1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: How are you. I'm great, Thank you for asking. So 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: Harold will be questionable, Barmore will be questionable, Carlton Davis 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: will be questionable, Marcus Jones will be questionable, and Robert 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: Splaine will be out. Do you have a follow up. 5 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: Some of your players? He saw Terrell in the locker 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: room the past couple of days. The players talked about 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: being opposite by his presence. Seeing him, does that kind 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 2: of intent to the coach if you want to coach? 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 3: Sure? 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely, yeah, I mean we want to have people around 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: here to make impact and do a great job, and 12 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: that's why we want to Trell here. It's unfortunate what 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: he's had to deal with, but he's battling and you know, 14 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: taking everything that they've asked him to do and do it. 15 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: And when he's been able to come in, he's it's 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: been great to have him here and help us and 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: help the coaches. And yeah, he's made a lot of 18 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: good relationships already and I know that he'll make many 19 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: more go ahead. It feels like from the outside of 20 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: last week. 21 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: I know it's different team, different, outis different, you know, 22 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: lighte ups and all that, but it looked like if 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: you took most of the reps in of Roberts Place 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: last week, and. 25 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: Is that Yeah, yeah, I would imagine that that's something 26 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: that you could look forward. You know too, you just 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: gotta you know, focus on you know, there'll be a 28 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: lot of people. Most everybody will play. I mean everybody 29 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: that goes to the game is going to play and 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: have a role. And whoever we ask everybody to prepare 31 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: starters and you know that's that's something that's important. And 32 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: so you know, Gibe, you'll start in there and then 33 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: have different guys will play and packages and everything else. 34 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: How did Jack do? Green? 35 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: Dotwise? 36 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: And me's so smart? I would imagine that as much, 37 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, communication wasn't an issue. That's I 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: don't ever question that. You know, we just have to 39 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: play better defense. And that's that's team defense. That's that's 40 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: getting stops on third down, that's finding ways to create turnovers. 41 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: Sorry to play defense in this league. We know that 42 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: without turnovers. Uh, and then when they do get to 43 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: the red zone, we've got to force them to kick 44 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: field goals. 45 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 3: How does that? 46 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: Or said uh yesterday that on defense E t other 47 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: some of the guys are pressing. 48 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 2: To make plays as opposed to just focusing on your rules. 49 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: Is that something you reiterate and I guess how tough 50 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: is that as a competitor when you keep down, obviously 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: you want to do something to help, but maybe Step 52 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 2: I just do. 53 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: Your job to help. And you know, we want to 54 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: chase wins, we don't want to chase plays. And that's 55 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: the message. And you know, I think if we focus 56 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: on winning and what's required of winning, then every play 57 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: will come to us and we'll make the ones that 58 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: we're supposed to make. That's that's the most important thing. 59 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: It's just you know, that goes back as far as 60 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: I can remember. Just say, make the plays that you're 61 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: supposed to make, and that that will be plenty and 62 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: when we win. I think you've seen that. That's pretty accurate. 63 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: And so that's what I try to say. And that's 64 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: that's what the message was myself. I'm good are I mean, 65 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: the rain is a little depressing, but. 66 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 2: Today at least you're inside them. You don't have to 67 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: deal that wins. For what I was going to be, 68 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 2: I just wanted to ask. 69 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: Earlier this week, you were asked the Elite season loss and. 70 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: If that could be a good thing you said TV. 71 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: Obviously you will know until the game. 72 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 3: I'm just curious how you felt the team responded in 73 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 3: practice this week. 74 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, I think we practiced well. And then again, ultimately, 75 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: I always say the only day that truly matters is 76 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: game day. And you know, I haven't been through this. 77 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: I've had practice weeks that probably weren't too good, and 78 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: then you play well and it doesn't really matter five 79 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: weeks where you're like, oh man, practice was great and 80 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: you don't execute. And so ultimately what matters is you 81 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: know how we play, And certainly practice is important. I'm 82 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: not trying to say that it's not, but try to 83 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: get come back in and focus on the things that 84 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: we need to do to win, the game plan and 85 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: the keys and their personnel and learning this team. And 86 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: so I think we've done that and we still have 87 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: time to do that with Marcus. 88 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: Briant for the leagues now. 89 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: Is that just there's experience or is something else going 90 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: on there? Just does that to go with and has 91 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 1: helped us out a lot, and it's good jumbo package 92 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: and you know Marcus is working hard. Take eight to 93 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: the game, we try to figure out what combination is 94 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: best for each game that that could change next week. 95 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: But you know, Marcus has worked hard and again I 96 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: think trying to improve. 97 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 2: Like Venerian Low is a guy who started a lot 98 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 2: of games here last year, kind of took on a 99 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 2: different role this year. 100 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: What has it been like working with him and seeing 101 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: what he's done nine recent games. It worked really really 102 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: hard in the off season to get back from the 103 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: shoulder surgery that he had, and I would say has 104 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: been ready and prepared to take advantage of his opportunity, 105 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: which I'm always excited about. And when guys get a chance, 106 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: they put a lot into it. They can go out 107 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 1: there and they can play and you know, help themselves, 108 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: help the team, all those things. So I think that 109 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: he's done everything that we've asked him to do in 110 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: that regarded to be ready to you know, one, get 111 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: healthy as quickly as possible, improve, work to improve, compete, 112 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: earn a role, and then prepare as a starter. And 113 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: then you know he's found his way in there because 114 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: you know, because of an injury for whatever reason, he's 115 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: in there. And so I think that I'm excited for him, 116 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: that he's excited about the opportunity to play coach year Uh, no, 117 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: I know, just Nicole needs to jump in there. Hold on, no, no, no, 118 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: she didn't say an she wanted to say something. 119 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: Just tell me your an a rookie ball? 120 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: Is that a real thing? And if so, if you 121 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: have to address it with you guys. I mean we're 122 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: always talking about the length of the season and what 123 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: we need to do to continue and how the practices 124 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: are and recovery and mentally. You know, we've talked the 125 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: finish line is not going to move towards us. It's 126 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: not going to move closer to us. And we have 127 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: to keep attacking. And whether that's in games or situations 128 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: or practice or whatever that may be, they don't move 129 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: the finish line closer to us. And you know, I 130 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: think that was the message coming out of the game, 131 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: and there'll be a message going forward. 132 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 3: This is jogging your memory a little bit, maybe, But 133 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,559 Speaker 3: Carlton Davis is talking about again in the spring, where 134 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 3: you organize a bunch of activities, had players why fold it, 135 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 3: going through obstacles, partnered with someone sort of outside their 136 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 3: position group? How did you come up with the idea 137 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 3: and why did you give something important for the team 138 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 3: at that time? 139 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: So I put a lot of thought into this, whether 140 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: you guys believe or not, I try to, uh try 141 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: to be intentional. I don't want to waste their time 142 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: and with so many new faces, coaches, players, uh, support staff, 143 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: whatever that may be, I just felt like that some 144 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: of that stuff was critically important in the spring before 145 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: we you know, started dumping a bunch of plays onto guys. 146 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: And. 147 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: You know, yeah, I think that's just an important part 148 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: of team building, is getting to know guys and you know, 149 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: building trust and accountability. Those are all things that part 150 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: of the program that we wanted to build. And you know, 151 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: I would say it's always an ongoing battle that that 152 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: continues and strengthens. And but I think that it's important 153 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: where do you seem try don make a lot more 154 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: big plays in the second half of the season. Is 155 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: that comfort or what do you think it is? Allowing 156 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: them to make the good place? I mean, there's a 157 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: lot of things that go into you know, X place. 158 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: You know, probably having done some research, I would say 159 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: about thirty percent of them are scheme where you're like, oh, 160 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: that's a that's a good scheme, and then the other 161 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: seventy or guys making place, guys blocking guys, breaking tackles, 162 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: somebody getting a huge block. You know, anytime that there's 163 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,559 Speaker 1: those X player runs, the guys are going to block 164 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: at the second and third level to spring them. So 165 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: I would say it's a combination of all those. Certainly 166 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: a credit to you, Trayvion and everybody else that's blocked 167 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: for him. You know, whether that's just him last week 168 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: taking advantage of, you know, an open edge and bouncing 169 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: it back. We didn't really do much on the front side, 170 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: so he you know, went went out the back door, 171 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: and you know, Drake was the guy that ultimately helped him, 172 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: you know, to score. So there's a lot of factors 173 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: in that, but hostually just come down to the players 174 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: making a play. You did all your guys watch the board, 175 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: it wouldn't be But it feels like haven't been around 176 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: this team a little bit that losing Robert is a 177 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: little bit different. I guy like, well, I mean, you 178 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: have a guy that's in the middle of the defense 179 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: that you know isn't able to be out there right now. 180 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: You know there's gonna be some adjustments, but you know, 181 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: we we can't focus on that. We focus on, you know, 182 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: what the next opportunity is and what we need to do. 183 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: And but yeah, I don't I don't think that would 184 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: have been the answer to to whatever was going on 185 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: last week, if if that's what you wanted, I don't. 186 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: I don't think that it would have been. 187 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: When you see something happening. 188 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,479 Speaker 1: To see something, say something. 189 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 3: Acrossly like the two point conversion, do you use that 190 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: as like a teaching point with your team with the 191 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 3: importance of I mean, if Zach Sharponade doesn't pick up 192 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 3: that ball. 193 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, we always talk about all those things that come up, 194 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: the things that come up in our games, the situations. 195 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: You know, there was a lot of them last week 196 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: and there'll be more going forward. We try to use 197 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: those as as teaching tools and you know, play to 198 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: the recovery of the football and let and let replay, 199 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: you know, sort it out. 200 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 3: Now. 201 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if he was playing to the recovery 202 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: of the ball or if he just happened to see 203 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: some there as being a nice guy, I was picking 204 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: it up for the ref. Either way, he made a 205 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: very good decision. Thank you guys.