Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Darby. All right, let's start this again right now.
Speaker 1: Day to day. UM, we'll keep evaluating and keep monitoring
Speaker 1: both of those guys, but their day to day injuries, uh,
Speaker 1: they will not today. Do you ever roster move yet?
Speaker 1: Not yet? As far as yeah, no, we haven't made
Speaker 1: any any decisions. Obviously, gonna keep keep keep our eyes open,
Speaker 1: but we haven't made any decisions yet here. What's your
Speaker 1: comfort level with Sprawls as far as touches in the game.
Speaker 1: Do you have a number that you don't want to
Speaker 1: go over or do you treat them like any other player? Yeah?
Speaker 1: I don't. I don't really have a set number with him. Um.
Speaker 1: You know, we know that he's primarily been a third
Speaker 1: down guy for us, uh, situational a player, um. And
Speaker 1: then and then at times he's he's carried the bulk
Speaker 1: of the load. UM. And so I don't go into
Speaker 1: it putting a number on it, UM, just kind of
Speaker 1: keep it more situational with him. Are you comfortable using
Speaker 1: him more than I think he's only had one hundred
Speaker 1: carries in a season, maybe a hundred forty fifty touches.
Speaker 1: Are you comfortable with increasing that substantially by fifty percent
Speaker 1: or one hundred percent. Team needs to considering his you know,
Speaker 1: his role right. Yeah, No, I again, I don't I
Speaker 1: don't necessarily put a put a number on it. Um.
Speaker 1: You know, obviously do what's best for the football team.
Speaker 1: And uh um, sometimes you get into a game, there
Speaker 1: could be an injury, or it could be the hot
Speaker 1: hand at that time, maybe the running scheme, because we
Speaker 1: do have several schemes that we go into a game
Speaker 1: with and uh designed for all our backs. But I
Speaker 1: don't necessarily put a percentage on on Darren maybe half
Speaker 1: to considering your what your personnel is right now, and
Speaker 1: how he seems to have a skill set that maybe
Speaker 1: is more developed than the other three at your disposal
Speaker 1: at this point. He seems to be able to get
Speaker 1: to the whole, He find decrease that maybe another guy
Speaker 1: can't get through or find and then explode through it. Yeah.
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, obviously his size plays into some
Speaker 1: of that too. He hides behind those linemen and can
Speaker 1: can spit through a hole. Um. But again, you know
Speaker 1: he's he's the bulk of our third down offense, um,
Speaker 1: any of our hurry up two minute tempo stuff. He's
Speaker 1: also available there, so he primarily will get his touches
Speaker 1: in those situations. Carson, it sounds like you're not comfortable
Speaker 1: getting him then on first down and second down and
Speaker 1: making him award close. I never said that Carson's had
Speaker 1: a number of walls to find a scrimmage on either
Speaker 1: screen passes or you know, throws towards the sideline watching
Speaker 1: on tape. Why why's that happening? Is it a wall
Speaker 1: placement thing, a mechanic thing. Um, it could be a
Speaker 1: little bit everything. But at the same time time, you know, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, it could be a little bit of the
Speaker 1: pass rush guys are guys are in and around his
Speaker 1: legs sometimes. Uh, it could be you know, just a
Speaker 1: matter of just awareness of of you know, where guys
Speaker 1: are in the pocket sliding. Um. You know, a couple
Speaker 1: of tip passes the other day where because our offensive
Speaker 1: line actually stopped, you know, the rush. And that's what
Speaker 1: d linemen are taught to do when when and if
Speaker 1: they can't, if they feel a double team, they stop
Speaker 1: and they put their hands up and and you know,
Speaker 1: Benny Logan was able to do that a couple of
Speaker 1: times and and uh, um it's unfortunate, but uh, you know,
Speaker 1: knowing that going in, Um, we can be we can
Speaker 1: be conscious of that. Is there something he can adjusted
Speaker 1: his growing most from rand and to kind of counteract
Speaker 1: that or is it just come down to something within
Speaker 1: that play? Yeah, Number one, it's the awareness of the
Speaker 1: defensive line. Um, we will go in and say, hey,
Speaker 1: this this group you know has x amount of tip
Speaker 1: passes or a percentage of tip passes throughout the season. Uh.
Speaker 1: And knowing that, then then we can either adjust his
Speaker 1: drop to get it a little bit deeper. Um, we
Speaker 1: can work on him sliding and finding windows and lanes
Speaker 1: in the pocket. Um. And then and then you know,
Speaker 1: we know too it's it's gonna happen, and uh, you
Speaker 1: know we try to avoid it if we can. Is
Speaker 1: that a matchup focusing? Um? Yeah, And obviously you know
Speaker 1: we were sacked six times too this past weekend, so
Speaker 1: um yeah, it's uh, it's gonna be a it's gonna
Speaker 1: be a good matchup, I think on on you know,
Speaker 1: both sides, our defensive line, our offensive line. Obviously this
Speaker 1: is a good defensive front as well that we're going against.
Speaker 1: But um, you know, our defensive line prides themselves getting
Speaker 1: off the ball, as you know and and uh getting
Speaker 1: pressure with four guys. So, um, I would think that
Speaker 1: would be the same same type of mentality going into
Speaker 1: this game. That's also much him last week full How
Speaker 1: much does that change of dynamic? Well, obviously you gotta
Speaker 1: be aware of where he's at. Um Um. Did you
Speaker 1: say it affects our offense? Their offense? Oh yeah, yeah, No,
Speaker 1: I mean it's uh, I think what you saw from
Speaker 1: week one to week two, and if he's if he's
Speaker 1: one hundred percent going into week three, then I think
Speaker 1: they start feeding him the ball a little bit more.
Speaker 1: It definitely changes the complexity of their system. Um. Uh,
Speaker 1: you know, when he's out there, he's definitely Uh, he's
Speaker 1: very explosive with the paul in his hands, and he's
Speaker 1: a dangerous receiver and uh, you know, we gotta count
Speaker 1: for him, we gotta know where he's at. But yeah,
Speaker 1: his role would definitely increase if he's if he's healthy.
Speaker 1: We've heard so much about Isaac's versatility, which is obviously
Speaker 1: a good thing for the team, But can that hurt
Speaker 1: a young player when he has to kind of play
Speaker 1: all these different possessions and he doesn't get the focus
Speaker 1: on one. No, and in Isaac's case, he's been focusing
Speaker 1: on one. So UM, you know, I we love the
Speaker 1: fact that guys can and we we actually find in
Speaker 1: the offseason you try to find college players and even
Speaker 1: our you know, when it comes time for free agency,
Speaker 1: we look for players with uh, you know that position
Speaker 1: versatility in the offensive line, guards and centers or centers
Speaker 1: and guards, guards and tackles or guard can play left
Speaker 1: and right. So um. In Isaac's case, he's uh, he's
Speaker 1: talented enough to do really all three. When defenses show, Um,
Speaker 1: what's pre snap? Does that fall more on Carson to
Speaker 1: get protections set up? Where's that Kelsey? It's both, it's both, Um.
Speaker 1: Kelsey's extremely sharp. Uh, he understands protections extremely well. He
Speaker 1: and UH Carson are on the same page when it
Speaker 1: comes to that. Carson has the over h Carson can
Speaker 1: trump Let's say, uh Kelsey's call if need be, if
Speaker 1: he if he goes left and Carson wants to go right,
Speaker 1: he can he can redirect it that way. Um. But
Speaker 1: both those guys really work extremely well together. They study
Speaker 1: tape during the week on it, um and and and
Speaker 1: make all the necessary calls. You know, going forward, what
Speaker 1: did you see you guys increase Matt Collins reps I
Speaker 1: think from five to seventeen on off What did you
Speaker 1: see from him Sunday? You know, Um, Mac is learning,
Speaker 1: max growing. I thought he came up with it with
Speaker 1: a nice, nice couple of catches in the game the
Speaker 1: other day for us. Um, he just gained confidence and uh,
Speaker 1: you know, a huge special teams player for US. And
Speaker 1: and he's just going to continue to get better. So
Speaker 1: you know, um, it's great to have a young receiver
Speaker 1: like that that can that can come up in your offense.
Speaker 1: And at the same time he can he can give
Speaker 1: Tory or all Sean a break here there. Uh and
Speaker 1: uh he's also versatility or his versatility also as he
Speaker 1: can play inside, so if Nelson needs a break as well. So, um,
Speaker 1: sharp kid, still learning, still growing, but but definitely has
Speaker 1: a role for us offensively. What would you say has
Speaker 1: kind of been like the key of the success for
Speaker 1: your defensive lines? So find me it's on the two years,
Speaker 1: but I just think second year in the scheme, you know, Um,
Speaker 1: you also look at uh the way these guys you
Speaker 1: know are are are exploding off of the football, and um,
Speaker 1: you know, coach Wilson, you know with the with the
Speaker 1: Lion games and some of the stunts and things that that, uh,
Speaker 1: he gives these guys uh at times of freedom to
Speaker 1: make their calls. Um. I just think you're seeing the
Speaker 1: confidence there. And then of course you know the addition
Speaker 1: of Tim and then Derek, you know, Chris Long, guys
Speaker 1: like that that they can they can add another element
Speaker 1: of pressure. Um, it's just a it's just a well
Speaker 1: rounded group. Um. BG's explain playing extremely well, Vinnie's playing
Speaker 1: much much better and having having a good season. So um, yeah,
Speaker 1: it's just I think it's just second year and confidence
Speaker 1: those guys you mentioned the six sacks. Giants have had
Speaker 1: their problems with pass protection seems to be a theme
Speaker 1: throughout the league, at least early in the season offensive
Speaker 1: line play to you attribute that to something, well, I
Speaker 1: attributed to the league's gone to a passing league, and
Speaker 1: and you know, we get to these third downs, you know, um,
Speaker 1: if I off the top of my head, I think
Speaker 1: we had five or six third and like ten pluses
Speaker 1: last week and maybe maybe it was seven third and
Speaker 1: ten pluses. And that's that's a recipe for disaster for
Speaker 1: any offense. And now just they can just pin their
Speaker 1: ears back and just just go and uh, you know,
Speaker 1: we got to do a better job obviously on first
Speaker 1: and second down. But you also see in more more
Speaker 1: more receivers into the into the route. You're seeing five
Speaker 1: man protection, um, you know on first and second down.
Speaker 1: So sacks are going to increase just a little bit.
Speaker 1: Quarterbacks or um, you know, taught to get the ball
Speaker 1: out of their hand and find find a quick receiver.
Speaker 1: But UM, I think with the uh you know, um,
Speaker 1: with the way the league is going with more of
Speaker 1: a passing attack, I think you're gonna see, you know,
Speaker 1: a little rise in sacks as we goder throws. What's
Speaker 1: the key to executing the carson in the wide receivers
Speaker 1: or we're just building that kind of you know, the
Speaker 1: biggest key is really just keep repping them in practice. Um.
Speaker 1: Every back shoulder throw can be a little different. Um,
Speaker 1: it can be a true stopper out we actually stopped
Speaker 1: the receiver. Uh, it could be truly a back shoulder
Speaker 1: where he's still on the run but he you know,
Speaker 1: it's it's right on the back shoulder. Um. So there's
Speaker 1: different there's different throws and and we the key really
Speaker 1: is to just keep working them in practice. Um and
Speaker 1: and we missed a few the other day in the game,
Speaker 1: you know, with with all sean and and uh uh,
Speaker 1: but but these guys work every single day on those
Speaker 1: throws and and we just continue to get better this weekend. Well,
Speaker 1: I think it's I think it'd be huge for us
Speaker 1: to to to jump out and and and and try
Speaker 1: to get this win and obviously go to and oh
Speaker 1: is is big. The confidence of the football team, you know,
Speaker 1: this early in the season. Um and uh you know,
Speaker 1: um in really a great division, I think, and you know,
Speaker 1: with a with a tough stretch of games coming up,
Speaker 1: and it's it's it's important to to come out and
Speaker 1: play fast and and and you know, home game. Obviously,
Speaker 1: we're excited about that, finally getting getting back off the
Speaker 1: road and getting in front of our crowd in our
Speaker 1: stadium and fans and um, you know, we've been in
Speaker 1: two loud stadiums the last two weeks, and now we
Speaker 1: get to finally unleash our fans on the opponent. So
Speaker 1: it'd be exciting to do that and to get that
Speaker 1: to get that win, said, he'd be a little frustrated,
Speaker 1: You'd be a little worried if Laguard wasn't frustrated about
Speaker 1: not getting a carry, did you feel a need to
Speaker 1: talk to him this week and kind of tell him
Speaker 1: your plans going forward? That a leading question. Um. He
Speaker 1: and I talk all the time, quite honestly, we spoke
Speaker 1: last week. We spoke going into the into the Redskin game. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, I think it's important that you define the
Speaker 1: role for guys and and and here's my expectations for players.
Speaker 1: I think it's important and even the position coach to
Speaker 1: have that conversation with with players at their position and listen,
Speaker 1: we only have you know, you got one football and
Speaker 1: you try to get you try to get everybody involved
Speaker 1: in when you can and if you can. And um,
Speaker 1: but yeah, I mean, he and I've we've we've had
Speaker 1: conversations and uh, just defining defining the role. The screen
Speaker 1: game hasn't been very effective in the first two weeks.
Speaker 1: What are you seeing there as far as why, Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's just a number of things. Um, you know, uh,
Speaker 1: first man out, you know, blocking the first thing he sees. Uh.
Speaker 1: The other day I believe it was Remique, Uh split
Speaker 1: us came underneath one of our guards and made the
Speaker 1: made one of the tackles. We tripped our back actually
Speaker 1: tripped on on on alignment and went down. Um. So
Speaker 1: timing and execution or everything when it comes to the
Speaker 1: screen game and you're trying to take advantage of the
Speaker 1: pass rush obviously, um, and or a man situation and um,
Speaker 1: we just got to continue to work it, got to
Speaker 1: get better at it. Uh. It's a big part of
Speaker 1: our game. And I think when you put the ball
Speaker 1: in in Darren's hands or Wen Delle's hands, you know,
Speaker 1: on the perimeter, these guys can use their their special
Speaker 1: team's ability, you know, punt return, kickoff return, and um,
Speaker 1: we've got to have more success. There were several deep
Speaker 1: shots sundated didn't come that close to connecting what's going
Speaker 1: on there? Is that a matter of working more with
Speaker 1: the receivers. Is it something Carson is doing. A couple
Speaker 1: of them were off a scrambles um and just taking
Speaker 1: a shot deep. Um. You know, even the week before
Speaker 1: we missed on on a couple of deep throws. You
Speaker 1: know again it's uh, it's quarterback receiver being on the
Speaker 1: same page and and uh, you know, as you know
Speaker 1: Carson's um and which I love the aggressiveness down the field.
Speaker 1: His eyes are constantly down the field, you know, making
Speaker 1: those throws. And listen, we're gonna we're gonna hit them
Speaker 1: more than more than not as we go. Um, we're
Speaker 1: gonna continue to throw them, continue to work them, work
Speaker 1: them in practice every day, uh, and get better because
Speaker 1: that can be a big part of you know, the
Speaker 1: chunk plays that we need offensively to uh to win
Speaker 1: these games. Okay, thank you,