1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: For your Logan said, you're reading a book on the 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: way home from Dallas. What you were reading? Uh? What 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: was that reading? Um? I think it was Ryan Ryan Holiday, 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: one of his books, Stillness is the Key. Yeah. Uh 5 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: I was good to read, and uh I felt good. 6 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: So do you feel like the guys came out today 7 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: obviously coming off tough loss. I know Joe challenged guys 8 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: to see who was was willing to fight all sixty 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: minutes all that. You feel like everybody responded today? I thought, well, 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: I thought, um, you know, we put an emphasis uh, 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: coach put an emphasis on on fundamentals and um, you know, 12 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: coming off the ball and practicing fast and and you 13 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: know kind of speed the game. Um you know, like 14 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: like like what you're talking about. And uh, I thought 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: we did that. Um I thought it was a physical practice. 16 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: And UM, you know, I think guys respond, you got 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: a chance and look at the film. Um what stuck 18 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: out to you that wasn't readily impared after the game 19 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: about how you played? Um? I don't. I don't know. 20 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: I mean I think, um, like any games, there's good 21 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: things and bad things. So, um, you know, certainly we're 22 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: certainly good in the game and things. We can build 23 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: on things, and you know I can, I can build 24 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: on um. But UM, you know, I got to get 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: rid of the mistakes and and the stuff that's holding 26 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: us back. So UM. You know you try to look 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: at each play separately, you know how it adds to 28 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: the whole. But but what was going on that specific play? Um, 29 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: and learning from that so UM lots to learn from 30 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: ask you, uh the impact have an age of playing 31 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: so well? Like what that did for you? What does 32 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: it do now that he's not going to be in 33 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: the lineup? Uh? Yeah, you know he like I said, 34 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: he he's played well and UM, you know, I hate 35 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: to see him go down. You know, I know he's 36 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: dealing with a lot with uh with those injuries. But UM, 37 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: you know we're we got a lot of confidence in 38 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: the guys stepping up. And Matt's played at a really 39 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: high level UM this season as well, so you know 40 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: he'll step in and um, you know whoever else is 41 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: in there, we have a ton of confidence in so 42 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: UM looking forward to working with them. You lost you 43 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: at times have to pick a conscious effort to not 44 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: speak things up, you know what I mean to kind 45 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: of you know, maybe if things are breaking down a 46 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: little bit. Obviously you gotta get rid of the ball 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: and make quick decisions, but did not go too fast, 48 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, and make sure you scan 49 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: and see everything you need to make the right play. 50 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: That Uh yeah, I mean I think that's uh. That 51 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: just comes within uh making reads and and and uh 52 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: playing the position I think is understanding. Um, when you 53 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: get the ball out of your hands, trust in the 54 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: read and going through it being true to that. Um, 55 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: you know that that's my job. That's you know, how 56 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: you play quarterback. So um, you know, definitely something I've 57 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: got to you know, continue to do. And there's there 58 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: is there are certain price some management you know, to 59 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: to some place when you know things break down quickly 60 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden it's like, okay, I can't 61 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: do what I wanted to do on this place, So 62 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: you know you have to quickly go to the next 63 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: the next thing, you know how difficlolcus that yeah, I 64 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: mean I think that's um a big part of the position. 65 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: And Coach care talks about it a lot. Um. You know, 66 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: the play is not you know, we'd we'd hope for 67 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: it to be perfect every time, but the reality and 68 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: pro football and and um you know for everyone across 69 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: the league is it doesn't work out perfect. So it's 70 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: about managing situations and avoiding um the bad plays. Have 71 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: so many receivers, tight ends, running backs. This season, your 72 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: offensive lines been influx. I know you guys have the 73 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: next made up mentality, but how hard is it to 74 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: keep an offense going? And when you just can never 75 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: have that consistency of personnel? Uh yeah, I mean it. 76 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: Uh you know, changes things up here and there, and 77 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: and uh you know, tough to to go without guys. 78 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: But but like you said, we've got guys who have 79 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: said ed up and and uh you know, we we've 80 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: got guys who can make plays and guys who can 81 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: uh do a lot of things, who bring a lot 82 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: of different things to the table. So um, you know, 83 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: it's about playing to those strengths. And um, you know, 84 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: I'm confident on the group, confidence of the group, we'll 85 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: be able to perform. You wonder a little bit about 86 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: what this offense could have been if you had everybody 87 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: out on the field the way you had planned. Uh 88 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: you know, I think our focus is on on what 89 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: we're doing this week and preparing, um, you know, preparing 90 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: with with this game plan and getting ready to go, 91 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: the identity the offense changed. When I know you guys 92 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: come into the season, you're planning on se K want 93 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: to be a big piece, right eventually getting healthy. But 94 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: when you don't have him, how much does the whole 95 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: look of it changed in your mind? Yeah? Um, you 96 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: know he's a dynamic player obviously brings a lot to 97 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: the table. Um. You know, so I think you know, 98 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: within the game plan and what we plan to do, 99 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: we we kind of structure it towards. Um, you know, 100 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: the strength of the guys we have and like I said, 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: we have, um a lot of good players whore bringing 102 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: a lot to the table. So, um, when we plan 103 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: and when we go out through we go through the week. 104 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: Um you know that's the idea is to to get 105 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: the ball in those guys hands and and taylor to 106 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: what they do. Well that does that make you reconsider 107 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: how you run the ball? I do have to make 108 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: any changes be a little less risky as far as 109 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: putting yourself in harm's away. Um yeah, I mean I think, um, 110 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: the Dallas hit was one thing, but I think you 111 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: know I've been uh you know, I've realized that Um, 112 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: you know through these first couple of years and and uh, 113 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: something I certainly need to do better, but um yeah, 114 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: I'll keep working on it. Because coach keeps saying they 115 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: kind of talked to him it's hard to get a competitors. 116 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: Does that just a really hard thing for you to 117 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: get through in the heat of the moment to not 118 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: take on a hit. And yeah, I think third and 119 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: one on the goal lines a little different situation than 120 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: you know, some of the uh situations I've been in 121 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: the past. Um, but uh yeah, I think I definitely 122 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: you don't need to do a better job in some 123 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: of those situations. Kids down hindsight on that, like did 124 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: you see Rudolph kind of alone? Um yeah, you know 125 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: that wasn't really uh you know the idea there and 126 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: and you know, could have communicate a little better. That 127 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: Joe said was that, Uh you know, one of the 128 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: reasons why he thinks that you've played so aggressively when 129 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: you're running is that you you don't want to be 130 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: considered different than the other guys. You want to get 131 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: that show does again, but not take much. I think 132 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: that's part of it. Um, you know, I think I've 133 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: always uh you know, I kind of felt that way. 134 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: Is is uh, you know, I'm trying to uh compete, 135 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, get as much as I can out of 136 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: you know, certain plays like like anyone else would and 137 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 1: like like other guys do when when they have the 138 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: ball in their hands. But like I said, there's situations 139 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: I can learn from and do a better job protect 140 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 1: myself protect the ball. Speaking of one are the reasons 141 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: why he was brought here because he is a big 142 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: resul talk and that's what he does. Why do you 143 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: think he hasn't been more involved in this offense? Um, yeah, 144 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, I think, uh, we're certainly uh something you 145 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: know we're focused on in the red zone is using 146 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: him and uh you know, making him a big weapon 147 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: force down there. And you know, I gotta do a 148 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: better job and a lot of those situations getting him 149 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: the ball and uh in situations you can score. But 150 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: that's something he does well and some we're working on. 151 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: Just playing the Panthers mean anything too. And that was 152 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: your your kind of childhood team there. Um, it's it's cool. Yeah, 153 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: I grew up poem for him and in Charlotte and 154 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: certainly still have a lot of friends who are Panthers fans, so, um, 155 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think that's uh, you know, you know, cool, 156 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: too cool to be able to play them. But um, 157 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: it's another game we're preparing, like we like we always do. 158 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: They heard it for you, or they tell you theober 159 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: for the Panthers has has that word. I hope they're 160 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: rooting for me. I've probably got some still Panthers fan. 161 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: Who was who was your guy? Three more? Who's your guy? 162 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: Growing up? Uh? I like Jake Delone a lot um 163 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: and uh and Steve Smith. I think growing up I 164 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: was a big Steve Smith guy, just the way he 165 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: played and his his toughness, the way he competed. Um, 166 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: I always loved watching him. How much did you get 167 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: to know Sam uh when you when you guys were 168 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: in the market here together. H yeah, I got to 169 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: know him, uh A good bit. And uh you know 170 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: I've I've obviously watched him a lot um and uh, 171 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: you know, he's had a good start of the season, 172 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:40,439 Speaker 1: so always pulling for him. You look back on last week, 173 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean you started the season so very well. I 174 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: mean when you look back on last week, what went wrong? Um? 175 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: I think it's uh, you know, just uh forcing forcing 176 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: things that weren't there, and and you know, bad decisions, 177 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 1: um that set us back. I think, UM, you know, 178 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 1: I'm just just uh, you know, not staying true to 179 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: the read some of the things we're talking about earlier, 180 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: and and and uh and trusting that. So uh you know, 181 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: I gotta gotta understand that, understand what what what what 182 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: went wrong, what I was thinking, and make sure I 183 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: corrected