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Jaxon Smith-Njigba On His Three-Touchdown Performance vs. Cardinals · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Oh, it is. It's been a minute. Just opportunities and
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  Speaker 1: just executing. Drew finding me, doing a good job. It
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  Speaker 1: takes all of us. It takes the whole team to
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  Speaker 1: the offensive line, to Cooper Cup doing his job, Rasheed
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  Speaker 1: doing his job, and just execution at the end of
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  Speaker 1: the day. Super happy with how we went out there
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  Speaker 1: and fought for four quarters. We're a four-quarter team. That's
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  Speaker 1: just who we are, and and to God be the
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  Speaker 1: glory for this one. You and Drew haven't played a
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  Speaker 1: lot together, but you've had a lot of success. I
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  Speaker 1: think it's five touchdowns now.
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  Speaker 2: What is it that works between you two?
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  Speaker 1: Man, man, it's hard to break it down, but I mean,
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  Speaker 1: I think it's just something special. I mean, Drew, he
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  Speaker 1: is a special talent and sees the field very well
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  Speaker 1: and can make any throw, and I know he's looking
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  Speaker 1: for me, and I just want to be there for him,
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  Speaker 1: and We've been having a special connection for a minute now,
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  Speaker 1: but I'm super happy the way he just came in
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  Speaker 1: and carried himself and carried this team. It shows time
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  Speaker 1: and time again how good he is.
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  Speaker 2: What happened? Can you walk us through the first touchdown
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  Speaker 2: and how wide open you were?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Double move. Double move, fake the out, the corner bit.
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  Speaker 2: I've got to watch the film.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know if they're in cover four or cover two,
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  Speaker 1: but got a wide open look and just ran the
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  Speaker 1: end zone. Oh man, that's my hooping skills right there.
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  Speaker 1: That's my hooping skills since a jit, they say.
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  Speaker 2: It seems like Drew just kind of extends his arm
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  Speaker 2: and flicks the wrist and it just is kind of effortless.
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  Speaker 2: I'm wondering how you kind of, how would you describe
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  Speaker 2: his ball and what it's like to catch it and
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  Speaker 2: how it's maybe different from other guys?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think Like you said, he can make any throw.
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  Speaker 1: You know, he's just a ball player and a playmaker.
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  Speaker 1: You know, he's going to get it done however, you know,
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  Speaker 1: whatever arm angle he has to do, whatever he has
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  Speaker 1: to do, we know he's going to get the job done. So, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: super happy Tews with us.
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  Speaker 2: You guys pulled away 24-0 in the second half. What
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  Speaker 2: changed for you guys in the second half?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, we're a four-quarter team, and we want to start
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  Speaker 1: fast and we want to control. We want to weather
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  Speaker 1: the storm, but we know that we want to we're
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  Speaker 1: going to play hard for four quarters and a lot
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  Speaker 1: of teams don't want to do that. So that's just
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  Speaker 1: who we are and what we come out and try
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  Speaker 1: to prove every game.
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  Speaker 2: If you go back to the first drive, first quarter,
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  Speaker 2: when Drew came in for Sam and just kind of
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  Speaker 2: the war about him in the huddle and what have you.
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  Speaker 2: And then now he's had this time to practice, be
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  Speaker 2: with you guys compared to like the third quarter, fourth
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  Speaker 2: quarter of, of today do you see any difference or
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  Speaker 2: any evolution from that regard.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah i mean the more reps you get um i
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  Speaker 1: think this week of practice um this week of practice
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  Speaker 1: definitely got us ready um and we know we knew
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  Speaker 1: what to expect with drew and drew was he always
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  Speaker 1: prepares like the one but you know i'm sure it
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  Speaker 1: is a little different coming into the week you know
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  Speaker 1: knowing for sure you're the one and I think we
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  Speaker 1: attacked the week. He attacked the week very well to
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  Speaker 1: set us up for, you know, great opportunities and to win.
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  Speaker 1: The second touchdown, I thought I was getting bracketed and
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  Speaker 1: then they went to cover zero, blitz everybody. I knew
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  Speaker 1: I had the one-on-one and Drew put it in a great,
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  Speaker 1: you know, location for me to catch the ball. Jackson,
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  Speaker 1: the last time you had three touchdowns in a game
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  Speaker 1: was when you and Harvin were teammates back in college.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been a minute. Yeah, so when you look
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  Speaker 2: back on that, you know, what was it like being
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  Speaker 2: in the zone today to that level the same way
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  Speaker 2: that you were in that Rose Bowl game against Utah?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, it was awesome being in that zone,
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  Speaker 1: putting points up for our team. And, you know, whatever
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  Speaker 1: it takes to win, you know, I'm willing to do
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  Speaker 1: whatever it takes. And anytime we get opportunities, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we got to execute and put points on the board.
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  Speaker 1: So with the defense doing what it's doing, is it
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  Speaker 1: easy for you guys to kind of be patient even
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  Speaker 1: if things aren't coming right away, just knowing they're keeping it? Yeah, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Like I said, that's kind of who we are. We're
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  Speaker 1: going to be patient. And like I said, weather the
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  Speaker 1: storm if we have to. We want to start early.
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  Speaker 1: But we know that we're going to be here for
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  Speaker 1: four quarters playing as hard as possible. And that's what
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  Speaker 1: gives me and I believe this team the confidence just
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  Speaker 1: to no, we're going to go out there and win
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  Speaker 1: and do whatever it takes.
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  Speaker 2: You were an X receiver a lot in the first
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  Speaker 2: and you're getting clouded a lot. Were you thinking, Hey,
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  Speaker 2: let me get on the other side where I can like,
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  Speaker 2: like on the third touchdown, what were you feeling like?
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 2: I'm doing my job there over the top of me,
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  Speaker 2: but were you getting antsy to maybe get somewhere else?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, that's just credit to Brian Flores is
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  Speaker 1: putting me in great positions. Um, putting me in different spots,
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  Speaker 1: mixing it up. I always feel like I can line
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  Speaker 1: up X, Z, Y, F, you know, quarterback if I
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  Speaker 1: have to, shit, just to be able to get the
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  Speaker 1: job done. But, yeah, shout out to Brian Flurry, just
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  Speaker 1: mixing it up. And we have the guys that do it,
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  Speaker 1: you know. It takes some intelligence and it takes guys
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  Speaker 1: who are capable of doing it, and we have that
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  Speaker 1: in the room.
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  Speaker 2: Jack, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. Appreciate it.