1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: I don't really want to decide who's going to be 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: the start. I want to coach them technically and mentally 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: so that they can go out there and compete in practice, 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: and compete in the preseason games to win a position themselves, 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: and they take it out of my hands. And any 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: player that ever walks away it doesn't make the team 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: or doesn't get a chance to start, they'll never look 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: back and say the coach didn't give me enough reps, 9 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: he didn't give me an opportunity, because we give all 10 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: those guys an opportunity. Now. The bottom line is practices, practice, 11 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: drools or drills. Some drools way to the offense, some 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Dreve's drills way to the defense. Eleven on eleven is 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: his closest thing. But games are games. Until you get 14 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: out there and and and do something in an actual 15 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: NFL football game, you never know sot as the thing 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: goes out. Brett Jones has been great and he got 17 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 1: great attitude. He's in really good shape. He's been really productive. 18 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: We worked in with the first group. It looks really 19 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: good pos in great shape. He's been really productive. Um 20 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: let these guys playing a preseason game. Let him sort 21 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,639 Speaker 1: it out and let the best man win. I mean, honestly, 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: I really I really don't care which one of those 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: guys I want the best guy. I don't really care. 24 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: And they're both great guys that I love coaching them both. 25 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: Whoever is the best player, will let him go. But 26 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: there does come a time with the offensive line where 27 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: you got to establish those five guys because they've got 28 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: to work together. And that's that's so fundamentalness. And at 29 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: this position, what have you seen from John Jerry? I mean, 30 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: he's obviously it's an adjustment. Okay, John's playing. He's he's 31 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: had a great attitude. He came in, made his weight goal, 32 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: He's been just as light as he's been since I've 33 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: been here. Um, he a great attitude, he practiced hard 34 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: physical Um, he's been one I've been really really pleasantly 35 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: surprised with him. And he's really stood out. He's been 36 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: one of the really stands out. He's He's done a 37 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: lot of really good things. His attitude is great. He's 38 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: a he's a veteran too, He's understands football. But he's 39 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: a tough, physical, big strong guy that you know, I'm 40 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: really I'm really pleased with how he's practiced. He's really 41 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: but he's really he stood out to me, he's caught. 42 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: He captured my attention early, and he continues to would 43 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: it be fair to say that you really don't know 44 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: what you have until you've play Cleveland, until you played Detroit. Yeah, 45 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: I mean it's like, well, I mean we got pretty 46 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: competitive front up front. I mean, i'll tell you what 47 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: you know. You look some of this edge, like the 48 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: ov coming off the edge. I've seen a lot of pastors. 49 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: He's I think he's as good as there isn't a lake. 50 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, who's the best. I'm amazed that 51 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: he's got He's got power, he's got speed. Uh, he 52 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: can go speed to power, power of speed. I mean 53 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: he's really really good. And so he's testing the solder now, 54 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: I mean he's really tested. And so we get tested 55 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: all across the front. I mean, I don't know if 56 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: you're gonna find by nose tackling snacks if you and 57 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: block him, even block anybody. The defensive fronts pretty salty now, 58 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: and um, we're getting tested with a lot of But 59 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: you're right, though, when you get a game is a game, 60 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: and when you get into a game, that's when you 61 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: either you've either shine or you you're so again, that's 62 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: the thing, and we we you know, we'll see how 63 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: uh PO works in the game. We'll see how Brett 64 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: Jones works in the game, and no, go play through 65 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: the preseason and we'll make our decision. You really didn't 66 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: have any tape on him off there when you came in. 67 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: They had a couple of snaps law time ago, but 68 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: I didn't have didn't have any menu you tried. I mean, 69 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of good offensive linemen. You put 70 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: a ball in their hand and they've become not the 71 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,839 Speaker 1: it's it's hard, they're debilitated. But he kind of took 72 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: to it a little naturally, and so we continue to 73 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: work with him there and he is just he's really 74 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,799 Speaker 1: excelled that position. And you know, some guys have a 75 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: knack for you know, play center, you're gonna be smart, 76 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: but you know, everybody, you gotta be really smart, and 77 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, play center, you gotta be tough. You gotta 78 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: be really tough because you've got some four pound guy 79 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: right there every single snap, right there in your face, 80 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: and it ain't easy. And so the thing that I 81 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: like about both those guys they're both smart, they're both tough, 82 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: they both got really good work ethic um, and we're 83 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: just working on other fundamentals. Well we just there. There's 84 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: a contiguatar. It's always gonna be competition. I think Pat 85 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: always has iron sharpens iron. I really believe that because 86 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: I'm from that old school too. And so again, let's 87 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: some competition. And we started out, I mean, it's just 88 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: two guys competing. You you've gotta find some guys that 89 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: can compete at center. You know, when when the previous center, 90 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: I really had no relationship with him when he went 91 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: to what San Francisco. Then then all of a sudden, 92 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: now you gotta you got always you know, you're always 93 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: coaching too offensive lines. You're coaching the guys that are 94 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: playing and the guys that are going to be playing, 95 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: because you ain't going You're not going through the entire 96 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: season playing the same line. So who's gonna who's gonna 97 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: be that other center? Who's going to be the other 98 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: center that's gonna be in there? So you start coaching 99 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: one and all of a sudden he starts playing good. 100 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: Now of a suddenly, he took naturally as a position, 101 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: you try a couple other guys that centeror just in 102 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: there that's not in the same category there. So yeah, 103 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: but after after a while, I think when you find 104 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: a guy that's smart, plays with balance, um, can move 105 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: in both directions, can play with pad level, and then 106 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: you can throw that brown thing between his legs, you 107 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: gotta try the guys center. I mean, hardest position to 108 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: find is not left tackle. Hard position signed in its 109 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: league's center. It centered them left tackle. How a lot 110 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: of us, you know, when we think of the offensive line, 111 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: we think of protecting eli. But I mean you've got 112 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: a new investment in the running back. I mean, how 113 00:04:58,200 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: big a part of the running game? Do you want 114 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: the line to play a huge part of it? I mean, 115 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: the one thing you'll be with the offensive line. You know, 116 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: the number one element in the running game is the runner. 117 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: It's always has been. But the you can't win in 118 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: the NFL if you can't run a football. It's as 119 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: simple as that. You just can't do it. And so 120 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,559 Speaker 1: you know, the hardest thing to do in football's running 121 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: is run the ball. That's really hard. Defenses are getting 122 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: bigger and stronger, they're playing more eight man fronts, But 123 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: the number one thing is it's we gotta be We 124 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: have to have a lot of physicality, we gotta play 125 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: with a lot of technique and fundamentals, and we've got 126 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: to conceptually understand what's going on. And then we have 127 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: to be able to say the more we can establish 128 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: the running game, the more pressure takes off the quarterback. 129 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: And that's just as soon. So we gotta we got 130 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: to keep that pocket clean. We gotta keep that quarterback clean, 131 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: that quarterbacks clean. That quarterback is special and we gotta 132 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: keep him upright and keep him from being arressed. But 133 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: in terms of running the ball, some of the best offense, 134 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, we have great quarterback in in in San Diego, 135 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: but he was great because we could run a ball 136 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: with LT And we had you know, good quarterback in Indianapolis, 137 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: but we could run a ball Frank or and so 138 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: again to have a good to have a good offense, 139 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: we gotta be able to run the football and make 140 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: them defend a run and then also be able to 141 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: protect quarterbacks, which it's all encompassing.