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Jaxon Smith-Njigba: "The Resiliency Of Our Team Is Something Special" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Hello, hello. What a win. Felt great. Got to thank
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  Speaker 1: my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for another win, another week.
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  Speaker 1: You know, our backs were against the wall, and just
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  Speaker 1: how we came out here as a brotherhood and fought
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  Speaker 1: and swing. The resiliency, you know, of our team is
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  Speaker 1: something special, and we're going to keep going.
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  Speaker 2: You saw a lot of man coverage in the film
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  Speaker 2: from the Chiefs. Were you surprised they stuck as much
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  Speaker 2: against you there?
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  Speaker 1: Definitely some. Eyes get big when I see it. I
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  Speaker 1: know if we got the chance to take a shot
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  Speaker 1: in man coverage, we're going to take it. Always love
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  Speaker 1: my chances when I see that.
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  Speaker 2: Jackson, you guys have actually had some challenges against man
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  Speaker 2: coverage this year, and you guys seem to do really
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  Speaker 2: well against it tonight. What changed?
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  Speaker 1: Like I said, just keep fighting. Keep going. We know
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  Speaker 1: what type of players we are. The more we just...
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  Speaker 1: keep going out there and swinging and taking chances, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we're going to come down with those balls. You know,
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  Speaker 1: I have no, I have no, you know, I know that,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we can get it done. So, and we
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  Speaker 1: have all the confidence in the world to get it done.
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  Speaker 1: So it was, it was good to see it come,
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  Speaker 1: come through tonight. Yeah. Sam, Sam gave me, Sam, what
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  Speaker 1: a game Sam played, you know, he saw the coverage
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  Speaker 1: and we checked it at the line and he threw
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  Speaker 1: an incredible pass. You said backs against the wall.
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  Speaker 2: Did you guys kind of feel that urgency after the
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  Speaker 2: Denver game.
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  Speaker 1: And losing two in a row? 1000%, you know, we don't,
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  Speaker 1: losing two in a row, You know, I don't know.
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  Speaker 1: Last time we've been a part of that. So we
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  Speaker 1: know how great of a team Kansas City is. So,
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  Speaker 1: you know, our weekly, you know, coming in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: our process, you know, we just stuck to that. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm super proud of our guys this week.
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  Speaker 2: Any players will say that they don't pay attention to that,
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  Speaker 2: that they just try the one game at a time
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  Speaker 2: thing and all that, but you also need to know
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  Speaker 2: where you're at. So, like, to flip the switch and
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  Speaker 2: get as clean a performance as you've had in weeks
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  Speaker 2: offensively to get a win like this, how big is
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  Speaker 2: that for you guys and the focus on doing so?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's huge. It's huge, especially, like you said, playing
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  Speaker 1: a team, you know, like Kansas City and all the
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  Speaker 1: killers that they got on that side. We knew how big,
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  Speaker 1: you know, this game was, and we wanted this one badly.
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  Speaker 1: You know, we saw it as a playoff game and, And,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we're going to attack each week like that.
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  Speaker 2: On the touchdown with your body control, could you kind
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  Speaker 2: of tell that you were in or did you need
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  Speaker 2: to replay?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I could tell I was in. I saw my foot,
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  Speaker 1: I believe, on the goal line. But, you know, just
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  Speaker 1: let the process be the process. And it was a touchdown.
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  Speaker 2: You obviously had the two sideline plays, but there's a
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  Speaker 2: ton of slants that you guys completed in this game.
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  Speaker 2: Did it feel like that part of the field.
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  Speaker 1: Was something that you could attack? 1,000%. You know, that's
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  Speaker 1: kind of my game. Definitely attack middle of the field,
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  Speaker 1: something I'm comfortable with, something I've been doing for a very,
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  Speaker 1: very long time. So, you know, to be able to
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  Speaker 1: run all routes, you know, in the middle of the field,
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  Speaker 1: line up outside, you know, go balls, everything just opens
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  Speaker 1: up and I can use, I can use, you know,
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  Speaker 1: I can use everything to my advantage.
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  Speaker 2: What can you say about the way that he's played?
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  Speaker 2: Not only this game, but his demeanor has been in
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  Speaker 2: the last few games.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, like I said, what a great, great game Sam played.
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  Speaker 1: He came out here, he led us, you know, to
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  Speaker 1: this win, you know, being able to use his feet,
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  Speaker 1: you know, when there's nothing there and create plays and
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  Speaker 1: lead us, you know, it was big time to see
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  Speaker 1: him step up like that. And that's just the player
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  Speaker 1: and person he is, you know, that's why we love him.
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  Speaker 1: Super incredible. You know, time and time after again, you know,
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  Speaker 1: I continue to say that they're the best in the
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  Speaker 1: world and they prove it. They back it up and
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  Speaker 1: the swagger and how fast they're playing is incredible. And,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we got some great guys. Just, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we know they're going to come in each week and
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  Speaker 1: do their thing. Yeah, I mean, most versatile player, you know,
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  Speaker 1: in the league, you can say, you know, being able
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  Speaker 1: to put his hand in a dirt and then guard receivers.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I've never seen a player like him. He's
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  Speaker 1: a special player, and, you know, I'm definitely happy he's
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  Speaker 1: on our team.
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  Speaker 2: Did you have a chance to talk to Ken before
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  Speaker 2: or after the game?
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  Speaker 1: I didn't get to catch him.
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  Speaker 2: When you take that offense with that defense, how far.
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  Speaker 1: And what can you guys accomplish?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, man.
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  Speaker 1: We can win a lot of games. We can be
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  Speaker 1: the best in the league, of course, and that's something
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  Speaker 1: we preach, playing complementary football in all three phases. That's
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  Speaker 1: who we are, so it was great to get back
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  Speaker 1: on track, and I feel like this is going to
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  Speaker 1: leap us forward into the next week's coming. Yeah, we
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  Speaker 1: want to mix up the cadence, you know, snap the
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  Speaker 1: ball and also have a long cadence to really see
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  Speaker 1: what they're in. And I thought Brian Fleury or Fleury
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  Speaker 1: put us in a great position to be able to
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  Speaker 1: read the defense and then make counter moves to it.
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  Speaker 2: Man, I just saw execution. You know, it starts with
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  Speaker 2: the guys up front. They played a hell of a game,
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  Speaker 2: you know, keeping Sam clean and then Sam just making
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  Speaker 2: the right reads. Like I said, tucking it when he
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  Speaker 2: had to.
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  Speaker 1: And, you know, us receivers.
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  Speaker 1: We understand, like, we need to stay on the field. And,
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  Speaker 1: you know, that's how you beat great teams is staying
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  Speaker 1: on the field. And we did that tonight. We executed,
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  Speaker 1: and it felt good.
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  Speaker 2: Jackson, even more than the man cover, just how much
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  Speaker 2: the Chiefs press.
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  Speaker 1: They press, like, more.
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  Speaker 2: Than any other team every year.
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  Speaker 1: What are your, like, when you're going up against a
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  Speaker 1: team that.
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  Speaker 2: Presses that aggressively, what are your kind of keys to
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  Speaker 2: just getting around it?
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  Speaker 1: Because not a lot of guys do it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I love to see it. I invite it. And,
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  Speaker 1: you know, for me it's just to play fast and
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  Speaker 1: get to my spot and to beat it, you know.
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  Speaker 1: You know, picking a shoulder and really just reacting off
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  Speaker 1: the DB so he can't be right.
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  Speaker 2: And then you're around a lot, too.
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  Speaker 1: It's hard to press a guy with emotion, right? 1,000%, yes, 1,000%.
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  Speaker 1: Being all over the field, you know, it's hard for
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  Speaker 1: a defense to pick up on it. If they want
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  Speaker 1: to key in on me, we're going to make their
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  Speaker 1: job hard.
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  Speaker 2: On the interception, are you guys just getting scrambled mode?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's honestly my fault, honestly, on that one. Really
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  Speaker 1: just trying to do too much. And, you know, I'll
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  Speaker 1: take that one personally. Appreciate it.