WEBVTT - Christian McCaffrey Talks Getting Better "Day by Day" | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe this offseason? Obviously at a huge

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<v Speaker 1>life event he came off of in Super Bowl, let

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<v Speaker 1>your contract, got rework, got married. I mean, how how

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<v Speaker 1>do you put all it the perspective?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, there's definitely a lot happened. One of

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<v Speaker 2>the busier off seasons I had, just you know, still

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<v Speaker 2>got to keep the main thing the main thing and

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<v Speaker 2>stay focused on you know, even though there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of good things, you know, stay training, getting ready to go, and.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, well, it might look like a lot happened,

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<v Speaker 3>and it did.

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<v Speaker 2>I tried to keep it as consistent as possible as

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<v Speaker 2>to the last off seasons that I've had.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you'd expressed interest in playing with Luke, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know it didn't happen. But how cool was Draft

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<v Speaker 1>Day for you and your family to see.

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<v Speaker 3>Him go through that? It was awesome? Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we were so fired up for him. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's He's inspired me in a lot of ways. So

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<v Speaker 2>to see that kind of dream of his come true

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<v Speaker 2>in person was awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, you're gonna Kyle said, you're gonna be see

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<v Speaker 1>when some other veterans will be on a schedule, and

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<v Speaker 1>you weren't in the team stuff yesterday, but you were

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<v Speaker 1>up there a bloody today. Did you feel like he

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<v Speaker 1>hit the ground running today?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, definitely. It was good to be back. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's probably smart just to ease into things

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit these first few days and then next

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<v Speaker 2>week kind of get going. But it's important to get

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get my eyes right, get the timing right,

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<v Speaker 2>just get more comfortable.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you have to you have to get these reps.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's important.

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's just, you know, just the first your

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<v Speaker 1>first day out there, but did you feel the offense

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<v Speaker 1>looked pretty sharp?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't seen the full tape yet, you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>just obviously there's good and bad every single day during

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<v Speaker 2>training camp, and I think the most important thing is

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<v Speaker 2>just capitalize on the good things and fix the bad things.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it was an Ota Kyle was talking about

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<v Speaker 4>just how many touches you had last year and particularly

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<v Speaker 4>you know, run between the tackles, things like that. Maybe

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<v Speaker 4>they could do a better job of limiting that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>what's your perspective on that, potentially having a fewer touches

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<v Speaker 4>in those areas.

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<v Speaker 2>For me, it's you know, put my body, mind and

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<v Speaker 2>soul in the best position to play every snap and

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, coaches got to be coaches whatever they

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<v Speaker 2>think is best. But I know, for me, I prepare

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<v Speaker 2>to play every snap so that I'm ready to go.

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<v Speaker 5>You got an extension during the off season. How important

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<v Speaker 5>was it for you to get that worked out before

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<v Speaker 5>coming into training camp?

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<v Speaker 3>Really important? You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think anytime you can get that done before camp,

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<v Speaker 2>it's great. But that's the business side of things, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the bittersweet part of this league. And so for me,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like I said, just taking it one day

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<v Speaker 2>at a time, making sure that you know, you continue

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<v Speaker 2>to train, continue to put your body in the best

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<v Speaker 2>shape possible so that when all that stuff is out

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<v Speaker 2>of the way, you can hit the ground running.

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<v Speaker 5>Jack also went through kind of a renegotiate of his

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<v Speaker 5>but he wanted to make sure that he was the

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<v Speaker 5>top paid fullback. How does it make you feel to

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<v Speaker 5>be the top paid running back in the league.

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<v Speaker 2>It means a lot. Yeah, No, it definitely means a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, the running back position has obviously

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<v Speaker 2>been talked about a lot in the last few years

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<v Speaker 2>about you know, kind of guys being unfairly paid, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, just to continue to up the

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<v Speaker 2>number I think is important. And you know it's a huge.

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<v Speaker 5>Honor John and Kyle didn't care of Trent Wires.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, look, I you know, the business side

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<v Speaker 2>of things. As I said before, is it's the tough

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<v Speaker 2>part about playing in the NFL. For me, I stay

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<v Speaker 2>out of everything really, just kind of stay in my lane,

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<v Speaker 2>focus on me and doing whatever I can to get back.

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<v Speaker 2>But obviously no one's a bigger fan of strength than me.

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<v Speaker 1>How self critically are you after a season when you

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<v Speaker 1>evaluate what you've done? I mean, obviously Offensive Player of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year had a real strong season. But when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, what do you see that you want

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<v Speaker 1>to get better at? Or how do you evaluate it?

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<v Speaker 2>Man, there's and there's there's a lot to get better

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<v Speaker 2>at every year. I think there's a you know, really

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's not even a year or week thing. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just a day by day thing. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think getting getting reps is so important because that's when

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<v Speaker 2>you can really try to perfect your game. When you're

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<v Speaker 2>out of it for a long time, you can miss

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<v Speaker 2>those and and like I said, I think just training

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<v Speaker 2>your eyes, getting the timing right, sequencing down is something

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<v Speaker 2>that you got to do every day, so it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's more just every day approaching it is a constant evaluation.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously you're gonna correct the mistakes from the year, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when you're training, you're correcting little things always

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<v Speaker 2>here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Mason has looked pretty decent out there in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of catching the ball and stuff. We haven't seen him

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<v Speaker 1>do a lot of that stuffs that jumped out to

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<v Speaker 1>you at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, he's improved so much in the first time I've

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<v Speaker 2>met him. Just the way he is in the meetings,

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<v Speaker 2>the way he is out of practice is I think

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<v Speaker 2>our whole running back room has such a good, uh.

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<v Speaker 3>Good energy to it right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we're all pushing each other, making each other better,

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<v Speaker 2>but also being there for each other. And it's a

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<v Speaker 2>really fun room to be a part of because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to talk about guys forcing you to be

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<v Speaker 2>at your best. Every single one of those guys right

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<v Speaker 2>now is are doing just that and makes it makes

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<v Speaker 2>it fun to be a part of. Mariano Rivera has

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<v Speaker 2>he becoming more complete running back now?

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<v Speaker 3>Marian Oh, that's right, that's right. Yeah, I was like Daan,

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<v Speaker 3>When did I say that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, man, I think he he looks way more complete

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<v Speaker 2>than than he has been. He's always been able to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. It's just being consistent with it. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think you see now he's making things happen in the

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<v Speaker 2>past game and the run game that are just consistent

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<v Speaker 2>with it.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think he can pitch every inning now.

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<v Speaker 4>Some things, you know, pump motion and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Especially you, how much do you look at that stuff

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<v Speaker 4>and maybe talk to Kyle about things you see over

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<v Speaker 4>the off season and how to improve on that or

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<v Speaker 4>how to expand it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>For me, it's just being able to do it, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think continuing to rep it no matter what

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<v Speaker 2>position he's putting you in. He has reasons for every

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<v Speaker 2>play he calls, and he's much better at it than

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<v Speaker 2>I am. So I kind of just let him do

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<v Speaker 2>that and wherever he puts me, I just got to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to run every route.

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<v Speaker 5>How much more benefit can you get from finally having

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<v Speaker 5>a first full offseason with Rock Party back there?

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<v Speaker 2>Huge benefit, huge benefit, I think, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>obviously the reps are important. I think it's been so

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<v Speaker 2>impressive to see what he can do without those reps.

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<v Speaker 2>But he looks great, he feels great, he's talking great.

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<v Speaker 2>Just happy he's our quarterback. Appreciate you guys,