WEBVTT - Press Pass: Bill Davis

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<v Speaker 1>Three starting linebackers for two spots. Uh, how do you

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<v Speaker 1>envision that playing out? You see using all three at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time at times. Away. There's a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts that are in. One of them is it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>not only those three, but we really have a deep

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<v Speaker 1>inside backer pool. I mean all the guys. We have

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<v Speaker 1>some some talented players in there going beyond the first three.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you're talking about the first three, we could

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<v Speaker 1>go to packages, and we might go to packages. We're

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<v Speaker 1>all three are on the field. But there's also we

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<v Speaker 1>play more snaps. In the last two years, we've had

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<v Speaker 1>more snaps defensively than anybody. So there's plenty to go around,

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<v Speaker 1>and a rotational basis can also be used, and and

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<v Speaker 1>that's probably where we'll start it. Does it really? Does

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<v Speaker 1>you have the more flexibility when you have a guy

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<v Speaker 1>like Keep who really is an expert. You know, him

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<v Speaker 1>covering tight ends is a great matchup because of his length. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, you have more flexibility with uh, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>not going into multiple packages right now. In the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of training camp, it is everybody's up for everything. Demico

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<v Speaker 1>can win the starting nickel spot through competition, just like

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<v Speaker 1>anybody can. There's not starters. We don't have depth charts.

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<v Speaker 1>So right now, in this beginning phase, it's all you

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<v Speaker 1>go compete for it, and then we'll as we break

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<v Speaker 1>down the preseason games and we get closer to the the

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<v Speaker 1>real game, then we'll start separating depth, we'll start separating packages.

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<v Speaker 1>But right now, the demico has got every chance to

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<v Speaker 1>be in the nickel like everybody else does. In there

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<v Speaker 1>is Keiko or Michael. You know, I got a dress.

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<v Speaker 1>We had to have somebody take the first practice naps

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<v Speaker 1>that nickel. Jacory Shepherd is simply competing like all other

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<v Speaker 1>guys that are in there. He just had the first rack.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll see him again in there today. We're kind of

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<v Speaker 1>going on a two day basis as far as who's

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<v Speaker 1>in group one, Group two, in group three. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>the first team, second team, and third team. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>groups that we practice in and we are going to

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<v Speaker 1>mix and match and move everybody around. And it's neat

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<v Speaker 1>to have the ability from both the skill set from

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<v Speaker 1>the players in the secondary and a football intelligence set.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got multiple positions that can move around both from

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<v Speaker 1>a talented where you know a guy can play corner safety,

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<v Speaker 1>and nickel or corner and nickel or safety in corner,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll move them around until we find the best fit. Well, Chip,

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<v Speaker 1>Chip may alot of them. You've got E. J. Biggers

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<v Speaker 1>in there. You have Malcolm and Thurman that can both

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<v Speaker 1>do it. You have Watkins, You've got the young guys,

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<v Speaker 1>Rice and Evans. We've we've worked. Everybody's going to get

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<v Speaker 1>in there and get a look at it. Maxwell not

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Right now we're Maxwell and Row and Nolan

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<v Speaker 1>will stay outside of the corner spot, with Nolan jumping

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<v Speaker 1>into some dime when we go there, but right now

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<v Speaker 1>we won't put them into nickel, but they are being

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<v Speaker 1>taught to nickel. Nolan was not a first team player

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Well makes him the first team player this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't early in the season. Nolan has all the

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<v Speaker 1>skill to set to start and he did in Miami,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're very happy with the all he had. One

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<v Speaker 1>best off seasons I've been around. He really has from

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<v Speaker 1>every competition I think he won maybe every competition that

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<v Speaker 1>we had in the off season to his technique that

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<v Speaker 1>he's diving into. Nolan has been a start in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>and we viewed him as a starter last year. Early on,

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<v Speaker 1>we kept trying to rotate and he had some hamstring

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<v Speaker 1>in different issues that the kind as we went around along,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't get him in there enough, and I probably

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<v Speaker 1>should I that's on me. But we've got all the

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<v Speaker 1>confidence and Nolan to compete for that other starting corner spot,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is competing for it. Also, it's not handed

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<v Speaker 1>to him because Boy's not here. It's it's one of

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<v Speaker 1>those deals where we are in competition mode right now

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<v Speaker 1>at all positions, and we're excited about Nolan and he

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<v Speaker 1>started a lot of ball games in the NFL A corner.

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<v Speaker 1>What's that like from your perspective where you have one

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<v Speaker 1>of your to pass back off? He's see, yeah, well

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<v Speaker 1>you never want to lose anyone. And I'm a Boykin fan.

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<v Speaker 1>I've always liked, you know, Brandon, and I think he

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<v Speaker 1>did a great job a Nickel for us. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure to be around. And um, you know, I worked

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<v Speaker 1>and coached a lot, you know, with the Nichols the

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<v Speaker 1>last two years, so you know, I got to know

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<v Speaker 1>him probably better than some of the other positions. But

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<v Speaker 1>the competition and the depth because it's it's it's become

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<v Speaker 1>more close. We have more depth when somebody comes asking

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<v Speaker 1>for a trade and you have where you feel comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>with the options that you have if that particular player leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a close enough gap that we felt it

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<v Speaker 1>was a good move for both him and us and

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<v Speaker 1>the Steelers. And it's like everybody won and didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to lose him. I didn't think we would. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>as of two days ago, where you know, everything's all

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<v Speaker 1>the plans were to go forward, but Pittsburgh kept coming

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<v Speaker 1>and coming and coming and asking forward, so I think

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<v Speaker 1>it eventually happened. I don't care about this gap from

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<v Speaker 1>the top two guys wherever. There's a lot of bookies

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<v Speaker 1>in there. How do you know? You don't, but it's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still a In the off season, you get a

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<v Speaker 1>good look at guys movement skills, and I think in

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<v Speaker 1>the secondary it's easier to evaluate guys in shorts that

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<v Speaker 1>apply to guys in pads. When you start value in

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<v Speaker 1>the d line and the linebackers, that gets a little scary.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes sense because you're not watching them with the contact,

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<v Speaker 1>but when you're watching dbs moving space and cover. We did.

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<v Speaker 1>We weren't allowed to press like we would have liked

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<v Speaker 1>to in the off season, but you still get a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good evaluation of secondary players in the off season

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<v Speaker 1>that's accurate to game day set new slot. You drafted

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<v Speaker 1>three d backs, get that process of getting your secondary

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<v Speaker 1>to play together. There's so many new I think one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that separate us of all the NFL

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<v Speaker 1>teams I've been with the Chip Kelly system, because it's

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<v Speaker 1>a no huddle offensive system, means the volume of reps

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<v Speaker 1>you get per practice are much higher. I've calculated two

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<v Speaker 1>to three times higher per practice with having all those

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<v Speaker 1>offseason reps, which is way more than you get anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>Our backups and our younger guys get more and more,

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<v Speaker 1>our new guys get more and more than if you

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<v Speaker 1>were somewhere else. And there's nothing like a rep, a

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<v Speaker 1>practice rep on the field to train somebody. You've got

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<v Speaker 1>to keep doing and doing, and we covet mistakes. Come

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<v Speaker 1>on and make your mistakes. Guys, don't be fearful of mistakes.

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<v Speaker 1>Come make them because you'll learn from them. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think all those offseason reps let the new guys and

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<v Speaker 1>the young guys be better prepared to come out here

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<v Speaker 1>and compete in the preseason and compete for a roster

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<v Speaker 1>spots us a secondary. Do you feel like right now

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<v Speaker 1>you guys are better offer seat in the last season.

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<v Speaker 1>It's too early for me to make that statement because

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<v Speaker 1>we still have this season. There's there's the off season

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<v Speaker 1>where everybody in the world right now is happy with

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<v Speaker 1>what they have and the changes they've made. And the

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<v Speaker 1>reality of the NFL is until you start hitting Sundays

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<v Speaker 1>for real, not the preseason games, and guys showing how

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<v Speaker 1>they do in the heat of battle against the main

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks and receivers, you don't know if you're better or worse.

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<v Speaker 1>The first game against Atlanta will tell us are starting spot,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in the secondary, and then we'll move it from there.

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<v Speaker 1>But I can't answer that question actually right now? Good? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>About pressing more and do you have to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the evolution of back Do you want to press more

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<v Speaker 1>in previous years? Why now? And personnelity allows you to

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<v Speaker 1>have that ability to press. We've always we've always wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to be a press team, and we always want to

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<v Speaker 1>be a team to put our hands on the opponent

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<v Speaker 1>on the line of scrimmage and reroute and disrupt the

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<v Speaker 1>rhythm and timing of an offense. We say that all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I think the biggest change that's happened this

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<v Speaker 1>offseason is the technique and the emphasis on technique. Not

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<v Speaker 1>that we're saying we're going to press more. We're just

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<v Speaker 1>spending more time on the press technique and how we

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<v Speaker 1>can get better at it than we were a year ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was one of our flaws, is our press

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<v Speaker 1>technique wasn't where it needed to be. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think what we're all struggling to understand is you had

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<v Speaker 1>a known quality and quantity in Brandon Boykint and now

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<v Speaker 1>you've gone to an unnoing. Why isn't brand boy on

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<v Speaker 1>this roster? I think from an organizational standpoint, you make

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<v Speaker 1>a decision, and we were all part of that decision.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh In. Boykin did give us quality starting reps, like

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<v Speaker 1>you just said, but the guys behind him and the

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<v Speaker 1>guys that we replace them were close enough. In again theory,

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<v Speaker 1>because Boykin did it on Sundays. Now Walter Thurman's done

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<v Speaker 1>on Sundays. Jenkin's done it on Sundays. There's options there.

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<v Speaker 1>Corey Shepherd is not, some of the younger guys have not,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's enough options there to make it a good

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<v Speaker 1>move for us as an organization to grab you understand

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<v Speaker 1>that difficult, you know thing to go from a guy

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<v Speaker 1>like to a fourth round picture Shepherds and say it's

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<v Speaker 1>very close. It's more than Jacorey Shepherd. It's Walter Thurman,

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<v Speaker 1>it's Malcolm Jenkins, it's other veterans that can play in

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<v Speaker 1>the nickel. I'm not putting Walter Thurman down there yet

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<v Speaker 1>because he's got a new position at safety. So right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give the younger and other guys some nickel reps

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<v Speaker 1>as we are closer to the season. If that's not

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<v Speaker 1>looking like it's supposed to look, then Walter Thurman will

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<v Speaker 1>get more. Malcolm Jenkins would get more down not right now,

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<v Speaker 1>not in our plans. He has the capability to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>but as a young rookie, I'm not going to put

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<v Speaker 1>that burden of learning on him right now. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a corner. He's in the corner world. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to compete a corner and that's his spots. No, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not that's I'm I think Boykin came out, he competed

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<v Speaker 1>he I'm it's no knock on Boykin at all. It's

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<v Speaker 1>about um it's a compliment to others. And again it's

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<v Speaker 1>not for sure. Obviously, it's now we have to make

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<v Speaker 1>decisi reasons all the time and hope that it's close

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<v Speaker 1>enough and we're right. And sometimes you're proving right, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you're proving wrong. But no, it's not not at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Just be looked at out. Why isn't he being a chance?

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<v Speaker 1>It's the learning problem. We've got a lot of defense

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<v Speaker 1>and at the corner spots, and we're really we drafted

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<v Speaker 1>him in that corner position knowing that we could move

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<v Speaker 1>him to safety as his career progressed if needed. But

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<v Speaker 1>you can't say learn it all and really expect him

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<v Speaker 1>to shine. As for instance last year with Marcus Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't want to move him inside and it's warts

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<v Speaker 1>your growth. It also it's a it's a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>get better. You have to take a step back to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Right now, we think it's a great opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for Eric to just focus on corner and go compete this.

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<v Speaker 1>So what kind of progress as Marcus Smith made in

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<v Speaker 1>the off season BEFO we're getting into out. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had half an off season kind he was he

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<v Speaker 1>was out there some and out there now he's taking

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<v Speaker 1>big steps. So his he came in there and looking great.

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<v Speaker 1>He's in great shape, the best we've seen him. Look.

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<v Speaker 1>His understanding of the scheme is that a whole nother place.

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<v Speaker 1>The rookie year is so hard. Guys, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>from the whole off season after their college ends to

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<v Speaker 1>the pressure of being a draft choice. The guys you

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<v Speaker 1>see in the second year that relax more, they're more themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>They they play smarter because they're not all nerved up

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and we're hoping that would see all those

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<v Speaker 1>things come through with Marcus in this training camp, coaches sounds.

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<v Speaker 1>The way the Chip interacts kind of relates to his

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<v Speaker 1>players compared to other guys, you feel it's outstanding. And

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<v Speaker 1>I say that from all sincerity. He is got one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most open door policies of guys I've been around.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can look at the guys who've been around

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<v Speaker 1>and make your own assessments. Some of those guys had

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<v Speaker 1>closed doors policies, but his wide open. Boykin and you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about boy BOYK went in and obviously han't had

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<v Speaker 1>a long talk with Chip about his role about outside corner,

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<v Speaker 1>about Nicol came into my off who We had great

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<v Speaker 1>conversations with Brandon about all those things, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>Chip has one of the biggest open door policies for

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<v Speaker 1>the players, And ask the guys that are in the

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<v Speaker 1>building that he really does. It's h it's really being

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<v Speaker 1>portrayed outside different than it is inside because it really

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<v Speaker 1>is an easy to be around happen. Why do you

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<v Speaker 1>think this just happened? Dude? And what do you make

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that have been said by the three

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<v Speaker 1>different guys? And also, I think every one of those

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<v Speaker 1>three people need to answer their own question. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>answer for any of those those guys or what they're

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<v Speaker 1>thinking or what would cause it. I'd be crazy to

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<v Speaker 1>even to try to answer that. I can just answer

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<v Speaker 1>from my view of being in ten different organizations with

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<v Speaker 1>all kind of different head coaches, scheme systems, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>telling you from bottom of heart, this is a very

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<v Speaker 1>great place for players. And we do more for players

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<v Speaker 1>than anything I've ever been around. We do more for

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<v Speaker 1>their conditioning, their body, their health, their mental health, their

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<v Speaker 1>growth in all parts of being a man and a

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<v Speaker 1>player than anywhere I've been around. And you can just

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<v Speaker 1>ask the players about how much we spend time on them,

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<v Speaker 1>on their mindset, on their moods, on on how their

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<v Speaker 1>bodies are feeling, their hydration, all of it. It's uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a couple isolated guys and they have

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<v Speaker 1>to answer their own questions about that. Outside of who

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<v Speaker 1>can place all those guys that are incompeting in there?

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<v Speaker 1>It really is, it's uh, it's a stack. There's Malcolm

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<v Speaker 1>who really has played, and then there's Walter in a

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<v Speaker 1>stack of guys competing. Now Walter is creeping up there,

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<v Speaker 1>but all of them and nobody you're saying, oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>he can't do it. It's who can do it the

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<v Speaker 1>best is what we're looking at O the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys, and they're all going to be have their

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<v Speaker 1>shot with the ones and the preseason will determine who

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<v Speaker 1>fits that role. Yeah, and in the second day when

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<v Speaker 1>you move somebody to position, they haven't played. And I

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<v Speaker 1>was part of moving intre role from corner to safety

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona and I've seen it happen in San Francisco

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<v Speaker 1>and Michael Rump from Miami and we moved him in.

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<v Speaker 1>It didn't work like Antrell worked. But what you look

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<v Speaker 1>at what those players is how how extensive is their

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<v Speaker 1>football like you? And what kind of eyes do they

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<v Speaker 1>have from a corner nickel position. And wasn't longer be

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<v Speaker 1>around Walter to know he is extremely football intelligent and

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<v Speaker 1>understands lever and concepts and where his teammates are. And

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<v Speaker 1>when you put him at safety a little bit and

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<v Speaker 1>we were going to just look at him. Now I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking at not only where his eyes are, but the

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<v Speaker 1>angles of breaks, how he breaks his vision. If he

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<v Speaker 1>has narrow vision, it's hard to play safety. If he

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<v Speaker 1>has wide vision, you have more instincts. And Walter just

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<v Speaker 1>kept checking off the box as we moved him, and

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<v Speaker 1>it started with its football IQ in talking about corner

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<v Speaker 1>and nickel plain that made us movie Harry, Yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>yession when he said earlier you look back and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you should have been going it's more opting oportunity on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside. Yes, what did you see? Maybe I've got

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<v Speaker 1>this beautiful view of hindsight right now that when you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of it you don't quite have it.

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<v Speaker 1>And as it works out and plays out against what

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of thought, that you kind of say to yourself, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I might have made a mistake there. And at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the game, the Giants game. You know, Fletch

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<v Speaker 1>wentn't on the field, and we still had some issues.

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<v Speaker 1>So we had to work through it and we make

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<v Speaker 1>the best decision we can at the time, watching every

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<v Speaker 1>snap of practice fifty times over and maybe overanalyze it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, it is it is. You have to

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<v Speaker 1>make those hard decisions and some most hopefully most of

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<v Speaker 1>them work out and you continue to have your job.

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<v Speaker 1>And if too many don't work out, then you don't.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's that's life in the NFL. It. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been missing you. Good. Jordan Hicks has got great instinct.

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<v Speaker 1>It's neat to watch a rookie who has field vision.

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<v Speaker 1>And Jordan really jumped out so far as a young

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<v Speaker 1>man about how his vision and instincts and awareness. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he still has a long way to go when he's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's an athletic young man, intelligent, works extremely

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<v Speaker 1>hard in the meeting room. So we're excited about Jordan's progress.

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<v Speaker 1>Three for a guy to Ko's age to be a killer,

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<v Speaker 1>especially what the second one in five years? Have you

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<v Speaker 1>been surprised by how quickly he has come back around

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<v Speaker 1>the second one? You know, knowing the man that is Demiko.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not surprised because it is Demiko, but I am

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<v Speaker 1>surprised about it an Achilles injury and how far along

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<v Speaker 1>he is because he's like, he's that heart of a worker. Okay, thanks, yeah,