1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:05,359 Speaker 1: All right, what it's been two weeks. All right, Arizona's 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: second half. It is really excited the way we close 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: that game out. But we played with the passion and 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: energy that we needed to play and that was a 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: lot of fun winning that game. We weren't really pleased 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: with the first half of it, but the second half 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: we were San Francisco game. I thought that these guys 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: played as hard as I've seen him play since I've 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: been here. With the effort that they had, Uh, it 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: was it was a great challenge for us. You know, 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: you had a bunch of guys out there, you know, 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: playing their tail off, you know, all the way to 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: the end. And I, you know, I don't like where 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,639 Speaker 1: we're at as far as you know, one and two. 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: We got to start faster as a defense, but I 16 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: like where we're going. And you know, I told the 17 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: defense today one of the things about having a guy 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: that's had experience that you know, we still control the narrative. 19 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: I can remember, you know, for an example, and there's 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: money many more than this, but for an example in 21 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: nineteen when when we were in Baltimore, we just lost 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: to Cleveland. We were two and two and the world 23 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: was coming to an end. I don't think we had 24 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: to build an arc like we do now out there, 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 1: but we went off and ran fourteenth straight games off. 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: Not saying that's gonna happen, but I'm just saying that 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: to the players of you control the narrative. We control 28 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:33,919 Speaker 1: the narrative of our careers, of life and everything else individually. 29 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: And you know I've gone down this with you guys 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: before that We're gonna be ready to go Monday night, 31 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: and we got another tough challenge with the Seahawks, who 32 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: their offense is playing really well and scoring a lot 33 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: of points. But when it comes time to kickoff, we're 34 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: going to show up. You know. I love the fact 35 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: that our fans are so passionate. It gives us advantage 36 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: at home, and that's gonna help us. But that'll open 37 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: it up to questions. 38 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 2: Understand, edge is a much more complicated past job than 39 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: pass rusher, But is there any argument to be made 40 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: for as good as he is at set in the 41 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: edge and dropping in coverage, that you should increase cave 42 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: On's pass rushing snaps and just turn him loose on 43 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: the quarterback. 44 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: He gets turned loose, you know, as many times as 45 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: we need to turn him loose. You know, I think 46 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: that if you just want to rush for and play 47 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: coverage the entire game, and you know, and have me 48 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: come up here and say this guy didn't play well, 49 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: this guy didn't play well, that's not me. We are 50 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: a defense that keeps offenses guessing. They won't admit it 51 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: to you before you play the game, but when you 52 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: see him at the combine and everything else. I'm talking 53 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: about offensive coordinators. We know how to attack protections and 54 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: we're going to do it the best way we can 55 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: do it to affect the quarterback, and that involves cave On, 56 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: but it involves him sometimes drop and sometimes Russia. You know, 57 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: there's there's many there's there's guys that have more sacks 58 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: and cave On right now, and their team's record is 59 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: worse than ours. So I think, you know, it's three games. 60 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think what's the old country saying, 61 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: don't don't throw out the the baby with the water 62 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,119 Speaker 1: or whatever it is. But you know, I think we're 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: going to be just fine with cave On, all right. 64 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: It's not concerned that you haven't forced any turnover ship. 65 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: Of course, it is. It's concerned. You always want to 66 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: turn you know, get the ball turned over, you know, 67 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: and you know in the different types of situations of 68 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: the game. But you know, if I keep saying, hey, 69 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: let's let's let's rip the ball off of them, and 70 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden they start slipping through some tackles, 71 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. I think the turnovers, interceptions, 72 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: fumble recoveries, I think they come in bunches. And how 73 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: they come in bunches is getting back to what I 74 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: said before on how you affect the quarterback and how 75 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: you go tackle the running back with pursuit and all 76 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: eleven guys there, so you know, I think they'll I 77 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: think they'll come the same way too, Saxsally, the same way. 78 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: Of course. It's complementary football. Have you noticed any frustration 79 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: from your guys because the numbers haven't maybe been there already. 80 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: If there is frustration, they haven't said it to me. 81 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: I mean there's frustration when we're not when we're not 82 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: playing well, you know what I mean, When when when 83 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: there's there's lapses and plays and and and you know, 84 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: things like that. But there's been no frustration about I'm 85 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: not you know, doing this I'm not doing that. You know, 86 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: I need to do this. I mean, everybody wants to 87 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: play well. But I think that's the only frustration there, 88 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: you know, real quick, I mean on the I'm coming 89 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: to you next. 90 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: The past rush production or the amount of times you 91 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 2: guys have rushed him in this pass rush, how would 92 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: you describe his production? Are you looking for more? 93 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: There? You please? Always? And he's be the first one 94 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: to tell you that, you know, and just finishing at 95 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: the quarterback using his hands better, you know, I think 96 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: that you know, each each week, each day, you know, 97 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: he and Drew work on that. You know, we're do 98 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: some different things that's gonna help him. But you know, 99 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: there's there's three other guys rushing the quarterback when you 100 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: go to a four man rush as well, and I 101 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: think that helps that individual that's rushing the quarterback, you know, 102 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: on how they do their job as well, because he 103 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: could beat a tackle and if there's a big space 104 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: where the quarterback can step up, you know whose fault 105 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: is that. Well, we're gonna say, well, Kayvon ram past 106 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback, why didn't he retrace? You know, there's all 107 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: kinds of different things that go into it. But but 108 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: there's to me, there's no panic. Is there concern? No? 109 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: And I just think he's a good football player and 110 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna work out, you know, I really do. Sadie 111 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: had mentioned that he's tackling certain get Julie yesterday. What 112 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: did you see from them in that and why did 113 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: you decide to bring it back? Well? I think that 114 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: when whenever you have a game, I think, like I think, Dallas, 115 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: we missed four tackles. You know, That's what I was 116 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: really pleased with when we came out of that first 117 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: games we did. Usually the first game is when you 118 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: miss the most. Uh. And San Francisco was our worst 119 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: tackling game that we had, and uh, you know we 120 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: made it a focal point yesterday. And you know it 121 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: was different types of tackles, breaking the stiff, arm down, 122 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: running them out of bounds, wrapping them up, running your 123 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: street through it, through a ball career, and even to 124 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: the point where you're hitting quarterbacks, gator rolling when you 125 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: hit them so you don't land with your body weight 126 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. Because we do have to do a 127 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: better job of getting out field and third down no 128 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: matter what game, it is all right, and we've always 129 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: that's always been a strength of ours and right now 130 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: penalties is one of the biggest reasons why we're not 131 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: getting off the field on third down. So that's you know, 132 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: that's that's that was the three main emphasis in that 133 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: tackling drill that we did. How do you do that 134 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: during the season? Is it more drills? More physical drills? 135 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: Like what can you do during the season to fix that? George? 136 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: I think it's a mindset, you know. I mean, we 137 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: all know the rules and how the rules have changed 138 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: and everything else. You know, like what I'm saying, you know, tackling, 139 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: wrapping up. You know, we used to back in the day, 140 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: take them down to the ground and you you know, 141 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: you would do something like that where you know today 142 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: now I have the running back have a shield so 143 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: they can get the thump where they're wrapping and running 144 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: their feet, you know, where they have the shield, you know, 145 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: with the guardian helmets on and all that. It's different, okay, 146 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: And what it comes down to it's they're professional athletes, 147 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: and you know they got to have that mindset of 148 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: taking the right angle, stepping toes on toes and making tackles, 149 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: which they have and they they're going to do it again, 150 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, it was it was the 151 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: San Francisco game is the biggest game where that came 152 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: out and then all of a sudden, it's a wildfire 153 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: that we can't tackle. Come out Monday night charter with 154 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: with Simmons and Bash who came in late. Is there 155 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: a role a bigger role for for either or both 156 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: of them. I think it's a growing role. You know, 157 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: it's probably a BS answer I gave you, but it is. 158 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: It's just a growing role. The more that they feel 159 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: comfortable in the system. You know, there there no more. Yeah, 160 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: the more I feel comfortable with them and more they 161 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: can handle, the more the more plays they get, do. 162 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 2: You view as the leader or leaders of your defense? 163 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: I think Decks really Dex and Leo. Leo has come 164 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: out and you know with he's he's come out with 165 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: a sense of urgency in these first three games. I 166 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: know I got banged up in San Francisco, but I 167 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: you know, I think those two are I think Bobby 168 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: is becoming a leader. You know, it's like I said, 169 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, when you have new guys, you're gelling as 170 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: the defense. The same thing like I told them of 171 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: going back in twenty nineteen. You know, it takes. It 172 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: all depends who you have and where you know how 173 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: long it takes to jill And obviously we're not there yet, 174 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: but we're on our way. And I guess the biggest 175 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: thing for me is is I love a challenge. I 176 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: don't think you should be in this profession if you don't. 177 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: So we run the challenges, and you know we got 178 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 1: a challenge. You know, you couldn't stay in this business 179 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: as long as we have if you don't like challenges. 180 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: And I know what the challenge is. I've been here before, 181 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: and we'll go attack it. 182 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 3: You've said all along that you like to keep your 183 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 3: personality even keeled with the players. 184 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: Is there a time or have there been a time? 185 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: Has there been a time that you would see that 186 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 3: it's it's time to light it up a little bit 187 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 3: to get your guys going Or is that artificial? 188 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: No? I don't, I mean, I don't think any human 189 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: reaction you have is artificial. I think it's real. You know. 190 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: I think at times when you see staying even keel, 191 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: you know you're having a walk through and someone's not 192 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: paying attention the time that we put in it. When 193 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: I say we the players and the coaches that we 194 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: put in this. Someone's not paying attention. You'll you'll you'll 195 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: hear me, you know. And I'm just not one of 196 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: those guys that continually screams on game day or during practice, 197 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: because I think you can go up and just tell somebody. 198 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: Sometimes that hurts more when you're calm and you tell 199 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: somebody what they need to do, you know. And so 200 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: I don't think that you're not going to see me 201 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: explode on the sidelines. Hope not.