WEBVTT - Christian McCaffrey Recaps Four-TD Day vs. Cardinals | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>You feel about how things went today.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good day. Yeah, a good day. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good team. They've shown a lot on tape, scrappy,

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<v Speaker 2>they play hard, so to come out with a win,

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<v Speaker 2>it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know that you've.

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<v Speaker 4>Had a lot of hurdling even on the field. Does

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<v Speaker 4>that just come naturally when you see a guy at

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<v Speaker 4>your feet, you're just and you're going full speed and

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<v Speaker 4>just gonna go over them.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's you know, it's pretty instinctual. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think. You don't plan those things, and so I

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<v Speaker 2>love football. You can just go out there and be

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<v Speaker 2>completely free.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously you got an assignment to do and a track

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<v Speaker 2>and reads, but after that, it's just let it flow

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<v Speaker 2>and play with instincts.

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<v Speaker 3>It's what it means to you to get.

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<v Speaker 1>To thirteen straight games to pass passenger.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, that means a lot. Yeah, I mean touchdowns are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of fun. So hopefully we can keep it rolling.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you ever had a game like that where you

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<v Speaker 3>scored four touchdowns in the game? Maybe some Stanford or

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<v Speaker 3>I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think so. I think yeah, I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I think four might be my most.

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<v Speaker 4>He didn't even know yetymore so, he wasn't thinking like

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<v Speaker 4>any of you that if you obviously pretty knude, you're

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<v Speaker 4>not the kind of guy with the campaign or in

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<v Speaker 4>some five would have been nice.

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<v Speaker 3>That would have been nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he's obviously got a lot going on, uh in game,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's the last of anyone's worries is to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do that.

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<v Speaker 3>So as long as we scored, I was happy.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot more involvement in the passing game today. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you're always involved, but in terms of cabin balls

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<v Speaker 1>thrown to you and how what opened that up?

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<v Speaker 2>I think just just sticking with it. You know, in

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<v Speaker 2>this offense, there's so many guys who are dynamic with

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<v Speaker 2>the ball. You know, the first and second read are

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<v Speaker 2>typically open when you have a great, great route runners

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<v Speaker 2>who can catch, when you have a tight end who

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<v Speaker 2>can do everything you want him to do, and you

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<v Speaker 2>have a fullback who can do anything you want. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, if you don't get to that third

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<v Speaker 2>four to three, have a play caller who sets it

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<v Speaker 2>up to be like that, so and then a quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>obviously who's phenomenal, but some games he just works out

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<v Speaker 2>that way. Some games it doesn't. It just you just

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<v Speaker 2>got to be ready for when the ball has thrown

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<v Speaker 2>to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Rock was twenty and twenty one.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you realize that while it was happening.

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<v Speaker 2>Or I didn't know that till after the game? His

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<v Speaker 2>one incompletion he threw to me, So that's on me?

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<v Speaker 3>Huh now that Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we'll have to check the tab. It could

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<v Speaker 2>have been my fault. We'll see.

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<v Speaker 4>Elijah was out and Demo and b just did you

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<v Speaker 4>have a feeling you were going to and you always

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<v Speaker 4>get the ball a lot this game?

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<v Speaker 1>Really might him have a focus on you?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think about those things. I just for me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's about being in the moment. You know, each play

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<v Speaker 2>has a life of its own, and you have to

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<v Speaker 2>live in that play and go from there, and whatever

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<v Speaker 2>happens at the end of the game happens. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>just about being extremely present and preparing every week.

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<v Speaker 1>An opportunity to watch that touch still be eighteen yard.

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<v Speaker 3>The swing pass. No, I have not yet all the blocking.

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<v Speaker 1>In front of you, and there's so many either six

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<v Speaker 1>or seven guys that seem like me great blocks. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you see that as that plays developing?

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<v Speaker 3>Or is it just a feel.

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<v Speaker 2>It's I think it's a multitude of things. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's first off trust, you know, even though it's a

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<v Speaker 2>swing pass and you're in space, you still have a

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<v Speaker 2>job to press blocks, to set up blocks, and then

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<v Speaker 2>obviously make make one miss. And in this offense, if

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<v Speaker 2>you make one miss, you could be gone.

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<v Speaker 3>And so.

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<v Speaker 2>Juice had an amazing block. He took the MDM on

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<v Speaker 2>the right and Deebo blocked his guy into the end zone,

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<v Speaker 2>and then all the blocks that came on the inside.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so fun to play for a team that takes

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<v Speaker 2>pride in and blocking and you got a guy like

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<v Speaker 2>Deebo and Ayuk and Juwan and today out there Ronnie

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<v Speaker 2>and Ray Ray and Juwe. I mean, the the list

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<v Speaker 2>goes on Kittle who just every game that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the standard, and then an old line who just is unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's fun. But cause you don't know which play

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<v Speaker 3>is gonna pop. Ron James man, Yeah, I'm a Lebron

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<v Speaker 3>jameson game. I saw that. Yeah, that was really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>That was really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah to I don't know he watches Niner football, but

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<v Speaker 2>gotta get him to a game.

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<v Speaker 3>We were traded here.

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<v Speaker 1>Over twentieth last year, nineteen days, shy have a calendar

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<v Speaker 1>year that you've been here. Does it seem like a

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<v Speaker 1>long time ago? Or does it seem like yesterday? How

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<v Speaker 1>would you end up sum up this almost year? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>been such a big part of this team. Now what

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<v Speaker 1>what's what's it been like?

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<v Speaker 3>It? It feels short?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I still feel like I kind you know,

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<v Speaker 2>but also I feel comfortable. But I think the the

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<v Speaker 2>cool part from my perspective is how these guys took

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<v Speaker 2>me in a year ago, and uh, none of that's changed,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. Like I said, I I got the call

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<v Speaker 2>I was traded. John Lynch called me right after that,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I got a call from George Kittle. He

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<v Speaker 2>was the third person that called me, and that's just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a testament and he represents the whole team

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of how they took me in. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just really honored and blessed to be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>this team.

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<v Speaker 4>Said, he knew you were good when they treated very good,

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<v Speaker 4>when you were credit for you, but you didn't know

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<v Speaker 4>you were this good.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you hear some of that?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I know you don't want to be right

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<v Speaker 4>by yourself. But does that feel good that you're showing

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<v Speaker 4>this to your teammates?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I think especially like I said, on this team, it's

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<v Speaker 2>about showing up every day.

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<v Speaker 3>The standard is so high.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Trancel Hall of Famer and arguably the best

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<v Speaker 2>left tackle to ever play. And you got guys on

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<v Speaker 2>this team who the standard was set. You know, they

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<v Speaker 2>they built this culture for six years. They went through

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of tough days. Obviously, I had my good

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<v Speaker 2>times and bad times in Carolina. And to come into

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<v Speaker 2>a team where the culture is set and to watch

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<v Speaker 2>the way that these guys play, it forces you to

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<v Speaker 2>want to elevate your game and do everything he can

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<v Speaker 2>for him because you know they're doing the same for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Christian, we've talked about this is a fair amount, but

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<v Speaker 3>you just referred to Brock as phenomenal, and so what

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<v Speaker 3>is it?

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<v Speaker 1>What about him and the work that.

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<v Speaker 4>He's been in that is the phenomenal quarterback?

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<v Speaker 2>I think you can just go down the list of

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<v Speaker 2>what makes a quarterback good and he checks every box

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<v Speaker 2>and then he has all the intangibles, So that would

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<v Speaker 2>be phenomenal, you know, I mean, it's it's it's really uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he brings, you know, a kind of swagger

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<v Speaker 2>and energy every day that it's fun to be around.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's quiet, but he's very confident and he

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<v Speaker 2>uh expresses that in the way he plays. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's just awesome having him in the huddle.

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<v Speaker 3>Inclusion of b A. You know, since obviously was out

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<v Speaker 3>last week.

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<v Speaker 1>How's the inclusion of BA opened up your offense? And

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<v Speaker 1>how has he looked this year he appared.

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<v Speaker 4>To last year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's Ba's amazing man.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I told him it's nice when you miss

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<v Speaker 2>a game, and I remember he cares about this team

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<v Speaker 2>so much, you know, last game. Probably be pissed to

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<v Speaker 2>me for saying this, but he was kind of in

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<v Speaker 2>tears that he couldn't suit up and play, And so

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<v Speaker 2>to me that meant a lot because I saw how

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<v Speaker 2>much he wanted to be out there with us, and

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<v Speaker 2>even though something minor, he wanted to play so bad.

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<v Speaker 2>So to come out here and have the day that

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<v Speaker 2>he did.

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<v Speaker 3>It is awesome. Just a great, great guy to have

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<v Speaker 3>on our team.

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<v Speaker 1>Lee was down there, So lead was down to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one sixteen before your fourth touchdown. At what point, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>going into that drive, do you said we need this

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<v Speaker 1>one more than any other one, and how would.

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<v Speaker 3>You go about getting that? Yeah, you know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if we ever have those kind of

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts or conversations because every drive is equally important. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>there's some where the stakes are higher, but we treat

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<v Speaker 2>every play the same. You know, it's just about executing

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<v Speaker 2>and doing your job. You know that when you have

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<v Speaker 2>a play caller like that, it's you don't know which

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<v Speaker 2>one it can be. So, like I said, it's special

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<v Speaker 2>to be a part of a team where that's the case.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate it, guys,