WEBVTT - Press Pass: Bill Davis

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<v Speaker 1>Every week when you see from Cam that maybe looks

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<v Speaker 1>different than when you guys saw him last year. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Cam is really Uh it does jump out

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<v Speaker 1>into the progression he's made over his career and in

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<v Speaker 1>this year he's, uh, he's really running the offense at

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<v Speaker 1>a high in a high rate right now. He's Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you're gonna get your runs from him, which

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<v Speaker 1>is unique to the NFL. You're gonna get about eight

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<v Speaker 1>to ten runs from from him that you have to

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<v Speaker 1>prepare for. But probably more impressively is I was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of settled into the passing game. He's not making the mistakes,

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<v Speaker 1>He's taking what you give them. Uh, and he's moving

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<v Speaker 1>the ball a little bit. And he did a great

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<v Speaker 1>job on a las driver Seattle him. Are most of

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<v Speaker 1>his runs designed the first and second time they are?

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<v Speaker 1>I think he makes more of his scrambles on third time.

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<v Speaker 1>He spied him last year when he was less than

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred percent correct, Yeah, yeah, I think no matter

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<v Speaker 1>what percentage he is, you spied. Yeah, Well, you move

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<v Speaker 1>in and out of it. You can't just sit in

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<v Speaker 1>a three man rush all day inspire him. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to go four and fives and you just have to

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<v Speaker 1>be real disciplined that you're blitzing as a group and

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<v Speaker 1>people are in the spot they're supposed to be in,

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<v Speaker 1>because even the blitzers are designed to have a nice

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<v Speaker 1>little pocket that we keep them in. But he's such

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<v Speaker 1>a playmaker and he had the plan of keeping them

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<v Speaker 1>in there. But the athleticism kicks in and then it's

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<v Speaker 1>about a bunch of effort trying to get them and

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<v Speaker 1>taking good angles and he's going to make his plays.

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<v Speaker 1>Athletes like that make their plays, and we have to

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<v Speaker 1>keep it to a minimum. It's the first quarterback that

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<v Speaker 1>you face this year and obviously got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>high notary of front, but is it more challenging the

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<v Speaker 1>first time you face one of these guys in the sea. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The bonus that we have is that what we practice

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<v Speaker 1>against all offseason, so the read option, the triple option,

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<v Speaker 1>all the different variations of the run game that they have.

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<v Speaker 1>We at least as a defense work on it and

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<v Speaker 1>have the conversations in the off season. Now we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>had it in six weeks, so we've got to dust

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<v Speaker 1>those conversations off and focus on it. But it helps

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<v Speaker 1>us in that sense that we's not brand new to us,

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot of NFL teams I've been with, all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, you hit this offense and it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>a brand new conversation that you didn't have in the

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<v Speaker 1>off season. So at least we've had it in the

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<v Speaker 1>off season in that role. Well, we mix it up, Zach.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't try to just let him know what. But

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<v Speaker 1>Connor's a good, big athlete. So one thing about Cam

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<v Speaker 1>is you can spy him and run with him, but

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<v Speaker 1>then you can you tackle him because he's so big.

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<v Speaker 1>So Connor's got a good mix of size and speed

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<v Speaker 1>and athleticism and it's good matchup. So we did spy

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<v Speaker 1>him last year with Connor, and it was because of

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<v Speaker 1>the how big he is. Bill Cam is on bas

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<v Speaker 1>to be sacked the fewest times in his career. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the offensive line has really played every single game together.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think the continuity of the line is really

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<v Speaker 1>help in the situation. Yeah, they are, and it's a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit different line. There's only two guys from the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line that we faced last year, so they've got

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<v Speaker 1>some new faces in there. They do a great job

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<v Speaker 1>of protecting him. I think he's got a better feel

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<v Speaker 1>of the protections you know, as you move. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Schuler does a great job and done a great

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<v Speaker 1>job bringing him on. And the old line is again

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<v Speaker 1>we talk about it a lot of weeks, but when

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<v Speaker 1>an old line play together and they kind of plays

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<v Speaker 1>one unit, you kind of count the old line is

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<v Speaker 1>one position, not five individuals. These guys are playing well together,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're very strong in a run game. When you

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<v Speaker 1>get thirty two rushes per game, they're number one in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL at the attempt. I think they're three or

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<v Speaker 1>four in the rush yards. I think one thirty three.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's because old linemen can move people and it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a big challenge for us. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>design linebackers? Well, we're going to test the waters with

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<v Speaker 1>Michael and Keiko that they're gonna get a little bit uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's just kind of saying, okay, where are we H.

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<v Speaker 1>So they'll get out there a little bit uh this week. UH.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't really anticipate them. It'd be a you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a day to day thing. So hopefully they surprise me,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't know if they will. The key thing

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<v Speaker 1>is them getting healthy and getting healthy at the write

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<v Speaker 1>pace and their body allow them to sort of challenge

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<v Speaker 1>present excusing What sort of challenge does Greg Olsen presented? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a he's a probably one of the best past

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<v Speaker 1>receiving tight ends in the league. And he is a

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<v Speaker 1>big target of theirs. Uh. He runs great routes, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a primary and a lot of their rod patterns UM

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<v Speaker 1>and he's he's playing at high level in Cam's that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of his comfort zone. Getting it to him and

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<v Speaker 1>finding him and you throw it anywhere near him, he

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<v Speaker 1>catches it, so he's really hitting his stride and is

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<v Speaker 1>one of their top targets. Really, how does Jordan Hicks

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<v Speaker 1>compared to some of the other rookies that you've coached

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<v Speaker 1>as far as been picking things up as quickly as

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<v Speaker 1>he has, He's he's he's up there at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the list. He really is. He's a he's been

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<v Speaker 1>an I want to say, a surprise, but you never know.

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<v Speaker 1>When you get a rookie, you know you have an

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<v Speaker 1>intelligent and we knew when we drafted him he was

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<v Speaker 1>a highly intelligent, high football IQ, good athlete, solid inside backer.

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<v Speaker 1>What you don't know is how they respond to the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL games. UH. In a lot of times that's where

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<v Speaker 1>they kind of hit a wall. And even though you

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<v Speaker 1>have a smart guy, it takes him a year or

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<v Speaker 1>two to be able to do it on Sundays when

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<v Speaker 1>it's when it's going fast and and Jordan the piece.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of very that's not surprising, but it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>exciting that on game day he's as calm as a veterans.

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<v Speaker 1>If you remind you of anyone that you've not not veterans,

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<v Speaker 1>he reminds me of veterans, but not not so much

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<v Speaker 1>a rookie. Most rookies are kind of in that backup role. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And don't shine like he's he's done so far well

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<v Speaker 1>that Carol interception? Did he have outside zone there? Did

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<v Speaker 1>he just jump the pick? No? We we we actually

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<v Speaker 1>sat in a two deep zone. We we we hadn't run

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<v Speaker 1>it all year and uh, and we knew because of

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<v Speaker 1>our quick game that we wanted to throw some cover

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<v Speaker 1>two in there, the hard zone cover two. Uh. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know Eliza, right, he saw mostly two man from

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<v Speaker 1>us the whole time. And then right about that that

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<v Speaker 1>time and the game we put the hard two. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the guys been working hard at it all week

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<v Speaker 1>and Corey and the guys did a great job of

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<v Speaker 1>ruling out all the quick game and he threw it

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<v Speaker 1>right into where we were hoping he would. Uh, so

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<v Speaker 1>we stole one there and it was it was fun

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<v Speaker 1>to have the plan worked that way to jump switch

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<v Speaker 1>really fast to get out there too. Yeah, he did

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<v Speaker 1>a great job. I mean, it's the way we read

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<v Speaker 1>it. It It kind of starts as a man, but then

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<v Speaker 1>as as two goes out, Malcolm did a great job

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<v Speaker 1>of hollering out out out because Nolan couldn't visually see it,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's yelling out out out nolandrit knows to drop

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<v Speaker 1>it then and the safety's over the top of the

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<v Speaker 1>number one and Nolan, did you know, just stepped right

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<v Speaker 1>and made a big play for us. It's just I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you get asked us what, but like, are

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of surprisingly how many of you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>been getting it so far? It is a high number.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean we're in the top I think three in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL and taking it away. Uh, but it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>something we focus on, and we don't focus on a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>but we really this year we said we're gonna are turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going for three game and We're gonna work hard

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<v Speaker 1>on tackling and get our tackling better. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm probably more excited about the tackling we've been doing,

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know, with two weeks ago in the Saints,

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<v Speaker 1>those two running backs have been breaking tackles at the

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<v Speaker 1>league record, and they didn't break any on us. So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll continue to focus on tackling. And turnovers are a

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<v Speaker 1>big emphasis. Now. We have a huge challenge in Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>because they're not turning the ball over. I think they're

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<v Speaker 1>under one per game. So that's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of the equation here is if we can,

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know, tackle well. Because it's a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a big boy game with a running thirty two

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<v Speaker 1>times a game, We're gonna have to tackle well, uh

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<v Speaker 1>and and try to create the turnovers, which is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be tough. Inner stage is gonna be out there. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what Demko's out today. I think we may

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<v Speaker 1>rest him today. He's another day to day gay. But

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<v Speaker 1>knowing Demiko the way he handles injuries, I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>expect him back because he is a warrior in that category.

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<v Speaker 1>And Michael A keyGo as the factor and effect that

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<v Speaker 1>of the bays coming up. Yeah, it's not so much

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<v Speaker 1>to buy because every week we need as many hands

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<v Speaker 1>on deck as we can get. So they can go.

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<v Speaker 1>They will go. But it's just a matter of their

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<v Speaker 1>body and how you know where they are. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>first is them healthy and getting back for the way

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<v Speaker 1>him the rest of the season. But if they can go,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll Goveries, you know, something from tackling and something you

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<v Speaker 1>can sort of design and planning. How much of it

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<v Speaker 1>is just randomly well less we work on it at

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<v Speaker 1>least once a week. We have a big turn and

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<v Speaker 1>we have three pieces of that. We have a how

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<v Speaker 1>to strip up carrier, how to attack the quarterback with

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<v Speaker 1>he has a ball, and then how to recover a

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<v Speaker 1>fumble and we talk about it a lot. They are

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<v Speaker 1>to recovering a fumble and then and the hardest part

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<v Speaker 1>list is when you're on the bottom of the pile

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<v Speaker 1>keeping the ball when the scrum's happening and those guys

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<v Speaker 1>are doing a great job, and it matters how you're laying.

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<v Speaker 1>You're laying on your side or on your back. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we teach you how to get in the fetal position

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<v Speaker 1>on your side. It helps protect the ball. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of little things to go into recovering that

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<v Speaker 1>fumble and holding onto it after the scrum happens. Ship

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<v Speaker 1>was singing biggers as praises yesterday. He said, he allows

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<v Speaker 1>you the opportunity to do some things call wise. Can

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<v Speaker 1>you expand on that. What EJ brings is a great

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<v Speaker 1>quickness and speed and then his intelligence. Again, we're doing

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<v Speaker 1>a great job of bringing guys with high football like

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<v Speaker 1>he's into the building. And what he allows is he

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<v Speaker 1>can play corner, nickel or dime for us at any

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<v Speaker 1>given snap. So in every game plan we can go

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<v Speaker 1>into it with him and Malcolm both can switch. Now

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm can play anything, but the EJ's got the corner,

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<v Speaker 1>nickel and dime spots down, which is a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>different for an offense in their identification, in their protection.

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<v Speaker 1>So that screws with them a little. And uh, the uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that he can go in and out of

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<v Speaker 1>that helps us schematically and who we want to take away,

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<v Speaker 1>who we give help to. So EJ has been a

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<v Speaker 1>real big addition. Russion last name, what have you seen

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<v Speaker 1>him this year? I know he's kind of moving around

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<v Speaker 1>positions a little bit, but what think, Yeah, we threw

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<v Speaker 1>Vinnie outside wide a little bit with injuries hit us

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<v Speaker 1>and then, but Vinny is always Vinny is always an

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<v Speaker 1>explosive gap penetrating when when when it's a passing situation,

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<v Speaker 1>the Vinny is disruptive every time. Now, he hasn't had

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<v Speaker 1>the sack numbers till this game, but those sack numbers

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<v Speaker 1>are coming for him. Anybody that has that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>disruption in the in the passing game is someone will

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<v Speaker 1>continue to do that. So I was glad to see

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<v Speaker 1>Vinny gets some sack numbers. I don't personally judge anybody

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<v Speaker 1>by their sack numbers. I want to know how many

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<v Speaker 1>times they're they're they're taking a double team, how many

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<v Speaker 1>times they're moving a quarterback off the spot? What is

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<v Speaker 1>the technique in the pass for us? Is he? Is

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<v Speaker 1>he doing what we're what we're trying to do collectively

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<v Speaker 1>as a four man pass rush, And Vinny's always right

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<v Speaker 1>up there with us. He's at a a great season.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the sack numbers and they'll come, they'll come. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's a solid uh you know. I love seeing him

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<v Speaker 1>out there and rushing that passer and disrupting a quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>He makes a difference Marcus Smith twelve Snaps had any

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<v Speaker 1>great album. He was good, He really was. Marcus is

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<v Speaker 1>taking steps in the right direction. Again. That game went

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<v Speaker 1>to all three wide receiver sets, which kind of takes

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<v Speaker 1>us out of two outside backers in the game, which

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<v Speaker 1>limits you know, we we'd like to get him when

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<v Speaker 1>he's active twenty to twenty five. But because I went,

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<v Speaker 1>the game went, but he granted out fine, he saw

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't make any big plays, but he was doing

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<v Speaker 1>what he's supposed to do. The middle of it's in

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<v Speaker 1>the same degree on the on the defensive line. And

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<v Speaker 1>at what point did you realize that conclude that godson,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, early on, but once they learned the two

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<v Speaker 1>gap and how I as teaches it and and really

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<v Speaker 1>the fundamentals, and they rep it every day. You see

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<v Speaker 1>him on the sled and uh then in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know, yeah, I always look at the wall.

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<v Speaker 1>We create defense where they're like they're not blockers. They

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<v Speaker 1>get off and make more plays. See, most people think

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<v Speaker 1>two gaps just eat up the block and the backers

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<v Speaker 1>make the play. Our guys not only strike and read

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<v Speaker 1>the run, but they shed as well as anybody. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the component that you see over and

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<v Speaker 1>over again. You'll see all of them in a head

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<v Speaker 1>on this side, and they'll shed and they'll come off

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<v Speaker 1>and make tackles in a course. So not only are

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<v Speaker 1>they building a wall not moving back, but they're able

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<v Speaker 1>to shed, throw and go and make the tackle. And

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<v Speaker 1>probably late in the first season, second half of the

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<v Speaker 1>first season and then all that you knew what you

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<v Speaker 1>had because they're they're strong, and they work hard at it.

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<v Speaker 1>Has these guys more work than most. Absolutely, I've been

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<v Speaker 1>places where sled is in a corner that nobody ever

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<v Speaker 1>uses ever training camp, and he's rusty and got cobwebs

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<v Speaker 1>on it. Ours won't get that way. Ours break every

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<v Speaker 1>other day because how much they use it. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a great way that doesn't wear the player out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and most guys go player to player when

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<v Speaker 1>they work on those things, and you wear the players out.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a way that we can get better

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<v Speaker 1>what we do and really save the player's hands and

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<v Speaker 1>risk and all that. So it's a great thing. What

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<v Speaker 1>was the miscommunication on the deck of touch shown the

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<v Speaker 1>motion empty and what happened was it originally Demiko had

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<v Speaker 1>help and he was playing outside leverage with inside help

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<v Speaker 1>and then the motion empty happened and Chris left him

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<v Speaker 1>to help over on the empty side, and Demiko, still

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<v Speaker 1>thinking he had help, was playing outside leverage, thinking and

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<v Speaker 1>even from the box, I thought we had it where

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<v Speaker 1>that that that slant was coming out, thought Chris Marrigos

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<v Speaker 1>was going to step into it, but they had changed

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<v Speaker 1>and he was actually helping on their number one with Nolan.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was tough because we would have liked to

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<v Speaker 1>keep that to a field goal. But the communication it

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<v Speaker 1>was in the week fixed it right away and it

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<v Speaker 1>was clear. But those things happened in the game. And

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<v Speaker 1>I love the way our guys respond to be honest

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<v Speaker 1>with you. I've been in a lot of places where

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<v Speaker 1>those miscommunications happened and people turn on each other and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a huge argument. And our guys are really together.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a tight unit because they knew mistakes made and

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<v Speaker 1>there was real mad that the touchdown happened, got to

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<v Speaker 1>the sideline. We figured it out, we solved it, and

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't happen again, and it won't happen again. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's really a testament to the really the camaraderie

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<v Speaker 1>we have in the chemistry have on defense right now,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole three, it's the top of the league. We

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<v Speaker 1>really are setting our goals that you know, what's the

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<v Speaker 1>best that can happen in the league. And all our

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<v Speaker 1>goals and the turnovers the three. Most people will be, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get one a game, you know, let's get two.

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<v Speaker 1>Well we go into three and can we get there?

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<v Speaker 1>And the guys have been almost we're almost hitting that mark.

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<v Speaker 1>But we were just saying, where do you think that

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<v Speaker 1>comes from? That? Um? So, you know a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>teams kind of easy, the biddering, you guys throwed our

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<v Speaker 1>arms up and all that stuff. Where does it come from?

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<v Speaker 1>Mental toughness? Mentally tough teams win the most games in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL in my whole career. You have a group

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of times that's a veteran group because they're

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<v Speaker 1>usually the mentally toughness. They've been through the most. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>But when your team is mentally tough and can take

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<v Speaker 1>a punch, you know, with that first drive, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of oh my god, they fall apart. We didn't. We

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of mistakes in that drive. We fixed

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<v Speaker 1>them all and settled down and our guys are at

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<v Speaker 1>that place now where you know, can you lose a

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<v Speaker 1>game like the Washington game? You know that had hurt

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<v Speaker 1>a lot because we wanted to step up and win

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<v Speaker 1>that game and we didn't. Now, can you take that

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<v Speaker 1>punch and come back to work and still believe in yourselves?

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<v Speaker 1>And the guys did and after that, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>played a solid Washington game, but not a good last drive.

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<v Speaker 1>So now we've backed it up with two solid games

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<v Speaker 1>and now the challenges can we hold serve? Can we

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<v Speaker 1>keep at this level? You know this week it's all

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<v Speaker 1>about this week and can we sustain it? And the

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<v Speaker 1>mentally tough group can well. Yesterday Chip was talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the continuity of having guys in his defense now for

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<v Speaker 1>a third year, especially up fun and with the way

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<v Speaker 1>the secondary has come together. Is it's the most comfortable,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the most trust you had with the steam and

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<v Speaker 1>the players orchestrating it. Yeah, when you're in your third year,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that have been here three years, you really

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<v Speaker 1>can grow it. And the guys own it. They start

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<v Speaker 1>owning it themselves. It's it's their defense, it's they know

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<v Speaker 1>the tools, they know the answer to the problem. You

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<v Speaker 1>know that they're doing this, or hey, hey, coach, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>just go to this front, or we'll go to this stunt,

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<v Speaker 1>or coach, we'll go to this coverage tool. That's when

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<v Speaker 1>ownership happens, is when you really take the step of

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<v Speaker 1>being real strong is a defense and in the secondary.

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<v Speaker 1>Although we have some new pieces, those guys are hard working,

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<v Speaker 1>high football like you, guys that have a great understanding

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<v Speaker 1>of it. And that's why you don't see guys running

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<v Speaker 1>free through the zone. Even when we have a miscommunication.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you've got guys that are at least covering

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<v Speaker 1>it up and and and understand the scheme. So hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting better and we've got a lot of growth

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<v Speaker 1>to do in the second half of the season to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that all those things come together. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're we're excited about what we can Still, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>a long way to go, and we can get a

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<v Speaker 1>lot better with tightening everything down. Bill. You were in

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina a couple stops ago. Yeah, uh, you know the

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<v Speaker 1>team went through that. People said, you know, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a college area football, basketball, everything, and maybe because roots

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<v Speaker 1>of professional football weren't his deed is like a place

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<v Speaker 1>like this did that developer. Returning there, you getting gotten

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<v Speaker 1>a sense that that team was really rooted there. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I was are an expansion here, so we were at

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning. Everybody's a Washington Redskins fan. That's what the

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<v Speaker 1>air it was. So there was a lot of NFL

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<v Speaker 1>football fans, they were just Redskins fans. And then, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the city has grown. I mean it's a great city,

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<v Speaker 1>great place to live, and it's grown a lot, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's I think a lot of people are coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of college and they're gonna find work. You got you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a beautiful weather. It's a growing city. I

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<v Speaker 1>think banking is a big industry down there. But the

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<v Speaker 1>football team hadn't gone to a super Bowl, and I

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<v Speaker 1>mean they've had some success there. So I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>grown immensely since I was there, and that was wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five, I think, yeah, all right, gots thanks