1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Josh and Jim. Hey, I just wanted to take you 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: back to Sunday night and when when Matt got into 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: that grew where he completed nineteen straight. Do you kind 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: of feed off that rhythm as well, and you build 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: confidence as a play caller when he's in a mood 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: like that or is that just a crazy idea. I 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: think you certainly feel the rhythm of the game as 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: a play caller and whatever you're having success with. I 9 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: certainly I would hope that I'm in tune with that 10 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: um you know, as the game is moving along. There's 11 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: been times where that's been the running game. There's been 12 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: times where it's been the passing game, you know, and 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: it could be different elements of either one of those things, 14 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, quick passes, by actions, tempo outside runs, inside runs, 15 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: what have you. But it definitely affects your you know, 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: what you want to do and what you feel I 17 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: would say best about doing going forward. And so the 18 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: other night, certainly he you know, he kind of found 19 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: a rhythm there. We found a rhythm offensively in that regard, 20 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: and you know, in games like that, you just try 21 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: to kind of do what you think is best at 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: that point in time to try to win the game. 23 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: Thanks Josh Ye Next quession Phil Perryphall by Evan Lazar. Hey, Josh, 24 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: how's it going good? Feel? How are you doing good things? 25 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about something that was said 26 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: on the broadcast the other night. Chris Collinsworth had a 27 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: comment that was, you know that you guys as a 28 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: team are going through two things where you're trying to 29 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: develop a young quarterback, but you're also trying to win games. 30 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: And I just want to ask you, are those two 31 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: things ever in conflict? In conflict maybe too strong a word, 32 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: but is it hard to do both for some reason, 33 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: whether it's the time you have to spend with a 34 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: young quarterback to develop them the way you want to 35 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: and maybe takes time away from game planning. I just 36 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: wanted to to post that to you or those two 37 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: ideas are they ever competing? Not? In my mind, I 38 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: think we're trying to win the game first and foremost, 39 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: and developing the players every day that we're with them 40 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: is part of our responsibility. And so I think that 41 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: you know, any young player has a lot to learn. 42 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: That's um I would say common for any position. And 43 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: so I think if you're playing with young players in 44 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: any spot, offensive line, running back, quarterback, defense, whatever it 45 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: may be. There are certain decisions you might have to 46 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: make here in the course of the week that you know, 47 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: maybe they're certain people aren't ready to do certain things, 48 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: yet maybe they are ready to do certain things. I 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: don't know, depends on the person you're talking about, but 50 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: I you know, our goal every week is not to 51 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: worry about, you know, at the end of the week 52 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: saying where we you know, incrementally improved in certain areas 53 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: with certain players. We hope we do that every week. 54 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: Our goal is to win the game and whatever we 55 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: need to do with the group that we're going to 56 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: put on the field on game day, that's the best 57 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: decisions that we can try to make as we go 58 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: through the week to try to put our team in 59 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 1: best position to win. So hopefully we're developing each man 60 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: every day. That's our job. I feel confident that we 61 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: try to do that every day along with you know, 62 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: doing every everything, we every decision we make, everything we 63 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: do at practice, all the things we do in the 64 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: meetings leading up to the game, and then everything we 65 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: do on game day is with the goal of trying 66 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: to win the game. Thanks rush YEA next question evalence 67 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: our fault by Mike jer Hey, Josh, how you doing good? Heaven? 68 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: How are you doing? I'm doing well. I wanted to 69 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: ask you, you know, when you have so many new 70 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: pieces offensively, rookie quarterback, all that kind of stuff, does 71 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: it take time for you personally to learn And maybe 72 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: it does in general regardless of all that, to learn 73 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: what you guys are good at as an offense and 74 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: kind of figure out what's working And how does that 75 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: process kind of go for you personally? Yeah, I mean, 76 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: I think you're always trying to evaluate what your team 77 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: is strong in, what they may need more work on. 78 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: I don't think I would be doing my job properly 79 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: if I wasn't trying to evaluate that each day each week. 80 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: And again, I think you start the season in a 81 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: certain place every year where you feel like you've worked 82 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: on fundamentals and core techniques you're going to need to 83 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: try to last yourself. You're at the course of the 84 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: season and you feel like you have a certain number 85 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: of things schematically that you feel like you know and 86 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: you can do. And at the same time, each year 87 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: there is a evolution of your team of your players, 88 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: of your scheme, you know, to where you feel like 89 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: you arrive at the at the best place you could 90 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: as the season goes on. Not saying that coaches don't 91 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: want to arrive there in August, because I know sometimes 92 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: we do. It's just difficult at times to do that 93 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: with all the different things that we you know, you 94 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: have to deal with injuries and whatever time limitations, practice, etc. 95 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of reasons why you might not 96 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: be the finished product in August or September, but you 97 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: certainly want to have your pulse on what you're trying 98 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 1: to do and feel like you're confident in those things, 99 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: as well as being really conscious of the things you 100 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: feel like you need to add to your bucket that 101 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: you can do well as the season goes on, because 102 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: if all you ever do or the things you do 103 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: well coming out of training camp, I have always believed 104 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: that the coaches and players in our league are too good. 105 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 1: Eventually they'll figure out a way to slow those things 106 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 1: down and then you're going to have to make another 107 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: move on the chessboard. So you know, you want to 108 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: know what you're good at, you also want to continue 109 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: to add things to it and develop your team and 110 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: evolve as the season goes on to hopefully give yourself 111 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: the best chance to play your best down the stretch. 112 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: Just really quickly. We saw you guys run a few 113 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: players that looked like RPOs on Sunday night against the Bucks, 114 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: and I was just wondering if you feel like that 115 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: could be something that you might expand on here moving forward. 116 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: We've always kind of had some of those things available 117 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: to us. I mean, depending on the team, the looks, etc. 118 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: Some of them might have looked like it in the 119 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: past and not been thrown. Some of them might have 120 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: been thrown and not look like runs. But you know, 121 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: I think there's an element of that probably and most 122 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: of the teams in the National Football League's offensive arsenal. Again, 123 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: we don't major in that, but we certainly there's an 124 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: element of that that we're aware of and that we 125 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: that we have and that we have confidence in. And 126 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: depending on the team, you know, it could be useful. 127 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: Thanks Josh, yep. The next question Mike Jerry Fall were 128 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: Tom Kerr. Good afternoon, Josh, Hey, Michael, I wanted to 129 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: ask you a specific play question. It was the interception 130 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: where White sort of looks like he hangs for a 131 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: split second before shooting the gap, and I'm sort of 132 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: looking at Brandon as Brandon's supposed to stay in there 133 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: or is that just on Max to understand Brandon's gonna 134 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: leak and that's my guy. Yeah, we had a we 135 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: had an issue in that protection. You know, certainly. The 136 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: thing I'd say about that is we have to do 137 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: a good job offensive. We have making sure we communicate, 138 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: you know, clearly before the ball snap. That's uber one 139 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: on every pass play, so that we're all working together 140 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: towards the same people that we're supposed to be blocking. 141 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: And so you know, like I said, I'll take response, 142 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: but if we have to do a better job as 143 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: a unit, quarterback, offensive line, running back, whoever's in protection, 144 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: we got to know who were responsible for and take 145 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: care of those guys when they present themselves as blitzers. 146 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: So you know, we certainly we can do better than that, 147 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: and we need to do better than that, and quickly. 148 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: Just as a philosophical question, obviously no one's had any 149 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: success running against the Bucks. You guys did try to 150 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: do some with that, but do you go into it 151 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: going Look, if this doesn't work, we still have to 152 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: dabble in it at least to keep them honest in 153 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: that regard. Yeah, I mean I've never been one I've 154 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: never really wanted to be. I never want to be 155 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: one dimensional. I don't think we ever do here. I mean, 156 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: there's certainly been games in the past that we can 157 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: all point to that we could say we probably didn't 158 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: give it much of a chance and then went ahead 159 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: and leaned on the passing game. But I would say, 160 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: as a rule of thumb, that is not a sustainable 161 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: method of playing offense. So um, you know, I'm always 162 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: trying to find ways to do that. Our staff is 163 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: always trying to find ways to do that, regardless of 164 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: how good the team is in one area or another. 165 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: I mean, we're gonna play other teams that are good 166 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: in the running game. You know. It's you just can't 167 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: you can't bail on it, you know, every week because 168 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: somebody makes it difficult. So this league's tough to run 169 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: the ball in, period, and we got to do better 170 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: than what we did on Sunday. Thanks h M. We'll 171 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: go two final questions Tom Kern and Bob Socie, Hey, Josh. 172 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: Two tiered questions kind of jumps off of Mike, you 173 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: guys are two to one run pass right now. I 174 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: think it's one sixty to seventy nine pass run. You mean, yeah, 175 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: as to run that cannot stand. I'm sure you feel 176 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: that way as well. What has been the barrier to 177 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: running game success? If you could distill it, and I 178 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: know it's a variety of things. And also the second 179 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: tier is how impressed are you that Mac Jones is 180 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: able to throw it forty times a game and not 181 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: demolish your chances of winning as a as a rookie. 182 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: Yep um. The first the first question, you know, I 183 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: think that number one, I think that you have to have. 184 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: There's two There's two ways to look at the running game. 185 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: One is you can look at it and say volume 186 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: always results in in in better you know, better average 187 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: as the game wears on. There's that school of thought. 188 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: Or you could look at it and say that you 189 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: know you're going to need to have a certain element 190 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: of success early in the game and throughout in order 191 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: to continue to play that way. Balance so that you 192 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: don't find yourselves in a bunch of third down and 193 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: long situations, and so you know certain games the score 194 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: will dictate whether or not you can, let's say, have 195 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: more patients than others. And I think that it's just 196 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, we're always looking to try to find balance 197 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: in our offense because you're as an offense, you're more 198 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: difficult to defend. If the defense has to defend run 199 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: pass on every series, in every situation, that's always most 200 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: difficult for a defense. So it's not a sustainable method of, 201 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: you know, just getting rid of it. There's not one 202 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: thing that I would say triggers, you know, success in 203 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: a running game. The running game is much like pass protection, 204 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: and you know, and there's a lot of reasons why 205 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: we would have success. Certainly, the point of attack is 206 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: important because that's where you know, those are the guys 207 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 1: we're running the ball. Behind the run read by the 208 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: runner is important because he'll ultimately make the decision on 209 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: where the ball is going to go. The force blocking 210 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: by the receivers, as we you know, we've seen here 211 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: for many years, is an important element, you know, in 212 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 1: any running game, you know, because if you don't go 213 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: down there and get a safety who's down near the box, 214 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough to run the ball without him 215 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: making a lot of tackles. And then there's an element 216 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: of deciding on what runs to run, and that could 217 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: come from us on the sideline, or it could be 218 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: some form of a decision that's made it the line 219 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: of scrimmage based on the look. So we just we 220 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: have to execute our assignment. First. We have to get 221 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: a hat on a hat, meaning we have to get 222 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: somebody on the guys near the front, and we have 223 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: to give ourselves an opportunity to get the run started. 224 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: If we can do that, then you know, I mean 225 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: a lot of times you'll live with the result, you know, 226 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: But we didn't do a very good job of some 227 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: of those things the other night, and then the way 228 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: that the game was going, and I would say the 229 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: six some of the success we were having in the 230 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: second half throwing the ball kind of lent itself to 231 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: making the decision to kind of just go ahead and 232 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: go in one dimensional mode at that point. Your second 233 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: question about Mac, Look, any quarterback that gets put in 234 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: that situation certainly carries extra responsibility. The passing game itself 235 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: carries extra responsibility. The past protection carries extra responsibility. I'd 236 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,479 Speaker 1: say the ability to catch the ball consistently in conditions 237 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: that we played in the other night that we're not severe, 238 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: but they weren't you know perfect. You know, I think 239 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: that puts added pressure on that element of your offense also, 240 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: So he's certainly responded to anything we've asked him to do. 241 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: He's obviously got a great mindset, a great attitude about it. 242 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: There's nothing we've asked him to do that he's shied 243 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: away from or wanted less responsibility. That's not his nature 244 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: or personality. So I appreciate that and the young man, 245 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,439 Speaker 1: and he's tried to answer every challenge that has been 246 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: put in front of him. And you know, I think that, 247 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: you know, he's shown that he's capable of doing some 248 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: of those things to help us. Um. But I think 249 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: on a you know, as as we move forward here, 250 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: the goal would be, you know, to hopefully have to 251 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: have to use that method of play less not more 252 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: as we move forward, and looks like associated I have 253 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: last questions. Thanks Stacy, Josh. This is also related to 254 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: the running game and in a sense related to Phil's 255 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: question about development of a young quarterback and of course 256 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: the urgency the goal to win games. You've got a 257 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: couple of young running backs, you know, who are going 258 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: through the process of learning the nuances pass protection in particular, 259 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: and they've had issues with ball security in their brief appearances. 260 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: How is that, you know, complicated that effort to not 261 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: only develop them, but to add them to the mix 262 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: in order to win games given the urgency you know 263 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: each week. Yeah, there's, um, there's there's nothing more important 264 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: than the ball. And so UM, I think that sometimes, um, 265 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: as we all have learned as parents, and we probably 266 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: all learned as children as well, some of the best 267 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: lessons you learn come through some adversities that you have 268 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: to go through and face. And I would say that 269 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: we've this is not the first time we've had a back, Um, 270 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: you know, put the ball on the ground and then 271 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: have to respond to it. And so um, I've had 272 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: more than a few that have done that in their career. 273 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: And look, the nature of the position is they have 274 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: the ball more than any other player on the field 275 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: other than the quarterbacks. So a lot of times they're 276 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: going to have an opportunity to at some point over 277 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: multiple carries, end up with somebody trying to punch or 278 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: strip at the football. So um, you know they're um, 279 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: these are these are hard lessons to learn at times, 280 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: but also I would say necessary for their growth and development. Um, 281 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: we know how important turnovers are to wins and losses 282 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: in our league, and they have to respect that part 283 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: of their job, which I know they do. But I 284 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: think now that you go through a few situations where 285 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: you know it could impact the team in a negative 286 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: situation in the game, you hope that that really resonates 287 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: with them as they move forward in practice and work 288 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: on those techniques and fundamentals that are obviously going to 289 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: be paramount to those players playing and playing a big 290 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: role as we move forward. So I still have a 291 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 1: lot of confidence in those guys. Believe me, every back 292 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: that I've ever coached has fumbled and so at some 293 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: point or other, their ball security will cross over into 294 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: the you know, really really safe, secure zone, and sometimes 295 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: it takes a few of these situations to get it there. 296 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: So we'll continue to work really hard on it every 297 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: single week. We do every day, We do ball security 298 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: drills every day, and we'll continue to do that. But 299 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: all the players that have gone through this have responded 300 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: the right way, and I know the two young guys 301 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: that you're referring to have great attitudes about it, and 302 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: they'll they'll handle their business and approach it the right 303 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,639 Speaker 1: way as well, just very quickly. I know you've had 304 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: experience and you've seen that Kevin Folk is a great 305 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: example of a guy that overcame those issues early. Is 306 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: he is it harder for young players in a sense 307 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: because they don't have the physical contact and in training camp, 308 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: the number of padded practices, the number of hits, you know, 309 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: the intense live reps that guys might have gotten ten 310 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: twenty years ago. I mean, there's there's probably a number 311 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: of things that are different because of the lack of contact. 312 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 1: Certainly that could be one of the things that you 313 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: know is impactful. But look, the one thing I'd say 314 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: is is every team's the same. So it's not like 315 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: there's twenty nine other teams that are hitting each other 316 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 1: and stripping the ball away in pads more than we are. So, um, 317 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,199 Speaker 1: you know, we have to work within the parameters that 318 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: we have. There's no excuse for dropping the ball in 319 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: the ground. And like I said, we do enough drills, 320 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: We do enough things in camp throughout the course of 321 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,199 Speaker 1: the summer um, you know, pay playing preseason games and 322 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: all that to get ourselves ready to go and then 323 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: not put it on the ground, so um, you just 324 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: have to There's got to be nothing more important than 325 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: the ball. When we hold the ball in our hands, 326 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,159 Speaker 1: we hold the fortune of the entire team in it 327 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: with it, and so we have to do a good 328 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: job of respecting how critical that is when we're when 329 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: we're the one that possesses it. Josh, thank you. Yeah, sorry, Alex, 330 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: we're over on our time, so I'm gonna go ahead 331 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 1: and stop it there. Thank you very much, Josh. Okay, 332 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: Thanks guys, have a good day.