WEBVTT - Fitzpatrick: 'Thumb Feels Great' (11/23)

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<v Speaker 1>But you you look back on the at the game

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<v Speaker 1>film of the game, what anything that stood out to

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<v Speaker 1>you that you didn't notice, um when you were playing it. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there there was some adjustments I think I

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<v Speaker 1>could have done a better job of during the game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, looking back on it that maybe I regret

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<v Speaker 1>not not doing or making but it was it was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much what I said after the game, which was

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't make enough throws or plays for us to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting a good position to win, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>I need to do a better job. Brian, over the

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<v Speaker 1>over the past couple of weeks, You've done some good things,

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<v Speaker 1>but also obviously it's you acknowledge esterday and not so

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<v Speaker 1>good things over these past couple of games. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like your play has has regressed in anyway and

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<v Speaker 1>then it's so why you can set is Uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I have, I haven't played well the last

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<v Speaker 1>few games. Um, you know, it's just it's not an

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<v Speaker 1>easy game. They just got to continue to to prepare,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the film room, continue to prepare, learning

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<v Speaker 1>the game plan and doing everything on the practice field.

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<v Speaker 1>And I hope that it translates. But that's the only

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<v Speaker 1>way that I know how to fix things is just

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to work hard and just ignore the outside

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<v Speaker 1>and outside noise. It says Todd told you whether you'll

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<v Speaker 1>start on Sunday? Uh, I know we we didn't. We

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<v Speaker 1>did not talk other than you know, him addressing the

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<v Speaker 1>team and stuff today and then we just met as

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<v Speaker 1>a as an offense and as a quarterback group to

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<v Speaker 1>review the film. How I was Todd's mood when he

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<v Speaker 1>addressed the team today, UM, I mean that's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>personal things inside the team. But you know, obviously, um,

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<v Speaker 1>none of us are happy with the effort. None of

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<v Speaker 1>us are We're happy with the way the game went down,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, we just gotta I think the message

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<v Speaker 1>was clear that we've got to put our focus into

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<v Speaker 1>this week and make sure we get this thing back

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<v Speaker 1>on the right track. Right. Were there a residual effects

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<v Speaker 1>last night or today from this shot you took to

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<v Speaker 1>the head? Now? I feel good? And what about your thumb?

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<v Speaker 1>How does it? How does it feel today? Some feels

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<v Speaker 1>great again? Just more praise for the medical staff and

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<v Speaker 1>the doctors for the plan that we had, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>ten days post surgery to be able to come out

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<v Speaker 1>of the game clean the way that I did and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting tackled and taking some hits and all that,

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<v Speaker 1>but some um, there were no ill effects during the game. Ryan,

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at the slow starts for the offense,

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<v Speaker 1>how much do you think it is that that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have been banged up and some of you've been

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<v Speaker 1>out of practice and in practice some days limited on

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<v Speaker 1>other days that affect Now it's just been poor execution.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. The thing about an offense is you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to have eleven guys on the same page, e leving

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<v Speaker 1>guys doing their job. And if you don't, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you can get lucky and overcome it, but you

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of the time it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>tough sledding. And so we've got to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>we've got everybody on the right page going in the

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<v Speaker 1>right direction. Um, you know, and obviously that starts with

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<v Speaker 1>me and getting us in the right play and making

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<v Speaker 1>the right read or making a good throw and so, um,

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<v Speaker 1>we just gotta you know, there's the fundamentals and the

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<v Speaker 1>basics of what our offense is. We've got to get

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<v Speaker 1>everybody in the same page right Last night, some guys

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned that you know this is that doesn't know we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't figure out how to finish or we haven't set

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<v Speaker 1>out how to win. Is there? Can you put your

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<v Speaker 1>finger on why that means? So I there, it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a two people talking. Sorry you said that we

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<v Speaker 1>we can't finish or we can't win. Yeah, well, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've we've got to be able to come together.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, we've we've had some close games. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, either games where we've been winning in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter or been down and needed to score and

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't done it. And so, um, you know, we've

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<v Speaker 1>we've just got to go out there and execute the

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<v Speaker 1>fundamentals and and do it. And uh, that's the only way,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that I know how to get over that.

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<v Speaker 1>Right as you know that the g has released the

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<v Speaker 1>Quentin Cobols today, so it's highly unusual for the first

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<v Speaker 1>round pick to get cut. So I'm wondering what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of message do you think that is? Uh, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I you know, I'm have my head and

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<v Speaker 1>my involvement in the offense and so I don't really

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot about what's going on with with the

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<v Speaker 1>defense or anything. But uh, you know, it's just a

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<v Speaker 1>decision that coach Bowls made that I don't know that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the right person to ask about that. As you

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<v Speaker 1>said earlier, you admitted, you know, you haven't played your

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<v Speaker 1>best for the last couple of weeks. So I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 1>going forward, do you do you still think you're the

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<v Speaker 1>right man for the job going forward? Yeah, I do

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<v Speaker 1>think I'm the right man for the job. I think, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, unfortunately, unfortunately, I've got a lot of experience,

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<v Speaker 1>um in playing four teams that have been in this situation,

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<v Speaker 1>you know where we've lost a few games, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've got to stay the course, We've got

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<v Speaker 1>to right the ship, We've got to do all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I think, uh, you know, at this point

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<v Speaker 1>in my career, I've learned a ton and all the

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<v Speaker 1>different situations I've been in, I have no problem shouldering

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<v Speaker 1>any blame that gets thrown my way and then all

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<v Speaker 1>blame that I deserve and don't deserve. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'm the right guy to get this thing

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<v Speaker 1>going back in the right direction. Ryan, what do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like the key is to get this thing going

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<v Speaker 1>back in the right direction. I think confidence is a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it, you know, just getting some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>swagger back and all that's gonna come through preparation and

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<v Speaker 1>working hard in practice, and you know then it's just

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<v Speaker 1>gonna start clicking in the games. But we've just we've

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<v Speaker 1>just got to get that confidence back, right with with

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<v Speaker 1>regard to the running game, when it was going early

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<v Speaker 1>in the year, you know, the offense was really at it. Bet.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how tough with it yesterday? Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>you guys in spite of the deficit, maybe got away

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<v Speaker 1>from it a little too early. Well that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>always the you know, the next day you always think

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<v Speaker 1>about that, and you know, we just we need to spark,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to get something going. Uh. And so you

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<v Speaker 1>know when we made it UM seventeen, the majority of

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<v Speaker 1>that was was thrown. We had a run or two

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<v Speaker 1>maybe sprinkled in there, and um, you know, even getting

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<v Speaker 1>BP in the passing game, getting him some balls. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he he could be a big part of

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<v Speaker 1>our offense. You know now that he's held me again.

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<v Speaker 1>But we've just got to Each game is gonna be different,

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<v Speaker 1>find the right thing that works, the right balance, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we we've definitely just got to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>try to um. You know, get back on track of

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<v Speaker 1>the running game. Ryan um Brand got a touchdown again yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously for the third straight game, but in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>his art each production, it's been down now for three

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<v Speaker 1>straight games. Um, how challenging has it been in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of what people are doing coverage wise against him? And

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<v Speaker 1>how do you think you guys can go about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>cracking that and solving that here. Well, I think everybody

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<v Speaker 1>that plays us recognizes that he's the guy that has

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<v Speaker 1>to be stopped. You know, he's the guy that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of makes our offense go. And so we've just got

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<v Speaker 1>to try to continue to find ways to get him

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. I mean, he was he was single um

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<v Speaker 1>at times yesterday, where you know, I've got to do

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<v Speaker 1>a better job of getting him the ball, giving him

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<v Speaker 1>a chance. And um, you know, but the thing is

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<v Speaker 1>when when he is double and seems want to completely

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<v Speaker 1>take him away, we think we've got other options and

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<v Speaker 1>other guys that you know, can pick up the yards,

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<v Speaker 1>pick up the first downs on third down, and and

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<v Speaker 1>so we've just again just continue to work and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, part of it is going to be moving

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<v Speaker 1>him around, but part of it also is just taking

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<v Speaker 1>what the defense has given us Ryan that Andre Howe

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to get text some safeties was quoted in the

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<v Speaker 1>Houston Paper saying that that he noticed that you tend

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<v Speaker 1>to stare down receivers. Uh, you know, is that something

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<v Speaker 1>you're aware of? Is that accurate that you know? What that?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you make of that assessment? I just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of laugh at it. I mean, that's I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>you make it eleven years in the league by doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh, you know that's that would say. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he made a play at the end of the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I told you guys after the game, you know

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage that they gave us. Uh, I was over

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<v Speaker 1>there a little too long because Cushing Cushing ran under it,

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<v Speaker 1>Uh you know, and so I wasn't able to throw

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<v Speaker 1>it as quick as I wanted to. But um, I

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of kind of shake that one off. Ryan.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder if you could just kind of extend You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned your confidence earlier that you can still get this

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<v Speaker 1>job done here, um, and the stage of your career physically,

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel like you're still able to do it

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<v Speaker 1>and play in this league right now? I know experience

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<v Speaker 1>is one thing, but do you think you can can

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<v Speaker 1>still do it from the physical standpoint, and and it's

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<v Speaker 1>so weird. Uh, you know, could you kind of on

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<v Speaker 1>that confidence that you have? I mean, I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>how you want me to. I mean physically, you've seeing

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<v Speaker 1>me play all year. You know, I hurt my thumb

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<v Speaker 1>on a fluke kind of you know, somebody grabbing my

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<v Speaker 1>thumb pulling it the other way. But um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>physically I feel fine. You know that I felt fine

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<v Speaker 1>physically on the touchdown run, feel good today. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not I'm not real serve where that one's coming from.

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<v Speaker 1>So I wasn't questioning, well I don't some people, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>look at you and say, you know, how much time

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<v Speaker 1>this guy have left and he's still play in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not saying I think that. I'm just asking your

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<v Speaker 1>opinion on on that notion that you know, maybe some

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<v Speaker 1>people think you don't have it. Yeah, that's that's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm still here. Well, it seems like got what

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of one on one matchup yesterday with

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<v Speaker 1>either bred No or Brick. Was there mistakes made in

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<v Speaker 1>the protection uh you know, calling out the sessions beforehand?

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<v Speaker 1>What led to some of those one on one match up? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's a he's a great player. We knew

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<v Speaker 1>that obviously going in the game. He's he's got a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that kind of commands help on every play, and

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, it wasn't gonna be every single play

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<v Speaker 1>that he was going to be you know, double team.

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<v Speaker 1>But the majority of the game, uh, we had we

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<v Speaker 1>had help on. There's a few instances where we did not,

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<v Speaker 1>and he made some great plays, but that's the type

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<v Speaker 1>of player he is. I thought we had a good

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<v Speaker 1>game plan for him going into it, and uh, for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part, that game plan was executed. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's a pretty special player for a reason, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he's going to make his plays.