1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: How we doing good? 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: Su Su up saying yesterday he's one of the reasons 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 2: why he chose you was herself treat will treats. He's 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: the word genius with you, uh talking about it? Just 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 2: what have you seen from Steph and when your anniversary 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: of the surgery this week and what he's. 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: Been able to do. 8 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 3: That's kind of him, That's untrue, but it's kind. I've 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 3: said this since he got here. He's been a tremendous professional, 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 3: great influence on everybody, comes, ready to go, wants to win, 11 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 3: very competitive, smart player, he's tough, he's got great savvy 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 3: football makes sense to him. I think I think he's 13 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 3: been a really good guy for our young players to 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 3: watch work, watch during the course of the day, how 15 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 3: he prepares, and then certainly obviously his influence on our team. 16 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 3: You know, on the practice field during the course of 17 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 3: the game. There's an energy and an intensity about him 18 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 3: that never stops. And I appreciate that as a coach 19 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 3: because that's a long season and there's a lot of 20 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 3: ups and downs and a lot of things you kind 21 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 3: of go through, and there's some lulls and the action 22 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 3: on gain day and it never seems to affect him 23 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 3: so very consistent with his approach, his demeanor, and his performance, 24 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 3: and so as a coach, it's, you know, I don't 25 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 3: know what else you could ask for from them. 26 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: Also said he doesn't necessarily trust a ton of people, 27 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 2: but he really trusts you and Todd. 28 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 3: And when you hear that as a coach, well, I 29 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 3: appreciate that. And and certainly I think trust is a 30 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: you know, something that you earn. They shouldn't just give 31 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: it to you right off the bat, because you're you 32 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: have a coach beside your name. So I think that 33 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 3: goes speaks to the way that I think Braves set 34 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 3: up the entire offseason into training camp, and it was 35 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 3: about building relationships and understanding the people and knowing what 36 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 3: makes each one of us tick and why why this 37 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: is important to us, Because it's not the same for 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 3: every one of us, you know, as much as we 39 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 3: wish it was, you know, there's different things that motivate 40 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 3: and drive all of us. 41 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: And I think we've gotten to know him well. I 42 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: think we've gotten to know. 43 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 3: All our players that way, and so it's good to 44 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 3: hear him say that. Certainly, the feeling is mutual, and 45 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 3: I think that's a cool thing too. And as a coach, 46 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 3: you know, you come in and you're you're you're really 47 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 3: driving to try to trust all your guys because when 48 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 3: you ask him to do difficult things during the course 49 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 3: of a game, under pressure, in a critical situation, you 50 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: have to trust them. So I got a lot of 51 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 3: faith in him, a lot of trust in him as well. 52 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: And Drake is he's the lead. 53 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: And completion percentage right now and your opinion have worked 54 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: with obviously a lot of different quarterbacks. 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: Is that or because he knows where to go with 56 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: the ball and win? Or is that more of a 57 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: physical skill that he just seems successful. I don't know 58 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: how it couldn't be both. 59 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 3: Meaning, you know, an anytime a quarterback has a good day, 60 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: a good practice, or good season, whatever it is, you know, 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: in terms of completion percentage and giving the guys an 62 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 3: opportunity to catch the ball, I think he's got to be, 63 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 3: you know, aware of what's happening in the in the 64 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 3: coverage end of it, know what our guys are doing 65 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: so that he's going to the right place with the 66 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 3: ball and then certainly having the skill ability to talent 67 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: to put the ball in a place where our guys 68 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 3: can catch it and nobody else can touch it. I 69 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 3: think I've been very impressed with his ability to do that. 70 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 3: You know, he's done it at all three levels of 71 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 3: the field, which is another thing that I'm really excited about. 72 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: And he can access those different points on the field 73 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 3: you know when it's the right. 74 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: Time to throw it there. 75 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 3: So I think our players that are receiving the ball, 76 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 3: it's always a two way street. You know, they've made 77 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 3: some tough catches, they've they've done some things and you 78 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 3: know with traffic taking contact after they hit. 79 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: So anytime a quarterback. 80 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 3: Has a high completion percentage, I always think that's you know, 81 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: there's a tandem there working together. 82 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: So understanding every fourth down. You know it's different down 83 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: at distance and spawn the field and opponents. 84 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: But like during the week when you're strimming down the plays, 85 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 2: you might call them fourth down ahead of a game 86 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: with what's your process? 87 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: Is it just an extension of third or how do 88 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: you go about selecting those? 89 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 3: Most of the time it would be an extension of 90 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 3: that because it's more of a it's a got to 91 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 3: have it down. Sometimes it's hard to hold them, like 92 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 3: if you say, hey, I'm going to hold these for 93 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:46,119 Speaker 3: three fourth down calls. You know, if you love them, 94 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 3: it's hard not to use them at the right point 95 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 3: in the game, you know, to win the down if 96 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 3: you feel that confident about it, if you really like 97 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 3: the play, you know, sometimes you might have a little 98 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 3: bit of extra in that in that area where it's 99 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 3: a potential go for it, where it's fourth and two 100 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 3: to five, you know, somewhere in there where it's likely 101 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 3: that you could have an opportunity. So yeah, it's it's 102 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: a tough it's a tricky one if you if you 103 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 3: have something you love not to use it early in 104 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 3: the game. But hopefully what we're trying to do with 105 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 3: at the end of the week is have enough things 106 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: we like in that distance that if we end up 107 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: with two or three third and two to five or 108 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 3: what have you, and then all of a sudden there's 109 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 3: a fourth down comes up in the second or third quarter, 110 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 3: you have enough there where you say, you know what, 111 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 3: I like five calls in this box, and I'm going 112 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 3: to use the next one that comes up. 113 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: So kind of like two point plays, you get stuck. 114 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 3: In the lower red area and you're having a hard 115 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 3: time scoring it's like, well, just use the two point 116 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: plays that you loved, you know what I mean? Why 117 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: am I holding them for maybe a chance to use 118 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 3: them of a summer? 119 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: And Mike Let's saying, there's pushing Drake to be able 120 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: to quo as a leader. Have you seen Drake velossom 121 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: as a leader since you. 122 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 3: Can get work and below quite a bit? I'd say 123 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 3: his confidence. You know, he was very well aware of, 124 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 3: you know, his standing, but he also wanted to go 125 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 3: out there and win and kind of you know, bring 126 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 3: that along with him, you know. And I think it's 127 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 3: a lot easier to lead when you've had success and 128 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 3: you've been a significant contributor to that. 129 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: And everybody knew he was the quarterback. 130 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 3: Everybody loved his personality and he's got incredible character and 131 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 3: relationships around the building. 132 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 1: I think he wanted to be patient. 133 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 3: Enough with that to try to have some success so 134 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 3: he could really step forward as a leader. And he's 135 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 3: done that. And I think you can tell by his confidence, 136 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 3: the way he speaks to other guys in terms of 137 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 3: trying to work together to improve some aspect of our offense. 138 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: His volume, you know, it's you can always tell when 139 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 3: a guy is really confident and really pushing because you 140 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: can hear him, you know, and he leads in the huddle, 141 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 3: he leads out of the huddle, leads on the sideline 142 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 3: in between practices. You'll see him after a series. Sometimes 143 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 3: I'm looking for him, you know, because he's walking up 144 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: and down the sideline and he's communicating with his teammates 145 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 3: what I think is really important. They need to see him, 146 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 3: they need to feel him. I know Ravees is adamant 147 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: about that too, and he's done a really good job 148 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 3: of understanding his role in that. So I think we've 149 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 3: seen a lot of things grow for this young man 150 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 3: this year, and certainly as a leader. 151 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: It's been very impressive in the league. Start to trend 152 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: back to playing under center a little bit more and 153 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: is off cyclical, I know. But what do you think 154 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: is maybe behind that? And what kind of. 155 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 2: Advantages do you get from putting the quarterback in your center? 156 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, I've never really wanted to be myself, 157 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 3: you know, a gun gun gun, because I do think 158 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 3: there's an element of predictability. You know, if the back 159 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 3: is offset that it certainly affects the type of runs 160 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 3: you can run. You know, you don't necessarily have the 161 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 3: same ability to go both directions, not that you can't, 162 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 3: but it's just not the same. You don't have the 163 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 3: same angles, and the defense knows it. Sometimes they'll set 164 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 3: their front accordingly when your back is offset and the 165 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 3: shotgun to try to stop the things that they know 166 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 3: are coming. In a running game, I think play action 167 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: passes have always been better under center than in the 168 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 3: gun because you have a longer to me a play 169 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 3: actions importance, The time it takes from the ball to 170 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 3: be snapped for the ball to leave the belly of 171 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 3: the back is really where you want the defense to 172 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: get out of position, and it takes longer for that 173 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 3: to happen when you're under center as opposed to when 174 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 3: you're in the shotgun, because it's really a quick fake 175 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 3: and now the quarterback has the ball and everybody sees it, 176 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 3: so they're not as distorted in the coverage end of 177 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 3: it too. So I just think there's more versatility. I 178 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 3: think there's definitely some things relative to the running game 179 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 3: and the play action game that are improved by being 180 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 3: under center, And honestly, like for me, part of it's 181 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 3: just kind of the mindset of being able to be 182 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 3: under center and you know, run the football, turn around, 183 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 3: hand it off, you know, try to go downhill with it. 184 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 3: Some of those things are important, you know, especially when 185 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 3: the weather starts to change in New England, and I've 186 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 3: spent most of my life here, so you know, cold weather, 187 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 3: windy situations, rain, snow, those things. You know, snapping the 188 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: ball sixty five times in the shotgun can be a problem. 189 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: Just mentioned how as a play caller and a plate 190 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 2: sequence you're able to kind of keep a lot of 191 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 2: things going to be on top of a lot of things. 192 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: Are there any lessons you've learned along the way that 193 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: you maybe wish you would learn a little bit earlier 194 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 2: in your career. 195 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 1: That allow you to try to maintain those things across 196 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: Probably a lot. I know I learned. 197 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: I honestly I learn every week, uh, you know, and 198 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 3: try to self scout, you know, the process that we 199 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 3: used and then what happened in the game, to try 200 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 3: to keep a catalog of that in case you play 201 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 3: the coordinator or that defense. 202 00:09:58,880 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: Again. 203 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 3: I think part of you know, at least in my opinion, 204 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 3: play calling, sometimes it's what you don't call that's probably 205 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 3: as important as what you do call. And and having enough 206 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 3: confidence in yourself and your staff and your team, you know, 207 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 3: in the middle of the first or second quarter, to 208 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 3: cross off seven things because of what's happening in the 209 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 3: game or how it's going, and not be so bullheaded 210 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 3: about you know, well I like this on Tuesday or Wednesday, 211 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 3: and I'm just you know, by gosh, I'm gonna call 212 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 3: it no matter what you know. And so I think, 213 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 3: you know, having enough confidence to say, look, you know, 214 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 3: we got better things than these things. As much as 215 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 3: I like them, it's just not going to be good 216 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 3: for us. I think that's an important part of it. 217 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 3: And and just having don't ever get too far away 218 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 3: from remembering that it's about them. 219 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: It's not about the play. It's about the players. 220 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 3: And so to me, at the end of the day, 221 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 3: you got to you gotta call the things that give 222 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:57,959 Speaker 3: your guys the best chance to do what they do great. 223 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: And as long as you do that, you usually have 224 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 1: a chance to have success. Thank you for