WEBVTT - Press Pass: Frank Reich

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, the temple offense. I mean it's not exactly

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<v Speaker 1>the key gun like we were in Buffalore, but I've

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<v Speaker 1>noticed that that has allowed you guys to find more

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<v Speaker 1>rhythms offense. That's something that you guys are considering doing

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<v Speaker 1>more often. Like in the embarrassment, I think the tempo offense, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, really is a great change of pace. We

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<v Speaker 1>worked a lot on it this offseason. We've talked about

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<v Speaker 1>it in every game, waiting for the right opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>use it. We thought this was the week, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Coach Coach made a comment to me early last week

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<v Speaker 1>like he felt watching the tape early, just knowing the situation,

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<v Speaker 1>he felt like this was the week. He we wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, and it was effective and we executed

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<v Speaker 1>well with it. It certainly has its advantages. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a every plaything, but it is certainly it

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<v Speaker 1>does afford you if you can execute rhythm. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>the whole key. You got to execute to have rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>The past three years in the quarterback I see, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's I think there's some help to that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they're, you know, the guys that have been here,

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<v Speaker 1>we're used to it. You know, I think Carson is

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<v Speaker 1>really likes it and handles it well. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>there was some benefit to that Carson game drive. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, finishing these games. I mean, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>it's a team thing. You know, your quarterback, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>when you win it, it's gonna be you one it.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's all we all get that, you know, I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>in general, you know, I think over the years, just

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<v Speaker 1>making a general statement about it. I don't know the

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<v Speaker 1>exact stat, but it's remember a couple of years ago

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<v Speaker 1>here in the stats saying like seventy five percent of

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<v Speaker 1>games are decided by one score or less. Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>guys can check that stat or something, but so it's

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<v Speaker 1>not a surprise that games are going to come down

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<v Speaker 1>to a last drive. You're either going to be almost

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<v Speaker 1>if that stat's right, seventy five or eighty percent of games,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the norm that is coming down to the last drive.

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<v Speaker 1>What's probably a little bit of the different is we've

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<v Speaker 1>had some of the margin of some of our victories.

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<v Speaker 1>So back to your question, which is a great question,

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, it's just execution and it's a team thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and experience tells me, been in hundreds and hundreds of

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<v Speaker 1>close games that I don't know eighty or ninety percent

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<v Speaker 1>of it is just execution, staying on the field long enough,

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<v Speaker 1>making enough good plays so that somebody can make a

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<v Speaker 1>great play to win the game. You gotta just play

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<v Speaker 1>good football. Eighty percent of it, make a play, make

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<v Speaker 1>another first down, boom, and then somebody on your team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, ten percent of it or twenty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>it is somebody making a play that they shouldn't make,

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<v Speaker 1>breaking a tackle, making a catch, making a throw that

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<v Speaker 1>you shouldn't be able to make. And that's what ends

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<v Speaker 1>up winning those games a lot of times. All those

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<v Speaker 1>lines Carson talked yesterday about, there was so much focus

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<v Speaker 1>on them, not on you guys not being able to

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<v Speaker 1>get the ball down the field and the passing game

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<v Speaker 1>against Dallas. But if you had been able to like

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<v Speaker 1>convert that third down when you were ready to kick

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<v Speaker 1>a field goal to up ten late in the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, nobody would be talking about that if you'd

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<v Speaker 1>won the game. What's your perspective on that? Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's that's true. I mean, there's no question we

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<v Speaker 1>want to get the ball down the field. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I will say, going into let going and we had

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<v Speaker 1>stuff called and they're plan soft, and there's other times

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<v Speaker 1>there are other things are happening. But still we you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we want to we we talk about it each week.

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<v Speaker 1>How do we get our matchups? How do we get

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<v Speaker 1>the ball down the field? And in general, most most

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<v Speaker 1>most offensive teams going say, you want to take one

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<v Speaker 1>shot per quarter. That's usually a general mindset that most

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<v Speaker 1>play callers have. We want to get one deep shot

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<v Speaker 1>of quarter that you want to at least call one

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<v Speaker 1>of those, and sometimes you don't, but you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to force it. But back to your back to your question.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we go up against a game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're going up against a team that we were

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<v Speaker 1>going up against last week, a prolific offense, an explosive offense,

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<v Speaker 1>a team that had been controlling the ball maybe number

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<v Speaker 1>one in the NFL and time of possession. One school

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<v Speaker 1>of thought that I think is legitimate that we were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about his offense. Let's turn the tables, let's us

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<v Speaker 1>run the football, Let's us control the ball and see

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<v Speaker 1>how this team does playing from the other side of it.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be nice thing. We know we have the

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<v Speaker 1>D and for three quarters of that game. It was

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<v Speaker 1>playing out not perfectly. We left a lot of plays

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<v Speaker 1>on the field. We could have scored more points. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't pretty, but we were controlling the time of possession,

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<v Speaker 1>our defense was playing good, and it was a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good formula. We were, you know, but it's not good enough.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where at the end of the day, you're sick

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no answer. I mean, there's no answer that

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make any of us feel any better and make

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<v Speaker 1>our fans feel better. We just as a team, as

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<v Speaker 1>a team, we just have to finish those whatever it takes,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it takes, We just have to keep fighting and

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<v Speaker 1>scratching and clawn and finish these games and win and

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<v Speaker 1>win a close one. Your receivers lead the league in jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>And my question to you is, as a quarterback, how

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<v Speaker 1>do you mean keep Carson have confidence in throwing to them?

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm wondering if it does affect his psyche when

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<v Speaker 1>guys are putinue driving balls and a lot of them

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<v Speaker 1>actually are coming down the field. Yeah, yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>as a quarterback, you know, if you have a drop out, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's sometimes you get frustrated, especially when you're

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when we're trying to make a play down

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<v Speaker 1>the field, there's no question. But Carson is such a

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<v Speaker 1>he's such a team guy. Uh for a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>a guy who's got you know he's young, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>not a stat guy. You know, he wants to win.

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<v Speaker 1>He's really a team more any guys, so as much

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<v Speaker 1>as any quarterback I've been around. I know he's very

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<v Speaker 1>early in his career and maybe he'll get tainted as

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<v Speaker 1>he gets down the road a little bit further, but

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<v Speaker 1>right now it doesn't seem to face him very much.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's extremely positive and supportive. UM, as are

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<v Speaker 1>we as coaches. I mean, you know, our guys are

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<v Speaker 1>our guys, and we all realize that we you know,

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<v Speaker 1>each one of us make a mistake and we're never

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<v Speaker 1>happy about it. And you're pressing your press and your press. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But as a quarterback, I know from experience, you can't

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<v Speaker 1>let it affect your psyche. As far as thrown to

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<v Speaker 1>the guy, you have to read the play out, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to attack the defense, UM. And I think Carson

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<v Speaker 1>does that and I think he has the confidence in

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<v Speaker 1>our receivers. Did Wiznski looked once he came in last

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<v Speaker 1>week and Housing, as I thought was, did exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>we thought he would do. He came in and he

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<v Speaker 1>played well, smart, dependable, Glad to have him. Right. When

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the Giants defense, let tape, why haven't

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<v Speaker 1>they been more successful getting to the quarterback? Um? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good question because you know, Spaggs has man.

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<v Speaker 1>He brings every kind of pressure imaginable. They have great disguise,

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<v Speaker 1>they have good personnel. You know, Vernon is a great

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<v Speaker 1>pass right you know, in my opinion, I played against

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<v Speaker 1>him a couple of years ago and he wrecked the

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<v Speaker 1>game with his pass rushing ability. We know Jpp's an

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<v Speaker 1>excellent pass rusher. So yeah, I mean, I think other

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<v Speaker 1>teams have just done a good job of getting the

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<v Speaker 1>ball out quick. It's a fair statement say that Carson

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<v Speaker 1>and zach Ertz haven't gotten in sync yet. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you see going? What's your theory behind it? What's what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on there? Yeah? I think it's a fair statement,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I mean, yeah, I think it's a fair statement.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think that we have to continue. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we have to stay the course, stay the course, stay

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<v Speaker 1>the course, have a sense of urgency, keep thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>it keep trying to get the ball to him and

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<v Speaker 1>just have a breakthrough one of these games and get

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<v Speaker 1>things back on track. But I think that's fair, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that, you know, we're pushing to that, We're

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about it, we're planning for it. I can tell

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<v Speaker 1>you each week you go in and there's X number

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<v Speaker 1>of players geared to go to Earth since he's been back,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the flow of the game or they're holding

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<v Speaker 1>him at the line of scrimmage on one or two

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<v Speaker 1>of them, and you know it's ridiculous, but whatever, um

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<v Speaker 1>it's the NFL. And then too, you know, the flow

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<v Speaker 1>of the game. And I know that seems like an

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<v Speaker 1>out that you hear a lot the flow of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and guys are probably tired of hear and flow of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, But uh so are we. We just gett

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<v Speaker 1>need to make more first downs and get him the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a great he's a great tight end, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>our plans. I think that's I think that's a part

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Yeah, I mean, I you know, I do

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<v Speaker 1>think you know, early on, you could tell I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like they had a natural connection. It's easy to have

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<v Speaker 1>a natural connection with Earths. It really is because he's

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<v Speaker 1>such a good route runner, and he's so smart and

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<v Speaker 1>he understands leverage and how to get open. So um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a kind of guy. And Carson's equally smart and

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<v Speaker 1>understands all that stuff. So those two, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>should hit it off. You know, they should hit it off.

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<v Speaker 1>And we need more production and so that's what we'll

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<v Speaker 1>keep fighting for that. Have you noticed about the way

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<v Speaker 1>Doug is kind of handled look like off the field

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<v Speaker 1>incidents that were Josh happin also you know, urn the

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<v Speaker 1>game on a Sunday criticism for that screen pass as

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<v Speaker 1>fall as a lost specials. But how is he kind

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<v Speaker 1>of delab You know, I've been around a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>great leaders in football, not in football, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>great coaches. And I do not exaggerate one bit when

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you, when I look at our head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>he has all the qualities that you want to see

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<v Speaker 1>in a leader and in a head coach. He's steady,

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<v Speaker 1>he's unfazed by it all. He's competitive as all get out.

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<v Speaker 1>He can't you know, he works as long hours as

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<v Speaker 1>anybody else in this building. He's grinding, but yet he's steady.

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<v Speaker 1>He's he's a very self disciplined man. He requires a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of himself. I think you're around him, you rub

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<v Speaker 1>should with him, that just rubs off on you. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's just like raising Hafam. You know, things don't happen overnight.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you can't control everything overnight. I think what

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<v Speaker 1>coach can control is doing a great job. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of guy that you want to follow. Of

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<v Speaker 1>being a wide receivers coach as well, what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>involvement do you have in helping them and where do

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<v Speaker 1>you think some of the intension more attension needs were

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<v Speaker 1>placed on to help those young guys out. Yeah, coach

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<v Speaker 1>receivers a few years and as as the coordinator, especially

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<v Speaker 1>with having the head coach that we do, who is

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<v Speaker 1>you know, really the big coordinator and so yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>try to be hands on with the receivers as much

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<v Speaker 1>as I can, you know, out on the field and

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<v Speaker 1>in meeting room. We watch tape together after every practice

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<v Speaker 1>we go in there and coach allows me to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of show a tape of some of the passes that

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<v Speaker 1>we threw to kind of coach some stuff up, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>post practice in meetings with the quarterbacks and receivers and

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends and backs all in there together, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of I get to say out there talk out

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<v Speaker 1>in the field. Greg and I are always talking pull

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<v Speaker 1>receivers aside one on one and talking. Uh. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>fun part about it. You know, that's a fun part

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, being a coordinator and being a past

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and a receiver coach. You know, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I have something to offer there and just got to

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<v Speaker 1>keep coaching guys up and it's a fun group to

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<v Speaker 1>coach the wide receiver. US see a change coming in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of maybe activating a Brice Tracks or moving up

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<v Speaker 1>and Paul Turner, or just changing the way that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're rotating guys on Sunday. UM. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I think that it's a very competitive league. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>coach ultimately makes those decisions. It's a league where sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you get injuries and you know, you only put four

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<v Speaker 1>or five receivers up normally. Sometimes in rare cases you

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<v Speaker 1>only put three up, but usually it's four or five.

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<v Speaker 1>Have been on a lot of teams that have had

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<v Speaker 1>five up. UM. So that's a week end and week

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<v Speaker 1>out decision based on what coach thinks, based on the

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<v Speaker 1>injury situation, based on performance. Of course, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>performance business, so that's always a factor. But yeah, those

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<v Speaker 1>are all all considerations. What have you seen from them

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<v Speaker 1>so far? And what makes you confident that the guys

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<v Speaker 1>you have in the room right now we'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get better as a season goes on. I've just

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot. I seem to make a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>plays out in the field. I know how hard they work.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what it means to them, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>see the effort they're putting. I know this sounds crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>but I see the effort for instance, that Nelson is

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<v Speaker 1>putting in all of our receivers, but in the run game.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Nelson is blocking as good as any receiver

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL right now. And you say, well he's

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<v Speaker 1>a receiver, Well yeah, but you need eleven guys in

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<v Speaker 1>the run game. And the intensity that he's putting into

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<v Speaker 1>the run And I say this all time and receivers.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just my personal philosophy that when you

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<v Speaker 1>put the effort into the run game, good things are

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<v Speaker 1>going to come to you when you will give of yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>A Stout always says to the when you give of

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to your teammates, when you lay it on a

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<v Speaker 1>line for them in the run game. I just think

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<v Speaker 1>over the long run, I might be wrong, but I

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<v Speaker 1>just think over the long run, good things will come

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<v Speaker 1>to you and you've got to make the plays come

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<v Speaker 1>to you. And um, So that's just what I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>and I believe in the guys that we got in

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<v Speaker 1>that room. And we've had a few bumps, but there's

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<v Speaker 1>still are guys and we still believe. You don't seem

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<v Speaker 1>to have any concerns with using Darren the way he

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<v Speaker 1>had twenty touches. Can you talk about why you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have concerns about that. I mean, you know, probably last

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<v Speaker 1>week might be the max that you you know, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. But he's a I mean this in the

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<v Speaker 1>most complimentary way possible. He's a freak, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>they say, Um, he is a genetic and physical specimen

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. You know, we all know the size thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's probably the strongest guy pound for pound on

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<v Speaker 1>the team and that's something to be said. There's something

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<v Speaker 1>to be said for that. So he can handle he

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<v Speaker 1>can handle a lot. Now, as you said, his age,

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<v Speaker 1>is that a factor? Absolutely? And I know, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>I know coaches mentioned that to me, I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>probably the max we want to use Darren in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>but he needs to stay in the mix. He's an

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<v Speaker 1>explosive playmaker. It's fun to see him out there. He

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<v Speaker 1>creates energy for the whole team. I think he creates

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<v Speaker 1>energy for our fans. You see him, he draws attention

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<v Speaker 1>from defenses. So he's got to be on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>his line share, and when he can't handle anymore, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure he'll retire. But in the meantime we have to

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<v Speaker 1>find that blend of how much can we use him

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<v Speaker 1>without overusing him? And so yeah, that is a factor.