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Kenneth Walker III: "The Whole Team Believes In The 1-0 Mentality" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Then from the second running back in uh Seahawk's history
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  Speaker 1: after you're rushing touchdown to the playoff game.
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  Speaker 2: Uh what does that s? What does that mean to you?
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  Speaker 1: What was that to say about the way that your
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  Speaker 1: offense is humming on the ground right now? Uh? First
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  Speaker 1: and foremost, it means a lot. You know, we worked
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  Speaker 1: at it, you know all season. You know, we send
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  Speaker 1: this paying off and Uh, I just gotta give the
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  Speaker 1: credit to.
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  Speaker 2: The old line. They had the holes there and all
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  Speaker 2: I have to do is hit it.
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  Speaker 1: What what do you think you Philly went into this
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  Speaker 1: the last month er, so you guys just really been
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  Speaker 1: where to so well, yeah, it's really just detail and execution. Mean,
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  Speaker 1: we go over it, we watched film and then we
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  Speaker 1: go execute it that practice and uh it shows in
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  Speaker 1: the game.
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  Speaker 2: Do you think your uh vision has improved? You know
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  Speaker 2: vision have seen it and it is that. How does
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  Speaker 2: that happen through tape study or playing with the same guys?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, Yeah, vision improved and just trusting it, you know,
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  Speaker 1: trusting those guys up front, knowing they gonna do their job,
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  Speaker 1: and you know they do their job, and not just
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  Speaker 1: trusted and you know, hit the whole.
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  Speaker 2: How many routs while you're hitting on the parameters. How
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  Speaker 2: big the receivers the tight end topic are they? Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: They real big. You know.
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  Speaker 1: They make man Zac look good, you know, being able
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  Speaker 1: to when.
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  Speaker 2: They blocking, you know, we being able to hit the outside.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, and I feel like that's demoralizing to a defense
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  Speaker 1: and all as an offense.
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  Speaker 2: What were you guys kind of thing in going into
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  Speaker 2: this book? You have a certainty around Sam? Mm.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, we we didn't know if he was gonna play
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  Speaker 1: or not. But uh, you know, we know Drew. He's
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  Speaker 1: been there all all season. So uh we got trusted
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  Speaker 1: Drew as well, so d Drew in j mail. So
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  Speaker 1: luckily he play was able to play and he wasn't hurt.
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  Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying.
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  Speaker 1: Uh, But uh that's the testament to Sam as well
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  Speaker 1: him as a player as a person.
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  Speaker 2: You know, he came out here and fought through that
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  Speaker 2: and uh played with us. What did you guys learn
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  Speaker 2: When were you certain that Sam was going to play?
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  Speaker 2: I found out today, Yeah, I found out today. We
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  Speaker 2: was gonna rally behind him either way, so a lot
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  Speaker 2: of people gonna go and justin out. And then the
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  Speaker 2: role he played as the run game coordinator. Do you
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  Speaker 2: talk about how he's affected the the run game, Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: real detailed.
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  Speaker 1: You know, he got a lot of experience at Old
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  Speaker 1: Line as well. So, uh, with that experience and coming
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  Speaker 1: to the O line room and showing us what they
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  Speaker 1: blocking and what the old line see helps us in
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  Speaker 1: the running back room and what we should be seeing
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  Speaker 1: as well.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, how can how could have day like to day?
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  Speaker 1: Is under five?
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  Speaker 2: You know on the playoff again? Yeah, it feels great.
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  Speaker 1: It always feels great to have a you know, a
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  Speaker 1: day like this. But uh, twelves came out and you know,
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  Speaker 1: supported us, and that means a lot.
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  Speaker 2: I was love that crowd, I mean you but it's
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  Speaker 2: a big games here out of time.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, uh electric you know since the first you know,
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  Speaker 1: she came out here and scored the first tick off.
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  Speaker 1: So definitely electric man, and we need that next week
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  Speaker 1: as well.
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  Speaker 2: What did that kick or turn do for you guys
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  Speaker 2: to start the games? Made us start fast?
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  Speaker 1: You know, got everybody hyped and that's what we need.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, every every game.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, the last CD looks like you hooked the ball
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  Speaker 1: in the stands quite always?
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  Speaker 2: Or editor, how often you you do that? Or have
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  Speaker 2: you ever done that? Or what are you? Are you
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  Speaker 2: just excited there? Yeah? Uh shit, I'll do it more,
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  Speaker 2: but I'll get fine for it. So kay. How much
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  Speaker 2: of it, Swim was just about you? That's talk about
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  Speaker 2: it every practice, every game. How much you just just
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  Speaker 2: think you have it game time? Yeah?
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  Speaker 1: I think that's what you know, the whole team believes in.
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  Speaker 1: Is that winning the mentality. So we got this win,
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  Speaker 1: we gotta you know, focus on the next one, like
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  Speaker 1: the next game and critique our critique our mistakes from today.
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  Speaker 1: When you guys are running the ball out effectively and
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  Speaker 1: physically punishing another team where you're what does that feel
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  Speaker 1: like on the field?
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  Speaker 2: I mean like you feel 'em bending almost or yeah, definitely.
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  Speaker 1: You can see it when they breathing, they tired, you know,
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  Speaker 1: they slow to get up, but you can see it
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  Speaker 1: demoralizing to.
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  Speaker 2: Them and you know, we just gotta keep doing it
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  Speaker 2: and y'a else they sertain thing. It's kind of