1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: A good afternoon, are you guys here. Look, before I 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: get started, I just want to, you know, offer my condolences. 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: We had an an employee pass away not too long sorry, 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: last week, right last week, Lorona George, and I just 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: want to offer my condolences to the family. She definitely 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: was a special part of our program. She worked in 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: the dining room. So I just want to get that 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: out there. Moving on to football, you know, good week 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: of practice, thought Drake went out there and you know, 10 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,959 Speaker 1: perform well overall. Once again, Look, we got to wait 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: and see if it happens in the game, but he's 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: done a good job. I feel like there's a renewed 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: sense of energy, uh throughout the team, and now it 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: just comes down to Sunday going out there and executing. 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: So fire away. You guys were a firing squad the 16 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: other day and now it's like no one has a question. 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: Obviously Jim and I are talking back. They're moderate in 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: the last couple of days. 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: What do you see in the. 20 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: Position right now? Yeah, I mean, look, we'll see what happens, uh, 21 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, today and going forward, but feel confident about 22 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: the backs, you know, uh, you know, Gibbie Hasty and 23 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: we'll figure out who we're going to elevate after that, 24 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: but not feel good about it. 25 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 3: Mentioned a renewed sense and energy. 26 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: How do you how do you see that? You just 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: see it through. I mean you can feel it first 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: of all, before you even see anything. You could just 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: feel the guys are you know, locked in and uh 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: and ready to go. You know, those guys are running 31 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: back to the huddle just ready for the next rep. 32 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: So it's it's encouraging. 33 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 4: Are you expecting you got the same offensive line combination 34 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 4: this week? 35 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: And if so, probably would that do But we'll see, 36 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: you know, you never know, especially you know, I told 37 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: you guys last week we probably should do this after practice, 38 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: but you know, we anticipate there being some stability up 39 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: front this week. 40 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,919 Speaker 4: One of the fifty three, one of the graphics squad 41 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 4: is more depth, you guys trying to still try to find. 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: Out sort of maybe the combination or hound. 43 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: The play standard. 44 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would say we're always trying to look to 45 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: improve our roster and Elliott and his staff identify people 46 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: that may help us win today or in the future. 47 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: And that's how we see it. 48 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 2: You got how does. 49 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,399 Speaker 3: It being a hole for Drake's first start maybe help 50 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 3: him in any way? 51 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: Is that a benefit? 52 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: I think it is. You know, it's your crowd, home crowd, 53 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: and look, we have to establish as a team home 54 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: field advantage and that has to be part of our identity. 55 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: And you know, hopefully the entire team goes out there 56 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: and plays well on Sunday. 57 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 3: Try to ask to Marcus about Tomko ryans yesterday to 58 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: go back. It's two permanenthion guys. He also mentioned, you 59 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: know he appreciates being a black head coach in the NFL. 60 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 3: Just what's your relationship like Tomko? What what are your 61 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:46,119 Speaker 3: thoughts along those lines? 62 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, look, de Marcus probably has a better 63 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: relationship with Demiko. I would say the history between Demiko 64 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: and myself goes back a long way and he doesn't 65 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 1: even know it. You know, he was one of those 66 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: guys I looked up to and you try to in 67 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: college try to chase those tackle numbers. I would put 68 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: Patrick Willison that same kind of realm as far as 69 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: me as a young guy trying to chase those guys 70 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: as far as stats are concerned. But he's done a 71 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: fantastic job. I would also say Nick has done a 72 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: fantastic job with that roster as well, you know, and 73 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: you know another guy talking about Nick here who you 74 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: know made moves early on and no one could really 75 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: tell what he was doing and then bam, all of 76 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: a sudden, they have a good roster. So I look 77 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: up to Nick, I look up to you know, Demiko 78 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: and that entire organization, and hopefully we can replicate some 79 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: of that stuff here in the near tournament in the future. 80 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 3: I know this is on the front office side, but 81 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: you mentioned Nick, are there any lessons you can take 82 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: from that rebuilt because he and Elliott try to bring the. 83 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: Franchise back here once again. I would say the one 84 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: thing is, like all the moves, everyone won't agree with 85 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: everything that you do, and that's okay, and it's your 86 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: job as the media, and it's also the fans job 87 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: to try to figure it out. 88 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: You know. 89 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: I try to be as transparent as possible with you guys, 90 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: But like I said, I think in a production media, 91 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: transparency is kind of what we want you to see, 92 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: what we allow you to see. It's not giving you everything, 93 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: but I'm giving you everything that I want you to have. 94 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 3: Back to the moderant thing, this is to make sure 95 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: this is not like something that would take him out 96 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 3: for like a long stretch of time. 97 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: Correct. 98 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: Coach bout Belichick mentioned on the Coach podcast how important 99 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: is for coaches to have a support system. So obviously, 100 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: you know, lots going on since you became head coach, 101 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 2: So I'm wondering, how has your support system helped you? 102 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, look, we're sitting here and no 103 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: one's happy about our record or anything like that, and 104 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: I still feel like, you know, we as an organization 105 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: are still going the same, are going in the right direction. 106 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: I would say my support system, you know, it starts 107 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: with ownership, family and all that stuff aside, but ownership, 108 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: and I would also you know, throw Slate and Elliott 109 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: and those and grow in that same world as far 110 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: as you know, really helping me see through the record 111 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: and which direction we're going. So they've been great for me. 112 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: I don't know, ever, how much you're reading to social media. 113 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 4: The Christian Barmore tweeted out hour classes there any update 114 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 4: on him. 115 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: I know he's progressing. He still has some you know, 116 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: some checkpoints or hurdles to get over, but he's he's 117 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: progressing well. Stretch, Yeah, you know, honestly like he's starting 118 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: to look he's starting to look like a like an 119 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: NFL player. He's getting better. We'll see what happens as 120 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: we go. 121 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 3: For you believe there's a chance, a better chance Christian 122 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 3: can play at some point this season than you did. 123 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: A few weeks ago, I would say, yes, it's someone 124 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: like any type of teams. 125 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: Messed up. 126 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 4: The second. 127 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 2: How is he progressing? And is is he getting to 128 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: a point where you think he has build to use him? 129 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 4: Will give it? 130 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: Well, this week he was out there on the show teams. 131 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: He also was out there with our defense, and he's 132 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: progressed nicely. I'm like, I'm you're not even looking around 133 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: or attempting to turn that off. When that When that 134 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: happens inside the school locker room, you know, everyone starts coughing. 135 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: They try to cover it up. No one in here 136 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: helped you add all that? Is you sorry? Going back 137 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: to Taki Taki right, Yeah, so so U Taki's progressed, well, 138 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: I would say he has a chance. He has a chance. 139 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: This week we'll let the first one go. Warning letter. 140 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: You'll get that warning letter. 141 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 3: Going back to cold strange, just thinking of all the 142 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 3: pieces you have on the offensive line, has thereten any 143 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 3: thought whenever he comes back to try him at. 144 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: Centers, I think, I mean, any of those interior spots, 145 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: you can play guard, he can play center, and we 146 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: have to get the best person out there, and I 147 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: think he has the ability the physical tools to be 148 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: able to do it. 149 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 4: You tried to start it, I was acknowledging sort of 150 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 4: passed away from the bolously. You guys are people in 151 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 4: your life in their means. The last few weeks, a 152 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 4: lad then yielded part of the country's that affected a 153 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 4: lot of players. Of course, come to the part of 154 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 4: the country these guys say, I'm sure it's affected. 155 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 3: Every locker room, but with kind of would effect. 156 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: It has other people locked room? Yeah, I mean I 157 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: reached out to all the players on our team to have, 158 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, family in those in those areas and just 159 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: reassured them, like you got to do what you got 160 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,679 Speaker 1: to do for your family, and you know, it's excused 161 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: if you've got to step out and take phone calls 162 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: or you know, make sure that everyone's good. I'm okay 163 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: with that. You know, we always talk about if home 164 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: isn't right, then on the field won't be right. And 165 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, I've been on both sides of the fence 166 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: where like you know, things are happening with the family 167 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: and then it affects you on the on the field. 168 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: And so until we get the family and friends staying right, 169 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: we can't really expect those guys to go out there 170 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: and perform at their highest level. So I sympathize and 171 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: empathize with all those affected by the hurricane. 172 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: Coach with the situation at center, would there ever be 173 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 2: any consideration that giving Mike and winning some of the control, 174 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: But it comes to sitting protections and everything. 175 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: Now that he's inside, that's not really under consideration right now, 176 00:07:58,400 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: which you would like to see. You know, if the 177 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: center position can't handle it is the quarterback kind of 178 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: taken over that role. But once again, we have a 179 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback making this first start this week. You don't 180 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: want to put it on him. So I would say, look, 181 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: we're fairly confident in the centers that we have on 182 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: the roster being able to make those calls week. The 183 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: limitations that Cole has on the pumpless right now is 184 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: he able to snap too quarterbacks? He's not doing any 185 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: of that treed you mentioned. 186 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 3: You mentioned in the past, how many people on your 187 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 3: staff have experience working with the quarterbacks, and Bet mcadow. 188 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: Is one of those. 189 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 3: Can you describe to us some of the things maybe 190 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 3: he's done with Drake over the course of Drake's time 191 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 3: here that's allowed to be ready for this game. 192 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't, you know, not specific to mcado, I 193 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: would say if you look across the league, most of 194 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinators are the starters, the starting quarterbacks coach 195 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: and saying that, I would say, you know, between a 196 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: VP and and B MAC and TC we have you know, 197 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: the ratio is pretty good one to one in that instance. 198 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: But you know, and I don't want to get Jacoby 199 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: as well, you know, just his mentorship and how he 200 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: approaches the game and how he's played the game, and 201 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: his toughness, you know, and his leadership. You know, we 202 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: had a captain's meeting yesterday and you know he's in there, 203 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: still has a lot of respect in that locker room, 204 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: and he's he's rooting Drake on, which is special to see. 205 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: I know you asked about b MAC, but I kind 206 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: of pivot over to pivot over to Jacoby. 207 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:24,599 Speaker 3: There's been a lot of attrition there a couple of 208 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: guys on ir. 209 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: Captain tough, you go right to that one. There's been another, 210 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: there have been other situations that David Andrews Bentley. Yeah, 211 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: so how have you. 212 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 3: Guys handled that from a leadership pective? 213 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: Look, you know your your voter, captain, you know by 214 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: your peers. I would also say, you know there are 215 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: leaders like levels to leadership, and I would say that 216 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: we have some people, uh you know that also offer leadership. 217 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: Although Kendrick Bourne in that in that bucket, a guy 218 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: who just recently got back, but is is truly he 219 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: may not have a C on his chest, but he 220 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: is a leader for our organization. I would say we 221 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: have a few of those players in the locker room. 222 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 3: Drug just on entreprenurial opened with him. In your statement 223 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 3: on Wednesday, have you gathered any new information or is 224 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 3: there any update there as far as where you see it. 225 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm just gonna stand on the statement that I 226 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: said earlier, and once again, you know, we do believe 227 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: in due process and we'll see what happens. Thanks as