WEBVTT - Press Pass: Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>Five five years in college, five to seven this year?

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<v Speaker 1>How how are you doing well? It's frustrating and I

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<v Speaker 1>no one likes losing, especially in this business as a quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm wired to be a winner. You know

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<v Speaker 1>I hate losing. Um. But you know, at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't affect us going forward. You know, I I

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<v Speaker 1>know it doesn't affect me. UM. And I could probably

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<v Speaker 1>say the same thing for the guys in that locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're gonna come in and prepare um and

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<v Speaker 1>be the same win or loose, because I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what it takes to be great. Um. You can't get um,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't waiver, you can't change how you approach things.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't change how you go about your business. Win,

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<v Speaker 1>lose or draw. Um. But but at the same time, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>without a doubt, I'm we don't we don't like losing

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<v Speaker 1>around here. Take you to get over these losses, UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you get in the locker room and it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of a down feeling. I mean a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of you guys are in the locker room after the game. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>they're tough. You know. You don't like lose, No one does,

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<v Speaker 1>especially on the road, having it to get on the

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<v Speaker 1>plane or the bus or whatever and come back home.

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<v Speaker 1>But UM, you get over it. You know, you turn

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<v Speaker 1>on the tape, you learn from it. Um. But right

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<v Speaker 1>after you watch that tape, it's it's onto the next

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<v Speaker 1>you know. That's that's kind of the nature of this league,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's how you have to approach things. Watching the

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<v Speaker 1>tape of the Cincinnati loss. What is it you think

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<v Speaker 1>you need to work on from from looking? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think myself and really just everybody, we just gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>better disciplined with things, um, whether that's from from alignments,

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<v Speaker 1>from pre snap things, from from recognition, um, from reds,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you name it. I think we all just

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be more disciplined. Um. Really just execute better. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it starts with me. Um. There's just things

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<v Speaker 1>we got to control, control our mistakes. UM. And that

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<v Speaker 1>goes for everybody myself first and foremost. Talking about you specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>are you talking about what players are slumps? Uh? The

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<v Speaker 1>best thing to do sometimes to go back to look

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<v Speaker 1>at when you were successful. Have you done that recently?

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<v Speaker 1>To look at those those first five six games when

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<v Speaker 1>you when you were we're hitting on all cylinders, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we haven't turned on the tape by any means. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think we know, we know what it's like.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we remember it. I know I do. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, like like I mentioned earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we change our approach with with things. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's it's just full speed ahead with with

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<v Speaker 1>the Redskins here and UM, we know what we're capable of.

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<v Speaker 1>I think everyone in this building does. UM. We just

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<v Speaker 1>got to get over that hump a little bit. Zach

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<v Speaker 1>Ertz said he spoke with you about that play that

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<v Speaker 1>has been mentioned so much in the last several days.

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<v Speaker 1>How did that go and what did you think of

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<v Speaker 1>the whole thing? Yeah, you know, I think you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think coach right hit it on the head yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, we we talked about it. I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of a non factor in the play. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I was already, um, just about out of bound.

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<v Speaker 1>So we definitely talked about it. And you know that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just say is what it is? Through the

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<v Speaker 1>ball sixty times on Sunday And so do you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of feel like sometimes like maybe too much might be

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<v Speaker 1>put on your shoulders at this point, Like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're asking you to do more. I think it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of goes game by game, you know. I think it's Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of part of the game plan every week, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and then you get in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, UM, and then in that game you get

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<v Speaker 1>down twenty nine nothing. You know, that's just the nature

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<v Speaker 1>of the beast. UM. And I think we did some

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<v Speaker 1>good things late in that game. You know, as an offense,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we moved the ball. UM. Obviously we had

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<v Speaker 1>the turnovers once we were moving in those are those

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<v Speaker 1>are never good, UM. But you know, I think we

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<v Speaker 1>did some good things late in that game, and we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't we didn't quit, you know, we didn't quit. We

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<v Speaker 1>kept fighting UM down the end. And that's just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the nature really that fourth quarter how it played out, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>which added up to a lot of those throws. Basically

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<v Speaker 1>your number one receiver in Jordan. What's it gonna mean

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<v Speaker 1>to get him back and to happen. Yeah, obviously obviously

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<v Speaker 1>getting Jordan back hopefully this week, UM, we'll be huge.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, having a guy like that and a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who can trust UM is huge. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I know Trey Burton last week stepped up huge,

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Turner stepped up huge. So, um, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>love Jordan and it'll be big to get him back there.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was good to see some of those other

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<v Speaker 1>guys step up at the same time. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>these games have been similar where you guys dig yourselves

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<v Speaker 1>a whole down fourteen nothing after the first quarter or

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<v Speaker 1>ten nothing whatever. Um. You know how obviously takes you

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<v Speaker 1>out of being able to run the ball, being balanced.

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<v Speaker 1>How how tough is it to kind of, week after

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<v Speaker 1>week be in that early hole. Yeah, it's tough, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in this league, to dig yourself a hole. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>whether the defense is struggling, offense, you know, giving them

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<v Speaker 1>points with turnovers and different things. Um, it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>variation of a lot of those things. And UM it's tough.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's tough to dig yourself a hole, um

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<v Speaker 1>against anybody, especially against good teams. So, um, we gotta

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<v Speaker 1>avoid that and we gotta come out swinging a little

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<v Speaker 1>better earlier hunting games, you got to do that. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it just comes out to being focused and

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<v Speaker 1>locking in. And I mean you've seen us. There's there's

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<v Speaker 1>been games where we come out and we're rolling you

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<v Speaker 1>know right away, and um, we just got to find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to maintain that and be consistent with that.

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<v Speaker 1>You have maybe I think it's three touchdowns offensively in

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter. Um, do you feel like the same

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<v Speaker 1>urgency isn't there early as it is maybe late? I'm

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<v Speaker 1>hard to say, hard to say. I know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>myself and I know a lot of guys. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we want to come out rolling, you know. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's big for us, and that's something we want

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<v Speaker 1>to do. But um, at the same time, sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>got ease into the game. At times, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta teams play you a little differently. At times you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta come out and see um and react. But obviously

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<v Speaker 1>the goal is to come out swinging right away. It's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of been a long grind from New football wise,

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, college, right right into the pre draft process.

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<v Speaker 1>You know how mentally, I mean he was mentally fresh.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think now as you were you know back

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<v Speaker 1>back then? Yeah, you know, I feel good. Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it comes down to do you love it enough?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think if you love the game and

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<v Speaker 1>you're around it, you enjoy the grind. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>attack it and Um, it's kind of a part of

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<v Speaker 1>the process. And um, you know, for me, there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>no more school to go to during the day. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just football all day, every day. UM, And I love

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<v Speaker 1>that and I love that. So it's been a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun. And UM, by no means is it is

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<v Speaker 1>a wearing on me in a negative way. When you

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<v Speaker 1>talk to Doug and Frank, you know, about things that

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<v Speaker 1>are going on, do they kind of like tell you

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<v Speaker 1>about their experiences, like you know, when they were in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL it's quarterbacks and how much So how much

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<v Speaker 1>does that help you? Um? A little bit for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I think they both kind of have different

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<v Speaker 1>bits and pieces here and there that that can help. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're all kind of case by case, they're all kind

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<v Speaker 1>of different, you know, but UM, I think knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>they've been through it, they understand, you know, what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going through, what this team's going through. Um, And they're

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<v Speaker 1>guys you can trust, you know, you you trust their opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>you trust their judgment because because they've been through kind

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<v Speaker 1>of industry of kind of was breaking down and your

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<v Speaker 1>every motion in your in your throwing, your mechanics. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>So do you number one that you spend as much

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<v Speaker 1>time looking at uh, you know, because mechanics of your

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<v Speaker 1>throwing and has that kind of almos silted down to

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<v Speaker 1>you and as sessions about how you Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you know we're all, you know, work in progress. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>every quarterback in this league I think would say that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're never a finished product, myself included. So

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<v Speaker 1>you're always analyzing different things that you can do, um,

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<v Speaker 1>from pocket movement to full work. You know, you're always

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<v Speaker 1>analyzing those things. Um. So without a doubt, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we talk about them, um, but we don't beat it

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<v Speaker 1>overhead either. You know, there's a lot of things going

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<v Speaker 1>on in the middle of the season. So um but

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<v Speaker 1>without a doubt, those are things that we're constantly working

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<v Speaker 1>on and we'll be working on weekend and week out.

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<v Speaker 1>First of Washington geam, we're obviously get quite a day

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<v Speaker 1>able to beat fast first team. Once you learned from

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<v Speaker 1>that game and looking at the film this week, do

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<v Speaker 1>you see things that could help them down? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we learned that they're a go football team. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think we also learned there's some things we

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<v Speaker 1>can take advantage of for sure. Um. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought later in that game, we kind of settled and

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<v Speaker 1>we did some things a little better. Um kind of

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<v Speaker 1>came out sluggish, but uh, you know yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we definitely learned some things and I think we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be ready to roll this Sunday. First time you've

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<v Speaker 1>played a team twice in the same season, I'm assuming

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<v Speaker 1>I actually know Um in college we played South Dakota

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<v Speaker 1>State a couple of times, UM, a couple of years,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're actually about to do that this this Saturday again.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the nature of the FCS playoffs kind of

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<v Speaker 1>an advantage to you you want to do I think

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<v Speaker 1>it can be, but you know you you both you

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<v Speaker 1>both know your opponent that much more. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>it comes down to really just executing because at that point, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you're so aware of what they do, their tendencies. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes just guys try and change it up and do

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<v Speaker 1>something crazy, but for the most part, teams are who

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<v Speaker 1>they are, you know. So I think it really just

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<v Speaker 1>boils down to executing on that game against the Rescue.

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<v Speaker 1>So you guys were able to find success with the

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<v Speaker 1>Temple offenses. That's something you would like to start out with.

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<v Speaker 1>You get that urgency right from the jump. I'm hard

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<v Speaker 1>to say, you know. I think the biggest thing with

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<v Speaker 1>that is you've you've seen it throughout every game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>at some point in almost every game we've we've gone

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<v Speaker 1>with that tempo, kind of no huddle style. UM, And

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<v Speaker 1>it's really just a feel thing, you know. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>feel thing for this offense. It's it's really when Coach

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<v Speaker 1>Peterson's feeling comfortable with it. Sometimes it gives us a spark.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes we're down lad and we need to kind of rally.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I think at the same time, we

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<v Speaker 1>all feel comfortable with it. So whenever coaches is feeling

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<v Speaker 1>that it's the right time, I think we're all ready

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<v Speaker 1>to roll with it. On that urge play, would you

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<v Speaker 1>have rather your tight end take out the linebacker there? Again?

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<v Speaker 1>It was it was I mean, I was already past them.

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<v Speaker 1>It was irrelevant. Um, I don't think it would have

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<v Speaker 1>made or break to put it would have made the

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<v Speaker 1>difference at Allso, UM, I don't really want to speculate

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<v Speaker 1>too much on that, you guys said earlier. Being able

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<v Speaker 1>to still maintain the focus at this point, it's something

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<v Speaker 1>that it's an answer to a question, do you love it?

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<v Speaker 1>Enough and you clearly love football. What is it about

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<v Speaker 1>this game but that you love so much? Yeah? I

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<v Speaker 1>think for one, I love the fact that you're always learning,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's there's always something new to learn. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the competitiveness. I love the men in that

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<v Speaker 1>locker room. There's just something about when a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>guys come together for a common goal that, um can't

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<v Speaker 1>be put in the works, you know. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's something really special. UM. And the competitiveness and just

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<v Speaker 1>really everything about the game. UM, that's I just really

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<v Speaker 1>have a passion for it. I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys in that locker room do too. Thanks everybody,