1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Right to have your listening to the Bill O'Brien podcast, 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Mark vandermar and John Harris with you as we visit 3 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: with the head coach every Monday most of the time, 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: and this week, coming off the bye, we talked to 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: the coach about a number of things, including but not 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: limited to six wins in a row and of course 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: the upcoming game against the Washington Redskins. But let's get 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: to this. Amage Bankers are presenting sponsor and they root 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: for the family team. For quite a while, they've been 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: doing this. 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Well 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: let's begin it like this. This is a playoff the 21 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: radio show and the listener has just heard the open, 22 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: which is he's got a plan. Bill O'Brien wants a tough, smart, 23 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: physical football team. And we sound bites from back when 24 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: the coach first got the job in twenty fourteen. So 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: that's how the conversation begins here on the Bill O'Brien podcast. Coach, 26 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: how you doing today? I'm doing well. Good to be 27 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: with you guys again. Have you ever heard the open 28 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: to your show before that? I was like, he's got 29 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: a plan. We actually we actually wrote that before your 30 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: first year, you know, yeah, thank you. And some of 31 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: those comments are actually from some of your introductory press conferences, 32 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: but that seems like a long time ago, but they apply. 33 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: You want to be a big, smart, tough, physical football team. 34 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's the way you're playing right now. Really, yeah, 35 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: that's what you're trying to do. I mean you're trying 36 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: to you know, we've got good guys in the locker room. 37 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: We've got guys that are physical, guys that you know, 38 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: really bright guys and h we're just trying to improve 39 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: every week. You tell us, and you've told us this 40 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: over the years. You don't know until Thanksgiving, what kind 41 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: of team you have. Do you feel pretty certain about 42 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: the kind of team that you have right now going 43 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: into the last seven games. Yeah, I think I think 44 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: we're getting towards that. I really do. And now, you know, 45 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: that's a hard thing to to say, you know, I 46 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: think what I mean by that is you don't want 47 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: to go, you know, on a losing stream. Sure, of course, 48 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you know, Thanksgiving, you wait until 49 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving you start winning. But as you're as you're trying 50 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: to win games, you're winning games, you're trying to figure 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: out the identity of your team. It takes a while. Yeah, 52 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: you know, and I think I think that we've figured out, 53 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, in some ways the identity at the identity 54 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: of our team. You know, our team is a is 55 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: a hard work and tough team that tries to play 56 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: a smart tries to uh, you know, really play the 57 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: game the right way, and has a lot of chemistry 58 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: in the locker room, you know, guys that really care 59 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: about care about each other, route for each other, and 60 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: want each other to do well. How is the buy 61 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: for you? Good? Yeah? It was good. I mean we 62 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: got a lot done. Man, it was really good for me. 63 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: You know, I was able to, um, you know, reconnect 64 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,399 Speaker 1: with the family a little bit. Then my wife, as 65 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: she always calls it, calls it re end tree, re 66 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: entry into the family. All right, re entry is over. 67 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: Back to work, that lasting about a day and and 68 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: then I was able to get a lot done. You know, 69 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: I was able to kind of take a deep breath, 70 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: look at our stuff, look at the upcoming opponent, the Redskins, 71 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: and you know, I think we're off to a good 72 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: start here to today with our players. Our players were 73 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: very attentive, they had a great workout in the morning, 74 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: good meetings. We got a good bunch of guys that 75 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: were coaching. You know, no matter what happens, we're gonna 76 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: work real hard to keep winning. Uh. But these guys 77 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: have been been a great group of guy to great 78 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: group of guys to work with. What have you seen 79 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: with Washington? We know they've been running the football. Looked 80 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: like defensively they're pretty physical up front. But what do 81 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: you see? Yeah, I mean I think that when you 82 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: when you look at him in all three phases, you 83 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: know you start with defense. Uh, you know, I think 84 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: they're strong at all three levels. I think when you 85 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: look at their defensive line, and you know, they play 86 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,839 Speaker 1: a base three four and they play a legit three four, 87 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: you know. And so you've got Smith and Karagan on 88 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: the outside. You've got you know, Jonathan Allen, Drohn, Payne 89 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: I Addonis on the inside. You got the two linebackers 90 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: that I think are very physical players. And then you 91 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: go to the secondary. We all know DJ DJ's having 92 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: a great year, leading the league in interceptions, doing a 93 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: fantastic job. I think he's a captain. Josh Norman does 94 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: an excellent job over there, and sure he'll shadow hop offensively, 95 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think it starts with Adrian Peterson and 96 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: Alex Smith. I mean, those guys do a great job, 97 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: and then they feed the ball to their tight ends. 98 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: They got really good tight ends Jordan Reed and Vernon Davis. 99 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: Receiving wise, I think you'll see thirteen Harris probably a 100 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: little bit more now that Richardson's out. Offensive line, I 101 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: know they have injuries, but I thought they played well 102 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay, so they've done a great job. They've 103 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: got a great offensive line. Coach Bill Callahan does an 104 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: excellent job special teams, is very athletic. They played very hard, 105 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: they played with great effort, They have a excellent left 106 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: footed putter who's gonna be very difficult to deal with, 107 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: especially if it's windy there. Hopkins, their kicker does a 108 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: great job. So I think it's a very challenging opponent. 109 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: They're in first play in the NFC's for a reason, 110 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: and you know it's gonna take everything that we got 111 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: on the road to win this game. How is this 112 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: Alex Smith different from Kansas City Alex Smith? If at all? Yeah, 113 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: I would say I would say they're they're The difference 114 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: is the offense. You know, it's just a little bit different, 115 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: the type of offense that they run that uh that 116 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: Jay runs relative to what Andy runs in Kansas City. 117 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: But you know, he Alex Smith is a very bright 118 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: guy who's an accurate pastor that makes great decisions for 119 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: his team. And that's why he makes the big bucks, 120 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, because he is a very very professional, good, tough, 121 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: smart quarterback that gets his team into the right plays, 122 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: makes good decisions. They don't turn it over. It's very 123 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: hard to get the ball away from them. Like I 124 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: was saying earlier there, that's the key to the game. 125 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: Their defense has eighteen takeaways. They've only given the ball 126 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: away seven times, so they're plus eleven. That's a big deal. 127 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: Who and that's they're probably one number one in the 128 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: league right now. I mean they were like two or 129 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: three going into yesterday's game. It's gonna be a big deal. 130 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: We gotta take care of the ball. We gotta try 131 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: our best to try to get the ball away from Alex. 132 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: Smith's better lesson for players or for coaches in that 133 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: here's a number one overall pick and it didn't look 134 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: like it was going to go that well for the 135 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: first few years, and then he gets it going. Once 136 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: Harball gets to San Francisco and he ends up in 137 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: Kansas City, we know the rest of the story. So 138 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: players should be inspired by that if it's not happening 139 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: right away, and maybe coaches too with certain players. How 140 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: do you look at that? I think it's a great observation, Vandy. 141 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, I think that this league 142 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: is a rushed league. You know, everybody wants instant success, 143 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: and I think that's very hard to do in the NFL. 144 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: I think it's really hard to do kind of what 145 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson, you know, has done early in his career, 146 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: even dealing with injury Deshawn's had I think we would 147 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: all agree a very successful start to his career. I 148 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: think that's really difficult to do. I think most players 149 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: it takes a while to develop, no matter what position 150 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: you play. And I think that you see that with 151 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: guys around the league. You just said, Alex Smith, I mean, 152 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: look at Drew Brees. Look it. You know, let's just 153 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: talk about Tom Brady. I mean, he didn't he wasn't 154 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: starting right away when he came into the league. You know, 155 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: you just go down the litany of of guys that 156 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: are so successful that it just took time to develop. 157 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: And that's that's what I always say about this league. 158 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: It's a it's an improvement league. You know, what can 159 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: you do each day to try to not get down, 160 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: be consistent and try to get better every day. I 161 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: think that's a huge deal. I mean, when you talk 162 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: about Deshaun, one of the things over the last next 163 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: seven games and beyond that, you want to see him 164 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: improve on. And we know when you have a start 165 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: like he's had only one quarterbacks throwing more touchdowns in 166 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: sixteen games and start a career than Deshaun only one 167 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: an issue of the game. So he's off there, good start, 168 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: But what is it that you want to see him 169 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: improve on going? I think you can. I think there's 170 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: always things, especially with a guy like him, that he 171 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: wants to improve on, whether it's footwork or maybe a 172 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: faster decision or you know, uh, you know, maybe seeing 173 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: a coverage a little bit quicker. I think there's always 174 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: gonna be things that he wants to improve on that 175 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: we that he you know, we push each other on, 176 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: you know. But I think the big thing for him 177 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: is what he's been been able to do lately is 178 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: really figure out how we want to play these games, 179 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: you know, and we've got to figure this out. Look, 180 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: we have plays every week that we have touchdown plays, 181 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,679 Speaker 1: we have pounded plays, we have intermediate plays, we have screens, 182 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: red area, third down, two minute, all the plays. But 183 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: as the game goes on, how is our defense playing, 184 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: how is the weather, how do we want to play 185 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: this game? What's going well for us? Let's take care 186 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: of the ball. Knock on wood. He's done a great 187 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: job of that. So I think he's done an excellent 188 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: job of understanding what type of team we have and 189 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: how we need to play the game. From an offensive standpoint, 190 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: you mentioned cold weather in the press conference a little bit. 191 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: You have three trips to the Northeast coming up. I know, 192 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: you have the three game homestand but this is outstanding 193 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: preparation for what might be down the line. But I 194 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: know you take it one at a time and you 195 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: have to deal with the weather of the elements. No, 196 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: but we talked about that a lot today. I mean, 197 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: you know, now we're going to Washington, you know, towards 198 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: the end of November. Here, I'm sure it's not going 199 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: to be fantastic weather. And you know, obviously outdoors on 200 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: grass could be snow and could be raining, definitely could 201 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: be windy. So I think we we've got to, you know, 202 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: get outside in practice, which we're gonna we're gonna do 203 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: all week. I think, you know, because here the weather 204 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: isn't great right now, which is great. You know that 205 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: somewhat prepares you for at least windy, because it was 206 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: real windy out there today. So I think that that 207 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: that is a great deal. And I think that's what 208 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: football is all about, you know, being able to play 209 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: in in all the elements, even though you play most 210 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: of your season indoors, can you can you understand how 211 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 1: to and adapt to how to play in the elements 212 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: like we're going to have to an East Coast coach. 213 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: You it's been all your NFL career coaching in the AFC. 214 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: Now you play NFC teams twice a year, but a 215 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of coaching your staff spent time 216 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: to the AFC. Does it help having the bye week 217 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 1: before facing an NFC team. I think that's a good question. 218 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: I think that's probably a good point. I mean, this 219 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: is what we call an uncommon opponent. You know, we 220 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 1: play obviously Jacksonville, Tennessee, UH Indianapolis twice a year. We're 221 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: very familiar with those teams. The Patriots we play all 222 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: the time. Seems like we played the Bengals every year, 223 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: maybe Denver, but we're not. We're not familiar with these teams, 224 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: you know, the NFC East, and because we don't play 225 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: them every year, and so I think that that maybe 226 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: having them buy maybe we'll see, you know, but hopefully 227 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: our ability to have a little extra time to get 228 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: ready for these guys, you know, will help because they 229 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: are an uncommon opponent, meaning you know, we don't play 230 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: them every year, and they're in a different conference. When 231 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: you're watching tape and you see the Cults played the 232 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: Redskins earlier before you played the Cults, So you're seeing Washington, 233 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, you're playing them down the line. Do you 234 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: take notes? Oh yeah, I don't want to forget about 235 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: this because this looked good against them, and maybe we 236 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 1: can use that later. I mean, it's got to be 237 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: a ton of information you're going through. Yeah, I think 238 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: that that one of the things that I do. And 239 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: I don't think I'm not able to watch every single 240 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: NFL game, but I do try to, at least by 241 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: the end of the week, pumped through a bunch of 242 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: games just for maybe they're somebody we're gonna play in 243 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: the future, or maybe I want to see what some 244 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: offensive coordinators doing against a similar defense that we're playing 245 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: on Sunday, you know, whatever it is. So we certainly 246 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: see teams, you know. But because we do that, and 247 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: because you guys have seen our the you know the 248 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: system that we have, the EXO system. I mean, you 249 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: can at the at the touch of a button, you 250 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: can get anything you want. And it's almost information overload. 251 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: You've got to be careful not to overload your players 252 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: because you can have it all different ways. You know, 253 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: you can give your players so much information that they're like, 254 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: whoa coach like, I just need this, you know. Yeah, 255 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: And but but for a coach it's great because it's NonStop. 256 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: You can get a lot of different information and even 257 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: on teams that you may play in the future. Well, 258 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: I joked with the video guys they were on their 259 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: way into the break and I said, coach wants me 260 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: to stay and do all the second and longs from 261 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: next year's opponents and have them ready this kid. But 262 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,599 Speaker 1: I mean, you can. You can do that, make a 263 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: lot of different cut ups to show, especially for DeShawn 264 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: to show him. But but I mean after a while, 265 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: you're like, whoa, this might be a little bit of 266 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: overload to the end. As you're preparing on Sunday, are 267 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: you watching games? Are you are you listening to what 268 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: they're saying or you have or just have the games 269 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: on the background. I mean, I'm sure you're getting ready 270 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: for watching it, but do you have the games on 271 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: the background and just kind of take anything in that 272 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: maybe the broadcast is bringing or what they're saying down 273 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: the field, picking up you know, voice commands or anything 274 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: down that's something you're doing on Sunday. Absolutely, and I 275 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: think nowadays with all the different TV angles, especially on 276 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: the national games, even on the regional games, I mean, 277 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: the TV angles are incredible. You know, you can see 278 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: so many different things from a you know, alignment stance 279 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: to a signal to a voice command you know, like 280 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: you said, a cadence or whatever. And so yeah, no, 281 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: we we watch it as it's going on. I mean, 282 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: we don't watch every game, but you're at least the 283 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: team that we're playing. You know, they were playing Tampa 284 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: Bay yesterday and we had it on as we were 285 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: prepping for them. What's it like having the league in 286 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: full boat yesterday while you're not I mean, you're preparing, 287 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: but they're all playing and you're just watching everything on fold. 288 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: That's a weird feeling. I mean, it's good. It's good 289 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: to have the feeling that you've won going into that, yeah, 290 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: you know, but it's a lot better than having a 291 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: loss going into it. But it's weird because you get 292 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: into such a rhythm As a coach. I think it's 293 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: great for the players. The players need a break, you know, 294 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: they need a physical and mental break. You know, we 295 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: run a pretty intense program here. And they you know, 296 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: obviously between the mental intensity and then obviously the physical intensity, 297 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:18,599 Speaker 1: they need a break. But as coaches, you kind of 298 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: want to stay in the routine, staying but you it's 299 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: you know, you don't do that because you need a 300 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: break too. But I just I always find it a 301 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: little bit it's a little bit hard to just shut 302 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: the you know, turn the switch off and say, Okay, 303 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: we're off this week. And I can't take time because 304 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 1: you're always in that You're always in that mode of, hey, 305 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,079 Speaker 1: we gotta get goal, we gotta get this done. But 306 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: that's the way it is. Do you worry about that 307 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: at all with the rookies, because this is about the time. 308 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: I was talking to Drew about this as we were 309 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: walking in. It's about the time where some college programs 310 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: are done at the end of this week. I mean, 311 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: this last game of the year is coming up on Saturday. 312 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: For some yeah, and some like the shan seemed like 313 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: they played forever because they're playing playoff games, which I'm 314 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: sure probably helps the transition to the NFL. But you 315 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: were with the rookies hitting that that wall, so to speak, 316 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: and the bye week hits now getting rev back up 317 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: for the next seven. Yeah, I mean we talk that's 318 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: exactly right. I mean we talk about that a lot. 319 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: You know. I was just saying earlier, like I was 320 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: talking to Jordan Thomas and rankings. I mean, they're getting 321 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: ready to play the Egg Bowl, right is coming up 322 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: coming up miss in Mississippi State. And whether that's this 323 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: week or next week, I mean whatever week that is. 324 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: There's still six or seven games left for the NFL, 325 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: And so I try to and they look at you 326 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: like whoa. Then then they're like WHOA really? Yeah, really, 327 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: like we got a half a season left, and uh, 328 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully more so, I think we do a 329 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: much better job than when I first came here of 330 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: educating those guys. We have a lot of people around 331 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: him to help them, whether it's J. J. Moses, Luke Richardson, 332 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: cap Um, Karen Winston. You know, there's a lot of people, 333 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: a lot of resources in the building now that I 334 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: think can really help these guys get over that wall. Um. 335 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: I think I'm I'm a little bit better at that, 336 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: maybe because in the beginning, you know, you know, I 337 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: didn't realize that maybe as much as I do now 338 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: because I've seen it happen with rookie, So I think 339 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: we helped them a lot with that transition, but it 340 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: is it is something that you're definitely concerned about getting 341 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: some of the injured bodies back in the next couple 342 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: of weeks. Whenever it happens. For the bulk of these guys, 343 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: that's gotta be like acquisitions you make at this time 344 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: of year really to help your football. Yeah. I think 345 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: that Brian Gaine has done an unbelievable job of managing 346 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: the roster and and and a lot of that has 347 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: has to do with Cap and Luke and those guys. 348 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: I mean, they do a great job of, you know, 349 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: managing the roster, replacing guys, and then you know, keeping 350 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: guys you know that are that are rehabbing, keeping them 351 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: ready to go, and so when they get back, we 352 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: can we can bring them back. And I think that's 353 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: hard to do, and I think we've done a really 354 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: it's probably the best job we've done of that since 355 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: I've been here. And hopefully that'll help us because now 356 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: is when you really need those reinforcements, and hopefully that'll 357 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: help us moving forward. We're gonna do it early today. 358 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: The Amage Bank of Texas ask Bill O'Brien Question of 359 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: the week, And this is about we ask you about 360 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: coaching when you were a kid and coaches that influenced you. 361 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: But what about some of the athletes that you played 362 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: with or against you played college football at Brown. Well, 363 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: who's the best or a couple of the best athletes 364 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: you played with when you're in high school or youth 365 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: league or around Massachusetts. I mean, this is a setup. 366 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: Right when I was growing up, the best guy that 367 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: I played with was John Perry r. Wide receiver coach. Now, 368 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: now you guys are gonna say, no way because he's older, 369 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: and you know, maybe he's wasn't lost weight. And how 370 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: about Clement's high school winning beating camp was huge kid. 371 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: Shout out to his son John. It was a really 372 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: good quarterback there. But John, John Perry Wash, you know, 373 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: had a full court back, full court basketball deal in 374 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: his backyard with backboards on each end, you know, and 375 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: so we were always over there playing hoop. He came 376 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: from a big family. He was basically in the middle, 377 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: had older brothers that were great basketball, football, track athletes. 378 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: His dad was a um was a great track coach, 379 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: basketball coach in the area, and so John was an excellent. 380 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he scored a thousand points in 381 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: high school, was the quarterback of the football team. Played 382 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: at New Hampshire. So grown up. And then when I 383 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: went to high school, I was I was fortunate. I 384 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: played with a lot of great guys. I played with 385 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: George Delaney. We're gonna have to send this back giving 386 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: these guys all shut up. George Delaney at one time 387 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: was the all time leading receiver at Colgate. He was 388 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: a great player for us. My my year in high school. 389 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: Mike Panos played for Tom Coughlin at Boston College. Was 390 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: was a linebacker. There was a really good player who 391 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,479 Speaker 1: had a buddy named Eric Pennan who played at Cornell. 392 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: So I played with a lot of good guys at 393 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: my high school was a very good Massachusetts you know, 394 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: Catholic sports high school is really really a good school. 395 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: Saint John's. Yeah, Saint John's, that's right. Yeah, we weren't 396 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: good enough for college anybody. I don't remember too many 397 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: guys I played with it bro. Yeah, I remember Johnny. Yeah, 398 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: of course I remember Johnny Moore for Econ than I 399 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: do for He remembers me probably more for drinking beer 400 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: than playing football. That had all worked out for everybody. 401 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: Thanks guys, and that's gonna do it for the Middle 402 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: of Brian podcast today. Check out all the other great 403 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: podcasts here on Houston Texans dot com or wherever fine 404 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: podcasts are available. Have a great day everyone, and go Texans.