1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you about the defensive plant 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: calling last night, you know, just the time into those 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: blitzes and the ability to kind of just cycle through 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: either bluffing or actually bringing all the heat at Darnald 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: last night. Yeah. Well, um, you know, players that thought 6 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: really did a great job of that. They they disguised, um, 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: the different looks that we're in and you know, they 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: controlled some of the things that we did out there, 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: and you know it made a lot of good decisions. Um. 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: You know, a smart group of players that communicate well 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 1: and and um, you know, can can do things take 12 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: advantage of you know, offensive formations and alignments and so forth, 13 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: and they did an excellent job of that. So um, yeah, 14 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: it's really a credit to the to the cohesiveness and communication, um, 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: and you know, understanding of each individual play during the 16 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: game of you know, how to maximize our our tools 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: and things that we can do with certain calls. And 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, they did job of it both on the 19 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: rush to cover each the sky eyes. You know, on 20 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:09,199 Speaker 1: multiple levels. They the players are really outstanding. So there's 21 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: a there's kind of a little bit of leeway there 22 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: to read what they're seeing and maybe actually go to 23 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: one of those six or seven man pressures if they 24 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: see a certain look, you know what depends on the call, 25 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: and it depends on the offensive formation. Uh, you know 26 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: how we want to handle it. Um. So it's just 27 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: you know, there there are multiple variables in there. Um. 28 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: But you know, rather than um, you know, try to no. Look, 29 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: we can't know exactly what they're going to be in. 30 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: They just do too many different things. But once once 31 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: we see, you know, how the formations deployed, and you 32 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: know where certain players are located and not close they 33 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: are together, and so forth and so on, there there 34 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: are a number of different things that we can do. 35 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: And same thing with the past rush depending on where 36 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: where certain players are located, where the tight end is, 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: where the back is, where the quarterback is, and so forth. 38 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: There there are options there too, So you know, it 39 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: just would depend on the individual call and what we see. 40 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: But most important things, the players do a great job 41 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: of communicating those those adjustments, getting on the same page. 42 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: And you know, we functioned well as an entire defensive unit, 43 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: not just you know, a bunch of guys doing our 44 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: own thing. That they've they've they've done a good job 45 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: of having everyone on the same communication, so we have 46 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: good team execution. Thanks sketch. Hey he wasn't having. Next 47 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: question is Harry McKinnon, and I will ask anyone else 48 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: to want a question on this call to hit five star. Now, 49 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: Hey Bill, good morning anyway, are you doing good? Thank you? 50 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: I wondered if you could confirm the trade UM from 51 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: how to New they've been report stout that. Yeah, I'm 52 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: gonna be able to confirm anything UM when there's an 53 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: official announcement to be made. If there is one to 54 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: be made, we'll make it. But I'll just say in general, 55 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, anytime there's a transaction for a player, there 56 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: are always a number of steps that you know have 57 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: to be completed, and so UM, at whatever point in 58 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: time we have a transaction to announce, we'll announce it. 59 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: All right. Well, thinking more generally about UM, the trade 60 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: market heading into the deadline, how active are you all being? 61 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: And you know, I know, you know every year you're 62 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: kind of near the phone, so to speak. Yeah, well, 63 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's really an impossible question to answer. 64 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: Each year is different, each situations different. UM. Sometimes teams 65 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: call us and you know, they ask about if we 66 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: would have an interest in a certain situation. UM. Sometimes 67 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: it's kind of a mutual conversation. Sometimes we might call 68 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: a team and you know, I ask if if a 69 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: certain you know, they would want to talk about a 70 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: particular situation. So, you know, it really depends on, you know, 71 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: how how it goes, what the relationship was to the team. 72 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: Sometimes there's previous conversations from training camp or in the 73 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: off season or at a different point in time that 74 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: get followed up on for by one side or the other. 75 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: So it's you know, it's just it's a it's an exchange, um, 76 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, between between two teams that are trying to 77 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: improve and to try to find fat fair value for it. 78 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: So it's not the easiest thing to do. It's not 79 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: like you know, going to the store and picking out 80 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 1: an item and paying for it. That's not what a 81 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: trade is. It represents something different than that. So it's 82 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: pick said each situation, he's transactions different with that sort 83 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: of comparison you made. You know, you go into a store, 84 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: there's a price tag on every item, um, and and 85 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: so that abstract element of players versus picks, et cetera. Um, 86 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: how do you value um picks? I guess in particular 87 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: in trades and um, and and is that value ever 88 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: changing sort of in the league with with the CBA 89 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: and so on. Yeah, I mean that's a great question. Um, 90 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: it's we certainly monitor it, um, and we you know, 91 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: look at what what we feel like common similar exchanges 92 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: are you know made four throughout the course of the year. Um, 93 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: there are picks for picks you know more around the 94 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: draft they're sometimes player for player. Uh, and then there's 95 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: sometimes text or players and sometimes a combination of players 96 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: and fixed and so um. You know we've seen multiple 97 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: varieties of all those exchanges, i'd say this year, uh, 98 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: which we do every year, and so um that really again, 99 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: they're they can all be different. You try to, you know, 100 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: look at the overall value and and uh you know 101 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: get a sense of what you know, what that value is. 102 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: But again, each each trade and each each exchange takes 103 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: on some dynamics based on the individual player and the 104 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: circumstances of the teams and so forth. So um, yeah, 105 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: there's really do we monitor it? You know? Sure? Um? 106 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: Is it you is it relevant? You know, it's it's 107 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: a it's a guideline, but I don't think it's an 108 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: absolute anything. A lot of a lot of people out 109 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: there that want to value ate those type transactions, and 110 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: again we've seen you know, a lot of them already 111 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: this year, some for very you know, high high draft 112 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: choices and combination of players and so forth. But in 113 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: the end, it's the decision is by both teams is 114 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: to do what's best for that for their team, and 115 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: so that's ultimately what the decision comes down to, not 116 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: what you know, some third party have some third party 117 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: wants to evaluate the exchange. Thank you here, you're awesome. 118 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: We'll go Mike Proteckman last question me, Mike Giard, go 119 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: ahead and mission. Thanks thanks Stacy. Good morning Bill. I 120 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you about Brandon Goolden and I think 121 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,679 Speaker 1: on the outside there's this baby perception that versatility um 122 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: is something that a lot of players have like that 123 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: Brandon Goolden has a great deal of versatility, but it's 124 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: on the inside, I'm sure it's not that straightforward and 125 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: easy from your perspective. How unique is what Brandon gold 126 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: And does obviously over the years on the special teams, 127 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: but now on offer well, I think that's been one 128 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: of Brandon's strength throughout his career. His because high performance level. 129 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: He's a very intelligent player. Brandon is smart, and he 130 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: can handle a big load. Offensively and in the kicking game. 131 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: He's not only a good special teams player, but he 132 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: plays critical roles and decision making roles in that phase 133 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 1: of the game. And offensively, he's been involved in UM 134 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: not just running plays, but I'd say some you know, 135 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: scheme type running plays that are a little higher degree 136 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: of difficulty along with task protection and route running and 137 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,599 Speaker 1: again some of the more sophisticated routes that UM or 138 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: maybe made a little more receiver type routes than running 139 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: back routes, you know, or just like he just goes 140 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: and stands over the ball on all those pass routes, 141 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: or he's able to you know, line up in different spots, 142 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: run different routes and you know, bring that that type 143 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: of not just versatility, but a high level of execution 144 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 1: to it as well. So he gives us tremendous value UM, 145 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: and he gives us great leadership off the field with 146 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: his teammates, his younger players UM and better players as well. 147 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: I mean, anybody who can look at Brandon and and 148 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: you know be inspired and learned from him coaches, players, 149 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, all of us. And he comes to work 150 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: every day, He's ready to go, does his job, tries 151 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: to get better. Um. He knows his role and is 152 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: willing to do whatever the team has him to do. 153 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: So I don't know, you know, you can't ask for 154 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: any more than that. He brings it every day and 155 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: he fels like you follow up real quick about the 156 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: way he views the game in the kicking game at 157 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: that speed versus when he's how different are there two dynamics? Yeah, 158 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: that's um, you know that's really a good point, Mike. Um. 159 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: You know, special teams is really really all about most 160 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: mostly all about full speed and explosiveness. Uh, especially in 161 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: the coverage game. You know, the return game, uh is 162 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: is maybe a little bit more about you know, position 163 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: and leverage and uh you know, making sure that you 164 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: know that you're able to keep a guy away from 165 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: the runner. But you know, coverage you've got to you've 166 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: got a closed space and gather and and tackle a 167 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: very good and elucid player with the ball. Uh so 168 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: in space. So UM, now you're right. The the the skills, 169 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: the tempo, the leverage, uh and the very fast decision 170 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: making that's involved in the kicking game, which is you know, 171 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: always I think very underrated in my opinion, UM is 172 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: how fast those guys are running, how quickly they have 173 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: to make decisions. Um Blocking or covering or running for 174 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: that matter. Um is you know, there there are guidelines, 175 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: and there there are things you coach and and fundamentals 176 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: that you teach. But having coached those those guys for 177 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: a number of years during the course of my career, 178 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: that they have just a split second to make a 179 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: critical decision on what to do. Uh, you know, a 180 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: spatial situation and that that takes great judgment and discipline 181 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: and you know, understanding of a lot of factors, and 182 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: those factors change, you know, in a couple tens of 183 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: a second, based on new position of the ball, new leverage, 184 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: and and the building up or maintaining of speed by 185 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, by the players involved. So he does a 186 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: very good job of it. And again multiple roles. Thanks Bill, 187 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: if you're welcome. Last question, Mike Gardy, Morning, Bilt, Am 188 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: I Jacoby Myers has been pretty productive over the last 189 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: couple of games. Is this just an instance where you 190 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: know he's getting opportunity and taking advantage of it, or 191 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: are we truly seeing him, you know, mature and gain 192 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: trust and Josh as a play caller and Tom as 193 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Yeah, well I think's a little bit of both. Um. 194 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: You know, Kobe has been productive for us all year, 195 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: and he's productive in the preseason as you saw, and 196 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 1: you know he's been productive um at times, you know, offensively, situationally. Um. 197 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, look when he's on the field, 198 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: I don't think you know, he's the player that that 199 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: other teams are saying, no, we've got to double cover 200 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: this guy. So you know, some of the matchups are 201 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 1: our competitive matchups that you know he's done a good 202 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: job with as he has more production than those matchups 203 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: may change a little bit, but he's done a good 204 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: job of taking advantage of his opportunities. He's caught the 205 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 1: ball well, he's showing quickness to separate and get open. Um. 206 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he's still got a long way to go 207 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: and a lot to learn and a lot of things 208 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: he can improve on. But you know he's come through 209 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: force and in situations from uh, you know, this is 210 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: really eleven weeks now, going back to the preseason games 211 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: as well as training camp and aots in the spring 212 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: where he you know, performed well and was able to 213 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: earn more opportunities. And as he's gotten those opportunities, he's 214 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: continued to you know, be productive with him. But again, 215 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: he still has a lot of things to work on, 216 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: a lot of things he can improve in, and um, 217 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see where all that goes. But I'm 218 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: certainly encouraging to see the progress, the consistent progress that 219 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: he's made over the course of these weeks. Thanks to 220 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: appreciate it, Okay, Mike, Yeah, you're welcome.