WEBVTT - John Harbaugh & Players: Ravens Practice 12/20 Press Conferences 0:00:15.640 --> 0:00:18.280 Good to see everybody, Thanks for being here, good practice. 0:00:19.360 --> 0:00:22.239 Excited about the upcoming game obviously on Christmas Night getst 0:00:22.280 --> 0:00:26.480 a very worthy opponent, big challenge for us. Guys are 0:00:26.520 --> 0:00:27.840 working hard, We're excited. 0:00:28.200 --> 0:00:30.680 What questions you have, John, this is only like the 0:00:30.680 --> 0:00:34.120 second time you guys have actually been not favorites, been underdogs. 0:00:34.600 --> 0:00:36.720 Will that be used in any of the messaging this 0:00:36.800 --> 0:00:37.360 week with you? 0:00:38.400 --> 0:00:42.519 It was mentioned, he was mentioned, Sure doesn't met it 0:00:42.560 --> 0:00:45.040 be as a sack at levens straight games, ties, NFL 0:00:45.120 --> 0:00:47.480 record teams are obviously watching a lot of film on him. 0:00:47.640 --> 0:00:50.680 How's he still able to be some productive physic just mincers, 0:00:50.720 --> 0:00:51.320 the staff. 0:00:51.040 --> 0:00:51.760 Physical people. 0:00:52.040 --> 0:00:54.440 Well, he's doing great. He's playing really well, Todd. I 0:00:54.440 --> 0:00:56.920 mean that's probably the main things. He's playing at a 0:00:56.960 --> 0:01:00.240 high level. He's pretty relentless. But also probably have to 0:01:00.280 --> 0:01:02.240 say to your point, he's got a lot of guys 0:01:02.240 --> 0:01:04.880 playing around him really well too. So those guys kind 0:01:04.920 --> 0:01:08.720 of feed off each other, protect one another, create opportunities 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:09.240 for one another. 0:01:12.120 --> 0:01:16.280 John, Obviously you know the injury to Key and all 0:01:16.319 --> 0:01:18.679 the guys behind and have experienced guys you leaned out 0:01:18.760 --> 0:01:25.440 and used and played well. Curious though, how things change 0:01:25.440 --> 0:01:28.000 I guess from a running game perspective, if at all 0:01:28.640 --> 0:01:31.800 in terms of play called scheme, game playing. 0:01:31.560 --> 0:01:32.520 All that sort of stuff. 0:01:33.319 --> 0:01:35.400 Yeah, well, we're gonna run our offense. I mean, it'll 0:01:35.440 --> 0:01:38.639 be our offense with the guys we have the plays 0:01:38.640 --> 0:01:40.760 that he was running. The other guys can run, you know, 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:44.040 and everybody puts their own fingerprint on the play. You know, 0:01:44.120 --> 0:01:47.360 the play looks the way it does a lot of 0:01:47.400 --> 0:01:48.800 times because the guy is running it. 0:01:48.880 --> 0:01:49.120 You know. 0:01:49.160 --> 0:01:53.200 That's that's really the personality of a play. Everybody runs 0:01:53.280 --> 0:01:56.640 very similar plays, but not all look the same. So 0:01:57.040 --> 0:01:58.960 the guys running it will put their flare onto it 0:01:59.000 --> 0:02:02.080 and do that obviously to be we're making a miss Keaton. 0:02:02.160 --> 0:02:04.760 You know, he's he's a great player, great guy, one 0:02:04.760 --> 0:02:06.480 of the young guys, you know, kind of a revelation, 0:02:06.600 --> 0:02:08.760 you know, and he'll continue to be that when he 0:02:08.800 --> 0:02:11.840 comes back, and uh, the other guys will get their 0:02:11.919 --> 0:02:13.440 chance and they'll go get the job done. 0:02:13.960 --> 0:02:14.200 John. 0:02:14.240 --> 0:02:16.440 When it comes to ball party, it seems like a 0:02:16.520 --> 0:02:19.680 lot of people have different opinions when it comes to 0:02:19.720 --> 0:02:21.320 the type of player he is. What do you see 0:02:21.360 --> 0:02:23.320 when you watch him all film? And must have been 0:02:23.360 --> 0:02:25.560 like kind of game planning to try to stop him. 0:02:25.919 --> 0:02:28.520 Right well, Back, Purdy, I see, I see a really, really, 0:02:28.800 --> 0:02:31.200 very good quarterback who's playing at a very high level, 0:02:31.680 --> 0:02:35.000 leading a very high level offense to great success. I mean, 0:02:35.400 --> 0:02:39.120 he's playing winning football, you know, and operates in his style. 0:02:39.600 --> 0:02:41.040 You know, he sees things. He gets a pall of 0:02:41.120 --> 0:02:44.079 quick he's got to make every throw he throws beautiful ball, 0:02:45.080 --> 0:02:47.440 moves around the pocket, scrambles when he needs to, throws 0:02:47.480 --> 0:02:49.959 on a run when he needs to, operates the system 0:02:50.000 --> 0:02:51.720 really well. I mean all the things that I'm sure 0:02:51.720 --> 0:02:54.480 their coaches really want to see in a quarterback. I'm 0:02:54.520 --> 0:02:56.480 sure he's doing really well. So for us, he's just 0:02:56.560 --> 0:02:58.239 a matter of defending the offense. He's a part of 0:02:58.280 --> 0:03:00.400 the offense. They have a lot of good players, they 0:03:00.440 --> 0:03:03.200 have a really good scheme. So applying our defense and 0:03:03.240 --> 0:03:07.240 our our players, our abilities and physicality and all the 0:03:07.240 --> 0:03:09.720 other things we do to trying to stop their offense. 0:03:10.240 --> 0:03:14.200 John, You've talked about their therefore all pro caliber playmakers 0:03:14.240 --> 0:03:16.160 on Monday, and kind of each one of those guys 0:03:16.240 --> 0:03:18.000 is I guess a different kind of threat. I mean, 0:03:18.000 --> 0:03:20.160 given that, how helpful is it to have a guy 0:03:20.200 --> 0:03:22.040 like Kyle who can be kind of a different kind 0:03:22.080 --> 0:03:23.799 of defender on each series if you needed me to. 0:03:24.880 --> 0:03:26.960 Well, you know, we feel like we match up well 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:29.840 against anybody. But basically, and we like our players a lot. 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:32.799 We think we have really really excellent players, the highest 0:03:32.880 --> 0:03:36.400 level players. It's gonna be hard to to for us 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:37.720 not to match up well, it's gonna be hard to 0:03:37.760 --> 0:03:39.920 outmatch us. I don't care who you are. So we 0:03:40.000 --> 0:03:42.240 like our matchups. I'm sure they like ours. And we're 0:03:42.240 --> 0:03:43.920 gonna play on on Monday night. 0:03:44.840 --> 0:03:45.800 How when you look at the. 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:48.800 Film through the games and just played the record, if 0:03:48.800 --> 0:03:50.760 you like, you guys have played your best game yet? 0:03:50.920 --> 0:03:51.680 Is that still? 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:52.640 No? 0:03:52.720 --> 0:03:54.320 I don't think we have played our best game yet. 0:03:54.320 --> 0:03:56.320 You know, for sure, we haven't played our best game yet. 0:03:56.360 --> 0:03:58.640 That's something you work for. We talk about all the time. 0:03:58.680 --> 0:04:02.120 We try to improve all the time, and we had 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:04.960 a really good practice today. So we're continuing to try 0:04:04.960 --> 0:04:06.960 to do that and put our best game in front 0:04:06.960 --> 0:04:07.200 of us. 0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:10.720 Still, I could just be winning the stowback games, but 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:13.800 do strong running games and being very disciple. 0:04:14.000 --> 0:04:18.440 Tens well, you know, I mean it's probably an interesting term. 0:04:18.480 --> 0:04:21.000 I think that's always going to be football, you know, Mike, 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:23.680 it's always going to be about that at the end 0:04:23.680 --> 0:04:27.120 of the day. So yes, probably it's gonna be that 0:04:27.200 --> 0:04:29.320 kind of game. For sure. It's going to be it's 0:04:29.440 --> 0:04:31.560 you got two strong defenses. You got too, you've got 0:04:31.600 --> 0:04:35.279 strong offensive line, strong running games, you got playmakers really 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:38.320 on every side. Also, you've got strong special teams. I mean, 0:04:38.360 --> 0:04:41.200 all these things come into play in a game like that. 0:04:42.640 --> 0:04:45.839 More has this crazy, like nineteen to one record against 0:04:45.839 --> 0:04:46.400 the NFC. 0:04:46.520 --> 0:04:49.000 Do you you kind of feel that if there's sort 0:04:49.040 --> 0:04:51.680 of an adjustment period that for teams that don't regularly 0:04:51.760 --> 0:04:54.000 see kind of Lamar in your style. 0:04:53.800 --> 0:04:56.839 Of offense, right, I don't know, a good question for 0:04:56.880 --> 0:04:59.760 the teams over there, you know, so, but it's a 0:04:59.800 --> 0:05:00.320 good record. 0:05:00.320 --> 0:05:02.960 I hope. I hope it's twenty and one to his game. 0:05:03.920 --> 0:05:07.880 Johnny, think that we see Lamar developed the immature and 0:05:08.160 --> 0:05:09.800 I think you've talked about just how well he's. 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:10.560 Managing the game. 0:05:11.640 --> 0:05:14.360 What goes into being a good game manager. 0:05:14.360 --> 0:05:16.359 And I guess is there anything that he does that 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:17.880 you think he doesn't get enough credit for? 0:05:18.640 --> 0:05:18.880 Well? 0:05:18.960 --> 0:05:21.280 Yeah, I think that. I mean to me, like we 0:05:21.360 --> 0:05:23.440 and we talk about it quite a bit here. You 0:05:23.440 --> 0:05:26.240 guys have heard me talk about a lot. He operates 0:05:26.279 --> 0:05:29.920 the huddle at the line, his clock management, his ability 0:05:29.880 --> 0:05:32.360 to work the play clock with the motion the play call, 0:05:32.400 --> 0:05:34.279 even when we're on late, like early in the game, 0:05:34.279 --> 0:05:37.240 we didn't have our helmet and uh, and it was 0:05:37.279 --> 0:05:40.240 operating the tea basically signaling the signals, you know, like 0:05:40.240 --> 0:05:42.760 with sign language. I didn't know Lamar news signed. They 0:05:42.800 --> 0:05:45.080 have their own sign language, I guess, and they were 0:05:45.120 --> 0:05:46.480 able to get those plays in there before we could 0:05:46.480 --> 0:05:48.520 get the helmet. And Lamar still, you know, kept it, 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:52.080 kept it smooth and operated without any real panic. You know, 0:05:52.120 --> 0:05:54.760 he's got a real a real flair for being you know, 0:05:54.880 --> 0:05:56.400 calm in those kinds of situations. 0:05:57.960 --> 0:06:00.320 Touched on this in different ways, But what's the the 0:06:00.480 --> 0:06:09.000 toughest channels that San Francisco presents to see you guys? 0:06:07.880 --> 0:06:08.120 Man? 0:06:11.360 --> 0:06:12.919 If I said one, I would be, I would be 0:06:13.320 --> 0:06:14.920 How could I even pick one? There's so many. That's 0:06:14.920 --> 0:06:17.120 a really good football team, you know, and uh, they 0:06:17.200 --> 0:06:21.320 challenge it multiple different ways, so I really couldn't pick 0:06:21.360 --> 0:06:21.719 one thing. 0:06:23.360 --> 0:06:25.800 John w andcja out there is there any concern about 0:06:25.800 --> 0:06:26.479 his status? 0:06:27.000 --> 0:06:29.240 Uh no, no, I'm concern. 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:32.560 What's on the John harball Christmas wish list. 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:37.640 Well, you know, life is always better when you win, right, 0:06:37.720 --> 0:06:40.200 So that's probably the number one thing that we're all 0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:44.600 going to try to accomplish out there. But I would say, 0:06:44.640 --> 0:06:46.680 you know, if you if you're asking it, if anybody 0:06:46.720 --> 0:06:49.240 really cares, I would just say that we all, you know, 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:56.400 really try to remember you know that the Advent message, 0:06:56.640 --> 0:06:58.760 you know, and the idea that there are a great 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:03.760 and amazing incredible things going on, and and just the 0:07:03.839 --> 0:07:05.599 very fact that we have life, and the very fact 0:07:05.640 --> 0:07:08.159 that we you know, we have something beyond that, you 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:11.920 know that is eternal, and uh, that we're all here 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:14.600 together for a reason to live together, you know, and 0:07:14.760 --> 0:07:15.200 in peace. 0:07:15.800 --> 0:07:15.960 You know. 0:07:16.120 --> 0:07:18.600 Let's, uh, that's what I would say. Let's try to 0:07:18.680 --> 0:07:20.280 try to get along, you know, let's try to get 0:07:20.280 --> 0:07:21.600 a long for a week. See if we can pull 0:07:21.640 --> 0:07:24.000 that off, you know, it'd be nice. So but I 0:07:24.040 --> 0:07:26.800 guess that would be it. And a win that you know, 0:07:26.880 --> 0:07:30.120 those two things. World piece and a win. 0:07:30.200 --> 0:07:30.720 How about that? 0:07:31.960 --> 0:07:33.080 I'm not sure not over. 0:07:34.960 --> 0:07:36.720 Kind of piggybacking off of that, just to be on 0:07:36.760 --> 0:07:38.920 the road on Christmas, is there any kind of special 0:07:38.960 --> 0:07:42.080 thing that you with its New Moon Christmas morning. 0:07:41.880 --> 0:07:43.640 Or how do you handle that as it communicated? 0:07:43.880 --> 0:07:46.360 No, we just get ready for the gay No, I 0:07:46.440 --> 0:07:48.520 wish I wish we had some clever thing. We'll probably have. 0:07:48.840 --> 0:07:50.600 We'll probably have some turkey and ham probably for the 0:07:50.640 --> 0:07:54.240 pregame meal. I guess maybe, I don't know, but no, football, 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:55.400 it's all football. 0:08:08.520 --> 0:08:10.640 Impressions of watching him. 0:08:12.560 --> 0:08:14.600 I mean, the right around the league is he's a 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:17.640 system quarterback, and I just think that's not true just 0:08:17.640 --> 0:08:21.320 from what obviously, And he's making every throw and you 0:08:21.320 --> 0:08:24.840 can make as quarterbacks on time, on target, makes good decisions, 0:08:24.880 --> 0:08:28.200 he's mobile, and he's got a great cast around him 0:08:28.240 --> 0:08:31.160 at the same time. But I mean, yeah, he's he's 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:35.160 really good, and props to him for Uh it's a 0:08:35.200 --> 0:08:37.320 pretty cool story of what he's done now. And he's 0:08:38.040 --> 0:08:40.360 MVP race, so it's gonna be a good challenge. But 0:08:40.400 --> 0:08:41.200 I'm excited to do it. 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:42.840 Well. 0:08:43.600 --> 0:08:45.679 Do you guys embrace the underdog role? 0:08:46.880 --> 0:08:47.040 Uh? 0:08:48.000 --> 0:08:51.800 I think yes and no. I think internally we don't 0:08:51.800 --> 0:08:55.520 feel that way externally. I don't know what it is, 0:08:55.559 --> 0:08:58.440 whether it's I don't know what it is, but whether 0:08:58.480 --> 0:09:01.040 it's the lack of primetime games got or whatever. But 0:09:01.720 --> 0:09:05.280 I think the eleven and threes are not created equal 0:09:05.400 --> 0:09:08.520 right now in terms of the forty nine ers versus US, 0:09:08.520 --> 0:09:11.920 and we feel a little disrespected by that. I feel 0:09:11.960 --> 0:09:13.560 like we are the best team in the league and 0:09:14.080 --> 0:09:15.640 we got an opportunity in front of the country to 0:09:15.640 --> 0:09:15.920 show it. 0:09:16.160 --> 0:09:18.199 At the same time, is there a feeling, I mean, 0:09:18.240 --> 0:09:20.520 you look at the playmakers they have, is there a 0:09:20.520 --> 0:09:22.199 feeling that they could make you look bad if you're 0:09:22.240 --> 0:09:23.959 not on point with everything you do. 0:09:24.880 --> 0:09:27.920 Yeah, I mean there's that feeling every game though. I 0:09:27.920 --> 0:09:29.840 mean there's playmakers all around the league on every team, 0:09:29.880 --> 0:09:31.640 and doesn't matter who you play with, it's forty nine 0:09:31.679 --> 0:09:33.679 ers or whoever else, if you're not executing the right way, 0:09:33.679 --> 0:09:36.559 then you gotta look bad, especially at the dB position 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:39.320 in terms of communication and being in the right place, 0:09:39.440 --> 0:09:42.320 right time, and being over the top. That's why I 0:09:42.320 --> 0:09:45.000 think it just really comes down to us us executing, 0:09:45.080 --> 0:09:47.320 being in our place when we're supposed to be and 0:09:47.559 --> 0:09:48.760 at the end of the day, that's all it comes 0:09:48.800 --> 0:09:49.040 down to. 0:09:49.800 --> 0:09:50.760 When you look at the. 0:09:50.720 --> 0:09:54.160 Guys that they do have on offense, specifically guys like McCaffrey, 0:09:54.240 --> 0:09:57.680 Kittle and Deebo Sam. Do you feel like this type 0:09:57.720 --> 0:10:00.560 of matchup against this team is where you our total 0:10:00.640 --> 0:10:03.199 scale that can kind of be put on full display. 0:10:04.000 --> 0:10:06.600 Uh yeah, I mean I kind of take that mindset 0:10:06.600 --> 0:10:10.360 in every game, just trying to exert my best, uh 0:10:10.559 --> 0:10:13.439 in what we're doing with the game plan is shifting 0:10:13.480 --> 0:10:15.600 from one side to another. But at the same time, 0:10:15.600 --> 0:10:17.600 I feel like it's an opportunity for everybody on defense 0:10:17.640 --> 0:10:21.280 to really showcase what we we're about against a great offense. 0:10:21.880 --> 0:10:24.400 You know, perhaps those guys are there, playmakers all over 0:10:24.400 --> 0:10:28.280 the field, solid front line, and I think we're just 0:10:28.280 --> 0:10:30.240 the guys to go handle it. But at the same time, 0:10:30.840 --> 0:10:32.880 we got to be locked in good week preparation going 0:10:32.920 --> 0:10:35.880 out there, travel time, all that taking into consideration. But 0:10:36.720 --> 0:10:38.920 it's really all just distractions at the end of the day, 0:10:39.000 --> 0:10:40.640 and I think we're to go out there and do 0:10:40.720 --> 0:10:42.440 we do good? 0:10:42.920 --> 0:10:44.360 Yeah, no problems at all. 0:10:44.640 --> 0:10:46.280 Good because you like. 0:10:46.320 --> 0:10:48.480 That you're to do so many different things in the 0:10:48.480 --> 0:10:50.080 course of the game, Like does it make it more 0:10:50.720 --> 0:10:53.160 engaging and entertaining in a way that you know you 0:10:53.240 --> 0:10:55.600 might be a completely different player on one series than another. 0:10:56.040 --> 0:10:57.040 Uh yeah. 0:10:57.040 --> 0:11:00.920 It's a little tiring at times, but and and mentally 0:11:00.960 --> 0:11:03.880 and physically, but I think it's it's it said this earlier. 0:11:03.880 --> 0:11:04.240 It's just. 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:07.920 I appreciate the coaches for putting that trust in my 0:11:08.000 --> 0:11:12.960 hands and allowing me to do separate things and coaching 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:14.200 me to the level where I can do with them 0:11:14.240 --> 0:11:14.720 both well. 0:11:15.000 --> 0:11:16.880 And I feel like just. 0:11:17.880 --> 0:11:20.160 Goes to a tribute to our staff with how good 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:23.240 they've been the whole season and how top to bottom offense, 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:26.000 defense and defensively, D line. 0:11:25.960 --> 0:11:27.959 The backers, dbs, everybody's just. 0:11:27.920 --> 0:11:31.840 On one accord and it's been kind of like perfect harmony. 0:11:31.240 --> 0:11:31.560 All right. 0:11:32.360 --> 0:11:34.199 A lot of people a talking about this could possibly 0:11:34.240 --> 0:11:35.679 be a Super Bowl preview. 0:11:35.679 --> 0:11:38.040 There's a lot of hype around this game as players 0:11:38.080 --> 0:11:39.000 playing in this scheme. 0:11:39.360 --> 0:11:42.360 Do you feel is there a different vibe about different 0:11:42.400 --> 0:11:43.280 feeling about. 0:11:43.000 --> 0:11:43.880 This game so far? 0:11:44.679 --> 0:11:47.559 Yeah, I think so. I mean, you can't ignore it. 0:11:47.600 --> 0:11:50.640 But it's two great teams going at it on Monday night, 0:11:50.960 --> 0:11:53.400 and you know we're on Christmas Day. 0:11:53.400 --> 0:11:54.559 It's kind of the biggest it gets. 0:11:54.559 --> 0:11:57.080 But we got to be where our feed are and 0:11:57.480 --> 0:12:00.960 that's Wednesday meetings right now, and can't look forward to 0:12:00.960 --> 0:12:02.480 the game right now because we want to prepare ourselves 0:12:02.520 --> 0:12:05.120 a correct way. But I think we all know what's up. 0:12:05.160 --> 0:12:07.920 But I think at the same time, we've got to 0:12:07.960 --> 0:12:08.680 go and play a game. 0:12:08.960 --> 0:12:11.040 He has based a lot of good running bets this year. 0:12:11.200 --> 0:12:15.120 Is Christian McCaffrey a different level of challenge and what 0:12:15.120 --> 0:12:16.800 do you seeking him that really stay? 0:12:17.080 --> 0:12:18.800 Yeah, I mean he's one of the best in our league, 0:12:18.840 --> 0:12:23.319 and for good reason. He's very first at a lot 0:12:23.320 --> 0:12:24.959 of different things that you can do. He's good in 0:12:25.040 --> 0:12:27.480 pass pro, he's good catching ball obviously, he's good and 0:12:27.520 --> 0:12:30.520 running the ball as well obviously. But yeah, he presents 0:12:30.520 --> 0:12:32.120 a lot of challenges and he's been doing it for 0:12:32.120 --> 0:12:34.720 a long time, so respect him. But I feel like 0:12:34.720 --> 0:12:36.800 on our side, we got a good plan try to 0:12:36.800 --> 0:12:38.960 slow him down, and I think if we execute, will 0:12:39.000 --> 0:12:39.280 be good. 0:12:40.120 --> 0:12:42.160 With the way that you play this year, your profile 0:12:42.200 --> 0:12:44.240 has certainly been raised, whether it's Pro Bowl of voting 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:46.160 or you know, Chris Collins will spend a good amount 0:12:46.200 --> 0:12:47.920 of time on the broadcast talking about this season that 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:50.520 you're having one of those things. Meet to you, how 0:12:50.600 --> 0:12:53.560 significant is it to get that type of recognition. 0:12:53.080 --> 0:12:57.920 Off, I would say it's cool, just cool. I think 0:12:57.960 --> 0:13:02.920 it's pretty honestly at the end of the day. You know, 0:13:03.000 --> 0:13:05.720 growing up watching the NFL. You always see these guys 0:13:05.720 --> 0:13:09.760 who are doing well around the league, and I've always 0:13:09.800 --> 0:13:12.880 wanted to be that and to this point now, I 0:13:12.920 --> 0:13:14.600 feel like I've done pretty well this year, but I 0:13:14.600 --> 0:13:16.640 feel like there's still a lot that can improve on 0:13:16.800 --> 0:13:19.520 and a lot that I want to get better at. 0:13:19.559 --> 0:13:24.040 And I don't feel like I personally I've had, let's say, 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:26.320 a satisfactory year. I've had a good year, but I 0:13:26.320 --> 0:13:28.440 feel like I hold myself to a high standard and 0:13:28.679 --> 0:13:30.920 I have a lot more getting better to do. 0:13:30.960 --> 0:13:32.200 That's why it's just cool. 0:13:32.640 --> 0:13:36.040 Bro Quinn called you a bleeping warrior after the game 0:13:36.040 --> 0:13:38.560 on Sunday. Was that a meaningful thing to hear from 0:13:38.559 --> 0:13:40.679 a guy who was as ferocious a player. 0:13:40.640 --> 0:13:42.760 As he is. I guess yeah, I would say so. 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:46.440 I mean, he's always giving me a hard time around 0:13:46.440 --> 0:13:49.360 the building, so to hear a path in the back 0:13:49.440 --> 0:13:52.520 feels good. But at the same time, I know, for 0:13:52.679 --> 0:13:54.920 that one comment, one good comment, I'm gonna have one 0:13:55.000 --> 0:13:58.320 hundred bad ones. So I take it in stride and 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:02.600 it is what it is. But I appreciate him for it. 0:14:02.760 --> 0:14:05.319 Literally everything I could breath the wrong way and it 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:06.160 would make fun of me. 0:14:08.360 --> 0:14:10.560 Like the follow up on childish question about all the 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:12.360 things to do on this defense. 0:14:12.400 --> 0:14:13.040 Yeah, I think in the. 0:14:13.040 --> 0:14:15.200 Past couple of weeks we've seen you do things like, 0:14:15.280 --> 0:14:17.360 you know, dropping to that CAMPU two spot and then 0:14:17.400 --> 0:14:17.880 we were kind. 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:20.600 Of covering the guy the seed. Is that something you'd. 0:14:20.440 --> 0:14:22.840 Ever done in your in your career And I guess 0:14:22.880 --> 0:14:25.200 how did that specific role kind of come to you 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:27.480 and you know, the coaches and stuff like that. 0:14:27.640 --> 0:14:29.240 Yeah, I think, uh, Notre Dame. 0:14:29.280 --> 0:14:31.600 I played it a little bit, uh, not a ton, 0:14:31.640 --> 0:14:34.400 mostly just on third downs, so I was probably playing 0:14:34.480 --> 0:14:37.360 nickel if we played sixty snaps, I played probably eight 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:41.320 times in game. But now, I mean the way our 0:14:41.400 --> 0:14:43.160 roster was set up last year, you know, we had 0:14:43.240 --> 0:14:46.760 Chuck obviously, he was a great player at the safety position. 0:14:46.840 --> 0:14:49.680 We had Marcus as well, and uh, and I feel 0:14:49.680 --> 0:14:52.000 like the nickel spot was kind of there, and we 0:14:52.040 --> 0:14:54.120 had injuries going down. We had cal Fuller go down 0:14:54.160 --> 0:14:56.960 and Pepe got hurt, and I feel like they were 0:14:57.000 --> 0:14:58.160 kind of just looking for a spot for me to 0:14:58.160 --> 0:15:01.840 fill in that I believe I could do and tried 0:15:01.880 --> 0:15:02.480 it out. 0:15:02.480 --> 0:15:05.120 And we're here now. So I mean it worked out 0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:07.680 pretty well. Early in the season. 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:10.400 You guys took pride on playing the Browns, who were 0:15:10.440 --> 0:15:13.280 then ranked number one defense, and there was expressions that 0:15:13.400 --> 0:15:17.040 I helped disrespected them. Last week, you guys bullied the 0:15:17.040 --> 0:15:19.560 bullies and had you know, talked about wanting to go 0:15:19.600 --> 0:15:22.560 against Jacksonville and and be more physical this week. 0:15:22.600 --> 0:15:23.760 You're the underdogs as. 0:15:23.680 --> 0:15:26.320 A team, and you said that eleven and three is 0:15:26.320 --> 0:15:28.640 aren't build the same. You feel you're not getting to 0:15:28.720 --> 0:15:31.400 respect that you guys have learned and get deserved throughout 0:15:31.680 --> 0:15:32.680 all the work this season. 0:15:33.200 --> 0:15:36.880 Yeah, I mean, I feel like we take it with 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:39.680 the grain of salt. You know, there's gotta be a 0:15:39.760 --> 0:15:41.800 narrative made, and if we're on the wrong side of it, 0:15:41.840 --> 0:15:42.400 so be it. 0:15:42.440 --> 0:15:45.440 But I think we don't really care about that. Honestly. 0:15:45.640 --> 0:15:47.240 I know I don't, and I know a lot of 0:15:47.240 --> 0:15:50.600 guys on the other team speaking for everybody else, I 0:15:50.640 --> 0:15:53.480 assume that we're all in the same mindsett in the 0:15:53.520 --> 0:15:55.640 sense that we we. 0:15:55.480 --> 0:15:57.240 Only have control of what we do, what we say. 0:15:57.720 --> 0:16:01.320 And we talked with our pats, so, like I said, 0:16:01.320 --> 0:16:03.120 we still gotta go play football game, no matter how 0:16:03.200 --> 0:16:04.720 much we want to talk about it, no matter how 0:16:04.800 --> 0:16:06.960 much we want to say we're underdogs or this and 0:16:07.080 --> 0:16:08.440 that or overhype whatever. 0:16:08.520 --> 0:16:10.080 We still gotta go play a game. So that's what 0:16:10.120 --> 0:16:18.480 it comes down to, Lamar. 0:16:18.560 --> 0:16:21.280 When you watch the Niners, obviously it's they've they've got 0:16:21.360 --> 0:16:23.600 studs all across the defense. But what what do you 0:16:23.640 --> 0:16:24.880 see when you watch the film with that. 0:16:25.120 --> 0:16:29.880 Pend Uh, guys are flying around, making making splash plays, 0:16:29.880 --> 0:16:33.240 making things happen on defense. It's making it's going turchdowns 0:16:33.240 --> 0:16:34.480 on defense. I'm saying a lot. 0:16:36.080 --> 0:16:39.160 What's the biggest challenge did you see when you watch 0:16:39.160 --> 0:16:42.280 the fields looking in terms of what they present to you. 0:16:42.560 --> 0:16:47.200 In the defense? Mind pushing the pocket? Uh, linebackers flying 0:16:47.200 --> 0:16:51.359 all across the field, making making tackles. DB's playing fundamental 0:16:51.360 --> 0:16:52.160 sound football. 0:16:53.680 --> 0:16:56.840 Famar Thomas callen out. You guys have to hel much 0:16:56.840 --> 0:16:58.200 difficulties on that first nap. 0:16:58.440 --> 0:16:58.680 Yeah. 0:16:59.640 --> 0:17:02.320 First I forgets tracks as though, Uh, how was that 0:17:02.360 --> 0:17:04.040 experience for you? And how were you able to kind 0:17:04.040 --> 0:17:06.920 of you to maintain your car, leave you a the 0:17:07.000 --> 0:17:09.280 offensive super goal range and just kind of manage all 0:17:09.320 --> 0:17:10.679 that stress and uncertainty. 0:17:11.200 --> 0:17:14.800 Oh I wasn't. It wasn't really stressed. Uh, headphones just 0:17:14.840 --> 0:17:18.960 went out first. It was the first play. Actually, I 0:17:19.040 --> 0:17:20.440 was just trying to get a get a number or 0:17:20.480 --> 0:17:22.639 whatever on the ridge band, and I think I was 0:17:22.680 --> 0:17:25.400 calling my own plays pretty much cause I was calling 0:17:25.440 --> 0:17:27.080 the wrong numbers off the ridge band and we were 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:29.360 just moving the ball. So it it worked in our 0:17:29.359 --> 0:17:32.359 favor to be to be honest, it was cool. I 0:17:32.440 --> 0:17:33.040 managed it well. 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:35.480 But what this is, uh, obviously a big game you 0:17:35.560 --> 0:17:38.200 know too, two teams at the top AFC in the NFC. 0:17:38.920 --> 0:17:40.760 H y, what do you make of all the the height, 0:17:41.160 --> 0:17:42.400