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Press Pass | Doug Pederson: "...Bottom Line Is That Win-Loss Column." · Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Do you have an update on Za Walker d Hams.
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  Speaker 1: That's going Tyson, of course, yeah, Zay Uh is still
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  Speaker 1: working through you know, a knee injury. Don't expect him Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: you know, just again hopefully this week next week with
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  Speaker 1: the bye, you know, and and and we'll see where
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  Speaker 1: he's at after that. Uh, Debon Debond's trending well, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, he's practiced full this week. We'll get another
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  Speaker 1: good day uh today, and then we'll see, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we'll see how he feels and where he's at. And Uh,
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  Speaker 1: there's a you know, there's a good chance, you know
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  Speaker 1: that that he could be active for this game. So well,
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  Speaker 1: we'll just see how he does through through today. Walker,
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  Speaker 1: same thing, you know, we'll get through today. He's had
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  Speaker 1: a good week, no setback, so we'll see see where
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  Speaker 1: he's at and make a decision there. Trevor's been good, obviously,
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  Speaker 1: got a good work in yesterday and uh feels feels good. Tyson,
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  Speaker 1: and and and Andre Cisco, we're both practice today. We'll
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  Speaker 1: see where they're at at the end of the day,
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  Speaker 1: make a decision on both of those guys. But trending
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  Speaker 1: in the right direction. Happened by week. Next week play
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  Speaker 1: into the decision on if you would play guys this
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  Speaker 1: week at all a little bit, you know, listen, I
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  Speaker 1: don't want to. I don't want to risk a setback,
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  Speaker 1: you know with anybody. But having having time next week
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  Speaker 1: to fully rest some of these guys too next week
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  Speaker 1: can play into that and really giving them if they
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  Speaker 1: don't play this week, then obviously that's two more weeks, right,
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  Speaker 1: and really three I think about the week of San
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  Speaker 1: Francisco before you play a play a game again. But
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  Speaker 1: the other one is Greg Junior, you know, because we
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  Speaker 1: activated his window, he's practiced full this week. He's getting
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  Speaker 1: close as well. How hard is it to get Devine
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  Speaker 1: physically ready?
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  Speaker 2: Since the I would assume the nature of the practices
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  Speaker 2: this time of year is much different than when you're
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  Speaker 2: in training them.
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  Speaker 1: What sort of the challenge for you guys as a stuff? Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it just really the physicality of practice. You know, you're
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  Speaker 1: you're not in pads like you would be in training
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  Speaker 1: camp or early part of the season as much. And
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  Speaker 1: you know, just that physicality part and just getting his
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  Speaker 1: legs really and it's conditioning to game speed back, you know.
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  Speaker 1: So again, if he's if he's up for this week
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  Speaker 1: then you know, I'm sure we'll keep an eye on him,
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  Speaker 1: you know, and don't want to don't want to much
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  Speaker 1: like smooth right, you know, and in the same type
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  Speaker 1: of things. So you know, we'll keep an eye on
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  Speaker 1: that if if we need to change with playing earlier. No, no,
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  Speaker 1: I'll keep. I'll keep Saturday, you know, the same in Pittsburgh.
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  Speaker 3: I've seen photos of you before the game, kind of
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  Speaker 3: lingering near at the time of we're kind of looking
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  Speaker 3: at the field. What what are you doing in those moments.
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  Speaker 1: Like before the introductions or.
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  Speaker 3: I think they're like even before before the introductions, like
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  Speaker 3: in the time photos of the tunnel.
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  Speaker 1: I think it's probably the introduction. It's waiting for inductions
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  Speaker 1: once we come back out of the field. Don't stumble, Uh,
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  Speaker 1: have anything on my face, No, honestly, you're just thinking
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  Speaker 1: about the start of the game. You know, that's kind
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  Speaker 1: of what I'm going through, and uh, you know, just
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  Speaker 1: any last minute things I might need to tell a
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  Speaker 1: coach once I get out on the sideline and you know,
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  Speaker 1: we get the headset on and just trying to take
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  Speaker 1: a deep breath of excel and enjoy the moment. You
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  Speaker 1: might buy into bullets and board material making a difference
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  Speaker 1: in the game, you know. I think during the week
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  Speaker 1: it can spur some motivation, and maybe early on a
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  Speaker 1: football I think once you kick the ball off and
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  Speaker 1: you play it, it just it's it's a ballgame, you know,
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  Speaker 1: and the guys are playing hard. But you don't ever
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  Speaker 1: want to give too much, you know, information for for
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  Speaker 1: one team. I do think you can, you know, it
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  Speaker 1: could probably maybe motivate a little bit, you know, during
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  Speaker 1: the week. Hope defense made its way back to this
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  Speaker 1: locker room and your guest, I've seen it, but I
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  Speaker 1: haven't heard from the team. I don't know. I'm sure
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  Speaker 1: they've seen it, you know. And look, it's you still
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  Speaker 1: gotta go play. Bottom line, you gotta go play, you know,
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  Speaker 1: And I try to I try to coach our guys.
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  Speaker 1: I know coach Tomlin does the same thing. You coach
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  Speaker 1: your guys not to not to put the information like
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  Speaker 1: that out there and just keep things you know to yourself.
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  Speaker 1: And but at the end of the day, you still
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  Speaker 1: got to go play and and and make plays and execute.
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  Speaker 1: And you know that's what it comes down to.
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  Speaker 3: How much are those stats to you? The past defense
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  Speaker 3: thirty firsts in the league. But it doesn't look like
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  Speaker 3: that when you watch the games. How have you seen
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  Speaker 3: that sort of play out for your past?
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  Speaker 1: It's it's a little interesting, right, you know. Numbers are
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  Speaker 1: one way, interceptions or another way, you know, things of
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  Speaker 1: that nature. I think the bottom line is that that
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  Speaker 1: win lost column. You know, if you got more points
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  Speaker 1: at the end of the game than your opponent, you've
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  Speaker 1: done something right. You know. Uh, coach a Super Bowl
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  Speaker 1: game a couple of years ago, and yards and everything,
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  Speaker 1: you know, we're way out of whack and you know whatnot,
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  Speaker 1: but you know it, it's something you've got to be
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  Speaker 1: concerned with obviously, you know. You know it, pass rush right,
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  Speaker 1: affecting the quarterback, secondary, injuries, all kinds of things play
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  Speaker 1: into into a lot of things as a you know,
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  Speaker 1: a team like New Orleans a week ago, they were
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  Speaker 1: in the two minute situation a lot in the second half.
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  Speaker 1: They were playing hurry up tempo, so everything was a
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  Speaker 1: pass you know, So situation of the game can dictate
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  Speaker 1: that as well.
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  Speaker 2: Pretty deadlines a few days away. I know that's more
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  Speaker 2: trying jurisdiction, but do you still have to be mindful
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  Speaker 2: of the kind of personalities just in general when you're
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  Speaker 2: adding to the locker room that they don't mess up
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  Speaker 2: the vibe there or do you feel like the culture
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  Speaker 2: is so set that you guys can really bring in.
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  Speaker 1: No, I do believe you have to consider the culture
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  Speaker 1: of the team, you know, And and anytime you get
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  Speaker 1: to that mid season point and you bring someone new,
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  Speaker 1: you know, who you think is going to help you offensively, defensively,
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  Speaker 1: whatever it is. You know, I think about the players
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  Speaker 1: in the locker room. How is that going to affect them,
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  Speaker 1: And how's it going to affect a particular room, you know,
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  Speaker 1: And so those are all things we take a look at,
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  Speaker 1: you know, in factor in. But if you are going
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  Speaker 1: to make a move, obviously this player you know is
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  Speaker 1: coming in to help you right in an area of
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  Speaker 1: possible need or something like that. And so you know,
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  Speaker 1: you just make sure though that your guys are in
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  Speaker 1: our and our culture strong here. So I think we
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  Speaker 1: could absorb something like that, you know, if it happens,
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  Speaker 1: But it's definitely mind I'm mindful of it, you know.
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  Speaker 1: As as we get closer to the deadline,