WEBVTT - Coordinators: Ravens Practice 12/7 Press Conferences 0:00:02.960 --> 0:00:05.560 Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Thursday, 0:00:05.600 --> 0:00:08.480 December seventh, and the Ravens preparing for game coming up 0:00:08.520 --> 0:00:11.000 on Sunday. It gets the Los Angeles Rams as they 0:00:11.000 --> 0:00:12.559 get ready for that matchup. We had a chance today 0:00:12.560 --> 0:00:15.040 to talk with the coordinators, so let's kick things off 0:00:15.040 --> 0:00:16.960 as Special teams coordinator Chris Horton. 0:00:19.400 --> 0:00:21.720 Good to see everyone today. I hope everyone's doing well. 0:00:22.680 --> 0:00:25.400 We had a goodbye week. Our guys are back, we're working, 0:00:25.760 --> 0:00:26.960 are ready to get this thing going. 0:00:27.200 --> 0:00:31.080 Questions Chris, Obviously the weather predictions aren't very good this week, 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:33.560 and how do you prepare the returners? 0:00:33.600 --> 0:00:36.479 I mean to go down the stadium, Like do you 0:00:36.760 --> 0:00:38.160 have them field wet punts? 0:00:38.280 --> 0:00:39.600 Like, how do you go about that? 0:00:39.920 --> 0:00:41.480 You know, it's just it's just one of those things 0:00:41.720 --> 0:00:43.800 that we're gonna have to trust, uh that our guys 0:00:43.960 --> 0:00:46.760 with their with their technique just just filling that ball. 0:00:46.840 --> 0:00:50.720 But from a from a snapper to you know, to 0:00:50.880 --> 0:00:54.120 hold standpoint. We there's ways we can work that, uh 0:00:54.200 --> 0:00:56.400 with my wedding the footballs and things like that, but 0:00:56.440 --> 0:00:58.520 it's a little bit harder to get that ball wet 0:00:58.520 --> 0:01:00.080 and then get it to the returners, right so well, 0:01:00.120 --> 0:01:02.160 it's just one of those things. If we utilize our 0:01:02.160 --> 0:01:04.800 fundamentals when filled in the ball, we're gonna be okay. 0:01:07.400 --> 0:01:09.320 I think your particular in a self scouting to a 0:01:09.360 --> 0:01:12.000 little bit of time or reflection that that's stood out 0:01:12.040 --> 0:01:15.119 to you, that you not as much as you could 0:01:15.120 --> 0:01:18.319 share about that for that they would take to advance 0:01:18.360 --> 0:01:18.800 going forward. 0:01:19.040 --> 0:01:20.960 Yeah, I think I think one of the biggest things 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:22.720 I really looked at it. I just wanted to see, 0:01:22.920 --> 0:01:24.640 you know, what was called in some of these these 0:01:24.640 --> 0:01:27.000 punk coverage issues, you know, And I think it just 0:01:27.040 --> 0:01:30.360 went back to us just fully executing the fundamentals of 0:01:30.400 --> 0:01:33.440 that of that phase, you know, being in the right lanes, 0:01:33.760 --> 0:01:35.800 having the right leverages, and just guys going. 0:01:35.600 --> 0:01:36.440 Out and make the play. 0:01:36.800 --> 0:01:37.000 Uh. 0:01:37.040 --> 0:01:39.080 And that's that's really been the biggest thing for us 0:01:39.120 --> 0:01:43.039 right Other than that, I think there's opportunities of when 0:01:43.040 --> 0:01:45.880 we start getting again the weather's changing, we get some 0:01:45.920 --> 0:01:49.120 opportunities for the return game. Just being able to kind 0:01:49.120 --> 0:01:52.200 of maximize those opportunities and set our offense up with 0:01:52.240 --> 0:01:53.160 a good field position. 0:01:54.640 --> 0:01:55.240 Coach, Now that. 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:57.360 We're kind of nearing the end of the season more 0:01:57.400 --> 0:01:58.400 than halfway. 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:01.520 Through with Tyler Ott and the special teams unit with 0:02:01.560 --> 0:02:03.600 the field goal and Justin Tucker runs down. 0:02:03.600 --> 0:02:05.400 How would you say their chemistry. 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:06.480 Has kind of progressed throughout the season. 0:02:06.920 --> 0:02:10.040 Yeah, I think it's been good. When when Tyler got here, 0:02:10.280 --> 0:02:12.280 you know, they spent a lot of time really working 0:02:12.320 --> 0:02:15.400 hard getting Tyler caught up to what we do to 0:02:15.440 --> 0:02:18.000 our standards just from that snapping standpoint. But he's a 0:02:18.080 --> 0:02:20.920 veteran guy. He I think he understood. He snapped in 0:02:20.919 --> 0:02:23.560 his league for a long time. But as far as 0:02:23.880 --> 0:02:27.480 their chemistry between those three guys, they're doing a great job. Obviously, 0:02:27.560 --> 0:02:29.240 we you know, we've had some we've had some missed 0:02:29.240 --> 0:02:32.840 field goals, but those things are those things are technical things. 0:02:32.880 --> 0:02:35.000 Some of those things, hey you know that that fifty 0:02:35.080 --> 0:02:37.040 nine yard that's sixty one yard though, we look at 0:02:37.040 --> 0:02:39.240 those kicks. But other than that, I think these guys 0:02:39.280 --> 0:02:41.119 are These guys are doing a great job for us. 0:02:42.360 --> 0:02:44.560 Christ you feel you have it just maybe an abundance 0:02:44.600 --> 0:02:47.160 or a surpoorts of talent at special teams just because 0:02:48.080 --> 0:02:50.000 with the injuries, you got to call up some guys 0:02:50.040 --> 0:02:53.240 and some guys get left off just the game day off, 0:02:53.320 --> 0:02:55.040 like Jeff Ross as a guy that's really good that's 0:02:55.040 --> 0:02:56.840 a such a teams are we've seen, you know, just 0:02:56.919 --> 0:02:58.640 due to the depth chart issues, you can't quite get 0:02:58.680 --> 0:02:59.119 all those guys. 0:02:59.160 --> 0:03:00.960 You just feel the episode with felling at this point. 0:03:01.320 --> 0:03:02.959 You know, I kind of I kind of don't don't 0:03:03.000 --> 0:03:05.120 look into it that way, you know. Uh, you know, 0:03:05.200 --> 0:03:07.600 it's it's just I always looked at it as whoever's 0:03:07.639 --> 0:03:10.240 out there. Uh, those guys get an opportunity to go play. Man, 0:03:10.320 --> 0:03:11.160 let's go execute. 0:03:11.440 --> 0:03:11.520 Uh. 0:03:11.600 --> 0:03:14.040 They've been here long enough, they understand how we play, 0:03:14.320 --> 0:03:17.639 you know. Obviously, Uh, as those things happen, maybe the 0:03:17.720 --> 0:03:19.400 level of talent might drop off a little bit. But 0:03:19.720 --> 0:03:21.560 but those guys can still go out there and execute 0:03:21.560 --> 0:03:23.480 the way we played football. All right, It's the National 0:03:23.520 --> 0:03:25.360 Football League, And I tell him, you're here for a reason. 0:03:25.520 --> 0:03:26.480 Let's go play football. 0:03:29.720 --> 0:03:33.160 Special teams coordinator Chris Horton. Next up is offensive coordinator 0:03:33.240 --> 0:03:34.200 Todd Munkin. 0:03:36.080 --> 0:03:37.920 How would you assess where you guys are as an 0:03:38.000 --> 0:03:38.920 offense today? 0:03:40.880 --> 0:03:42.800 I think we've come a long way from the beginning 0:03:42.840 --> 0:03:46.760 of the year in terms of process, and we've been 0:03:46.840 --> 0:03:49.360 doing things better. You know, we still have a long 0:03:49.400 --> 0:03:51.560 ways to go, Like, you know, in terms of just 0:03:51.640 --> 0:03:54.880 being consistent but there's a lot of good I mean, 0:03:54.880 --> 0:03:58.240 there's a lot of things we are doing well. And uh, 0:03:59.080 --> 0:04:02.480 sometimes in the by ways you assess things, you got 0:04:02.600 --> 0:04:05.880 to be careful and not overreact because you do want 0:04:05.920 --> 0:04:07.360 to clean up some of the things that you think 0:04:07.400 --> 0:04:09.280 you have a chance to look at and get better 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:12.280 at and assess where you're at, but remember some of 0:04:12.280 --> 0:04:13.720 the things you're really good at and kind of try 0:04:13.760 --> 0:04:17.320 to build on that. Wow, we didn't see lam out 0:04:17.360 --> 0:04:19.719 there's and give with like a sickness or an illness. 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:25.560 I think that questions for coach arbon I don't it's 0:04:25.640 --> 0:04:27.960 not my place to speak on players that are aren't 0:04:27.960 --> 0:04:28.479 a practice. 0:04:30.120 --> 0:04:34.080 What goes into scheming against the Rams pass rush and 0:04:34.200 --> 0:04:35.480 Aaron Donald in particular. 0:04:36.240 --> 0:04:42.040 Sure, that's what a tremendous player, you know, you know, 0:04:42.120 --> 0:04:44.800 it's a challenge. I mean, just like every week in 0:04:44.880 --> 0:04:47.840 this league for a player of his caliber and the 0:04:47.920 --> 0:04:50.200 guys around him that have really picked up their play, 0:04:51.880 --> 0:04:54.080 you know, So it's a real challenge. They do a 0:04:54.160 --> 0:04:57.640 great job schematically, they're well coached, they play hard, they 0:04:57.720 --> 0:05:02.280 play well connected together, which is important, So it'll be 0:05:02.360 --> 0:05:03.320 a real challenge Sunday. 0:05:03.760 --> 0:05:05.440 How much can weather affect your game plan. 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:07.960 Obviously ranger win in the forecast for some time. I 0:05:08.000 --> 0:05:11.880 think weather affects a number of things. But we're still 0:05:12.320 --> 0:05:14.360 you know, a decent amount of time out, you know, 0:05:14.680 --> 0:05:20.080 but obviously until you get there, you know, you know, 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:23.000 again you're anticipating rain. You know that there's a chance 0:05:23.040 --> 0:05:25.280 you're going to get wins. So that would anticipate anticipate 0:05:25.400 --> 0:05:28.760 your you know, your game planning and certainly your play calling. 0:05:30.880 --> 0:05:34.839 How much is going against Justin Mattabek help you prepare 0:05:34.880 --> 0:05:36.720 for Aaron Donald? Do you feel like I feel so 0:05:36.839 --> 0:05:39.279 often I hear that cop because he's a young upcoming 0:05:39.320 --> 0:05:40.800 Aaron Donald who that helped this week. 0:05:41.000 --> 0:05:42.480 No, I think that's a good comp you know, I 0:05:42.560 --> 0:05:45.280 think from an internal player, you know, we've played a 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:47.840 good number of edge guys, you know, for Miles Garrett 0:05:48.160 --> 0:05:49.840 Khalil Mack, you know t J. 0:05:49.960 --> 0:05:50.279 Watts. 0:05:50.279 --> 0:05:53.000 Seems like we've played against a good number of you know, 0:05:53.160 --> 0:05:56.160 edge guys, top end, you know, elite edge guys. And 0:05:56.400 --> 0:05:58.120 now we'll get a chance and they move him around 0:05:58.160 --> 0:06:00.360 third downs, you'll see Aaron on the edge and so 0:06:00.680 --> 0:06:04.160 again he's active a player and they've got a number 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.440 of good players around him. I mean, that's for sure, 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:08.799 so it's a real challenge, but going up against Justinus 0:06:09.120 --> 0:06:10.280 certainly a good comp. 0:06:13.600 --> 0:06:16.480 That was offensive coordinator Todd Monkin. We also talked with 0:06:16.680 --> 0:06:18.680 defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. 0:06:21.120 --> 0:06:22.400 How was the bye week Mike? 0:06:22.520 --> 0:06:25.080 Kind of were there any key takeaways that you took 0:06:25.120 --> 0:06:26.560 out of it that you feel like you can take 0:06:26.560 --> 0:06:27.400 into this next stretch? 0:06:28.120 --> 0:06:28.960 Yeah, I think he was great. 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:32.479 Number one, just kind of recouping and kind of recalibrating 0:06:32.560 --> 0:06:33.680 where we're at and where we want to go. 0:06:34.720 --> 0:06:36.320 Things that I talked about last time. We were able 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:37.039 to get those things. 0:06:37.120 --> 0:06:39.560 And the good thing about this week is now, you know, 0:06:39.640 --> 0:06:41.760 as we're kind of introducing the rams and the things 0:06:41.800 --> 0:06:44.760 that they do, also through the lens of you know, 0:06:45.200 --> 0:06:48.239 our self scout findings with the guys, so good feedback 0:06:48.279 --> 0:06:50.640 on there, and as well, there's. 0:06:50.680 --> 0:06:53.160 A high level nag and Roland Humphrey possed back in 0:06:53.240 --> 0:06:53.640 the lineup. 0:06:53.720 --> 0:06:55.200 What's the act today and what's he give you guys 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:57.760 as far as death and I'll playmaking ability? 0:06:58.080 --> 0:07:00.839 Yeah, I mean, you guys know Marlin and Marlin at 0:07:00.920 --> 0:07:03.400 his best is uh as good as they come. So 0:07:04.120 --> 0:07:05.960 I'm glad that he's feeling better, you know, and he's 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:07.640 trying to get to people. But he looks good right 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:08.400 now out there for sure. 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:11.720 Mike, what do you think about the challenge of trying 0:07:11.760 --> 0:07:14.840 to contain the big plays in the passing game with 0:07:14.880 --> 0:07:16.920 the Rams? They do a lot of deep crosses and 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:20.360 everybody talks about Pooka and Cooper cut but we know 0:07:20.440 --> 0:07:22.000 too Tuat well goes deep as well. 0:07:23.280 --> 0:07:25.800 Yeah, I mean that's the that's that's a million do 0:07:25.840 --> 0:07:28.560 our question right there is you know, how they marry 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:30.640 their run in their past game with the actions and 0:07:30.680 --> 0:07:33.720 the movements on early downs is definitely a big challenge 0:07:33.760 --> 0:07:36.640 of what you're trying to take away at any given moment. 0:07:36.880 --> 0:07:40.200 So they do it's just as good as anybody in 0:07:40.240 --> 0:07:41.400 the league, and a. 0:07:41.440 --> 0:07:42.880 Lot of it looks the same with the guys, So 0:07:42.960 --> 0:07:44.280 a lot of a lot of it comes down to 0:07:44.360 --> 0:07:47.280 our communication, diagnosing the play, and then you know, obviously 0:07:47.320 --> 0:07:50.400 handling our responsibilities. But with the the formations that they 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:52.440 create and staying in the same personnel is a little 0:07:52.440 --> 0:07:54.320 bit unique compared to a lot of teams that we've 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:54.880 played this year. 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:58.400 Is it a situation considering O'Dell's been with that team 0:07:58.520 --> 0:08:02.440 where maybe you guys talk to him about the way 0:08:02.480 --> 0:08:04.880 that they do things over the offensively. 0:08:05.040 --> 0:08:05.360 Not really. 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:07.840 We haven't really talked to Odell about them and how 0:08:07.880 --> 0:08:11.680 they operate. Probably should, I guess, No, I haven't talked 0:08:11.720 --> 0:08:13.160 to him about what. 0:08:13.200 --> 0:08:16.560 A little bit about Puka and Coup. 0:08:16.840 --> 0:08:19.760 These guys that didn't have the measurables necessarily coming on 0:08:19.880 --> 0:08:23.240 you high round draft picks, and yet have. 0:08:23.360 --> 0:08:25.560 Come on and just been unbelievable in the NFL. 0:08:25.600 --> 0:08:27.480 What do you see as a you know, just comatic 0:08:27.520 --> 0:08:29.240 and I'm stilling them trying to deal with why are 0:08:29.280 --> 0:08:30.120 they excelled so well? 0:08:31.240 --> 0:08:33.599 Well, the things that pop off the screen to me 0:08:33.760 --> 0:08:36.920 that are unique to most teams is these guys do 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:40.480 it all and so they have our respect. They throw 0:08:40.520 --> 0:08:42.720 the hat in there. In the run game, they basically 0:08:42.800 --> 0:08:44.840 use like an extension of tight ends. In the run game, 0:08:45.160 --> 0:08:48.280 all the formations are very condensed. Not all receivers are 0:08:48.320 --> 0:08:51.280 willing to do that and do it effectively. So they're 0:08:51.280 --> 0:08:53.800 able to do that. It's very unselfish of them, which 0:08:53.840 --> 0:08:56.559 speaks to their program and how they operate there. And 0:08:56.600 --> 0:08:58.280 then obviously in the past game, you know, they're able 0:08:58.320 --> 0:08:59.599 to get to the spots they need to get to 0:09:00.040 --> 0:09:01.959 I mean, I don't know how fast are going, but 0:09:02.000 --> 0:09:03.080 they look like, you know, they get to the right 0:09:03.120 --> 0:09:05.439 spots to me. And obviously, you know, great players and 0:09:05.520 --> 0:09:08.040 are able to finish plays and catching the ball in traffic. 0:09:08.160 --> 0:09:10.120 So definitely have our hands full with those two. 0:09:11.800 --> 0:09:13.480 Maybe this is putting the cart before the worce, but 0:09:13.559 --> 0:09:16.440 you know, John Harbaugh talked about how with the bye week, 0:09:16.480 --> 0:09:18.480 you guys have some time to you know, just focus 0:09:18.520 --> 0:09:20.400 on the rams, but do some of the advanced stuff 0:09:20.400 --> 0:09:23.160 and with connections, you know, with the Shannon an free 0:09:23.280 --> 0:09:26.520 and San Francisco coming up, Miami coming up, are you 0:09:27.000 --> 0:09:28.960 anyway we'll can't at this as a kind of witness 0:09:28.960 --> 0:09:29.280 test for. 0:09:29.520 --> 0:09:31.160 The stuff that is my head as well. 0:09:33.160 --> 0:09:35.439 You know, I wouldn't call it a litmus test because 0:09:35.440 --> 0:09:38.559 it's such a week to week thing and and it's 0:09:38.640 --> 0:09:40.600 hard to say, hey, we're going to do these things 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:43.680 X amount of weeks from now just because the team 0:09:43.840 --> 0:09:46.400 changes and what you feel like you're good at is 0:09:46.480 --> 0:09:47.959 it's just kind of a constant evolution. 0:09:49.200 --> 0:09:51.320 However, it is good to know what's coming down the pike. 0:09:51.960 --> 0:09:55.680 And but I can I can assure you fast majority 0:09:55.720 --> 0:09:57.520 of our attentions is spent on the Rams last week 0:09:57.600 --> 0:09:57.880 for sure. 0:10:01.480 --> 0:10:04.080 That was DC Mike McDonald and into the locker room today. 0:10:04.080 --> 0:10:06.240 We also had a chance to talk with safety Cal 0:10:06.280 --> 0:10:09.880 Hamilton's having a great season. He's actually leading all AFC 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:12.240 safeties when it comes to Pro Bowl voting. So it's 0:10:12.280 --> 0:10:14.000 been a great year for Kyle and he discussed that 0:10:14.080 --> 0:10:16.800 season and his expectations for Sunday's game. 0:10:18.760 --> 0:10:22.080 I mean, yeah, I've known Hookah, I mean of him 0:10:22.080 --> 0:10:23.840 since we were so we about that like all American 0:10:23.880 --> 0:10:26.439 game together stuff. But yeah, I mean he's coming to 0:10:26.520 --> 0:10:28.160 his own I don't know what ground he was drafted, 0:10:28.720 --> 0:10:31.000 whatever it was, it was, it wasn't early enough. And 0:10:32.080 --> 0:10:34.160 I mean he's doing a great job this season. He's 0:10:34.320 --> 0:10:36.280 we're watching film. He's doing a bunch all over the field, 0:10:36.360 --> 0:10:39.440 and all of them are they're pretty, uh, pretty versatile 0:10:39.440 --> 0:10:40.040 all over the place. 0:10:40.080 --> 0:10:40.199 You know. 0:10:40.280 --> 0:10:42.959 Obviously Card went to school with him. It's one of 0:10:43.000 --> 0:10:45.880 my boys, and he's been going crazy this year too. 0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:48.920 So they provided a bunch of problems on their side 0:10:48.920 --> 0:10:50.319 of the ball, and it's gonna be a challenge, but 0:10:50.440 --> 0:10:51.400 I think we have the guys to do it. 0:10:51.559 --> 0:10:53.320 He looks like it almost with Hyro and they kind 0:10:53.360 --> 0:10:54.959 of go as well. Let's see when he was at 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:57.439 the offense, it really just didn't kind of spuit a 0:10:57.440 --> 0:10:58.920 little bit with him there, they can do a lot more. 0:10:58.960 --> 0:10:59.920 How much is he the key? 0:11:00.480 --> 0:11:03.240 Yeah, he's he could do a bunch. He can pass 0:11:03.280 --> 0:11:05.040 pro if you need him too. He's obviously gonna run 0:11:05.040 --> 0:11:07.080 the ball and he's a great pass guy, try out 0:11:07.080 --> 0:11:08.720 of the backfield. And I mean, I've seen it since 0:11:08.760 --> 0:11:12.120 twenty nineteen. Both came in as freshman every dame and 0:11:13.200 --> 0:11:14.800 pretty much best friends the whole time there, So it's 0:11:14.800 --> 0:11:17.400 gonna be cool to go against him. We were texting 0:11:17.400 --> 0:11:19.720 earlier this week just talking about how far it's gonna. 0:11:19.520 --> 0:11:21.160 Be, stuff like that. We've been looking forward to it. 0:11:21.280 --> 0:11:23.840 But at the same time, Yeah, I gotta look at 0:11:23.920 --> 0:11:26.839 him as running back that were playing, scouting him, what 0:11:26.960 --> 0:11:28.240 he likes to do, what he doesn't like to do. 0:11:28.320 --> 0:11:29.840 And I feel like the defense as a whole has 0:11:29.880 --> 0:11:31.959 a good grasp with our game plan what we're gonna do. 0:11:32.080 --> 0:11:35.000 Go into it knowing him so well, does that give 0:11:35.040 --> 0:11:35.839 you an edge you think? 0:11:36.520 --> 0:11:36.640 Uh? 0:11:37.679 --> 0:11:40.000 Not really, I don't think. I mean, if anything, I 0:11:40.040 --> 0:11:43.440 think we're gonna go harder. Even let me where before 0:11:43.480 --> 0:11:45.199 because we know we're gonna have bragging rights in the 0:11:45.200 --> 0:11:45.680 group chat and. 0:11:45.679 --> 0:11:46.160 Stuff like that. 0:11:46.360 --> 0:11:49.400 So I mean, yeah, he's a great guy, great player. 0:11:49.480 --> 0:11:50.960 He's I'm glad to see him doing last year. 0:11:51.040 --> 0:11:53.080 Looks like it's gonna be all give his Sunday lots 0:11:53.120 --> 0:11:56.520 of rain, windy defensive guy that you're like, sign me 0:11:56.600 --> 0:11:58.480 up for that, or would you rather I feel Sonning 0:11:58.559 --> 0:11:59.160 in sixty five? 0:11:59.320 --> 0:11:59.600 No win. 0:12:00.320 --> 0:12:03.000 I mean it's easy to be like, that's football weather, 0:12:03.080 --> 0:12:05.520 but I mean I think football weather, it's seventy and 0:12:05.600 --> 0:12:09.079 sonny and not a cloud in the sky. But you know, 0:12:09.280 --> 0:12:11.199 from Georgia, so I'm not really used to the cold 0:12:11.200 --> 0:12:13.400 weather stuff, but once a Notre Dame kind of got 0:12:13.880 --> 0:12:16.560 grown out of that pretty quickly. But yeah, I mean 0:12:16.600 --> 0:12:19.160 it is what it is. And there's been rain games 0:12:19.200 --> 0:12:21.160 this year. We've all played in rain games, so it's 0:12:21.200 --> 0:12:22.880 just another element to it. But it's not gonna change 0:12:22.880 --> 0:12:24.440 a whole bunch by we do for you. 0:12:24.520 --> 0:12:26.560 What you would hope you feel the store. 0:12:26.679 --> 0:12:28.520 Do you feel like, all right, you got this five 0:12:28.559 --> 0:12:29.880 game stretching out of close things out? 0:12:30.080 --> 0:12:31.000 Yeah, yeah, definitely. 0:12:31.000 --> 0:12:32.360 I think it's you know, at the end of the 0:12:32.360 --> 0:12:33.920 season when you see it by this week thirteen, you 0:12:34.040 --> 0:12:36.080 kind of like, all right, it's gonna be a bit 0:12:36.080 --> 0:12:38.000 of a grind to get to the buy. But now 0:12:38.040 --> 0:12:39.800 that we've gotten here to this point, we have a 0:12:40.360 --> 0:12:42.679 seem pretty good where we're at. It's awesome to have 0:12:42.800 --> 0:12:45.400 that little break going to the final stretch of this season, 0:12:45.480 --> 0:12:47.640 going to the playoffs and hopefully make a deep run. 0:12:47.720 --> 0:12:49.760 So you know, it just went home chilled for a 0:12:49.760 --> 0:12:51.600 little bit, just got football off my mind, and now 0:12:52.000 --> 0:12:52.640 risay to go. 0:12:52.720 --> 0:12:53.040 Back to it. 0:12:53.520 --> 0:12:56.079 Chris told us last week, he said, you know, don't 0:12:56.160 --> 0:12:57.160 let the baby pay school. 0:12:57.200 --> 0:12:58.440 Yeah, he'll rip your faceball. 0:12:59.400 --> 0:13:00.760 Where does that come from from? 0:13:00.800 --> 0:13:00.839 You? 0:13:00.960 --> 0:13:02.160 How do you flip that switch? 0:13:02.760 --> 0:13:05.199 I mean, I just shaved this morning whenever I had 0:13:05.520 --> 0:13:07.120 I mean, I can't really grow beer for real, but 0:13:07.840 --> 0:13:09.000 I mean, I guess I've always. 0:13:08.800 --> 0:13:09.720 Kind of had a baby face. 0:13:10.320 --> 0:13:12.160 And I've had people tell me since I got my 0:13:12.200 --> 0:13:16.000 haircut that looked like sixteen. So but yeah, I mean 0:13:16.160 --> 0:13:18.679 it's always been a thing. I blame it all my dad. 0:13:18.760 --> 0:13:21.560 He doesn't have a place for real, so that may 0:13:21.600 --> 0:13:24.240 be it. But yeah, I might be an advantage when 0:13:24.280 --> 0:13:26.280 somebody might think soft or something. 0:13:26.800 --> 0:13:28.559 I'd be more of the opposite, But where does the 0:13:28.640 --> 0:13:29.600 aggression from. 0:13:31.559 --> 0:13:32.839 I just can't be whole back, so my mother look 0:13:32.920 --> 0:13:37.160 like a baby. But yeah, I think it's really the 0:13:37.240 --> 0:13:39.640 only way to play, especially in this league. 0:13:40.240 --> 0:13:40.760 My position. 0:13:40.800 --> 0:13:43.559 You know, safety and nicole in the mix a lot, 0:13:43.920 --> 0:13:46.680 and you know guys are across the ball. They were 0:13:46.720 --> 0:13:48.360 gonna be quite in the same way. So I mean 0:13:48.400 --> 0:13:51.439 the match that if not exceeded every playing and I 0:13:51.520 --> 0:13:53.240 was just controlled aggressing at the end of the day 0:13:53.360 --> 0:13:56.439 and applying it when I need to, being cool and 0:13:56.520 --> 0:13:58.480 calling I need to at the same time. But yeah, 0:13:58.480 --> 0:13:59.719 it's definitely time and place for it. 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:02.040 So the touch is will you do that to hiring us? 0:14:04.800 --> 0:14:07.719 I mean, when it's we're on the field, he's just 0:14:07.880 --> 0:14:10.199 running back with that boy. That's my boy obviously, but 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:11.600 he's gonna be feeling somewhay. 0:14:12.240 --> 0:14:15.640 How those nickel blitzers have been very successful for you guys, 0:14:15.720 --> 0:14:18.160 whether it's you blitz and offer or that or Marlin, 0:14:18.679 --> 0:14:20.920 what's kind of your feeling when you were at that 0:14:21.040 --> 0:14:23.200 play being called you know, when you know you're the 0:14:23.280 --> 0:14:24.560 guy that's that's getting. 0:14:26.120 --> 0:14:28.920 Yeah, uh, you know, it's fun. It's I didn't blitz 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:30.880 so much in college and in high school. It's just 0:14:31.400 --> 0:14:33.440 that's the only level that I've kind of been blitzing at. 0:14:33.440 --> 0:14:35.320 And it's funny, you know, go back, their only job 0:14:35.440 --> 0:14:37.320 you have is just go get a sack, go go 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:40.720 to the quarterback. So it's it's kind of like I 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:42.640 feel like it's kind of like pressing somebody in football 0:14:42.680 --> 0:14:46.000 and basketball, like hopefully make them nervous, like make a 0:14:46.040 --> 0:14:48.880 bad decision something like that, because when we disguise our 0:14:48.880 --> 0:14:51.080 blitzers really well, and it's kind of a surprising the 0:14:51.120 --> 0:14:53.960 quarterback when we do end up blitzing. So try to 0:14:54.000 --> 0:14:55.920 keep them on their toes and show our blitzers and 0:14:55.960 --> 0:14:57.640 get out of it and stuff like that. But as 0:14:57.640 --> 0:14:59.160 a nickel, I'm sure you guys are at the same thing. 0:14:59.240 --> 0:15:01.640 He'll tell you that it's on the secondary. 0:15:01.640 --> 0:15:02.800 He's played so well all year. 0:15:02.920 --> 0:15:04.760 But it's been kind of rare for you guys to 0:15:04.840 --> 0:15:07.000 have everyone healthy and back there. 0:15:06.880 --> 0:15:10.480 With Marcus and Marlon both Marlin already saying he's good 0:15:10.480 --> 0:15:11.320 to go this wee because. 0:15:11.080 --> 0:15:13.840 There's some excitement. You guys can still hit another. 0:15:13.720 --> 0:15:16.120 Level just because you've got so much depth, you have. 0:15:16.160 --> 0:15:17.400 So much fersatality back there. 0:15:17.560 --> 0:15:20.320 Yeah, definitely, I feel like it's uh, it's been kind 0:15:20.320 --> 0:15:21.720 of the theme this whole year, you know, guys in 0:15:21.800 --> 0:15:24.720 and out at all three levels and offense at the 0:15:24.760 --> 0:15:27.040 same time, you know, but I think it's just showing 0:15:27.080 --> 0:15:28.760 how deep we are. You know, guys come in and 0:15:28.840 --> 0:15:31.040 do a great job. Like you know, he's playing out 0:15:31.040 --> 0:15:34.200 a pro bowl level. And I mean obviously before the season, 0:15:34.280 --> 0:15:37.440 nobody was expecting to start, but I mean he was 0:15:37.480 --> 0:15:40.360 called upon and he delivered, So props to him, Props 0:15:40.400 --> 0:15:43.600 the other guys that stepped up as well, you know, 0:15:43.720 --> 0:15:46.680 like Ronald Darby. He's playing really well. At the same time, 0:15:46.760 --> 0:15:48.880 and you know, it sucks with Marlin and Marcus, like 0:15:48.960 --> 0:15:50.840 those guys went down with injuries stuff like that, but 0:15:51.040 --> 0:15:53.840 it just shows that Marcus is right here. But uh, 0:15:54.080 --> 0:15:55.840 I mean it shows how resilient we are as a 0:15:55.880 --> 0:15:58.800 defense to just hold her everything together like seed. 0:16:06.240 --> 0:16:06.880 To be you. 0:16:08.600 --> 0:16:12.920 At this point. Uh, yes, and no, I mean it's cool. 0:16:14.640 --> 0:16:16.440 At the same time, you know, it's we still got 0:16:16.520 --> 0:16:19.640 five games to go until the playoffs. Sorry, and that's 0:16:19.680 --> 0:16:21.800 when our our season starts. In my mind, you know, 0:16:22.240 --> 0:16:24.680 it's just one week's season going to the playoffs. But 0:16:25.160 --> 0:16:27.680