WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins October 7

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of been the theme, you know, giving up

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<v Speaker 1>plays that we know we shouldn't, penalties, takeaways or turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>and then a lack of takeaways. UM, you know, those

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<v Speaker 1>things we feel like we're doing to ourselves. We hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>played a game yet where we felt like the team

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<v Speaker 1>just flat out beat us. So that's I think the

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<v Speaker 1>most frustrating part. UM. But you know it's up to

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<v Speaker 1>us to correct those and obviously with a short week,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's something that we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>trust each individual to look at themselves critically, UM really

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<v Speaker 1>without practice, UM and and try to be more discipline

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<v Speaker 1>team next week. Does that make it more frustrating than

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<v Speaker 1>just getting out played, like you said, yeah, I think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think if if if it was an issue of

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<v Speaker 1>talent or scheme, you know, we can live with that.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you're losing games because you know you're committing

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<v Speaker 1>penalties or your your missing assignment or giving a ball

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<v Speaker 1>away not taking the ball away, that's frustrating, UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to to each of us. But uh, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>continue to trust in the process. I think, if anything,

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<v Speaker 1>will will dive harder into the smaller details. UM. Put

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on everybody to individually just get a little bit better, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and and you know, continue to compete the drip of

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<v Speaker 1>you on. Yeah, I don't know what he's supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>do if a quarterback has the ball, um, Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I know they don't want low hits on

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback, but if you're falling down, I guess you're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to just let the quarterback go. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the explanation from the front the official was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he has to avoid that hit, which means that he

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<v Speaker 1>can't do his job. He can't tackle a quarterback while

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback has the ball. So obviously that was a big play. Um. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I was frustrating, but I don't know what to tell

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<v Speaker 1>Mike to do on that play. Had a long conversation

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<v Speaker 1>with the official. What was what was your argument to him?

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<v Speaker 1>And then yeah, it was it was what do you

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<v Speaker 1>want me to tell him? You know, what do I

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<v Speaker 1>tell my teammate to do in that situation where he's

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<v Speaker 1>already you know, falling to the ground, He's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback has the ball in his hands, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>just like he has to avoid the play, which you know,

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<v Speaker 1>literally means he has to fall and allow the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>to continue the down, which is the antithesis of his job.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, it was a tough call, but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we got to find a way to overcome it.

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<v Speaker 1>These rules becoming too slaying it against the defense, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they just sometimes lack common sense. Um, So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I get it. We want to protect quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>and I completely you know understand that, Um that a

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<v Speaker 1>life led to our game. But you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>really hard to do the job and it's having an

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<v Speaker 1>effect on some games, but we have plenty of other

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities to win the game. That was just one play

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<v Speaker 1>that was a little frustrated, Malcolm said to the team

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<v Speaker 1>when he kind of addressed them after Doug spoke again,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we got short week. You know what's at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, if we want to get

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<v Speaker 1>get better, there's no you know, magic play or drink

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<v Speaker 1>that we can make to be a better team. And

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<v Speaker 1>just every individual has to find out what they need

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<v Speaker 1>to get better at and do it in a hurry,

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<v Speaker 1>because at the end of the day, I think we

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<v Speaker 1>can all look at a player two here there, a

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<v Speaker 1>mistake or two here there that are that's you know, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I would say out of character, but it's been a theme. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you take those away, then there's really not

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<v Speaker 1>much us that we can do. It's just those self

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<v Speaker 1>inflicted wounds. So each individual's got to find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to get just a little bit better. Um. And we

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<v Speaker 1>have to trust um the guy next to us, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to the left and to the right, that they're doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, we'll continue to compete and let the

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<v Speaker 1>cars follow what they may. You have to have a

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<v Speaker 1>short memory, obviously in this sport doesn't help with a

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<v Speaker 1>short week after a loss that you kind of can

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<v Speaker 1>just get back. Depends on an individual. If you want

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<v Speaker 1>to let it carry over, it will if you if

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<v Speaker 1>you you know, attack to take take care of your body,

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<v Speaker 1>get some rest, um and move on. Um. And and

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<v Speaker 1>and and deliberately um corrected the mistakes that you made then,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to make you better. And so we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>how we handle it. You guys were so good at

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<v Speaker 1>limited spoiled plays last year. They got a lot more tonight. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You see like a theme here through the first to

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<v Speaker 1>part of the season with those I mean, if you

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<v Speaker 1>if most of those plays, if you look at it,

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<v Speaker 1>we're real close to the quarterback and you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>ball gets off. If we can get one more step

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<v Speaker 1>in our rush, H hit our angles just a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better, I think we get the quarterback down or

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<v Speaker 1>get them to hold it. We made some adjustments that

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<v Speaker 1>helped us later in the game, but we got to

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<v Speaker 1>do a bit a better job of that making sure

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<v Speaker 1>that we keep the ball in front of us. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's, you know, a collective effort. That's the rush,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the blitzers is you know guys on the back end. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're an aggressive defense, you know, so we'll we'll

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<v Speaker 1>continue as long as they're not going for touchdowns, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>live to play another down. Guys here maybe been that

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<v Speaker 1>guys haven't been focused fight enough or fighting hard enough

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<v Speaker 1>at this point. I don't think fight. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>the fight is the is the is the issue. I

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<v Speaker 1>think guys are playing hard in every single game. I think, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, focus. I guess you could say I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>say that we're an unfocused group. I just I think

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<v Speaker 1>discipline is really the word you look at, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just doing your job, snapping and snap out for where

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<v Speaker 1>there's seventy plays or fifty plays just doing your job

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<v Speaker 1>every single time, not you know, committing um bad penalties

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<v Speaker 1>if you're we live a penalties, if you're playing aggressive,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're you're going after a play cool, but just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, dumb penalties we can't have protecting the football.

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<v Speaker 1>We need a better job of that. UM and defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to find ways to get the ball. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's one thing that we did in the past

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<v Speaker 1>that build us out of a lot of bad situations.

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<v Speaker 1>We hadn't quite come up with those um this year

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<v Speaker 1>until we got to find opportunities, whether that's from the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback ball areas um, um, you know, getting guys in

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<v Speaker 1>some throwing lanes. So we got to search for those

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities um. And then eliminating a big play making teams

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<v Speaker 1>earn it uh and then you know, getting some better

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<v Speaker 1>field position for an offense. So I think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>collective effort um, and it's gonna come down to each

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<v Speaker 1>individual trying to find a way to get this a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit better, include myself. You guys haven't lost two

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<v Speaker 1>rows its December of twenty and sixteen. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>can make it. You know, you can make it whatever

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<v Speaker 1>you want it to be. If you want it. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to feel sorry for yourself, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>go on the tank, It's there for you to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm sure there's plenty on social media. It's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be plenty of media to tell you. You know

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<v Speaker 1>that you aren't any good. You can believe it if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to um. But if you want to get

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<v Speaker 1>it back in the winning column, then you watch the tape,

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<v Speaker 1>you digest it, you get better as an individual, and

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<v Speaker 1>you show up next week and play hard. Where right now, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>my concern is, I mean, it's not that high, to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, you know, this game is one of those

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<v Speaker 1>that if you don't get better, it will show up.

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<v Speaker 1>If you do, you'll win. And right now we have

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<v Speaker 1>been playing good enough to win the majority of our games.

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<v Speaker 1>We have another opportunity next week. At the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the day, you know, we can only control what we

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<v Speaker 1>can control, and this game is at this point behind us.

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<v Speaker 1>What we can control is how we deal with it,

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<v Speaker 1>how we as individuals evaluate ourselves as coaches, how we

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<v Speaker 1>evaluate the team and put ourselves in positions to win.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know, we're looking forward to competing on

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night,