1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: Happy holidays, guys, Happy holiday. So if we don't, let's 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: go with their family. Oh, we'll pick up today. Obviously 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: it's Thursday. We'll continue our preparation. Today's you know, obviously 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: a normal up tempo practice. You get a chance to 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: look at the players and get some execution on the 6 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: game plan schemes, get oportunity to evaluate the quarterbacks. We 7 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: go out there and practice on through the day. So 8 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: any questions be happen, open up these anybody off the 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: COVID west or come so so could Darius, O'Shane and Jr. 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: Read are all back in the building. All three of 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: them will work with the trainers at least to start 12 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: practice to see where they're at, to ramp them up, 13 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: and then we'll see if there's any opportunity on the 14 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: back of the practice, even with some kind of a 15 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: walk through with the team or where they would be, 16 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: we'd have to remove them from the list and acting 17 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: in the roster to including the team activities. First priority 18 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: is see where they are physically, you know, obviously the 19 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: trains of check with them in terms just how they 20 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: feel they've cleared all those tests. Uh, they've tested negative. 21 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: Get back in the building. But the bigger part will 22 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: be just getting them out here and seeing where they 23 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: are from a standpoint of inactivity for the last you know, 24 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: week and a half as well as you know, the 25 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: symptoms they to deal with tomorrow or this week. In general, 26 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: we're hopeful about a few, but at this point there's 27 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: nothing to report on it. I'm curious how difficult is 28 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: it for the guys like Authority Can Darius who were 29 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: injured beforehand and now they weren't here. What's the likelihood 30 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: you can get them ramped up in you know, two 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: or three days. Well, that's definitely a different challenge because 32 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: you've got to consider not only coming off of the 33 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: inactivity and the symptoms, you also have to consider where 34 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: that with the injury, and they haven't really been able 35 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: to be with our trainers and they haven't been able 36 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: to do a lot to rehab an activity on the field, 37 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: and that's just a natural setback right there. So just 38 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: not having them out here, that's an issue you've got 39 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: to deal with. You know, you're concerned about guys like 40 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: a Dorty that are you playing with fire a little 41 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: bit if you try to get them back and get 42 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: them ramped up within that you know, one day report 43 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: of getting directly into the game, so some things we 44 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: have to consider with that. We are able to check 45 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: in with the players and see if they're doing anything 46 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: as far as it's physically moving around, but we can't 47 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: advise them to do anything until we know they're symptoms 48 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: free and it's okay to clear them through some kind 49 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: of ramp up. Why do you think you and Pad 50 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,559 Speaker 1: and Jerome do such a good job with the secondary? 51 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: Like you lose players one week it's Aaron Robinson on 52 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: the outside, next week it's Jared Williams, But it seems 53 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: like the game plan and your guy's execution on the 54 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: back end doesn't suffer. What do you think the key 55 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: is there? Well, the focus for the DV is always 56 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: the same as the focus for any other part of 57 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: the organization. We always talked about next man up and 58 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: preparing over players. We truly worked prepare every player in 59 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: the team, and our guys had the expectation and you 60 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: know they get in there for the game. We kin 61 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: don't care for on practice squad. I don't care if 62 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: you're a rookie, I don't care if you just got 63 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. You're expected to play. So we've added 64 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: a couple of players to the practice squad with you know, 65 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: Denard and Dwayne Johnson and the mesterment clear to those guys, 66 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, from when they got here, you know, yesterday 67 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: today of getting the getting the playbook, getting the game 68 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: plan and get with the coaches. You're expecting not what 69 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: to do, expect to have your number call any new 70 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: test possible to do that, right, we have not not 71 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: as man. Now, what do you think about the Nord Well? 72 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: Like about him, Well, I'm familiar with him from playing 73 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: in the league. You know, early on actually, you know, 74 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: when he first came in the league, I was coaching 75 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: special teams against him. He was a gunner. He was 76 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: a core guy for Darrenson and in Cincinnati. He's got 77 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: good speed, he's got good physicality. You know, obviously his 78 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: skill set the match up on the edge of the corner. 79 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: He's got experienced in the league, you know, having some 80 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: experience down in Atlanta, you know with Dean this year 81 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: gives you a little bit of some familiarity, a little 82 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: bit within the system. At least it's some familiar language 83 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: that it doesn't seem completely fear and if he hears it. 84 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: But the just the availability of being out there is 85 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: a good option for us to bring in a guy 86 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: some experience, you know, in a neat position we have 87 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: right now. Is that a position? Where is that like 88 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: the easiest position to come in parachuting and say cover 89 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: that guy. No, because there's a lot of communication that's 90 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: involved in our secondary on all levels. So I wouldn't 91 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: say any positions easy to drop them in, you know 92 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: and just go probably you know, kicker punt or be 93 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: the easiest. Absolutely, But in terms of playing corner, just 94 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: a communication and the understanding the defensive scheme, whether it's 95 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: a coverage or pressure or whatever it may be. Situational 96 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: calls that we have right there, there's still a lot 97 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: to get caught up on.