WEBVTT - Kyle Shanahan on Securing the NFC No. 1 Seed in Week 17 | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Guys. Just the injuries from the game. Christian had a

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<v Speaker 1>something with his calf, didn't return, possible calf strain. We

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<v Speaker 1>have to see tomorrow on it though. Yes, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>were laid in here. It was awesome. Well, didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to really try to not pay attention to it, didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to get our hearts broke, but we did right

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<v Speaker 1>there at the end, and they pulled it out. That

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty cool to see. We, I mean, we think

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<v Speaker 1>will be all right. I don't know if he would

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<v Speaker 1>have been able to go next week or not, but

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have to find out more tomorrow. But he was

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<v Speaker 1>moving around all right on the sideline, so hoping that

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<v Speaker 1>it's not too bad. But I want to know tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure. I really didn't think about it. We

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<v Speaker 1>were just focused on this. I'll definitely try to rest

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<v Speaker 1>some guys, but I mean, you can't rest everybody. It's

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<v Speaker 1>too hard. You don't have enough players. So we got

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<v Speaker 1>to fill the team without a doubt. But and we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have a big week of practice, you know. I

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<v Speaker 1>still think there's lots of things we got to obviously get

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<v Speaker 1>a lot better at, and the only way you do

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<v Speaker 1>that is playing football and practice and football. So I

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<v Speaker 1>have a big Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, figure out our roster

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<v Speaker 1>as the week goes, and decide what we'll do for Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>It's huge, uh, you know, in these last couple of weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>just we've been a little banged up and there's been

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of positions that just we've been getting rolled

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<v Speaker 1>thin at. Guys had to push through a number of

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<v Speaker 1>spots and some of those guys are doing that. Hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>this will help him out. I thought Elijah did a

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<v Speaker 1>great job, you know. I mean when Elijah's healthy, I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's as good as anybody. It's he's been working

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<v Speaker 1>to come back. He was close to last week and

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<v Speaker 1>has had had a real good week this week, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was ready for the moment. And then when Christian

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<v Speaker 1>went down, he just came in took over. So I

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<v Speaker 1>thought I did a real good job. Still, how big

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<v Speaker 1>was that? Yeah, he's I mean, he's at a hell

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<v Speaker 1>of a year and that was a big Uh. That

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<v Speaker 1>was a good call by Steve Collin. Zero quarterback had

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<v Speaker 1>to get rid of it and Mooney was all over

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<v Speaker 1>him and then he made the catch. I wish they

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<v Speaker 1>would have blown it earlier cause watch him use a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of effort, but it was cool to watch him

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<v Speaker 1>almost score. I wasn't sure if he was down or not.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's been playing his ass off for a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit now and keeps getting better field. I was a

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<v Speaker 1>little nervous at first saw him running around, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted to make sure we don't lose yards or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that, cause I thought we we were at

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<v Speaker 1>least in field goal range. But he created bought some time.

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<v Speaker 1>And then when I saw that ball leave going across

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<v Speaker 1>the field and quickly looked to where it was and

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<v Speaker 1>he was all alone, quickly was excited. So it's a

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<v Speaker 1>hell of a play by him, and it's great to

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<v Speaker 1>get seven there. Coach, you hear about that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't calling off script play when lots of times

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<v Speaker 1>players don't work in practice, and when they don't work,

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback breaks the pocket and you just have rules

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff. I'm coaching guys on how they distribute the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and but yeah, anytime the play doesn't work, whenever we

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<v Speaker 1>use it as a rep to do that type of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, he's got a good knack for it. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's talk about how do you like I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not that I don't mind talking about football, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to keep trying to come up with things

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<v Speaker 1>to say when there's four clips and each one of

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<v Speaker 1>them is different, you know, So it's just a simple

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<v Speaker 1>football play. And then I think it's real tough when

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<v Speaker 1>someone does that and it's about football, and then he's

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<v Speaker 1>got to answer questions all week about how his mental

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<v Speaker 1>state is, how everything is. It's just how the world works,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just a football game. He studied his tail

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<v Speaker 1>off all week, practiced well, knew some of the reasons

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<v Speaker 1>he made some mistakes in the game before, and just

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<v Speaker 1>treated like any other week. And I think it's good

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<v Speaker 1>to get out there and didn't have any picks today,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think would be good to not have to

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<v Speaker 1>answer questions on those. But I thought it was a

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<v Speaker 1>hell of a deal for him. I mean, I've had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of real good quarterbacks in this organization, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just being told in there that he broke

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<v Speaker 1>the record for the whole time yards in a year,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a pretty big accomplishment by him and everyone else

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<v Speaker 1>in there. So it's cool to do that today and

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<v Speaker 1>and to lock up to one seed kind of you

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<v Speaker 1>guys on Monday across country flight. What does it say

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<v Speaker 1>about what you guys have built here in the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years to just be able to handle all

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<v Speaker 1>of the adniversary you were talking about that. That was

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<v Speaker 1>real proud of the guys today because it was it

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<v Speaker 1>was a tough week. I mean, I think it was

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<v Speaker 1>more about the motions of last week. Whenever you have

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<v Speaker 1>a big game like that, and it's just it's so

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to play on Christmas in front of everyone, those

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<v Speaker 1>two the two teams with the records, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>the motions for everybody was huge, and then it's you're

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<v Speaker 1>tired from that. Takes a while to get everyone back

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<v Speaker 1>going again, not just physically but also mentally. So I

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of concerns about that throughout the week,

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<v Speaker 1>talk to the players a lot about it, but you

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<v Speaker 1>never know how they're gonna be till game day. And

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<v Speaker 1>I was just pumped at they went out, don't worry

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<v Speaker 1>about anything else and found a way to win. It's good,

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<v Speaker 1>but important is he to what you guys do. It's

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<v Speaker 1>tough to win without a left tackle you can trust,

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<v Speaker 1>and it helps you win when probably have the best

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<v Speaker 1>left tackle. Ever, he's a guy that we don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to worry about. He's a guy that makes plays for

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<v Speaker 1>us too. You know, being with Trend's rookie year all

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<v Speaker 1>the way to now, he's always has been. He almost

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<v Speaker 1>looks the same. I mean, he you think he's not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna been to his knees much and walk through and stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>which I give him hard time for. But once that

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<v Speaker 1>ball snaps, he looks like he's twenty three. So he's

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<v Speaker 1>as good of an athlete as I've been around. He's

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<v Speaker 1>one of the biggest best leaders on our team. Football

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<v Speaker 1>is very important Trent, and he really enjoys playing, he

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoys studying it. And I just feel very fortunate

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<v Speaker 1>to have him on our team. And I can't say

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<v Speaker 1>enough about Trent any any emotions as far as today,

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<v Speaker 1>you're no, not at all. This is I used to

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<v Speaker 1>have those, but it's a totally different place here now

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<v Speaker 1>and different people, and you know, there's nothing personal here anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>The personal stuff is gone. As a coach, uh, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm he's with winning, and then after you win, then

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of look at all the other stats, and

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<v Speaker 1>especially after last week, I mean, the turnovers and penalties

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<v Speaker 1>I think made it really tough to win. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad we cleaned that up, and I'm glad we got

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<v Speaker 1>the W all right, all right, guys, thanks