WEBVTT - Coordinators: Ravens Practice 12/21 Press Conferences

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Past Podcast. It is Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>December twenty first, and the Ravens are gearing up for

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<v Speaker 1>a game on Monday against the San Francisco forty nine Ers.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we had a chance to hear from the coordinators,

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<v Speaker 1>so let's kick things off with Special Teams coordinator Chris Horton.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see everyone. What questions do you have for

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<v Speaker 2>many day?

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<v Speaker 3>I love that, Chris. And the plans to Christmas going

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<v Speaker 3>out to San Francisco, I know, but you got any

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<v Speaker 3>plans to still do anything with the family.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh yeah, you know. The way the schedule is set

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<v Speaker 4>up for so we'll get an opportunity to be at

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<v Speaker 4>home with our families one day before we leave on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 4>So just looking forward to that. You know, it's that

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<v Speaker 4>time of the year, just to be at home with

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<v Speaker 4>the family and then you know, my wife under understands.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we got to go take care of business

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<v Speaker 4>and then you spend time out west with the other family,

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<v Speaker 4>your football family. So just looking forward to that and

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<v Speaker 4>really just focus on the game.

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<v Speaker 5>You've had a lot of the guys playing gun or

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<v Speaker 5>you had to.

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<v Speaker 6>Use a lot of different guys because of an injury

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<v Speaker 6>is it has that almost been a beneficial this late

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<v Speaker 6>in the year because you have guys who have done it,

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<v Speaker 6>You have guys who are ready to.

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<v Speaker 4>Jump dating as injury than I of course, Jeff, you

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<v Speaker 4>know it's it's always good to have guys that are

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<v Speaker 4>on your team that can play those positions where you

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<v Speaker 4>don't really feel like you gotta go ahead and start

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<v Speaker 4>from scratch bringing guys in and working guys out in

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<v Speaker 4>order to fill those roles.

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<v Speaker 7>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>But uh, you know, like I've said before, man, when

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<v Speaker 4>we get those guys due to certain situations, whoever we

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<v Speaker 4>can put out there, and those guys go out and

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<v Speaker 4>just perform to the level of which we expect them

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<v Speaker 4>to play.

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<v Speaker 1>At a special teams coordinator Chris Horton. Next up is

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<v Speaker 1>defensive coordinator Mike McDonald.

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<v Speaker 2>Merry Christmas. How are we doing when you looked back

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<v Speaker 2>at one of those Jacksonville.

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<v Speaker 5>Are you more proud of some consistent habit that that

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<v Speaker 5>your guys showed in a game like that, like you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the the amount of you know, pass rushes you win

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<v Speaker 5>or something, or you're more proud of an individually great

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<v Speaker 5>play like the one Marcus made at the end of

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<v Speaker 5>the half would kind of last with you longer.

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<v Speaker 8>I think you're always looking at how we play and

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<v Speaker 8>when we play the right way and our focus is

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<v Speaker 8>in the right spot. Those are the things you're proud of.

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<v Speaker 8>How you handle situations that come up throughout the game.

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<v Speaker 8>We can help, we can deal with all the rest.

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<v Speaker 8>You know, to win a game like that, you got

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<v Speaker 8>to be great in situational football. So proud of how

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<v Speaker 8>we recognize those situations. You know, obviously the play at

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<v Speaker 8>the end of the half, but just any you know,

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<v Speaker 8>any given third down, red zone, every play in and

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<v Speaker 8>of itself is a different situation. So you know, those

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<v Speaker 8>ended up being in our favor and helped us win

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<v Speaker 8>the football game.

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<v Speaker 4>When you have to.

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<v Speaker 6>Plan for a team with as many of the playmakers

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<v Speaker 6>as this one, figure out what to do or is

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<v Speaker 6>it more anxiety.

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<v Speaker 2>And that sounds weird?

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<v Speaker 8>They're all the same, I mean, it's ever every team

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<v Speaker 8>presents challenges because it's the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>And everybody's really really good.

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<v Speaker 8>Uh as we know these guys are really really good,

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<v Speaker 8>So different challenges than you normally see on a week

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<v Speaker 8>week basis.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, But yeah, approach is the same. How unique

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<v Speaker 2>is Christian McCaffrey.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, I mean he's just he's uh, he's obviously a

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<v Speaker 8>great player, and uh, I think the way that they

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<v Speaker 8>use him is a little bit different than how you know,

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<v Speaker 8>conventional running backs are being used because a lot of

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<v Speaker 8>times he's playing a receiver role for them, so you know,

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<v Speaker 8>he's part time receiver, part time running back, blocker, lead blocker.

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<v Speaker 8>So the way they're able to inter make those guys

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<v Speaker 8>interchangeable parts is impressive.

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<v Speaker 9>Mike.

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<v Speaker 3>What we've seen at times, this is an offense that

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<v Speaker 3>has had guys, some of those premier guys you mentioned

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<v Speaker 3>running open. I saw a couple of times against the

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<v Speaker 3>Cardinals that was the case. What do you see when

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<v Speaker 3>you watch them schematically as to why they're aiding to

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<v Speaker 3>get some of those guys into situations where nobody's in there.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there's a few things.

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<v Speaker 8>One, sometimes there's an extended place where they're running away

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<v Speaker 8>from people that I had matched them. The quarterback does

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<v Speaker 8>a good job of finding them, and they got good

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<v Speaker 8>chemistry light in the down. So that's one thing I'd say.

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<v Speaker 8>On another hand, diagnosing what defense you're in and having

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<v Speaker 8>certain routes concepts that that put stress on it on

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<v Speaker 8>on those on those coverages.

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<v Speaker 2>That's another one.

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<v Speaker 8>And then just the way they operate through their progressions

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<v Speaker 8>and running away from leverages and things like that, and

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<v Speaker 8>everyone's on tune with you know, the windows they're trying

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<v Speaker 8>to hit in the spots on the field sometimes seem

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<v Speaker 8>like guys are you know, consistently open. So they got

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<v Speaker 8>a great scheme obviously really well, you know, well coached,

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<v Speaker 8>and the guys are executing a high level.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, if you were just identifying some things that

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<v Speaker 7>San Francisco does with the quarterback, I mean people are

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<v Speaker 7>talking about Rock Perdy is a game manager and sort

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<v Speaker 7>of a pejorative sense.

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<v Speaker 5>Is there something about what you've seen on film that

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<v Speaker 5>you think that could could sort of compliments of the

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<v Speaker 5>offense is trying to.

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<v Speaker 2>Accomplish in San Francisco. Yeah, I'm not gonna get on

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<v Speaker 2>all that.

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<v Speaker 8>He's he's a great player, man, He's he's a great player.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, he's a great quarterback. Is in charge of

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<v Speaker 8>what they're doing on offense, fully in control as all

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<v Speaker 8>the great quarterbacks are. So I'd put them up there

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<v Speaker 8>with all the great quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 4>Mike.

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<v Speaker 6>Everything that they do before the snap is obviously kind

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<v Speaker 6>of a headache to deal with. How does that kind

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<v Speaker 6>of interplay with like how narrow performation relative to a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of other Apple offenses are. Does it just kind

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<v Speaker 6>of create more traffic for you guys as you're trying

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<v Speaker 6>to you know, handle covers, executions and get off on

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<v Speaker 6>block and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, yeah, I mean a lot of the formations are condensed,

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<v Speaker 8>so you know how you count and who you relate

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<v Speaker 8>to and things like that. Definitely testing your eye discipline,

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<v Speaker 8>Definitely testing your communication, which is obviously one of the

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<v Speaker 8>reasons that they do it. Changing the run fits. I

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<v Speaker 8>mean there's every play, every motion really has should has

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<v Speaker 8>a rhyme or reason on why they're doing it based

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<v Speaker 8>on what they're trying to achieve.

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<v Speaker 2>You just don't know in real time till after the play.

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<v Speaker 8>So, but yeah, having the condensed formations make it easier

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<v Speaker 8>because the numbers change faster, whether rather than being spread out,

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<v Speaker 8>you have longer time to react.

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<v Speaker 6>Like, uh, when we talked to Christy a few weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 6>he said, you know that you guys try to lie

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<v Speaker 6>to the quarterback as much as possible. Was there someone

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<v Speaker 6>or some game, some team or whatever that was kind

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<v Speaker 6>of you know, seminal for you and teaching you that

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<v Speaker 6>that was of utmost important, utmost importance in house coverage

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<v Speaker 6>in the secondary. Was it something you got from wink

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<v Speaker 6>or what?

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<v Speaker 2>What right for that one?

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<v Speaker 8>Gentas Now that I'm thinking about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think you're trying.

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<v Speaker 8>I think it came from I guess actually introductory press conference,

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<v Speaker 8>ask about aggressiveness.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you're you're trying to be I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>put pressure on on the defense.

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<v Speaker 8>That's that's are on the offense, excuse me, And that's

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<v Speaker 8>something that's seminal to hear. That's a raven principle on

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<v Speaker 8>how we want to operate. And I think the way

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<v Speaker 8>you see that the game has evolved being so pass heavy,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, especially in critical situations, and the court and

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<v Speaker 8>the office are so good, the quarterbacks are so good.

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<v Speaker 8>How do you can how do you consistently put pressure

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<v Speaker 8>on them to make them make great decisions in real time?

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's kind of what what the thought process was.

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<v Speaker 1>That was defensive coordinator Mike McDonald and last but not least,

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<v Speaker 1>his offensive coordinator, Todd Munkett.

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<v Speaker 3>Todd, how excited are you for this challenge? Your offense

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<v Speaker 3>going up against a pretty good Niner defense.

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<v Speaker 9>They're really good. It's a heck of a challenge. But

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<v Speaker 9>it feels that way every week. Every week. I feel

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<v Speaker 9>like when you coach, when you play at this level,

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<v Speaker 9>it's the ultimate challenge against the best coaches and the

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<v Speaker 9>best players in the world. So the guys are excited.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you didn't want to lose Keith Mitchell.

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<v Speaker 6>But being able to bring up Melvin Gordon, what can

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<v Speaker 6>he bring beyond just experience to add, you know, potentially

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<v Speaker 6>a new wrinkle to your offense.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, I think if you go beyond experience, it's first

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<v Speaker 9>of all, he's made plays for us. I mean at

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<v Speaker 9>the Browns game, we had a huge third down that

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<v Speaker 9>you know that he converted that you know, and then

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<v Speaker 9>obviously he had a big run early in the game.

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<v Speaker 9>So over his career he's made he's made plays, He's

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<v Speaker 9>been a powerful downhill runner, and he does show flashes

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<v Speaker 9>in the past game. So we're excited. You know, that's

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<v Speaker 9>one advantage of you know, last time I was in

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<v Speaker 9>the NFL, like a guy like Melvin Gordon, you couldn't

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<v Speaker 9>have on practice squad who knows where to be. That's

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<v Speaker 9>one of the advantages of whatever that role whenever it

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<v Speaker 9>came into play, when you can have some experienced veteran

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<v Speaker 9>guys i'll practice squad be able to step in and

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<v Speaker 9>be able to help you win games.

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<v Speaker 7>I know you've obviously seen so much of Lamar kind

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<v Speaker 7>of improvise, make players in the run, But what have

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<v Speaker 7>you kind of learned about him and the way he

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<v Speaker 7>runs an offense and kind of manifests.

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<v Speaker 9>Through team Expect the unexpected. I guess you know, is

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<v Speaker 9>I've said this a lot. You know, he's a highly

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<v Speaker 9>competitive loves football, hates to lose, is an elite player,

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<v Speaker 9>wants to be an leade player, wants to grow as

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<v Speaker 9>a player. He has a unique ability to see the

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<v Speaker 9>field and a unique ability to make plays off schedule.

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<v Speaker 9>That's just all the things you see. And so now

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<v Speaker 9>you're just trying to you know, every day he's trying.

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<v Speaker 9>We're all trying, is you know, how do we get

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<v Speaker 9>the ball out on time? How do we do a

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<v Speaker 9>better job of schematically system wise to not have him

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<v Speaker 9>take some of those hits, you know, and not put

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<v Speaker 9>himself at that in that position. But he's unique, that's

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<v Speaker 9>for sure, and it's fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 5>Is there anything about you that has surprised you.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, he obviously knew his talents just beauts.

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<v Speaker 1>Theres anything that's protect.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh, I don't know if there's anything that's really surprised me.

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<v Speaker 9>He's been awesome to work with. You know, he, like

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<v Speaker 9>I said, he's highly competitive, you know, strong willed, loves

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<v Speaker 9>playing football, loves his teammates, wants to be coached. And

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<v Speaker 9>it shows up.

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<v Speaker 5>Much of a worry, is it that both of your

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<v Speaker 5>starting tactors or bangug going out the face of defensive

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<v Speaker 5>front of talent as this one.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, the guys have been playing all year, you know

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<v Speaker 9>that way they've they've been awesome. Morgan and Ronnie have

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<v Speaker 9>battled through a lot of you know, bumps and bruises

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<v Speaker 9>and nicks here and there, and they've fought through it.

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<v Speaker 9>And we've had to deal with other fronts and this

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<v Speaker 9>is just another one of those challenges. Do a great

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<v Speaker 9>job up front. They're awfully well coached, and they're very talented.

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<v Speaker 9>So we'll have our work cut out for us, just

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<v Speaker 9>like we did last week. I mean, well, those ends

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<v Speaker 9>were talented guys, and the week before you know, when

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<v Speaker 9>you play, you know, against any NFL team, you have

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<v Speaker 9>to be prepared for that. So and it's been good

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<v Speaker 9>to get those other tackles some work.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 9>They've done a great job spelling those guys to try

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<v Speaker 9>and help us make through the game, you know, but

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<v Speaker 9>hats off to all of them.

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<v Speaker 5>It took a little time last week to get the

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<v Speaker 5>wide receivers involved, it seems in the passing game. But

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<v Speaker 5>that second half when you kind of hit Jacksonville in

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<v Speaker 5>the mouth.

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<v Speaker 2>With a power run game and some of the readoption.

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<v Speaker 5>How much of the ability to switch identities and beat

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<v Speaker 5>teams with different ways is tied to Lamar.

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<v Speaker 7>As a player.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh, it's tied tied to your quarterback in a lot

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<v Speaker 9>of ways. I mean, what they can do with their

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<v Speaker 9>arm and what they can do with their you know,

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<v Speaker 9>and then the guys you have around them, and then

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<v Speaker 9>then how the game goes. Sometimes a game goes a

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<v Speaker 9>certain way. The week before, we had two different two

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<v Speaker 9>minute opportunities, So we talked about that last week where

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<v Speaker 9>the numbers are gonna be skewed in terms of throwing it,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, right for the half and then the end

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<v Speaker 9>of the game against the Rams were last week, the

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<v Speaker 9>game as it went on was more about, hey, how

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<v Speaker 9>can we churn out yards, continue to run the clock

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<v Speaker 9>and give ourselves the best chance to win. And we

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<v Speaker 9>did a good job of that. Obviously, the teams and

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<v Speaker 9>the offenses, uh, they give themselves the best chance to

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<v Speaker 9>be successful. Can do both if you're able to run

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<v Speaker 9>it and throw it successfully, because you're gonna need both.

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<v Speaker 9>You're gonna sometime be in two minutes, sometimes you're gonna

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<v Speaker 9>be in four minutes. And it is it's hard to

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<v Speaker 9>control the game if you can't run the ball effectively.

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<v Speaker 9>So sometimes the ball goes the white out, sometimes it

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<v Speaker 9>goes the back, sometimes it goes to the tight ends,

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<v Speaker 9>just the way it is. What was earlier in that

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<v Speaker 9>game when the communication in Lamar's helmet wasn't wasn't function.

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<v Speaker 9>I don't even know like the best way to put it,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, So at first, you know, you get that

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<v Speaker 9>through the headset that Lamar can't hear you the so

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<v Speaker 9>then it's like a right t Then signal to him

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<v Speaker 9>because that's the next line of operation. Hey, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 9>signal to him, and then making sure that he gets

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<v Speaker 9>a signal correctly. I think one of the plays to

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<v Speaker 9>he uses an excuse cause I think he just wanted

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<v Speaker 9>to throw it. He kind of called his own his

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<v Speaker 9>own number. I said, well, that's going to work out

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<v Speaker 9>from now on, you can just say I didn't hear you,

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<v Speaker 9>so I called whatever the hell I wanted. So, but

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<v Speaker 9>he did a great job. Coach Martin did a great job.

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<v Speaker 9>He did a great job of again making sure we

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<v Speaker 9>are in the correct play, and then we got it

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<v Speaker 9>switched out and we're fine. You know, really ended up

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<v Speaker 9>not really being an issue.

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<v Speaker 3>So what's it like for you when you're when we

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<v Speaker 3>saw Lamar extend a lot of plays in that game

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<v Speaker 3>Sunday night. I mean, that's a weekly thing for him.

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<v Speaker 3>But what's it like for you in the course of

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<v Speaker 3>that place as you're watching it happen.

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<v Speaker 9>Well, the first thing when he extends plays when you're

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<v Speaker 9>throwing is your eyes go to the skill guys that

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<v Speaker 9>are down the field in terms of their scramble rules

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<v Speaker 9>and how far we've worked to come. When you have

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<v Speaker 9>a two play quarterback, to me, we're unique. We have

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<v Speaker 9>a two play quarterback. They have to defend the first

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<v Speaker 9>play and then they've got to defend the second play,

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<v Speaker 9>and we've got to continue to work to be elite

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<v Speaker 9>in terms of our scramble rules, and early on in

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<v Speaker 9>the game we did that. The very first drive. We

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<v Speaker 9>had two scramble plays that converted. Obviously, we had another

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<v Speaker 9>one that led to a touchdown, you know, the one

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<v Speaker 9>Isaiah down the field. So and you'll see that throughout.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean we were playing the Bengals and we had

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<v Speaker 9>a touchdown Debateman. You know, we had one against the

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<v Speaker 9>Browns to say Flowers, you know, the first time we played.

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<v Speaker 9>So when you're a two play quarterback, as I say

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<v Speaker 9>this all the time, with a guy like Lamarn, there

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<v Speaker 9>there isn't one pass play we're gonna call more often

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<v Speaker 9>than scramble. There isn't. I don't care. Four verts, curl flat,

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<v Speaker 9>three level routes does not matter. There will not be

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<v Speaker 9>a route we'll call more than our ability to handle

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<v Speaker 9>when he gets outside the pocket and our scramble rules.

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<v Speaker 6>God, when you're you know, meeting with John and the

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<v Speaker 6>other staff about something like fourth down decision making, what

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<v Speaker 6>is your kind of role in that collaborative process And

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<v Speaker 6>is there a level of execution that you want this

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<v Speaker 6>offense to hit where we could see it being more

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<v Speaker 6>aggressive in some of those situations where maybe you decide to.

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<v Speaker 9>Count sure, and I think that's it's a great point

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<v Speaker 9>because as you get further into the season, when you

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<v Speaker 9>play better teams, shouldn't say that. First of all, that

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<v Speaker 9>is a dumb statement. Every team in the NFL is elite, okay,

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<v Speaker 9>But as it becomes more competitive, as it gets close

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<v Speaker 9>and there's more on the line, you're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 9>be able to go forward and fourth down to keep

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<v Speaker 9>the football. You're gonna have to feel confident in your

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<v Speaker 9>game planning, whether it's fourth and inches, whether it's fourth

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<v Speaker 9>and a two feet a yard, two yards, three yards,

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<v Speaker 9>to be able to keep the football and score points

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<v Speaker 9>and keep it away from your opponent. So for sure,

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<v Speaker 9>and we're all a part of that. Hey, how to feel?

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<v Speaker 9>How do you like to plan? Where we're at? What

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<v Speaker 9>do you guys think? You know, coach is always in

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<v Speaker 9>communication with us. But for sure, that is a huge,

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<v Speaker 9>huge point.

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<v Speaker 3>Ton What have you've seen it from Lamar in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of that competitiveness, trying to get put ours on the

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<v Speaker 3>ground while also attracting himself and knowing he has to

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<v Speaker 3>be healthy.

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<v Speaker 9>Demonstrated No, he wants the ball. I mean he wants

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<v Speaker 9>the ball in his hands, you know, when it's crunch time,

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<v Speaker 9>he wants to ball in his hands. It's pretty obvious

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<v Speaker 9>he doesn't, you know, as competitive as he is, and

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<v Speaker 9>he gets fired up, you know, when it comes out

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<v Speaker 9>most is he wants to win more than anything, for

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<v Speaker 9>not only himself, but for his teammates, for this organization.

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<v Speaker 9>When the game's on the line, Lamar wants the ball

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<v Speaker 9>in his hands. He wants the opportunity to make a play.

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<v Speaker 9>That's what he's done his whole life. It makes sense

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<v Speaker 9>that they would want that. Take any great player, elite player.

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<v Speaker 9>They want to be at bat when the game's on

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<v Speaker 9>the line. They want the last shot. They want that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 9>So when he gets frustrated with me is when I

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<v Speaker 9>take it out of his hands, and that's when he

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<v Speaker 9>wants to choke me. That's what he wants to wring

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<v Speaker 9>my neck. You know, what are you thinking there? You know,

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<v Speaker 9>and he's right, he's right, one hundred percent. You know,

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<v Speaker 9>he wants the ball in his hands and he should.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you thinking now when he made that throw

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<v Speaker 2>to like when when the ball got.

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<v Speaker 9>In they you know, you know, good stuff, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>because you're like you're up in the box. It was

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<v Speaker 9>like right at this angle, and you're like, now, I'm

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<v Speaker 9>hoping he's coming back the ball a little bit more,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, And and those are the things you go

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<v Speaker 9>over in terms of your scramble rules and the ability

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<v Speaker 9>to be he has a unique ability to place the ball.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 9>I thought back when that throw. I thought back to

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<v Speaker 9>the Cleveland game, the first Cleveland game, and that throwing

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<v Speaker 9>the ends of the Mark Andrews with the angle, I

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<v Speaker 9>had him like touchdown, all right, let's go, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>but you got to gather yourself because all of a

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<v Speaker 9>sudden you're at the five and say wherever we were

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<v Speaker 9>on that one, like, okay, what's the next call? So

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<v Speaker 9>but what are tremendous played by both of those guys?

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<v Speaker 9>And those are the things you coach off of, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>how do we continue to work when he gets outside

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<v Speaker 9>the pocket to be elked in terms of our scramble rooms.

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