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Press Pass | Doug Pederson Gives Injury Update on Evan Engram Ahead of MNF vs. Bills · Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: All right, Yeah, I guess you got a new microphone
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  Speaker 1: stand there camera stand how to get you four K
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  Speaker 1: no case?
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  Speaker 2: Uh.
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  Speaker 1: What's it looks like for Evan and Darnella this week?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah?
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  Speaker 1: Evan, uh, probably not gonna make it. Just he tried
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  Speaker 1: this week. Uh, it's just not there yet. So hopefully,
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  Speaker 1: uh hopefully next week we'll see, Uh, Darnell will give
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  Speaker 1: him one more day uh today and see if he
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  Speaker 1: can push through it. Don't want to risk anything further,
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  Speaker 1: you know, but we'll see where he's at the end
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  Speaker 1: of the day. What do you think about the lego
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  Speaker 1: prep from the guys that you see here and see
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  Speaker 1: you wanted from the team? Yeah, I thought the guys
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  Speaker 1: really handled the week fine. You know, there's been obviously
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  Speaker 1: rightfully so, criticism around the team and different things, and
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  Speaker 1: and they've handled all that well, you know, and and uh,
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  Speaker 1: we just have to go play. It's been a long week.
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  Speaker 1: Looking forward to Monday night.
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  Speaker 2: What are like those subtle signs that you've looked for
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  Speaker 2: throughout the week, you know that responded or they've gotten
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  Speaker 2: whatever message you're getting to, if they're you know, ready to.
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  Speaker 1: Kind of break out of it. I think it's just
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  Speaker 1: that there's a couple you know, for me, you know,
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  Speaker 1: what are what are they saying amongst themselves? Obviously that's
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  Speaker 1: that's number one. I think. Then then the biggest thing
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  Speaker 1: too is how they approach practice, how they the energy level,
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  Speaker 1: the excitement, enthusiasm, because really, I mean, anybody like to practice.
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  Speaker 1: I mean it's you know, it's practice, right, Uh, but
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  Speaker 1: you know the way they approach that. And they've done
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  Speaker 1: a great job this week, just focused in on on
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  Speaker 1: Buffalo and and and what what they need to do.
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  Speaker 2: There's a big speed and and and Cam Robinson. Are
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  Speaker 2: they good to go?
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  Speaker 1: Yes, yes, said yes, Sorry Evans still been around him
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  Speaker 1: a lot as we really helping what kind of impact
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  Speaker 1: and just a vetter and eight day for the young guy.
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  Speaker 1: You know. It's it's interesting you brought that up because
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  Speaker 1: I've I've noticed it with Evan. I think it's good
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  Speaker 1: for both players. Evan gets to see it from a
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  Speaker 1: different perspective and then Brenton gets to kind of kind
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  Speaker 1: of lean on evan experience as a player. So both
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  Speaker 1: guys have really benefited from from the situation. Now. I know,
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  Speaker 1: we we'd love to have Evan out there and and
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  Speaker 1: all that, but I think both have really handled it well.
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  Speaker 1: And it's it's it's big for for Bretton to to
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  Speaker 1: have a mentor like like Evan, I don't think so.
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  Speaker 1: I think we'll keep him here just better access to
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  Speaker 1: treatment and and you know around the clock and stuff
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  Speaker 1: like that. Uh, what do you what are you guys
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  Speaker 1: internally looking at the explosive plays? We have the high
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  Speaker 1: high rate of explosive plays, yet not a lot of
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  Speaker 1: time of possession.
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  Speaker 2: Like what is that an interesting balance for you as
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  Speaker 2: as an offensive guy?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I mean obviously in order to score,
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  Speaker 1: you know, points, you got to find chunk plays, right,
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  Speaker 1: you got to find explosive plays in the run and
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  Speaker 1: past game and and so we we're always looking for
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  Speaker 1: that as we you know, as coaches. We studied during
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  Speaker 1: the week and how can we you know, how do
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  Speaker 1: we attack an opponent right? And our opponents are doing
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  Speaker 1: the same thing, so you know it's timely. You gotta
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  Speaker 1: be smart protection all. There's all kinds of factors that
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  Speaker 1: go into it, but you know it's uh. And then
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  Speaker 1: when it comes down to it, I think your quarterback
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  Speaker 1: doing the right thing with the football if it's there,
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  Speaker 1: take it. If not, do the next best thing, right,
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  Speaker 1: check down a tight end, a back and you can
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  Speaker 1: still get you know, a positive play. You know, even
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  Speaker 1: when you dial up an explosive.
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  Speaker 2: The extra rest that the Bills have had, is that
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  Speaker 2: as big of an advantage early in the season as
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  Speaker 2: it would be like say December.
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  Speaker 1: Well, I think I think later in the year it's
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  Speaker 1: more beneficial. You know, we're talking week three, but anytime
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  Speaker 1: you can give players, you know, a couple extra days
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  Speaker 1: to heal, I think it is good, but definitely would
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  Speaker 1: probably help you later in the season. Obviously, Press had
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  Speaker 1: mentioned yesterday the number of plays being down for the offense, and.
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  Speaker 2: What do you see as I guess the importance for
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  Speaker 2: this match up to get the play count out to keep.
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  Speaker 1: Up low off the field, Well, like you have to
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  Speaker 1: you know, uh, one third down, you get to stay
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  Speaker 1: on the field, which means first and second down become important, right,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's the obvious. Defensively, you know, you
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  Speaker 1: got to try to find a way to get off
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  Speaker 1: the field. You can't have sixteen and you know eleven
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  Speaker 1: play drives I think like last week, and you just
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  Speaker 1: got to find ways to get off the field. And
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  Speaker 1: there's got to be that balance between the two, you know,
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  Speaker 1: and then you got to score. You gotta score red
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  Speaker 1: you know, red zone touchdowns and not kick field goals.
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  Speaker 1: I think those are all things that can can factor in,
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  Speaker 1: you know, when you're talking about you know, different play
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  Speaker 1: counts and and trying to get your rep count up
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  Speaker 1: and things like that, take aside or take out, like
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  Speaker 1: all your two minute stuff and things like that, just
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  Speaker 1: your normal sort of pace of play plays. You want
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  Speaker 1: them to be up, you know, so ball control, right,
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  Speaker 1: have the ability to run the football becomes important