1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,560 Speaker 1: How's going. 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 2: You probably know and can appreciate Kyle Has a few 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 2: times this season, said Christian McCaffrey's mentality is out of 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: like a walk on or undrafted guy, like still trying 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: to prove himself and hey, coach, you know, I'm sorry, 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: or head coach, did you see that? 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 3: Or you know. 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 2: Obviously elite players have special qualities, but that seems. 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: Pretty rare to not. 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: Seemingly ever kind of feel like you've arrived or he's 11 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: up even a little. Is that unique in your experience? 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: It is unique? 13 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's he's uh, he's a very unique guy. But 14 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 3: I say this, it's not He's also very confident, very 15 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: very confident in his ability and very much has a 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 3: chip on his shoulder to show everybody that he, you know, 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: how good he is. 18 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: But his work ethic is one of it's never good enough. 19 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: You know. It's really cool. 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 3: It's really cool to see a guy that's you know, 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 3: really shooting for perfection, you know, and he's not afraid 22 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 3: to say that he's fallen short. But he's always progressing, 23 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 3: always working, you know, So that's it's really really impressive 24 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 3: to watch how hard he works, how diligent he is, 25 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 3: I mean, there's so many little things that he does 26 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: on Deebo. The last screen pass touchdown, it we ran 27 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 3: Christian's on the back side and he fakes like a 28 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 3: flare screen and that backside linebacker who almost caught deebos 29 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 3: Debo's coming up to score. There was a guy that 30 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 3: was right there. They had to doubt run. I think 31 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 3: he's got run on either way. If if Christian dogs 32 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 3: at just a little bit. If Christian doesn't, I mean, 33 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 3: how much time was looked in the game, and how 34 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 3: many how many plays had Christian played? He took on 35 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 3: there with his hands in the air like he was 36 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: catching the screen and pulled that linebacker out of there. 37 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: That's why we scored. 38 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 3: I mean, the guys did a nice job blocking it, 39 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 3: but ultimately the game the play went in because Christian, 40 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 3: every little thing he looks at, it is what he 41 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 3: can do better. 42 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: And that is rare. That's really rare. And that's why 43 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 1: he's a great player. 44 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 3: I was talking about, he's the best player he's ever 45 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: been around without the ball in his hands. 46 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 4: When you think about what he does with the ball 47 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 4: in his hands, that's pretty Is that. 48 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 3: Just one example, that's one example exactly one example, there 49 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: was a day, Uh, it was really funny. Kyle pointed 50 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: it out, and he does it all over the field. 51 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: I don't I don't watch him. Locked him more on 52 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: the on the guys up front most days. But he 53 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: was I don't know what the play was. 54 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: I can't picture, but he was releasing on the backside 55 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 3: to block somebody. Actually it was a it was a 56 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 3: run player something that we had a drawer or I 57 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: don't know what the play was. He didn't block somebody 58 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 3: and when he when he was running out to block him, 59 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 3: he set up and started to act like he was 60 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 3: going to run a route so the guy would look 61 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 3: to cover to Matt and then he went and blocked him. 62 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 3: You know, it's just every little thing he can look 63 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 3: to gain an advantage or looked what he can do 64 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 3: without the ball in his hands. 65 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: He does. 66 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 3: It's outstandings kept him pretty quiet. 67 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 1: He's enormously talented. Well, I think the guys did a 68 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: really good job. I think the game went well for us. 69 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 3: You know, we started off and obviously had a couple 70 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 3: of series there that weren't as good. Uh. And Jalen's 71 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 3: very very talented and good player, and he did have 72 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: some good plays in there. You know, our guys just 73 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: we managed to you know, convert on some third downs, 74 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 3: keephim on the field, work our plan and do things 75 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 3: we'd talk about doing. And and Aaron did a nice job. 76 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 3: And wherever they put him, the guy's really battled in 77 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 3: did a good job against them. 78 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 4: A couple of times it popped out that Burford was 79 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 4: finishing play way down the field, even on the Devoat touchdown. 80 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: Your referred to like on one last block on that 81 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: is there. 82 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 4: I don't know if it's been something he's been doing 83 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 4: all year, or is there a point of emphasis of 84 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 4: like a finish more years at an area that he's 85 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 4: grown in. 86 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: I guess he's grown in that area. I mean he 87 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: he always did. But there was a. 88 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, I said it last year. There's always a couple 89 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: of times that happens with guys. It's like you're getting 90 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: to the point of contact, you're getting the point of 91 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 3: doing your assignment, and you're just not quite finishing. You're 92 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: just not quite getting on a guy and staying on him. 93 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: And I said, you know, truly, an old coach, Dannis 94 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 3: Screen of mine, used to say, he said, you know, 95 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: blocking the guys no more he said, Chris, you can 96 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: talk all this stuff about being alignment and techniques and 97 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 3: all they said, but when the ball carrier gets there, 98 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 3: are you on your guy and. 99 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: He doesn't make the tackle. That's why I tell my guys. 100 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 3: So I get all this, but guys, your guy made 101 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 3: the tackle or your guy got in on the tackle. 102 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: So that's not good enough. So whatever we have to 103 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 3: do to make sure your guy that you were responsible 104 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 3: for isn't hitting the guy at the end of the play. 105 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 3: And that I think eventually rings true with guys realized, oh, 106 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: I got to keep doing this blocking him for a 107 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 3: little bit, then let him go and let them run 108 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: a run and. 109 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: Maybe he gets in on the tackle later. Isn't acceptable. 110 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 3: And everything we do in our offense comes from Kyle 111 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 3: that everybody's expected to finish. Everybody's expected our plays last, 112 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 3: because the wide zone it just it's it's longer. You're 113 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 3: starting the left hash and the ball goes out to 114 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 3: the numbers and then it runs downfield and everybody's got 115 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: to block their guys all that far and it ends 116 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 3: up being just a little bit longer. That we have 117 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: to maintain our contact and our blocks, and it's the 118 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 3: process for young guys coming in to learn that. 119 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: This year. 120 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 3: I don't know that's you guys always say, I don't 121 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: sorry they guys. The guys played okay, they did a 122 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 3: good job. I mean, this group of guys, I don't 123 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 3: ever want to bat I'm not bad mouthing. 124 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: I know you guys know that. I'm I love this group. Man. 125 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 3: They really worked hard, forced every single day. But we're 126 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 3: working progress still. There was a lot of good things 127 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 3: in that game. We managed the crowd. Uh, we were 128 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,239 Speaker 3: able to the two tackles, did a really nice shopping 129 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: those guys, you know, and the interior plays. They had 130 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: some beasts in there, and and and they were a 131 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 3: challenge and uh, you know, Brock did a good job 132 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 3: with getting the ball out. Kyle did a good job 133 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 3: getting the play calls. It all works together when we 134 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: look good nine times out of tennis because everything else 135 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 3: around us is going well. 136 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: But the guys did. The guys were serious minded. They 137 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: they wanted to go and do it. 138 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: I was I was honest with him, I told him, 139 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 3: and I didn't say it when if I look back 140 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: at that championship game from a year ago, I was nervous. 141 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: Weren't gonna block him as well. You know, I didn't 142 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: know I was gonna play it. 143 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: We never got a chance to see because the game 144 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,679 Speaker 3: went a different direction obviously with the injury to Brock. 145 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: But man, I I don't know. And then we went 146 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: in there and the guys did a good job. 147 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 3: Now that's one game, and if we happened to you know, 148 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: who knows what happens if we see him againn't see 149 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 3: him again. 150 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: It's the guys did a nice job. But I wouldn't. 151 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. I'm not gonna crown anybody yet. 152 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 4: Was saying that the last time you guys played Seattle Banks, 153 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 4: he was really banged up going to that game, played 154 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 4: through it. He felt like it was a really kind 155 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 4: of a turning point game for Aaron because he was 156 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 4: able to tough it out and still perform. Just in 157 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 4: what ways have you seen him him grow in terms of, 158 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 4: you know, putting. 159 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: It on the line and in those times Aaron last 160 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: year did agree. I mean, he came through everything last 161 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 3: year and had a really nice season last year and 162 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 3: came out as one of our better linemen. And the 163 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 3: energy that he plays with one game day, the enthusiasm, 164 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 3: the effort he plays with outstanding and he continues to 165 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: work on his craft to get better at it. 166 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: That was big for him because you. 167 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 3: Know a lot of times guys get there's a there's 168 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 3: injury and hurt right, and then I'll just file flat 169 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 3: tell you the story. He and I are talking about 170 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 3: when he's coming out of getting ready to play the 171 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: game and he's like, we went out, we were working 172 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 3: during the week and I'm like, he goes, you know, 173 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: I don't he did up. 174 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: We were in the stadium, it was a short week, 175 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: and we had. 176 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 3: A guy's a couple of guys stay out and push 177 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 3: on him to see how if he was ready, if 178 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 3: his toe was able to if he was able to anchor, 179 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: and he goes. He calls me that night and he goes, yeah, 180 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 3: I just don't think I can play. I can't anchor, 181 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 3: you know. And I said, okay, let's talk about how 182 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 3: many times in a game you're going to be one 183 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 3: on one by yourself needing to anchor where Jake won't 184 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 3: be there, Trent won't be there, or we're running the 185 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 3: ball where the anchor really doesn't matter, and all these 186 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: things that I said, we're talking about five to ten 187 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 3: percent of the game. 188 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: So I'm not telling you to play hurt, which I wasn't, 189 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: I said. 190 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 3: But and that's a point where, like Trent said, I 191 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 3: can play at seventy five or eight percent, Well for Aaron, 192 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 3: that's like ninety or ninety five percent because there's five 193 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 3: or ten percent of that game that he might struggle with. 194 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 3: But it was good to get out there and start 195 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 3: playing and get over that hump. And that's part of 196 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: a process for young guy. The dish for the injury 197 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 3: and hurt is two different things that nobody's asking. I said, Aaron, 198 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 3: I'm not asking you. If you don't feel comfortable play again, 199 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 3: don't play this game. And at the trains, but he'd 200 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 3: been cleared medically, but there were some parts of his 201 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 3: game that weren't quite he didn't feel comfortable with. But 202 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 3: that's part of the process you learned and say I 203 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 3: can play this way. I've told you guys story before 204 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 3: about Jonathan Ogden. He's like, this guy can play at 205 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 3: this percentage, this guy I can't. And Trent, to his credit, 206 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 3: Trent in the Cleveland game, he was that whatever percentage 207 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 3: he was. If it wasn't Miles Garrett, he probably would 208 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 3: have looked a lot, but he went out there and 209 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 3: really didn't look great for the majority of the game, 210 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 3: but knew he had to tough it out in those instances. Well, 211 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 3: that's a guy that's done this enough to say he's 212 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 3: not putting himself at risk. He's not gonna hurt himself anymore, 213 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 3: knowing he's not one hundred percent, but he can do 214 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 3: most things well enough that we could have success. And 215 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 3: then then it's my job. Trent in the championship game 216 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 3: a couple of years ago against the Rams, probably shouldn't 217 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 3: have been out there, and it was his first championship game. 218 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 3: It was really hard for me to say, Trent, you know, 219 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 3: and everybody was like, but we gotta let the guy. 220 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 3: He's a warrior, let's art up, toughen out. He's done 221 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 3: it before. But he really couldn't perform at a level 222 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 3: that was acceptable. And he's even set a cult and 223 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 3: probably should have played more in that game. And that's 224 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 3: the that's every that's a that's a trade off, And 225 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 3: it's not, like I said, none of us are trying 226 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: to It's a long answer, but I want to make 227 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 3: sure it's very clear none of us are asking how 228 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 3: to play hurt. None of us are, but the one 229 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 3: hundred percent this league is everybody gets hurt, and everybody 230 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:32,599 Speaker 3: has to play through bumps and bruises and you have 231 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 3: to figure that out. And that's what's happened with Aaron. 232 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:36,719 Speaker 3: That's part of one of the many things that he's 233 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 3: grown in that process. 234 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 1: Thanks, guys, appreciate it.