1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: We've tried to be very smart about how you put 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: the plan together. Obviously had an offseason this year, so 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: that was different. But feel like the guys have a 4 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: good understanding of what we're doing on all three sides 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: of the ball. Now is the time to compete. This 6 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. Tonight's your chance to 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: get a detailed peak behind the scenes from team headquarters 8 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: in Barrea and you'll find out how the Browns are 9 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: prepping for this week's game. This is the University Hospitals 10 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns Radio Network. Here are your host Snathan Zagura 11 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: and Geron Cherry. Good evening and welcome into the Kevin 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: Stefanski Show. All along the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: Network Nathan Ziagura and the three time, three time, three 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: time Super Bowl champion Gerard Cherry with you for the 15 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: next hour. Coming up on the show, you will hear 16 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: from the head coach, you're Cleveland Brown's Kevin Stefanski, and 17 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: you'll hear from wide receiver Anthony Schwartz, who scored his 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: first career NFL touchdown on the Browns big overtime win 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: over the up at Bay Buccaneers, And obviously we will 20 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: get to the big story of the day in a second, Gerarde, 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: we will talk about Deshaun Watson officially in his quarterback 22 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: one will leven here a little bit from the brown 23 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. But if we have done too many of 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: these shows to just ignore a victory on Sunday and 25 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: move right on, so let's take a step back. Let's 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: talk about the win over your pal Tom Brady the 27 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: Goat and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tree to seventeen in overtime, Gerarde, 28 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: what stood out to you from that game? And can 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: the Browns build on the fact that they clutched up, 30 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: their stars, delivered and they got a huge win. You 31 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: certainly can build upon that game because one of the 32 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: things that you learn is what it takes to win 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: football games. It takes a commitment and sometimes it goes 34 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: beyond four quarters, Nathan's sometimes it goes into overtime. And 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: with that, you match a team with their intensity, You 36 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: match a team with doing the right things from playing 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: clean football and getting the job done. And you saw 38 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: the sacrifice, the amount of energy, the amount of focus 39 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: that it requires of one and I'll throw in their 40 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: discipline as well to get the job done, because just 41 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: when things weren't going right, what you saw in this 42 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: old school field position game, which is one of the 43 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: best games to get toughness and to see where you 44 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: stand from a toughness standpoint, is that you have to 45 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: make sure that you don't panic in moments, you don't 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: fall apart, you don't collapse into the credit of the defense, 47 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: to the credit of special teams and the offense. When 48 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: things didn't go the right way. Guys did not point fingers, 49 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: but what they did when it was necessary was rallied 50 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: to the cause. I want to ask you, somebody who's 51 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: been in NFL locker rooms, You've been around greatness. You've 52 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: been around you know, tremendous leaders. You were down on 53 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: the sidelines for that game as you are eaching every 54 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: game for the Browns on the University Hospel's Browns Radio 55 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: network as our sideline reporter. The emotion that I was 56 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: able to feel from above and then in the locker 57 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: room afterwards, and I know you saw it as well 58 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: from this team. For Jacobe Brissette for what he meant 59 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: to this team in his final start, I think the 60 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: fact that they won, I think part of that was, 61 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: of course they needed to win, but I think there 62 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: was a let's win this for ja Kobe, who has 63 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: been everything we could want and more. What was your 64 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 1: opinion on that? What did you feel down on the sideline, 65 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: especially once that game was over in the Browns had won. Whatever, 66 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: you have a situation when you're losing more than your winning, 67 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: there's always a question of do these guys care, are 68 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: they committed, are they involved? What's the state of teammate relationships? 69 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Isn't one of which guys actually care about each other 70 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: and one see each other succeed And you obviously got 71 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: that with the Jacoby Brissette situation. But here was something 72 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: else that was really telling Nathan that I wanted to 73 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: share we didn't get a chance to do in the 74 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: course of our broadcast. It was that Harrison Bryant took 75 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: a series hit. I don't know if you'd call it, 76 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 1: but he took a shot where you basically fell on 77 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: his head right, yeah, when Antoine Winfield hit him, and 78 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: it knocked Antoine Winfield up for about a half So 79 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: that was a heck of a collision. I watched Myles 80 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: Garrett get up from where he was at and go 81 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: check on his teammate, and I said, right there, that's 82 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: a great sign because if you see a guy getting 83 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: noted silly and you kind of just sit there and like, oh, well, 84 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: better him than me, that tells you a lot as well. 85 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: But that was not the case. You had Miles checking 86 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: up on him. And then another thing that really resonated 87 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: with me from just an intensity standpoint, and I love 88 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: to see that this guy's taking on the role of 89 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: leadership was David and Joku. Prior to the game, Nathan 90 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: was given the pre game let's go out there and 91 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: get the job done, also known as the new Rockney speech, 92 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: and go ahead, go ahead, keep going, and with that 93 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: just his his fervor, his energy and what he had 94 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: to say, and then go out there to back it 95 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: up and did and maintain that sense of hey, guys, 96 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: let's go, let's go, let's do it, let's do it 97 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: throughout the course of the game. Was tremendous. Loved every 98 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: moment of that that I witnessed as well. David and 99 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: Joco had started earlier in the week with his media 100 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: availability where he became, in my eyes, one of the 101 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: great vocal leaders of this team. Nobody's gonna feel sorry 102 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: for us. We shouldn't feel sorry for ourselves. We've If 103 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: we want to win more, we've gotta work harder. We've 104 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: got to execute better the end. And he went out 105 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: there and did that. David and Joku despite missing a 106 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: couple of games this year, sixth amongst tight ends and 107 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: receiving yards, ninth in yards per catch, seventh and reception 108 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: per game sixth and yards per game fifth and first downs, 109 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: fifth in yards after the catch, tenth in receptions, and 110 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: had one of the best catches you'll ever see given 111 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: the moment for the Browns. Massive Now we don't know 112 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: his availability for this week. He is not yet practiced 113 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: with a new knee injury, but obviously you hope to 114 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: have him out there, your leader. I think offensively, it 115 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: was David and Joke. It was Nick Chubb getting back 116 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: over a hundred yards for the Browns. It was a 117 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: Marii Cooper with more than ninety yards for the third 118 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: time the last four games, a huge catch in overtime. 119 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: But I want to talk defense for a second. You 120 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: mentioned Miles Geart one and a half sacks, huge sex 121 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter to get the ball back. 122 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: That sets up the tying drive one and overtime that's 123 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: actually leads to the game winning drive, and that came 124 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: after he got hit himself. Shaq Mason peeled off on 125 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: a spin move, knocked him. He ran to the sideline 126 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: arm dangling through his helmet. I thought he was done. Gerard. 127 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: For those players to come after that, what does that 128 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: say to a teammate, What does that say the guys 129 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: in the locker room. You know, Miles is in paying, 130 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: He's been through a lot, the car accident. For him 131 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: to go out there in pain and make plays when 132 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: he needed it the most, it says the guys step up. 133 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: I can, and Myles has the liberty to sit down, 134 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: not go back into the football game and guess what, 135 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: no one's gonna question that. There's no there's not gonna 136 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: be any repercussions from that. But for him to say, 137 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't care from one that more 138 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: higher paid players on this team, I don't care if 139 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: I'm regards one of the best in the business. I'm 140 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,679 Speaker 1: gonna go out there and show you why I'm paid. 141 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go out there and show you what I'm 142 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: regarded in high regard, and I'm gonna go out there 143 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: and get the job done. And when you consider the 144 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: fact that Tom Brady is one of the best in 145 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: the business that get River football, the fact that he 146 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: was sacking him or even applying pressure was amazing in 147 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: his own right, but it sends a message to the 148 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: other guys that when leaders, when guys who are prominent 149 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: figures on your roster show up, show out, get the 150 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: job done and put it on the line and say, 151 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: hey man, this is bigger than me and worried about 152 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: my injury situation, but actually going out there and playing 153 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: to I can't play no more, even through paying, that 154 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: gets a tempo, that sets a mood, and that creates 155 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: a culture in which guys start buying in. And yes, 156 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: to answer your initial question, can you build up on that? 157 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: Thank god there's no buy this week, because you could 158 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: certainly build upon that with the nGy that you saw 159 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: because now you know how to do it, Now go 160 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: do it again. And one guy who did it last 161 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: thing we'll talk about in this Sampa game, m j Emerson. 162 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: We've been talking about him all year, one on one 163 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: with Mike Evans, who was going to the Hall of 164 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: Fame someday six targets, zero receptions. He had four passes 165 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: defense in the game. He now has eleven on the season, 166 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: fifth in the NFL. M j Emerson, I mean Brian Baldinger. 167 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure you've seen his tweet the video Breakdown said 168 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: he thought it was the best cornerback game this season 169 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: last week. This rookie has become a gem and he's 170 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: just got that dog in him. The competitive factor. You 171 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: see it weekend in week out, And it was noticeable 172 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: from day one for me a training camp. Obviously, I 173 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: look at the defensive backs and I pay a close 174 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: attention to my former position, and I was impressed from 175 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: the get going as he started stacking practices and plays 176 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: and just making it from the get go and working 177 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: hard and being available, doing it things necessary to build 178 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: his game. You had to be impressed with that. Then 179 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: he took it to the football field, because sometimes, Nate, 180 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: it'll be a situation where a guy looks tremendous in practice, 181 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: but it doesn't show up on Sundays or Thursdays or 182 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: Saturdays or Mondays, and in his case, is showing up. 183 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: And I really do believe the hard work ethic couple 184 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: with this idea of one I got chipped on my 185 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: shoulder because I'm not happy where I was drafted. And two, 186 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: I want that smoke. I want that opportunity. I want 187 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: the best player because iron sharpers iron, and I'm actually 188 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: trying to be steel. Forget about being iron, and that's 189 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: what you sent him. Get from him. You certainly do 190 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: all right, big story obviously today in Barria. For the 191 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: first time in a long time, Deshaun Watson spoke with 192 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: the media today in advance of his return to Houston 193 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: to take on the Texans as the starting quarterback of 194 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. He's been back in the building for 195 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: five weeks. This is the sixth week he's been back 196 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: in the building, third week of practice. Now he is 197 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: the starter. He's taking all of the first team reps. 198 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: Before we talk about the impact he may have and 199 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 1: and what your expectations are, let's hear a little bit 200 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: from de Shaun first, how he stayed sharp while he 201 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: was away. I think my biggest focus was the mental 202 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: part of the game, uh, standing locked in on on 203 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: defensive schemes, staying locked in. Also as much as I 204 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: can with the scheme that we have here with the 205 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns and with Kevin, so trying to watch from 206 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: afar and learn and see what Jacobe has said on 207 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: the on the field. During every Sunday, I watched every 208 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: game like I was preparing myself to play, and boy, 209 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: is it a good scheme. The Browns number five in 210 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: the NFL in total offense this year, number eleven scoring offense. 211 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: This season. They have been phenomenal in many regards. They 212 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: average the fourth most first downs per game in terms 213 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: of plays of more than ten yards. Only Miami and 214 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: Kansas City, two of the most elite offenses in the league, 215 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: have more than your Cleveland Brown So Deshaun was asked 216 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: what is it that he sees in Kevin Stefanski's scheme. 217 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: The biggest thing is is definitely a quarterbat driven system. Um, 218 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: and you know we have guys around the quarterbat that 219 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: can make place. So you don't have to do anything special. 220 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: Just follow the rules that he wants you to follow, 221 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: get the ball in in the playmaker's hands and let 222 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: them do work. And finally, one of the things that 223 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: you look out stands out sixty eight percent completions for 224 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: his career. That is the best completion percentage in NFL 225 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: history with a minimum of fifteen hundred attempts. So, DeShawn, 226 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: what makes you so accurate? My biggest thing is really 227 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: just trying to anticipate the throws, knowing where guys are 228 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: gonna be, and knowing how the defense is gonna play 229 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: each and every route. If I can minimize that and 230 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: try to, you know, get down the detail of how 231 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: those things are going to do in certain situations, then 232 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: I can place the ball where I need to be, 233 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: where it needs to be for the receiver to make 234 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: the catch. Um, I think that's the biggest thing, all right. 235 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: So here is Deshaun Watson for his career, sixty eight 236 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: percent completions. We said, that's the best in NFL history. 237 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: Fourteen thousand, five hundred thirty nine yards, one and four 238 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: touchdown passes, thirty six interceptions. The quarterback rating for his 239 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: career of one and four point five. That is the 240 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: second best in NFL history behind Pat Mahomes. His eight 241 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 1: point three yards per attempt for his career third best 242 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: in NFL history behind Otto Graham and Sid Luckman. So 243 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: the first person to do that in quite some time, 244 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. The last time we saw him, it will 245 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: be seven hundred days when the Browns take the field 246 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: down in Houston seven hundred days ago. In that game, 247 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: thirty sixty five yards, three touchdowns, one interception, and a 248 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: rating of one hundred and sixteen. He is an elite quarterback. 249 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: But is their rust? What do you expect from Deshaun 250 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: Watson this Sunday? Well, you're definitely gonna expect some timing 251 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: issues because it takes time and to get those coordinations 252 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: between the offensive lines, center to quarterback exchange as well 253 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: as route running and tim and a guy and being 254 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: on the same page with him doesn't happen overnight. Now, 255 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: grinned having to take place in practice and getting some 256 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: experience helps. But obviously we know game conditions are vastly 257 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: different than practice. But you practice for a reason. But 258 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: the same time, Nathan, I have a feeling, just a hunch, 259 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: that they're gonna be aggressive with him. They're gonna allow 260 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: him to go vertical, They're gonna allow him and do 261 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: the intermediate stuff, and it's not just gonna be simple. 262 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: And granted, you want these confidence building being conduct quick 263 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: out passes and comebacks and all those type of things, 264 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: but I will not be surprised if they go for 265 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: aerial assault on the Texans because you want to get 266 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: him up to speed, because truth be told, after this 267 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: is five games and all these games matter. But certainly, 268 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: if you're going as a lesser than opponent, why not 269 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: take the opportunity to stretch it out and see what 270 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,599 Speaker 1: he can do. Yeah? Absolutely, And you're going against the 271 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: Texans team whose safeties are both struggling in coverage. A 272 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: hundred forty eight rating for quarterbacks targeting Jonathan Owens this year, 273 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: a hundred twenty one targeting Jalen Petrie the safety. So yes, 274 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: an opportunity for some vertical shots. And you know they 275 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: give up the most yards per game on the ground 276 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: overall and the running back, so you show that play 277 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: action with Nick Chubb. You're gonna have some windows to 278 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: throw in the middle of the field against this Lovey 279 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: Smith defense that will play more cover two than any 280 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,719 Speaker 1: team in the NFL. Now you're talking about a brown See. 281 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: One of the questions we're asked here on this rundown 282 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: is are we allowed to call this a trap game? 283 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: I say no, the trap games when you're ten and 284 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: four and you're looking ahead to the game two weeks 285 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: down against the Bengals, of the Ravens for first place 286 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: in the a f C North, and you're facing the 287 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: team when you're four and seven. There are no trap games. 288 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: You have to prove yourself every week and the Browns 289 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: can't afford to lose anymore. And if you have the 290 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: arrogance to even go down that path of all, this 291 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: is a trap game. If you're on that Brown's football 292 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: team and in that locker room thinking that, shame on you, 293 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: because how could you possibly think that? As you just 294 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: described Nathan and more importantly all the fanfare of Deshaun 295 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 1: Watson coming back, how could this possibly be a trap game? Yeah? 296 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: I agree it is not. The Houston Texans not a 297 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: good team. They have lost six straight games by at 298 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: least seven points. There one, nine and one in the 299 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: season the driver's seat to have the number one overall 300 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: pick in twenty three, but they do have some talent. 301 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes has eight sacks on the defensive side of 302 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: the ball. We will not get to see the third 303 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,559 Speaker 1: overall pick from the draft, dere extinctly. It sounds like 304 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: he will miss his third straight game with a hamstring. 305 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: But an exciting young corner and then off offensively, you 306 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: gotta respect Brandon Cook six one thousand yard seasons and 307 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: the rookie running back Damian Pierce is ninth in the 308 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: NFL and rushing with seven eight yards leads the NFL 309 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: with twenty eight broken tackles Garade, So there is some talent. 310 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: You know, this is still an NFL team, right, And 311 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: you can't just say these guys are gonna line up 312 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: because even when they were getting blasted buy in Miami 313 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: last week and which by a half the game was 314 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: over with Miami thirty to three, leader, nothing, nothing, lead, 315 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: and with that they still found a way to try 316 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: to get back in the game. Granted Miami took the 317 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: gas the foot completely off the gas pedal. But at 318 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: the same time, as you said, any given Sunday, if 319 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: you do not come to play and if you rest 320 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: on your laurels, and if you take a team from 321 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: granted and they come out they were firing and brimstone, 322 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: you can lose that game. I would like to imagine 323 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: that we're not gonna take that approach and take them 324 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: for granted and go out there and say, hey, here's 325 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: a chance for us to get back on track. Using 326 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: the Texas as example and in up ability to do it, 327 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 1: I think definitively, and I think it starts with a 328 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: quick start. Something the Browns have been very good at, 329 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: scoring on the opening drive six times. You'd love to 330 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: see that continue because the last two weeks the Houston 331 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: Texans have been outscored fifty to nothing in the first half. 332 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: They have just four first downs and just thirty seven 333 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: yards of offense in the first half of the last 334 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: two games combined. So you love to see the Browns 335 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: do what the Dolphins did. Put it on them big, 336 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: put it on them early, and have an opportunity to 337 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: get a nice win, get some confidence for Deshaun Watson 338 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: and this offense with their new starting quarterback. Fans, mark 339 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: your calendars for face Off on the Lake presented by Meyer, 340 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: the first major outdoor hockey game Everett First Energy Stadium 341 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: on February the eighteenth. That's the Ohio State Buckeyes hosting 342 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: the Michigan Wolverines right here at First Energy Stadium. Tickets 343 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: are on sale now starting at just twelve dollars. 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I feel like I 351 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: have people in the building that can tell me the truth, 352 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: and I think that's really important because I don't want 353 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: this to be a place where I don't get the 354 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: truth from our guys. This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. 355 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: You're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. 356 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: Here are your hosts, Nathan Zagura and Gerard Cherry. Be 357 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: sure to stop by the free Twisted detail Gate pregame 358 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: party prior to every home game. Twisted detail Gate is 359 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: located on the west side of First Energy Stadium and 360 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: combines the atmosphere of a beer garden with live music, 361 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: food and drink options, along with areas for socializing. The 362 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: tailgate opens four hours prior to kick off and is 363 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: open to fans with the ticket to the game. Nathan 364 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: Zagura and Gerard CHERRYO, it's the Kevin sa FANSCI show 365 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: here around the University Hospitals, Cleveland Browns Radio Network, we 366 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: go around the league. Now, Gerard and the Bills, who 367 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: take on your former team, the New England Patriots tonight 368 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: have placed pass rusher and sack master Von Miller on 369 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: injured reserve. He is out at least the next four weeks. 370 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: Could this cost the Bills the a f C East. 371 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: I will say no, it will not cost him the 372 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: FC East. Now, if he was his name was Josh Allen, 373 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,959 Speaker 1: that would be a without a shadow of doubt. It's 374 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: gonna hurt the cause, but it won't cost him completely 375 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: because when you look at those games, and granted Vaughan 376 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: was on the football field and they played, it was 377 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen making mistakes. He gave the game away 378 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: to the Dolphins. He gave the game away to the Jets. 379 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: You can't do those things, obviously, and so if he 380 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: plays at a higher level, not turn over the football. 381 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: They play a better brand. But obviously you want you 382 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: want Miller out there. But Albert, he's a baller. He 383 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: could get the job done. So I hear these guys 384 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: are gonna pick up the slack while Bond Miller is 385 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: out and not many teams can turn to pass rushers 386 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: behind their top guy, like the Buffalo Bills. As we 387 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: got ready for the game, Greg Russeau, who did not 388 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: play against the Browns back for them. He at that 389 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: time at five sacks going into that game, second most 390 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: on the team. A j Epanessa, a second rounder out 391 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: of Iowa, will be the other pass rushers. So still 392 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: plenty of talent on that team. Great linebackers Milano and Edmonds, 393 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: and great guys on the back end with Jordan Poyer 394 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: if they get tried Avious White back, So a lot 395 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: of talent there. But here's the thing. I feel like 396 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: you can only say something could cost you the a 397 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: f C East if you're already in first place, which 398 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: they are not. They are tied with the with the Dolphins, 399 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: who have the tiebreaker over them and have the win 400 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,120 Speaker 1: head to head so far this season. There's a team 401 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 1: that still has not lost a game this year. The 402 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: TA has started and finished, which is an incredible stat. 403 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: So I think they've got their work cut out for them, 404 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: because I think the Dolphins are very very good. All right, 405 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: Green Bay and Chicago Bears. There are questions early in 406 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: the week, what do you see justin fields. What do 407 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: you see Aaron Rodgers. Well, now it looks like both 408 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: are trending to play fields. Put in a full practice today. 409 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: The question, though, Gerard, is should they play with justin fields? 410 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 1: Do you want to risk further intry with your young 411 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 1: quarterback or is it important for him to get out 412 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,679 Speaker 1: there and continue to get reps because he is so 413 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: young to the game and he still hasn't tasted a 414 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: lot of success in the NFL. If it's a situation 415 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: where it's and obviously anytime you said on the football field, 416 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: that could be it for you. You don't know that. 417 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: But it was one of those deals where hey, I 418 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: want to go, encourage that, allow that, whatever you do, 419 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: embrace that, because that spreads again through the locker room 420 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: of hey, this guy could sit down, this guy can 421 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: shut it down, but he's not doing that. So I'm 422 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: applauding that. I'm about that, I support that, and I 423 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: think that's a good idea. Now it's a situation where 424 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: you have a you know you're hurt and you can't 425 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: go in your fifty fifty sit down. But if it's 426 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: not the case, go out there playing, Yes, get experienced, 427 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: learn what it's like to play not feeling good, because ultimately, 428 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: if you're gonna make a run at a championship, you're 429 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: gonna have to learn how to do just that. And 430 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 1: then on the other side, there's a lot of talk 431 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: coming out of Wisconsin. Should the Pack be sitting Aaron 432 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: Rodgers and playing Jordan's Love to get a look at them, 433 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:55,879 Speaker 1: to see what they have. I would see them myself, 434 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: because you're not making the playoffs. You don't deserve to 435 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. And granted though you're still math Madley 436 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: in it, you're kidding yourselves you're not gonna make it. 437 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: So you need to really take a nice, strong look 438 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: at Love and see what he represents. But they's so 439 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: boggle down and and I get why you're enamored with 440 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and what he represents because pretty much he 441 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 1: gave you football glory as he went from he went 442 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: from Brett Farm to him, and you didn't have that 443 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: fall off the most organizations experience. But at some point 444 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to go, and at some point you're 445 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: gonna have to let somebody else take over you are, 446 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,719 Speaker 1: and it could be Jordan Love looked good filling in 447 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: for Rodgers after that oblique injury last week through a 448 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: touchdown to Christian Watson, who seems to catch one every week. Alright, 449 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: best game of the week, that's not Brown's Texans. There 450 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: are two candidates Niners Dolphins, Oh baby, that's a humdinger 451 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: and Chiefs Bengals a rematch of the a f C 452 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: championship a year ago. Gosh, you got the revenge factor 453 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: with the Chiefs and the Bengals. But you know what, 454 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: I'm actually gonna go with the Dolphins for you Niners, 455 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 1: because one this is gonna be a true test. And 456 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 1: now you're going back to for the Dolphins. I mean McDonald, 457 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean you're this is Shanahan. This is your mentor, right, 458 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: So with that in mind, can you supersede him? Can 459 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: you put yourself in a place to show your team 460 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: that we mean business. And if you beat the forty 461 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: Niners and that offense and defense comes to play, then 462 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: people are gonna start taking the Dolphins more seriously because 463 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: I think you like me, Nathan. After experiencing what we 464 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: experienced with them when we were there, I walked with 465 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: a greater appreciation for how good a football team they are. 466 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, they did whatever they wanted offensively, and then 467 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: the addition of Bradley Chub defensively seemed to make a 468 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: big difference for them up front. They're talented. I'm pumped 469 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: for that game. Mike McDaniel quickly becoming one of my 470 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: favorite coaches. Every week he's got something where he's either 471 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 1: talking to two telling him that George is the best 472 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,439 Speaker 1: team in the SEC. He just he just seems to 473 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: get it the way he connects with his players. Obviously 474 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: an offensive savant, and yeah, you've got that that pupil 475 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: mentor teacher relationship thing going on their Niners Dolphins. I 476 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: wish the Niners were a little healthier, but I mean 477 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: both of those games. These are two elite football games, 478 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: Niners Dolphins, Kansas City Cincinnati. These could be one could 479 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: be a Super Bowl, a rematch of the Super Bowl 480 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,159 Speaker 1: won by the Niners back then when Dave Marino was 481 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: taken on Joe Montana. Roger Craig got loose in that game. 482 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: Roger Craig indeed for the win. One of the great 483 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: ruins of my childhood. Gerondo loved that one all right. 484 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: If you ever wonder why they sent three or four 485 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: players out for the coin toss. Maybe it's because sometimes 486 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: it's better to have a teammate with you. 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Welcome back to the Kevin Stefanski Show all 497 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: along the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. Very happy 498 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: to be joined nowt by the head coach of your 499 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, Kevin the fan Sky and coach let's just 500 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: start with you. Has put in so much it's a 501 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,439 Speaker 1: binary business. To finally be on the right side of 502 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 1: that binary business and get a big win. Congratulations. How 503 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: did it feel for you guys? Yeah, I mean, as 504 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, you're you're fighting, scratching clawon for these things, 505 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, to go out there in front 506 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: of our fans and come away with the victory was 507 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: just a great, great moment for our team. You know, 508 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: sixty minutes plus, you know, had to get down there 509 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: and make some big plays in the extra frame. So 510 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 1: proud of the guys and how they fought. It is rare, 511 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: in my opinion to see a team rally around a 512 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: human being like they've rallied around Jacoby Brissett and obviously 513 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: the powerful impact he has had on the locker room 514 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: and even extends to us who get to talk to 515 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: him from time to time. For him to get a 516 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: win in that game, knowing the big picture situation, seeing 517 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: the reaction you had towards him, seeing the reaction his 518 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,199 Speaker 1: teammates had being in the locker room, getting to observe 519 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 1: that that was special. And I know that we do 520 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: this to win games period, end of story, win Super Bowls, 521 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: but there is a human element to it. And and 522 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: is that one of the better human kind of just 523 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: stories you've seen in terms of the way people have 524 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: reacted to Jacoby Brousat. Yeah, I mean, I think what 525 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: Jacoby taps into with this team, and at what I 526 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: see him is just he's a very very good teammate. 527 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: And I know that gets thrown around. What does it 528 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: look like? You know in the building, it's rhythm ing 529 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: up with all of your teammates. It's pushing your teammates 530 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: to be better versions of themselves. Um, it's never backing 531 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 1: down when times are tough. And we've been in you know, 532 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: in this season, we've been through some adversity and he 533 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: has helped reframe that adversity as an opportunity. So I 534 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: think you see his impact as a teammate, you know, 535 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: obviously playing good football for us too, so that's that's 536 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: a big part of this as well. So you know, 537 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: I appreciate the impact that he has in our team, 538 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: and he's going to continue to have that impact. And 539 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: I told him that, and he knows that he's gonna 540 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: help us win this week. And how's he do that. 541 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: He helps Deshan get ready, he helps our defense get 542 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: ready and scout team. So his impact, his presence will 543 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: continue to be felt. I want to share one quick 544 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: ancidote with you. So on Tuesday, we were on remote 545 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: at Buffalo Wild Wings. He called into the show and 546 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: we talked about and you know what he said to me, 547 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: The most important thing is to be a great teammate. 548 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: He goes, I want to win, I want that's why 549 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: we play, but to be remembered and to have that 550 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: respect because we were talking about that same vein and 551 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: he said that's the most important thing to him. And 552 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: well he can. He accomplished that after the conclusion of 553 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: our about ten minute interview. Remember he's just on the 554 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 1: phone going through speakers. He had a standing ovation in 555 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo wildly and I've never seen that in my entire life, 556 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: were certainly in the ten years with this organization. Just 557 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: it's palpable. There's something special about him. So anyway, I 558 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: just thought i'd share that with you because pretty cool. 559 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,959 Speaker 1: Onto the Houston Texans. Now Deshaun Watson is now your 560 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. How has it been in practice? How is 561 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: he looking? And kind of now that we can take 562 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: a look back, what what was the plan that ramped 563 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: him up for full throttle this week? Yeah, you know, 564 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: the way we really looked at it was that spring 565 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: in summer, prior to knowing if Deshaun is gonna be suspended, 566 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: if he was for how long you know, really getting 567 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: him ready to play football. So we spent a ton 568 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: of time with Dashawan, obviously Jacobe as well, but with 569 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 1: those guys putting the offense together, putting things that he's 570 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: comfortable within, getting our players comfortable with those type of things, 571 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: and I really working hard making sure that all those 572 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: reps in the spring and summer would matter. So now 573 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: when we get Shawn back, it's really been a five 574 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: week back in the building process. And for the first 575 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: three weeks we couldn't have him at walkthroughs, couldn't have 576 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: him at at practice, but back in the meeting room. 577 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: And as you can imagine, you spent a lot of 578 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 1: time in there in that meeting room and you cover 579 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: a lot of ground, and so having him back in 580 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: there was really important part of getting him ready, getting 581 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 1: us ready. And then in the last two weeks just 582 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: getting him reps out there. Obviously the scout team reps 583 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: with going against our defense is good. Just hey, you're 584 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: playing football, you're you're back. Sometimes you break into a 585 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: scrambled drill and you're playing football. So getting that uh 586 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, off for for him what was important. And 587 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: then this week just getting every rep, getting every walkthrough rep, 588 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: getting every live rep. Uh. So it's a process. I 589 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: think I go back to the work that we did 590 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: in the spring, in the summer. I think all of 591 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: those are bankrupts. The work that he did away from 592 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 1: this building on you know, on himself, on his physical ability, 593 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: on his arm, those type of things. He's continued to 594 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: work to get ready for for this moment. And you know, 595 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 1: I know everyone has asked me every which way is 596 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: he rusty? You know, I think we'll see. I don't 597 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,479 Speaker 1: want to put anything on on the young man. Well, 598 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: we'll see how it goes. I know this. I always 599 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: lean back on the work you put in and their 600 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: preparation you put in, and that's what he's doing at 601 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: a very high level. We'll see again Sunday, uh when 602 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: he's finally playing in our offense and those type of things. 603 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: But I think the focus for us will continue to 604 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: be the process for him and for this football team. 605 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: When you go back and watch even last week, for example, 606 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: there was a play where in the shotgun Kareem was 607 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: on the right hip of Jacoby You ran kind of 608 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: it looks like a read option action. He runs at left, 609 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 1: Carl Nassa sprints down the line, and makes tackle. They 610 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: can't do that anymore. How big of a change is 611 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 1: that for what you're able to do just in schematically 612 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: with the r P O game and with a read 613 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: option game, where now you know that defensive end I 614 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: can't crash the way that they have been in the past. Yeah, 615 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: there's there's definitely a little bit of that. You know, again, 616 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: the balances we're playing good offense. You want to continue 617 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: to make sure that you're playing good offense, and then 618 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 1: can you enhance it because listen, we're not the number 619 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: one offense. We're not scoring forty game, so fifth not bad? Well, 620 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,120 Speaker 1: I guess mentality though, you always want to get better, 621 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: of course, but getting better doesn't have to mean being 622 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: completely different. So that's a great example that you bring up. 623 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: You know, you can also you call keepers, you call 624 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: a fake and then the quarterback keeps keeps it. In 625 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: the RPO world, in the read option world, you don't 626 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: necessarily have to call that keeper. Instead, you get it 627 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: based on the look. So our keeper is gonna be 628 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: a part of our of our offense move forward, of course, 629 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: it's definitely a big part of it. Are there things 630 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: that you can do to enhance what you're already doing. Yeah, 631 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: I think there are. Can you get them all done 632 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: in this first game? No? You know, so there's an 633 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: evolution I think that takes place when you're talking about 634 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: entry reducing a new quarterback into your offense. Alr. Well, 635 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: let's talk a little bit about this week and the 636 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: defense that you're gonna face of the Houston Texans. They're 637 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: gonna play. We've talked about it and you did in 638 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: your press or earlier this week more cover two than 639 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: anybody in the league, first in the league, but there's 640 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: still a majority middle of the field closed team, cover 641 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: cover three. How do you kind of when you gotta 642 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: cover two team? We talked with Bernie like I was 643 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: a quarterback, I love it. How do you kind of 644 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: adapt for a team that's going to give you more 645 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: of a look than you've seen really all year long? 646 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: By the way, you've had some success against it this 647 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: year when people have thrown it at us, and just 648 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: kind of balance that going into this matchup. Yeah, so 649 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: like every week, you know, new challenge here. So with 650 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: a love you Smith defense, what you're really looking at 651 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 1: is a attacking, one gap style of defense with a 652 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: ton of line movement. One thing that our fans can 653 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: look for, and then that we're obviously preparing for is 654 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: their line movement, whether they're blitzing or not. There are 655 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: a lot of times stunting that three technique, stunning that 656 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: six technique, trying to disrupt your run game, and obviously 657 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: trying to press pressure the quarterback in that regard, and 658 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: then in the bad teck end, you're right, they do 659 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: close the middle of field more than it's open um. 660 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: And there's some cover three, there's some one, there's some 661 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: one pressure and then the two shows up and it 662 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: really shows up right now on third down for them. 663 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: Does it show up at times on first and second down? 664 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: It does, But that's where it's playing the game with 665 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: the quarterback to making sure that you're confident in what 666 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: you're seeing, because when you do get that cover two, 667 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: it does have just different rules. There's different rules for 668 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: the guys on the outside in terms of their conversion rules. 669 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: There's different landmarks that you need on the inside based 670 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: on where their curl players are and if the mic 671 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,479 Speaker 1: is leaving to go play the middle field. So it 672 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: does present a new challenge to the guys to be 673 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: on top of their landmarks. There's such precision in the 674 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: past game, especially when you're playing a zone defense, and 675 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 1: Cover two is that zone defense that tries to keep 676 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: everything in that middle of the field, and if you're 677 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: precise with your landmarks, you'll have a chance with those 678 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: seams and then hitting that corner spot between the safeties 679 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: and the corners, that's where you want to attack that 680 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,239 Speaker 1: kind of a defense. You mentioned that, Yet they do 681 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: run a lot of stunts their top and the league 682 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: not number one, but top courts island stunt run. But 683 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: they're not a big blitzing team. How does that change 684 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: things for you when you know that they're not gonna 685 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: bring pressure a ton, but they're gonna run a lot 686 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: of games, right, so they haven't to date. You know, 687 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: you're always readybody changing a team. Yeah, you're always ready 688 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 1: for a team. Maybe the change the script so we 689 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: know what they've been to date, uh, which is some pressure, 690 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: some single linebackers, some single nickels. But even at that 691 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: ten you always have to be alert for it, especially 692 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: on third down, So for the quarterback, for the line 693 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: and and the running backs always be an alert because 694 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: at any moment you still have to block said pressure. 695 00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: But it does create some issues. I think what they do, 696 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: even if you know they're pressuring and maybe they're not 697 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: even trying to disguise it, there's still that movement, that 698 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: aforementioned movement that goes with it that is really difficult 699 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: to defend. And I think if you're on point with 700 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: your line, your tight ends, you're running backs and passing 701 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: off games and understanding rules, uh, that gives you a chance. 702 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, it really is 703 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: a physical matchup that you have to block this movement 704 00:31:57,760 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: because it's not easy. And yeah, Jerry Hughes, you can 705 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: get to quarterback eight sex so far this season. What 706 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: kind of a challenge is that with yelled the moving 707 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,239 Speaker 1: into center, knowing we've seen I mean, the Bills ran 708 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: a bunch of games against us and certainly last week 709 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: as well. When you get a guy that is new 710 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: to that position in the league anyway, and having to 711 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: communicate and help pick those things up. Communications important and 712 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: then just working together. You know, there's so many times 713 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: you'll see an offensive line pass things off and if 714 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: you had the microphone on you could hear them yell 715 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: and go, go go. The guard's knocking him onto the 716 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: center and He's yell and go, go, go, so we 717 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: can go help out the tackle. So when you have 718 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: a new center and they're obviously playing next to the 719 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: left card in the right card, you gotta work very 720 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: hard to make sure that those guys accelerate their ability 721 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: to pass those things off, to work together to communicate 722 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: during the play. If you watch the last two weeks, 723 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: you'd say this team can't run the ball, and you 724 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,719 Speaker 1: would be mistaken because Damian Pierce has had a phenomenal 725 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: season this year. Seven eight yards leads all rookies ninth 726 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: in the NFL first and we season was everaging eighty 727 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: six yards a game, leads the league in broken tackles. He's, 728 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: you know, yards after the contact, right behind our own 729 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb, physical guy, and you know we're gonna be tested. 730 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: They're going to test us on that. Yeah, I've been very, 731 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 1: very impressed with Pierce. You just put on the tape. 732 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: It's it's you know, with a lot of players, you 733 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: just kind of put the tape on and just believe 734 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: what you see. And this kid can make you miss, 735 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: can run you over. You see guys bouncing off of him. 736 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 1: So this is not a one man show to stop 737 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: their run at Russia attack. You really have to gang tackle. 738 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: You gotta number one be sound and what you do, 739 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: and then number two, you better run in the football 740 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: because it is hard to get this guy on the ground. 741 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: And we got Brandon Cooks six one thousand yards seasons 742 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: down this year in terms of the numbers, a little bit, 743 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: but still a dangerous threatened that passing game. But I 744 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: want to ask about our defense and what you saw 745 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: stars stepping up. Myles Garrett Clowney obviously, the two big 746 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: sacks in the fourth quarter overtime, m j Emerson phenomenal 747 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: against Mike Evans. Didn't give up a catch to a 748 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: future Hall of Famer when he was targeted in coverage, 749 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 1: which was incredible. But to stop Tom Brady when he's 750 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: got the ball three times with an opportunity to win, 751 00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: is that? Do you feel confident? Swelling? Your star stepped up. 752 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: Everybody made plays when they had to. Yeah, without a doubt. 753 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: You know you mentioned the guys stepping up. That's what 754 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: this game is about. These games are close, the NFL 755 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 1: is is all These games are close. They're in the 756 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, there one score games. Uh, guys have to 757 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: step up and make plays. And you saw it on Sunday. 758 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,800 Speaker 1: You mentioned Miles, you mentioned j D. M j Emerson 759 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,800 Speaker 1: continuing that they kept testing him and testing him, and 760 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,880 Speaker 1: that's what you do to a rookie corner. Uh, and 761 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: the kid kept standing up. So UH. Really impressed with 762 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: how our team kept fighting, kept the team in that game. 763 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,359 Speaker 1: I mean that our defense kept our team in the 764 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,720 Speaker 1: game so that our offense could go make some plays 765 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: at the end. And the biggest play David Djoku the touchdown, 766 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,680 Speaker 1: and then obviously in the overtime you get to Amari 767 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:42,560 Speaker 1: and then you run it in with Nick Chubb. But 768 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,919 Speaker 1: that catch, given the circumstances, the difficulty of the catch, 769 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 1: everything around that. Where's that for you in terms of 770 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,879 Speaker 1: things that you've seen live in the National Football League? Yeah, 771 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: it's pretty high up there, just with what was at stake, 772 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,320 Speaker 1: you know, fourth down, where at the time of the game, 773 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: the coverage, I mean, he is getting pretty contacted, pretty 774 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,400 Speaker 1: is getting held well, I'll say at but to go 775 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,399 Speaker 1: up with your off hand with your left hand with 776 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: where it was, I mean that that is Dave. That's 777 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: the day we do see at practice where he's able 778 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 1: to make catches like that. Uh. And but the moment 779 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: when we needed it coming through. I mean, that's Dave 780 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: what he's again, another guy could talk for a long 781 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:22,880 Speaker 1: time just what he's meant to this football team from 782 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: a leadership standpoint. Um to go make that play was great. 783 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: We'll get you out of her coach, Thank you so 784 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 1: much for the time. And I thought his words last 785 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,480 Speaker 1: week backed up by his action very powerful from David 786 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:33,719 Speaker 1: to Joko. And that's what you want to see out 787 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 1: of your franchise tight end coach. Kevin's fancy good luck 788 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Texans. Will be back with more 789 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:41,080 Speaker 1: of the Kevin sa Fancy Show All along the University 790 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:45,840 Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. This is Brown's cornerback Denzel Award. 791 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: This is Brown's wide receiver, Donovan people Jones. This is 792 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: Joel Mattonio and you're listening to the University Hospitals, Cleveland 793 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 1: Brown's radio network. University Hospitals is your hometown medical team, 794 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:58,719 Speaker 1: an official healthcare provider of the Cleveland Browns. Welcome back 795 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 1: to the Kevin Stefanci Show All along the University Hospitals 796 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's radio network. Very happy now to be joined 797 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: by Brown's wide receiver, special teams Ace. All of a sudden, 798 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:10,879 Speaker 1: Anthony Schwortz, how you doing, man? Doing good? Doing good, 799 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 1: just playing my role and just compete. What's this season 800 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: been like for you? You know? Season has been kind 801 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: of up and down, you know, especially with the whole team, 802 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: Like there's I felt like there's things that didn't go 803 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: our way, and just from that point, I've just been 804 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 1: kind of frustling on mind because I want to play, 805 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,720 Speaker 1: I want to contribute to the team, and when everything's 806 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: not going well, I feel like there's something I could 807 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: have done better to help us do help us do better. 808 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:36,840 Speaker 1: And so just been up and down. And yeah, pretty 809 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,840 Speaker 1: much that's been the whole story. So he dealt with 810 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: some adversity, right, He had some time where you're struggling 811 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: catching the football a little bit, and obviously that would 812 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,799 Speaker 1: affect you mentally, but you stayed with it and you 813 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,040 Speaker 1: did things in other aspects. We're gonna talk about your touchdown, 814 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 1: no where, we're gonna get to that. But the way 815 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,879 Speaker 1: that you have dedicated yourself, especially as you've almost blocked 816 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 1: a few punts. You were huge on nonside recovery. You 817 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 1: were huge, you had to tackle on this one off 818 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,840 Speaker 1: the big punt from Corey. Then to have the penalty 819 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: puts them back, changes field position. How did you decide 820 00:37:04,120 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: or what made you decide I'm gonna become great at 821 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: this because you've been excellent on special teams, well specially 822 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: has always been a big deal to me. He's coming back, 823 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: going back into the college. I got some of my 824 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: first starts on special teams, So coming into the NFL 825 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: is just whatever I'm needed to do. I want to do. 826 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: It's my best, my ability, and I know that special 827 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:21,879 Speaker 1: teams is a big part of getting on the field. 828 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,279 Speaker 1: And if I wasn't gonna find offense, I gotta plan 829 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 1: special teams. I got to contribute to something, and that's 830 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,840 Speaker 1: been that's my thing. Is whatever I gotta do to 831 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: get on the field, I'm gonna do it. And special teams, 832 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: whether it's gunner blocking the point, playing corner on point, 833 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: blocking on kickoff, just trying to get trying to do 834 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: something help the team win. That's what I want to do. 835 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,359 Speaker 1: When you think of a track star like you were, 836 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: you think of a guy who you know you had 837 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:44,400 Speaker 1: the nine touchdowns and more than fifty yards at a 838 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,400 Speaker 1: burn to speaking, you don't think somebody's gonna go out 839 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 1: there and like stick people, I would watch it. You 840 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,319 Speaker 1: laid some hits out there on special teams. You like 841 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 1: being the tackler is opposed to being the guy getting tackled. Yeah, 842 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: sometimes the fields pointing being on the other side. You know, 843 00:37:57,560 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: it's it's better to deliver the hit and get hit, 844 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,680 Speaker 1: and so that's kind of the mindset going in. But 845 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:04,359 Speaker 1: at the same time, just going down there and just 846 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: trying to make a play. So you've done the special 847 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,359 Speaker 1: times you think you're gonna get a punt, I feel 848 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: like you've been close a bunch of times, or you're 849 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:11,400 Speaker 1: gonna get one of those. I need to get one. 850 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,320 Speaker 1: I'm I feel like it's just it's there for the taking. 851 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: It's just need that one. You gotta be lucky sometimes, 852 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: but I feel like there's a one break up my 853 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,360 Speaker 1: catch and just run through on block A point. All right, 854 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: let's talk about offensively for you this year, it's a 855 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 1: little bit of a slow start. Obviously had a good, 856 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: good gaming Caroline, and then a little bit of slow start. 857 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,880 Speaker 1: But then to get that play last week, to get 858 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,359 Speaker 1: that touch and I know you talked earlier, you said 859 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: it was kind of getting a monkey off your back. 860 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:34,560 Speaker 1: Was like to get that first touchdown? And at what 861 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,439 Speaker 1: point when you got the ball, because when you turned 862 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 1: the corner it was wide open. Were like, I'm getting 863 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,000 Speaker 1: to the house on this one. Oh yeah. As soon 864 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: as I turned the corner, it was just green grass 865 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:44,359 Speaker 1: in front of me, and I got a great block 866 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 1: from Jacobe and Amari and that kind of just made 867 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: it made it easy. I say, they made it. They 868 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:51,400 Speaker 1: made my job easy. Was that the first time probably 869 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:52,920 Speaker 1: in the league that you felt like, oh man, I'm 870 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,520 Speaker 1: back at Auburn. This is what I do. Yeah, pretty much. 871 00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: It just felt like back at Auburn. Just felt that 872 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 1: felt easy. I'll say, how about Jacoby giving that block 873 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:03,239 Speaker 1: to have a quarterback o down there and do that 874 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 1: for you? Did you love that? Oh? Yeah, I love that. 875 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: You know, Jacobe is gonna do anything to help the 876 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:09,040 Speaker 1: team win, and he's always been putting his body on 877 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:11,239 Speaker 1: the line, and that's one opportunity to where he was 878 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: able to deliver the blow. And it was just great. 879 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:15,279 Speaker 1: It was great. I saw it in the court of 880 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 1: my eye, But of course I couldn't really acknowledge that 881 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:19,040 Speaker 1: if I'm trying to score but it was it was 882 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: a great thing, all right. So where are you at 883 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 1: right now? Just because giving he had some challenges, but 884 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: coming off of something positive like that, how are you 885 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: feeling right now about your ability over the final six 886 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: games to be a contribute to this team because you 887 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: have something that nobody else has, right, you have game 888 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,200 Speaker 1: changing speed and we saw that last week. Yeah, I 889 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:36,520 Speaker 1: just want to build off the last game and whether 890 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 1: that's again on offense, on special team, just being able 891 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,239 Speaker 1: to contribute and play at my best. And I feel 892 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 1: like whether it's on offense, supeosed to teams, whatever I'm 893 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:44,920 Speaker 1: asked to do, I want to do it to the 894 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: best of my ability and hopefully helped contributes us getting 895 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:50,440 Speaker 1: getting more wins. Going back to training camp, feel like 896 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:52,920 Speaker 1: you got on a pretty good page with Deshan and 897 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: he's coming back to start this week. You know, kind 898 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:56,960 Speaker 1: of what's your rapport like been with him? And do 899 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,879 Speaker 1: you think that you know, because it Jobe played great. 900 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:01,480 Speaker 1: There's nothing against Kobe, but sometimes people have different rhythms. 901 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:02,800 Speaker 1: Do you feel like that you're gonna be able to 902 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:03,960 Speaker 1: get in a good group with de Sean here for 903 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,799 Speaker 1: those final six games? I feel like, Yeah, we can, 904 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: especially because coming off the last one, he's able to 905 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:10,319 Speaker 1: come back. At practice, I was pretty much getting all 906 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:11,840 Speaker 1: my repses with him, so we kind of had that 907 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: little base. And whether we're on the side just throwing, 908 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: I'll try to throw with him much as I can, 909 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,200 Speaker 1: because I know that if I'm not, I'm not I 910 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,840 Speaker 1: don't really get most reps in during practice, but I 911 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: know what the Sean comes back, I need to get 912 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:24,360 Speaker 1: all the rest with him so I can be ready 913 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:26,239 Speaker 1: for when he comes back. Where you guys giving him 914 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: the defense some fits there, it's a tough that's a 915 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:29,839 Speaker 1: tough scout team. Look for him to get a little 916 00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 1: de Shan and Anthony Schwartz, Yeah, just try to try 917 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 1: it on show. Team is trying to show the best, 918 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:35,920 Speaker 1: trying to help, trying to of course if we want 919 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: to perform, but us doing to our best helps of 920 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:41,680 Speaker 1: defense prepare for like last week, how our defense was 921 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,400 Speaker 1: playing good last week, just helping doing that. Are you 922 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,080 Speaker 1: bigger than you were last year? Because I see you 923 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:48,160 Speaker 1: walk around, you look jacked like if you change, if 924 00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:49,520 Speaker 1: you do, you feel like you've changed your body a 925 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:51,240 Speaker 1: little bit or or been able to add some muscle 926 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:52,840 Speaker 1: with this strength team. He was able to add a 927 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: little bit of muscle. Still kind of still a little 928 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:57,760 Speaker 1: bit of smaller slide, but I feel like I've relative 929 00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,799 Speaker 1: to like giants. I mean, this is and this is 930 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: an a normal group of human beings. But I mean 931 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,080 Speaker 1: you're a big dude. Yeah, I feel I feel I've 932 00:41:04,120 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: gotten a little bit. I feel that a little bit 933 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: more since last year. Has that helped you, especially doing 934 00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: kind of the special team stuff. Oh yeah, it's helped 935 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 1: me to be able to play play more, play more 936 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:14,840 Speaker 1: strength instead of just worrying about just finesse and speed. 937 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:16,560 Speaker 1: Being able to add a little bit more strength to 938 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:18,920 Speaker 1: my game. And I know I'll probably catch other teams 939 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 1: off guards too, because then I expected me to come 940 00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:23,280 Speaker 1: down and come down and put my hands on them. 941 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,160 Speaker 1: When you think about kind of your career, you're still 942 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 1: young in your career. It's only year two, you know. 943 00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you're close to kind of turn 944 00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 1: the corner and being the player that you know they 945 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:32,759 Speaker 1: drafted you to be, that you know you can be 946 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: And we saw a glimpse of certainly last week. I 947 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,840 Speaker 1: feel like, yeah, it's just all about just being consistent 948 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:39,880 Speaker 1: and building off of it. And staying staying up, be 949 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 1: staying positive, and just going day by day and winning 950 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:45,040 Speaker 1: each day. And I feel like if I keep doing that, 951 00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 1: I can turn that corner and prove and become the 952 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 1: guy that I want to be and the guy that 953 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:52,000 Speaker 1: the team needs me to be. Absolutely, Anthony, great job 954 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: last week, looking forward to more of it, and congrats, 955 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,320 Speaker 1: Thank you. I appreciate it. Really enjoyed talking with Anthony Schwartz. 956 00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:58,879 Speaker 1: And you can be part of one of the most 957 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:02,080 Speaker 1: passionate fan bases in the NFL by joining the Browns 958 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: season ticket member wait list today for the best chance 959 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:07,080 Speaker 1: of securing tickets for all home games in future seasons. 960 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:09,960 Speaker 1: Don't miss out. Go to Cleveland Browns dot com. Slash 961 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:12,440 Speaker 1: tickets are called four four oh eight nine one five 962 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:15,960 Speaker 1: zero five zero to reserve your spot today. Wrapping it up, 963 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: when we return to Kevin Stefanski Show on the University 964 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:22,480 Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network, I feel like I have 965 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:24,880 Speaker 1: people in the building that can tell me the truth, 966 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: and I think that's really important because I don't want 967 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: this to be a place where I don't get the 968 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: truth from our guys. 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Stock Up, Step 977 00:42:57,239 --> 00:43:00,480 Speaker 1: Up Real Quick, Deshaun Watson, all eyes are on you. 978 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:03,640 Speaker 1: Was the brown starting quarterback is ready to go defense, 979 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: step up against the bad offense and we should get 980 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,840 Speaker 1: it coming your way. This Sunday, nine am Cleveland Browns 981 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,680 Speaker 1: Game Day with Ken Carmen and Gerard Cherry, eleven am 982 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,440 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Kickoff Show with Andy Baskin, Tibas Powell and 983 00:43:14,520 --> 00:43:17,400 Speaker 1: Ken Carmen, and at one o'clock Kickoff with Jim Donovan, 984 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,279 Speaker 1: Gerarde Cherry and Yours Truly Nathan's a Girl Live from 985 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:23,920 Speaker 1: n RG Stadium in Houston. 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