1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: We'll start preparation today for the Raiders. All right, we 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: brought the guys in today and gave him a day 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: off yesterday in terms of, you know, football wise, got 4 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: their body work done, got their bodies back. We'll ease 5 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: me a little bit today. Come off the shot week 6 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: with the Monday night game. We'll get rolling today with 7 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: kind of a double session walk through. We've done this 8 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: a few times so in terms of the schedule in 9 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: a short week, isn't too drastically different for us Tomorrow, 10 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: back out there practicing with some tempo and a Friday 11 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: normal Friday force were building a Saritay and Sunday for 12 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: the game day. And talking about this team, this is 13 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: very well balanced, very well coached, very explosive team. They've 14 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: got a lot of weapons on offense, they've got some 15 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: playmakers on defensive, really get after in the past game 16 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: can play very advantageous and coverage and the very well coach, 17 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: and they've got a very good special team's corps. Say, 18 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: you know, since Richie's taken over, rich the guy known 19 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: for some time now, he's done a terrific job. He's 20 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: very situationally aware, he's very fundamentally sound, in terms of 21 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: how he coaches. He believes in a good balanced offensive attack, 22 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: good complementary football. That's showing up in a couple of 23 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,639 Speaker 1: games he's been in charge. I think there's a good 24 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: carrier over offency from what John was doing systematically in 25 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,279 Speaker 1: terms of who they are as a team. One thing 26 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: that jumps out offensively in terms of how they're playing 27 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: is really using the backs and the tight ends as weapons. 28 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: They're being very committed to being very balanced and taking 29 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: the profit they have shots down the field. Obviously want 30 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 1: top teams and shot plays and down the field explosive plays. 31 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: That really comes as a result from how they can 32 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: run the ball consistently and take to give me past 33 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: plays consistently and make you really defend everything on the field. Defensively, 34 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: it really starts with their front. You know, it's tied 35 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 1: through the system. Gus has marion Elli's defensive line coach, 36 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Can one of the top guys this league for a 37 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: long time. His defensive fronts always had that penetrating mindset. 38 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: They get after you. They're very disruptive. They can mix 39 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: in some blitzes and some pressures that ultimately really it's 40 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: a front four that gets after you and put the 41 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: pressure and allows them to play very sounded coverage with 42 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: seven back deep for the most part of it, and 43 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: special teams. You gotta be ready for. The multiples are 44 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: Richie a lot of movement and twists. He's always gonna 45 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: have some kind of gimmicker game playing up. We've got 46 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: to be very aware situation in terms of how he's 47 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: gonna call this, you know, and this game is gonna 48 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: be a very faught or hard fought game for sixty minutes. 49 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: It's the way this team is gonna come on ends 50 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: where we're gonna have to go ahead and approach this 51 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: week and read for sixty minutes. That being said, a 52 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: little bit many questions you have in vigilants or dealing 53 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: in this COVID world, Yeah, I think absolutely, And as 54 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: a team, we've done a really good job of the 55 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: guys following the protocols to stay committed to it. I 56 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: think the thing that's really showing up a lot more 57 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: this year than last year is obviously with being vaccinated. 58 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: With the protocols being what they are, which are obviously 59 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: a lot more relaxed than last year, you've still got 60 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: to be very vigilant in terms of you know what 61 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: you're doing outside the building, and a lot of times 62 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: it comes to you, you know, like Burton Burns test depositive. 63 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: The first thing he said to me is he's apologetic. 64 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: He doesn't go anywhere. I mean, Burton goes from his 65 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: apartment to hear, he gets on the team plane, he 66 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: goes to the hotel. He doesn't leave when he gets 67 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: to the hotel. So he's only been places with the team. 68 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: As I told Burton said, the one thing about this 69 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: whole deal is you don't have to go somewhere to 70 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,119 Speaker 1: get it can come to you. You never goes through. 71 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: So we've gotta do a good job of you know, 72 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: just stand up on symptoms, reporting symptoms. We do are 73 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 1: testing as the league you know, mandates and just making 74 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: sure we communicate with the trainers and we stay in 75 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: compliance to all the protocols. Tests are well, I'm sorry 76 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: we were told there were some other positive tests are 77 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: are you say, who are the players involved? Yeah? There are, 78 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: So just gonna give you guys heads up. Actually, yesterday 79 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: we end up having I think it was thirteen total positives. However, 80 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: of the thirteen, only one Burton Burns, remained positive. After 81 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: the retests, so there's been some players involved. Until we 82 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: know all the information based on the retest and everything's 83 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: gonna happen more overnight. We don't have any definite answers 84 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: for you. Uh, we've been in masks all day. We've 85 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: been spaced out. That's early our norm here as far 86 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: as the spacing. The masks are new to everybody back 87 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: in the building for this year except for the unvaccinated players, 88 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: and we'll be on the field you know, later today. 89 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: So far only Burdon's test of positive where everybody's So 90 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: far Burton's on one who has been confirmed on the 91 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: secondary test as positive. Others are being retested now a 92 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: large one of our yes, the others who tested positive 93 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: are being retested, and there's a large our entire building 94 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: right now as get tested players and coaches. So if 95 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: your vaccinated test once a week, we all got We 96 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: all tested yesterday coming back from the game. So there's 97 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: a large number of us who are testing today for 98 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: the first time, which we are first time to multiples 99 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,839 Speaker 1: within the same week. The unvaccinated players test every day, 100 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: a few of them had to test for a second 101 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: time today and the players we have tested positive are 102 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: also gonna go ahead and make sure that they're retested. 103 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: So when it was tested positive is away from the 104 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: team until they passed you know, multiple you know negative 105 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: tests right there that didn't come back in this just 106 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: to be third total that was from yesterday. It doesn't 107 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: include yesterday. So there was thirteen total positives after the retest. 108 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: There's only one that was confirmed as being a positive 109 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: after the multiple other tests, so Burton all thirteen were 110 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: retested yesday. Burton remains out of the building. He's been 111 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: in communication with our trainers, with the league, him and 112 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: his wife for you know, in their condo right now. 113 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: Obviously you know we're checking on him, make sure it's 114 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: health's good, Uh, make sure he's a carrot that which 115 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: or like, I can't I can't have thirteen on the 116 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: retest tested NIGG correct of the third team. I believe 117 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: that I'm our third team right there. Feeling a lot, 118 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: all right. I don't want to speak for Burton. We've 119 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: talked to him today. Um, you know, look, he he's 120 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,559 Speaker 1: in the meetings to resoom, he's he's active, he's involved 121 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: with the players. Obviously we'll keep tabs on him. With 122 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: Burton and his wife Connie, this affect your players for 123 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: Sunday and any close contact anybody you know is that's 124 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: all still to be determined. So they're going through all 125 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: the steps, which takes about a day of going through 126 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: the trainers and the close contacts, the tracers and all 127 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: that stuff. So in terms of any answers as so 128 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: as far as Sunday or even something that would lead 129 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: into tomorrow's practice, we don't have any definite answers except 130 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: for really Burton right now, be on one. What do 131 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: the food you're running back room into those guys do 132 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: they have they have to go under any different I 133 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: don't know perfect Jody Rich working from the entire season 134 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: to Jodey Ormain with them. Freddie Kitchen is also gonna 135 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: float and beeed more involved in that room this time. 136 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: Here you meet a lot as a unit anyway, so 137 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: they'll be fine. We've got the adjustments already in house. 138 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: We always planned for having make sure a contingency plan 139 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: for any position, unit, play calling, whatever, maybe. So we're 140 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: gonna go ahead for party established, So Freddie and Jodey 141 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: will be there at the water backs guys in the 142 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: test negative there dire, good to go and I never 143 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: did correct base more in the test. Yes, in light 144 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: of the Henry Ruck situation, how much time do you 145 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: guys spend in summer talking your players about a safe 146 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: fried program him? And is that something you brought up 147 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: again with them this week? We do talk to our 148 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: players about the decisions off the field. We talked about 149 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: a lot of different things in that regard. In terms 150 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: specifically to that situation, look, our prayers for everybody involved. 151 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going to comment directly on that situation, on 152 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: any ongoing legal investigation, I'm not going to go through that. 153 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: In terms of educating our players, we do do that 154 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: all the time. Any update on Sterling and how long 155 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: you might be out nothing, Definitely, Yeah, We're gonna talk 156 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: to doctors today and see what it looks right there. 157 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: You know, he'll be more to trainers, say than with 158 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: us on the field. Our and Kenny doing and are 159 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: they you view them as close at the beginning of 160 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: entering this week, I don't know how I can define 161 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: close per SAE. That's closer than we're last week. I 162 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: would definitely not really the one out right now? Are 163 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: not really the one out right now? Both guys have 164 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: made a lot of progress. You know, both guys are 165 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: pushing to get out there and play with us. You know, 166 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: we have to rely on a lot of the feedback 167 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: from the medical department. Uh, but I don't know. Both 168 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: guys last year and making a strong case and strong 169 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: push another very anxious to get back out there to tea. 170 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: So you know, we're gonna be an opportunity to go 171 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: out there and move around and see what we can 172 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: do with the team as if we go through. Today's 173 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: a walk through day, so they'll be slely with the 174 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: trainers say to kind of see physically where they're at. 175 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: Just to be clear, any players are not gonna be 176 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: out there today for COVID reasons. There will be several 177 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: players not out there and you guys will see, uh, 178 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: based on these tests that may trigger someone else again. 179 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: All these players that will be involved are all gonna 180 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: be part of a retest process, just like the guys 181 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: last yesterday who were retested and clear to come back 182 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: in more So, nothing will be definite off of this 183 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: round of tests. They have to retest again tomorrow. They 184 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: have not to find that. For ship Joe, when you 185 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: looked at um Daniel and how he played last week, 186 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: you know um um. The early interception was obviously damaging. 187 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: How do you think he kind of weather dead and 188 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: it was disturbing that he did that so early in 189 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: the game. I thought the team responded the right way 190 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: throughout the game. There's some things we've got doing clean up, 191 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: but I thought Daniel. I thought the entire offense kept, 192 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: you know, moving the ball and making progress at the game. 193 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: We got better as the game went on. Offensively extended 194 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: some drives, putting something He's gotta take advance of good 195 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: field position certain times to turn over the defense gave 196 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: us to go down our finish on that drive right there. Yeah. 197 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: I like the way Daniel's respond Everything has happened to 198 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: him throughout his career. He's really improved as a player. 199 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: He's built himself as a leader. The guys respond to 200 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: him because of how he works. If we talked to 201 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: our players all time, guys, we're going to coach you 202 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: to be your best and be perfect. At the same time, 203 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: I also understand the coach it's never going to be 204 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: absolutely perfect, but that's our job is to get you 205 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: as close to as possible. You know, their jobs go 206 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: out there and execute and be coach mole players, and 207 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: that's what he is. Very coach mob player goes out 208 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: there as his best execute every time quarterbacks get and 209 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: and head coaches get records attached to their name, you 210 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: know what I mean? What he is as a starter 211 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: things like that. Do you think that losing is you 212 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: see any signs that it's wearing on dam a little? 213 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: The only record working short we're concerned about is this week. 214 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: I want to though, that's our focus think to deal 215 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: with these new challenges regarding to the COVID as you 216 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: go forward this week, And yeah, we're gonna have to 217 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: draw our experience we gained last year, and obviously there's 218 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: a number of things that came up last year. We've 219 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: already started talking this morning in terms of if we 220 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: have to alter our pract this is our meeting plans 221 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: for the remainder of the week. We'll see how this 222 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: comes out and with the league is a feedback wise, 223 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: we've already start talking about the continency plans of you know, 224 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: based on do we have to meet virtually? Are we 225 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: gonna be limited on how many times Wenn bellowed on 226 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: the field or together leading in the Sunday? You know 227 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen in different position groups if we lose 228 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: certain players. So we've already started talking about that as 229 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: a coach and staff. We started that yesterday when the 230 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: first round of tests came out, So that immediately kind 231 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: of put you back in that mode of you've got 232 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: all your plans kind of in a vault. You know, 233 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: we haven't really had to pull them out yet at 234 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 1: this point in the season, but here we are, and 235 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: we had ready for this. So you don't think we've 236 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 1: actually this since the when the roster has changed a 237 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: lot since then. Do you have many unvaccinated players? Are 238 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: you close to here? Uh? We don't have many. We 239 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: do not have many. And I'd say that the guys 240 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: are not vaccinated have done everything right we can ask 241 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: them to, and we define it early in the whole process. 242 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: Has been very clear with all the guys. I'll support 243 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: your decision whatever it is, just we all have protocols, 244 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 1: we all have things we have to follow. If you 245 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: choose not to be vaccinated, I'm, you know, supporting it, 246 00:09:57,559 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: but you gotta do everything it takes. And those guys 247 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: done everything we've asked them too. They've been the entire 248 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: way on through. They've done everything we've asked them too, 249 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: so we have no reason to go ahead and you 250 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: don't think anything of different of our players to the 251 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 1: guys who we won't see out there feeling today, I 252 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: assume a good portion of them are the un vaccine 253 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 1: you guys, because they have to be dyed to be 254 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: guaranteam with the rest. The unvaccinated guys do not have 255 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: to go right in quarantine. You know, it's only if 256 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: there's some kind of a close contact, there's or there's 257 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: a reason to a test to trigger them. So simply 258 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: being unvaccine does not pull them off the field today. 259 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: That being said, you know, coming off a short week, 260 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: obviously there's only a couple of days after spik of Tuesday, 261 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: and in another week there will be a number of 262 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: guys who may not be out there, either because of 263 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: COVID related issues or maybe bumps and bruises from the game, 264 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: something we have to go ahead and address. Wee get going, 265 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: so there's gonna be a mix of guys out there. 266 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: You know, we're gonna try and get as many guys 267 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 1: out there. We have two sessions, so a lot of 268 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: times someone may be more involved with the afternoon session 269 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: than the morning session basically the role in the game 270 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: or trying to do with them physically that day. So 271 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: those are the guys you're not gonna see out here 272 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: who'll be out here in the afternoon with us doing 273 00:10:55,200 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: basically the same thing over testing correct, Yes, correct, last 274 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: one in society at large or at the stage in 275 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: the pandemic group. News are positive tests. We curments a 276 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: bit of a surprise as imposed for last year. But 277 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: this knock keep back this news, you know how surprise 278 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: where you doys happen. I think when we saw some 279 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: of the other teams go through it earlier in the year, 280 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: you start prepping yourself mentally for what would happened. I 281 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: think as a league we watched the same situation, you know, 282 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: as they lost a number of coaches on their staff, 283 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: and some other teams have dealt with some you know, positives. 284 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing early in this process early 285 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: in the year was when it was the vaccinated players 286 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: or coaches that were triggering the positive as the first 287 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: thing I think that just for everybody was the initial 288 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 1: images well on vaccinated, I can't get it. The education 289 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:39,599 Speaker 1: of it is no, you can get it. It just 290 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: reduces the symptoms, chance to get sick, and all the 291 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: things behind it. So for us, it was we just 292 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: have to remain that there's protocols you have to follow. 293 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: You still to be careful outside this building. We have 294 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: to understand that different than last year, there's a lot 295 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: more life going on. You know, we talked about last year, 296 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: the guys leave the building, there weren't a lot of options. 297 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: There weren't restaurants, or there weren't different things open. This year, 298 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: you walk out, Uh, no, one's wearing more masks are limited. 299 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: I'd say publicly, you know, things are much more wide open. 300 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: Guys are going about life. I would say, we don't 301 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 1: have guys breaking protocols or anything illegal or wrong, but 302 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: something as simple as going out and eating dinner with 303 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: your teammates. Last year, that was obviously an issue throughout 304 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: the entire league. That was something we had to watch 305 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: internally and talk some our players about when things happened. 306 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: This year, it's that's wide open. If you're vaccinated, you're 307 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: allowed to do that. Now the unvaccinated players, they understand 308 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: what they are and aren't restricted to do, and they 309 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: have to follow those protocols inside and outside of the building.