1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Hold on guys, understanding everyone owns it on offense when 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: things are going good or bad. When you look at 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: where you are right now, what do you consider to 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: be the overarching issue with what your offensive struggles are? 5 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: You know, there are a lot of different things that 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: we have to get better at. I guess is the 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: simplest way of answering that question. I think if you 8 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: evaluate the game yesterday, there were some good things in 9 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: the game. We ran the ball well in the game. 10 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: We had explosive runs in the game. We ran for 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: a good average throughout the game. I thought those were 12 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: positives for us. We made some explosive plays offensively, but 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: when you pull back and you look at the rest 14 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: of it, it just wasn't good enough. There were some 15 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: good protection plays in the game. Overall, we have to 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: improve our protection. There were some good completions in the game. Overall, 17 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: we have to improve our efficiency and our explosiveness in 18 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: our passing game. I thought a big part of this 19 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: game was third downs. Oftentimes you'll hear me say third 20 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: downs a reflection of first and second down. I think 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: in some cases it was in this game. In other 22 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: cases it wasn't. We had manageable thirds. We had manageable 23 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: thirds early on in this game that we didn't convert. 24 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: One of the best things we did a week ago 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: against the Giants, as we started fast in the game, 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: we converted a third down early on. We made a 27 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: big play early on in this game. We didn't do that. 28 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: We had a manageable third and one that we weren't 29 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: able to convert. And your goal is to keep them 30 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: manageable on third down, but you have to cash in 31 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: on those manageable downs, and we didn't do that enough. 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: We didn't stay on the field enough in this game. 33 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: And it's critical when you're playing a team that wants 34 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: to play that style. It's important for us to be 35 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: able to be efficient enough on the early downs and 36 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: convert the third downs. Because what they wanted to do 37 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: in the game was they wanted to run the football. 38 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: They were gonna run it. They're gonna try to possess it. 39 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: They were gonna do eevery they could not to turn 40 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: the ball over. When they got their opportunities, they were 41 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: going to cash in on them. So if you looked 42 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: at their approach throughout the game, they punted eight times 43 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: in the game, but they were persistent running the football. 44 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: They didn't run for a great average, but they kept 45 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: running and running and running, and they played field position, 46 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: and then ultimately when they had a couple of chances 47 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: to cash in and the passing game, they did it. 48 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: And that's how they won the game. And they dictated 49 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: the temple more than we did. And again, I think 50 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: it all goes back to some of the stuff we're 51 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: talking about, the efficiency on offense, being able to convert 52 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: some third downs and stay on the field and play 53 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: the way we want to play, play the Maco passing game. 54 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: But there were no attempts down the field. Is that 55 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: where he called they? Weren't you have the time to 56 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: get anything down? I think if you look at the 57 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: combination of things, certainly there were plays called for us 58 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: to go down the field. There were options within pass 59 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: plays where we threw the ball underneath, though we could 60 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: have gone vertically. Typically have a vertical route, you have 61 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: an intermediate route, and you have a shorter route. That's 62 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: not on every pass play, but on a lot of 63 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: pass players around the NFL, that's what you have. And uh, 64 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: you know, whether it was winning on a route coverage 65 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: they played protection. Uh, those are some of the reasons 66 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: why we didn't get the ball vertically down the field, 67 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: and we need to be able to do that. When 68 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: we do that and attack different ways, that's when we 69 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:23,399 Speaker 1: play our best offensive offensive football, Serve you football. Yeah, 70 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you want to make an overarching 71 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: comment on that. I think it's more if you look 72 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: at the specific plays. If you go back and look 73 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: at this one, Hey, we had an opportunity there, but 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: we lost insight and protection. He had to get his 75 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: eyes down and get the ball out, or he had 76 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: to move in the pocket he didn't have a chance 77 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: to hang in there, or we didn't win on the route, 78 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: or you know whatever, whatever it was. I think it's 79 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: more of a you have to evaluate a play by play, 80 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: and that's certainly what we'll do with our guys. I 81 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: thought the receivers at different times in this game did 82 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: a good job winning on routes and we were able 83 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: to put it all together, protect see it, deliver the ball. Again. 84 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: We had some good completions in the game, certainly not 85 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: enough of them. How did you describe your passing game 86 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: right now? That's not good enough. We have to get 87 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: better throwing the football again. We have to be more 88 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: efficient we have to be more explosive throwing the ball, 89 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: and we weren't either of those things yesterday in the game. 90 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: And there are a lot of components to it. Certainly 91 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: the position that we're trying to put our players in, 92 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: that's where we start as a coaching staff. But then 93 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: there's a protection component, there's a decision making component, there's 94 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: a throwing catch component, there's a winning on the route 95 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: component and h and again we have to improve in 96 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 1: all those areas. I the curtain a little bit, taking 97 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: the protiction out. There's the thing that we saw in 98 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 1: training camp. We were as we asked about, you know, 99 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: the lack of playing downfield in training camp because it 100 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: didn't just start. The regulation was started. Did you got 101 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: you gotta agree with that, but you got to see 102 00:04:55,520 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: that why is that not transpired? Yeah? Again, certainly you 103 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: want to make plays down the field. You know, big 104 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: plays translate into scoring in this league. The statistics go 105 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: back a long long way. If you can make a 106 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: big play, we describe that as a twelve year old 107 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: runner sixteen yard pass, your chances of scoring on the 108 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: drive increased significantly. If you don't, it's harder to score, 109 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: and statistics spare that out in this league for a 110 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: long long time. So we understand the importance of big 111 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: running plays and big passing plays, and we're suddenly trying 112 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: to make those and we haven't done a good enough 113 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: job of that at this point. I make sure that 114 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: quarterback that his ability to get a stake as you 115 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: just continue to coach him. You know, he's certainly a 116 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: part of it, as are the ten other guys, and 117 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: as our every coach, and we're all a part of this, 118 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: and we got to make sure that we get it right. 119 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: And we go through and we look at what was 120 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: good in the game and we try to build on it. 121 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: We look at the things that weren't good enough and 122 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: try to address him. We try to put a plan 123 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: in place to get them right. And uh, that's that's 124 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: the process that we go through, and we'll look at 125 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: the video, We'll be critical of ourselves. We'll try to 126 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: be honest and direct with our players and try to 127 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: get the things that aren't up the standard right before 128 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: we played Detroit this week. Chess Lewis has been a 129 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: big part of the passing game in past years. He's 130 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, scored here outside of last year score touchdowns 131 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: every year, but this year he's been primarily used a 132 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: run down. They just didn't played yesterday, Aye deserve. What's 133 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: the disconnect there? We're using Terrence, a guy who's been 134 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: proven in the past to make me plays. Yeah, Terrence 135 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: has been a good player for us. And you know, 136 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: we have a committee of receivers playing right now, and 137 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: the situation that we're using Terrence in right now is 138 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: more in our base running pass game on first and 139 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: second down with certain personnel groups, and we're giving some 140 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: of the other guys opportunities and some of the other 141 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: personnel groups, and we'll certainly look at how we're using 142 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: all of our players and try to get them in 143 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: the best position where they can help us. That little 144 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: has been to use my points. Does he look hasitant 145 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: in general? No? I think you can look at certain 146 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: plays and say, boy, you know that that wasn't as 147 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: clean as you want it to be. I think at 148 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: times he's delivered the ball on time. Other times, for 149 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: whatever reason, he hasn't. And again we'll look at those 150 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: individual plays and try to get them better. You struggling 151 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: like this, did you try to get a little bit 152 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: more involved with Scott and game planning and that kind 153 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: of thing. Absolutely, I like to be involved with all 154 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: parts of our team and uh and certainly when things 155 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: aren't going well, you have to shed light more on 156 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: that area. But there are some missues we have on 157 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: defense that we have to make sure we get addressed. 158 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: There's some missues in the kicking game we have to 159 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: make sure we get addressed, and that was the case 160 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: last week when we won the game. So independent of 161 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: what the results are, you got to make sure that 162 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: you're addressing the things that you think you know aren't 163 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: up to the standard that you want for your football team. 164 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: And that's part of my job. You talked before about 165 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: givens and the go to tay players, how much not 166 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: having those is impacting third down when obviously you would 167 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: be using giveins. Yeah again again, I think that's what 168 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: the best offenses have when they can call on things 169 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: in the running game and know that they're going to 170 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: get four yards or five yards or six yards, and 171 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: then you can call on things in the passing game. 172 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: You know you're going to get a completion, You know 173 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: this is going to convert a third down for you. 174 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: And those things have changed from week to week, and 175 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: part of when you're calling a game and trying to 176 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: be efficient with any game, you're trying to find what 177 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: those things are. You know, sometimes defenses come in and say, 178 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: we're not going to give you that this week, so 179 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: hopefully you have plays design in a way. Okay, if 180 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: they take that away, we can go over here and 181 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: still be a positive play for us. So that's the 182 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: point where you want to get to. We certainly aren't 183 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: there yet. You're looking for those kinds of plays in 184 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: your offense, and then from week to week within each 185 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: game plan, do you have any givens, any go to 186 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: things as far as route to players? Right now on 187 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: this offense, there are been some things that have been 188 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: positive for us. Certainly the running game yesterday was very 189 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: positive for us. I thought there were some things in 190 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: the passing game as the game went on, we're able 191 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: to sustain drives a little bit more. But but obviously 192 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: we need to do better and very hard to doing better. 193 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: More difficult to have those givens when you know you 194 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: don't have a Jason, when you don't have it as 195 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: a guy that's been around for a long time to 196 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: work in new players in the offenses, that make it 197 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: more difficult to have it as given that, well, it's 198 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 1: your goal, regarless of who's on your team. You want 199 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: to make sure that you have some things that you 200 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: can get to and regarless of how long guys have 201 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: played for you or how new the group is, you 202 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: got to make sure you get to a point where 203 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: you have some stuff you can get to, you have 204 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 1: some success with any significant changes you see at this 205 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: point of offensive lawyers that just continue reach out to 206 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: work through the process and try to refine. Sometimes. Yeah, again, 207 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 1: we're evaluating the game, and we're evaluating everything that we're 208 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: doing in all phases of our team, and we'll spend 209 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: the next couple of days doing that as we put 210 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: our plan together for Detroit, and you know, we'll make 211 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: the necessary changes that we need to make. But nothing 212 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: to comment on right now. We haven't played well enough 213 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: on offense, so everybody has to look at it. You know, 214 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 1: I think it would be false for me to say 215 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: this is about play calling. This is about everything we're 216 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: doing offensively. We have to do better. We have to 217 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: coach better. We got to play better. We gotta run 218 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,599 Speaker 1: it better, we gotta throw it better. We've got to 219 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: protect better. We have to do all the things that 220 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: could offenses do. We have to do all those things 221 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: better and we're working hard to do that. The play 222 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: calling is always the easy criticism after a loss, especially 223 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: if you don't score. Is it valid to suggest that 224 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: maybe because of your offensive background, that you, as a 225 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: head coach might get more involved in the operation of 226 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: play calling on game day. Yeah, we're not going to 227 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: go down that road right now. I have a lot 228 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: of confidence in Scotland ahand he's been an outstanding coordinator 229 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: in this league for a long time. He's an outstanding 230 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: coordinator for us. He's been an outstanding play caller for us. 231 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: And what we need to do is get better on offense. 232 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: And we have to constantly look at ourselves as coaches 233 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: first about the positions we're putting our players in with 234 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: our game plan, and during the game, we have to 235 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: look at how we're executing things when we're doing it well, 236 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: build on those things we're not doing it well, address 237 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: those things, practice the better, and carry him to the game. 238 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: And we just have to do it. And we'll work 239 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: very hard this week to do that, try to instill 240 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: that in our players and hopefully play better this week 241 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: against Detroit to last season with the passing game numbers 242 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: being so low, did ever get to the point where 243 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: the player is a question if they're given the right 244 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: answers to the test each week? Uh? You know, I 245 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: believe the players have confidence in what we're doing. Again, 246 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: we just have to do a better job from top 247 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,439 Speaker 1: to bottom on the offensive side of the ball, throwing 248 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: the football and every part of it has to take 249 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: responsibility for it. And we're going to get back to 250 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: work with our players on Wednesday to try to try 251 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: to make it better. Yeah, Shaun Lee update and is 252 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: there some wisdom in saying but let's let's shut him 253 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: down for a little bit. Yeah, Sean hurt his hamstring 254 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: in the game. He was not able to finish the game, 255 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: and so we'll just take his situation day by day. Obviously, 256 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: he was in for treatment and the more information we 257 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: get as we go, we'll share that with you. Laton 258 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: did a good job. He played a lot of snaps 259 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: in the game, the most naps he's played up to 260 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: this point, and seemed to handle it well. It was 261 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: around the ball a lot, running from sideline to sideline. 262 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: He made tackles in the game looked like a communicated well, 263 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: got everybody on the same page. So it was a 264 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: good performance for him. Talking about the safety played and 265 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: obviously would have the Cavan on untest down. Yeah, it 266 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: was good to have Xavier back. He did a good 267 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: job in the game. He looked comfortable out there. He 268 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: was active and around the ball, same thing with Jeff. 269 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: You know, Cavan did some good things in the game. Obviously, 270 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: one of the big players in the game was the 271 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 1: was the fifty two yard touchdown. They threw up the 272 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: sidelines on third and ten, and everybody's got a piece 273 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: of that. It's it's the defensive linement putting pressure on 274 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback, it's the corner, it's the safety, all of 275 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: those guys. So it was not a good play in 276 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: the game. We had him in a very favorable third 277 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: down situation and they were able to make a big play. 278 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: So I got to do a better job. We happened 279 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: on that third hour before that, when yeah, they're about 280 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: the running back outside was dark on supposed to be 281 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: out there because I saw Taco frashing down and the 282 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: running backers. Yeah, again, I'm not going to assess play, 283 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: but there was a metal mistake on that on that 284 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: particular play and obviously we don't intend to have the 285 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: flat route be uncovered, and we had a pressure and 286 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: the whole thing didn't get communicated the way it should have, 287 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: and that the back was left uncovered. They did a 288 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,839 Speaker 1: good job throwing the ball. Communication that I haven't shown 289 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,560 Speaker 1: out there. Confect Again, you just have to communicate well. 290 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: You have to communicate well when you're on the road 291 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: in allowed stadium. I thought, for the most part, the 292 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: communication improved from last week. In all phases of our team, 293 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: we did a good job with that, but that was 294 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: one of the plays where it wasn't where we needed 295 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: to be. Jason, even understanding an injury situation, do you 296 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: think you're offensive line is under performing so far? Who 297 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: were Are they giving you what you expect? Yeah, we 298 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: need to play better. Obviously, we ran the ball very 299 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: well in the game. Anytime you rushed for over eight 300 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: yards in attempt and you have all those explosive runs, 301 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: that's a positive and starts with those guys up front. 302 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: I thought they gave you know, Zeke, plenty of opportunities 303 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: throughout the game. We were able to take advantage of 304 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: them at times in the game. I thought the protection 305 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: was excellent. Other times it wasn't za Dak got sack 306 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: five times. One was on a naked which really doesn't 307 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: necessarily apply to the offensive line and they're not really 308 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: protecting on that play. But there were other times where 309 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: it was loose inside or there was pressure from the 310 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: outside and Dak had to move. And so it just 311 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: has to get better. We have to be able to 312 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: do a better job one on one in our protection. 313 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: We have to do a better job handling some of 314 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: the games the teams have shown us. But there were 315 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: a lot of positive examples of how we want to protect. Again, 316 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: we just have to build on those and correct the others. 317 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: With all in this year. What is the learning for 318 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: been like for that as far as that is concerned, Oh, 319 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: I think the guys have been very receptive to some 320 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: of the things that Paul is teaching and Marcus teaching, 321 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: and both in the run game and the past game, 322 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: and like with anything else, the more you're around that, 323 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: the more you do it, the better you're going to 324 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: get at it. It's not drastic the changes guys have 325 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: embraced that. I think that's been a positive thing for 326 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: our team. Again, just simply got to get better. Typically 327 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: when y'all have lost in recent years, it's because you 328 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: can't run the ball as well as you did yesterday. 329 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: Is that make it more frustrating or confusing as to 330 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: why maybe it didn't open up for you with the 331 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: way that you were able to run the ball. Yeah, again, 332 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: I thought we ran the ball well in the game. 333 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: That's what you want to do first and foremost. You 334 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: want to be able to tack different ways. We didn't 335 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: throw the balls efficiently as we wanted to. The three 336 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: turnovers were a big factor in this game. You know, 337 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: the one to gallop or is kind of tipped in 338 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: the air, and then Earl Thomas made the interception there, 339 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: and then Zeke makes the big run a thirty three 340 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: yard or breaks back inside. They knock another one out, 341 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: and then the tip ball at the end to Blake 342 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: jar one in the middle of the field. So you know, 343 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: each of those had a big impact on the game. 344 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: You've heard me say this before. You're gonna get ten, eleven, 345 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,479 Speaker 1: twelve possessions in the game, and those are scoring opportunities 346 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: that we had, so didn't cash in on those. Obviously, 347 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: those hurts you. Running the ball was good passing game 348 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: wasn't efficient enough, downs weren't good enough. What were your 349 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: thoughts on Zeke's day yesterday. Zeke did a lot of 350 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: good things in the game. Obviously, very very productive running 351 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: the football. There were some plays in the game that 352 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: were a little bit uncharacteristic of him. You know, the 353 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: one touchdown that we had when he stepped out of bounds. 354 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: He's got such a great feel for playing the game, 355 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: and you know, for whatever reason he lost where he 356 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: was on the field and stepped out of bounds. That 357 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: would have been a big, big opportunity for us to 358 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: finish off that drive the way we wanted to. The fumble, 359 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: again uncharacteristic of him. He does a great job taking 360 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: care of the football. He broke back inside and you know, 361 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: he obviously saw the guy in front of him, he 362 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: just didn't feel the guy behind him. So they made 363 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: a good play on that. They did a good job 364 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: sprinting to the ball and going to get it. So 365 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: those are the plays, maybe more than any others, that 366 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: are a little bit uncharacteristic for him. But he ran 367 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: the ball well. It was very productive and again we'll 368 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: build on the good stuff. We'll make sure we correct 369 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: the others what'd you see in your running game? They 370 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: get get it done, crank like that. Again, we tried 371 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: to run the ball a lot of different ways against them, 372 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: from different personnel groups, different formations, But it starts with 373 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: guys being physical upfront. And I thought we did a 374 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 1: good job blocking their guys, but the tight ends did 375 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 1: a good job blocking. And anytime you get the ball 376 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: in twenty one's hands and give him some opportunities, he's 377 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 1: going to make some plays. You still think you have 378 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: your best five, healthy offensive life and point of the 379 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: field right now. We don't CEV change this week, not 380 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: right now. When you were talking about the passing game, 381 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: and and Elliot's getting a lot of receptions, but they're 382 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: not yielding a lot of yards in the passing game. 383 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: Is that something you look at when you're looking at 384 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: the passing game to see why it's it's it's so 385 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: low And do those opportunities need to go elsewhere or 386 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: do you need to use some different routes or again, 387 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: I think you have to look at each specific play. 388 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: I mean, there's sometimes where you're designed to get him 389 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: the ball right now. There's sometimes he's third or fourth 390 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: in the progressions, or you're working through something and getting 391 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: him the ball there sometimes when he's down in the progression, 392 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: but you really think, hey, he might get it based 393 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: on what they're playing. I thought we had a couple 394 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,959 Speaker 1: of opportunities. We had a third down yesterday where there 395 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: was a little burst route to him, you know, working 396 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: over to our sidelines, and you know, Dad gave him 397 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: a good ball. He just didn't finish the play. So 398 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of different ways to get 399 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: him the ball. We handed to him. That's the simplest, 400 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: most direct way. But you know, he's part of the 401 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: plan and sometimes he's a high priority and sometimes he's 402 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: more of a checkdown, and certainly what you want to 403 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: do is be productive. Getting the ball in his hands 404 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: is a good thing. Typically he was run after catches 405 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: pretty positive. When Gregory has his penalty there at the 406 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: end of the half, why isn't nobody why does nobody 407 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: saying anything to him there and getting his face yelled 408 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: at him? You know, it seemed like there was a 409 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: passive response to what he did and what maybe have 410 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: been a critical moment in the game. Oh. I think 411 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: there are different ways that the coaches handle situations with 412 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: players throughout the game, and you want to make sure 413 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 1: you address the issue with him and talk about the 414 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: importance of discipline and not reacting to something that somebody 415 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: might have said or done to you, because typically the 416 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: official sees what happened second and learn it from that experience. 417 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: Once that play happens, it's behind you and you have 418 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: to make sure you address it, you solve it, and 419 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: you move on to the next play. That's the nature 420 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,479 Speaker 1: of our game. Did you consider benching him or does 421 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: that too much to a hit for the defensive line 422 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: rotation to do something like that again. You just want 423 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: to address the issue and solve it and move on 424 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: and make sure it doesn't happen again. I would Crawford's elbow. 425 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: How did he come out of the gem? Like he's 426 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: doing fine, Jeff with the angle, like he's doing fine. 427 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: We're hopefully those guys can practice this week. It's been 428 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty one passes since you've intersheted the past. 429 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: What do you put that on? Oh, it's a combination 430 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: of things, you know. It's always about Russian cover together, 431 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: you know. So typically most of the takeaways in the 432 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 1: passing games start from the past rush, forcing the quarterback 433 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: to throw it earlier than maybe he wanted to, or 434 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: hitting him or or you know, making him uncomfortable. So 435 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: we have to continue to try to do a good 436 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: job there. Uh. And then and then when you get opportunities, 437 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: you got to make the plays on the back end, 438 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: vision on the ball, uh, you know, making sure when 439 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: the ball tips up in the air, we're there, we're 440 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: round it, we're able to cash in out. That's what 441 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: they were able to do yesterday a couple of times. 442 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: So you have to continue to work on that, all right, 443 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: Go to see you guys.