1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: A few and the Proud on the Friday. Karen, how 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: are you good? Great? Thank you. 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 2: Can you provide statuses of. 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: Some of the players as would be as followed, Ramandre 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: will be out, kay Sean will be out, and Ellis 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: will be out. 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: M a little bit off topic, digs with the nine. 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: Hundred receptions for his career, like just. 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: From being around him, what do you think has maybe 10 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 2: contributed to him get into that number as fast as 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: he has. 12 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: I think that there's a competitive spirit. I think when 13 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: you look at his makeup and his character, I think 14 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: that there's an energy. But there's a competitive spirit to Steph. 15 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: Obviously the skill set I mean to playing this league 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: and that what ever position and be successful. Uh, you 17 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: have a skill set. But I do think that he 18 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: is competitive and I think that's allowed him to, yeah, 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: be successful in a lot of different places your. 20 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: Time, Like I was thinking this similarly, like Rodney was 21 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: someone that I felt like had a competitive streak. 22 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: Digs like this that did you agree? You know, like 23 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: this rottneympair, Yeah, certainly that's what you want me to do. 24 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: But you know, I think that that's just you know, 25 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that you need to play 26 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: a long time and be successful and productive in this league. 27 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: So that's a good one to have. That's a good 28 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: quality to have. I think that they're you know, you 29 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: just look at maybe the recovery from from injury, and 30 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: I know some guys cover faster, some guys avoid injury. Obviously, 31 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: Digsy covered quickly from from his situation, So you know, 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: everybody's kind of built a little differently. Mike, do you 33 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: do you guys pay attention to your opponent's injury reports 34 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 1: throughout the weekend? Does that change the way you game 35 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: plan throughout the weekend if a guy like well, I 36 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: don't know if we necessarily change how we game plan. 37 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: That would be hard to do when the final injury 38 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: report comes. You know, I think you have to be 39 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: conscious of it maybe on some matchups, but I don't 40 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: think that that the game plan necessarily changes unless there 41 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: would be you know, a different quarterback, you know, or 42 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: things that you would be maybe expecting that if the 43 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: if the quarterback in the game would be out and 44 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: you'd have to say, maybe they're running more more of 45 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: these types of plays. We just need to have a 46 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: guy like Garrett in there in the middle grade, don't. 47 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 3: Think you've missed a staff all the year, that steady. 48 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: Disconsistency, d I know it just Jakes, Yeah, I think 49 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: you know, the having that especially at center position critical, 50 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: getting everybody on the same page, the communication piece, the 51 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: familiar familiarity with the quarterback. I think those things are 52 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: positive and everybody is important, but that's certainly one of 53 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: the important positions. Yeah, so appreciate his willingness to be 54 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: able to to be out there every single snap, and 55 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: we'll have to make sure that everybody is ready to 56 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: go in at any position. 57 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 3: What interest the fullback bring to a run game and 58 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 3: help you see Jack list overgrown to that role as 59 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: a prow. 60 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: Well, I just you know, allows you to run some 61 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: different you know runs and insert runs, and there's not 62 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: that many of them anymore, so usually they're converted and 63 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: I think that's something that Jack has improved on, uh 64 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: in his time here, especially as the season is worn on. 65 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: And you know, the picture is never really clean and 66 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like the diagram where this has them 67 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: going through the B gap or the A gap, and 68 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: you know, usually there's bodies there that you have to 69 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: avoid and move around and then find who you're supposed 70 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: to get to. So I think he's done a good job. 71 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: I think he's continuing to improve, and so I think 72 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: he's gotten more comfortable. 73 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 3: When you see the news come out with the tragedy 74 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 3: in Dallas, how much do you use that as like 75 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 3: do you talk to your team? Do you do you 76 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 3: make it a point to make sure those guys know 77 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 3: what resources are available to them. 78 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: And yeah, and are obviously our condolences to Marshawn's family 79 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: and to you know, the Cowboys family in that community. 80 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: We always try to focus on that. That's something that 81 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: I think we have always been intentional with is you know, 82 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: trying to find and put as many points of contact 83 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: around our players and our coaches and our employees that 84 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: we possibly can that they feel comfortable sharing things and communicating. 85 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot of players that are that that's important 86 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: to them as far as their community outreach. You know, 87 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: we know how critical those things are in Gonzo's message 88 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: to to the Kyle Karris Foundation and some of those 89 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: types of things, and so, but that's also another reminder 90 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: to I think, just continue to touch on it and 91 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: bring it to everybody's, you know, mind as we go 92 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: through and we do this thing with life and in 93 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: football that. 94 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: Your guys are looking after each other in addition to 95 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 3: just the coaches and other professionals, the guys are kind 96 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: of keeping an eye on each other. 97 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that that's what you would do 98 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: when you when you have a family and you spend 99 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: a lot of time with each other, you kind of 100 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: know what people, what they're like on a normal basis, 101 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: on a daily basis, what their mannerisms are. You know, 102 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: they're next to each other in the locker room and 103 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: they so I think that that's just happens, and it 104 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: occurs naturally, you know. I'm always reminded of and I 105 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: think it might have been aguilar, but I don't want 106 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: to misquote it. But it was a Patriot player and 107 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: somebody had a concussion and he noticed that he wasn't 108 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: right on the field, and you know, grabbed them and 109 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: stopped and said hey, you know, And I showed that 110 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: to the team at Tennessee, like, hey, this is this 111 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: is a teammate, Like we're going to miss things. But 112 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: you know, when you see something that's not right or 113 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: when a guy's not right, And I know that's completely separate, 114 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: but I'm just using that that's always stood out to 115 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: my mind of a guy saying, hey, this isn't this 116 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: guy doesn't seem right. So we always want to do that. 117 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,359 Speaker 1: We always want to look out for each other and 118 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: have each other's backs. 119 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 4: Like you talked about Tampa's defense on Wednesday, and obviously 120 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 4: well known for their blitzes, but they've also been top 121 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 4: five this season in limiting explosive plays. I'm curious when 122 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 4: you watch them what allows them to both be so 123 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 4: aggressive but alind of limiting them. 124 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, good tacklers. You know, normally, good tacklers that covered 125 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: their corners do a nice job of staying on top. 126 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: You know, I think Gibbs broke one through there on 127 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: a big run. But you know, for the most part 128 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: the you know, they're good tacklers in the secondary. When 129 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: you have good tacklers in the secondary, when the ball 130 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: breaks ten, twelve, fifteen yards, you know they get it 131 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: on the ground. When you're not a very good tackler, 132 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: those things tend to be a little longer. So I 133 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: think that that's probably the biggest thing. It's just their 134 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,559 Speaker 1: their willingness and their ability to tackle at this third 135 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: levels to pick things up over the last week. Yeah, 136 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: working hard, love his attitude. He came in here ready 137 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: to compete and to earn Ah, you know, our trust 138 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: and in his teammates trust and protection and carrying the ball. 139 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, I've liked everything that he's done since he's 140 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: been here. 141 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 2: We've seen it seems like Rimandre's been around the team 142 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: even though he's struggling. Have this injured this toew injury. 143 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 2: Have you seen anything from man in terms of leadership 144 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 2: helping trade on Henderson as he's preparing to take more snobs. 145 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: But last week and then. 146 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: Into this week, you know, those occur in the in 147 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: the meeting rooms and in their you know, the running 148 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: back meeting rooms, and so yeah, I think they always 149 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: tips and protection or things that he's figured out as 150 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: far as being able to scan and any of those details. 151 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: You know, I think guys are always doing that, whether 152 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: they're injured or not. I think that that's something that's important. 153 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,599 Speaker 1: So you know, when you when you have players that 154 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: are injured and you have them you know they may 155 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: not be in the game that week or however long 156 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: that they stay engaged right for them and their own mindset, 157 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: but also you know, can help the other players around. 158 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 3: Them as a livel with pride you take as a 159 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 3: defense being as successful have you been defending a run 160 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 3: and you play so many. 161 00:08:55,080 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: Light boxes, you know, in this league, I think that 162 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: it's important that you do it every week. And I 163 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: think that what we've shown is a willingness to adjust 164 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: to whatever run scheme that is that week. If it's 165 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: a zone wide, zone gap scheme, that our guys have 166 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: done a good job of adjusting to it. Perimeter plays, 167 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: our effort has been good, but every week is a 168 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: challenge and we'll have to continue to do that. They're 169 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: going to test us in the run game and whether 170 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: that's being able to tackle a quarterback when he extends plays. 171 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: You know, we don't look at it as you know, 172 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: we played split safety or we played post safety. It's just, 173 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 1: you know, part of your identity is being able to 174 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: to stop the run and tackle, but doesn't guarantee that 175 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: you're going to do it every week. You have to 176 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: show up and be willing to do that. 177 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: Seems like he's targeting in crucial moments. He's going to 178 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 2: high Henry in Austin for a lot. I'm just curious 179 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 2: what you see from those two guys on out about 180 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 2: halfway into the season. That has allowed them to become 181 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 2: such this like reliable kind of outlet for Drake on 182 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 2: these crucial downs or any just these big moments. 183 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: I think they're consistent, you know. I think that they've 184 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: played a lot of football that they've you know, been 185 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: able to make those plays when when called upon. So 186 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: I think that there's a level of confidence there. I 187 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: think Drake has confidence and everybody that we put out there, 188 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: and sometimes the play takes them, you know, to a 189 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: certain guy. But those are guys that are consistent. Those 190 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: are guys that you know, repeatedly do the right thing 191 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 1: and so far have made the plays that have helped us, 192 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: you know, win, whether that's a that's a touchdown or 193 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: that's a third down conversion at the end of the game. Thanks, guys, 194 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: have a good flow.