Speaker 1: About transforming, you know, the good and the negative from
Speaker 1: one week, and make yourself better following.
Speaker 2: Yeah, for me, it's you know, you're real with yourself.
Speaker 2: You understand where you're at as a quarterback, how you played,
Speaker 2: and it doesn't matter if you play good or bad.
Speaker 2: Like you can't I don't think take really any of
Speaker 2: that with you the next week. It's a new game,
Speaker 2: it's a new scheme, it's new environment, everything everything about
Speaker 2: it is new. So it's almost like you got to
Speaker 2: clean the slate, learn from the mistakes, build off of,
Speaker 2: you know, the good things that you've done. But it's
Speaker 2: gonna be it's it's a new game. So that's the
Speaker 2: mental battle that I feel like all the NFL quarterbacks
Speaker 2: go through and and I think that's where the great
Speaker 2: ones really, you know, separate themselves from the others.
Speaker 3: So yeah, that's how I look at it. When you
Speaker 3: watch the Green.
Speaker 4: Bay film and you were being and you were critiquing yourself,
Speaker 4: what didn't you like about the way you played in
Speaker 4: the first part of.
Speaker 2: The game, Yeah, I feel like there was just, uh,
Speaker 2: you know, early on, there was some decisions that I
Speaker 2: made that sort of made me feel a little tentative.
Speaker 2: You know after you know obviously that one that could
Speaker 2: have been intercepted, and it's like, you know, go through
Speaker 2: reads and take the checkdowns when when the defense presents
Speaker 2: presents itself the way it does, and you know, build
Speaker 2: off that rather than trying to search for the play
Speaker 2: and look for the big play and and then when
Speaker 2: it's not there, you know, not having confidence in our
Speaker 2: checkdowns and stuff. So that's something that you know, I
Speaker 2: have to be better at. That's that that's what I
Speaker 2: needed to do. At the end of the game. I
Speaker 2: feel like we got to that point and I started
Speaker 2: doing that better and we were able to move the ball.
Speaker 2: So that's something that I learned for sure.
Speaker 5: The aggressiveness of the defense, but their corners in particular,
Speaker 5: it's been a double edged sword because the great takeaways,
Speaker 5: but they also do you see that whole the line
Speaker 5: of danger but chances against them.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think every week it's sort of
Speaker 2: been a little different just depending on who they're playing.
Speaker 2: This they do a lot of switching up just with
Speaker 2: their coverages and how they play guys and certain receivers
Speaker 2: that they're covering. So it's always a little different with them,
Speaker 2: and so there could be some big plays, and then
Speaker 2: there's also plays where they're gonna play tight and you know,
Speaker 2: as a quarterback, so you got to know that they're
Speaker 2: going to be aggressive and they can make a play.
Speaker 2: So it's definitely a fine line. And once we get
Speaker 2: into the game, hopefully we can get a feel for
Speaker 2: it and understand what kind of game it's going to
Speaker 2: be with them.
Speaker 4: Given how last year when you got to this stage,
Speaker 4: things things ended for you. For you personally, especially what
Speaker 4: does it mean to you to be back on this
Speaker 4: stage and have another opportunity just a year.
Speaker 3: Later to be in this game.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean this is obviously where we wanted to
Speaker 2: get to as a team, and that's you know, first
Speaker 2: and foremost, and.
Speaker 3: Obviously I'm excited that we're here.
Speaker 2: And so now it's you know, last year's last year
Speaker 2: that was its own game. It wasn't hasn't been anything
Speaker 2: that has bled into this year or this game, and
Speaker 2: you know, this is the forty nine ers against the
Speaker 2: lines now, so it's a new year, new approach, I
Speaker 2: feel like, just in terms of you know, playing their
Speaker 2: defense and their scheme, not you know, thinking about last
Speaker 2: year or anything. So you know, for me, obviously I got
Speaker 2: hurt last year, and it sucks. That was part of
Speaker 2: the game. You know, going into this game, I'm healthy,
Speaker 2: you feel good, and you know, I think for all
Speaker 2: of us, were obviously hungry and we want to get
Speaker 2: to the next game after. So we've got to handle
Speaker 2: business and take it one play at a time and
Speaker 2: allow everything to happen for a reason.
Speaker 1: So it's not trusting the checkdowns because you're getting to
Speaker 1: them late, because you're looking searching for the big players.
Speaker 3: What it is, I'd say, so, yeah, in that game,
Speaker 3: when you look.
Speaker 1: At last year, I mean, it seemed like it happened
Speaker 1: so quickly. What's the difference in kind of the slow
Speaker 1: builder this year? You know, knowing you're the starting quarterback
Speaker 1: from day one, knowing that the goal is to get
Speaker 1: to the NFC Championship game, is there any difference in
Speaker 1: the mindset for you?
Speaker 2: I mean, you know, I've I've obviously played more games
Speaker 2: this year and stuff compared to last year, and so
Speaker 2: to help this team from the beginning and all the
Speaker 2: way to the end to get to where we are now,
Speaker 2: for me, it's a little different. And obviously that's been
Speaker 2: our goal. And now to say that, okay, I actually
Speaker 2: helped our team.
Speaker 3: That's cool.
Speaker 2: Were last year, you know, I got thrust it in
Speaker 2: and we had a good team. We were rolling, and
Speaker 2: not to take away anything that happened last year, but
Speaker 2: it sort of does feel a little different because you
Speaker 2: went through so many highs and lows this year and
Speaker 2: now to get to where we are, it's like, Okay,
Speaker 2: it feels pretty good. So but at the same time,
Speaker 2: this has been this organizations and teams mindset long before
Speaker 2: I even got here, and what they've been building here
Speaker 2: in terms of, you know, doing and doing what it
Speaker 2: takes to get to the championship, and so I'm just
Speaker 2: another key part of that, and I'm just doing my
Speaker 2: job as best as I can week in and week out.
Speaker 3: And here we are.
Speaker 4: How do you feel about just the supporting cast around
Speaker 4: you in terms of maybe a more apt in terms
Speaker 4: of being able to have contingency plans at one goes
Speaker 4: down maybe more than you did last year. How deep
Speaker 4: you guys are.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's I think it's huge. You know.
Speaker 2: Obviously we get we get guys that get banged up
Speaker 2: and may not play as much and whatnot from game
Speaker 2: to game, but we have some studs all across the board,
Speaker 2: and we gotta get guys that.
Speaker 3: Can step up.
Speaker 2: Juwan Jennings, Ray Ray mccleole, like, you got guys that
Speaker 2: can come in and do the job really well. So
Speaker 2: that's something that's cool about our team and what this
Speaker 2: organization has done. You know, obviously they get guys that
Speaker 2: are willing to step in and continue to keep this
Speaker 2: thing going. And we've shown that, I feel like throughout
Speaker 2: the years, and so you know, obviously the teams have
Speaker 2: to scheme to stop certain guys, and I think at
Speaker 2: the end of the day, they end up having to
Speaker 2: have to just play their way of football rather than
Speaker 2: focusing so much on one certain guy because we have five, six, seven,
Speaker 2: you know, guys that they have to worry about.
Speaker 3: So that's the cool part. And I mean it's the
Speaker 3: team that we got. So what thing is the key?
Speaker 3: Just to win on Sunday?
Speaker 2: Man, I feel like just for us on offense, you know,
Speaker 2: we gotta obviously put up points. They have a good offense.
Speaker 2: We respect their defense a lot and what they do.
Speaker 2: They've had a lot of success this year and obviously
Speaker 2: the last couple of games that they've been playing really well.
Speaker 2: So for us, it's you know, don't turn the ball over,
Speaker 2: put up some points like we have this year, let
Speaker 2: our defense to do their thing, and and uh, you know,
Speaker 2: try to win the momentum throughout the game. I feel
Speaker 2: like this game is gonna come down the momentum, and
Speaker 2: whoever has that I think has a good chance of
Speaker 2: winning the whole thing game.
Speaker 1: And uh, this year at home painful on your back.
Speaker 1: Do you feel like that makes a big difference in
Speaker 1: the atmosphere going into this NFC Championship.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you know, just the game that this
Speaker 2: is going to be. It's an NFC Championship, two really
Speaker 2: good teams, and then obviously just the Bay Area and
Speaker 2: the faithful in general. We want this game bad, you know,
Speaker 2: and they've obviously been hoping, you know, you know, to
Speaker 2: have another championship come in this organization. Last couple of
Speaker 2: times we've been in the Super Bowl, we've fallen short.
Speaker 2: So now we get a shot at it. And so
Speaker 2: to play at home in the NFC Championship, it's gonna be.
Speaker 3: It's gonna be sweet.
Speaker 5: Missed assignment.
Speaker 3: One more time?
Speaker 4: How important is it for you and what you guys
Speaker 4: do as an offense to hopefully have Deevo out there.
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's huge.
Speaker 2: Obviously, he's a I think he's he's probably the best
Speaker 2: playmaker in this league. You know, you get the ball
Speaker 2: in his hands, he can do whatever he wants, makes
Speaker 2: guys miss, breaks, tackles. He's strong, he's tough, he's got grit,
Speaker 2: and we all feed off it. So Diebo definitely gives
Speaker 2: us some juice and energy and momentum on our offense.
Speaker 2: And I mean, if he's not playing, obviously that's tough
Speaker 2: on us, but we'll have guys to be able to
Speaker 2: play as well that can that can create that as well.
Speaker 3: So but yeah, if you're asking me, we'd love for
Speaker 3: you go to.
Speaker 1: Play the Uh, it looked like he missed as signmon.
Speaker 3: It looked like you said, you know, what are you doing.
Speaker 1: It looked like you guys had some harsh words and
Speaker 1: then you guys were on the sideline talking about it.
Speaker 1: What happened exactly on that play and what was the
Speaker 1: breakdown there?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, I'm just going through my
Speaker 2: progressions and and you know, from where I'm at with
Speaker 2: the pocket closing and stuff, I'm expecting him to be
Speaker 2: where he's supposed to be with the route that we
Speaker 2: had called on the corner actually slipped that was guarding him,
Speaker 2: So he was trying to be smart and you know,
Speaker 2: throw up his hand and run the space, which I get.
Speaker 2: And so in the moment, I was like, man, you
Speaker 2: just got to be where you got to be where
Speaker 2: I'm expecting you to be. But I totally understand what
Speaker 2: you're doing. You know, a guy falls, there's a big
Speaker 2: play to be made out there. So we had talked
Speaker 2: about it and then we ended up on good terms
Speaker 2: and and moving forward. We know what to expect out
Speaker 2: of each other and stuff. And one we're in that
Speaker 2: moment again, so it's just communication. We're competitors and the
Speaker 2: heat of battle, things like that happen, and like we
Speaker 2: needed that, you know, in that moment in the game.
Speaker 2: So uh, that third down. So I had a little
Speaker 2: frustration come out and stuff, but it's nothing but love.
Speaker 2: I totally trust and respect Ray Ray and what he's
Speaker 2: done and and we're gonna get better from its.