1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: All right, guys, UM still the same from the game. 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: There's no new injuries to report. We were good. So 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: go ahead, would you? Would you break down this game? 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: How much different is it? You know, as far as 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: the mistakes made in this game compared to other weeks. Um, 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,159 Speaker 1: I met that. I mean, we definitely still made some 7 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: mistakes in this game, but um, and when we did, 8 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: we were able to survive it. You know. I think 9 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: in the past, when we made these mistakes, we either 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: turned the ball over or um we gave up. Instead 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: of giving up a first down, we gave up close 12 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: to a touchdown, if not a touchdown. So I thought 13 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: the mistakes we made here UM didn't kill us and 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: we're all which gave us a chance to overcome them, 15 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: and we did that. Kyle. What's your plan for the 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: team for the bye week? This week? Um, we we 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: met today. I'm just UM reviewed all the stuff from yesterday. 18 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: They're gonna come in tomorrow. Um, We're gonna get a workout, 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: have a quick meeting, and UM do a little bit 20 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: of football stuff. Nothing verse each other. Just gonna move 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: in and stuff and then we're gonna let him go 22 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: till Monday. Is it fair to assume you're gonna get 23 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: a decent chunk of players back. Post by Debo Jennings, 24 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:24,199 Speaker 1: Juice Mitchell some of those guys. Ah, yeah, it works. 25 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: We're pretty optimistic to get a number of guys back. Um. 26 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: You know, it's kind of tough because all those guys 27 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: stay here this whole week and rehab so UM. You 28 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: know that's why I don't want to really give an 29 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: update on each one. I mean, we are hoping that 30 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: we'll still we'll come back, and we feel pretty good 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: about that. But um, they gotta have a good week 32 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: here rehabbing, and we'll find out here when we get 33 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: back from Monday. Ok. N Burke's play I think could 34 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: be every snap yesterday after not playing a single snap 35 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: against Kansas City and being exclusively special teams. What went 36 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: into that? And how do you think he did? Uh? Um, 37 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: when we let him and play on rotated the week 38 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: in practice and we're going to give or in the 39 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: first go and he played good and we we never 40 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: ended up taking him out. I thought he had a 41 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: good game. Um, had a couple in the past game 42 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: that he missed. Um, but he came back and made 43 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: a number of plays on the screens. And the run game, 44 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: and I thought he definitely took a step forward for 45 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: us defensively. Yeah, I know you're addressed is briefly after 46 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: the game, but how do you sort of use the 47 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: state of your team at the buy and at the 48 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: halfway point, um, not just your record, but sort of 49 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: the way you you've been playing and and uh sort 50 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: of in the contact of the rest of the division 51 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: and in conference to be you know, four and four 52 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: but only one game I've division lead that that sort 53 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: of you. Yeah, I think everything you look at, whether 54 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: it's the beginning the year, during the year towards end, 55 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: you just want a chance to get into the tournament. 56 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: And UM was where we stand now. I still feel 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: we have a very good chance of that. UM, So 58 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: we gotta play good football here going forward. UM. The 59 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: thing that you want most with your team is that 60 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: your UM getting better as the year goes and UM 61 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: just all around in all three phases. Probably had our 62 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: best game UM as a team yesterday, and I think 63 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: that was real good timing for it. I think we 64 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: need this by week, we need to rest up a 65 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: little bit and UM hopefully get some guys back. UM. 66 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: You know, right when we get going a little bit. 67 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: It is always tough to take some time off, um, 68 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: but I do think we need it just for our 69 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: health and stuff. And we got to come back in 70 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: here and have a good Monday, good Tuesday before we 71 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: get going with the game plan next Wednesday. Brandon Ayouk 72 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: has Brandon Auk has put up some consistent numbers here 73 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: over the past few weeks. How is he doing with 74 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: the stuff that we we may not necessarily see from 75 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: up in the press box, some about the option routes, 76 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: of the finer details of the receiving position. I think 77 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: be as he's been great. I think he's in one 78 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: of our more consistent players. Just um, what he's the 79 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: conditioning he's brought to each play, the effort he's brought 80 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: to each play. Then tent that he's doing. I mean, 81 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: I thought one of my favorite places in the game 82 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: first Kansas City, was the way he blocked on a 83 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: linebackground one of the plays, and just how he kept 84 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: going all the way through the whistle, and um, he's 85 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: been letting the game come to him, um and um, 86 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: and eventually asked these past few weeks, he's gotten the 87 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: number of opportunities and he's made the most of each 88 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: one and any grain need do to get more involved 89 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: in the offense in the in the second half. Um, 90 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: he's um, he's just gotta continue to be more consistent. UM, 91 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: be able to do everything, UM, down in and down out. Um. 92 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: You never know what players you're gonna be in there 93 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: on So it can't just be stuff that exactly fits 94 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: your skill set. Has gotta be you gotta be able 95 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: to block, you gotta be able to run the other routes. 96 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: You've got to know where to line up, and just 97 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: all the things that rookies going through. That just has 98 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: to make him more consistent to beat out some of 99 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: the guys that are in front of him. And Kyle 100 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: Brandon was on the field of the snaps yesterday. Was 101 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: that just because people without and how has he handled 102 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: that extra pressure being the number one there? Yeah, I 103 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: think Um, once we found out, you know on Saturday, 104 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: that Juan was not going to go. Also, um, you 105 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: know we had to move ray ray um back to 106 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: a different position UM and spot play um Willie there 107 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: and to bring in Danny also. So UM, really the 108 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: pressure put on with by youth that we're going to 109 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: rotate the other guys more so, we thought he was 110 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: conditioned enough and was playing consistently enough that he could 111 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: stay out there longer. And um, he rose to the occasion. 112 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: Sometimes when guys get too many too many reps, their 113 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: play gets sloppy and they pick and choose wind to 114 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: go and went not to trying to conservative energy. And 115 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: that wasn't the case of be A. He's conditioned to 116 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: handle that, and uh he handled it well. So we 117 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: saw the results that you guys getting any calls or 118 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: you are are you looking at anything? Or you guys 119 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: pretty set right now? Sorry what you said again? Is 120 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: it with the trade deadline tomorrow? Are you feelding any 121 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: calls or are you looking through anything? Are you pretty 122 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: set at this point? I think we're pretty set. But um, 123 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: I mean we listened to call on anybody. I mean 124 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: we're never not gonna listen to people. But um I 125 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: I'd be surprised if anything goes down. But um, um, 126 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: you know until the deadline, we're always listening. Kyle, you 127 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: got always happen necessarily had a running back out of 128 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: the backfield who can catch passes like like Christian. Um 129 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: just curious what having him as an outlet as a 130 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: as a potential checkdown option sort of does for your 131 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: offense and and maybe makes life easier for doing um 132 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: just it adds an element for more people for other things, 133 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: for people to worry about, it as an element on 134 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: areas to go when you think it's a weakness, and 135 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: the defense it it as a better I mean, quarterbacks 136 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: can always get to check downs as an outlet, but 137 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: it gives it more percentage of that outlet being a 138 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: bigger play too. So the more different things that a 139 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: player can bring to the offense, the the harder all 140 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: the areas become to the defense. I know you you 141 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,280 Speaker 1: don't want to go through all the injuries, but I 142 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: haven't asked in a while about Jordan Willis. Do you 143 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: expect to have him back at some point in the 144 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: second half as well? I do believe his rehabs going well, 145 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: and I believe we'll be able to make to have 146 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: an option to bring him back. How important was it 147 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: for you guys to score have to answer a score 148 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: with a ram score yesterday? So like that's what really 149 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: just you know, kept the game with instriking distance for 150 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: you guys. I thought, yeah, I thought the timing of 151 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: how the whole game kind of went was good. I mean, 152 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: you know, the Rams went three and out, I believe, 153 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: and it was a great for the offense to take 154 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: advantage of that, and we didn't on our first drive, 155 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: and then the Rams got it and they scored on 156 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, a nineteen play drive and it was great. 157 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: After nineteen play drive, we got the third and seven 158 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: and you go three and out right there, and you 159 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: never know what's going to happen in the game. But um, 160 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think Christian moved the chains on a 161 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: third and seven and then we went down and scored 162 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: answered at seven and seven. Then they went an answered 163 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: made a fourteen and seven UM, and then we're able 164 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: to go get that field goal at the end of 165 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: a half. And I was excited to come out at 166 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: halftime with the ball, expecting we would score right away. Um, 167 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: similar to how it was with Kansas City, but but 168 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: we didn't. But the difference was the defense tell them 169 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: right there, so they gave the offense another chance to 170 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: get back some momentum in um in the offense. I 171 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: think they scored their next three drives and the defense 172 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: ever gave anything up. So that was what allowed us 173 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: to get a two score lead and to really take 174 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: control of the game. After the game, Robbie Golden Tabor 175 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: talked about the bu infant with Jalen Ramsay, have you 176 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: seen that happen with the kicker before? And uh, how 177 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: did you think they both handled it? They handled up fine? Yeah, 178 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: I see it happened. That thought it happened. And the 179 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: n C Championship when we played them. Um, I think 180 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: he likes to say stuff to Robbie after those plays. 181 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: And I think it's kind of funny to watch to 182 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: hold coupe were cupped one catch for six yards and 183 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:07,439 Speaker 1: a half of football. Do you think you see that ever? Um? No, 184 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: I'll take that. That was that was pretty impressive by 185 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: those guys. You know, I thought Jimmy Ward did a 186 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: great job in Nicole this week. Um. I thought the 187 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: plays that Demo hadn't there weren't many, but I thought 188 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: he did a good job too. Um. But you know, 189 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 1: I mean our defense in that second half, they really 190 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: got to go on, Kyle, where do things stand it 191 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: at right guard? Now you guys are still rotating there 192 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,199 Speaker 1: and and just um, what what do you need to 193 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: see from from one of the guys to um firmly 194 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: intrench themselves as the guy who played of the halse. 195 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: Neither we love how it's going right now, we think, Um, 196 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 1: I mean d lineman or rotated throughout entire games and 197 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: get to play alignment fresh all the time. UM. So 198 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a knock on either of those guys. 199 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: I think, Um, I think they're both doing good and 200 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: they're um rests that they get and I think it 201 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: helps both of them. Um as you to be fresher. Um, 202 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: I think it's made both of them better. And I mean, 203 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: if we ever see a needed change, it will do it. 204 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: But I haven't really thought about not doing it yet. 205 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: One more, Kyle, do you believe breaking a lot with 206 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: the available after the byby preak guys, Um, I'm optimistic 207 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: about it, I don't, I you know. I mean, this 208 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,719 Speaker 1: week of rehab goes really well. I think I'll have 209 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: a good chance. Um he's gonna have a good week. 210 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: All right, thanks every more? All right, thank you guys. 211 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: I have a good week.