1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: Good start to the second week. Training camp has been fun, 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: a lot of great competition, not only you know, individual groups, 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: but oversty and you know, coach Bone's done a great 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: job with the staff and the players. It's been really 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: really fun a couple of weeks before, but that will start. 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 2: How difficult was the last practice for the offense And 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: what did you guys come out of it? Evaluating about yourselves? 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, every day is an opportunity to learn and grow 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: and get better. So that's what training camps all about. 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: So practice is all about find the things that we're 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: good at, things that we need to need to work on. 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: We got to look at those and go back and see, 13 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: you know, kind of where those things came up, whether 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: it's fundamentals, whether it's a scheme, whether it's a certain 15 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: person in a spot. So it's just all about growth 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: and learning. 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: What are you learning, Like, where do you see the 18 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: identity of this offense in what direction do you see 19 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 2: it moving? 20 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think that's where we're in the kind of 21 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of that right now and working through 22 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: those positions, the schemes, and that's what training camp's kind 23 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: of about, learning about yourself. So we're just in the 24 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: middle of that process is coming back in the last 25 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: two weeks. Yeah, I mean coming back coming back from 26 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: injury isn't easy at all. So there's there's a lot 27 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: of things you got to work through, not only just physically, 28 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: but mentally psychologically and getting over you know, that injury 29 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: part of it. And so I think Daniel's doing a 30 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: great job of managing that and you know, putting him 31 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 1: in those situations with a pocket and with the bodies 32 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: around him and give them the live action. So I think, 33 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, every single day is getting more and more 34 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: comfortable with it. And I think he's doing nice job. 35 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: What has he showing you. I guess that's encouraging that 36 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: you're seeing, Okay, this is the right step as a 37 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: quarterback in the Blizards. 38 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean he's he's not flinching, whether it's the plays, 39 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: whether it's the people you know up and around the pocket. 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: He's he's stepping up and he's started strong and so 41 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: those are just every day again, he's just getting better 42 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: and better with those type of things. 43 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 3: How do you put Ben wrote into the mix? 44 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: So you know, he just he just got here a 45 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: couple of days ago, so he's you know, he's only 46 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: had a couple of meetings now. I then he got 47 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: caught up over the off day yesterday, so you know, 48 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: we'll to see how it goes. He's just gonna you know, 49 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: kind of jump in the mix with with the rest 50 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: of the guys and Calm and Dave's and myself. We'll 51 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: go through that evaluated. 52 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: When Daniel has missed on some of the deep balls 53 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: and it's generally been thrown short, underthrown. When you look 54 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: at that, do you see anything there? Is there anything 55 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 2: you attribute that to him? Is that something maybe that 56 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 2: when you're coming back from a knee injury into your 57 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: plant leg that he needs to be cognizant up that 58 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: he has to work on. 59 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: I think it's just part of practicing. You can go 60 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: across the league and see throws that are overthrown, underthrown. 61 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: It's just part of just getting on the same page 62 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: with everybody and working through those things. That's why we 63 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: practice it. You know, we throw them in individual periods 64 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: and we get a feel for it. And then I 65 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: mean football is very fluid, right, so angles and speeds, 66 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: those things are all getting changed. You know, whether it's 67 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: pushing up in the pocket or getting collision at the 68 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: second leve level. You're throwing the ball, you know, fifty 69 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: yards downfield and has to be perfect. So all those 70 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: things kind of you know, they all they all happen 71 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: on one individual play, So you got to work through it. 72 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 1: And then the more you the more you work at it, 73 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: the better you get. So the only way we're going 74 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: to get better at it is by trying it and 75 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: working it with the you know, the four or five 76 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: different guys that we have that have the ability to 77 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: go downfield. 78 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: It sounds like you think that it's more timing and 79 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: just repping than it is. Okay, something physical with him. 80 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And it's all this getting gained familiarity, Mike. 81 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 3: When we hear a lot about players running off on 82 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 3: the side taking mental reps, right, it's like one of 83 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 3: the things you like, players hate your mental reps, right, 84 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: your mentor reps? Do you take mental reps when you're 85 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,839 Speaker 3: not going place too? 86 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Absolutely? You try to put yourself in that play and 87 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: know you know where the power of the play is, 88 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: what it's designed for. You also know where kind of 89 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: the bones are buried on that play and what are 90 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: the things that can kind of make it go wrong. 91 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: So as a coach, you're putting yourself in that position 92 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: and you're making sure that we're getting you know, the 93 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: right things coached, the right the fright fundamentals, and that 94 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: the scheme that we put out there and the players 95 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: are in those positions making sure that that's best. 96 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 3: Is the time in camp for you and Brian to 97 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 3: talk over those things. You know, you had that role, 98 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 3: he's using that role, having that role now to talk 99 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 3: for things, why do you do this? What do you 100 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 3: see I wouldn't have done that, Why do you do this? 101 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: That kind of stuff. 102 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: It's very it's very open. It's a very open dialogue, 103 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: very open conversation, very collaborative, like I've said in the past, 104 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: And you know, each after each series we kind of 105 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: you know, re regroup and talk about what happened and 106 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 1: things that we need to clean up and get fixed, 107 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: and we go and watch it as a staff and 108 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: talk about those same things and even more specifically, then 109 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: we get to the players and go and talk about it. 110 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: In the afternoon, we'll come back out here and a 111 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: walk through setting and go over those adjustments. So it's 112 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: a constant process of just evaluation and we're going to 113 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: get better. 114 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 3: Is there anything you've picked up, you know, this this summer, 115 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: anything you've picked up that you know maybe can help 116 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 3: you down the road. Can you can you about calling 117 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 3: and things like that. Is there anything that you you know, 118 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 3: you know what you know that that's good? I you know, 119 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 3: maybe I need to focus more on that. 120 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I do a lot of studying. I do a lot, 121 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: whether it's our own our own plays and our own 122 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: scheme and our own players, or if it's other teams 123 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: that are doing good stuff. So you always want to 124 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: have an open mind and a learning mentality, and so 125 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: that's what I kind of approach it. Mike. 126 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 3: Sometimes there's this feeling, and I've heard from from several 127 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 3: people where if an offensive coordinator isn't calling plays, what is. 128 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: An offensive coordinator doing? 129 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: What is an off offensive coordinator doing? What are you 130 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: doing on a practice day, even on an off day 131 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 1: if you're not the play caller. So during during the week, 132 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,799 Speaker 1: I'm helping Dave's, you know, put together the offense, talking 133 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: about the schemes, talking about the players, talking about our 134 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: roster and what that looks like on the offensive side 135 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: of the football. At the practice field, I'm helping complement 136 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: the coaches and and help coach and orchestrate how we're 137 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: going to operate on offense as far as practice flow, organizing, 138 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: you know, how we're gonna or organizing drills and how 139 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna do those things. So it's an again, it's 140 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: an open communication and it's things that share. It passes 141 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: through me to Dave's and we talk about what Dave's with, 142 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: who he wants to run it, and then we go 143 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: back and execute it for him. How do you see 144 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: your role on Thursday night of your game and you 145 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: obviously not gonna be calling places hot, like, what will 146 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: you be contributing? 147 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: I guess in that role? 148 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: So that's again I'm gonna let Daves. I'll let Dave's 149 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: hit on that, like the role specifically for game day, 150 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: but it's something we've already discussed. Yeah, how does not 151 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: calling plays help you develop as a coach? I mean 152 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: I think that your approach. I'm gonna take it as 153 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: a you know, learning, a learning approach. Learn as much 154 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: as I can from the people around me, and then 155 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: contribute as best I can, whether I am calling plays 156 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: or I'm not, like whatever that situation looks like, I'm 157 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: gonna do my best to help the team win. Like Mike, 158 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: how do you feel about the tight end position right now? 159 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: What are your impressions of them? Oh, it's a really 160 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: diverse group. They're doing a really really good stuff in 161 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: the past pro in the run game, then downfield as well, 162 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: Like we got some dynamic players that can get downfield. 163 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: So I'm really excited about the group. Coach Kelly's done 164 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: a nice job of one step into that group that 165 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: has a lot of different personalities but also strengths and weaknesses, 166 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: and then really fitting them to those strengths and weaknesses. 167 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: Jo Johnson, he's a couple of practices in now. Yeah, 168 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: he's growing. He's growing again, just like he said he's been. 169 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: It's been a couple of days. The first day was 170 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: in pads and that was good to see. He's on 171 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: a he's on a repcount as we start ramping him 172 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: up throughout training camp. But he's doing a nice job. 173 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: He's doing a great job in the meeting room in 174 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: the field. What are you seeing from as this training 175 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: camp goes on. Yeah, each and every day is getting better, 176 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: more comfortable. You can see his confidences continuing to grow. 177 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: He's not that he lacks confidence but you know, he's 178 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: growing and he's he's working on his relationship with the quarterback, 179 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: with Daniel and all the quarterbacks, and I think you 180 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: know that's part of just the relationship quarterback receiver. Is 181 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: he in that confidence, in that chemistry early