WEBVTT - Ferguson: Fitzpatrick 'Is Our Leader' (11/23)

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<v Speaker 1>What was your reaction when you've heard uh that that

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<v Speaker 1>subjects we're gonna cut Cole Um. I didn't actually hear anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I found out a little bit later in the locker

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<v Speaker 1>room that he had been released. So um, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>in this league, I mean, no, nobody's really safe. You

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be able to come in and uh be prepared

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<v Speaker 1>for anything in this league. So I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to say I was shocked or anything, because I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot playing eight years in this game. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you have a chance to see him or talk to him? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Since I think the move was named no No. I

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<v Speaker 1>had had a workout before that, and we had team meetings.

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<v Speaker 1>When I came out of workouts, I guess that had

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<v Speaker 1>already happened. I didn't really get to talk to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you think you guys have not been able

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<v Speaker 1>to create as much pressure up front it Maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>would help. I think it's been a mixture of things,

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<v Speaker 1>Um quarterbacks. The first couple of weeks, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>were getting a lot of hits and uh saxon turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, the game plan has been to get

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<v Speaker 1>the ball out and the ball has been coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of a lot faster or they've been max protecting when

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<v Speaker 1>the ball isn't coming out fast. So either way, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to work a little better to you know, get

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<v Speaker 1>that pressure on the quarterback and create those turnovers and

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<v Speaker 1>get sex. So you know, uh, do you feel like cold?

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<v Speaker 1>I think people were surprised by that. Um. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen a lot, but still he was the first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick. Do you think that they were spending a message,

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<v Speaker 1>um and cutting him? I can't really stink on that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a that's a person that decision. And I've told

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<v Speaker 1>you before you always have to be ready in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>You never know when it's gonna be your last own

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<v Speaker 1>or when, uh when when you be released or traded

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<v Speaker 1>or anything. So, um, I don't know them cutting him

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<v Speaker 1>put anybody on notice, as I think that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>business of the NFL. Hey brick, Um, when you look

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<v Speaker 1>at the slow start the offense has gotten off to

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<v Speaker 1>the last few weeks, what what do you think has

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<v Speaker 1>contributed to act? Oh? You know, it's hard to say.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, um, you know a lot of times, just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to put together some positive plays usually helps out

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<v Speaker 1>fast start and it gets things rolling. But um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we've just have to try to stream together that

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit better than we've been doing. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>here and there, there'll be some some nice things, but

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<v Speaker 1>just consistently putting together drives and putting together or getting

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<v Speaker 1>you know, into the red zone and ultimately getting into

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone. That's something we just need to just

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<v Speaker 1>do a little bit more consistently than what we've had

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<v Speaker 1>been doing. What do you got what do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you guys have to do better in the run

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<v Speaker 1>game breaks? Uh? You know, execution is always key, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>focusing on the details. Um, you know the one thing

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<v Speaker 1>that you know that uh, we always need to know

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<v Speaker 1>the one thing that's you know, letting guys always have

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that we're all on the same page.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, one guy messes up on offense, that can

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<v Speaker 1>it can be Uh, it can really detract from what

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to get accomplished. So just making sure that

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<v Speaker 1>all eleven are executing. Uh, what's what's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>most important for us to get back on track. What's

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<v Speaker 1>the confidence level with the team right now? And then

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<v Speaker 1>the confidence this time and you know there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of teams in our situation right now, we just have

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<v Speaker 1>to know, Um, we we just realized the situation we're in.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we definitely know that these games coming up

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<v Speaker 1>means that much more. Uh. And if we're gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 1>separate ourselves from the path, we need to start putting

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<v Speaker 1>together someone. Does the team still believe Ryan he's the

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<v Speaker 1>guy a quarterback? Oh? I mean that's that's never been

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<v Speaker 1>a question. Um, you know, he's definitely our leader, I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he definitely does great things for us. And

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<v Speaker 1>again it's not any one position or any one person,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really the collective that has has really caused us

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<v Speaker 1>to to you know, not uh function at our when

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<v Speaker 1>when we all are on the same plage and when

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<v Speaker 1>we all are executing at a high level, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's when we can really reach the benefits of everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't think that's a lay now.