WEBVTT - Brock Purdy Reflects on Comeback Journey Ahead of Buffalo | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Well, can you kind of take us through with what

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<v Speaker 1>happened against Seattle and just what what's been going on

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<v Speaker 1>off the shoulder.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just throughout the game and all that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff. I'm not really sure when or what, but

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<v Speaker 2>with where I'm at now, I feel good. So going

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<v Speaker 2>into this game, I'm excited to be able to play.

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<v Speaker 1>So when did you turn the corner?

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<v Speaker 3>You thought we were out there earlier in the week.

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<v Speaker 3>It looks like you weren't doing much, and all of

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<v Speaker 3>a sudden today you were Was it yesterday or what?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? I mean yeah, just throughout the week and stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>the different things that we did in terms of like

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<v Speaker 2>a throwing program. I started feeling good. What was that

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<v Speaker 2>our Thanksgiving yesterday? So like that's when I practiced and

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<v Speaker 2>felt good about it. So and then today I felt

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<v Speaker 2>really good at practice too.

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<v Speaker 1>So was there to go.

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<v Speaker 4>Back for a second in I was like we missed

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<v Speaker 4>up there? I mean last week there's some are having

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<v Speaker 4>some natural concernive like is this serious?

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on here?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean anytime you go through injury and stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like that, you want to know what's going on with

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<v Speaker 2>your body and what you know, how long something could

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<v Speaker 2>be or something serious or not if you're healthy or not.

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<v Speaker 2>So all those things definitely ran through my mind. And

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm glad everything was clean within the MRI, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that we had a plan to get ready for

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<v Speaker 2>this week and I'm ready to go now.

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<v Speaker 1>So yesterday practice reable to make all the throws.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yep.

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<v Speaker 1>That it's got to be a relief. I mean, when

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<v Speaker 1>the conditions win that you might have to deal with

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<v Speaker 1>in Buffalo's is how important is it for you to

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<v Speaker 1>have full arm strength ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh for sure, if I'm out there playing, which is

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<v Speaker 2>the plan, then I'll be able to make every throw

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<v Speaker 2>that we have drawn up. So I wouldn't go out

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<v Speaker 2>there playing, you know, not one hundred percent. Like I

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<v Speaker 2>want to go out there feeling really good and have

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<v Speaker 2>the confidence to make every throw. So that's the plan.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think.

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<v Speaker 3>I think what fortyty eight games in college, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if you ever missed a game and then here

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<v Speaker 3>you played, including playoffs, I think thirty seven in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like to not be preparing to play

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<v Speaker 1>for a week.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was, you know, it was tough going into

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<v Speaker 2>the week. I had the mindset of I'm gonna see

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<v Speaker 2>how I feel and and I want to play, And

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<v Speaker 2>then obviously I wasn't able to and and wasn't ready.

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<v Speaker 2>So for me mentally, it was like, all right, this

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<v Speaker 2>is different. It's new because I've always been able to

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<v Speaker 2>find a way come game time to to be ready

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<v Speaker 2>to play for my guys, both in college and the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>So last week was definitely new, you know, going into

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<v Speaker 2>it knowing that I can't play, and and then obviously

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<v Speaker 2>supporting Brandon and getting him ready and stuff. It was

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<v Speaker 2>all new. So but I'm glad, we're we're moved on.

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<v Speaker 2>We're healthy and ready for this one.

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<v Speaker 5>The last time that you were not able to start.

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<v Speaker 2>Up yeah, uh maybe my junior year of high school

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<v Speaker 2>the first three games due to mono, So I think

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<v Speaker 2>that was the first time. Last year against the Rams,

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<v Speaker 2>we just said at me or whatever, health, we like

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<v Speaker 2>to stay healthy going into the playoffs. But the last

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<v Speaker 2>time I missed because of you know, I couldn't go,

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<v Speaker 2>I was yeah, high school.

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<v Speaker 1>So did you have an opportunity to kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>take a step back and take a view of just

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<v Speaker 1>how the season has gone, because you know, once the

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<v Speaker 1>season starts, years just grinding getting ready for the next opponent.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you afford yourself that opportunity at all to just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of see where things can go here for the

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<v Speaker 1>final six games?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, last week just you know, sitting on

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<v Speaker 2>the sideline against Green Bay and stuff with you know,

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<v Speaker 2>towards the end of the game, it was like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, this is where we're at, and uh, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what it's going to take moving forward, and how

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<v Speaker 2>we have to look at it, you know, one day

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<v Speaker 2>at a time. So for me, it was just a

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<v Speaker 2>good reflection just how hard the NFL is. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of games have come down to the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of possessions fourth quarter, and you know, it can

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<v Speaker 2>either go one way or another, and so we've experienced

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<v Speaker 2>both this year, and you can't take anything for granted.

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<v Speaker 2>So started thinking about those kinds of things, and and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, more than anything, it's like you can't look

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<v Speaker 2>too far ahead in the future. Still we have, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>six games to play and and all all of our

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<v Speaker 2>wants and desires and opportunity lies right in front of us,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it's up to us. So it's really just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what I started reflecting on and where I

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<v Speaker 2>was trying to get my mind at So you dove.

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<v Speaker 5>For the touchdown against the Seahawks, and I think your

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<v Speaker 5>dad is sitting the path at that's sort of your

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<v Speaker 5>your calling cards, something that you've done your whole life.

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<v Speaker 5>Do you have to sort of rethink that moving forward

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<v Speaker 5>those types of plays? Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean, obviously I want to be smart and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when you're diving at the pylon, be smart

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<v Speaker 2>with the ball and not having to get hit out

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<v Speaker 2>and be a touch back or a turnover anything like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know that's part of my game of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being able to move around and do what it takes

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<v Speaker 2>to get in the end zone. And I've done that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, high school, college and the NFL. So yeah, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>be smart, protect myself kind of thing. But you know

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<v Speaker 2>it's my competitive nature. I want to make it happen

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<v Speaker 2>if I can so, and being smart about it.

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<v Speaker 3>So go play. A team is daunting as Buffalo without

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<v Speaker 3>the left side of your starting offensive line. How do

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<v Speaker 3>you process that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, obviously you'd love to have your guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are starting play, but I mean that's the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>and I have all the trust in the world and

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<v Speaker 2>the guys that you know we have behind our starters,

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<v Speaker 2>and so uh Jayalen Moore I think has done a

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<v Speaker 2>great job coming in. And then Ben Bartch. We know

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<v Speaker 2>he's had history of playing as a starter in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 2>So you know that's that's part of the part of

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<v Speaker 2>the game. Guys get banged up, guys get thrown in.

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<v Speaker 2>But with the unit that we've had, I think we've

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<v Speaker 2>had guys that have a lot of reps and trusting

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<v Speaker 2>them for sure. So it's got to go out and

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<v Speaker 2>compete and get it done.

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<v Speaker 4>Similar question, but not when you're not diving for a

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<v Speaker 4>touchdown where there were against the Hawks and they were

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<v Speaker 4>intences some decent.

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<v Speaker 3>Heads maybe you know, second and eighteen.

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<v Speaker 4>In the game four, I mean, are those things that

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<v Speaker 4>you have to Like I realized you're drilling's going your

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<v Speaker 4>competitive but like you have to if you rethink those

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<v Speaker 4>type of situations.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure, you know it's a long game, it's four quarters,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a long season, and so you know when it's

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<v Speaker 2>second and eighteen, just like you said, instead of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>getting a game of four and lowering your shoulders and

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get everything you get and being a competitor,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think it just comes down to the

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<v Speaker 2>situation and being smart, not only just protecting myself but

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<v Speaker 2>for my team, you know, like I want to be

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<v Speaker 2>available to play and compete for my team and my

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<v Speaker 2>guys around me. So definitely got to think about all

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<v Speaker 2>of those things and uh, just be smart. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>how can I check the ball down, get the ball

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<v Speaker 2>into a tight end or receiver's hands, running backs hands

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<v Speaker 2>as a checkdown. Definitely got to think about those things.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's the NFL and and uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>have to learn, you know, as we go, and to

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<v Speaker 2>be smart and protect my body for sure. Thanks you guys,