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Sam Darnold: "This Will Be A Great Challenge For Us" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, excited, excited for this one. You know, just
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  Speaker 1: obviously a really great challenge for us going up against
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  Speaker 1: Flow and his defense and all the different you know,
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  Speaker 1: different problems that that he can create for an offense.
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  Speaker 1: Obviously great scheme, like I said, but also really really
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  Speaker 1: good players and you know, their team, their whole team.
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  Speaker 1: I know, Ko has got those guys rolling over there.
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  Speaker 1: So we're excited about it, Excited for the challenge and
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  Speaker 1: practice he has helped you to think this reg Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I think I think just any experience that you have,
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  Speaker 1: you know, against any defense can help you a ton.
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  Speaker 1: So you know, I'm just gonna continue to to study
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  Speaker 1: the way that I've been studying, you know, understanding what
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  Speaker 1: they've been doing this year, you know, and and kind
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  Speaker 1: of go about it that way.
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  Speaker 2: In Minnesota.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I'm very uh, very grateful, you know
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  Speaker 1: for the time that I spent there, all the people
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  Speaker 1: that you know, I create relationships with, all the people
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  Speaker 1: in that locker room, all the coaches there, the people
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  Speaker 1: in that building, you know. But I am I am
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  Speaker 1: very excited to be here and to continue continue doing
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  Speaker 1: what we're doing this.
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  Speaker 2: Year, whether it's in the locker room or on the field.
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  Speaker 1: Where do you feel like you grew and improve during
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  Speaker 1: that year? Yeah, I think I improved in a you know,
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  Speaker 1: a lot of facets of my life, not only on
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  Speaker 1: the field, off the field as well, like you mentioned,
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  Speaker 1: But yeah, I think just continuing to learn football, you know,
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  Speaker 1: from great coaches over there and and being around some
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  Speaker 1: really good players as well.
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  Speaker 2: Was it a viable option to return to Minnesota or
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  Speaker 2: was that never doing the cards?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah? I think for me it was, you know, just
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  Speaker 1: understanding kind of you know, what was you know, what
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  Speaker 1: was being talked about, just in terms of you know,
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  Speaker 1: behind closed doors with you know, you know, the people
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  Speaker 1: over there and and my people. But at the end
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  Speaker 1: of the day, you know, I made the decision to
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  Speaker 1: come here, and I'm very very happy about that decision
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  Speaker 1: and excited to you know, continue to work the way
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  Speaker 1: that we've been working here and continue to build the
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  Speaker 1: relationships in that locker room and and with the coaching
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  Speaker 1: staff here. They bullittzed more than any other team, like
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  Speaker 1: almost six percent of time lately. What's it like as quarterback?
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  Speaker 1: You know, there's there's opportunities and risks. How do you
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  Speaker 1: kind of approach a team that's that heavy.
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  Speaker 2: The Blitz team.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think, you know, you got to have answers.
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  Speaker 1: So it's, uh, you know, it's up to us as
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  Speaker 1: players and you know, our coaching staff as well to
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  Speaker 1: just be able to you know, have a have a
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  Speaker 1: good plan going into the game and for us as
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  Speaker 1: players to be able to go execute that plan.
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  Speaker 2: You played with Cam Akers a little bit. What what
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  Speaker 2: kind of player in the person of the team.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, Cam's awesome. You know, we were actually just talking
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  Speaker 1: on the field to day. Just that clutch play that
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  Speaker 1: he made last year against Green Bay, just that little
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  Speaker 1: role pass that we made and I kind of underthrew
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  Speaker 1: it and he made an unbelievable catch coming back to
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  Speaker 1: the ball and then we could kneel it out in
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  Speaker 1: a victory formation. So, you know, had a great had
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  Speaker 1: a great time with Cam when he was in Minnesota
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  Speaker 1: with us, and I'm happy to have him here now.
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  Speaker 2: Sam, were there.
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  Speaker 1: Things you learned throwing to Justin Jefferson last year that
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  Speaker 1: have helped you create a success you've.
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  Speaker 2: Had with Jackson Smithton Chick?
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  Speaker 1: But yeah, for sure, I think sometimes it's I think, uh,
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  Speaker 1: you know, coach Saban might have said this at some point,
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  Speaker 1: but players overplays at some at some point, you know
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  Speaker 1: what I mean, Like sometimes you know, the coaches worked
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  Speaker 1: so hard to drop certain plays, but at the end
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  Speaker 1: of the day, sometimes you just got to give your
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  Speaker 1: guy a chance and he can go make you look
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  Speaker 1: good as a quarterback. And you know, I learned that
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  Speaker 1: last year with Justin and this year as well with Jackson.
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  Speaker 1: Two different chances when you take a look at like
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  Speaker 1: body types and skills, right, like he looked over each
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  Speaker 1: guy and what that chance looks. Yeah right, yeah, I think, uh, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: for sure. I think both have really good body control
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  Speaker 1: that helps a lot in the situation. And you know,
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  Speaker 1: in certain situations they're they're not gonna let the defense
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  Speaker 1: come away with the football. I think that's the biggest thing.
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  Speaker 1: They're very competitive when you when you you know, have
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  Speaker 1: to throw it up to him in a certain situation.
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  Speaker 1: Let's say it's fourth and goal game on the line,
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  Speaker 1: and you got to throw it up, like, you know,
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  Speaker 1: if they want a triple cover Jackson, Yeah, we might,
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  Speaker 1: you know, think about someone else, but he is such
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  Speaker 1: a good such a good player, and so is Justin.
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  Speaker 1: In those situations when you know, when that competitiveness is
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  Speaker 1: at an all time high, are you in touch with the.
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  Speaker 2: Back there in Minnesota.
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  Speaker 1: A couple guys. But it's tough. It's tough during the season.
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  Speaker 2: Alluded to some conversations in the question about whether Bible
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  Speaker 2: to return there. Do you think too much was made
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  Speaker 2: or your last two games were like overly waited there,
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  Speaker 2: you know, and assessing your performance from last season.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I think at the end of the day,
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  Speaker 1: we you know, we went down that path, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I'm here. You know,
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  Speaker 1: whatever people want to say about it, you know, it
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  Speaker 1: is what it is. I'm just very thankful to be
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  Speaker 1: here and be in this situation.
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  Speaker 2: When were talking to you, did that come up or
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  Speaker 2: did you like your last two games? Did they overlook bad?
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  Speaker 2: Did they not get like?
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  Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm I'm excited to be here though,
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  Speaker 1: I'm very happy. Like I said, I'm grateful to be
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  Speaker 1: in this situation. Thanks, thanks, thank you. M