1 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Jak Prescott today said he described his start of the 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: season as average. So I mean, knowing that he's gonna 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: want to try to raise his game up the notch 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: out by week, what are you expecting out of back 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: and what kind of damage could he do well. 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 2: I think he's a great player. He's obviously had tons 7 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: of production. I mean, I wouldn't value him evaluate him 8 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: his average. He's probably trying to be hard on himself, 9 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: but he could bring so much to the table. He's 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: got so much experience and so much success over these 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 2: years that you know he's always tough to play against. 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 3: You guys, I think have four opponents this year coming 13 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 3: off there by. Really, yeah, that does that offer a 14 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 3: different challenge? I mean, do you see teams doing a 15 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 3: little bit more, doing things differently when they've got an 16 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 3: extra week to think about? 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 4: No, I don't. 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: I don't think anything more than today. He just got 19 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: an extra week to rest. I mean, that's good for 20 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: your body. I obviously didn't like look that far ahead 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: of our schedule, but I mean it's everyone likes to 22 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: have a bye week when you you know you always 23 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: need it. You like it in the middle of the year, 24 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: like we're going to have it. I don't think it's 25 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: anything extra. They're doing a lot of times during that week. 26 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: You just want to rest your bodies, evaluate yourself, and 27 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 2: then it gives you a head start on the old 28 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: next opponent. But as far as anything extreme, I generally 29 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: don't notice that. 30 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 3: Stand at me last week. 31 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: What do you think, Uh, we're happy with Malick. I mean, 32 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 2: he's he's gets better every week. He gets better every game. 33 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 2: He gets more you know, command and comfort back there, 34 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: you know, communicating with guys, and you just see him 35 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: continue to cut it loose. But also he's making plays 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: for us, whether it's in tackling or taking the ball. 37 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 2: So happy with what he's doing that. 38 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 4: He's a sprint tackler, and that he doesn't short stride. 39 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 4: How rare is. 40 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: That he really flashes with it. We try and coach 41 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: sprint tackling. That's how we want to tackle damn near 42 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: every time. But it's tough when guys can do as 43 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: consistent as he does. You see it with Fred and 44 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: Law and guys. And but he jumped out on tape 45 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: doing a lot of that too in college. So that 46 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: was one of the things that I loved about him, 47 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: you know, in college too, and now he continues to 48 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 2: bring it to the league. So that's what you're seeing, 49 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: and it's it's awesome. 50 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: What are the most tacklers, you know, reduce their stride? 51 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 3: What's going on. 52 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: Where you Yeah, you sit in a chair and you stop. 53 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: I think everyone thinks that's how you need to tackle. 54 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: I think there's different styles of tackling. It's something that's 55 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 2: come up I think in here talking about it a 56 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 2: little bit too. But it's just it's it's a different mentality, 57 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 2: it's a different way of tackling. It's a different style 58 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 2: when you want to bring multiple guys running at full 59 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: speed and you have to trust yourself, you have to 60 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: trust your teammate. You never want to miss. But we 61 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: want to bring violence and force to the ball carrier 62 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: every time. And we feel the same way with our 63 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: big guys as stack monsters coming out of a stack 64 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 2: to go get that hit as well. So everything sprint, tackle, 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 2: speed and violence. 66 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: Tom Brady made a point of showing the defensive lineman 67 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: rushing past Patrick Mahomes and opening up scramblings. 68 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 3: Was the keta containing a mobile quarterback? 69 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's tough. I mean, they're all a little bit different. 70 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: Mahomes has his own style. He can almost go anywhere 71 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 2: some some people, some quarterbacks have a rhythm and tendencies. 72 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 2: Most of them, you never want to just rush past them. 73 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: You want to you'd like to get to the level 74 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 2: of the quarterback and then you need to, you know, 75 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: sometimes just power rush and go into them. Unit. It's 76 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: not gonna be one hundred percent of the time, and 77 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: there's some guys that like to escape high. But he's 78 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: got a unique ability. And you know that thirty three 79 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: yarder it was. It was classic him pumping down the field, 80 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: getting the extra yards, skirting the sideline. You know, could 81 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: we been better on that? Yeah, there was little things 82 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 2: that we could have done better. And you know, he 83 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: made a heck of a play. That's that's Mahomes. I 84 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: think we were talking about it last week. Someone asked 85 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 2: me how you simulate It's really hard because it's kind 86 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: of something a little bit different every time because he's 87 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: a ballplayer and makes plays and he made one. 88 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 4: There hesitation with your players when a quarterback is tiptoeing 89 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 4: the sideline, like do we hit him? Is it a penalty? I? 90 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 2: I mean I think there's you have to make that 91 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 2: judgment all the time with quarterbacks or anyone near the sideline. 92 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 2: You don't want we don't ever want hesitation. We always 93 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: you know, the long stride, short stride. And then at 94 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: the end, you know, Kyle talks about a lot. We 95 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: talk about a lot in the building as far as 96 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: how you got to approach these quarterbacks. Some are sliders, 97 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 2: some are side hip sliders, some will do both. Some 98 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 2: will only duck a shoulder when it's a got to 99 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: have it or a third down. So we talk about 100 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 2: all that stuff and know who you're going against. But 101 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 2: you have to make split second judgment, just like I mean, 102 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: that's how the league is now. You you can't slam 103 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: them to the ground, you know, you got to put 104 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: the hands out. There's so many of these things that 105 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: when they first started making these changes, I was like, 106 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 2: there's no way you can do that as a defensive player. 107 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: How can we get that done? And they find ways 108 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: to get it done. Some are really hard, harder than others. 109 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 2: But it's just those are the snap judgments, even with 110 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 2: strike zone hitting with guys and having to get the 111 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 2: head out of the game. It's just the evolution and 112 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: we have to change based on the rules and we 113 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 2: make those split decisions. I don't think our guys. Our 114 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: guys weren't hesitating on the sideline on that. We just 115 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: he made a play and we just had to finish. 116 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: You know, they don't have Jim Brown or anything, but 117 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: you know they've kind of given up on their running. 118 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 2: Game a little bit earlier. 119 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 3: In some of their games. 120 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 4: Would you suspect that it's going to try to establish 121 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 4: something on the ground to have some balance. 122 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 2: I think some of those games were you know, early 123 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: out of hand. I think they do like to have balance. 124 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: He's always historically like to have balance. I'd expect, just 125 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 2: like when we played you know, New England making an 126 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: emphasis of it, or really any team. I think most 127 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 2: people want balance in that it's going to help your quarterback. 128 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: The run game opens up a lot, and it's something 129 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 2: they've always done. They were ranked really high last year. 130 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 2: Just this year, it's just hasn't worked for him so far. 131 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: But that doesn't mean they can't, you know, really well 132 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 2: and you know, open up holes. So we have to 133 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: stay on it. We want to take care of the 134 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,799 Speaker 2: run game first, just like every other week. 135 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 4: Obviously, jabon the one that you've lost long term but 136 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 4: you've had, you know, some injuries at the defense. But 137 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 4: it's what's your comfort level of the defensive line right now? 138 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 4: I know you guys usually like to run kind of waves. 139 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 4: It has it made it more difficult to call the defense. 140 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 2: I mean, it doesn't really change a lot. We it 141 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 2: truly next man up. It did stink, you know, losing 142 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 2: Hardgrave early, and then you know we've been banged up 143 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: here and there with guys with E tour and you know, 144 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: Kevin's been banged up. So I've been pleased with how 145 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 2: the guys that have stepped in have played. And then 146 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: Jordan we missed for a game. You know, some guys 147 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: are new coming to us, like Jordan Elliott and Malie 148 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: Collins has really stepped up, and Kevin was doing nice things. 149 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: And now Evan Anderson has just continued to improve over 150 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 2: the last month. I feel like he's gotten better every day, 151 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 2: every week, every game he's played, he's gotten better. So 152 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: the confidence is there because when our guys get called upon, 153 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 2: you know they've been stepping up and playing well for 154 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 2: us and getting better. So we've got to keep getting 155 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 2: better and put ourselves in a better chance to win 156 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 2: the game. 157 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 4: They haven't been shy about upgrading, you know, even last 158 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 4: year a deadline obviously a couple of defensive ends. Is 159 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 4: that something I know it's not your job specifically, but 160 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 4: do they come and ask you. 161 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: Like, that's not my job. Yeah, if there's questions, I'll answer, 162 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 2: but they take care of that. They do a good 163 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: job with that. 164 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 4: Ernardo Green great out and that can't sit game. 165 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 2: Ronardo has done done well, He graded out well. He's 166 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: been consistently staying on guys and being sticky. There was 167 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 2: one early that got out on him, but other than that, 168 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: he played well. Would you evaluate your two linebackers behind 169 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: Brett Warner wandering and Winter still growing, still getting better? 170 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 2: I mean you're talking about d specifically. Who are you 171 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 2: asking about? Okay, they've both been doing good for us. 172 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: They've both been getting playing time. I think Devandre has 173 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: brought a ton of experience for us and D is 174 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 2: to content and you into grows. So we've been rotating. 175 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 2: Both those guys are getting good snaps, both of them. 176 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 2: Like AKA Lamb missed a lot of time because of 177 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 2: a holdout. 178 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 4: Can you see that in his game or do? 179 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 2: I mean he still gets the targets, he still gets explosions. 180 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: I mean he's still I mean he's still getting big 181 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 2: plays down the field. They throw it to him, he 182 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 2: gets open, so we've got to make sure we cover him. 183 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: And you know, Turpen's explosive as well. They have enough 184 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: weapons on their team to make plays. 185 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 3: Yep. 186 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: Thanks