1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: What do you think of a possible adri Jackson returner. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 2: I'll never close the door and getting the ball in 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 2: the playmaker's hands. 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: He's back there working at it. 5 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 2: And obviously, you guys know we only suit a forty 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: eight people on game day. So the more position flex 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: the more versatility a player can have, the better. 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: Have you studied him in the past and have he's 9 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: dynamic with the ball in his hand? I do know that. 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 2: So, like I said, we'll never shut the door on 11 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: putting the ball in a playmaker's hands. 12 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: Never looked comfortable to you. 13 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 3: Back there, he looks like he's moving around kind of slowly, tough. 14 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: I'll let Dave's handle that with him coming back. But 15 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: he's back there working at it, doing a great job 16 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: catching the football. 17 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 4: How do you kind of weigh, you know, putting somebody 18 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 4: back there who's compromise a little bit and just saying, hey, 19 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 4: we're just gonna just catch the ball and we're fine 20 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 4: with that, versus wanting to get somebody who's healthy and 21 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 4: you know, get the yardage. 22 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. 23 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 2: The biggest thing to me with any returner value is 24 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: the person has to make sure they can own the 25 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: football that's safely securing it because the most telling statistic 26 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 2: in terms of winning and losing in this league is 27 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: turnover margin. So we want to make sure whoever is 28 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: back there, that that guy is owning the football and 29 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: making smart decisions to catch it. 30 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 4: But would you consider sacrificeing return yards if it meant 31 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 4: that you had somebody back there to secure the ball? 32 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: The number one priority will always be to secure the ball. 33 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: So to your point, you know, a guy could have 34 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: all the run skill in this league, but if he 35 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: doesn't catch the ball, well you kind of vacillate with 36 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: potentially losing the game, which is, you know, obviously something 37 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: we don't want to do. 38 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: Where are you staying at kickoff Kenner as you enter 39 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: week one? 40 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 4: Uh? 41 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: You know that's that's more game plan. 42 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 2: Uh, you know specific We'll have different rules for different 43 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: games at different kickers, and they'll they'll be fluid throughout 44 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: the week. 45 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: And obviously with the weather changing. 46 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 3: When you're returning kicks in the preseason, how cognizant were 47 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 3: you or not wanting to. 48 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 5: Show too much of what you're gonna use while also 49 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 5: wanting to test the new rules. 50 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, no, that's uh, there was there's balance 51 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 2: to it. Because it's it's it was a new rule 52 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: and it still is a new rule. So you wanted 53 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: to be able to gather useful information. You didn't want 54 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: to necessarily just go out there and you know, say, hey, 55 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 2: we're going to be very vanilla the whole preseason and 56 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: not actually get good at potentially stuff that you want 57 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: to do. But at the same time, yes, you are 58 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 2: keeping some stuff close to the close to the best there. 59 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: So you know, I felt like we did a good 60 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 2: job and our players did a great job in terms 61 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: of just owning the fundamentals and the technique, which I 62 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: feel if you can do that in this play, you 63 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 2: have a chance. 64 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 5: We saw teams have different approaches with the kickoff returner, 65 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 5: you know, the faster, you know, general punt return kind 66 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 5: of guy, the bigger guys running backs. On a general 67 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 5: question for you, like on a general basis, what have 68 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 5: you learned about the kickoff and which, like what direction 69 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 5: would you lean in regards to what the approach is 70 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 5: in that. 71 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: Well, the one thing I did learn about the kickoff 72 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: is it hits pretty damn quick. And you know, speed 73 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: is always always a huge attribute of any returner. So 74 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: a return that could eat up grass initially with good 75 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 2: catch mechanics, catching it forward that could get to that 76 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 2: initial line of defense has the biggest best chance of 77 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: actually having an explosive return in this league. So, and 78 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: those come in all shapes and sizes. You could have 79 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 2: a guy that can get to that line and then 80 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: their collision balance is poor and they go down with 81 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 2: an arm tackle. Or you can have a guy that's 82 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: a running back that's used to being able to break 83 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: through tackles and he gets through that initial line and 84 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: is able to break that arm tackle to get the explosive. 85 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: So there's there's really strengths and challenges to putting different 86 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 2: types of personnel back there. I think at the end 87 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: of the day, any player that has the ability to 88 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 2: make smart decisions with the football and could eat up 89 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: grass is going to have a chance to have success 90 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 2: in that specific play. 91 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: What do you think of the in a new play 92 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: week one? Just moving out of the end zone. Let 93 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: everyone else figure it out and you'll have data to 94 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: study for week two. Yeah, you know, obviously you guys 95 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: know o stadium. 96 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 2: Sometimes you can't control that, you know, with the win, 97 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: so you always have to prepare to be able to 98 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: get those balls that are in play. There is no 99 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: fair catch to bail you out anymore, so it's something 100 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 2: you have to practice religiously. And then on the other side, again, 101 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: the weather is it changes in our stadium, so we 102 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 2: have to plan like we are going to cover a 103 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: lot of kicks, and that is something that you know. 104 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: Also when you do cover kicks sometimes it provides the 105 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 2: defense momentum. So there's going to be a good strategy 106 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 2: when it comes to that, and then we'll be able 107 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 2: to handle that as a staff later in the. 108 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 3: Week, asking what you guys are going to do, But 109 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: are you expecting to see like the preseason was a 110 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 3: lot of like send the ball in the air to 111 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 3: the five yard line. Are you expecting a lot of 112 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 3: like knuckleballs and bouncing balls across the NFL the first 113 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 3: two three weeks? 114 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you always got to. 115 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: You know, these kickers are so skilled, they really are, 116 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: and the foot accuracy that a lot of these NFL 117 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 2: kickers have is very impressive. 118 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: So their ability to be able to place the. 119 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,559 Speaker 2: Ball in the alleys outside of the numbers with lower 120 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: hang time at times, you got to prepare. 121 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,559 Speaker 1: For it because we're dealing with the best in the world. 122 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 2: So our returners being able to truly see the ball 123 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 2: off the tee and get a jump on it, to 124 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: be able to make sure they own the football is 125 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 2: critical for them having success. So you know, I do 126 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: expect us to see a little bit more of that 127 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: variety of type of kick. 128 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: What means price Ford Wheton a good gunner. 129 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 2: Love Brice Ford Wheton by the way he is, He's 130 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 2: wired the right way. I think it starts with the mentality. 131 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 2: When the mentality is right, the rest of it comes 132 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 2: into play. Obviously, as a receiver, he has a natural 133 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: feel for being able to get people off the spot. 134 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 2: He's a really good catcher, you know, so you know 135 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 2: he gives that possession of position, flexibility in terms of that, 136 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: and anybody that's a receiver that's out there, you got 137 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 2: to obviously regard them in terms of coverage. So I 138 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 2: think the mentality number one is awesome because he approaches 139 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 2: it like he is going to go win that rep 140 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: every time. 141 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: And then again, the. 142 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: Experience of him being a receiver also translates and other parts. 143 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 6: How challenging is that for him to have impressed you 144 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 6: guys with something that he really doesn't have much on 145 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 6: film doing you know, you had other guys who were 146 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 6: more experienced here, but the idea that he was able 147 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 6: to show you those kind of traits, you know, I 148 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 6: would imagine it's not much time to be able to 149 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 6: do that, so nobody has to do you know, a 150 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 6: lot more in a short period of time. 151 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 2: So him being a younger player, you always question whether 152 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 2: the experience will come to life and how quickly he 153 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: can translate to play that position at a high level. 154 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: But our job as coaches is always to look at 155 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: whatever their. 156 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: Primary position is and put as many similarities that they 157 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: could have in terms of what they do. Primarily, I 158 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: mean like, okay, this is the same thing here, except 159 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 2: now we're asking you to do this, or this is 160 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 2: how it's different, and now we're asking you do this. 161 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: Oh you did this as a receiver, let's do it 162 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: again here. 163 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: You know. So that is always a challenge as coaches 164 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 2: to make that learning process happen a lot quicker and 165 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 2: to the kids credit. I mean, he studies his tailoff, 166 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: he does he's always thereafter practice, working out extra drills, 167 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: and he truly wants to be great with whatever role 168 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 2: that he's given. 169 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 4: Coverage. They usually used to be like layers of coverage 170 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 4: in case somebody broke through. Can you still do that 171 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 4: or is there so close. 172 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: You can't a layer. No, it's a great point. It is. 173 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: It's definitely more difficult to create layers because everybody is 174 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: on the same line and you are so much closer, 175 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 2: and if you think about it, them aligning on the 176 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: forty yard line to create layers, you're basically succeeding fuel 177 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 2: position right away. So you have to be very strategic 178 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 2: with how how you get to those spots and can 179 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 2: you do that with a good amount of guys you know, 180 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: who knows you know? But I think the biggest thing 181 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 2: is knowing that you're in a stagnant position and having 182 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 2: to get off at a slower tempo, whereas guys would 183 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 2: be inside the twenty five yard line on sometimes the 184 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 2: returner catching the ball. You have to be very strategic 185 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 2: with creating levels but also not jeopardizing how much space 186 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 2: you're giving up right away. 187 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 7: Coming off knee surgery last year, I'm curious what you 188 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 7: saw from him this summer and if you kind of 189 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 7: have to bring him along slowly during the season or 190 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 7: is he just back to full range, you know, Week 191 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 7: one let's go, because we haven't really seen him get 192 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 7: a ton of opportunities this summer, especially especially in preseason. 193 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 2: So I've seen Graham the Graham Gano that wins football 194 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: games in this league, so I'm really excited to see 195 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 2: him put pen to paper. He is a proven kicker 196 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 2: in this league, and I'm fully confident in his ability 197 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 2: to go make kicks at any distance.