WEBVTT - Press Conference: Doug Pederson December 17

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<v Speaker 1>M the difference. We played for sixty minutes quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>Um we finished the football game, um like we expect

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<v Speaker 1>to do each week. And uh great, Uh great all

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<v Speaker 1>around in all three phases. I mean, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>we thought coming in that uh there was gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>some opportunity. Um, this is this ram defense is extremely

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<v Speaker 1>um potent. They got some some talent, they got some

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<v Speaker 1>rushers up front, and and it you know what, what

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<v Speaker 1>what opens things up is the ability to run the football,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, and in the first half we had some

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<v Speaker 1>success to an that even in the third quarter, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>it just opened up a few down the field throws

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<v Speaker 1>that uh we were able to capitalize on and and

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<v Speaker 1>uh made some made some nice place players responded, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that it was positive. Um, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of getting back into a rhythm, you know

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<v Speaker 1>with him and and it's been a while since Week

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<v Speaker 1>two of the season that they've they played together. But

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<v Speaker 1>they had a lot of confidence, a lot of trusting him,

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<v Speaker 1>and and uh I showed tonight and out for you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just what I told him in the locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>just how proud I was the way they the way

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<v Speaker 1>they continue to fight how they block out the outside

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<v Speaker 1>noise and just just focus on the group. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a tremendous team win tonight against the great

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<v Speaker 1>football team. And um, you know, our backs were against

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<v Speaker 1>the wall, and our guys came out and and uh

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<v Speaker 1>came out aggressively, and um we're fortunate enough to be

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<v Speaker 1>going away with a win and and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>move on to the next one positions this year. How Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Vante's a he's a really good player for us. And

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<v Speaker 1>uh it was good to get him back out there

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<v Speaker 1>this week. And and um, you know, he's a smart

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<v Speaker 1>guy to play multiple positions and and uh and do

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<v Speaker 1>the things that he's been capable of doing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a credit to him. But uh, he trusts

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<v Speaker 1>his coaches, he trusts the scheme on defense, and uh

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<v Speaker 1>puts himself in a position to to make plays and

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<v Speaker 1>and and that's what he's done. He's done a nice Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I thought I thought all the backs really

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<v Speaker 1>did a nice job. Um, you know, Windell is uh

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<v Speaker 1>you know, UM always had a lot of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of confidence in Windell and and he did a nice

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<v Speaker 1>job tonight. I really felt like the offensive line did

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<v Speaker 1>some nice things and and uh, um kind of controlling

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<v Speaker 1>the line of scrimmage at times and uh opening up

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<v Speaker 1>you know a few of those few of those gaps

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<v Speaker 1>and those lanes, and he just hit it and hit

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<v Speaker 1>it hard and did a nice job of dust off

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<v Speaker 1>some of the concepts that he was doing. That playoff. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, really didn't really you know, kind of came

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<v Speaker 1>out of last week's game really against against the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 1>and just wanted to kind of get back to our basics,

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<v Speaker 1>our fundamentals, regardless of who was playing. This was before um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, anything about Carson and and we just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get back to the things that we were successful

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<v Speaker 1>at and good at and what the guys really new

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<v Speaker 1>and understood. And so we really didn't have to change

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<v Speaker 1>or tweak much uh during the week. And I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that um, you know, Nick played uh played solid um

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and and and did the things that that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we asked him to do. UM, And he

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<v Speaker 1>had a good week of preparation, and it showed tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna enjoy this win. We're gonna get on this plane,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna enjoy it. We'll take a couple of days

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll make those decisions later in the week, not

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<v Speaker 1>at this time, not at this time. Yeah, I really

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<v Speaker 1>think that the old line, I mean this is this

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<v Speaker 1>is a good defensive line now that our old line

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<v Speaker 1>has has played. And um, they really they really rose

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<v Speaker 1>to the to the to the challenge, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh did did some nice things and and really

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<v Speaker 1>really kept our quarterback, you know, kept Nick clean and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, I think too as a credit to Nick

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<v Speaker 1>just just being able to you know, get the ball

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<v Speaker 1>out and and I dialed up a few more quick

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<v Speaker 1>throws and and the ability to run the ball too

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<v Speaker 1>on some of those third downs, to run the ball

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<v Speaker 1>and have some success really also helped in the uh

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<v Speaker 1>in the past protection games. Yeah, I mean it's very satisfying. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And like I said, our backs have been against the

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<v Speaker 1>wall now for the last a few weeks, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hopefully this is now a little momentum for

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of our season. And uh, you know, our

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<v Speaker 1>goals are still in front of us. We're still making

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<v Speaker 1>a making a push here at the end, and and

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<v Speaker 1>uh two games to go, and you know, we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens. But very satisfying watching four seconds laugh that

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<v Speaker 1>they got the shot, were yeah, oh there you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Very four seconds last shot. Yeah. Um, you know Jim

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<v Speaker 1>had dialed up a blitz at the time just to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of you know, force uh forced Jerry to possibly

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<v Speaker 1>you know, release the balls five man protection and just

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<v Speaker 1>released the ball a little bit sooner and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we were playing playing right at the right

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<v Speaker 1>at the goal line. It was you know, a last

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<v Speaker 1>shot into the into the end zone. And you know

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<v Speaker 1>Avante was in good position. Why should we ever do well?

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think that Um, you know, what you

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<v Speaker 1>saw tonight was was a was a total a team

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<v Speaker 1>effort from all three phases um, offense, defense, and then

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<v Speaker 1>of course our our special teams came up huge at

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<v Speaker 1>the end with the with the fumble recovery on the

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<v Speaker 1>punt and so you know, it's not about one guy,

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<v Speaker 1>and it never has been. It's about the team. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's what that that locker room in there focus is on.

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<v Speaker 1>They just focus on you know, they don't focus on

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<v Speaker 1>the result. They focus on the process and trusting everybody

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<v Speaker 1>and it really doesn't matter. And and um, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what you saw tonight was it was a really a

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<v Speaker 1>really good team effort. A lock out. The noise how

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<v Speaker 1>hard was that? Obviously very I mean it's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>tough thing, you know when uh, you know you have

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<v Speaker 1>to you have to change qbs and and and go

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<v Speaker 1>a different way. And but I think it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a credit to you know, uh, each each guy, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really just again, focus on the things that we can control. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, focus on our process that we talk about

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<v Speaker 1>quite a bit, lean on one another, um. And and

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<v Speaker 1>and you saw it tonight, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw you saw those guys played together as a team,

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<v Speaker 1>as units, and it was it was a fun game

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<v Speaker 1>to be part of. All right, Thanks guys, Will you

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<v Speaker 1>bring it up