1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: How have you doing that? Good? Right? Great, great, great 2 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: great good? 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 2: You said out when you were up first of all 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 2: stats that whether where he said you were talking to 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 2: you said, apprecies, How can you talk about kind of 6 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 2: give some context statement and then you speak to the 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: level of patients and how it's helped shot. 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 3: Uh, yeah, I mean I was really referring to how 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 3: patient he is in terms of you know, you you 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 3: there's a lot of plays in a game where the 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 3: ball doesn't come to a skill player and there's only 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 3: one ball and five guys out there on every play, 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 3: and so sometimes there's you know, twenty thirty plays that 14 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 3: may go by, and based on a number of other factors, circumstances, coverages, pass, rush, whatever, 15 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 3: you know, the ball doesn't necessarily go your way. And 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 3: I just I was speaking to him, but I could 17 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 3: say that about our entire group. They they really have 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 3: been incredibly unselfish, and I just think, you know, he's 19 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 3: ready to go when you you know, you call something 20 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 3: that has you know, an opportunity to go his way 21 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 3: and then the defense plays the coverage that allows that 22 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,919 Speaker 3: to happen, and just you know, wanted to tell him 23 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 3: that I appreciate it. 24 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: So effective on defense. 25 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 3: I think he's there's a number of things I think. 26 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: I think number one, he runs hard on every play, 27 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 3: and I think when you watch a guy in practice 28 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 3: run like that and and then accelerate down the field. 29 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: And I think his long speed, you. 30 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 3: Know, has has shown up over and over since the spring, 31 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 3: just you know, the ability to eventually get past the 32 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: defense or to at least get you know, even with 33 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: him and have an opportunity to make a play down 34 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:01,279 Speaker 3: the field. 35 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: I think he's strong as a physical nature. 36 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 3: To his play where if the ball is a contested situation, 37 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 3: I think the quarterbacks feel confident that they're giving a 38 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: guy an opportunity that's going to go up and fight 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 3: for it and get it. And then I think he 40 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 3: tracks the ball very well. That's an you know, it's 41 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: kind of a you know, you don't talk about it 42 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 3: a whole lot, but everybody just assumes all receivers can 43 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 3: track the ball the same, and I mean some of 44 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 3: them can, some of them, you know, do it a 45 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 3: little bit better than others. But he certainly has had 46 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 3: an opportunity to make some catches where the you know, 47 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: the balls go on a different direction, different angle, uh, 48 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 3: And to run full speed with a defender near you 49 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: look back for the ball, have to adjust to it, 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 3: and then have strong enough hands to complete the play. 51 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 3: I think that speaks, you know, to to why he's 52 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 3: been so successful. 53 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: Fun, pretty bad and jumps fut like watching me wake 54 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: up things? You really enjoying yourself or see you're returning 55 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 2: here and doings. How much fun is it this season 56 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: with the quarterback. 57 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 3: And the offensive troop you have? I've had, I mean, 58 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 3: I having agree, I mean I love this, I love football. 59 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 3: I love coaching here. You know, working for Graves, I've 60 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 3: said this before, but you know I learned something every 61 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: day every week. 62 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's just cool for me. 63 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: It's just to watch, you know, that whole process and 64 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 3: the way he's really kind of spearheaded. You know, the 65 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: vision that he has for our team and our staff 66 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 3: has been great. And then just this group of players. 67 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 3: You know, they come to work every day with a 68 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 3: great approach and great attitude. It makes your job fun. 69 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: You know, you're you're just you know, winning is fun, 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 3: but I think you got to have an opportunity to 71 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 3: enjoy the process regardless of the outcome. If you don't 72 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: do that, it's kind of hard, and I think I've 73 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 3: learned over time that I got to do that more often, 74 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 3: you know, and and not just tie it necessarily to 75 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 3: the outcome of the game. So just trying to enjoy 76 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 3: the guys, and we have a lot of fun at 77 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 3: practice in the meetings that walk through and then hopefully 78 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 3: on Sundays get hot. 79 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: You sort of like just you know, we talk about 80 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: like the players slowing it down. Is there a moment 81 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: in the. 82 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: Game right a sudding. I don't know if you. 83 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 3: I mean, look, they get they deserve the credit for 84 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 3: whether the play works or not. I think that's been 85 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 3: true my whole life. The players always deserve the credit 86 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 3: for anything that goes well on the field. So I 87 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 3: think you you know, as a play caller, sometimes you 88 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: get things happen in a sequence where you feel like, okay, 89 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 3: I hope this ends up on the left hash so 90 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 3: that this is the next call and then ends. 91 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: Up on the left hash and you kind of gets. 92 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 3: Hot is the right word, or lucky, But you know, 93 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 3: maybe you find a sequencing of things that go fit 94 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: together nicely. And sometimes the the way the ball bounces, 95 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 3: the down and distance the hash mark doesn't necessarily lend 96 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: itself to you know, that being a great call. Other times, 97 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 3: you know, it does. And so again, I think there's 98 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 3: a lot of circumstances to it that kind of you know, 99 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 3: you're hoping it works in your favor. 100 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. 101 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 3: Gosh, just how much was that just game plan versus 102 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 3: trying to get him out of space a little bit 103 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: more on those toss plays? Uh? 104 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: You know, I both you know, I think he we've seen. 105 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't think it's a secret that he's fast, 106 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: you know, and and you know, he does some really 107 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 3: good things with the ball in his hand. Just so 108 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 3: happened that that was kind of something that, you know, 109 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: we felt good about last week considering some of the 110 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 3: other circumstances and factors that were going on in the game. 111 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: You know. 112 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: And I thought he made some really good runs. It 113 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 3: wasn't just like, you know, run around the corner and 114 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 3: nobody there. I thought he had to make some nice cuts. 115 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 3: I thought the guys were really blocking well in space 116 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: out there and straining to try to finish plays longer 117 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 3: than he was. You know, we talk about playing longer 118 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 3: than the guy with. 119 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: The with the ball. 120 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 3: So I thought there was a lot of blocks being 121 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 3: made in space down the field that helped him do that. 122 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: And I thought he fought through some contacts. 123 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: So excited to see him, you know, build on that 124 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: and continue to grow. Why, Josh, there's been a record 125 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: number of fourth down attacks, teams going for more than 126 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 3: that we before. 127 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: Have you seen that a ball your coaching. 128 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: Career A lot? I mean, honestly, you know that. 129 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 3: I remember when we first when I first started calling plays, 130 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 3: it was you know, I mean, fourth down was unless 131 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 3: you were like in a kind of that fuzzy gray 132 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 3: area the thirty eight, the forty two to forty three 133 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 3: yard line, you know, where a punt could go in 134 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 3: the end zone. He gained twenty yards of field position. 135 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 3: There was a lot of punting, you know in those situations. 136 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 3: You know, now think through analytics and just the way 137 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,559 Speaker 3: the the game has progressed, and you know, people using 138 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 3: different things to you know, i'd say, find ways to 139 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 3: continue to. 140 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: Try to score. 141 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 3: You know, I think it has definitely changed, certainly the 142 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 3: way the game is being played now. It's fun, you know, 143 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 3: as an offensive coach, and we've had a couple examples 144 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 3: where our guys they know it's an opportunity to potentially 145 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: be in a four downs sequence, and so they know 146 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 3: what that means. And so you know, if you get 147 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 3: a third down play and they're in the huddle, they 148 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 3: know that they may have a chance to go for 149 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 3: it if they get it to fourth and shorter, and 150 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 3: then they actually have some success. There's been sequences where 151 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 3: our players are like, back in the huddle, you know, 152 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 3: we don't want to go off to the sideline, you know, 153 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: after the third down play, which is kind of neat 154 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 3: to see. So it's changed a lot of things for 155 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: a lot of people. It certainly has how you feel 156 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 3: like you have. 157 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: The answers to continue building that you want in the 158 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 2: run game in the locker room right now, versus even 159 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: just the depth. 160 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: That you ask. I think we have all the answers 161 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: we need. I mean. 162 00:07:55,840 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 3: Once once the once training camp starts and you know, 163 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 3: you don't you don't count on anything, you know, outside 164 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 3: of what you have in the locker room, and you 165 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 3: really don't need anything outside of what you have. And 166 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 3: we spend all of the time, you know, we have 167 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 3: trying to figure out how to put our players that 168 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: are here in great positions. The guys know exactly how 169 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 3: we want to try to play. I think different parts 170 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 3: of our offense, you know, progress at different rates, and 171 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 3: so whether it's the running game or the red zone 172 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 3: or third down or you know, deep passes, whatever it is, 173 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,599 Speaker 3: I mean, each one of them kind of is it 174 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 3: a different point right now, you know, or not even 175 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 3: halfway through the season, And I think there's still a 176 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 3: lot of improvements to be made for us. I know 177 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 3: that's what we're focused on. And we have. 178 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 2: The guys, most of the guys before. But the guys 179 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 2: that you have on your offense, is there anyone who's 180 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 2: been kind of a pleasant surprise just with their progress 181 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: or maybe something behind the scenes it's really been a 182 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 2: little bit different. 183 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: That's such a hard question. I don't mean that a 184 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 3: bad question. It's just such a hard question because I 185 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 3: I don't I mean, you learn about a lot of 186 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 3: these guys. You know new things about him each week, honestly, 187 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 3: you know. And that's the great joy you have in 188 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 3: coaching is to try to teach guys you know that 189 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 3: maybe you haven't worked with before and watch them flourish 190 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 3: and watch them grow and watch them improve. There's no 191 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 3: greater reward for us as coaches than to see them 192 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 3: have success on the field. So that would be really 193 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 3: unfair for me to say one person in one way 194 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 3: or what have you. But I think there's a lot 195 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 3: of guys that have really demonstrated the ability to work 196 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 3: hard and get better. And you just love to see that. 197 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 2: Tree quinching that you've been challenging him when it comes 198 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 2: to these cadence and also manipulating moving defenders. Curious why 199 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: are those so important for you at this stage of 200 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: the season, but especially going up against the safety defensive line. 201 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 3: I don't know if he was referring to this week 202 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,559 Speaker 3: or just in general. Probably just in general because I've 203 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 3: been challenging him. There's a long list of things that 204 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 3: we challenge is a strong word. I think, probably encouraging 205 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 3: him to, you know, do different, you know things, and 206 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 3: that's that there. I would say the list is long 207 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 3: for him, which is cool. We got a lot of 208 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 3: things we can get better at. But I think there's 209 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 3: so many different aspects to playing the position a quarterback. 210 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 3: You know, throwing the ball is the one that everybody 211 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 3: sees and you know, attach numbers to it and all 212 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 3: the rest of it. But you know, learning how to 213 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 3: practice the right way, you know, pushing your teammates in 214 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 3: different ways because there's a lot of different you know, mentalities, 215 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 3: there's a lot of different personalities that you deal with 216 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 3: as a quarterback out there learning the pre snap, you know, 217 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 3: there's a game that happens before the game, you know, 218 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 3: in terms of each play. So just maturing in that 219 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: regard and trying different things sometimes is a really good 220 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: way for a young player to to. 221 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: Try to make progress. 222 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 3: You know, you can't ever get better at something if 223 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 3: you don't try it and practice and give it a shot. 224 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 3: And then sometimes it's gonna you know, all right, it works, 225 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 3: and then other times maybe it doesn't, but then you 226 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 3: learn something from those mistakes. So yeah, I just he's 227 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 3: he's he's really got a large appetite for making progress, 228 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: and that's a great trait to have as a young player. 229 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 3: Is not just happy with one or two aspects of 230 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: his play. It's how can I get better as as 231 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 3: an entire quarterback and do the things that this position 232 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 3: requires of you. 233 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: To be really good? 234 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 3: You know. And so I know we want him to 235 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 3: reach his potential. I know he does too, and that's 236 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 3: probably going to be a never ending process.