1
00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,280
Speaker 1: You know, you were expected to finish plays and you

2
00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,079
Speaker 1: understand that even if you were just closed. Did you

3
00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,639
Speaker 1: feel tonight was an example of you being able to

4
00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:11,520
Speaker 1: finish the players?

5
00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,840
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it was good. We started hot and

6
00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,560
Speaker 2: I think we played well as a defense. It's kind

7
00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,680
Speaker 2: of in the story this year though, letting them back

8
00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,000
Speaker 2: in the game. So that's a big focus that we

9
00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,200
Speaker 2: need to correct because playing good teams here, you got

10
00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:28,880
Speaker 2: to put them away.

11
00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,800
Speaker 3: What do you think of that?

12
00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,640
Speaker 1: The alignment with sam O at defensive tackle, it seemed

13
00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:38,000
Speaker 1: like really playing the run well inside.

14
00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,120
Speaker 2: Oh well that's a pass thing. He doesn't play inside

15
00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,000
Speaker 2: on the run, but he's doing a great job. It's

16
00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,919
Speaker 2: it's definitely different inside. So for him to adapt, he

17
00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,920
Speaker 2: really didn't get reps at that throughout camp, so for

18
00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,200
Speaker 2: him to be able to produce inside, it's it's a

19
00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,160
Speaker 2: testament to his ability to adapt and help us. Might

20
00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,560
Speaker 2: say that, you know the second half, you can do

21
00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,200
Speaker 2: whatever team you want to be.

22
00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,520
Speaker 3: Do you feel like this is a super Bowl level

23
00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,520
Speaker 3: team or do you still have things you have to

24
00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:10,319
Speaker 3: do to get there?

25
00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:16,240
Speaker 2: Of course we need to improve, but I mean, like you,

26
00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,640
Speaker 2: like you were talking about the rookies, showing up and

27
00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,319
Speaker 2: and doing their part and adding to an already really

28
00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,520
Speaker 2: good lineup of guys is huge. But yeah, we're gonna

29
00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:33,360
Speaker 2: keep getting better, and I think getting this win is

30
00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,040
Speaker 2: obviously huge, and resting up, maybe getting a couple guys

31
00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,200
Speaker 2: back and hit hit the ground run.

32
00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,600
Speaker 1: I think in twenty two, after by seven to two

33
00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,959
Speaker 1: last year, after which are you able to pull on

34
00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,000
Speaker 1: that kind of history knowing that another good run.

35
00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:55,240
Speaker 2: Yeah, I've kind of with my message has been talking

36
00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,840
Speaker 2: about the past. But I think it's a new team,

37
00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,400
Speaker 2: a lot of new guys, So I think it's time

38
00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,720
Speaker 2: to kind of just focus on the now.

39
00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,560
Speaker 4: Some discussion you had a hat on it was not

40
00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:12,280
Speaker 4: but how you're currently quaring, Uh, why did you take

41
00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,200
Speaker 4: that opportunity to make pay would appear to be a

42
00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,240
Speaker 4: political statement.

43
00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:18,840
Speaker 2: I'm not gonna talk too much about it, but I

44
00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,120
Speaker 2: think it's an important time.

45
00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,760
Speaker 3: Obviously, you guys have a bye week and you get

46
00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,280
Speaker 3: to rest and recover. But before we kind of look

47
00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,960
Speaker 3: ahead to the bye week, in this game, at halftime,

48
00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,880
Speaker 3: you guys went in the locker room kind of down.

49
00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,679
Speaker 3: What was going through your mind at that point when

50
00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,679
Speaker 3: it came to the fact that it's Cowboys to lose

51
00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,680
Speaker 3: this game again. How do we get out of this hole?

52
00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:39,919
Speaker 3: How do we dominate?

53
00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,320
Speaker 2: What was I think Fred had a great message. I

54
00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,400
Speaker 2: don't want to give it away, but he had a

55
00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,519
Speaker 2: great message for us in the in the locker room,

56
00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,000
Speaker 2: and and we we felt like the superior team and

57
00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,160
Speaker 2: we just needed to kind of execute a little better.

58
00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:55,800
Speaker 2: There was a couple of things that we were we

59
00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,720
Speaker 2: were messing up on, so just about executing longer and

60
00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,560
Speaker 2: we should beat teams that were better than.

61
00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,959
Speaker 4: There a little energy from George Kittle and what you

62
00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,440
Speaker 4: could do when he's doing the third quarter.

63
00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, I heard you talk, Fred talk about it. He's

64
00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,000
Speaker 2: he's a warrior. There's a lot of guys in this

65
00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,280
Speaker 2: league who wouldn't play through the things he plays through

66
00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,080
Speaker 2: every year. And for him to play like the best

67
00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,520
Speaker 2: tight end in the league on National tight Ends Day

68
00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,520
Speaker 2: while he's battling things just shows how much of a

69
00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,200
Speaker 2: beast he is.

70
00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,119
Speaker 1: Does his leadership help the young on the team as well,

71
00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:37,200
Speaker 1: It's huge.

72
00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a lot of new guys in the tight

73
00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,600
Speaker 2: end room and then yeah, just having that leadership on offense,

74
00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:44,720
Speaker 2: it is huge.

75
00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,560
Speaker 1: What was asked after the game, if he's excited for

76
00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,880
Speaker 1: the bye week, and he's like, not really is it's

77
00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,800
Speaker 1: needed At the same time as it feels like kind

78
00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,160
Speaker 1: of a little bit of a momentum stopper after you

79
00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,680
Speaker 1: guys maybe get going there.

80
00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,280
Speaker 4: In the second half.

81
00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,360
Speaker 2: No, I don't think it's a momentum stopper, but I'm

82
00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,960
Speaker 2: not surprised Demo feels that way. It is tough to

83
00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:08,280
Speaker 2: kind of watch people play on Sunday, but this league

84
00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,280
Speaker 2: is is brutal, so any any rest he could get

85
00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:11,680
Speaker 2: as big.

86
00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,440
Speaker 4: But in the sixth season, I mean, have you I

87
00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,520
Speaker 4: realized you you want to talk too much about it,

88
00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,640
Speaker 4: But have you been tempted in the past to kind

89
00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:28,479
Speaker 4: of You're no.

90
00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:33,840
Speaker 2: I mean it's definitely a little easier nowadays, but but no,

91
00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:39,200
Speaker 2: I don't feel too too inclined to do that because

92
00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:45,280
Speaker 2: just a different climate speak.

93
00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,240
Speaker 4: What can you say about his ascension.

94
00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,520
Speaker 2: I mean, he's unbelievable. He came in as a rookie

95
00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:59,880
Speaker 2: and he's a bit of an airhead, but he is

96
00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:04,000
Speaker 2: just gotten so much better and he's he's one of

97
00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,840
Speaker 2: my favorite players that I've ever played with, Just such

98
00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,839
Speaker 2: a dog and you need guys like that in the

99
00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,160
Speaker 2: back end. Who aren't afraid to come in and play

100
00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,000
Speaker 2: the run. And and then he makes huge plays. He

101
00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:20,640
Speaker 2: could cover anybody, and he's he's very unselfish. They ask

102
00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,479
Speaker 2: him to do a lot of different things. He could

103
00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,000
Speaker 2: be a lockdown outside corner in this league, and they

104
00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:32,160
Speaker 2: ask him to play inside and he never waivers. Yeah,

105
00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,159
Speaker 2: and I think he's gotten a little smarter about about

106
00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,000
Speaker 2: that stuff. We can't be giving people fifteen yards. So

107
00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,239
Speaker 2: I love him. Thanks,