WEBVTT - Fred Warner: 49ers Defense Still Has ‘Room for Improvement’ | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>To the last three games. You guys have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of touchdown. What's changed for the defense after nine? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I speak about I always talk about it. I think

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<v Speaker 1>just getting back to playing our style. I guess ever

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<v Speaker 1>since we got Chase Young and things kind of flipped around,

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<v Speaker 1>adn't they. But it's it's a combination of things. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>just us playing together as a unit. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>rush and the coverage. Winning on third down is being

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<v Speaker 1>crucial for us. You see today, I think they were

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<v Speaker 1>like one for nine on third down. That's winning football

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<v Speaker 1>all day long. So we got to keep it going.

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<v Speaker 1>There's there's still room for improvement out there. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we really could have snuffed them out. But I'll

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<v Speaker 1>take I'll take what we did. It seems like you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have talked all year that the sacks well come

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<v Speaker 1>eventually at the fifteen over the over the last three games.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you seeing from the pass rushing right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Where it seems like you've got splitting a lot of sacks.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a lot of you know, two guys, what's

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<v Speaker 1>working right there now? Yeah, I mean I spoke with

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<v Speaker 1>the back end, you know, I feel like all the

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<v Speaker 1>back seven, I feel like as long as we are

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<v Speaker 1>on top of our job in the back the D line,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're so talented up front, so relentless, as long

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<v Speaker 1>as we're sticking our covers like they're gonna go out

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna go out there, they're gonna eat every time.

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<v Speaker 1>So kind of spend an extra time going over the

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<v Speaker 1>route concept, especially on third down and working in working

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<v Speaker 1>in unison Russian coverage. I think that's why you see

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<v Speaker 1>the results. Can the pass rushes rolling like it is

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<v Speaker 1>right now, like as the game is going on, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it speeds up the quarterbacks clock speeds up

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<v Speaker 1>all of our clock, you know, especially when his zone coverage, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>playing with what you know, eyes on the quarterback, we

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<v Speaker 1>can break a little quicker, right, pretty coverage money. Who's

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<v Speaker 1>traveling with DK? Sitting here watching that batch up? H,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, can you speak to kind of that batch

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<v Speaker 1>up and how he's you know, obviously advantage hung with

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<v Speaker 1>them very well. Yeah. I mean that's like what back

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<v Speaker 1>to back seasons where we've asked him, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>a tall ask to to follow DK being uh one

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<v Speaker 1>of the biggest, most physical receivers in the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>uh seeing him multiple times a year asking Mooney to

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<v Speaker 1>to author and stop them. Uh you know, every time

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<v Speaker 1>I look up the balls being thrown down the field

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<v Speaker 1>and Mooney or Ambri anybody who's in coverage on them

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<v Speaker 1>being in position and then phase to make a play

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<v Speaker 1>on the football. I mean, that's that's awesome. We were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna need that all season long. Was like, yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't too bad. It wasn't too bad at all.

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<v Speaker 1>That was That was a moment I remember forever. It's

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<v Speaker 1>something you've thought about. You love to do that absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, going into this game, obviously wanted us to win,

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<v Speaker 1>because you don't get to eat turkey if you if

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<v Speaker 1>you lose on their field. So what's that like? Having

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<v Speaker 1>Demo in the slot or he's looked like he's really

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<v Speaker 1>get into that position. It's been awesome. Demo, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best football players we have on this team, in

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<v Speaker 1>my opinion, doesn't get talked about enough. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>things that we ask him to do weekend and week out,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that he's able to play outside corner and nickel,

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<v Speaker 1>and the humility to even do that, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying, Like, he's, like I said, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>best players we have and I love taking a field

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<v Speaker 1>with him. He's just got a note for the football

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<v Speaker 1>physical can cover really well. She's been doing awesome for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Fred Kyle said he's gonna start looking into the Eagles.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh on Monday. Obviously you're gonna take a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>But given the s future seating implications of that name,

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<v Speaker 1>when do you plan to start looking into that one? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I think when. Uh, I'd probably the same as our

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<v Speaker 1>our head coach. Uh. Well, we'll uh, we'll enjoy this one.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, obviously a big game coming up. Haven't really

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<v Speaker 1>thought about it cause we had to take care of

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<v Speaker 1>business here, but we'll we'll be ready when that time comes.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple more for Fred for this is it. We're

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<v Speaker 1>here for most of the misery of the Niners in Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh so there was a lot. Uh and uh this

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<v Speaker 1>was the group most longside of the whin brother Doners

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<v Speaker 1>and Sales. It's eeda in Viginio, Is that right? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Just give me a history with in the rivalry year?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that particularly sweet to do it? You know? Ever?

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<v Speaker 1>What might Antena? Ever? I mean a when against that

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<v Speaker 1>team there, they play so hard every single time we

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<v Speaker 1>play them. A win regardless of the score. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's it's really big for us, and it's in

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<v Speaker 1>the division, on the road in a big time situation.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm I'm so proud of our team competed.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's little mention them a little bit in the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, was there a moment on the sideline where

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<v Speaker 1>you said, Okay, let's just uh kind of stabilize this

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<v Speaker 1>and they do what we can do. Yeah, no panic,

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<v Speaker 1>no panic at all. I feel like the things that

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<v Speaker 1>they were getting it was it was self inflicted, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh we we just had to get back to to

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<v Speaker 1>our you know, playing our technique and fundamentals make them

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<v Speaker 1>earn everything. And uh, I think, like I said earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>winning on third down with cruisal for us on defense

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<v Speaker 1>than now