WEBVTT - John Harbaugh: Ravens Press Conference 1/6/25

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Presspass Podcast. It is Monday, January sixth.

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<v Speaker 1>The Ravens are gearing up for a wildcard matchup at

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<v Speaker 1>M and T Banks Stadium. It's gonna be on Saturday night,

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<v Speaker 1>eight pm against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That's Ravens geared up

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<v Speaker 1>for that game. We had a chance to hear from

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<v Speaker 1>head coach John Harbaugh and here's what he had to

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<v Speaker 1>say today during his time with the media.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey John, good morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Zay Flowers left with that knee injury on Saturday. What's

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<v Speaker 3>the latest information you have on him and what do

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<v Speaker 3>you think his availability will be for the wildcard game.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not a season season ending injury, so it's just

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<v Speaker 4>gonna be day to day. Try to do everything he

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<v Speaker 4>can do to get back as soon as he can,

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<v Speaker 4>and we'll see where that takes us.

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<v Speaker 5>John, what do you see from Pittsburgh? Much has been

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<v Speaker 5>made about their losing streak, you know, heading into the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 5>So what have you seen from them the last couple

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<v Speaker 5>of weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know.

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<v Speaker 5>You've had a whole lot of time to go over

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<v Speaker 5>the film from recent games because the game was you know,

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<v Speaker 5>because you guys have been on a limited time frame

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<v Speaker 5>and you didn't know who you were going to play.

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<v Speaker 2>No.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we've been studying them. And that's what we make

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<v Speaker 4>of what we study. What we what we look at

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<v Speaker 4>the football, what they're doing schematically, the players, how we

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<v Speaker 4>think that they're going to, you know, attack us, how

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<v Speaker 4>well we can try to attack what they do or

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<v Speaker 4>don't do. And we know them, they know us pretty well.

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<v Speaker 4>There's always that little uh, you know, chess game going on,

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<v Speaker 4>Game of Thrones, I don't know whatever with them because

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<v Speaker 4>it's always something different. There's always wrinkles thrown in every week.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's the part of it that we study really hard. John.

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<v Speaker 6>Two things real quick, just on on Dave Flowers, was

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<v Speaker 6>it can you just confirm whether that was a sprain knee?

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<v Speaker 4>No, I don't really have any confirmation on anything like that.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not really what we're required to do. It's his knee, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>to tell you that.

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<v Speaker 6>So and the and the second thing, what's it's just

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<v Speaker 6>the challenge of playing a team like Pittsburgh third time

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<v Speaker 6>this time of year, played a few weeks ago. What

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<v Speaker 6>is the difficulty for that in terms of game planning,

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<v Speaker 6>particularly if you have to deal with injuries and so forth.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I don't think there's any specific difficulty in it.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, this process is still the same. You probably

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<v Speaker 4>have certain things that you're are understood. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of things that are kind of ingrained in

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<v Speaker 4>your knowledge of a team in the division like that.

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<v Speaker 4>You've already played twice that year, so you're jumping off

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<v Speaker 4>point is further down the road for sure. That's about

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<v Speaker 4>the only difference. Coach.

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<v Speaker 7>Following up on that, I believe it's the fourth time

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<v Speaker 7>you've done this.

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<v Speaker 6>So can you draw back on the experience of playing

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<v Speaker 6>this team, you know, for a third time in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 4>How many times have we done it? We did it

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<v Speaker 4>against them and eight I want to say eight, fifteen,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe fourteen fourteen? I think twice, that's all right.

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<v Speaker 7>I want to say eight to ten and fourteen.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, maybe I can't remember. I don't really remember the

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<v Speaker 4>other time, to be honest with you that well, like specifically,

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's just part of the process. We played

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<v Speaker 4>the Bengals a couple of years ago, right, once or twice.

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<v Speaker 4>So a lot of our teams teams this division make

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<v Speaker 4>the playoffs, We've run into them. It's probably pretty normal, Hey.

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<v Speaker 7>John, just kind of to piggyback on the zave flowers.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, Rashad obviously made a bunch of plays after

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<v Speaker 7>they went out of the game. You know, I know

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<v Speaker 7>there's day still up in the air, but you know,

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<v Speaker 7>how do you feel about Rashad's ability to lead this

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<v Speaker 7>wide receiver group and about how he played against the

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<v Speaker 7>Browns in the second half.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, just same as I've always felt about it. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>he's always been high, high on my list, my charts.

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<v Speaker 4>I think he's a tremendous player, tremendous athlete, tremendous competitor,

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<v Speaker 4>excellent receiver, brings us a tremendous skill set to it.

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<v Speaker 4>He's been playing at a high level all year, made

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<v Speaker 4>big plays for us in that game, this this past week,

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<v Speaker 4>he was a factor in those drives and getting us

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<v Speaker 4>into scoring position numerous times. So I just yeah, he's good.

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<v Speaker 4>And not just not just for shot. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't think it's just about one guy. It's everybody. We

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<v Speaker 4>have a lot of weapons. You know, we could move

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<v Speaker 4>guys around different ways, scheme those guys up, and they

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<v Speaker 4>can all make plays.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, Coach. Over the course of the season, the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 8>They steadily made improvements. Can you speak to just the

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<v Speaker 8>job that offensive line coach George Warhaup has done, especially

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<v Speaker 8>given the circumstances in which he came.

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<v Speaker 4>In, Yeah, yes, I sure could. Those guys have played

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<v Speaker 4>at a high level, and George has done a great job.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean knowing George, like I said, I think earlier

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<v Speaker 4>last week or the week before, since we were both

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<v Speaker 4>twenty five years old, you know, and he was working

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<v Speaker 4>for Mike Godfree to Cans, he played for coach Gottfred.

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<v Speaker 4>Coach Godfred and his family were actually here for the

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<v Speaker 4>game this weekend, so we got a chance to reminisce

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit about that and laugh a little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>We were two young, young guys back then. But uh,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, over the course of the years, I kind

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<v Speaker 4>of followed his career more pals or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Those old line coaches, you know, they tend to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of they stick together. They call it. They're called the

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<v Speaker 4>mushroom Club, you know. They they say that they they

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<v Speaker 4>say that they get shoved in the dark and they

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<v Speaker 4>get fed crap, you know, like mushrooms. So they're the

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<v Speaker 4>mushroom Club. And he's he's a full fledged member of

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<v Speaker 4>the mushroom club, but one of the all time great

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<v Speaker 4>I think old line coaches. And uh, the fact he

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<v Speaker 4>was available to me was a god thing and it's

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<v Speaker 4>worked out really well. But he's just done a great job.

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<v Speaker 4>He's he's he's been able to pick up on, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the offense in a short period of time right when

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<v Speaker 4>he came in, the calls, the line calls, the techniques

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<v Speaker 4>he had to, had to had to had to kind

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<v Speaker 4>of merge and then and also at the same time.

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<v Speaker 4>But coach is his way, according to his and I

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<v Speaker 4>think he's a really smart guy, very experienced, very talented teacher,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's done a great job with that.

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<v Speaker 9>Hey John, I know we've asked you kind of variations

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<v Speaker 9>of this question all season, but do you feel now

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<v Speaker 9>that you're going into the playoffs that Derrick Henry gives

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<v Speaker 9>you a different element than you've had in recent years

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<v Speaker 9>and really in your whole tenure here?

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<v Speaker 10>Yes, Hey John, we all know what Mark Andrews was

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<v Speaker 10>going through at this time last year, you know, trying

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<v Speaker 10>to get back from the injury. He was able to

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<v Speaker 10>make it back, but we know he wasn't his you know,

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<v Speaker 10>his best self with the way he's played down down

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<v Speaker 10>the stretch, knowing how big he is on third down

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<v Speaker 10>in the red zone, and knowing how important those elements are,

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<v Speaker 10>you know, and magnified in January. Just how excited are

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<v Speaker 10>you for him to be healthy and what he does

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<v Speaker 10>for the offense in those areas.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Mark's playing a really high level for sure, Luke.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he's been playing well all year, made some plays,

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<v Speaker 4>running fast. He's gotta be one of the fastest tight

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<v Speaker 4>ends in the league. I mean, it's just gotta be.

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<v Speaker 4>His ability to get open, make contested catches really showed

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<v Speaker 4>up in this last game. It's phenomenal catches. I mean

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<v Speaker 4>the one down the right sideline. I don't even know

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<v Speaker 4>how he saw the ball alone, find it, get to it,

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<v Speaker 4>catch it, and then Lamar's trusted Mark of course, all

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<v Speaker 4>those things just it's been really great.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll go Cordell Woodland and then Jameson Hensley, Hey John,

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<v Speaker 2>going back to Derrick Henry.

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<v Speaker 11>I know, earlier in the year it kind of had

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<v Speaker 11>the quote of you know, you didn't know how much

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<v Speaker 11>you guys wanted to use him. It wasn't the plan

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<v Speaker 11>to go twenty five to thirty carries a game. But

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<v Speaker 11>just looking at it, in the games that he has

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<v Speaker 11>had twenty plus carries, in eight of those games, he's

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<v Speaker 11>gone one hundred plus ten total touchdowns. What's kind of

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<v Speaker 11>the What does that do for you for you personally

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<v Speaker 11>going into the playoffs knowing that you can kind of

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<v Speaker 11>ride this guy on the offensive side.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's exciting. It's great to have a great back,

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<v Speaker 4>you know what I mean. He's obviously running really hard

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<v Speaker 4>and really physical and downhill. I think our guys are

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<v Speaker 4>blocking well, and you know, there's other elements to the

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<v Speaker 4>offense that you know, allows allows that he's if you

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<v Speaker 4>look at his career, he's he's definitely not getting a

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<v Speaker 4>first contact as early as he has oftentimes in his career.

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<v Speaker 4>That's been great. All those things have come together well,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's gonna be a big, big part of our

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<v Speaker 4>our our approach in the in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead, Jamison don a big narrative of course this

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<v Speaker 2>week will be Lamar and you know his two and

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<v Speaker 2>four record in the playoffs. I know you've always used

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<v Speaker 2>the term a lot of times about how players kind

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<v Speaker 2>of get calloused, you know, how they get You'll have

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<v Speaker 2>to go through some experiences, whether physically. Do you think

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<v Speaker 2>the past experiences that Lamar has had will that serve

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<v Speaker 2>him well going forward?

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<v Speaker 4>Jeff I answered, right, I like to elaborate, but there's

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<v Speaker 4>really no aberation. It's pretty clear that that's that's the truth.

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<v Speaker 5>Wrote to jeff'surreyback, John, I know they can't interview this week,

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<v Speaker 5>but have you gotten any slips on one of your

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<v Speaker 5>coordinators for a head coaching job?

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<v Speaker 4>If I had, I wouldn't probably announce it. Uh, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>on't they put that out like the NFL put that

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<v Speaker 4>out or whatever? The insiders. Yeah, so you can get

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<v Speaker 4>it from the insiders when it happens.

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<v Speaker 6>I guess, John, there was so much attention on zach

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<v Speaker 6>or early in the season, you know, DMPs brought in

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<v Speaker 6>Week five games in. Zach himself even talked about trying

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<v Speaker 6>to maybe do too much early on with substitutes and

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<v Speaker 6>substitution packages and so forth. Just what were those conversations

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<v Speaker 6>between you and him, you know, as the weeks went on,

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<v Speaker 6>And secondly, why in your view was he able to

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<v Speaker 6>navigate that and all of that and and you guys

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<v Speaker 6>able to continue to improve, you know, defensively to get

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<v Speaker 6>to this point.

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<v Speaker 4>We stuck to it. You know, like you always do.

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<v Speaker 4>It's week to week, Brian. You stick to what you're

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the principles of what you try to do.

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<v Speaker 4>You try to solve the problems. I mean, so much

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<v Speaker 4>of everything in life is problem solving, you know, and

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<v Speaker 4>no more so in this kind of a deal. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>football is a multifaceted game. There's just so many things

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<v Speaker 4>that go into it. There's a lot of scheme things,

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<v Speaker 4>there's a lot of personnel things, a lot of personality things.

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<v Speaker 4>There's there's a physiology matchups. There's just a lot that

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<v Speaker 4>goes into it. You know, there's day to day personality,

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<v Speaker 4>personal lives, there's psychology. I guess you'd say. So you

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<v Speaker 4>just try to do the best you can week to week,

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<v Speaker 4>day to day and try to improve and you have

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<v Speaker 4>a growth mindset toward all those things. And I stick

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<v Speaker 4>to your guns, not panic, don't overreact, don't bite like

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<v Speaker 4>what you were saying, a lot of talk that was

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<v Speaker 4>coming from the outside. Don't really bite on that. Say confident,

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<v Speaker 4>believe in one another, and try to do the best

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<v Speaker 4>you can. And that's what everybody does. I think all

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<v Speaker 4>the teams do that. That's a great thing about sports.

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<v Speaker 4>I say, it's a metaphor for life. I hope you

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<v Speaker 4>do it in your own life, so anybody could understand

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<v Speaker 4>that process and coach.

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<v Speaker 12>I don't know if this will list it an elaborate answer,

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<v Speaker 12>but Lamar said after the game the other day was

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<v Speaker 12>sort of a T shirt and hat game, and he's

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<v Speaker 12>really focused on what's ahead.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that sort of the team focus and your focus

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<v Speaker 2>and sort of the message.

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<v Speaker 10>Yes, hey, John, do you have an update on you

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<v Speaker 10>expectation for Justice Hill, Patrick McCarey and just those guys

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<v Speaker 10>that their health for practice this week.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, they're trending well. They're trending well. They were illness

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<v Speaker 4>at the end there. Patrick, as you know, played, I

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<v Speaker 4>just felt like he you know, I wanted to help

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<v Speaker 4>help him. I just he would have played. Believe me,

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<v Speaker 4>he had to play. He wanted to play, and Justice

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<v Speaker 4>wanted to play too, but he wasn't as close as Patrick.

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<v Speaker 4>So those guys will be much stronger this week than

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<v Speaker 4>they were last week. John.

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<v Speaker 7>You know, we talked a lot about how the defense

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<v Speaker 7>has improved in the last two months. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 7>guys also have an interception and in four straight games.

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<v Speaker 7>How has winning the turnover battle in your view kind

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<v Speaker 7>of overall impacted how this this defense is turned around

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<v Speaker 7>in the last few weeks and and is there anything

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<v Speaker 7>that you've seen that has made the defense more successful

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<v Speaker 7>coming down with those turnovers.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, you know, it's all it's all like

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<v Speaker 4>anything else. It's it's turnovers, it's uh, tackles, it's it's sacks,

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<v Speaker 4>it's big plays against, its penalties, whatever. They're all individualized.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they're all. They come when they come, and

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<v Speaker 4>they're usually a result of, you know, a foundation of

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<v Speaker 4>chasing and trying to do things the right way and

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<v Speaker 4>again trying to improve in whatever area we're talking about,

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<v Speaker 4>and uh and just not be stuck and mired in

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<v Speaker 4>some idea that everything is fixed and it's just the

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<v Speaker 4>way it is and it's the way it's always going

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<v Speaker 4>to be. So I think, you know, you get you

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<v Speaker 4>get interceptions by pressure and the quarterback, by covering tight,

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<v Speaker 4>by disguising coverage, by catching the ones they throw to you,

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<v Speaker 4>which we didn't do, you know a few times early

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<v Speaker 4>in the year, costs us one game. Probably. Those kind

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<v Speaker 4>of things are very important. Running to the ball is

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<v Speaker 4>important because when the ball gets on the ground, you

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<v Speaker 4>want to have people around there to recover it. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>the ball bounces to you, sometimes it doesn't. But having

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<v Speaker 4>more people that you know lengthen your odds hitting, showing up,

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<v Speaker 4>showing up for the run game, you know, showing up

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<v Speaker 4>when people catch passes before they get turned around, punching

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<v Speaker 4>the ball out, punching the ball out when they're on

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<v Speaker 4>the way down to the ground, have enough people around

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<v Speaker 4>the ball to punch the ball out, have an extra

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<v Speaker 4>guy or to you there. All those things are part

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<v Speaker 4>of it. So it becomes a reflection of just playing

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<v Speaker 4>better defense. Even when you play great defense, sometimes they

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<v Speaker 4>don't come to you. But that's just that's part of it.

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<v Speaker 4>All kind of goes together.

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<v Speaker 2>Cordella Woodland and then Brian Whacker.

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<v Speaker 11>Hey, John, I feel like it's been a while since

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<v Speaker 11>we ask, but do you expect arthuram Alet to be

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<v Speaker 11>able to come back in the postseason?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know that's up and I don't have a

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<v Speaker 4>great handle on that right now. Sorry.

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<v Speaker 6>Can you articulate just how having him, you know, impacts

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<v Speaker 6>the calculus, particularly in the playoffs when these games are

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<v Speaker 6>tight late in the year. All of that and just

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<v Speaker 6>the impact it has on Lamar when there's you know

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<v Speaker 6>so much. There's always been so much focus on him.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I know, I really can't articulate the

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<v Speaker 4>calculus because I don't really see it as a math equation.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe it is, but if it is, I really don't

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<v Speaker 4>have time to work it out. I don't have like

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<v Speaker 4>a big board here in front of me with you know,

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<v Speaker 4>like that movie, what was it, Goodwill, Goodwill Honting. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>so the calculus, Brian is like, I don't even know

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<v Speaker 4>what you're asking me for me, I think it's pretty

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<v Speaker 4>self evident the answer to your question, you know. And

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<v Speaker 4>that's why he's here, and he's done a great job,

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<v Speaker 4>and we're going to be leaning on a big time,

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<v Speaker 4>just like we all all of our guys. It's a

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<v Speaker 4>team game, and that's what we're going to try to

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<v Speaker 4>bring every every aspect of what we bring to the table,

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<v Speaker 4>all of our firepower, try to execute as best we can,

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<v Speaker 4>try to put the best schemes together as we can

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<v Speaker 4>to make the calculus add up at the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the day, you know. So that's it, that's how it.

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<v Speaker 2>Works, Childs Walker.

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<v Speaker 4>John.

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<v Speaker 9>When you talk to the team at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 9>this week, do you talk at all in terms of

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<v Speaker 9>a four game mission or a five week mission, or

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<v Speaker 9>however you want to put it, or are you straight

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<v Speaker 9>week to week right now?

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<v Speaker 4>It's both. I've talked to them already about that, but

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<v Speaker 4>we're going to be focused on this game.

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