1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: It is a victory Monday here at the Cross Country 2 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Mortgage Campus, as the Browns defeated the Chicago Bears twenty 3 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: to seventeen on Sunday. To recap the big fourth quarter comeback, 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: we're gonna hear from two players and from head coach 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski. First up was head coach Kevin Stefanski. He 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: gave us the final injury report from Sunday and also 7 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: recapped the team's win over Chicago. 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: Okay, don't really have a major injury updates, guys. 9 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 3: Everybody's basically day to day there, you know. 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: At the the game itself, you know, just like I 11 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: talked about yesterday, very proud of the effort, Proud of 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: the guys that came in both during the week and 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: then in the game to step up for the team. 14 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 3: I thought was outstanding. 15 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: Defensively, you know, really so much good stuff out there. 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: They had that one field goal drive and then I 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 2: know we can play a little bit better at the 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: end of each half. Man, there was some really dominant 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: defense out there for a vast, vast majority of the game. 20 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 3: Then offensively, just to come through in that fourth quarter 21 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 3: we needed it. 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: Joe made some big plays down the field to the 23 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: guys and again made plays when we had to make them. 24 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: And then special teams, you know, playing at a high level, 25 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: and then Dustin coming through again, and you know Dustin 26 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: coming through, the protection, coming through, the operation coming through. 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 3: So proud of the guys, and. 28 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: Then we got to turn our attention very quickly to 29 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: a very good Houston team. 30 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 3: But with that, I'll take any questions. 31 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,639 Speaker 4: Hey, Kevin, you mentioned the dominant defense. Is there something 32 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 4: I get to questions? But is there something that you're 33 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 4: most proud of? Over impressed by what they did yesterday? 34 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 2: You know, I'd say a few things, Scott, but guys 35 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: stepping up those safeties. You know, with Ronnie and Anthony 36 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: Bell playing for extended time, you know, Doron Harmon come in. 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 3: In there for us. 38 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: You know that wasbviously important for those guys to step up. 39 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: And I think you just saw a bunch of guys 40 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: making plays all over that tape. 41 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 4: And then with Miles, I still think, you know, I 42 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 4: don't think you got any calls yesterday, So how frustrating 43 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 4: is that? And then just how's he playing overall despite 44 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 4: not having the sets? 45 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he's frustrated and frustrated when he's getting held, 46 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: and that's something that will continue to talk to the 47 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: officials about. And then I understand that that's a tough gig, 48 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: but I do think it's something that we need to 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: make sure that is addressed. 50 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 3: You know. 51 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 2: With that in mind, the way Miles is playing is unbelievable. 52 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: I mean, if I can, I'll get on the soapbox 53 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 2: here for a second. But he's the best player on 54 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: the best defense in the league right now and go 55 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: put the tape on. Watch play number four and watch 56 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 2: how he is a game of three. But watch how 57 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: they try to block him. He won't be denied, gets 58 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: the guy on the ground, and I think what happens 59 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: with our game, We get so wrapped up in sacks. 60 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: He makes a play on a cracked toss late in 61 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: the game for that loses six yards, and if it's 62 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: a sack, you know, people think it adds to the 63 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: statistics or whatever. He's dominant as a defensive player, so 64 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: he's the defensive player of the year. I don't think 65 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: it's close. And he's going to finish strong for this 66 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: football team. But to get so wrapped up, as we 67 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 2: do as a football society when it comes to Sacks. 68 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: I mean, just talk about the guy that that affects 69 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 2: the game, that pressures the quarterback, that plays the run, 70 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: that plays with unbelievable effort. 71 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't know that there's anybody in 72 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 3: the same same realm as him. 73 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, Kevin, just wondering with Joe. He really looked like 74 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 5: he moved so well in the Keeper game yesterday. And 75 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 5: is that something that you guys thought he was going 76 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 5: to be able to do, you know, even just coming 77 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 5: off the couch and whatever. And does that open up 78 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 5: a lot of possibilities. 79 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 3: For you going before Yeah, without a doubt. 80 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 2: I think you know, oftentimes Mary Kay, when you're talking 81 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: about the marriage or the run in the past, when 82 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: you're talking about wide zone run game, that certainly opens 83 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: up the Keeper game and play action. So that's something 84 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: that Joe is a depth at. You can do it 85 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: from under center, you can do it from the gun. 86 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 2: But he's always done a nice job with that. 87 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, a lot of positives, but the running game, 88 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 6: you know, continues to struggle. I know you got a 89 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 6: lot of guys down, but you know, do you see 90 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 6: things you know on the film that you can do 91 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 6: better to get that kind of infused so you're not 92 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 6: forced to throw fifty times every game. 93 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, we look at it, Fred. We're just 94 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: trying to do whatever whatever we can to win a game. Obviously, 95 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 2: we want to run the ball better or we want 96 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: to run it more efficiently. That was a good front 97 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: that we went up against yesterday. So we'll always look 98 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 2: at it and find different ways to get the ball 99 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: in our playmaker's hands, and that certainly includes our runners. 100 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 7: Hey, Kevin, it's one thing to say, next man up 101 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 7: and let's go want to know week in and week out, 102 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,679 Speaker 7: and but you've gotten such a buy in from this group. 103 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 7: Why do you think that is? 104 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think our guys understand, you know, the realities 105 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 2: of this game. We don't spend a lot of time 106 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: in the wood a Kulda shoulda world, just deal with 107 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 2: what's in front of us. And I think that's a 108 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: testament to the leadership from the players. 109 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 7: And Joe obviously turned it on in the fourth quarter yesterday. 110 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 7: Through three quarters though, did you did you see think 111 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 7: he was, you know, seeing the field the way he 112 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 7: needed to and just some some unfortunate plays not going 113 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 7: his way. 114 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's what I would say, you know, he sees 115 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: it well, he always has. 116 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 3: You know, I'd give credit to the Bears. They made 117 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:39,559 Speaker 3: some place. 118 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 8: Hey, Kevin, I know I saw the quote in the 119 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 8: post game yesterday when you said you blacked out. 120 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 9: On that last place. 121 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 8: So I'm just wondering watching it back, what your reaction 122 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 8: was and what you saw there in that final sequence. 123 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, we didn't play that exactly how we 124 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: want to, Ashley. So there that's where you talk about 125 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 2: some of the things. We did a lot of really 126 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 2: good things, but there's things we have to clean up. 127 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 2: And you know, you start playing in these games and 128 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: then they are big games, in these big moments, in 129 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: these big games, you got to come through. 130 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 3: So there are definitely things that we can clean up 131 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 3: on that play. 132 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 8: And then I know I asked you about j Okay 133 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 8: last week, but since we're supposed to hear from him today, 134 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 8: I mean, how big is a play like that sack 135 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 8: he gets for the loss of seven on second and 136 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 8: seven or loss of eleven and second and seven in 137 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 8: the fourth quarter, you know, to kind of halt that 138 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 8: drive for you guys, and what that play kind of 139 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 8: says about him? 140 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, he was all over the field. Actually in that game. 141 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 2: He's played really good football for us all season long, 142 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: but in that game he was all over the place, 143 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: making high impact plays in some really important moments. 144 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 10: Yeah, Kevin, I know you spoke about David Nijoku after 145 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 10: the game, and I saw your speech in the locker 146 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 10: room where you have presented him the game ball. He's 147 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 10: not a guy that gets a lot of national attention 148 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 10: when you talk about the tight ends that put up 149 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 10: big numbers and things like that. But just what is 150 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 10: his growth and you know just what he's brought to 151 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 10: this football team, meant to you as as a coach 152 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 10: over these last four years. 153 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well to the first part Daryl about not getting 154 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 2: attention nationally, I mean, there can't be many better than 155 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: him when you talk about complete tight ends, whether it's 156 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: the run in the past, and you know, I've seen 157 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 2: him grow certainly as a player in our time together. 158 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: But he's a dynamic football player. And then the piece 159 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: about off the field, I just think he's an incredible teammate. 160 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 2: He's a positive force in this building, both on the 161 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: practice field, in the locker room, on the game field. 162 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 2: He brings such great energy to this team. And when 163 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 2: I say that specifically, you know, he picks his teammates 164 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: up more than anybody in our team. 165 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 3: I should take that back, Pope probably as him close. 166 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: But if you watch our tape, watch who the first 167 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 2: guy down is picking his teammates up, and that's you know, 168 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 2: we make a. 169 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 3: Big deal of that. 170 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: Alex van Pelt does an awesome job with the offense. 171 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: He actually tracks pickups and whoever leads the game leads 172 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: that week gets a toy pickup truck and Dave's wanted 173 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 2: a bunch, Poe's wonted. 174 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 3: Jerome Ford does a great job. 175 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 2: But I just think Dave the teammate that he's become 176 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: and I've seen I've got to watch it firsthand here 177 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 2: over the last four years, but unbelievably positive force for 178 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 2: this football team. 179 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 10: And along the lines of the next man up mentality 180 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 10: that you guys have had and had to use a 181 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 10: lot this season. Multiple players in recent weeks have talked 182 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 10: about how you for the most part, are plugging and 183 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 10: playing guys in like you're not changing your schemes or 184 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 10: what you do best. Do you think though, that that 185 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 10: you know that faith in those role players being put 186 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 10: in those positions and not changing things do you think 187 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 10: that that's resonated within the locker room and been a 188 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 10: big reason why you guys have been so successful replacing 189 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 10: the volume of players that you've replaced. 190 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 11: Yeah. 191 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 2: I think the guys understand. You know, we have a 192 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: way we play and we have all of our guys 193 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: buy into that. You know, it is our job as 194 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 2: coaches to do what our players do best. So there 195 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 2: is adjustments that are made and have to be made, 196 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 2: but we certainly trust all the guys on our team 197 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 2: and then that's why they're here. 198 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 3: Hey, Kevin, a question about another tight end. 199 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 12: I talked to Jordan Akins about going back to Houston. 200 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 7: So what is he brought to the team since signing 201 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 7: an offseason. 202 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jordan's a pro's pro. You know, he's had an 203 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 2: interesting career. Obviously got started a little a little bit 204 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: late into football with playing professional baseball. But he fits 205 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 2: in great in our locker room, has from the from 206 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 2: the first day, great teammate, does whatever is asked of him, 207 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 2: giving us great reps on special teams. 208 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 3: You know, I mentioned field goal protection earlier. 209 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 2: He's got a tough job each week and he's really 210 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: doing a nice job. And then he's available for us. 211 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: Makes plays in the past game really great teammate, Kevin. 212 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 2: One thing about Atonio, he was in a lot of pain. 213 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 12: After the game, he said there were back spasms in pregame. 214 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,239 Speaker 12: Is it more than that or is it back spasms? 215 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, low back injury. I don't know that it's more 216 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 2: than that. I know that's painful. Tried to go but 217 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 2: felt like you couldn't. 218 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 12: Okay, And after the game you made mentioned of the 219 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 12: Flaco pass to in Joku on that last drive. Basically 220 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 12: not only the pass, but the decision and get out 221 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 12: of pressure and all that, the pass to Cooper for 222 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 12: the touchdown. I mean, when you look at that one again, 223 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 12: where does that one ran? And I mean small window 224 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 12: and just down the field twenty five yards and all that. 225 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, Joe has that ability, he has that 226 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 2: that arm talent he always has. 227 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 3: And that was a tight window, as everybody saw. So 228 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 3: he saw it well. 229 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: He had clear vision in that throw and he really 230 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:03,839 Speaker 2: put it exactly where it needed to be. 231 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 13: Hey, Kevin, I'm gonna ask you a GLK question too. 232 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 13: It seems this is his best year since he's been here, 233 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 13: and I want to ask you why why He's said 234 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 13: take him set your lead. 235 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's there's a lot to that, Jeff. 236 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: I think he continues to get better because he's a 237 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 2: pro that's working at his craft. I think he and 238 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 2: coach Tarvor have worked closely together over these years, and 239 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: I think he just gets better from a technique standpoint, 240 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: gets better from an overall understanding of the defense. And 241 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 2: then I think he's playing at a high level. He's 242 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 2: stronger than he's ever has been. We know his athleticism 243 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 2: shows up on the tape right away, but I think 244 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 2: he's playing really strong as well. 245 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 5: Kevin, if you end up having to face Case Keenum 246 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 5: this weekend, and I know it's still up in the air, 247 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 5: but if you have to face Pace, you know, what 248 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 5: do you expect to find on with Case? 249 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll see where that goes. Obviously, you know they're 250 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 2: talented roster. We'll see Case specifically. You know, somebody that 251 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 2: I've worked with over the years and two stops, A 252 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 2: great person. 253 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 3: Excited to see him down there. 254 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: And and and he's a he's a he's a great quarterback. 255 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 2: I mean he's won at every level. Uh So we'll 256 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 2: see how the week goes. But obviously Cases somebody have 257 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 2: a ton of respectful. 258 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: Players went next, and running back Jerome Ford was the 259 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: first of those players to talk. He talked about if 260 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: injuries have affected the team's running game this season and 261 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: how he thinks he's improved throughout the season. 262 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 5: He Jerome, just wondering again. I know it's hard to 263 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 5: come up with things to say over and over again 264 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,559 Speaker 5: about Joe Flacco and how good he is. But what's 265 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 5: he like, you know, really in the huddle, not just 266 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 5: from a keeping everybody calm standpoint, but just from a 267 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 5: competitive and sort of fiery standpoint. 268 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 11: Great, he's been flying, honestly playing with him, and you know, 269 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 11: just just watching them work, see the passes that he 270 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 11: made is and you know every time you make a 271 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 11: pass like that, you see him fire up. Usually outside 272 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 11: of that, he'll calm, cool, dude, really chill, No, no 273 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 11: real panic. He's always like, the best way I can 274 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 11: explain it is everything could be exploiting around him and 275 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 11: you would just see him sitting there calm, trying to, 276 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 11: you know. 277 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 9: Get everything together and figure yourself out, no panic. 278 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 11: At all, And I feel like it kind of just 279 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 11: it helps us and we feed off a bit, and 280 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:33,599 Speaker 11: you know, seeing him calm. 281 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 9: In tough situations. It helps us remain calm in situations. 282 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 10: Yeah, Jerome, obviously, yesterday you guys weren't able to run 283 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 10: the ball as effectively as maybe you would have liked 284 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 10: to run. You know, how much are you guys, you know, 285 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 10: missing uh, your starting offensive lineman, you know, with Joel 286 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 10: going down yesterday with the back injury and that Wyatt 287 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 10: Teller's the last man standing there. But just what type 288 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 10: of an effect are these injuries up front having on 289 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 10: the run game right now? 290 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 11: You know, I guess you have a little effect, but 291 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 11: you know, we don't. I guess you could say that 292 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 11: you know the run game, you know it isn't I 293 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 11: guess up where it could be. Got new guys come 294 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 11: in feeling in and they're doing a good job. I 295 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 11: just feel like, yeah, the run game might not be perfect, 296 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 11: but you know, we're still able to. 297 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 9: Win games, and I feel like the best at at the. 298 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 11: End of the game as a W So you know, 299 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 11: whether the run game is good or not run as 300 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 11: we get to W I feel like we'll build that Hedri. 301 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 4: Can you just take us through that fourth down play 302 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 4: where dtr threw the ball in the flat and what 303 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 4: you saw and how important that was in the comeback. 304 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 9: You know, he came in and you know, he motioned 305 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 9: me out. 306 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 11: I ran out, and I could see that nobody was like, 307 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 11: no lonebacker came out to match me. 308 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 9: So I've seen that it would be three on three 309 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 9: are three Rode receivers versus their three dvs. A line 310 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 9: back or whoever was there. 311 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 11: And he spit the ball out and I knew the 312 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 11: only thing, the only thing was that was on my 313 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 11: mind was to catch the ball and get the first down. 314 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 9: And we did it. We executed to play. 315 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 11: Pretty good, and you know, it helped us out a lot, 316 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 11: getting that work down and being able to get. 317 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 9: Points up on the board. 318 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 4: Hey, and the way you guys are winning games. And 319 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 4: I think it's like five in the last couple of minutes, Like, 320 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 4: does does it feel like something special is going on 321 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 4: with this team? 322 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 9: Definitely? 323 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 11: You know, I feel like, you know that the time 324 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 11: that we spent at Greenbrier and the time we spent 325 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 11: you know, on the on the road and during camp 326 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 11: and Philly, I feel like those those are the things 327 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 11: that brought up our team together. And you know, we 328 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 11: we knew back then it would take all of us, 329 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 11: and I feel like those are the teams. 330 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 9: Of a big help. 331 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 11: So we kind of just leaning on each other whoever's playing, 332 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 11: and you. 333 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 9: Know, praying for not playing, and I think our team 334 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 9: got a lot of resiliency to it. 335 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 8: Hey, Jerome, And to follow up on Scott's first question 336 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 8: about that that pass, I mean in general, it seems 337 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 8: like in recent games that's something that stands out about 338 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 8: your game individually and what you've been able to do 339 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 8: there and how many targets you've been catching. And I 340 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 8: know this is something you did in college, but how 341 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 8: do you think that part of your game has materialized 342 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 8: as as your second year has gone on here? 343 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 9: I think I think it's helped a lot. 344 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 11: Like I've always said, anything that I can do to 345 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 11: help the team, I'm willing to do, and others you know, 346 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 11: hand out water or you know, hype my team up. 347 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 9: Whatever whatever I could do to help, I will do. 348 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 11: And you know, just being able to be a factor 349 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 11: in a game, whether it's running the ball or catching 350 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 11: the ball. And I feel like it helps me, you know, 351 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 11: help the team. 352 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 8: And what's it been like this year kind of developing 353 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 8: you know that chemistry or needing to DeVault that chemistry 354 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 8: with all the different quarterbacks. You've obviously had to, but 355 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 8: Joe in particular now he said, what does it mean? 356 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 8: And how what has it been like developing that chemistry 357 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,919 Speaker 8: and the past game with those guys. 358 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 9: It's been fun, you know. Uh, it keep you keep. 359 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,439 Speaker 11: Your mom busy, you know, figuring out you know who 360 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 11: who wants you know who's going to check it down 361 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 11: and win, and knowing when to be available and being on. 362 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 9: Time in the past game. 363 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,360 Speaker 11: I feel like being on time in the past game 364 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,479 Speaker 11: and the grand scheme of things is really what helps. 365 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 11: You know, the quarterbacks and us get on the same 366 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 11: page and as long as we're available when they need us. 367 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 11: Uh that you know it just continue to improve their 368 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 11: confidence and that's in our confidence in them. And I 369 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 11: think you know, doing it in practice and we take 370 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 11: it to the game and that's what's been helping. 371 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 12: Throw One more question on the fourth down play. Did 372 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 12: that play go back to h D t RS days 373 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 12: as the starter or was it put in for this game? 374 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 11: Uh? I guess you could say, hey, it go back 375 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 11: to this time as a starter. 376 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 12: And what was it actually practiced this week at all? 377 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 14: Or is it just something that you guys. 378 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 9: Right, Yeah, it was definitely practice this week. Going back 379 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 9: to Scott's question a little bit, but about this you guys. 380 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 6: Being able to really take on this next mentality and 381 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 6: really actually like embody. 382 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 3: It as a team. 383 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:23,479 Speaker 8: What specifically is it about this group that just has 384 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 8: allowed you guys to like just take that mantra and 385 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 8: really embody it as a group. 386 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 11: I think it started the top, you know, coming down 387 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 11: coaching the fancy and you know, to us, like you 388 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 11: said last week or whatever, it freaking takes some other 389 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 11: words on there that I'm I don't think I'm allowed 390 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 11: to say it, but whatever it takes. Every game, you know, 391 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 11: whether we be down, everybody you know, we're playing with, 392 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 11: everybody could be a backup, you know. 393 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 9: And I feel like just the. 394 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 11: Energy coming down from him and all the coaches, it 395 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 11: kind of just trickled down to us. 396 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 9: And I feel like we've adopted it. 397 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 11: And whatever it takes, whether we you know, down twenty points, 398 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 11: down fourteen points, whatever it is, we rally together and 399 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 11: you know, like coach. 400 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 9: Said, we drag them into the mud with us and 401 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 9: we fight and we scrapped. 402 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 15: Hey drum obviously run game like we talked about wasn't 403 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 15: working so much yesterday. But I guess I'm just curious, 404 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 15: like when that's the case. The play action game has 405 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 15: been such a weapon for you guys offensively. Just what 406 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 15: allows you guys to still be effective with that on 407 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 15: the on the offensive side of things when the run 408 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 15: game maybe isn't working as well. 409 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 11: I think great fakes of detail, doing all the little 410 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 11: things to at least sell or run a little bit. 411 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 3: You know. 412 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 11: I feel like our coach DEFENSI does a great jove 413 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 11: in coaching us up on what to do and you know, 414 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 11: calling the blade, and when we follow what he says 415 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 11: to do, it ends up working out. 416 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 3: Dum. 417 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 13: I just want to ask you personally, how do you 418 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 13: think that you've uh as a running back this year? 419 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 13: Since you've been the featured guy UH from the second 420 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 13: third game on. 421 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 11: I think, you know, with the help of coach jumping 422 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 11: in and the running back room, I've been able to 423 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 11: throw you know, on them, you know, and on a 424 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 11: mature level as a person, not just as a player, 425 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 11: but you know, on my maturity level, how I handle myself, 426 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 11: you know, how I take notes, you know, just being. 427 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 9: Behind Nick and watching him, I've pretty much. 428 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 11: Been able to throw a live I feel and my 429 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 11: approach to the game, and I feel like that's been 430 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 11: translated too on the field, Like that's the biggest one, 431 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 11: you know, maturing and knowing what it takes to be 432 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 11: a pro and making sure that I'm doing everything I 433 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 11: can't on and off the field to have success and 434 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 11: help the team. 435 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: To wrap up the day, it was linebacker Jeremiah Owusu Coromoa. 436 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 9: He talked about. 437 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: Why he has had so much success this season and 438 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,959 Speaker 1: made his case for le Garrett to be Defensive Player 439 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: of the Year. 440 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 13: Jami I asked Kevin about this, What do you think 441 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 13: has made you such a. 442 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 3: Much better player this here than. 443 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 13: As as you've grown in your pro career. 444 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 16: But I think in some sense every player has a 445 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 16: developmental or has those developmental steps. I think that's a 446 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 16: part of the game. You know, it's a game of experience, 447 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 16: is a game of knowledge, It's a game of IQ 448 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 16: And the more that you get time and the more 449 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 16: intensity that you put into it each and every year, 450 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 16: I think that you know, each player continues to improve, 451 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 16: whether you see it physically or mentally, whatever that may be, 452 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 16: you do see a progression. I think it's one thing 453 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 16: over another. But I think it's that holistic journey of 454 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,360 Speaker 16: playing intensity to the steps that needed to take each 455 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 16: and it every year. 456 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 8: Hey, Jeremi, I was just you know, rewatching some of 457 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 8: your highlights from yesterday and the way you are able 458 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 8: to kind of move all over the field. I know 459 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 8: that's something that we've talked with you a lot about 460 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 8: over your career. But coming off the edge and certain 461 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 8: blitzes and things like that, how much do you enjoy 462 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 8: those opportunities and take advantage there? 463 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 9: What allows you to do that? 464 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 16: Yeah, well, you know, definitely, first praises go to the 465 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 16: defensive line for some of those players, really all over 466 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 16: the players, really, I think that the defensive line is 467 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 16: our engine, and the way that they are able to 468 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 16: press the ball and reset the line and scrims allows 469 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 16: us as linebackers and safeties to really fill those holes 470 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 16: in those gaps. Not only that, but praise is due 471 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 16: to cushwards for putting us in the right positions, you know, 472 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 16: calling the blitzess when we you know, wanted to attack, 473 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 16: you know, making sure that people are in the right 474 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 16: places with the right personnel at the right time. So 475 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 16: I don't think it's so much for me. You know, 476 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 16: that's just that type of guy would rather give those 477 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 16: credits to other people. And it's not just a sense 478 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 16: of being humble. I think that it really does revolve 479 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 16: around those people. If Coach Schwartz doesn't call that play 480 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 16: and I probably won't be able to be in that position. 481 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 16: If the D line does impress, uh you know and 482 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 16: reset a line of scrimmers, then I got three guys 483 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 16: in front of my face. 484 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 14: So uh yeah, that's what I'll answer to them. 485 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 8: I mean, to that point, you guys have you know, 486 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 8: started have injuries pop up. I know last year it 487 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 8: was the linebacker room. This year it seems like it's 488 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 8: other position groups and the defense that are kind of 489 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 8: going through that. But you know that that relationship between 490 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 8: these units still seems to be so you know, complimentary 491 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 8: on the defense. What's allowed that despite you guys having 492 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 8: to step in in different roles. 493 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 16: Yeah, yeah, well I think that we started off that 494 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 16: in the off season during camp. I think that we 495 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 16: goops up a tight barb with that we were able 496 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 16: to no matter what guys we add or what guys 497 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 16: we subtract, we're able to kind of at least keep 498 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 16: the chemistry you know, I think chemistry revolves around the culture. 499 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,959 Speaker 16: So if the culture is said strong and we're missing people, 500 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 16: you know, the chemistry will still be there. So I 501 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 16: think that that's really been our ideology is just to 502 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 16: be able to keep the same energy and keep the 503 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 16: same intensity, keep the same brotherhood feel you know, keep 504 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 16: the same you know what they call them things, the 505 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 16: same memos and the same I'm missing a word, the 506 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 16: same creeds. That's what a bless what I want to say, 507 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 16: same creeds. Whether it's you know, when we do our job, 508 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 16: we win, or whether that's you know, making sure that 509 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 16: everybody knows that the defense line is the engine to 510 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 16: linebackers and saying the nerves center. So we have just 511 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 16: a lot of different sayings that we say that building too, 512 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 16: the culture right team is very important. 513 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 14: Right. 514 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 16: So I think once those things are consistent, we can 515 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 16: plug subtract people all day. 516 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 14: And it looks similar. 517 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 3: Jeremiah. 518 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 12: Of course you intercepted the first half hail Mary, and 519 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 12: I think you were on the field on the last one. 520 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 12: I wonder to ask you, are those plays as nerve 521 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 12: racking to defend as they are to watch? 522 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 16: Oh well, I wasn't on the field the last one, 523 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 16: but the first one. You know, I think that see 524 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:16,719 Speaker 16: nerve racking is maybe that's a bad term for us. 525 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 16: I think as players, we been in these situations so much, 526 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 16: whether it's college, high school. 527 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 14: You know, of course there's more on the line now 528 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 14: that you know, we have. 529 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 16: Established ourselves in a position to make the playoffs, not 530 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 16: only make the. 531 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 14: Playoffs, but really to win those games. 532 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,959 Speaker 16: You know, I think that each and every snap is 533 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 16: something that we take not for granted. So we want 534 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 16: to make sure that, you know, each and every stablished 535 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,199 Speaker 16: is taken with that sense of authority they say, okay, this, 536 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 16: this may be the play, this may be the one, 537 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 16: but especially the hell marriage, you know, when when the 538 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 16: ball look in the air for so long and everybody's 539 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 16: staring at it, you want to make sure that you 540 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 16: could find your right right spot, you know, And that 541 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 16: first one, you know, you kind of like watching the 542 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 16: ball go up and for me, I'm like, I'm not 543 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 16: even about the job, Like even though I do believe 544 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 16: that I can probably you know, get get up above 545 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 16: you know half of those guys over there, but you. 546 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 14: Know, it's far. 547 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 16: I just stayed on the ground and was waiting for 548 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 16: the ball to tip because usually that's what happens. And 549 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 16: as you saw on our last one, the ball tipped again. 550 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 16: You know, on about ninety percent of those those players, 551 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 16: the ball tiped somewhere. So so yeah, that's definitely not 552 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 16: necessarily nerve wracking, but it's more of just wanting to 553 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 16: execute one to make sure the ball's in the ground 554 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 16: or make sure that you gained possession of that ball. 555 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 16: But yeah, yes, that's by the way answer. 556 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 12: So after after making the play in the first one, 557 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 12: and how was it that you were not on the 558 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 12: field for the last. 559 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 14: One, I'm not sure. Yeah, I'm not sure. 560 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 16: We have certain packages for certain personnels, and the personnel 561 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 16: that I'm on the field wasn't it just wasn't there. 562 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, Joe, Okay, we just talked to Kevin Stropinki and 563 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 5: he was saying he went on a soap box about 564 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 5: how great Miles is. I said that he believes that 565 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 5: Miles is NFL Defensive Player of the Year and it's 566 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 5: not even close. So my question to you is, uh, 567 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 5: you know what, you know, what do you think of that? 568 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 3: What's it like. 569 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 5: Playing with Miles? 570 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 9: How does how high. 571 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 3: Does he set the bar for you guys? And just 572 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:13,199 Speaker 3: how good is he? 573 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 16: Yeah, well again, it's not even just miles performance, it's 574 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 16: you know, you know, if you ever played like two K. 575 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 16: I actually haven't played a video game in a long time, 576 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 16: but I remember like when I did play, they had 577 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 16: this feature for a player. It was called like an anchor. 578 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,679 Speaker 16: And I think that Miles is more of the anchor 579 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 16: for our defense. You know, he has the performance, he 580 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 16: has the mentality, he has the speeches. 581 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 14: He's more of an anchor. 582 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 16: So when he's when he's out there, the chemistry is that, Okay, 583 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 16: Miles out here, he may make a play, let me 584 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 16: make sure that I make my play when it's when 585 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 16: it's called. And I think that that's kind of what 586 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 16: we've really revolved around, is that type of leadership. People 587 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 16: that are anchors, people that give us energy while we're 588 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 16: out there. As you see, I haven't seen the defense 589 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 16: this year that celebrates as much as us, And I 590 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 16: think that that's because of those anchors, those people that's 591 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 16: out there that want to just make a place so 592 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 16: that you know, we all can celebrate, those people that 593 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 16: you know, you know that you can count on to 594 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 16: to help you up off the off the ground. 595 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 14: I think that those are the things that make a 596 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 14: great team. 597 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 4: Ultimately, Hey, Jeremiah, how proud are you if you were 598 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 4: the defense for giving the offense a chance to rally yesterday? Right, 599 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 4: it could have gotten away from you guys, but you 600 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 4: guys kept the defense, kept getting stopped to allow the 601 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 4: offense to come back. 602 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 16: Yeah, well, we didn't play our best game and today, 603 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 16: of course, you know, we really wanted to get that 604 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 16: rezone stop. 605 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 14: After I think the first one. 606 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 16: But nevertheless, I think that the defense thrives on those 607 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 16: opportunities to be able to kind of like give our 608 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 16: offense opportunity, not even our offense, but give our organization. 609 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 16: This organization and our fans have been so faithful to 610 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 16: us for a long time, and we want to make 611 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 16: sure that we can do all that we can. You know, again, 612 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 16: do you eleven us at the defense? First, I wants 613 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 16: to make sure that we can you know, come back 614 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 16: and do anything that we can to give us the opportunity. 615 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 16: And of course I'm very proud of of our defense 616 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 16: for stepping up and making those plays. 617 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 14: Alex right on that last sweep, I mean. 618 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 16: That that was the probably one of my favorite players 619 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 16: of the game, to be honest, such a great job. 620 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 3: You know. 621 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 14: I don't know what happened with the offensive scheme there but. 622 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 16: Left Alex, but that's part of what we're saying, right Alex, 623 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 16: I don't think you know, I think Alex, they go out. 624 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 14: There first, maybe first or second, one of the two. 625 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 16: But like that just shows you the versatility of how 626 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 16: many guys we do have that can step in the 627 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 16: ethne Bail going out there doing this thing yesterday. I 628 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 16: think we did a phenomenal job with just plugging and 629 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 16: playing pieces. 630 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 14: And allowing, you know, telling it to feed off of 631 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 14: our energy, and I think that was a great job actually. 632 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 10: So yeah, Jeremy, I wanted to ask you about that 633 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 10: plugging and playing pieces there. You guys have had so 634 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 10: many guys coming in and out of the lineup this 635 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 10: year because of the injuries, and a lot of players 636 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 10: have talked about how the how Jim Schwartz and the 637 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 10: coaches aren't changing what you guys do schematically. How much 638 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 10: has that helped you guys maintain the level of play. 639 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 10: The fact that you're not trying to change up what 640 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 10: you do to accommodate an injury, and you're also believing 641 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 10: in those role players being asked to step into big roles. 642 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 14: Yeah, I mean that that's helped a lot. 643 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 16: You know, part of being you know, a coach, as 644 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 16: I kind of observing, part of being a coach is 645 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 16: being able to know your personnel but also to be 646 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 16: able to know your scheme and you know, what is 647 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 16: the best. 648 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 14: Like we don't change the game. 649 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 16: A lot, but if you look at it, he is 650 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 16: kind of like doing things in reference to the personnel 651 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 16: of the player, but it's all still evolving around the 652 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 16: same scheme. So I mean it helps a lot to 653 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 16: have you know, guys come in and but you just 654 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 16: do the thing in the sense the same thing. Because 655 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 16: with defenses a lot, you know, when you try to 656 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 16: change up the scheme each and every you know week 657 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 16: and trying to throw you know, complex plays in, there 658 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 16: kind of falls apart. I think when I first met 659 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 16: with coach Schwartz when he first got here, he emphasized 660 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 16: that this would be, you know, a simple defense, but 661 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 16: a simple defense with complex parts, this little minute complex parts. 662 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 16: But I think that that's what a great defense is, 663 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 16: you know, great deference doesn't really have what they're going 664 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 16: to do. I mean, some games we may play man 665 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 16: the whole time. Some games we may just do you know, 666 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 16: cover it right. So I think that a lot that 667 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 16: you see with great defenses is just being able to 668 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 16: be simple but also being very good at those simple things. 669 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 10: And one of the first things Jim Schwartz did when 670 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 10: he came in is he made it very clear he 671 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 10: wanted you guys to have fun out there. You know, 672 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 10: you have assignments, there are expectations for you to make 673 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 10: plays and things like that, but the fun part of 674 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 10: the game. How much fun are you guys having on 675 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 10: your side of the football this season. 676 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 14: Yeah, I mean I think we're. 677 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,960 Speaker 16: Having you guys, see it right, I think that we're 678 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 16: having a good amount of fun. Just in reference to 679 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,959 Speaker 16: making an emphasis, like imagine going out there and it's like, 680 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 16: you know, we huddle up and it's like, all right, 681 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 16: who's gonna get the first or when you get whoever 682 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 16: get the first, you know, play we're going to just 683 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 16: run over there. 684 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 14: And everybody jump. 685 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 16: And to see that on the film as an opponent, 686 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 16: I mean that has to look like fifteen guys on 687 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 16: the field, thirteen guys on the field just being able 688 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 16: to see a bunch of people flying around doing front 689 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 16: flips and stuff. 690 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 14: You know, that's just a part of the game. 691 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 3: You know. 692 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 16: I think that that's a that's a piece that's really untapped, 693 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 16: at least consistently. I guess it's something that we were 694 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 16: almost really gonna work on even in the fourth quarter. 695 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 16: Sometimes in the fourth quarter we kind of get a 696 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 16: little tired of it and it seems like, you know, 697 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 16: it's not as much energy as the first I think 698 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 16: that is what makes great teams. And as you see 699 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 16: this game, we kept that celebration going on in the 700 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 16: fourth quarter and being able to really finish out the 701 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 16: game strong. 702 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: So so yeah, that's all for today on from the Podium. 703 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: You can like and subscribe today to the From the 704 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: Podium podcasts wherever you get your podcasts to find more episodes. 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