1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Presspass podcast is Monday, October thirteenth. 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: The Ravens dropped to one to five after losing to 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: the La Rams seventeen to three on Sunday. It's now 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: the team's bye weekend. Head coach John Harball talk with 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: the media on Monday about the areas of focus and 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: what the Ravens needs do to turn their season around. 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 2: Okay, good scene, everybody appreciate you being here once again 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: and a lot of work and you're going to do 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: a bye week now, our focus going forward and what 10 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 2: we can accomplish for the next eleven games and try 11 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: to earn our way into the playoffs, which obviously has 12 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: pointed out last night has not been done very often 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: with the record we have, but we still believe we 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: can do it. And really all the focus goes to 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: really two things, the bye week and working through every 16 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: aspect and issue that we can find every way we 17 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: can be at our best going forward with the players 18 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: we have. It's going to be good to get players back, 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: and then how we organize ourselves and craft our schemes 20 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 2: and then also how we work on them for the 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: next two days in training camp, or in the bye week, 22 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: like I guess you treat like a training camp maybe, 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: but in the bye week to build those things into 24 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 2: our offense, defense, and special teams and then focus on 25 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 2: the Bears game, you know, and being the best team 26 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: we can be to win that game. What questions you have, John, 27 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: as far as the pass rush. 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 3: Now that you know Adapi has treated and Davis is. 29 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 4: Hurt, you know how big of a challenge we are going 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 4: to be and generate some pressure coming off the edges. 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 2: Now, well, I mean it's been a challenge all year 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 2: to generate pressure, So you know we're gonna have to 33 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: manufacture pressure. I think we talked about that the last 34 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: couple of weeks. But also our guys are gonna have 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: to step up and create pressure on the four man rush. 36 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: We do it with simulator pressures too. A lot of 37 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: times we did that in the game. We were able 38 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: to move Stafford out of the pocket a few times 39 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: and hurry them up a few times, which I thought 40 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: was really good even with four man rushes and sims. 41 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: But we also had a few blitches in there too 42 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: that we're good. So we've got to build off those 43 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: things and and do the job with the guys that 44 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 2: we have, John. 45 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 4: He said to Tays is broken. Is that a season 46 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: ending Ajory and you can come back? 47 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: Thanks you Franks that No, it's not. We found out 48 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: it's going to be six to eight weeks, very similar 49 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: to Isaiah likely, so he will be back during the season. 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 3: Yes, related to that whole situation. 51 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 5: Is there updated as Isaac or what did is he 52 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 5: season for the Isaacca? 53 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 3: Is he annoyserged on a love or something? Is he 54 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 3: finished for the year. 55 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 2: He's not finished for the year. They're talking about maybe 56 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: mid November, late November for for Isaac. Possibly. Yes. 57 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 4: My week is the guys will remain around for a 58 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 4: couple of days and then set them for you. 59 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: Is that different or is that standard from past year? 60 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: It's been different different years. You know, we're going to 61 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: be practicing. It's an early bye week this year, but 62 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 2: we'll be going Tuesday and Wednesday with practice. Will also 63 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: be doing our study all through the weeks coaches and 64 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: working really hard. 65 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 6: John, do you sense that, I mean, with the injury 66 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 6: to Robinson and always traded, you've only got three guys. 67 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 3: Three outside linebackers on the fifty three. Do you anticipate looking. 68 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 6: Outside of the organization, promoting from within, and I assume 69 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 6: you won't go what with just three? 70 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, all the above. I would say, we have we 71 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: have a couple of guys that we like on the 72 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: practice squad right now that are doing really well. So 73 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: I wouldn't mind giving those guys a shot. One of 74 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: those guys at least, So that's no option number one, 75 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: the most obvious option, and then there's the other options 76 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: you're talking about are certainly on the table. 77 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 7: Last year, as far as gold to good situations, you 78 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 7: guys were among the most efficient. 79 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 3: This year, not so much. 80 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 8: What do you feel has been the biggest change from 81 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 8: because it's so streme the biggest change for me last 82 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 8: year to this year. 83 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I don't know the exact comparison from 84 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 2: last year this year. It's hard to say. Obviously, the 85 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: biggest change is we're not effective. I mean, it's just 86 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: it's been it's been ineffective basically, and that's been I'd 87 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: have to say, it's been surprising. You know, we have 88 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: not been able to punch the ball in which last 89 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: year we were able to do it. So we're looking 90 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: at every aspect of it. Scheme keeping people more off balance, 91 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: effectively running a quarterback sneak, which was really disappointing. You know, 92 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: we we've had we've had a couple of situations this 93 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 2: year where we took the ball off the line of 94 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: scrimmage down there and didn't get in. So sometimes you say, 95 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 2: keep it simple and sneak it in, you know, and 96 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 2: but they were loaded up for it, but you still 97 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 2: should be able to push it in there, and then 98 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 2: not not executing the play for the front that we wanted, 99 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 2: and just not executing it the way we didn't block 100 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 2: it very very completely well. So all those things, I 101 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 2: think that's pretty much been the situation all the way through. 102 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 2: If you look at all the all the situations where 103 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: we didn't get in down there from the one or 104 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 2: two yard line, it's been basically the same. So we 105 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: got to work on that really hard. I mean, that's 106 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: like the number one thing in my mind on offense 107 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: is short yardage and goal line. We should be better. 108 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 2: We should be way better, way better than we are. 109 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: I mean, we've been We've never struggled in those areas, 110 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 2: and I don't really understand why we are. I mean 111 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 2: I do, I look at the plays, but you want 112 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 2: to step back and say why is this happening? And 113 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: we're just not getting the job done. You know, So 114 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 2: if we want to be the kind of team that 115 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 2: we have, if we want to have a chance, we 116 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: got to get that fixed. I mean, that should have 117 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: been fixed. We've been talking about fixing it for weeks, 118 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 2: and we've been trying to fix it for weeks, but 119 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 2: we haven't done a good job. 120 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 3: So let's push. 121 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 9: I know you have mentioned you guys not getting to 122 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 9: push up front, that you felt like you needed to 123 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 9: make that play successful. But I'm just curious what goes 124 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 9: into marking? Why Mark Andrews as that guy as opposed 125 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 9: to like, I guess a guy like Derrick Henry in 126 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 9: that spinal. 127 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 2: Derrick Henry under there, No, it marked the guy. He's 128 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: a good ballhand or he's been doing it. I mean 129 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 2: Mark versus Derek. You know, I think Mark is a 130 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: guy that's we like Mark doing it. You know, he's 131 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 2: he's a good ballhandler and he's had experienced doing it. 132 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 2: Derek is that I know I was never taken a 133 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 2: snap under center, you know, so we'd have to teach 134 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: him how to do that. Why why Derek over Mark? 135 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 2: You know, why would that be better. So I think 136 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: Mark's done a good job with it. We have, Charlie's 137 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 2: done it before. They've been successful a bunch of times. Derek, 138 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 2: that would I don't know where that idea comes from, 139 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 2: but that that wouldn't be a thought. No, that would 140 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 2: not be a thought. That's not something we thought about doing. 141 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 10: You moving forward with it, you'll give you'll continue to 142 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 10: utilize the touch push. 143 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 3: Why'd you try it with a difference, Well, we did it. 144 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 2: We did it later in the game and we got 145 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 2: on third and one. 146 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 10: With along those lines, I know he said, guys are 147 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 10: always under evaluation, You're always looking at it. Are you 148 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 10: considering any changes on the offensive line with you know, 149 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 10: given a guy like Emery once he's you know, fully 150 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 10: back and I know he's full back, but or or 151 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 10: bullocks or any of those. 152 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, we're absolutely we're considering those kind of options 153 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 2: for sure. And that's that's kind of what the bye 154 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 2: week is for. I think it helps you with that. 155 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 2: Those guys will get a chance to practice on Tuesday 156 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 2: and Wednesday, which will be good for us to get 157 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 2: those guys out there and see him. I mean Emory 158 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 2: for instance. You know he's a young dude, he's only 159 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: been practicing for like a week, so there's a lot 160 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: that goes into knowing what you're supposed to do under 161 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 2: fire and pass protection. He hasn't done any pass protection 162 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 2: yet because of his shoulders, so he hasn't This will 163 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: be the first week I'll have a chance to do 164 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 2: pass protection. He hasn't been able to do that until 165 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: up till now, so you can kind of see the 166 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: challenges there with that. But we're trying to get him 167 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: up speed as quick as we possibly can, and so 168 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: he's he's up. We wouldn't put a player out there 169 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: until they're ready to be successful. That wouldn't be fair 170 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 2: to the player or to the team, or the fans 171 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: or anybody. But as soon as we feel like a 172 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 2: guy like him or anybody else is really ready or 173 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 2: the best guy for it, we would do it. We 174 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 2: do have a couple veteran guys that could at that 175 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: in the offensive line that have been practicing that would 176 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: have a shot that will take a look at this 177 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,679 Speaker 2: week and see how they look. And that stuff's definitely 178 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 2: on the table of the offensive. 179 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 4: Line that's been appreciated. It's now with Ronnie where he's 180 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 4: either had to leave early or he's an active against 181 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 4: house team. 182 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 5: We all know his history with the ankle and the 183 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 5: surgeries in the past. 184 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 4: Is this related to that in a big picture, you know, 185 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 4: chronic type things or a new injury. 186 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 2: You know, Hey, it's the ankle. You know, it's the ankle. 187 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: So it's it's structurally good, or we wouldn't be out 188 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: there playing. But it's just it becomes a matter of, 189 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 2: you know, his ability to to perform on it, you know, 190 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: and that's kind of the only person that knows that 191 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: is the player, you know, so you've kind of you've 192 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 2: got to go by that. But he's fighting to get 193 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:46,839 Speaker 2: out there and play, and he played about a quarter 194 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 2: and a half and so that was I was appreciative 195 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: of that. You know. But you know, we're having Ronnie 196 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: Stanley out there is a big deal. I mean it's 197 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 2: a really really big deal. So, you know, I think 198 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 2: it's probably true for most teams. You know, offensive linemen, 199 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: you know, they're important, and if you don't have your 200 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 2: best guys out there, that's challenging, especially at left tackle. 201 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 2: So this is going to be an important week for him, 202 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 2: I would think, you know, he's just a chance for 203 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 2: him to maybe maybe get that thing a little more 204 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 2: heeled up, you know. And I'll tell you this, he's 205 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 2: working really hard at and he really wants to be 206 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 2: out there, and I appreciate his effort and his toughness 207 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 2: and all those things. 208 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 4: When you took us through those goal in plays yesterday, 209 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 4: you said, some of it is just you got to 210 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 4: get pad in your padd and win. As a coach, 211 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 4: how do you address that sort of thing with especially 212 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 4: veteran players who've been doing that their whole careers. 213 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's it's always a fight, like it's 214 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: not just it's the other team's getting pad in her 215 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 2: pad too, So how do you address it? You know, 216 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: they were stacked up to stop that play because we 217 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 2: didn't really have an option off of the play, So 218 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 2: I give him credit for that. So it was definitely 219 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 2: running the play uphill. So you know, we do we 220 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: acknowledge that if if if, if he check stop, get 221 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 2: out of the play, whatever you want to do, you 222 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 2: can do that. But we still thought we could get 223 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 2: it there. We felt like we could move it, you know, 224 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: half a yard to a yard, and we just decided 225 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 2: we were going to try to run it in and 226 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 2: you know that it didn't work, so we got to 227 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 2: rethink it. We really have to rethink it, and we're 228 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: disappointed didn't happen. I mean, to me, the game, the 229 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 2: game turned right there. Then it turned the next you know, 230 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 2: the start of the second half. Uh with with the 231 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 2: uh you know, if you turn the ball over and 232 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 2: the next thing you know, it's it's fourteen points, just 233 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: like that. So that's that's the biggest the biggest thing 234 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 2: to me, that that's where it turns. So if you 235 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 2: look at that game, we played a really good football 236 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 2: game in a lot of ways. I mean, I think 237 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 2: our defense played well across the board. Our offense really 238 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 2: played well. We had over eighty plays. You know, we've 239 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 2: been struggling. We talked about getting plays. We had had 240 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: what fifty plays average. You know, we have over eighty 241 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: plays against a really good defense. We moved the ball, 242 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 2: we moved the change on the ball exceptionally well. We 243 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 2: we revamped a few things offensively on the run. I 244 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 2: thought we did a really good job with that. But 245 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: you know, we had penalties. We had certain penalties that 246 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 2: were you know, they're they're close penalties, but they get 247 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: called and then they set you back so that probably 248 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 2: costs us anywhere from you know, seven to ten to 249 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 2: fourteen points with those penalties and those two drives. Then 250 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 2: then you get the ball in a great field, you 251 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 2: get a stop, you get a punt return, you get 252 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 2: good field position, you move, you march the ball down 253 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 2: to the to the one inside the one yard line 254 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 2: at the end of the half, and you got a chance. 255 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 2: You should be coming away with seven there, you know, 256 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 2: and it was right to go for it. But you 257 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 2: get to come away with nothing. So there's another seven points, right, 258 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 2: and then we come out and they go down and score. Unfortunately, 259 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 2: would have liked to have stopped that drive somewhere along 260 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 2: the way, but we didn't. And then we turn the 261 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 2: ball over and now they go score. And that's really 262 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 2: at the end of the day where we were at. 263 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 2: That was probably the game. You know, we still fought, 264 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: but we just we did we took we took the 265 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 2: opportunities to score the points away from ourselves, and that's 266 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 2: what you can't do. So that's where we just need 267 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 2: to get better. But I do like the fact that 268 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 2: we operated as an offense, you know, with with with 269 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 2: with Cooper and with Tyler out there. Uh, pretty efficiently. 270 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: We wanted to be more efficient, and we were pretty efficient. 271 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 2: I'd say we were very efficient actually, but we still 272 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 2: we did the things you can't do. We committed penalties 273 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: and you and you turn the ball over and that hurt. 274 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 7: Us about a love Gilden being here and there. 275 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 4: Safety looks when you watch that game again with what's 276 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 4: your take on how it worked? 277 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 2: I thought it worked very well. I was really happy 278 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 2: with it. I think it's it's you guys have all 279 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: seen this enough. You know you kind of know how 280 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 2: that operates for us. So that was that was a 281 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 2: big plus, a big plus. I'm excited about it going forward. 282 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 2: I feel really good about what we can do defensively, 283 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 2: like we have a little more versatility back, a little 284 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: more versatility back with our eyes. It kind of gives 285 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 2: us a chance to lean into things we'd like to 286 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 2: do defensively more. It should help us a lot. 287 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 3: Get out of that game physically, okay. 288 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 2: You did, Marlin got out of the game physically okay? Yes. 289 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 11: Trying to talk about believing that you can still make 290 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 11: the playoffs and how much Lamar's potential return at aachology 291 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 11: guys kind of looking into string. 292 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: Well, I'm leaning into that pretty hard. How much are 293 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 2: you leaning in I'm sorry, go ahead, I'm restate. How 294 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 2: much are you. 295 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: Hoping that I can sort of jump. 296 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 2: Start your team psychologically? How much am I leaning into 297 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 2: Lamar coming back and playing. Yeah, i'd have to. If 298 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 2: I was on the couch with a psychiatrist right now, 299 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 2: if I was spilling spilling it, I would have to say, 300 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 2: I'm leaning really harder to that, really hard. Yeah, for 301 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 2: for any kind of psychological wellbeing, spiritual wellbeing, I'm leaning 302 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 2: hard on that happening. So I'm I'm very hopeful that 303 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 2: that happens. 304 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 6: My decision to deactivating Peoples and kind of go short alone, 305 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 6: I mean, to your defensive line while. 306 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 2: Leave each year up, oh, leaving Zai Europe well. 307 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 6: Going with Alexander active, he didn't play a snaps and 308 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 6: then but deactivating. 309 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 2: Peoples, Yeah, uh. I think he just kind of feel like, 310 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 2: you go with the guys give you the best chance. 311 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 2: And I felt like, I think we felt like we 312 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 2: kind of as we needed maybe Jair possibly somebody gets 313 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 2: necked up. We needed the corner. You had to have 314 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 2: the corner against these guys, and I felt like we 315 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: could get by with our fronts with four defensive linemen. Really, 316 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 2: I mean it's a it's a it's a three wide 317 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 2: receiver offense. They put two tight ends in there. Sometimes 318 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: you know they'll go they'll go twelve a little bit, 319 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 2: but it's not really what they do. So you didn't 320 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 2: really feel like you could. You felt like you could 321 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 2: live with unless the line. Plus, you know, down Tavi's 322 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: got hurt, but you can kick him down inside and 323 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: Peoples is really not really a run stop on D 324 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: lineman anyway, So if you're gonna go, if you're gonna 325 00:14:58,320 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: go with another D lineman, you'd want to go with 326 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: a guy anyway, because Tavis can rush inside as well, 327 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 2: and all of our defensive ends can go inside and rush. 328 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 2: So we just felt like the corner gave us a 329 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: little more if somebody got hurt. 330 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 4: Because obviously added a Qui I took a roster with 331 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 4: the various fascinations. Has he impressed her over the last 332 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 4: couple of weeks and for showing that he really can 333 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 4: be a player in this league now was supposed to 334 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 4: its future. 335 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 2: I think he's come a long way, Chiles, He's come 336 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 2: a long way. I mean to see him where he's 337 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 2: at right now compared to where he was when he 338 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 2: got here, is just unbelievable. It's night and day. He's 339 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 2: really done a great job. I got to give him credit. 340 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 2: I got to give a coach, Dennis Johnson credit, done 341 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: a great job with him. For him to be playing, 342 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: you know, really good solid football in there, good run 343 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 2: defense and getting some pocket push too, is is pretty impressive. 344 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 2: And you know, John Jenkins has done a really nice job. 345 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 2: You got to give herb a hand for the job 346 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 2: he's done in there. I mean, Travis had a really 347 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: good game. I just think all those guys played really well. 348 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 2: And you know, we still we still could, you know, 349 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 2: we still we can bring back on the practice squad 350 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 2: some guys, you know, for defensive line, or bring some 351 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: guys up or whatever. We can still use those guys. 352 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 2: But but I think for him coming through force the 353 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 2: way he did, it's been kind of a real blessing. 354 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 2: It's not something we really expected to have happen. 355 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 7: We touched on the turnover a little bit, but now 356 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 7: I think three last time, three three on Sunday. I 357 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 7: know every turnover and you can go throughly and judge 358 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 7: it each way, but just in general, I mean. 359 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 3: Is there a way to try that limit? Is it 360 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 3: just going over film? 361 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 7: Is do you find it's more physical or would mental 362 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 7: mistakes and happening or what would you take one? 363 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 2: I think it's more physical. I mean to me, it's 364 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 2: like it's it couldn't be more emphasized in practice or games. 365 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 2: It just couldn't be, you know, but we're going to 366 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 2: have to find a way to make it more important 367 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: because it's happening too much. I mean, you can't win 368 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 2: by turning the ball over. You know, you can't win 369 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 2: by not getting turnovers, and we have gotten tournaments. You 370 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 2: want to look at why the record is the way 371 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: it is to start with that, I mean, that's that's 372 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 2: the main thing. And we knew that, and we knew 373 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 2: that coming out of the season last year, and that's 374 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: why we made such a big important emphasis on it. 375 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 2: So we just have to get there as a team, 376 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 2: like when we fit, when we find our when we 377 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 2: find ourselves that way, when we when we are able 378 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 2: to protect the football, especially like we've never been a 379 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 2: team that fumbles a lot. You know, we've had fumbles, 380 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 2: but we've never been a fumbling team. Now all of 381 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 2: a sudden, we fumble you know, that's that's surprising, but 382 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 2: it's it's happening way too much. So it's got to stop. 383 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 2: And that's that's the responsibility of everybody. But it's mainly 384 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 2: the responsibility of the person who has the ball in 385 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 2: their hands, you know, and they all know that, and 386 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 2: they're very conscientious. So it's got to get done. 387 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 3: And then you guys, aren't really a team that crumbles 388 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 3: a lot. Obviously, Derek sound fumbles a lot when it's 389 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 3: people who already know the technique. 390 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 4: Is it more mental and how do you like the 391 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 4: mentality part of the turnover or a critical situation? 392 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 2: Uh, it's it's a hard thing to judge because there's 393 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 2: no way to know the answer to that. You know, 394 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 2: it's a great question, but there's way to know what 395 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 2: degree it is. It's just you coach. You coach the result. 396 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 2: You know, you coach the technique of it, you coach 397 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: the the mental part of it in terms of being 398 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 2: conscious about it, you know, being very conscientious about it, 399 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: which which they are. But you got to think about 400 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 2: it in battle. Like if you watch Derek during this 401 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 2: last game, he did a great job. You know, he 402 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 2: was he was running that ball hard. There were he 403 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 2: was getting hit from every different direction and and the 404 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: ball was completely secure in there, and I think he 405 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 2: did a great job. So there's an example of you know, success, 406 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 2: success with that. So that's just something everybody's got to 407 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 2: everybody's got to be one completely and fully locked in 408 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 2: on which is protecting the football. 409 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 8: The raven claw is that would tell you hold the ball. 410 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the raven claws. It's it's there's five 411 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: points of contact on the football. You know your your 412 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 2: your your hand is always going to be above your 413 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 2: elbow and your elbow is going to be tucked. And 414 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,360 Speaker 2: then the raven claw is is to lock it in 415 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,719 Speaker 2: like this over the top when you're in traffic. So 416 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 2: that's what we teach that ball is not coming out. 417 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,239 Speaker 2: Usually when the ball comes out is when guys are 418 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 2: in awkward situations. If you if you study it, a 419 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 2: lot of the balls get punched out when guys are 420 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 2: going to the ground forward and the bottom level get 421 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 2: gets away from the body and the and they go 422 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 2: down and hit the ground and the ball gets punched 423 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 2: out because it's not tight. So it happened to our 424 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 2: punt returner in this last game, or or when a 425 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 2: guy's making a cut, he's moving and the ball, the 426 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 2: ball comes off the body just a little bit, and 427 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 2: the timing of the punch happens at that point in time. 428 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 2: So if you watch most turnovers, just kind of those 429 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 2: kind of situations. 430 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 10: Now that he's practiced a few days, is it's still 431 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 10: your thought that Patrick Ricard is trending toward playing against Chicago. 432 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 2: I don't know. I don't know. It's it's it's the 433 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 2: way it works, the way the injury is is uh, 434 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 2: it's it's pretty much recovered from a from that kind 435 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 2: of a standpoint, it's just a matter of him being 436 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 2: comfortable with his level of strength and his ability to perform. 437 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 2: I mean, it's him being able to get out there 438 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 2: and push himself through practice and feel like it's going 439 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 2: to stay healthy, feel like he can move and on 440 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,360 Speaker 2: change direction and power into people. I mean, it's really 441 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 2: up to him. I mean, the only thing we can 442 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 2: do is ask him how he's doing, how he's feeling, 443 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 2: and how if he can push himself to do more 444 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 2: or not, because it's it's his calf, you know, So 445 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 2: that's all we can do right now. So I can't 446 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 2: really make any promises. 447 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,360 Speaker 5: You have a team that's struggling like this, wasn't expecting 448 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 5: to struggle like this. People will ask about leadership coaches 449 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 5: that players, But from your experience looking at player of leadership, 450 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 5: how has that been these last few weeks of guys 451 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 5: building each other, accountable, et cetera, and moving forward as 452 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 5: to come out of the body knowing what kind of 453 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 5: run you have to go on? 454 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 4: What do you want to see from player of leadership 455 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 4: to achieve that? 456 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 2: Well, it's definitely really important. I mean, I think you're 457 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: exactly right to point that out. That's got to be 458 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 2: a critical thing. It's something that we work on all 459 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 2: the time. You know. It's I believe in our guys, 460 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 2: you know, I really I really like our guys. I 461 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 2: have great respect for our guys. I think our guys 462 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 2: are really special people, you know, And I think if 463 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 2: you looked at every one of those guys that you're 464 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: talking about, the veteran leaders that you know, you could 465 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 2: see why I would say that. And so but working 466 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 2: on that because when you when you face adversity like this, 467 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 2: you know, in football, just like in life, we say 468 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,199 Speaker 2: all the time, but it's true. And that's why you 469 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 2: ask the question, Because we all live our lives. It's 470 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 2: it's something you have to really be intentional about, you know, 471 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 2: and you have to talk to people about and ask 472 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: them how they're doing, and see what they're thinking and 473 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 2: what they can do, what they think they can do, 474 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 2: what they think needs to be done. What the best 475 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 2: way is to say things are to approach things and 476 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 2: try to help with that as much as you can, 477 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 2: you know, when you're in this kind of position. So 478 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: that's what I try to do. I think. I think 479 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 2: it's really important to try to do that. So I 480 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: feel I feel like we're going to get great, great 481 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 2: veteran leadership. I believe that, and we're going to have 482 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 2: to to your point, I mean, that's going to be 483 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 2: nothing's gonna be more important than that. 484 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 3: John Along those lines, when you have. 485 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 10: A group of guys who have very high expectations and 486 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 10: then you take say penalties and other sort of self 487 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 10: afflicted things among other things, if you've gotten any sense 488 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 10: that there is sometimes it's almost a snowball effect where 489 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 10: you know guys are maybe thinking too much or or 490 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 10: sort of almost afraid to make a mistake. If that 491 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 10: makes sense. 492 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 2: I think it's a fair question because it feels that way. 493 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 2: You know. It's like the old Jerry Coleman momentum question 494 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 2: from way back when, and. 495 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 3: I don't see that transition kind of. 496 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 2: Well, then there's something to it. I do think there's 497 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 2: something to it, you know, and you've got to you've 498 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 2: got to find a way to put a stop to 499 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 2: it and kind of get it moving the other way. 500 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 2: And sometimes you feel like the all go against you, 501 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 2: you know, and it just feels that way. It's a 502 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 2: little bit tight of a call and you get it 503 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: against you and they don't get it against them, and 504 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 2: it looks the same, you know, and you just can't 505 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 2: you can't go down that road. You can't live there 506 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 2: because it's just the way it is. You just got 507 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 2: to you got to fight to play clean football, you know, 508 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 2: and do the best you can to play to play 509 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 2: clean football so they just can't call it for something. 510 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 2: And we try to coach all those type of scenarios, 511 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 2: whether it's you know, downfield blocks when you know, it's 512 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 2: no different on special teams at block in the back 513 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 2: as it is with offense. You know, you've got to 514 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 2: find a way to kind of just keep coaching those 515 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 2: things and talking to the guys about those things and 516 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 2: drilling those things, because the momentum does start to swing 517 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 2: if you if you keep coaching and you keep teaching, 518 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 2: and the guys want to and the guys want to 519 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: get better, which our guys do. So that's that's all 520 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 2: you can do. That's all you have to do. You 521 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 2: just have to keep after it, you know, and try 522 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 2: to do things the right way. 523 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 8: I know you do a lot of studies, especially with 524 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 8: injury prevention or try to decrease it. But do you 525 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 8: sometimes feel that, you know, it's just certain units that 526 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 8: you just come and beat. Snake bitten sometimes? I mean 527 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 8: doesn't feel that way. 528 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 2: Sometimes it feels that way, Yeah, it does. It does 529 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 2: feel that way sometimes. I mean I think when you 530 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 2: get things like like a broken foot, you know, those 531 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 2: kind of things are they definitely have to do with 532 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 2: luck a lot of times. The soft tissue things, you 533 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 2: can usually trace those a little bit. Like our performance 534 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:28,879 Speaker 2: director he he chases he he he traces those things, 535 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 2: and I think he has a pretty good understanding of 536 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 2: you know why we had a couple of the soft 537 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 2: tissue things. Uh so we can kind of monitor that 538 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:36,959 Speaker 2: kind of stuff. 539 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 9: This Cooper rush steal or second string. Is he still 540 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 9: a second string quarters? It's Cooper rush Stale the second 541 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 9: string quarterback. 542 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 2: Cooper Rushed the second string quarterback. I'm gonna say yes, 543 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,199 Speaker 2: But I would also say that we've got we've got 544 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 2: two backup quarterbacks. I believe that, you know, and we're 545 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 2: gonna have to see how we want to do the roster. 546 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 2: You know, I talked to Eric about that too, So 547 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 2: I think Tyler's in the conversation just like he was 548 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 2: in the game. And you know, to be clear, I mean, 549 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 2: everybody knew what the plan was as far as the 550 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 2: possibility of both guys playing in the game. Since you 551 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 2: haven't asked it yet, I might as well because I 552 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 2: saw the quote. But you know, Cooper knew that was 553 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: going to be a possibility, and it was going to 554 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 2: be based on the circumstances of the game, which you 555 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 2: know that I think anybody can imagine what they might 556 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: have been. You know, if we if we're scoring those 557 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 2: points and we don't have the fumbles, and we scored 558 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 2: at the end of the half, and we're playing a 559 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 2: game with the lead, you know, probably nothing changes. You know, 560 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 2: we probably play that game if we're having trouble running 561 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 2: the ball then uh, you know, it would have been 562 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: bringing Tyler and some of the quarterback driven stuff along 563 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 2: with the rest of the offense. That was on my 564 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 2: mind as a possibility, but we weren't. We were on 565 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 2: the ball great or if we get behind and you 566 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 2: have the ability for Tyler to make some things happen 567 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 2: passing game and with his legs, that's a possibility too. 568 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 2: So those are those are just the front up. Those 569 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 2: are the scenarios that you can bring Tyler in on, 570 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 2: and that was going to be something I was thinking 571 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 2: about doing. So you could have seen Tyler early, especially 572 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 2: if the run game was struggling. That was kind of 573 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 2: my thinking early. So you can see why in the game. 574 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 2: Why I did it, I think, you know, when you 575 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 2: look at the way the game went, I think it 576 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 2: makes sense. I don't think it would have made sense 577 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 2: the way the first half was going up until halftime. 578 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 2: You know, we we were doing we were doing well. 579 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 2: We just had the penalties that held us back. So 580 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 2: that's how it went. And both quarterbacks were one hundred 581 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 2: percent fully aware of that. 582 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 6: And do you have Mike Tomlinson kind of miffed about 583 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 6: the flock of trade today and he said it publicly? 584 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 3: Does that trade? Did that resonate with you? 585 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 6: Do you have any issue with maybe making injured division 586 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 6: trade with at a position like quarterback. 587 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 2: I didn't think about it that much, probably because we 588 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 2: don't play the Browns of the Bengals for four or 589 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 2: five weeks or something like that, so I can't say 590 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 2: that was on my mind. I was surprised, I will 591 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 2: be I will say that I was surprised, like, wow, 592 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 2: you know, Joe's going to the Bengals. You know, that 593 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 2: would be about as much as I would say I 594 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 2: thought about it. 595 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 10: A lot of questions about how other coach and your 596 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 10: players are holding up. 597 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: How about you? 598 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 3: I mean, you haven't been through. 599 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 6: Something like this in about ten years, and I'm sure 600 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 6: you hear some of the band's frustration and all that. 601 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 3: I'm sure you share that frustration. 602 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 6: So how's it been going for you trying to deal 603 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 6: with this with the expectation's coming. 604 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 2: Into the season right Thanks for asking that. I appreciate it. 605 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 2: It's been just tested. It's been a test, you know, 606 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 2: it's been a test of faith, you know in your family. Obviously, 607 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 2: it's a test for your family and a test for 608 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 2: everybody in the building, you know, And I think what 609 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 2: I really try to be intentional about is continuing to 610 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:44,719 Speaker 2: respect people and to treat people the right way on 611 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 2: our team and in the building and our coaching staff 612 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 2: who are giving everything they've got every single day to 613 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 2: be the very best they can be. And I think 614 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 2: I really I just want to be really conscientious of 615 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 2: the fact that as a leader, you owe your people 616 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 2: that because as a leader that you're you're here to 617 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 2: serve them and to help them and do everything you 618 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 2: can to put people in the best position to be 619 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:10,199 Speaker 2: successful with their jobs and to support them and to 620 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 2: you know, be honest with them too. Sure, And that's 621 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 2: a big part of it. I think everybody, all the 622 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 2: guys would tell you that I'm very honest and up 623 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 2: front and direct about whatever it might be, but do 624 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 2: it in a way and do it in a way 625 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 2: that's very respectful and appreciative of the of the amazing 626 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 2: talent that we have. And that's the other thing, is like, 627 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 2: if I didn't think we had the talent or the ability, 628 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 2: or the work ethic or the or the care factor 629 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 2: from everybody in the building, then I wouldn't be as 630 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 2: optimistic as I am. And what I present to you 631 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 2: and to the fans in this in the setting. Here 632 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 2: is the exact way I feel like. I'm not trying 633 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:50,239 Speaker 2: to stand up here and feed anybody any bologna or 634 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 2: say things that aren't true, or talk out of both 635 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 2: sides of my mouth. I'm trying to be as honest 636 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 2: as straightforward as I can about where we're at and 637 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 2: what we need to do, and the same things that 638 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 2: we're saying to our team. And that's that's all. That's 639 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 2: all you can do. So but from a face standpoint, 640 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 2: my trust is in my is in my creator and 641 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 2: my God and my Lord and my Savior Jesus Christ, 642 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 2: and in the fact that that I stand on the 643 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 2: rock of of that faith, and and that's that's that's 644 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 2: that's unshakable. So with that, I don't think I can 645 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 2: be moved. I don't think I can be moved because 646 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 2: I have that. And if I have that, and I 647 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 2: have my family, you know, and I've got everything I need. 648 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 2: But you know what else I have. I have a 649 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 2: bunch of I have an owner who is an incredible man, 650 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 2: an incredible leader, and incredible support and a great friend 651 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 2: who wants to be great and wants to help me 652 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 2: do the best job I can do. And I have 653 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 2: a general manager who feels the same way, and a 654 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 2: team president and Ozzie Newsom, and a coaching staff and 655 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 2: a staff people like Chad all through the building that 656 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 2: all they want to do is do their best. But 657 00:29:58,280 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 2: and then just a bunch of coaches and a bunch 658 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 2: of players, that's all they care about and all they 659 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 2: think about, and and that's that I can stand on that. 660 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 2: And then a fan base that I appreciate because I 661 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 2: know how much they care and how much they want 662 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 2: us to be great, And even when they're frustrated, and 663 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 2: even if they say things that are hurtful, it's okay 664 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 2: because that's our job. That's our job, and it's also 665 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 2: going to be great. It's going to be wonderful when 666 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 2: things are rolling again and they can enjoy it like 667 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 2: they're supposed to. And that's that's why we're working so 668 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 2: hard to get it where it needs to be. 669 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 6: We don't talk to Steve barely at all in terms 670 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 6: of on the record, for you. 671 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 3: Know, in interviews, what's his reaction to the start? Do 672 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 3: you hear him regularly? Is the frustration of him and 673 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 3: the one in five start having in it. 674 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 2: Uh, you know, it's hard for me to. I don't 675 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 2: want to speak for for for Steve. I just I 676 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 2: would I would just say he's been great. I can 677 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 2: tell you is from my perspective, he's been great. Yeah. 678 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 2: I think I know he wants to win, you know, 679 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 2: and I know he's he's he's turning over every rock too. 680 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 2: I mean we we we talk all the time, and 681 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 2: he's turning over every rock as well. So I have 682 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 2: just great respect for him and great appreciation for him. 683 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 2: But I don't want to speak for him and how 684 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 2: he feels. 685 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 12: Okay, Okay, great. 686 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 3: Thanks. 687 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 12: Football fans know that traditions matter. They're what inspire us 688 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 12: to make our masa in tostitos the traditional way, starting 689 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 12: with whole corn kernels, no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, 690 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 12: all to give you that perfect crunch. Discover your next 691 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 12: tradition this football season. 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