1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: Liam, you guys were really sharp coming out of the 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: lightning delay. 3 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 2: What were some of the keys and what did you 4 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: guys kind of talk about when you had that hour. Yeah, 5 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 2: I think that the guys just did a nice job 6 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: of understanding kind of where we live right that we 7 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: talked about this going into the game, that this was 8 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: a possibility, we talked about it this morning as a staff, 9 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 2: and I think they just did a nice job of 10 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 2: we were doing some kind of not after action report 11 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: stuff had to have, but a little bit of okay, 12 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: what they do. We kept them engaged, also gave them 13 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 2: a little bit of space to go and kind of 14 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 2: stay loose and stretch out in here. They kept their focus, 15 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: came out, got them loose, and I thought they came 16 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: out with the right mindset and mentality. 17 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: For sure. 18 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: It's a weird deal, first one in my career, but 19 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: really proud of the way that they competed and closed 20 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 2: the thing out. 21 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 3: Hey, Liam, first game as Dry Wars head coach. Just 22 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 3: in terms of your emotions, in terms of the team's emotions, 23 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,319 Speaker 3: where are they right now after the war? 24 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean really cool to be sitting, you know, 25 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: to be standing up here obviously after a win. But 26 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: I was just really proud to be their coach today 27 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: with the way that they competed, the way we hit, 28 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: the way we were more physical, all the things that 29 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: we kind of wanted to preach about. Now is it 30 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: perfect and absolutely not. You know, you're frustrated with some 31 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 2: of the penalties that have continued to bite us in 32 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: the butt that we've we did overcome at times, but 33 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: it's that's not something we want to get used to 34 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 2: doing by any means. And so when you play teams 35 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 2: as we go throughout this thing, we cannot do those 36 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 2: things and expect to win. 37 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: And then you you talked about all training camp and 38 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 3: the offseason about how you're gonna need to see the 39 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 3: team in actual games to assess the run game. Just 40 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 3: seeing the performance today, particularly Traves ETM, what did you think, man? 41 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: I mean, those guys up front I thought probably played 42 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: really well at times, but you know, the backed up 43 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: run that he makes, Strange comes across, gets a kickout block, 44 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: but there's a safety sitting in the hole that Travis 45 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: just you know, made a great move and broke loose. 46 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: I mean, I thought you could feel him all day. 47 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 2: You definitely felt him being a little bit having a 48 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: little bit more burst maybe than other. 49 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: Guys on the grass. 50 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 2: He looked fresh, he looked fast, He took care of 51 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: the football. So proud of him. You know, he did 52 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: a great job. But the whole unit really, you know, 53 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 2: all the way through the end of the game, ran 54 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: the ball effectively. Liam a first fall game with Trevor. 55 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: What'd you make of the communication between the two of 56 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: you and also how do you play? 57 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: Yeah? 58 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,959 Speaker 2: I thought that especially early on through out. I thought 59 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 2: he had great communication. We were in out of the 60 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: huddle at the one delay, but that was really communication 61 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: fault of us as coaches. 62 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:38,839 Speaker 1: I thought he handled things well. 63 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: I thought he had not a great third quarter, be honest, 64 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 2: you know, we need to be more accurate and complete 65 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 2: some of those balls when we have people open. But 66 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: I thought for overall, for his first start in a 67 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: new system, he. 68 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 1: Handled it really well. 69 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: He got us in and out of a lot of plays. 70 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: He had to can a lot of plays, and he 71 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: did it effectively and efficiently, And I was proud of 72 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: his leader. How encouragey were those two scrambles? 73 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 1: Oh? 74 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: Huge, huge, I mean we talked about that on Friday. 75 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: Was you don't get to see that in practice, right. 76 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 2: I mean I didn't get to see it last year 77 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: with Baker either, right, because you're trying to be a 78 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 2: quarterback and go through your progressions, go through your reads, 79 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: play the position. 80 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: And man, he saw he knew it right away. He 81 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 1: came off the sideline. It was man coverage. 82 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 2: The linebacker, who was the whole player, took BT and 83 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: he saw a huge lane. 84 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: So for him to be able to do that, it's huge. 85 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: Those were two huge pickups for us, and I'm glad 86 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 2: that he was able to get out there and play 87 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: it that way. 88 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 4: Liam. Did you get the game ball? 89 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: I got one of them. We'll give out more on Monday. 90 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 4: Was it a reluctant acceptance. 91 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, a little bit, but shot, my boss gave it 92 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: to me, so I had to accept. But the guys, 93 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: you know, it's a cool moment, you know, for me 94 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: personally and all that, but really it's about those guys. 95 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 2: I mean, these guys play their tails off. I thought 96 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: the defensive staff specifically did a great job. Not to 97 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: single them out better than the offensive staff. 98 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: They all did a great job. 99 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: But I thought CAMPI has some very timely, you know, 100 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: pressure calls in both the run in the past. You know, 101 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: to really get three turnovers should have been a fourth 102 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: and two turnovers on downs. 103 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: I mean that's damn good defense. 104 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was going to fall up with that. On 105 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 4: the defense, Murray, Lewis and Foyer kind of like the 106 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,119 Speaker 4: middle of the heart of the defense, right at the middle. 107 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 4: Those guys had huge plays after huge plays. How encouraging 108 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 4: was that to see for a defense that did not 109 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 4: turn the ball over? Yes, very much last year. 110 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: Huge toll they have eight last year. So to get 111 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: three in one. 112 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 2: Game nine eight on defense nine total, So to get 113 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 2: three in one game, it is probably a. 114 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: Good start. 115 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 5: Liam defense and some of those fourth down, high leverage situations, 116 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 5: just what does that say to you to just see 117 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 5: them come out on top of the way they did Just. 118 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 2: That the competition, the mamba periods that we've been able 119 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: to kind of replicate and practice, the high level situation 120 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: football was able to show up. You know, those fourth 121 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 2: down gotta have its. And then really the end of 122 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: half execution and by the offense on the flip side 123 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: where Trevor we pick up an overload pressure. Laquinn Allen 124 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: has a great pickup. Trevor stans firm throws the dagger 125 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: to Diami, we get the time out kick the field goal. 126 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 2: I mean that's that's well executed, you know, situational football. 127 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 2: But the defense stepping up the way they did, I mean, 128 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 2: the rush was getting home. We let him out a 129 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: couple times too much for my liking, but we were 130 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 2: affecting the quarterback. And then I think from the back end, 131 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: those guys did a great job as well. 132 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 5: And what kind of impression did you get from the 133 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 5: offensive line pass where it seemed like Trevor really wasn't 134 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 5: affecting much. 135 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I really did feel like they were protecting their 136 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 2: tails off. I mean I didn't feel like he was 137 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: under a ton of duress. It's not really Carolina's nature 138 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: in terms of bringing much pressure. But I thought those 139 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 2: guys did a nice job in protection. I didn't really 140 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: chip much at all on either of those two tackles, 141 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: So that was encouraging for sure. 142 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 6: Coaches, you've been adjusting to the role of head coach, 143 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 6: and now you've completed your first game. What have you 144 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 6: What aspects of the job have you found to be 145 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 6: most surprising or most unexpected. 146 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: Good one probably just the amount of scheduling that goes 147 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: into it. Right. 148 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 2: I mean that's why I have you know, Jay Kaiser 149 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 2: is a great help of mine and the uh Shane Waldron, 150 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 2: Elizabeth Harrison, like just giving help with the scheduling and 151 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 2: trying to take some of that stuff off my plate, 152 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 2: because ultimately why Shad went this route was to try. 153 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: To keep the main thing the main thing. And I 154 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: am a. 155 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 2: Football coach, but that's part of the job, so a 156 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 2: lot of the organization of it. I've got a great 157 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: support staff helping me out, and that's been probably the 158 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: biggest challenge. 159 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 6: Fourth and one you bring in at Oga, and how 160 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 6: rewarding was that for you and the staff when you 161 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 6: look back to last year, in the last several years 162 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 6: around here, third and one, third and two, fourth and one, 163 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 6: this team couldn't pick it up and you played man 164 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 6: football and got a first down? What was that like? 165 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: That was huge? 166 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 2: I mean, we definitely had a little bit of a 167 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 2: conversation about that one kind of leading into the play, 168 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 2: like just a few plays prior, just what our thought 169 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: process was, and we did want to be aggressive in 170 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,119 Speaker 2: that moment and keep the offense out on the field 171 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 2: and kind of challenge our team, challenge these guys and 172 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 2: they rose. You know, they rose up to the challenge 173 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: we got the first keeps the offense on the grass, 174 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: keeps the ball moving, keeps the clock moving, and that's momentum. 175 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 2: And we know in this game so much momentum. Man 176 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: the swings and how do you handle them and manage them? 177 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: And I thought those guys kept their cool and really 178 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: handled those situational football really well in terms of getting 179 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 2: those fourth downs and what do we have two fourth 180 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: downs that we went for and got, so you know, 181 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: we'd like to be aggressive, that's kind of a mentality 182 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: we'd like to have, but without being reckless. 183 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: And I thought those guys handled it well. 184 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 6: In your confidence putting a seventh rounder in, you know, 185 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 6: Alan Junior immediately on third down, and what he was 186 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 6: able to do. 187 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 2: Oh man, he had a great Like I just said, 188 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: the pick up in the two minute drill was huge. 189 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: He had JC Horn blitzing on a corner blitz and 190 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: that's a big dude coming and a good player. He 191 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 2: stoned it, and he stoned it allowed Trevor to pick up, 192 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: step up in the pocket, make a great throw. He 193 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: had a good third now run as well, and I 194 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 2: think it was like third and four third and three 195 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 2: where you had a nice run Wich squired it in 196 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: there for a first down. So to have all four 197 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 2: of those backs contribute today, right, I mean, whether it 198 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 2: shows up in the stats sheet, is having all these 199 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 2: yards And obviously ETNA will get a lot of that praise, 200 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 2: deservingly so. But I think that room in general, with 201 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 2: Chad Morton as their coach, have done a phenomenal job 202 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: getting better and improving all throughout this you know, entire 203 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 2: time since we've been here. 204 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 6: Really, I man, what'd you think of Travis Hunter's performance today? 205 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 6: And is that kind of the way you guys want 206 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 6: to use him going forward? Mostly offense? 207 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: No, I think that was game one, you know. 208 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 2: I think that was week one where you missed ten 209 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 2: days or so, and there was some you know a 210 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: lot of different kind of coverage changes in the back 211 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 2: end for us with some of their formations adjustments. Was 212 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 2: it was a lot that those guys had to handle defensively, 213 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 2: and so it was maybe, excuse me, a little bit 214 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: less for him this game. I think it'll only continue 215 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 2: to evolve and go more. I thought he played hard 216 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 2: on offense. I thought he played fast, He had some 217 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 2: good catches, ran the right route, so I can. 218 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: Only see it going and expanding from here. Thank you guys.