WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>How are you? What's you know on Sunday and what

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<v Speaker 1>happens run? Yeah, well, a lot of bad things. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, we were bad at all three levels,

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<v Speaker 1>let's put it four levels. Um. We were bad at

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<v Speaker 1>the defensive line, we were bad at the linebackers, we

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<v Speaker 1>were bad at the secondary, and we're bad at the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive coordinator position. Um. You know, and it was It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't just one thing in that game. You know, Like

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<v Speaker 1>there was cracked toss and one time we were short

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<v Speaker 1>on all the blocks and it got our edge. Next

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<v Speaker 1>time they ran a crack toss, everybody overran it, overplaying

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<v Speaker 1>for that and the ball cut back on us. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we missed tackles in the back end, we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get off blocks in the front end. We were

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<v Speaker 1>bad with leverage at times. Um. Yeah, that was. There's

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<v Speaker 1>there's a reason that, uh it looked so bad us

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<v Speaker 1>because we were so bad. You say bad, it defendsive

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<v Speaker 1>coordinate the position to me scheme wise, what you mean

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<v Speaker 1>to do execution? Now you know I think, well, executions,

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<v Speaker 1>not the defense coordinate, And I think, well, I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>charge of execution. I guess you'd say, well, like you

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<v Speaker 1>you would say, um, I think it's my job to

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<v Speaker 1>find a way to put a fire out and to

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<v Speaker 1>find something that when we're not having to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to have a change over the Unfortunately, my changeups didn't

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<v Speaker 1>work either, and it didn't matter like our four man

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<v Speaker 1>pass rush wasn't. If I'm going off of run defense,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just going to the game in general. But we

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<v Speaker 1>got no sacks in the game. That's not us. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to have pressure. Our front four has to carry us.

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<v Speaker 1>We got good players up there and they got to

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<v Speaker 1>do it when they're not having a good day rushing.

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<v Speaker 1>Our blitz package has to be able to come through,

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<v Speaker 1>and we didn't. You know, we weren't successful in that.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a couple of plays we made in there,

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<v Speaker 1>but not enough. Um. You know, third down percentage means

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for us. A couple of those drives we

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance. We had them backed up on a

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<v Speaker 1>third down in nine, did a good job in coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>got leaky in our past rush quarterback scramble for a

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<v Speaker 1>first down. You know those things. Those things keep drives alive.

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<v Speaker 1>If we're playing at our best, we're rushing the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting off the field on third down. And we

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<v Speaker 1>had opportunities to get off the field on some third downs.

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<v Speaker 1>Started with the very first one of the game. There

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<v Speaker 1>was no points on the drive, but I think that

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<v Speaker 1>set the tone. We did a poor job in a

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<v Speaker 1>blitz on that when they were able to throw the

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<v Speaker 1>ball outside converted. We got him stop later in that drive,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think the damage was done there. So mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the scramble on that third and eight or third lined.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you notice what was it a pattern that you

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<v Speaker 1>had maybe not discipline pass rush. I wouldn't call it

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<v Speaker 1>on discipline. I mean those guys are trying to sack

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback and we displaced him. Usually, as a general rule,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want quarterbacks escaping to their throwing hand side. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if they're going to escape, you want to try to

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<v Speaker 1>dictate away, which which we were able to do. But

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<v Speaker 1>there was just too much air in there, and then

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<v Speaker 1>we took a bad angle on the quarterback. UH didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know we had a chance to get him down. Even

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<v Speaker 1>after the d line laws contain, we still had another

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<v Speaker 1>chance to get him down and didn't get it done.

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<v Speaker 1>But I thought that was a critical play in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to play that better. We got to get

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<v Speaker 1>pressure with our with our front and then we have

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to match coverage in the back end

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<v Speaker 1>and uh and keep that quarterback on the clock. Great

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<v Speaker 1>disparity between what you guys have done in the first

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<v Speaker 1>half and the second. If even in this last game,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys were better this in terms of keeping points

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<v Speaker 1>off the board. Is there something about your scheme what

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<v Speaker 1>you call the game that lends to playing from a head? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it lends from playing from a head.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's always easier to play with the lead. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how to read that, to tell you

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<v Speaker 1>the truth. I mean, I think you can look at it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can look at it a lot of different ways.

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<v Speaker 1>You can be positive and say, um, yeah, we've made

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<v Speaker 1>some adjustments. We've been able to, you know, put some

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<v Speaker 1>fires out, even know, I don't I don't think that

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<v Speaker 1>was the case against the Redskins. I think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even though we were able to hold the score down

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<v Speaker 1>in the second half and give us a chance, we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't play our best football. I think that was obvious.

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<v Speaker 1>But then if you want to look at it negative,

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<v Speaker 1>you can say, hey, we've given up some plays early

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<v Speaker 1>and had fires to put out, so um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to strive to be more consistent. And like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, that goes for all three levels of the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>it goes for coaching as well. Yeah, penalties. Penalties have

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<v Speaker 1>cost us eight points the last two games. Both of

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<v Speaker 1>them have been on Flesh, who's one of our better players. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if we don't learn from them, we're doomed

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<v Speaker 1>to repeat those mistakes. And you know, we had Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>held to a field goal attempt and we had Washington

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<v Speaker 1>held to a field goal attempt and we got penalties

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<v Speaker 1>on both plays. On Roughen the quarterback. You can't hit

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback high. I mean, I mean, I get you're

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<v Speaker 1>reaching out and you end up grabbing a face mask

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<v Speaker 1>or something like that, and you've got to get off

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<v Speaker 1>of it quick. We noticed a strike zone on the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>And as much as we want to get after the

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback and we want to we want to affect his

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<v Speaker 1>throws and we want to get sacks, you can't hit

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<v Speaker 1>him in the head. You can't hit him with your head,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, it's a strike zone. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>tough for those big guys, but we got to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's cost us. Um, a couple of all sides

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<v Speaker 1>penalties that put us behind the eight ball. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough to play it first and five. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they got three downs to game five yards. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>hard way to start a drive. And those are those

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<v Speaker 1>are certainly issues that we need to do better. When

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<v Speaker 1>we were playing our best early in the season, we

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<v Speaker 1>weren't getting very many fouls. We weren't we weren't taking

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<v Speaker 1>many penalties. And the last couple of the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of games in particularly, we've taken way too many. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to get a frustration line effective. Without Benny Logan

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<v Speaker 1>in there, Betty was playing well. One of the few

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<v Speaker 1>guys in this game we had that was playing well.

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<v Speaker 1>Benny was Um. Yeah, you know, it'll be more reps

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<v Speaker 1>for guys like bo Um and then maybe even a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more on a guy like Fletch. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd like to rotate those guys as much, but sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you're not able to Um. And then a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>Destiny who's been a part time player and he's made

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of plays, but also he's given up a

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<v Speaker 1>couple Um, you know, he needs to be more consistent. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we've also used some defensive ends inside the

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<v Speaker 1>rush on third down that that helps alleviate a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to follow up the Fletcher thing, you see that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know they're they're ganging up on him

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<v Speaker 1>every every week. Do you see those penalties as kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the offshoot of a guy fighting so hard just

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<v Speaker 1>to get to the point. I think you might be

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<v Speaker 1>able to say that against Detroit. I mean, he had

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<v Speaker 1>a hold of the guy's jersey, was spinning him around.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just reaching to grab He's not trying to grab

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<v Speaker 1>a face mask there. I mean, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that just falls into stuff happens. But when you're free

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<v Speaker 1>coming around the edge, our defensive end did a good

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<v Speaker 1>job shaving the end and and he's come And that's

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<v Speaker 1>a situation at every defensive lineman ends up in. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think that's anything to do with him being double

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<v Speaker 1>or him trying to be Actually he's trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the quarterback. But you can't go low. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>hit him in the head, you can't hit him with

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<v Speaker 1>your head with the crown of the helmet. You just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we just got to get his head out

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Effective of finally getting there after I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do so much. Do they get too engle? Did they

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<v Speaker 1>get to buck fever? Um, yeah, I don't. I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't buy it. I don't buy it. We got it.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to be more disciplined. Um, you know, penalties

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<v Speaker 1>of you know that again, I think that was part

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<v Speaker 1>of our formula. In the first three games. We weren't

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<v Speaker 1>penalized very much. And you know these last couple of games,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to take that off our resume, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to see it on outside. I need to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of get them away from them. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you watch if you watch our all twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>which I know a lot of you guys do, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>see him aligned out there a decent amount of times,

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<v Speaker 1>just in our in our rushed package, in some of

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<v Speaker 1>our some of our bliss packages, some of the matchup stuff. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a defensive tackle, but there are some changeups where

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<v Speaker 1>we move him around a little bit. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>need to see out of your linebackers relative to what

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta particularly Onsiday with with what I think just

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<v Speaker 1>every week, it's it's the same thing. Those guys need

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<v Speaker 1>to fill gaps in the run game and need to

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<v Speaker 1>take good angles and uh and play the pass. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the challenge this week is a rootolf the tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>He might not be their leading receiver, but he's a

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<v Speaker 1>security blanker for the quarterback. All good tight ends are

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<v Speaker 1>and um catches a lot of balls over in the middle,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of those matchups are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker matchups. I mean, there's gonna be some safeties involved also,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's not just going to be stopping they're run.

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna have to do a good job playing playing

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<v Speaker 1>the inside passing game. And we just like it again.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to, we need to. We need to redeem

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves from last week when it comes to linebacker play.

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<v Speaker 1>From some angles and some mistackles and some some bad technique,

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<v Speaker 1>we shouldered too many blocks in the run game and

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<v Speaker 1>as a result, those guys are just going to grab you.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's you guys know thee holding on every play.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you give them a chance to get their

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<v Speaker 1>arms and hold you, it's your own fault. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't blay him anybody but ourselves. When you go

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<v Speaker 1>up and just stick a shoulder in m you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to stick the blocks. We got a hat in hands

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<v Speaker 1>when we did it. We did it well, but we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't do it enough, and we need to see more

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<v Speaker 1>of that tackles. How do you correct that issue during

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<v Speaker 1>the season. Yeah, I mean it's I think most of

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<v Speaker 1>it begins with angles, and when your angles are good,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't miss very many tackles, and our angles weren't

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<v Speaker 1>very good. And I think the other part of it

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<v Speaker 1>in this game, and again one of our one of

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<v Speaker 1>our failures in this game is we let one play

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<v Speaker 1>affect the next. And I think that in the first

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<v Speaker 1>three games, even parts of the Detroit game, we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>let a bad play affect our next play. And I've

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<v Speaker 1>referenced one of the tall sweeps. We were short on

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<v Speaker 1>the block and then the next play we came up

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody overran it and the ball cut all the

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<v Speaker 1>way back on us. In other words, we overcorrected. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys were trying rather than just doing their job.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the oldest adage in the NFL, do your job.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we got guilty of trying to cover up

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to do a little too much. They need to, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just concentrate on theirs and in good accles.

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<v Speaker 1>And like I said, it wasn't just linebackers. Our dbs

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<v Speaker 1>didn't tackle very well. And you know some of those

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<v Speaker 1>runs that in the past might be an eight yard run,

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, we're breaking us for twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>and forty five and stuff like that, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we got we got to get those guys down. They

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<v Speaker 1>were prepared. And I asked that because Benny, when the

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<v Speaker 1>radio said that, he didn't even think that number thirty

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<v Speaker 1>two Rob Kelly was on the scouting before. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure he was. But did you think that the

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<v Speaker 1>guys were probably prepare for what they threw him and

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<v Speaker 1>run because there was a lot of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>run plays that they threw at you. No, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think there was. There was no new runs that they

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<v Speaker 1>ran at US. Um. You know, they ran the inside

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<v Speaker 1>zone week or the zone Stretch week, the z own

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<v Speaker 1>stretch Strong actually did a fairly decent job of stop

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<v Speaker 1>in the zone stretch strong. The ZWN stretch week was

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<v Speaker 1>a problem for US. Crack toss Um. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>were all plays were prepared for. But practicing and preparing

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<v Speaker 1>for him and talking about them and going on in

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<v Speaker 1>the practice field, Um, that doesn't mean anything if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't do it on Sunday. We didn't do a good

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<v Speaker 1>enough job on Sunday. M R. Kelly was on the

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<v Speaker 1>scouting report, lease the teams and snaps play believe his

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<v Speaker 1>nine tackles in the sack. Is he doing things? Um? Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he played. Um it was like a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of other our other guys, didn't play his best game

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<v Speaker 1>this last game. UM. We probably he's got a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that can probably benefit from lesser reps and had maybe

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<v Speaker 1>more production with lesser reps. We've been talking about that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just tough in game situations when when you when

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<v Speaker 1>you're not doing well, everybody starts pressing you start trying

0:11:38.679 --> 0:11:41.839
<v Speaker 1>to do too much. Um, maybe that includes playing too

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<v Speaker 1>many reps. Um. Connor's a good player when he's fresh

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<v Speaker 1>and going, and he's no different than the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>our guys that way. But UM, you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think we're not disappointed in him. Last week you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of talked about getting many carried more part time, because

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<v Speaker 1>that's something you can see when it comes to the routine.

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<v Speaker 1>That about. Yeah, I mean I just think and at

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<v Speaker 1>last in the Detroit game, I think he played eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>It just wasn't it just wasn't enough and we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get a lot of chances to rush him inside. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and some of those drives were long. It

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<v Speaker 1>was harder to get substitutions and different packages they were using.

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<v Speaker 1>Every game is going to be different as far as

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<v Speaker 1>number of reps that guys play. But just as a

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<v Speaker 1>general rule, you know what, just any it was bo

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<v Speaker 1>we needed to play those guys a little bit more. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think he certainly played a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>in this in this last game. Um, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna he's one of our better players. He's gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to be productive, and we gotta find a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get those guys on the field. Quarterback that you're going

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<v Speaker 1>up against Jim, what's what have you seen from what

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<v Speaker 1>he's done in Minnesota so far? And what's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be key for you guys? You know, I think a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit like you know, with you'd look at the

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<v Speaker 1>success I mean, their numbers aren't going to boggle you offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>with the exception of turnovers. I think they have one

0:12:58.840 --> 0:13:03.280
<v Speaker 1>turnover rule in the years, right, just one right, So

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's there's no interceptions, um, and that goes

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<v Speaker 1>a long way. But you look at their you look

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<v Speaker 1>at their you know stats across the board. They're not

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<v Speaker 1>rushing for a very big average. I mean, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if you would expect losing Adrian Peterson. Um, but

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterbacks completing a lot of passes, a real high

0:13:21.280 --> 0:13:26.080
<v Speaker 1>completion percentage. Um. You know, they're not afraid to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>take a check down. You know, they haven't made very

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<v Speaker 1>many mistakes, and I think that has led in as

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<v Speaker 1>well as their defense is playing. That's been a good

0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:36.080
<v Speaker 1>formula for those guys. Um. You know, I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot goes into that. We've got to find ways to

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<v Speaker 1>take their security blankets away, make them be more aggressive

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<v Speaker 1>in attacking a defense. And then also it would help

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you make them play from behind. All those

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<v Speaker 1>things to go together, and they haven't done that this year.

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<v Speaker 1>They've they've done a good job of playing from ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, takeaways mean a big, big thing. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the one that we had in that game.

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<v Speaker 1>As poorly as we played against the Redskins, um, that

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<v Speaker 1>one big play takeaway kept us in the ballgame. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we need to find a way to get

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<v Speaker 1>more of those, not just takeaways, but some lost yardage.

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<v Speaker 1>Plays and being after the quarterback. He's not the most

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<v Speaker 1>mobile guy in the world. Everybody understands that, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so I think there's some opportunities for us to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to be able to stay after him maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. I mean, I think you could probably look

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<v Speaker 1>at it the other way. I mean, he's in a

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<v Speaker 1>new offense, he's in a different offensive scheme. So as

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<v Speaker 1>much as we know his skill set, I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't take it. It doesn't take four months to know

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<v Speaker 1>that Sam's not a scrampoint quarterback. I mean a news flash.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's a good pocket quarterback and he's a very

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<v Speaker 1>accurate passer. I mean we saw that in training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>We see you've seen that from these things. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you could probably even look at the other way. He

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<v Speaker 1>had four months to look at us, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't changed schemes. We're gonna have to do a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit with some of our calls and change some

0:14:57.800 --> 0:15:00.200
<v Speaker 1>of them up, because you know, a training camp time time,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's you know, listening to the words that the offense

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<v Speaker 1>and the defense says. It says everybody's competitive. Um, you know,

0:15:07.080 --> 0:15:08.920
<v Speaker 1>there's a little bit of insight. But I think that

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<v Speaker 1>works both ways very well, but they still run it

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. How does that impact the play action as

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<v Speaker 1>far as you guys having to be aware of it? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that has been I think that's a defensive

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<v Speaker 1>coach's mentality as a head coach, they've just stayed committed

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<v Speaker 1>to it. It's opened up some tight end stuff in

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<v Speaker 1>the passing game, and you know it's also you know,

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<v Speaker 1>probably helped their defense out a little bit. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that all probably goes into it. But after watching us

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<v Speaker 1>on film last year last week, I mean, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're we're they're gonna, they're gonna, they're gonna test us.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't care if they're averaging one yard

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<v Speaker 1>or rush. You watch what we did on film last week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know they're they're in their game plan saying right now,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna run it sixty five times, and it's our

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<v Speaker 1>job to make sure that they don't have success doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>And if they're not having success doing that, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's not open enough to play action game. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>also not slowing down our pass rush. And um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of that comes from you know that

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<v Speaker 1>that's our responsibility. Okay, Podcast