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Jaxon Smith-Njigba: "We're A Team That Keeps Swinging No Matter What" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: First off, I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior,
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  Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. I mean, just for the opportunity today. I
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  Speaker 1: know that I'll learn from this and be better. I
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  Speaker 1: know our team will be better after this game. So,
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  Speaker 1: you know, that's the good we can pull from it. Obviously,
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  Speaker 1: not the result that we wanted. You know, I think offense,
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  Speaker 1: we were just in our way too much defensively. but
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  Speaker 1: had the opportunity to go down there and win the game.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I have to reel those ones in, and
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  Speaker 1: I know that. And, you know, but we'll keep pushing forward.
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  Speaker 1: Super proud of our team, of course, how we always
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  Speaker 1: come out there and fight. You know, defense, best in
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  Speaker 1: the world. They deserve to win the game today, so
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  Speaker 1: sucks to let them down.
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  Speaker 2: Jackson, you gave pretty much every big catch the team's
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  Speaker 2: needed you to this year. How much do you end
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  Speaker 2: up beating yourself up over the last one?
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  Speaker 1: What did you kind of see as out of the top?
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  Speaker 1: Of course, I mean, that's the one I want. You know,
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  Speaker 1: those are the ones that matter. So definitely would love
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  Speaker 1: to have those back. But, you know, I can't sulk
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  Speaker 1: in it. You know, we have a game in four days. So,
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  Speaker 1: you know, just learn from it, move on. And like
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  Speaker 1: I said, continue to get better.
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  Speaker 2: Was your jump for it out of sync?
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  Speaker 1: Say it again. When you jumped for the ball, was
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  Speaker 1: it out of sync? Yeah, I think really I guess
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  Speaker 1: I was thinking too much, you know, at that time.
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  Speaker 1: You know, just need to play free. and catch the
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  Speaker 1: ball at the end of the day.
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  Speaker 2: Just from the technique standpoint, obviously you'd like that ball
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  Speaker 2: to pull you a little more to the sideline, but
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  Speaker 2: when you have to make that over the shoulder, you
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  Speaker 2: just said you learned from it. Take us into a
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  Speaker 2: couple of details about what you did learn when you're
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  Speaker 2: in that situation.
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  Speaker 1: Next, how you might do it. Yeah, I mean, at
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  Speaker 1: the end of the day, I had the chance to
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  Speaker 1: catch the ball. And, you know, so... really just catch
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  Speaker 1: the ball, catch the damn football at the end of
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  Speaker 1: the day. And, you know, I know I'll make the
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  Speaker 1: next one. What's the mood of you guys right now?
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  Speaker 1: One more time. What's the mood right now of you guys? Shit,
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  Speaker 1: we're pissed. You know, we're pissed. We wanted this one.
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  Speaker 1: And like I said, defense, special teams, they deserve this win.
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  Speaker 1: And it sucks. As an offense, myself, I feel like,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we let them down. But, you know, we're
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  Speaker 1: going to keep pushing. You know, we're a team that
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  Speaker 1: just keeps swinging no matter what. And that's why I
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  Speaker 1: love this team so much.
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  Speaker 2: Jackson, the run through the playoffs last year, you guys
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  Speaker 2: were clean on the turnover front in both losses this year.
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  Speaker 1: The turnovers have been a pretty big part. What do
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  Speaker 1: you try to do to address that? Like how do
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  Speaker 1: you kind of view it at this point five games in? Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, we have to stay out of our own
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  Speaker 1: way at the end of the day. I mean, we
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  Speaker 1: spotted them 21 points. Like I said, defense played incredible.
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  Speaker 1: It's on us to protect the ball and move the
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  Speaker 1: ball forward. And, you know, we have to focus on that.
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  Speaker 1: And I think coming– into the game, the first quarter,
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  Speaker 1: like in the beginning of the game, I think it's
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  Speaker 1: very important to protect, move the ball forward. And like
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  Speaker 1: I said, stay out of our own way. And, um,
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  Speaker 1: I think, oh, I know we will get better at
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  Speaker 1: that and, and continue to grow.
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  Speaker 2: When it comes to those things, the fumbles, uh, how
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  Speaker 2: much of that is technique and how much of it
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  Speaker 2: is mindset and what's kind.
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  Speaker 1: Of the balance between those things? Um, it's definitely technique.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, we preach, you know, we preach how to
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  Speaker 1: hold on to football and when to hold on to football.
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  Speaker 1: And that's something that, you know, is, is said and coach,
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  Speaker 1: you know, so we have to do a better job
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  Speaker 1: at that as players.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, they, we never feel that from them and, and,
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  Speaker 2: you know, it's honestly a surprise because I know how much,
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  Speaker 2: you know.
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  Speaker 1: They love to win and care and, and how vocal
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  Speaker 1: they are. But at the end of the day, they
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  Speaker 1: always have our backs, and they let that be known.
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  Speaker 1: And time after time again, they come through. So, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we're a band of brothers. And, you know, we love
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  Speaker 1: each other, and we're going to get better. And I
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  Speaker 1: know that they trust us to figure it out, and
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  Speaker 1: we will.
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  Speaker 2: Do you feel like it's harder this year so far
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  Speaker 2: in offense than last year?
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  Speaker 1: And if so, do you have a thought about why
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  Speaker 1: that might be? I don't. I don't think it's harder.
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  Speaker 1: I think, you know, this is year two for this offense.
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  Speaker 1: We got a lot of guys back, and I think
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  Speaker 1: we've seen some improvements. We know how to improve. We
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  Speaker 1: know how to adjust. We know each other a little
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  Speaker 1: bit more. So I wouldn't say that. We just got
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  Speaker 1: to keep pushing. Appreciate it.