1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: We've tried to be very smart about how you put 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: the plan together. Obviously had an offseason this year, so 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: that was different. But feel like the guys have a 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: good understanding of what we're doing on all three sides 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: of the ball. Now is the time to compete. This 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. Tonight. There's your chance 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: to get a detailed peek behind the scenes from team 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: headquarters in Barria and you'll find out how the Browns 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: are prepping for this week's game. This is the University 10 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. Here are your hosts, Nathan 11 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: Zigura and your Ron Cherry. Good evening and welcome in 12 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: to the Kevin Stefanski Show. All along the University Hospitals 13 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns Radio Network Nathan Szagura and the three time, 14 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: three time, three time Super Bowl champion Gerard Cherry with 15 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: you for the next hour. Coming up on tonight show, 16 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: you will hear from the head coach of your Cleveland Browns, 17 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski, as well as an exclusive one on one 18 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: with Brown safety Grant Delpit. That's all coming your way 19 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: on this program today. But Gerard, unfortunately Christmas Eve did 20 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: not go the way we wanted. The Browns lose seventeen 21 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: to ten to the New Orleans Saints, ending their playoff hopes. 22 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: What did you take away from that game, Gerarde? Is 23 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: there anything positive that we can think about coming out 24 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: of that game? Uh? And unfortunately a game that that 25 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: ended the brown two season. Well, what'd you take away 26 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: from the game, Nathan, is if you're a Browns player 27 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: and coaches alike, you know that you're capable of winning 28 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: these football games, which you seem time and time again. 29 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: It's the little things that mean a lot. And if 30 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: you fix those little things, then you can be a 31 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: better football team, you could be a better player, and 32 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: you can have a chance to make a mark in 33 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: this league. The only way you make a market this 34 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: league is through Hall of Fame, All Pro and Super 35 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: Bowl accolades, and when you have those added to your 36 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: mental then you're doing something. So when you look at 37 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: the experience of this past game, once again, it shows 38 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: to a young, impressionable football team that just having to 39 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: lead in the first quarter of the second quarter is 40 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: not enough. You have to play all four quarters. So 41 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, it's a learning experience that I would 42 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: say you could take and say, you know what we 43 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: learned from from it, but also to for Deshaun Watson 44 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: from his maturation process consideration, he knows he could play 45 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: in cold weather. He knows it's not the end of 46 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: the world if it's once in a lifetime type of 47 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: conditions in which he found himself able to operate and 48 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: to get the job done in to a degree. Because 49 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: we didn't win, no, certainly, but for the Saints, you know, 50 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: we had worried about Taysom hill be playing at the 51 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: quarterback position. Did that extensively against the Browns that kind 52 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: of got their ground game going around. The Browns were 53 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: up ten nothing, you have a Marie Cooper slip and 54 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: fall and not catch what was a sure touchdown that 55 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: would have put them up fourteen nothing. And then you 56 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: allude to it we didn't get the job done, but 57 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: he led this team down eleven pass attempts on the 58 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: final drive of our thirty one. Eleven came on that 59 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: final drive and he led the team down into the 60 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: red zone near the end zone and had two passes dropped, 61 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: one by Donovan People's Jones, won by David and Joku. 62 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: That really would have changed. I think that game and 63 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: how people are viewing Deshaun Watson right now. If you 64 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: watch the game, you saw what happened, and you know 65 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: what his numbers should have been, but unfortunately they are 66 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: what they are. And for the Browns there two and 67 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: two with DeShawn Watson at quarterback. They have got to 68 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: find a way to finish this season four and two. 69 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: That starts this Sunday taking on the Washington Commanders. The 70 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: Commanders currently seven seven and one. They are currently the 71 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: seven seed in the NFC, but they have got a 72 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: lot to play for. In fact, if you're a Commanders fan, 73 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: you could clinch for the playoffs this week, you could 74 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: be eliminated from the playoffs this week. They're the seven seat, 75 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: as I said, right behind them on their heels the Seahawks, 76 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: who were seven and eight, The Lions were seven and eight. 77 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: The Packers are seven and eight. The Seahawks played the 78 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: Jets this week, the Rams week eight team, the Lion 79 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: Chicago this week, Green Bay week eight teen, the Packers 80 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: Minnesota this week, and Detroit in week eighteen. So one 81 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: of those teams is gonna win obviously Lions Packers in 82 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: week eighteen. So for the Commanders, here's the scenario that 83 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: they face right now. They clinch a playoff birth in 84 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: Week seventeen with a win coupled with losses for each 85 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: of those three teams, the Lions, Seahawks, and Packers. Conversely, 86 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: the Commanders could be eliminated from playoff contention in week 87 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: seventeen if they lose and the Lions and Packers win. 88 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: Lions playing Chicago, as I said, the Packers playing Minnesota, 89 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: so there's a lot at stake in this game. The 90 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: Commanders have made a switch at quarterback. Tyler Heineke was 91 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: five three and one as the start of this season, 92 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera saying they needed a spark, they go back 93 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: to Carson Wentz. Wentz was two and four this season. Gerard, 94 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: what did you think of that move from by the 95 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: the Commander's back to Carson Wentz. I get it that 96 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: you're on a two games slid. You lost the Giants 97 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: and you also lost to the forty Niners. Now the 98 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: forty Niners blew you out and the Giants, you can 99 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: easily argue that you will rob matter. As a matter 100 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: of fact, the NFL came out and said they missed 101 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: a call and on on. On top of that, prior 102 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: to that call that they missed far as being a 103 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: passing of ferens, it was clear that he made communication 104 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: with the referee to say, hey, am I lineup so 105 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: you don't call a legal procedure on me as well, 106 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: So I don't get how you shoulder all that on 107 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: Heineke and say it's all his fault and that you 108 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: need to spark because essentially that's what you're saying. And 109 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: you're going to a quarterback in which this team didn't 110 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: trust early on, and now you're going back to him 111 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: hoping he'll say the day and maybe Carson Wentz has 112 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: some magic. But for me, Nathan, I disagree with the 113 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: move by Ron Rivera. I think it's a bad move. 114 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: Why not go the guy who's primarily responsible for getting 115 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: you there and that the last second or last two 116 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: games because of whatever has taken place. And I watched 117 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: the forty Niners game. Yeah they got beat soundly, and 118 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: granted he was actually and that's not even really true depiction. 119 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: It really took place latter part of the third, second half, 120 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: third quarter because in the first half they drove down 121 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: score before the Niners were competing with him blow for blow, 122 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: and then they got away from Obviously the turner was 123 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: played apart in that, but I don't put that all 124 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: still on Heineke. No. In fact, they had a goal 125 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: line stand by the Niners where they could not run 126 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: it in from the one yard line. Heineke in the 127 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: game was thirteen of eighteen for a hundred and sixty 128 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: six yards, two touchdowns, an interception, hundred fourteen point six rating, 129 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: two sacks, and he lost a fumble, but was wild 130 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: about it is the drive before he got benched, he 131 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: threw a touchdown to Terry McLaurin, his second of the day, 132 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: and then the next one they had the sack that 133 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: they ended up calling an interception, but was kind of 134 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: the ball popped up in the air, it pops out 135 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: and they called reception. And then he got bench right 136 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: after that. He was thirteen eighteen, hundred sixty six yards, 137 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: two touchdowns. Wentz comes in, he goes twelve of sixteen 138 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: for a hundred twenty three yards touchdown. Heineke's rating was 139 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: one fourteen in that game. You know, for the season, 140 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: it's wild. You kind of look at the comparison between 141 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: the two Hie completion percentage about the same. Heineke's twelve 142 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: touchdown six in receptions once eleven and six. Hien a 143 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: Key eighty nine point six rating, Wentz eight six point three, 144 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: and they average twenty point three points a game with 145 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: Heinek seventeen with Wentz. It is a little bit of 146 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: a head scratcher. Wentz takes a lot of sacks twenty 147 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: three sex and his six starts, but he will be 148 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: the starter. Now. He's a little more dangerous throwing the 149 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: ball down the field, and that's where this Washington team 150 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: is very good. They've got dots in the rookie seven 151 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: touchdowns on the year, mclauren over a thousand yards average 152 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: and fifteen point two yards to catch, and then Curtis 153 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: Samuel six fifty two yards of his own, so dangerous 154 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: team when they throw the football, but they also do 155 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: like to run it, you're out. Yeah, Well, I hope 156 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: they passed the football and don't run the football, because 157 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: it's glaringly obvious. Our strength is stopping the pass and 158 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: not stopping the run. So by all means, please employ 159 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz to pass the football because we know what 160 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,679 Speaker 1: can happen with that as well. He's a turnover machine 161 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: in a sack waiting to happen as well, So I 162 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: think it will help our cause if they decide to 163 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: pass and use wins, and especially with the weather being 164 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: the way it is. You know how offensive coordinators think 165 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: they can't help themselves when it comes to passing the 166 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: football as well. So please, by all means pass the 167 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: football because that will put us definitely a better position 168 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: to win this football game. All right. From an injury standpoint, 169 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: I agree with you. We've been our our past defense 170 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: has been actually quite excellent. This year, it's our run 171 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: defense has been one of the worst in the league, 172 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: and certainly on a per play basis, one of the 173 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: worst run defenses They've since they've really been tracking that 174 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: stuff with advanced stats, and that's been a problem for 175 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: the Browns. Injury standpoint for the Browns, uh, Jadevian Clowney 176 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: out today with an illness, as was the metric Felton 177 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: Jack Conklin got the Veterans day off, not injury related 178 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: there Um. The one thing to keep an eye on 179 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: here is Jed Will's back d NP each of the 180 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: last two days. Everybody else should be good to go 181 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: for the Browns. On the Commanders side, though some interesting 182 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: things popping up here. Butler, there's rookie safety. He was 183 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: placed two limited today. Was their fourth round pick this year. 184 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: Mostly a special teams guy though, so not a huge 185 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: loss for him. Um Cameron curl They're starting safety miss 186 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: last week's limited both days. They also have their other 187 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: starting safety, Derek Forrest, out today with an illness that 188 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: to keep him out. Um, but here's the one to 189 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: keep up and eye on, uh st Juice. Their cornerback 190 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: Benjamin st Juice. He was limited on Wednesday d n 191 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: P on Friday with an ankle injury, so that's something 192 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: to keep an eye on there. They could be banged 193 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: up in the secondary of Curls not ready to come back, 194 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: and if st Juice is out, they'd be down two 195 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: of their four starting secondary members, and for a team 196 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: that plays a lot of nickel sub that would be 197 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: a big loss for them. But the Browns is health 198 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: healthy as they can be, Gerard, So I ask you 199 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: as you go into this game, you know, what is 200 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: it that you want to see from the Cleveland brown 201 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: So obviously you want to see him going in there, 202 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: and you want to see them win and have a 203 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: good performance, But what does that look like? In your mind, 204 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: what will make you happy? Well, hear what I'm hearing about. 205 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: Jet Will's first and foremost, Nathan. I'm comfortable the idea 206 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: of Hudson going out there and playing, because if Hudson 207 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: does go out there and play and he does well, 208 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: and guess what that's gonna do for Hudson, that's gonna 209 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: give me you more confidence, and that's gonna help our 210 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: administrative staff and everyone else involved makes some sound decisions 211 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: moving forward far as our offensive line is concerned. So 212 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: you have to look at that situation because jet Will 213 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: is beat up and not feeling well. Chase Young can 214 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: exploit that all day every day, so we understand what 215 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: that represents. But as I said earlier today on CBD, 216 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm looking at that interior part of the offensive line 217 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: and see what takes place there because I believe that's 218 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: the strength of the defensive front. Four the commanders, and 219 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: as we know, they have four first round draft picks 220 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: on that defensive line. They have put a lot of 221 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: draft capital into making sure that they have a sound 222 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: and solid unit. And to their credit, these guys have 223 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: been getting after quarterbacks and we're gonna have to shut 224 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: that down because you know like I know, they want 225 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: to dry to try to bring the pressure with four 226 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: guys and drop the rest of those guys in the coverage. 227 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: They certainly are the four first rounders Gerout Reference. There 228 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: Chase Young, who was UH second overall pick back in 229 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: ninth in he and as a rookie year he was 230 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: the defensive Rookie of the Year, UH, a Pro bowler. 231 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: Seven and a half sacks that season last year in 232 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: nine games. UH. Then he gets hurt and he makes 233 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: his debut last week, thirty snaps. Then he got Jonathan Allen, 234 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: who was a first round pick UH many many years ago. 235 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 1: He's in his six season, so two thousand and seventeen, 236 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: seven and a half sacks for him, and he's going 237 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: to do his second straight Pro Bowl. Also sixteen tackles 238 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: for loss. Dron Payne, the first rounder in two thousand 239 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: and eighteen out of Alabama. Through twenty pound he's got 240 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: nine and a half sacks, the lead the team. He 241 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: also has sixteen tackles for loss. They are number one, 242 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 1: tied for number one amongst all interior defensive linement. Those 243 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: sixteen tackles for loss. And then Montes Sweat, the first 244 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: rounder in two thousand and nineteen, he's got seven sacks 245 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: on the season, so three guys with seven or more sacks, 246 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: one of only two teams in the NFL to do that, 247 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: and they've done that without Chase Young, who now is back. 248 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: You mentioned the interior, Well that's where our five time 249 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: Pro bowler Jolbertonio is with where ethan postic number three 250 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 1: center Pro Football Focus and Wyatt Teller, a Pro bowler 251 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: last year in a Pro Bowl alternate. This year that's 252 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a real big matchup because don't you see, 253 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: I think you're you want to see Deshaun Watson have 254 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: time in the pocket. You want to see him comfortable 255 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: and let him operate. The weather is gonna be better, 256 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: could be around sixty degrees and Sonny and he'd love 257 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: to see him be able to just throw the ball 258 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: and play a normal football game after the cold weather 259 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: that he's seen really outside of the game and he 260 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: austin all right. And you want to see also the 261 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: improvement because the last time we faced a team and 262 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: now is the Bengals that employed this idea, I'm gonna 263 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: rush for and then drop a bunch of guys being 264 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: seven or eight guys into the or rush three and 265 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: drop eight or seven guys into your coverage. That was 266 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: against the Bengals, and he has some moments where he 267 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: and do two good. So there will be an opportunity 268 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 1: for him to again build confidence and get that sense 269 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,080 Speaker 1: and filled back for the game and just watch it 270 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: unfold for himself and flow. So I'm looking forward to 271 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: seeing that element of his game progress because he's certainly 272 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: gonna get that type of look from this defense for 273 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: the Commanders. He is, Yeah, and this Commanders seemed Ron Rivera, 274 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: their coach, and obviously you know, great defense, and that's 275 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: what they're built on their first round picks. And seventeen 276 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: it was Allen in eighteen it was Daron Payne, nineteen, 277 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: Montes Sweat twenty Chase Young. That's their defensive line. And 278 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: then at the second level, Jamon Davis was their first 279 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: round pick in one so five or three years first 280 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: rounders on the defensive side of the ball. Davis, by 281 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: the way leading the team with ninety five tackles. He's 282 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: got eight tackles for lost, three sacks, all career highs 283 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: for him. In his second season out of Kentucky. They 284 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: finally use a first rounder on the offense this year, 285 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 1: it's been dots and who's got seven touchdowns, tying the 286 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: franchise record set by Terry McLaurin for most receiving touchdowns 287 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: by a rookie. So they've done a pretty good job 288 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: with those first round picks. So chance to play spoiler 289 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: gerade And and do you guys care about that? Is 290 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: that something that guys can get excited about in the 291 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: locker room? Like, all right, this is a playoff game 292 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: for these guys. We want to go out there and win. 293 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: Let's beat them in a playoff game and send them 294 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: home and end their season. Guys care about it. And 295 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: to be frank with you, Nathan, is certainly is the 296 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: case when you're playing within division and you know a 297 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: team that you do not like, you see twice a year, 298 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: has an opportunity and you ruin it for him. Nothing 299 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: sweeter than that. But when you know the team has 300 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: has something to play for, yeah it If anything, you 301 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: want to measure yourself against a team that's in that 302 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: spot and you want to put once again on film 303 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 1: the fact that you can compete on this level. Because 304 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: the Commanders are a good football team. I'll go off. 305 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: What is work. I think they're a good football team. 306 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: I say great, but they're certainly a good football team. 307 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: And how do you compete against good football teams? You 308 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: want to go out there and showcase what your cable doing. 309 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: So again, you can have yourself an opportunity to be 310 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: in the league the next year if you go on. 311 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: The guys is in that position where your contracts running 312 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: out and you understand that, hey, they may not bring 313 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: you back. Yeah, they've got wins this year over Jacksonville, 314 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: over Chicago, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Philly was the big one 315 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: on Monday Night football week ten November the fourteen to 316 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: twenty one. They beat Houston, they beat Atlanta. They have 317 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: a tie against the Giants, and then their losses most recently, 318 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: as you mentioned San Francisco the Giants, they lost the 319 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: Minnesota by three, They lost the Tennessee by four. They 320 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: were beaten soundly by Dallas and Philly early in the 321 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: year and lost a shootout back in week two to 322 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. That's the Commanders, That's how they are 323 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: have gotten where they are. But a good defense, they 324 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: can run it, as we said, very very good receivers, 325 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: excellent and one on one contested catch situations, guys who 326 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: can go make plays. The pro bowler, led of course 327 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: by Terry McLaurin three straight thousand yard seasons and McLaurin 328 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: as probably going to set a new career high in 329 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: the game against the Browns and needs just twenty seven 330 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: yards to do just that. As I said, coming up 331 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: on the show, we've got the head coach of the 332 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, Kevin Stefan's get the bottom of the hour 333 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: Grant Delpit coming up after that. When we return, we 334 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: were going to go around the league, some crazy stuff 335 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: going on around the National Football League, as well as 336 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: a little stock up and step up. You're listening to 337 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's 338 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: Radio network. I feel like I have people in the 339 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: building that can tell me the truth, and I think 340 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: that's really important because I don't want this to be 341 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: a place where I don't get the truth from our guys. 342 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to 343 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Here are your hosts, 344 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: Nathan Szagura and Gerard Cherry. Fans mark your calendars for 345 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: Face Off on the Lake presented by Meyer, the first 346 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: major outdoor hockey game at First Energy Stadium. 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What good does that do your franchise? So 357 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: it does your franchise absolutely no good. It's just simply put, 358 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: you try of looking at the guy. It's really that simple. 359 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: And I hate to sound of course I'm saying that, 360 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: but this is the reality. You get to a place 361 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: where you simply don't want to see his face. It 362 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: reminds you of the futility that you're going through and 363 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: you see him as the main reason for it. So 364 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: simply put, you feel if you get that out of 365 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: the way, you don't have to deal with it. Because 366 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: when you're losing like they're losing, and I've been there before, 367 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: life is absolutely miserable, and you figure I need some 368 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: alleviation from the misery, and that's this is one of 369 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: the ways in which I do it. By fire and 370 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: someone I ultimately he was gonna be fired. It won't 371 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: help him from a draft preparation standpoint, it won't help 372 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: him from a game plan standpoint. All it does is 373 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: just alleviate some of the angst, if you will, of 374 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: seeing a person who you don't want to see every 375 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: day anymore and you want him out your building. I 376 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: just felt like the team completely quit on him on Christmas. 377 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: I felt like they were saying, We're not playing for 378 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: this guy anymore. This is not happening anymore. And it 379 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: was one of the worst performances I've seen by a 380 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: professional sports team. And I've seen a lot of bad ones. Unfortunately, 381 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: I've had a front row seat for some very very 382 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:25,880 Speaker 1: bad ones, but that was different because it just felt 383 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: like they quit. So I think they said, we can't 384 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: go on like this. He you're out of here. Gives 385 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: us a couple of weeks a head start on our 386 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: coaching search, and and we're gonna get after that. And 387 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: so that was the decision. There another decision made in 388 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,960 Speaker 1: the a f C West Derek Carr benched by Josh McDaniels, 389 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: which is has he been great? No? But is that 390 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: a scapegoat for a lot of things that are wrong 391 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: with the Rams. It's I find it to be a 392 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: ridiculous move. He now is gone. He's left the team, 393 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: uh for obvious reasons. Says you know it doesn't want 394 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: to be a distraction. He's gonna play somewhere else next year. 395 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: They're saying they're not sure on their evaluation. He's gonna 396 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: be gone by February tenth is when his contract gets guaranteed, 397 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: so they may have to cut him at that point. 398 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: Derek Carr, I think we'll have a lot of suitors. 399 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: I think the Jets could be a team that he 400 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: ends up with Indianapolis. It feels like they're gonna that 401 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: could be the next guy, the guy they try after 402 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan. But what 403 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: did you think of that move with the Raiders and 404 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels, kinda. I think passing the buck a little 405 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: bit there on, Derek car I think it's exactly how 406 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: you describe it. I see it in that light. Two 407 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: weeks left and you really think I can't even pronounce 408 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: can give you the better obviously not granted there has 409 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: not been set in the world on fire, But on 410 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: top of that, now you've made Adam is even more 411 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: upset about the situation and question why the heck he 412 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: left Green Bay to come to the situation in Las Vegas. 413 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:48,680 Speaker 1: So it's just a bunch of when you do things 414 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: like that, guys also lose respect for you in the 415 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: locker room when you're doing that, man in fact, and 416 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: that's the part that he's not. That's that's when I'm 417 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: sensing will take place. More so so, if anything, you're 418 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: making a matter even worse for yourself, because now guys 419 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: gonna see you as a dude who doesn't who sets 420 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: people up for failure. And the best thing that you 421 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: can do for a coach is make guys feel that 422 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: you're setting them up for success. So to doing this 423 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: manner of fashion, with two games left to sit the 424 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 1: guy down, he's gonna come off in the locker room 425 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: simply as you're trying to use Derek as a scapegoat 426 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 1: when he doesn't deserve that, and that's exactly what they're doing. 427 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: So I think the repercussions for me will be felt 428 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: this week, you know, prior weekend and going into the 429 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: next season, where guys simply put, who are there? Who 430 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: have to be there? Who are that corps? Don't trust 431 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: Josh moving forward? Yeah, well, certainly from an offensive same point, 432 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: being an offensive genius. They've got some good weapons and 433 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: they have not been a very good offense this year. 434 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: They blew what four fourteen point lead so far this season, 435 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: which is just stunning. All right, Lamar Jackson mrs practice again. 436 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: Looks like he's gonna miss his fourth consecutive game. Last 437 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: year he missed four games. This year, he's gonna miss 438 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: four games. Drive how much does that affect his contract situation? 439 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: And there seems to be a lot of rumblings coming 440 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: out of Baltimore that he will not be a Baltimore Ravene. 441 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: I find it hard pressed to believe. Even now, if 442 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens think and they can, I mean, they certainly 443 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: have a defense, they can get the job done. And 444 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: Huntley to his credit has made some plays, but would 445 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: you rather have Jackson? Would you rather have Huntley? And 446 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: obviously you rather have Jackson. Now the question is would 447 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: you rather break your team and not be able to 448 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 1: sign anybody to have Jackson? And obviously they're saying, we 449 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: don't want to go that route. His wife has been 450 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: a stalemate from a contract standpoint. But ultimately I see 451 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: them franchise at him and he'll just make fifty million 452 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: dollars for the next two years more likely to be 453 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: the case, and then they'll have to go from that 454 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: point on. But I do not see them making that change. 455 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: Think about it. The backups look like Lamar Jackson, and 456 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 1: probably guys they got on practice squore like Lamar Jackson, 457 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: and the guys they're probably considering in the draft like 458 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: right now, probably look like Lamar Jackson. So I don't 459 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: see how they could possibly get rid of Lamar Jackson. 460 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: That will be a very interesting offseason storyline there with 461 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson all right, stock up and step up for 462 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 1: the Browns going into Sunday's game. Gerard, whose stock is up? 463 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: In your mind? For me, it's definitely Reggie Raggling what 464 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: he did last week, and think about this guy has 465 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: been on a team or two weeks now up and 466 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: let a team in tackles, So impressive, So good job 467 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: on his party's stock is up, and from a step 468 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: up standpoint, I'm gonna stick again with our interior of 469 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line, and that you're going to be challenged 470 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: like you haven't been challenged, probably since the Miami game. 471 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: I actually could say with was it Breathing's reader reader 472 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 1: from Cincinnative reader reader, I mean since that game, which 473 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, though, But you get two guys, 474 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: not one in this case, so they're not up. They 475 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: do for me. Stock up Grant Delpitt that you're gonna 476 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: hear from him later. Two interceptions, which is tied for 477 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: the team lead. Ninety five tackles, a team high. He 478 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: is uh five tackles away from his first one hundred 479 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: tackle season of his career. Eight passes defense, three tackles 480 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: for loss. He's improved in coverages this season went on 481 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: and and he's competed, so his stock is up for me. 482 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: Step up. I'm just gonna put the whole offense. We 483 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: gotta get the ball in the end zone. I don't 484 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: I don't really care if it's with Nick Chubb, if 485 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: it's Deshaun Watson throwing to a Mariti Cooper and David 486 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: a Joku and Dinovan People's Jones. We gotta finish drives. 487 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 1: We've got to score more points, and that can be 488 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 1: a combination of play calling, could be a combination of 489 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 1: X accution, whatever it is this offense, and we need 490 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: to see more touchdowns. We need to see more points 491 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: on the scoreboard. And I think that's kind of the 492 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: big thing that I'll be looking for here in this game. 493 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 1: From the morning pregame shows to the final play of 494 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: Monday night football. There's no such thing as too much football. 495 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: The same isn't true for gambling, though saying with it 496 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: too long can lead to trouble. So set time limpits 497 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: before gambling and get more tips like this and keep 498 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: it fun Ohio dot com. When we come back, we're 499 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: gonna be joined by the head coach of your Cleveland Browns, 500 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski. You are listening to Kevin Stefanski Show all 501 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: along the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. For me, 502 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to make the right decision for each 503 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: of our players. This is The Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. 504 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: You're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. 505 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Kevin Stefanski Show. All along the 506 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Coach. Obviously, the season 507 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: in terms of playoffs came to an end against the 508 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints last Saturday. How do you kind of 509 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: process that and what's the message to the team going forward? Yeah, 510 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: I mean that's tough, obviously for a bunch of competitors 511 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: to know that there's two games left. I just think 512 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: it's important for us in this building to save those 513 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: reflections and those type of things for after the season. 514 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: It's just important that we continue to do our job, 515 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: continue to prepare like crazy so we can go on 516 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: the road against a good team, a team that's you know, 517 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: in playoff contention in the NFC. So we we really 518 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: got to make sure that we focus on our work 519 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 1: this week, and that's what I'm seeing the guys do. Yeah, 520 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: let's get onto the commanders then, because it's a team 521 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 1: that is could clinch the playoffs this week, they could 522 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: be eliminated from the playoffs this week, or it could 523 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: go on to Week eight team. They have been very 524 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: good up front. Let's talk about the challenges they present 525 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: as a defense. A team that can get home with 526 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: four and play seven in coverage, and they do that 527 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: very effectively. They don't give up big plays. They get 528 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: Chase Young back to go with Payne, Alan and Sweat. 529 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: How how difficult are they to attack? Yeah, it's a 530 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,959 Speaker 1: tough group, as you can imagine. And what they do 531 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: a very good job of is pressuring the quarterback and 532 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 1: they don't it's very much. So they're bringing four, uh, 533 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: and they're getting home with four first round picks. That 534 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: those are some impressive players along that front. Too great 535 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: defensive tackles, too great ends. You mentioned Chase Young. He 536 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 1: played thirty plays in the last game. You'd expect him 537 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: to play even more in this game. So everything that 538 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: they do revolves around that front. And they do a 539 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: nice job in the back end. They do a nice 540 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: job at linebacker, they mix coverages, but really the way 541 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: they play is really driven by that front. So yeah, 542 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: they are one of two teams in the league Philly 543 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: the other with three players that have seven or more sacks. 544 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: Pain's got a career high nine and a half Allen 545 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: seven and a half, both from the interior Montess what's 546 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: got seven? And then you look even further on Alan 547 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: Pain they both have sixteen tackles for loss. That is 548 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: third in the NFL, number one amongst defensive tackles. When 549 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,719 Speaker 1: you have guys and the interior who are that disruptive, 550 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: what does that make it hard to do? And what 551 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: do you have to do to try to deal with that? 552 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean, honestly, it makes everything hard. It makes a 553 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: run game hard, makes the past game hard because interior wise, 554 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: typically the center is going to one of those guys. 555 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 1: If they're in a four down front picture two defensive tackles, 556 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: your center is gonna go help on one of those guys. 557 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: So your other guard is singled now. He may get 558 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: help from the running back in the form of a checkdown, 559 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: He may get help of a tackle late potentially, But 560 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: those are one on one matchups versus two really good 561 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: defensive tackles. You know, we always talk about defensive ends. 562 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 1: You can chip, you can get a little bit more 563 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: help that way from the tight ends with your interior rushers. 564 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: As you've seen with Aaron Donald over the years, it's 565 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: harder to pay close attention to them and then add 566 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: two guys to it, it makes it even harder. Yeah, 567 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: and then behind that, they they don't really let you 568 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: throw the ball over their head. They're very stingy against 569 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: big plays. And that's kind of a trend I think 570 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: a little bit around the league this year. But when 571 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: a team does that, when they play more that kind 572 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: of a shell, what challenges is that present as they 573 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: play caller and designing your scheme for that week. Yeah, 574 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: you know, they play a good bit of cover four quarters, 575 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: but they played a good bit of man as well. 576 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: They'll close the middle field and plays a man. Uh So, 577 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 1: you gotta really be smart about when you're pushing the 578 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: ball down the field and how you're protecting when you're 579 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: pushing the ball down the field. But they do do 580 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: a nice job you mentioned in their show. I mean, 581 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: they do do a nice job keeping things in front 582 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: of them. Uh So, we really got to be smart 583 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: and how we design protections. You gotta be really smart 584 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: and how you design the players that you deploy into 585 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 1: their secondary. Do you feel like with more and more 586 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: teams running offenses or using elements of the offense that 587 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: has been our base. I know we're very multiple and 588 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,479 Speaker 1: what we do offensively, but that you feel like teams 589 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,239 Speaker 1: in the keeper game especially, it feels like they're just 590 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: more they got they get more looks at it. Now. 591 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: Is that has that been a challenge this year in 592 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,199 Speaker 1: terms of hitting those shots, because I I go back 593 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: to it felt like whenever we dialed up a max 594 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: protect shot, you'd get something, and now it's been much 595 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: more challenging and you see the way they handle kind 596 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: of those levels concepts. Yeah, I do think defenses evolved, 597 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,479 Speaker 1: and I think that's where obviously offenses have to evolve 598 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: right there with them. So some of the get the 599 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: quarterback on the perimeter plays are harder to get based 600 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: on how teams play their edge players. I would say 601 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: that's the first and foremost the biggest thing you're seeing, 602 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: uh a lot of stand up players. You're seeing a 603 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: lot of players play wider and wider um with the 604 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: five on the line fronts that are keeping the quarterback 605 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: in the pocket and really saying to you, all right, 606 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: we're gonna make you make plays from that pocket. So 607 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: even in the max protections, you're gonna have to be 608 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,440 Speaker 1: in the pocket to make it. So I think that's 609 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: certainly an element we've seen that We've seen a lot 610 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: of under front, five on the line defenses throughout this season. 611 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: But there's there's plenty of opportunities still in offensive football. 612 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: You just gotta be ready to pivot as the defense 613 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: tries to take things away. How do we kind of 614 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: get the ground game going back to its more explosive area. 615 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: And I know it's kind of timed up with de 616 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: Sean being there, but it's not about Dashawn at all. 617 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: It's much more about what's happening kind of in front 618 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: and around. Yeah, you know, I think we do. We 619 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 1: do want to run the ball better. You obviously want 620 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: to be explosive in the run game. Uh. To be 621 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: exposive in the run game, it does take all eleven players. Uh. 622 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: Now you also got to give credit to some of 623 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: the defenses you're facing and what their decide to try 624 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: to take away. Uh. So I think it's it's always 625 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 1: a combination of things. I think in this last game, 626 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: there were really close, close ones and maybe you don't 627 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: win one of your one on ones or or they 628 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,160 Speaker 1: make a play. Uh, And that's unfortunate because that the 629 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: difference between an explosive run and a gain of four 630 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: is can be an arm tackle. Uh. And when when 631 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: we don't maybe get all you wanted on the second 632 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: level or whatever it may be, you don't get the 633 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,479 Speaker 1: guard up, you don't get the center up, whatever it is, 634 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: you don't get to run through that arm tackle. I 635 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 1: think that's what probably what we've seen now. I've also 636 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: seen this this run attack with these players versus really 637 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: good fronts. Uh. It's come spitting out of there, you know, 638 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: versus and and so I do think it's it's the scheme. 639 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: We always have to be evaluating things that we're giving 640 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: the guys and making sure that they can play fast. 641 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: But all in all, I think there's opportunities that are 642 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: really really close. When you mentioned teams putting kind of 643 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: that five on and kind of making sure the quarterback 644 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: stays in the pocket. Has that also made it a 645 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: little tougher to run it outside. It felt like earlier 646 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: in the year, especially on the pin poles, we had 647 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: a lot of success on those what i'd call slower 648 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: developing runs, and it recently it feels like it's been 649 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher to get to the perimeters. Yeah, 650 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: I do think that plays an element in it, you know, 651 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: We've tried to vary. You try to vary the run 652 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: game as much as you can. The plays that you're 653 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: mentioning for sure, Uh, you know you're really putting the 654 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: tight ends block is a huge part of of any 655 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: pin pole series. UM you have a tackle down block, 656 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: which is a huge part of it. So teams have 657 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: done a nice job. It does open up other options 658 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: for us UM and that's always the game that you're playing, 659 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:37,520 Speaker 1: is trying to make sure you pivot to a different 660 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: run type while staying true to what you are. That's 661 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: the chess mention. It feels like as games have gone on, 662 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: you've kind of been able to adapt on the fly, 663 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: and we've seen the running game get better as the 664 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: games have gone on, especially last weekend Baltimore two weeks 665 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: prior to that. All right, let's talk about this Commander's team. Offensively, 666 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: they make at quarterback switch back in is Carson Wentz 667 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: out is Taylor Heineke. But they've got explosive guys in 668 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: this passing game. Mclauren's going to the Pro Bowl. He's 669 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: a over a thousand yards for the third straight season. 670 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,239 Speaker 1: Samuel's got six fifty on the year and has had 671 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: a better connection with wins. And then the rookie Dots 672 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: and out of Penn State who can fly seven touchdowns. 673 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: They hit you with explosives and they make fifty fifty catches. 674 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: How do you how do you kind of scheme up 675 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: a defense to prevent that? Yeah, I mean you really 676 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: want to limit the explosives, and that's easier said than done. 677 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: With this wide receiver corps, it's an interesting group. Not 678 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: not size. You don't get big guys running down the field. 679 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: You just get speed, you get separation. And then McLaren 680 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: may not have great size, he has unbelievable ball skills. 681 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: So what he may be lax and not being six 682 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: ft four, he goes up and gets the ball versus 683 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: big corners. So I've got a ton of respect for 684 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: what he can do. The young player that you mentioned 685 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: Penn State Dots and is an explosive, twitchy player that 686 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: they're doing a nice job. He's pushing the ball down 687 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: the field. Then Samuel is a guy that Scott Turner 688 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: in this staff had in Carolina. They know how to 689 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: get him the ball, get him the ball in space 690 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: handed to him. Uh So it presents a huge challenge. 691 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: Um obviously, you gotta do a great job with rush 692 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: and coverage, but when it comes to coverage, you have 693 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: to really keep things top down in your mindset. Yeah, 694 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: and it feels like if there are opportunities you mentioned rush, 695 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: there are maybe are some opportunities to get after the quarterback. 696 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: That's been something that's plagued them, especially when Wentz was 697 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: under center twenty three times sacked in his six starts. 698 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 1: Is this a game where you can get home with 699 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: the four and then play that coverage or you gotta 700 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: be multiple in terms of it. Obviously every game you're 701 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: gonna mix blitzing and and not and whatnot. But it 702 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: feels like this is a game where maybe especially on 703 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: the edges, we can get home with our guys. Yeah. 704 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, you're always gonna try. You know, we 705 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: mentioned this Washington defense how they don't pressure, they don't 706 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 1: blitz much, but they're getting home with pressure that if 707 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,719 Speaker 1: you could do that, that would be ideal because now 708 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: you have seven guys in coverage. So for us, we 709 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: always go into it looking to attack any matchups that 710 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: we can. So if we feel like there's a matchups 711 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: that you can create a one on one for an 712 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: inside rusher or an outside rusher. You try to do 713 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: that if you feel like there's a matchup in the 714 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: back end where you can single a corner up so 715 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,120 Speaker 1: that you can go double a player over here. You're 716 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: always looking for that, So I tell you it's it's 717 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: definitely a mix of what you're trying to do, but 718 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: all and all, you're just looking for matchups. It's and 719 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: maybe I'm just looking through my eyes here, but it 720 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: feels like Chase Winovitch being back has kind of given 721 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: something to this defense in terms of played the run 722 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: pretty well last week and then he you know, in Houston, 723 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,240 Speaker 1: he was the one who got the tip that led 724 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: to the pick six. It feels like he can get 725 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: around the quarterback and when you have him out there, 726 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: it allows you to get Miles inside more often. Has 727 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: that been a nice thing and something that maybe you're 728 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: a counting on all year and unfortunately we've really only 729 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: gotten the last couple of weeks. Yeah, Chase has done 730 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: a nice job. I think you're you're exactly right. He's 731 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: played the run well. I think he's a really savvy rusher. 732 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: I think he knows he's slippery, he knows how to 733 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: get off blocks when he's not winning, he knows get 734 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: his hands up. So I think he just has a 735 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: feel for how to how to affect the quarterback. And ultimately, 736 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: when you're talking about Miles getting some attention, that should 737 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: free up some one on ones for our other guys. Coach, 738 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: thank you so much for the time. Best of luck 739 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: against the Commanders on Sunday in Washington. Thanks Nathan. Alright, 740 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: well back for more of the Kevin Stefanski Show. All 741 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: Along the University Hospital is Cleveland Brown's radio network. This 742 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: is Brown's cornerback, denizel Award, this is Brown's wide receiver, 743 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: Donovan people Jones. This is Joel Antonio, and you're listening 744 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: to the University Hospitals, Cleveland Brown's radio network. University Hospitals 745 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: of your hometown Medical Team, an official healthcare provider of 746 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. Welcome back to the Kevin Stefanski Show. 747 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,719 Speaker 1: All Along the University Hospitals, Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Very 748 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: happy now to be joined by Brown's safety Grant Delpitt 749 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: and Grants. Obviously, this season has not had the results 750 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: that you guys have wanted, But what have you seen 751 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 1: from yourself kind of your progress, your second full season 752 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: here in the league getting to play. How have you 753 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: kind of progressed this year? I think you said, Uh, 754 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: this year hasn't gone how we wanted to go. Um, 755 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:45,200 Speaker 1: But on as a defense, Um, we've kind of you 756 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: know grown in the second half of the season and 757 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: kind of turned into what the right direction. But like 758 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: you said, man, need to clean some things up earlier 759 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: in the year, but you know, keep a positive attitude 760 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: and finished the year right and um, you know I 761 00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: really finished this thing. How are we supposed to? For you? 762 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: This is, like I said, your second season playing after 763 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: you missed your first season with that injury. And they 764 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: people make big leaps there. You've made a big leap 765 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: this season. What's kind of different for you now than 766 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: when you think about you know, the beginning of say one, 767 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: and that that early action you got there. Yeah, of 768 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: course it was. I was still fresh out there, um, 769 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: early my second year. But you know, uh, you know 770 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: I have lesson plays on the field this year. Of course, 771 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: everybody has some places that we wanted back. Um, But 772 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: like I said, as long as we're turned in toward 773 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,760 Speaker 1: the right direction man, and um, you know, really growing 774 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: into the potential that you that you are as a 775 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: player as a person. Uh, you know, I think it's 776 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: gonna work out in the long run. So just keeping 777 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: that that ball ruling the end this year, do you 778 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: feel like the game slowed down for you? Yeah, you know, 779 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: of course, but it's still the NFL is still every 780 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: week is still hard and there's no easy weeks um. 781 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: But of course, and the more experience you get, the 782 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: the quicker you are to pick some things up. Speaking 783 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: of picks, got your second last week there, tip ball. 784 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: John Johnson has some good coverage, you got it. What 785 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 1: happened on that play, you know, yeah, shout out the 786 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: John for this sist type coverage. Made the quarterback you know, 787 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: kind of throw a good ball. Tight end was nice 788 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 1: enough to drop it from me. Uh and got the 789 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 1: easy tip. But you know it was a you know, 790 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: as dB just say tips, number throws. We gotta get those, 791 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: so you know, just catching ones that throw to you 792 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: flipped his field for office. By the way, nice returned. 793 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: Did you did you think maybe I had a chance 794 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: to take it to the house. I was supposed to 795 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 1: exit stage right on them at the end of it. 796 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,880 Speaker 1: But you know, shout to my guys were blocking from me. 797 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,839 Speaker 1: And you know I was supposed to take it all 798 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: the way, but you know, it's a good return and 799 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: set up, set an office up for a touchdown. What 800 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,399 Speaker 1: did that? How did that go over in the film? Realm? 801 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: What was kind of what was your what were your 802 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 1: peers reaction to the catch and then the run back? 803 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,880 Speaker 1: And that was all good? Of course everybody wanted me 804 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 1: to score, but you know it's it's a good little 805 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: running back, running back. Uh. You know I used to 806 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: play a little running back back in the day, so 807 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 1: we got a little experience. Was that the coldest game 808 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: you've ever played? Him? That was some That was some 809 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: crazy to come from down south a Magica Louis and 810 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: that was the coldest thing I think every experience. Um, 811 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:56,880 Speaker 1: you know, I've been in Colorado a couple of times, 812 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: but of course you got all all that gears, you know, 813 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,359 Speaker 1: stuff like that. But that was that was some crazy stuff. Man. 814 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: The wind show was crazy. Shout to the fans that 815 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 1: went to the game, Um, they were crazy. Yeah, they 816 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:11,719 Speaker 1: were crazy. Uh. That shows y'all support. We really appreciate you. 817 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: What did it feel like because it felt for me watching, 818 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: you know, from up in the booth looking it almost 819 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: looked like a lot of the game was in slow motion, 820 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:22,479 Speaker 1: like people couldn't even really move their bodies normal. Yeah, 821 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: I think the worst thing was your hands. From my 822 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: and my part, I think my legs were good. Um, 823 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,919 Speaker 1: the ground was pretty hard landing on the ground as though. 824 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: But I think the worst thing is your hands. I 825 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: feel like you're on a field more than like three plays. 826 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: I think my hands, your hands just go numb. Uh 827 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: So shout out to the offense too. You know, I 828 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:41,760 Speaker 1: don't know how they were throwing the ball and stuff 829 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,120 Speaker 1: like that, but you know, it was a tough game, man. 830 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: But the good thing about it was everybody was in it, 831 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: so everybody had to deal with it, and you know, 832 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: it didn't turn out how we wanted to. Um, but 833 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, it's just good to be out there with 834 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,040 Speaker 1: your bros man making plays. Did tackles feel differently like it? 835 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 1: Could you feel it in your body because it was 836 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,439 Speaker 1: so cold? Yeah, you know you're abody get a little 837 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 1: rigid and uh go a little number in some places. 838 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: So I did feel a little different, but still football. 839 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: So it was kind of football. Right. You mentioned throwing it. 840 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,760 Speaker 1: They threw it fifteen times, only completed eight passes, really 841 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: everything underneath. They couldn't throw it down the field at all, 842 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 1: and you knew they were going to run it, and 843 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: you're you've been great and run support all year. Came up, 844 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:18,719 Speaker 1: had a big tackle for lost one of those third 845 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: downs early in that game. What's it? What's it like? 846 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:22,880 Speaker 1: The challenge going against the team that's gonna do that 847 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: where they've got a quarterback, there's really a two thirty 848 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: pound tight end and they basically are just running, you know, 849 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 1: like power football eleven on eleven. Yeah, you said, we 850 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: know that they're gonna run aball a lot. You know, 851 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: that's that's a big part of our offense. Uh, A 852 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 1: new little quarterback coming back. It's his first game back, 853 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:41,759 Speaker 1: so I'll put some pressure on him, trying to make 854 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: him think a little bit. But we really got knocked 855 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: out the run game to make him uncomfortable in the 856 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:48,319 Speaker 1: past game. And they can't throw it. They've got Term 857 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,319 Speaker 1: mclauren's going to the Pro Bowl, dots in a big 858 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: vertical threat. They got a big tight end, Logan Thomas Afford, 859 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback Curtis Samuel. So this is in terms of 860 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: probably like the skill group, the wide receiver the best 861 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,760 Speaker 1: we've seen in a few weeks. Yeah, they don't have size, 862 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:04,600 Speaker 1: but they have speed and elite catching. Um so, you know, 863 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,840 Speaker 1: it's it's a lot of the same type of build, 864 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:08,799 Speaker 1: but all those guys can play. Man, Like you said, 865 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,799 Speaker 1: they have some great receivers. Um so you know, it's 866 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 1: a pretty good overall team with a with a great defense. 867 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,040 Speaker 1: Uh so it's gonna be a challenge is going to Washington, 868 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: but we're ready for it, man, And we got a 869 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: lot to play for, absolutely a chance to spoil their season, 870 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 1: get another win here, and then we got a chance 871 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: to do something in the final game that hasn't been 872 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: done since nineteen eighty eight, which is sweep the Steelers 873 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 1: in the season. And were you born in nine eight? 874 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,360 Speaker 1: Maybe that was not ten ten years before? I was born, 875 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 1: so young, so youthful. Good for you. Yeah, I was 876 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,440 Speaker 1: born ten years before that. Sad for me, I know, 877 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 1: but um yeah, you guys, you have a lot put 878 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: to play for it and an opportunity I think really 879 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,440 Speaker 1: to kind of set the stage going into next year, right, 880 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: is that kind of the mentality. Is that what you 881 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: guys are all talking about. Yeah, you know, right now 882 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,399 Speaker 1: we're just talking about winning this game and of course 883 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:52,919 Speaker 1: in the next week comes, Uh, sweeping them will be great, 884 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:54,759 Speaker 1: but we got to take care of this first. But 885 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: that's the big the big pictures, just to finish the 886 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,800 Speaker 1: year right and just build momentum to next year. What 887 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:01,959 Speaker 1: do you think kind of clicked for you guys defensive, because, 888 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 1: like you said, you have been playing significantly better defense really, 889 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,239 Speaker 1: I think started Week seven against the Ravens. From that 890 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:10,160 Speaker 1: point on, you know, other than Miami game, it's been 891 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:14,640 Speaker 1: a very good performance. What's kind of changed for you guys? Uh? 892 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, I think kind of naturally get 893 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 1: the jail together a little bit after in the second half. Um, 894 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: you know, we're still not all the way. They're still 895 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,799 Speaker 1: giving up some plays here and there. But you know, 896 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: like I said, man, when you start to learn how 897 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: the guys play and get that you know, brotherhood and 898 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: and and togetherness, you know, I think that it goes 899 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,680 Speaker 1: well in the second half. But would you gotta start 900 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 1: the first half off strong for next year as well? 901 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 1: Do you like playing in the post or do you 902 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,000 Speaker 1: like being more down in the box, like being wherever 903 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,279 Speaker 1: the ball this So I don't have any preference in 904 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,719 Speaker 1: college you are more. You play both in college as well, 905 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:53,239 Speaker 1: but you're near the line of scrimmage quite a bit 906 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,520 Speaker 1: and obviously very good tackler. I feel like you like 907 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: kind of knife and through and making those plays. Well, 908 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,839 Speaker 1: it's funny because I slid and draftically said I couldn't tackle, 909 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: uh nonsense, which we all know. Yeah, like I said, 910 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know it is what it is. 911 00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: But I like being with the balls at man making 912 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: plays and you know, flying around all right, college football 913 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 1: playoffs coming up. Do you care about Georgia or do 914 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 1: you hate to have so much disdainard? Would you rather 915 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,520 Speaker 1: see an SEC school winning? I don't know. I'm tooling 916 00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,719 Speaker 1: out against Georgia. So every time we played them, we 917 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,080 Speaker 1: blew them out, So I'd like to see them win, 918 00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:27,319 Speaker 1: just because we used to be blowing them out. All right, 919 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,800 Speaker 1: So you're still you'd rather have it being SEC school 920 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:32,439 Speaker 1: if I can't be ls Yeah, you no, don't okay, alright, alright? 921 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:36,319 Speaker 1: Any good Christmas? Did you have a good? Yeah? Good holiday? Yeah? Man? 922 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: Actually my family came up here, my mom and grandma, 923 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,799 Speaker 1: my sister, and um. They actually got stuck yesterday because 924 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:44,839 Speaker 1: they can't all the flights so they had to drive 925 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:46,799 Speaker 1: back fifteen hours. They had to get them run a car. 926 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:48,839 Speaker 1: So it turned out good. They had a good little 927 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:52,480 Speaker 1: road trip back home. But that's a long drive, long day. 928 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 1: They got home safe, so that's all right. Excellent, well, Grant, 929 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: always a pleasure man. Happy New Year to you coming 930 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:00,359 Speaker 1: up obviously in d C. Get a big win. Kick 931 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:02,040 Speaker 1: this season off the right wires, kick the year off, 932 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:03,719 Speaker 1: I'd say, the right way. Thanks for the time, best 933 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:06,200 Speaker 1: of luck, Thank you man, uh me Christmas, heavy New 934 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:09,000 Speaker 1: Year to everybody. All right, that was Brown Safety Grant delpic. 935 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:10,880 Speaker 1: We'll be back with more the Kevin Stefanski Show all 936 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:15,279 Speaker 1: along the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. I feel 937 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:17,520 Speaker 1: like I have people in the building that can tell 938 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,319 Speaker 1: me the truth, and I think that's really important because 939 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:20,640 Speaker 1: I don't want this to be a place where I 940 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: don't get the truth from our guys. This is the 941 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:27,279 Speaker 1: Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to the University Hospitals 942 00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:31,520 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns Radio network. Be part of one of the 943 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: most passionate fan bases in the NFL. Joined the Brown 944 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: Season ticket member wait list today for the best chance 945 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,360 Speaker 1: of securing tickets for all home games in future seasons. 946 00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 1: Don't miss out. Go to cleveon Browns dot com. Slash 947 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: tickets are called four four oh eight nine one five 948 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:48,640 Speaker 1: zero five zero to reserve your spot. Today it's the 949 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 1: six and nine Browns against the seven, seven and one Commanders. 950 00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: The Commanders clinging to the seventh playoff spot in the NFC, 951 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:58,480 Speaker 1: and boyud be great for the Browns to play spoiler. 952 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,000 Speaker 1: How do they do that? What are the keys to victory? 953 00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:03,239 Speaker 1: Obviously number one when the turnover battle the Browns undefeated 954 00:42:03,239 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: this season, when they have won the turnover battle four 955 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: and oh, so we'll start there. Number two, you gotta 956 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:12,560 Speaker 1: finish drives. The Browns money downs, where's where money plays 957 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,440 Speaker 1: made in the NFL third down conversions their twentieth on offense, 958 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:19,160 Speaker 1: red zone nineteen goal to go eighteen. That's gonna be 959 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,960 Speaker 1: a tough task against this Washington Commanders, seemed, who is 960 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,720 Speaker 1: third on third downs, eight in the red zone, second 961 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 1: in goal to go situations. But the Browns have got 962 00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:30,879 Speaker 1: to score points. They have got to score touchdowns. They 963 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: cannot settle four field goals and so you gotta get 964 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,560 Speaker 1: to Shaun Watson and Nick Chubb going Amari Cooper hasn't 965 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:38,920 Speaker 1: scored in five straight games. Nick Chubb hasn't scored in 966 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,440 Speaker 1: four straight games. We have got to get this offense 967 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:45,120 Speaker 1: producing touchdowns in the red zone. One is not enough, 968 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:48,359 Speaker 1: Two is not enough. Give me three Hoods downs in 969 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,120 Speaker 1: this game, and I think the Browns will be able 970 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:52,360 Speaker 1: to come out on top. And then number three, you 971 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:55,000 Speaker 1: gotta protect. You gotta deal with this front. You've gotta 972 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:58,200 Speaker 1: be sound blocking with Chase Young, Jonathan Allen, gern Payne 973 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:00,759 Speaker 1: Montes sweat on the other side. And for Russ, get 974 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:03,400 Speaker 1: after Carson Wentz. You know he'll throw you the football. 975 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:06,040 Speaker 1: You know he will. You think about Carson Wentz two 976 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:08,360 Speaker 1: career games against the Cleveland Browns, the one that he 977 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,239 Speaker 1: won two touchdowns, no interceptions, the one that he lost 978 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:15,600 Speaker 1: in two interceptions, five sacks, He'll hold the ball. Let's 979 00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:17,839 Speaker 1: get after him, Let's get some big sacks, and let's 980 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: get a huge, huge win over the Commanders. Obviously not 981 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:23,879 Speaker 1: for the playoffs, we know that, but you can play 982 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:27,680 Speaker 1: spoiler nine. AM Brown's Game Day with Ken Carmen, Gerard Cherry, eleven, 983 00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 1: AM Brown's Kickoff Show with Ken, Andy Baskin and Tymas 984 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,720 Speaker 1: Falling at one o'clock kickoff with Jim the Great, Jim Donovan, George, 985 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 1: Jerry and I from FedEx Field in land Over, Mayorland 986 00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:40,240 Speaker 1: as we hopefully kick off the new year in style 987 00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:44,360 Speaker 1: will be January first, It'll be three and hopefully it 988 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 1: will be a Brown's victory over the Commanders, and maybe 989 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,759 Speaker 1: the night before we'll get a little uh Michigan win 990 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:54,720 Speaker 1: in Ohio State wins set up a crazy championship game 991 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:58,760 Speaker 1: for Meredith Kane and Jason Gibbs. I am Nathan Sigur, 992 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,360 Speaker 1: thanking you once again for listening to the Kevin Stefanki 993 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:09,439 Speaker 1: Show on the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. You've 994 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:13,160 Speaker 1: been listening to the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. Join us 995 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:15,640 Speaker 1: next week at this time for more from the head 996 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:19,600 Speaker 1: coach of the Cleveland Browns. This broadcast is a copyright 997 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:22,359 Speaker 1: of the Cleveland Browns and the National Football League. Any 998 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:25,160 Speaker 1: other use of this broadcast, descriptions, or accountant without the 999 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:28,840 Speaker 1: prior consent of the NFL is strictly prohibited. This is 1000 00:44:28,880 --> 00:45:03,600 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. 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