it to any other systems I've been in, but I

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<v Speaker 2>just love how, you know, everything's very concise and clear,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's this is where we're going with the football

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<v Speaker 2>in this coverage and this coverage, we're alerting this and

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<v Speaker 2>we're we're just getting it down to our back or whatever. It's. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's very clear and concise with what we want to

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<v Speaker 2>do and what we want to accomplish on every play play.

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<v Speaker 1>And so how do you feel like, you you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day when you go in

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<v Speaker 1>and watch the film with Brian or whomever, how have

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<v Speaker 1>you been as far as making the right reads and

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<v Speaker 1>making the right decision?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, you know, I feel like I've been

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<v Speaker 2>doing a good job of making the right decisions. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be certain plays where you'd like to have

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<v Speaker 2>it back, but usually I can tell you know, right

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<v Speaker 2>after the play day I should have gone to my

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<v Speaker 2>alert on that player gone to the back, So

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<v Speaker 3>Up for sure, guys,