1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Thanks, Stacy. How you doing, Joe? Good, Mike? You grinding it, 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: grinding it out, that's what we gotta do. You know, 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: what did you observe from Mac's comfort level the other night? 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: Anything specific you don't ask about on that or yeah, 5 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great environment, loud, and I'm 6 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: curious just you know, like you know, you're working with 7 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: him closely, Just so what did you observe just in 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: terms of did he see more maybe even more comfortable 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: settling in a rhythm than you've seen up to this 10 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: point in the season. That's sort of what I was 11 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: poking around one. I think on a short week like 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: last week, a large part of what you look at 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: with the players because you know, you come off with 14 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: really more walk through practices, right, so the first thing 15 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: you're really looking to see is how their body or responded. 16 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: So the first time they're really going full speed, that's 17 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: the first thing you're really looking for through warmups and 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: early in the game as coaches, Okay, like how are 19 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: we clicking physically, how are we clicking with execution? I 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: thought Mac had a really good week of preparation last week, 21 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: really did a good job. So short week, tight turnaround, 22 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: you know, really a new opponent for us, you know, 23 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: any other conference, all that stuff. So he really dove 24 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: in really well with the film, had a lot of 25 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: extra meeting time with him. All that was really good 26 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: and really positive, a lot of stuff to players on 27 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: his own, really brought a lot of guys together. So 28 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: I think Max preparation, you know, really showed up in 29 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: the game. But again, obviously he was able to have 30 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: you know, some good production results. But to me, it's 31 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: always a process and the foundation what you're going into it. 32 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: That's really the focusing important thing. And you know, in 33 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: terms of the comfort level, I would say for the 34 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: team in general, first of all, that was an awesome atmosphere. 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: It really was. It was a great atmosphere, you know, 36 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: and that's the first time I've played in that stadium 37 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: against the Vikings, the second time in their period. But 38 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 1: you know, those fans were great. That team obviously brings 39 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: a lot of intensity and the environment was really really great. 40 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: Playing on Thanksgiving all that good stuff. But you know, 41 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: I thought our players stayed focused throughout the game, really 42 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: stayed into it. You know. I really like the way 43 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: the offense work together on the sidelines and communication with 44 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: each other with the coaches, you know, responding at different 45 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: times in the game. You know, you heard a lot 46 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,919 Speaker 1: of guys really sharing a lot of information and talking 47 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: amongst each Other's really really positive, really good stuff in 48 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: the right direction for us and see some maturity of 49 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: the team when we start to take place. But going 50 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: back to you know, the original topic, he asked about Mac. Yeah, 51 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: I think you know Mac was you know, playing the 52 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: other day. Of the way he prepared. It's a really 53 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: good day week of preparation and you know, showed up 54 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: in high performing. Next question, Chris Ryan, Hey, Joe, how 55 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: are you good? Chris? Going on man, uh now much. 56 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about um Max's post snap 57 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: decision making the last two weeks where he wanted to 58 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: keep it more simple limited interceptions. Would have been your 59 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: thoughts there and what has you know led to maybe 60 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: some some better decisions, uh from Mac in those spots. Well, 61 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: first off, we preached ball security from a position on 62 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah, it's a number one focus, you know 63 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: of our team. And uh, you know Max has done 64 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: a really good job, you know, you know, taking each 65 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: play that comes to him. And we talked about, you know, 66 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: when shots are dialed up, be calculating how you take 67 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: them and then otherwise go through progression and take with 68 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: the defense gage. I think Mac does a really good 69 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: job of that right now. You know, he's a very 70 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: well it's showing up in practice, showing up in the games, 71 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: you know. Obviously, you know we've all had you know, 72 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: more time together as coaches and players and getting to 73 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: each other better. I really like the way Mac works, 74 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: and he's fund a lot of a diversity if he's 75 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: doing the right way, and I'm really proud of how 76 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: he's working, you know, day to day. Obviously, there's a 77 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: lot of things that have to go into quarterback having success. 78 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: Protection is a big key red zone though where where 79 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: do you see things you know, breaking down there? And 80 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: are the things that Mac can do differently? Obviously late 81 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: in the game there was a sack on third down, 82 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: pressure on fourth down that wasn't really seemingly his fault, 83 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: But what what can he do better in those in 84 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: those spots in your view, I'm not going to go 85 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: into any kind of you know, analysis or broad stroke 86 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: picture of anyone player anything in general. I think when 87 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: you talk about the red area, the right area is 88 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: you know, a very dynamic area of the the field. It's 89 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: very different when you go through different zones, and it's 90 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: very different based on how each defensive cord and it 91 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: calls it. So if you're a fart of the you know, 92 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: red area, is it the twenty five to twenty, that 93 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: fringe area you're talking about the twenty to fifteen, you're 94 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: talking about inside the fifteen yard line. We're really most 95 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: defense coordinates truly start to change how they call it. 96 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: That's where the defenses, the space on field the changes. 97 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: And then you talk about that low right area and 98 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: that tight right area you know, inside the seven then 99 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: inside the five yard line type of zones and where 100 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: the defenses show up, you know, very differently. You've got 101 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: to know what teams do. You know, in terms of 102 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: what we're doing team wise, you know, we've had some opportunities' 103 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: got to capitalize and execute better as a team as 104 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: coach and staff make sure in the right position. But 105 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: we've had some good opportunities as well, and some things 106 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: you know that we've had chances with. So you know, 107 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: each team is its own challenge. And in terms of 108 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: just talking about the red area in general, you know 109 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: that can get kind of painted because you look at 110 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 1: a statuet and talks about a certain yard line. You know, 111 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: we've got to look more specifically as an offense in 112 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: terms of each range of that field and each opponent, 113 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: how we're approaching it differently week by week, and we 114 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: have to do for success. Thanks, go back to my 115 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: grease sort of relating to what you were talking about, Joe, 116 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: with each opponent doing something different, you know, flip the 117 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: page to Buffalo. I know you guys are probably already 118 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: onto that. How do they Allen's quarterbacks with what they 119 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: do defensively? You know, Buffalo is really really good at 120 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: marrying up all their coverages and blitzes and making them 121 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: look the same. They do a great job of really 122 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: just showing, you know, a look and you got to 123 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: figure it out post snap what it is. And they're 124 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: very fundamentally sound. They play fast, they play aggressive, they 125 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: know what they're doing, and they do it all at 126 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: the same time. You know, they play aggressive, but at 127 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: the same time they've got a you know, I don't 128 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: want to say this and sometimes take it wrong with Ben, 129 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: but don't break. But one thing about Buffalo is they 130 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: know how to really really tighten it up as you 131 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: get closer to that goal line. And they've been one 132 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: of the stingiest teams in the league for years and years. 133 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: You know, Sean does a great job with that. Those 134 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: guys do a really good job executing his plan and 135 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: his schemes. I think the biggest thing one that stands 136 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: out to me about Buffalo is they're fundamentally sound team. 137 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: They understand what they're doing, and they do it well repeatedly. 138 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: I just thinking one last thing before you fly. Mac 139 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: was not hit at one point in the And I 140 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: didn't realize this as I'm at the game, but at 141 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: one point in the broadcast I was watching it over 142 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: start of the fourth quarter, They're like Mac Jones hasn't 143 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: been hit. You know, at this point in the game. 144 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: That was like the first three quarters seems obvious. Every 145 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: quarterback wants to get hit. But when you think about 146 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: good quarterback play, how vital is that going forward to 147 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: just sort of keep them from getting hit, keep them 148 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: clean so you guys can do what you need to 149 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: do offensively. Yeah, well, the goal of the team is 150 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: not to have the quarterback hit. But the reality of 151 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: the league is there's a lot of good pass rushers 152 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: out there. You know, there's a lot of good schemes 153 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: and guys are going to have the opportunity to go 154 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: ahead put hands on at some point. So yeah, I 155 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: really like the way that Max responded, you know to 156 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: you know, whether it be pressure at different times, different situations, 157 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: different blitzes. He's done a really good job of you know, 158 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, just playing the next play as it comes 159 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: to them, and good communication. We've made adjustments says they 160 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: come up, but in terms of understanding what the opponents 161 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: give them, and there's gonna be a time in every 162 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: game where someone gets a piece of you. That's just natural, 163 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: you know, and you play different opponents. We played some 164 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: really really good defenses out of the league, you know, 165 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: and he's done a good job of approaching that game 166 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: within that specific game plan and executing force. Thanks Jo, 167 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: nice much, Thank you Joe. You are picture shall be next.