1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Ed, Julian, how are you, how are you? Thanks for 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: the time for us? Were you Julie remind Julie remind 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: me you were in Darius Slayton's draft class, right, Yeah, yeah, 4 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: that's what I thought. Uh, so you've been through kind 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: of what he went through earlier this year. There was 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: a time where you were kind of not playing very 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: much and how to fight your way back. I'm wondering 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: how much respect this team has for Darius going from 9 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: inactive healthy scratch week one to not getting a single 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: target weeks two and three, and now he's third on 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: your team in yards for a scrimmage. She kwan Daniel 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: Darius M. Yeah, Honestly, in the locker room, everybody is 13 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: a fan of slay He's a welcomposed guy. He isn't, 14 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: you know, speak too much at times, um, but he's 15 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: a he's a definitely a a team favorite in the 16 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: locker room. And yeah, it's it's tough to get from 17 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: that place to where he is now. It takes a 18 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: lot of dedication, a lot of kind of inner uh 19 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: inner motivation really to get where he's gotten. Um, And 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: so yeah, it's tough, but he's fought through and he's 21 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: blaking some big place for us. And then from a 22 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: big picture perspective, Julian, I think the last couple of 23 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: years it's two and six, one in seven, two and six, 24 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: one in seven, now six and two. Is there any 25 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: way to put in perspective how big of a turnaround 26 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: that is? Yeah, you know, it's definitely can't be overstated. 27 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: And you know that is Uh, it's a credit to 28 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: how we go about each week. You know, whether we 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: win lose. Um, the mission and kind of the focus 30 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: stays the same the Monday after we come in and 31 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: the following week. Uh. And so that's you know, that's 32 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: top down I started. I started with obviously Shane and 33 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: uh coach Daves. They've done a great job of keeping 34 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: it in perspective week to week. Thank you, Tom cannonman age, Julian. 35 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: How are you doing, Tom good? Everything is good. UM. 36 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: Can you talk a little bit about you know, you're 37 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: six and two now, and it kind of goes off 38 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: Ryan's question, do you let yourself think that you know, 39 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 1: we win three, four or five more games, we're back 40 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Yeah, I mean I think you when 41 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: you I think for me, I know, Coach James does 42 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: as well. You put the season into into quarters. The 43 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: first quarter we were three and one, the second quarter 44 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: we were three and one. And really, if you keep 45 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: on that path, you know things look good for you. 46 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: But you gotta keep it segmented. You can't think about 47 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: the whole picture of this whole second half. We just 48 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: know that we have a bye week. Obviously, we can 49 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: need to rest. When you take it, you take it 50 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: seriously this bye week because our body needs to recover. 51 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: It's been a grueling you know, past two months. And 52 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: so yeah, when we come back and play the Texans 53 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: and start then with them, and we don't want to 54 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: get our ahead of ourselves because we haven't to this point, 55 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: and so we want to stay on that path. Okay, 56 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: And one quick follow up to that is is yesterday 57 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: kind of a reminder that you guys are a good team, 58 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: but when you have those little breakdowns, it can fall apart. 59 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, you just described what you know football 60 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: is in the NFL. You know, you might be a 61 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: good team, but if you have breakdowns and you lose games. 62 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: And so that's what it was for us yesterday. Turnovers, penalties, 63 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: um um, that's the That's the story of the game 64 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: in the league, and we've done a great job to 65 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: this point of keeping that in check. And so yeah, 66 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna obviously clear that stuff out of the way 67 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: and handle that move forward. We got to continue to 68 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: be on the right path that we've been on. Thank you, 69 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: Bob broke over, did you link what a what impressed 70 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: you most about the defense in the first eight games 71 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: and and what do you think needs to be worked 72 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: upon when you guys get back to to go to 73 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: maybe another level. Yeah, I think the most pressing thing 74 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: that stood out to me was our situational football. We've 75 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: done such a good job on third down and the 76 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 1: red zone, two minute drills, and that's something that it's 77 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: talked about a lot. It's a it's a yeah, the 78 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: common thing that coaches say, ah, but it's not just 79 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: coach talk for us. It's it's something that we've strived 80 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: to be good at and we've done a great job 81 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: this is so far. I think we've done a great 82 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: job of limiting points as well. Um, you know, teams 83 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: might have yours, but we're we've been holding them, uh 84 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: in areas that it met most and so that's something 85 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: we definitely have excitement for and we something we have 86 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: to continue and something improven. I think it's just general 87 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: fundamental football. I think we um, we want to star 88 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: our games fast, we want to create more turnovers, and 89 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: it's all things that are attainable. UM. And with that, 90 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: it's really just communication and just playing more in sync. 91 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: And guys continue to be selfless each day. UM. That's 92 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: will that will get us to where we want to go. 93 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: And then one other thing I just wanted to ask 94 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: you was have you ever been part of a defense? 95 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: It seems like it seems like Wink is able to 96 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: get guys and even if it's for four or five plays, 97 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: that that uses so many guys. Uh, every game. Oh, 98 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if I've been a part of a 99 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: defense like that. Um, But the successful defenses I've been 100 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: a part of, you know, my whole life, even data 101 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: Meca College and all that stuff. Um, it has taken 102 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: down only the so quote unquote you know, stars of 103 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: the team whatever to be making plays. But it takes 104 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: guys to step up in the crucial situations. And that's 105 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: what has has been for us. You know, you see 106 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: guys like you know, from the top of my head 107 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: yesterday I feel like Tom and Fox had a really 108 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: good game. Um, that's a rookie of guy who's really 109 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: has come along, who's in his way and stuff like that. 110 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: Guys keep flashing all over the place, and guys needs 111 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: to continue to flash and be stables on this defense, 112 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: on this team for us to be successful. Are you hey, Juliana? Hey, UM, 113 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure I'm not telling you anything. You don't know 114 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: your six and two. I think your team is outscored 115 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: the opponents by six points, um and and um. Before 116 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: this past week, you're the only team in the league 117 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: that every game was decided by one score. Um, we 118 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: know the good things about that. Can a team continue 119 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: along that path? Um? Can you guys continue to win 120 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: that way? Or at some point you think you're gonna 121 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: have to get better at some things on either side 122 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: of the ball where you maybe can have a little 123 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: margin here once in a while. Yeah, I think you 124 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: can continue like that. Um, for sure, as long as 125 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: we just continue to do the important things, which is 126 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: take care of football, take the football away, stop the run, 127 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: get our run and offense going, uh, play complementary football. 128 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: If we do all that, you know, regardless of score, 129 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna win games, and so that's kind of what 130 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: it's been for us. Yeah, we want to be winning 131 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: by more and all that stuff. But in the day, 132 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: if we went by one and by thirty w W. 133 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: And so that's kind of in our mindset. Uh. And 134 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: is it sustainable. Yeah, because it's really based off all 135 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: the fundamentals of of being successful at football. And so 136 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: that's kind of what Dave's harps on each day. Um, 137 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: it does put a big stress on everybody, right, I 138 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: mean you know, I mean in the fourth quarter, when 139 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: you know the ball bounces this way or that way, 140 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: you know, there's really very little margin for error with 141 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: this group. Yeah, I mean, yeah, the margin for air 142 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: is tight for sure. Um. But I always go back 143 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: to kind of a wink told us right before the 144 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: season started in that you know, in moments, you know, 145 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: like sudden change moments, say it turnover happens or something 146 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: like that, and you know normally guys like, oh, man, 147 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: like we gotta go back on the field. He he 148 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: said something that I was like, you should be excited 149 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: to go back on the field to showcase who you are. Um, 150 00:07:58,320 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: I want you to be excited to run back on 151 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: the field. Amount of the circumstances, and so that's what 152 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: I've taken into account and has been mind mindset East time, 153 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: East time. We go out there, especially in those pressure situations. 154 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: All right, now it's time to let my personalities show 155 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: it through my play. And I think this team has 156 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: owned that too, and so that's why you see us 157 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: making these these big plays in key situations. Thanks, thank you, 158 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: We'll take one more. Art Stapleton, Hey, Julian, how's it going? Man? 159 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: When you look at at this defense, I mean, I 160 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: think traditionally people in this league talk about attacking the opponents, 161 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: studying the tendencies of the opponent. Uh, it strikes me 162 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: is that what makes this defense a little different, What 163 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: how Wink approaches things is that you guys not only 164 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: look at their tendencies, but your own tendencies, and week 165 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: to week you try to change your tendencies so that 166 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: you know, if they hit you with a punch, you 167 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: know you can counter with something that maybe they haven't 168 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: seen before. How much of a challenge has that been 169 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: in the first half of the season. And do you 170 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: almost see this defense getting better in the second half 171 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: because everyone is more focused on that idea that you know, 172 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: this is how we can grow as a defense by 173 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: focusing on ourselves, not necessarily how we're going to attack 174 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 1: the other team. Yeah, I think you know better now 175 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: than ever. Is is a time to evaluate yourself. Um, 176 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: evaluate kind of what you've done up to this point. 177 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: Obviously you want to study opponents, and we're going to 178 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 1: continue to do that. That's a part of the game. 179 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: But Wink has done a great job, and not just Wink, 180 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: but the entire staff. You know, Joeme Henderson has done 181 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: a good job. Drew Wilkins has been huge force in 182 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: us in our in our game tape, Kevin Wilkins, just 183 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: everybody top down on the defense side of the ball 184 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: and being really intentional about how we want to go 185 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: about things and why we want to go about things. 186 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: If you do, you know, I'm sure some of y'all 187 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: will do a tape study in the past eight games 188 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: or whatever. Um, if you look at our looks from 189 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: each game to each game, it's really different what we 190 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: were doing week one til this past game. It's always changing, 191 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: and that's that's part of the that's a method to 192 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: the madness. I know people just think Winks sends people 193 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: on blitz is, but there's a method to it, and 194 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: that's something that's made it successful on defense. UM and 195 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: so yeah, you'll continue to see that. We want evolved 196 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: as a team. We're not going to be stagnant and 197 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: let people just scheme us up. We want to continue 198 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: to scheme opponents h and switch up with how we 199 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: do things.