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Nehemiah Pritchett: "We Have A Strong Connection In Our Locker Room" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: You had a low-scoring game like that. How much did
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  Speaker 1: the defense in the second half feel like you guys
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  Speaker 1: had to.
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  Speaker 2: Come up with some plays? It felt great. Just having
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  Speaker 2: the front that we got. We all trust and believe
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  Speaker 2: in each other to do our job. So just having
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  Speaker 2: that mentality to come out strong and finish the game
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  Speaker 2: and put them away. So I'll say that.
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  Speaker 1: How much does that believe you guys have built the
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  Speaker 1: last year or so? coming to a game like this
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  Speaker 1: when you're behind?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we have a strong connection in the locker room,
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  Speaker 2: from the older guys to the younger guys. We all
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  Speaker 2: bunting together, shadow boxing all the time, just trying to
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  Speaker 2: build that connection. And on the field, it helps a
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  Speaker 2: lot as well, too, so I'll say that.
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  Speaker 3: Coach McDonnell was talking about just how, just how much
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  Speaker 3: Julian loved beyond what he was doing statistically out there,
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  Speaker 3: how with all the safety injuries, some of the changes
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  Speaker 3: in quarter, how he was keeping everything together. How did
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  Speaker 3: you see that happen on the field tonight with, with
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  Speaker 3: his leadership and, you know, with Rodney making sure he's
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  Speaker 3: in the right spot and the rest of you guys
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  Speaker 3: being able to get all those turnovers?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely a key piece. Um, just preparing throughout the week, um,
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  Speaker 2: watching extra film with you. Um, And just having him
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  Speaker 2: in the meeting rooms, going over schemes and things like that. So,
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  Speaker 2: I'd say he's definitely one of the smartest people in
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  Speaker 2: the room. So, it's definitely a plus to have him
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  Speaker 2: back there with us.
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  Speaker 1: What did you see on the play at the interception?
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  Speaker 2: Shout out Rodney. A tilt pick. And I just happened
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  Speaker 2: to reach back and tip it in and fell in
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  Speaker 2: my hand. So, I'd say that.
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  Speaker 1: The hit Julian had to start the second half, did
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  Speaker 1: that kind of get you guys all fired up? I
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  Speaker 1: know it was a complete pass for them, but he
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  Speaker 1: seemed to really set the tone there.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, yeah. We teach that in E-drill every day, just
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  Speaker 2: the way how we tackle the mentality behind it. And
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  Speaker 2: I'll say that he just so happened to make a
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  Speaker 2: good lick.
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  Speaker 4: Everything that was sort of thrown to you guys, all
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  Speaker 4: the adversity, whether it was Sam going down or just
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  Speaker 4: the way this game started, for you guys to respond, offense, defense, offense,
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  Speaker 4: the way you did, what does that say about the
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  Speaker 4: Seahawks team this year?
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  Speaker 2: Just the next man up mentality. Like I say, Mike
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  Speaker 2: preached about the ready squad all the time and having
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  Speaker 2: guys come up and make plays and just having them
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  Speaker 2: prepared throughout the week. So I'd say that helped a lot.
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  Speaker 1: With this team, it's all about stacking days is the mantra.
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  Speaker 1: To have this many reps, this many big moments for
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  Speaker 1: you this game, what does it mean for your personal
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  Speaker 1: development this year?
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  Speaker 2: It definitely means a lot. Like I say, we're going
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  Speaker 2: to celebrate this win and continue to move forward and
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  Speaker 2: work on next week and our next opponent.
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  Speaker 1: Anything else?
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.