1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Curious what has been like here for the first two weeks, 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: not really having that number two cornerbacks settled or even 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: sort of shuffling. Uh, I can pour in and out. Yeah, 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: you know, we're we're working through that and and getting 5 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: those both of those guys some reps and and they're 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: both playing hard. And we just got to continue to 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: to grow as a group and and play better as 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: a group and and just continue, um on our journey 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: to to being a really solid secondary. And Ryan Lewis 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: is a guy who I know it's been on the 11 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: practice squad whatever your team from him. Um, really competes hard, 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: you know, and he has um familiarity, familiar familiar errand 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: with the system having been with Pat lash year. Um, 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: he's a guy like again who competes um um, wants 15 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: to do the right thing, plays hard. I really liked 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: the kid. James brad Berry was brought in here to 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: be a you know, a lead cornerback. Things like that. Um, 18 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: it's you often very hard for a guy to live 19 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:57,639 Speaker 1: up to that. And when he comes to a new 20 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: team for a lot of money, what have you seen 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: from him? And it seemed like last game, you know, 22 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: if if you call a cornerback dominant. It seems he 23 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: was sort of like that against Allen Robinson. Um, what 24 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,479 Speaker 1: I can tell you what I've seen from the kid. 25 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: He's a great kid. Um works his butt off and 26 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: you know it doesn't say two words, but just one 27 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: of kind of those lunch pale guys that kind of 28 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: shows up and just kind of quietly goes about his business. Um. 29 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: You know, he he had a very good game last week, 30 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: and we just hope that he builds on that and 31 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: just continues to be to be that guy we saw 32 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 1: last week. How does a guy get into the cornerback 33 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: you know, elite cornerback club. And when he doesn't say 34 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: two words, that's not supposed to be the uh definition 35 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: of the elite cornerback, right. Yeah, he's a little different 36 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: that way. He's built a little differently. Um. But like 37 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: if you ever watch him play, like he just kind 38 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: of quietly goes about his business. Um doesn't say a lot, 39 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: Um doesn't get emotional a lot, just kind of really focused, 40 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: Um and and and detailed and and we just you 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: and continue to grow from from here. Thank you? Is that? Hey? Uh, 42 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: you guys got to like you know, right before the 43 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: season started so you didn't really get that much time 44 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: before he kind of got thrown into the fire. And 45 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: he's been playing quite a bit. You know, his role 46 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: increased in week two. What have you seen out of 47 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: him and in his ability to like learn on the 48 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: fly the way he's kind of had to. Um another 49 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: really good kid, and I think the whole room is 50 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: is a really good room. But but I came in 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: with the mentality that I just want to contribute anyway 52 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: that I can. What tell me what what you need 53 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: me to do, coach, And and that's been his attitude 54 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: day in and day out. Um competed hard on the 55 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: like first on the scout team and showed some things 56 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: there and then you know, caught people's eye and said, 57 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,119 Speaker 1: well let's throw him in and see how he does. 58 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: And then he's done solid job. And then once I've 59 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: been like having a guy like Logan Ryan who you 60 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: obviously can use all over the formation, and how exciting 61 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: is it to have a player like that who can 62 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: who can play so many roles? Yeah, I'm really exciting. Um. 63 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: You know, you hate the reason that he's here, that 64 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: we lost um Xavier Um Um and with the injury, 65 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: but you know, logan brings a veteran presence of veteran 66 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: study um um presence of veteran communication presence um that 67 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: that guy who wants to talk on the field, UM 68 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: wants to lead and and that's been hopeful for our group, 69 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: Thank Trump. All right, Tom, what is Xavier's role right now? Where? 70 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: Where you know? Is he in the meetings? Is he 71 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: uh breaking down the film with you guys? I didn't 72 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: hear the first part. I'm sorry, Xavier, where is he? McKinny? Oh, yeah, 73 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: he is in the meetings. He's in the meetings and 74 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: and breaking down film for us and doing studies and 75 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: things like that. Um, and he's staying locked into it mentally. 76 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: What's he missing? Obviously playing a time and experience, but 77 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: you know, make up that ground, I guess you know. 78 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: To to me like like there's always that level, especially 79 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: for young players that once they get on the grass, 80 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: it's just different. The game is just faster. The players 81 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: are better than and even at you know, playing at 82 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: the level he played at, the players here are gonna 83 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: be the best guys he saw every week. And a 84 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: group of those guys and and they're gonna be efficient 85 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: in what they do so there's always gonna be a 86 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: little bit of when you get in there, the game 87 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: has to slow down for you a little bit um. 88 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: And but you know he's working as hard as he 89 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: can to help facilitate that. But when he gets in 90 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: there's still gonna be a curve where Wow, this this 91 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: stuff is happening fast. Thank you. At Balin coach. You know, 92 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: young guy like Darny Holmes. You know, teams will challenge 93 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: a young corner like that. What are you seeing from 94 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: him after the first couple of weeks. You know, he 95 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: has a really um um even disposition as a player 96 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: that he doesn't get too high, doesn't get too low. 97 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: He's he's really a grind her that he just works 98 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: and competes and everything he does um. And I really 99 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: appreciate that about the kid, that that if he makes 100 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: a mistake, he usually doesn't repeat mistakes. And you know 101 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: rookies are going to make mistakes. It's new stuff that's 102 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: happening and is happening fast. Um. But he usually learns 103 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: from those and and again isn't a mistake repeater. Um. 104 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: So I appreciate that about him. At Leonard Hey, Jerome, Uh, 105 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: one of they ask you about the two plays where 106 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: you know, one in week one at the goal line 107 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: and then the first Bears touchdown this week where you know, 108 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: when the tackling isn't what you wanted to be in 109 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: the back end. Can you chalk that up to that 110 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: the guys having played preseason games and that you know, 111 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: you guys just having had enough live football. I mean, 112 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: how how do you coach that up and make sure 113 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: that doesn't become a trend? Yeah, there's no excuse for that. 114 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: We gotta get that guy. Um, get those players on 115 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: the ground. Um and and I'm not going to give 116 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: them an out and they don't want an out. That 117 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: that we've got to execute at a higher level. It's 118 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: on us to get those players tackled so that we 119 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: can play at least one more snap of defense. Um. 120 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: We took poor angles, um and and we just can't. 121 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: We gotta get that right in practice so that it 122 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: carries over to the game along those lines you mentioned angles. 123 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: So Jabrill Peppers, ever since he's been here, he's obviously 124 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: an aggressive player. He can make plays, but he tends 125 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: to overrun plays. Can you coach that out of a 126 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: guy like you know, his aggressiveness is kind of his strength, 127 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: but sometimes he overruns plays like how do you balance that? Yeah, 128 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,239 Speaker 1: Jabril has done a great job for us, um, Um, 129 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: and he's playing really hard, UM, playing efficient. Um, he 130 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: didn't was was a part of that mistackle and he 131 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: got out a little ahead of it. Um. What we've 132 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: got to learn is good runners in this league don't 133 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: want to be pinned on the sideline. Good runners want 134 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: to cut back to green grass. And so every time 135 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: we approach the sideline tackle, we gotta approach it with 136 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: the awareness of good runners want to continue the game. 137 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: They don't want to pin you to pin him over 138 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: on the sideline. So the good ones in this league 139 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: are gonna put their foot in the ground and come 140 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: back inside. And we just got to know that and 141 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: be prepared for it when it happens. Thank you anything 142 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: else for coach. So I was gonna say, how do 143 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: you think Corey Valentine's played through two weeks? You know 144 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: he's He's gotta finish plays better. He's got had some 145 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: opportunities to to make plays, Um, and we just gotta 146 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: work on the finish of those plays and continue to 147 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: grow him, UM and get him better so that in 148 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: UM in the future, you. We were looking back and 149 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: he's making those plays we need him to make.