1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: We made a made a move at the quarterback position 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: to go with Jackson. I'm excited for Jackson and his opportunity. 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: He's been preparing for this, putting together a great week 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: of practice, so I'm excited for him. Russ has been 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: nothing but a pro. It's never easy to get in 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: that situation, but he's he's a great teammate. You know, 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: he's a captain of our team and the leadership he 8 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: possesses and you know, it's it feeds through the rest 9 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: of the team. So he's gonna He's done a really 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: good job with with managing that handling that. I mean, 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: he's a competitor. I know he wants to be out there, 12 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: but I know he's also going to help the team 13 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: and do what's best for the team. And you know, 14 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: again this can emphasize how excited I am for Jackson 15 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: his opportunity. I know Dave's kind of expressed his decision 16 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: to make it, and I fully support it, and I'm 17 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: right there with him and and excited for Jackson. So 18 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's really really all I have to say 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: on that, on that that mattering situation. So if there's 20 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: anything else you have for on the Chargers and the 21 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: task at hand there, then I'm open. 22 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: What tells you that Jackson is ready for this? 23 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, you just see it on a daily basis, the preparation. 24 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: You saw him in the meeting rooms, you see him 25 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: on the practice field doing the scout team reps, and 26 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: you can really take a lot from that, just how 27 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: he's operating as a leader on the team and in 28 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: the huddle. So you know, there's there's you know, you're 29 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: you obviously got to go out there and play. He 30 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: did in the preseason. Now it's the regular season, so 31 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: every single level things start speeding up and ramping up 32 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: for him. But you know, he's He's been very productive 33 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: as a player, and I'm excited to go, you know, 34 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: seeing a little bit go out there and roll it. 35 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 3: Is there a tangible difference for you as a play 36 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 3: caller on Sunday calling place for a guy who never 37 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 3: made an NFL start, for a guy who's been in 38 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 3: league fourteen years. 39 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: You're certainly mindful of that. You're certainly mindful of that. 40 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: You know, I've been in that position before as a rookie, 41 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: and so you know you understand kind of what's what 42 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: what that what that approach is kind of lead up 43 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: to the game, the first play, the first quarter. You know, 44 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: I remember starting my first game in high school and 45 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: my first game in college, and you know, get in 46 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: the mix as an NFL player as well, so you know, 47 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: I know what that feelings like. So yeah, absolutely, I 48 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: have I have some experience in that, and you know, 49 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: having dealt with a rookie quarterback before and uh, you know, 50 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: and and kind of the ebbs and flows of what 51 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: happens in the game. So I think giving him the 52 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: stuff that he knows he likes and then just let 53 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: him go out there and play ball. 54 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: What does he like in the meeting room? Jackson? 55 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: What does he like in the meeting rooms as as 56 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: it pertains to asking questions, et cetera. Oh Yeah, he's 57 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: very He's very attentive. He's, you know, just one of 58 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: the guys that's in there. He's he's learning, he's asking 59 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: great questions. He spends a lot of time after extra 60 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, trying to answer some stuff. So he doesn't, 61 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, kind of hold down the meeting sometimes, but 62 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: he's all about the extra work. He's looking to kind 63 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: of get some clues and then he kind of tips 64 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: some things that he can get from the veteran guys 65 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: or from the coaches. So he does a great job 66 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: in the meeting room. 67 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: Like why is it such a challenge to get from 68 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: movie football against the Chiefs that Sea. 69 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, they did it. They did a nice job. Hats 70 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: off to them. They did a nice job of you know, 71 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: give him some give him a couple of different looks. 72 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: I think, you know, we can do a better job 73 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: as a staff of just getting them more involved. And 74 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: you know, I thought you saw Sligh had a couple opportunities. 75 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: The backs you know, ended up being underneath and you know, 76 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: I know Scat had a bunch of targets and catches. 77 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: You know, some times those games kind of clear like that, 78 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: So you gotta be able to adjust. I think in 79 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: the you know, in the second half, kind of open 80 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: it up a little bit and you know, whether it 81 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: was the call or whether which is where the ball went, 82 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: just didn't find him. But you know, obviously, Malik, you 83 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: want to be able to have him in the front 84 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: of your mind in terms of getting into football. So 85 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: we got to, you know, gotta have a good plan 86 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: and a better plan for that as we go move forward. 87 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 4: I have Mahomes curious for his first start. What was 88 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 4: that kind of like getting him ready for that first start? 89 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 4: I think it was twenty seventeen. 90 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: It was in twenty seventeen. It was one of the 91 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: last games of the regular season. And so yeah, I mean, 92 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: he just he had the same approach, like whether it 93 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: was week one or week sixteen, week seventeen, like, he 94 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: just he kept on working through his his routine, you know, 95 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: and worked how you know, the game plan and how 96 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: he saw and how he built it. His favorites, his thoughts, 97 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: his likes, because you know, they're they're different. He was 98 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: different than Alex and and so he had different favorite 99 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: plays and Alex did. That's that's fine, just like Jackson 100 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: and Jamis and Russ. They all have different plays that 101 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: they really like and really know. And so I know, 102 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: as a as a coordinator putting together the plan with 103 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: the staff, it's like, all right, well, what stuff is 104 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: he really good at? What suf does he like? And 105 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: then how can we dress it up and how can 106 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: we match it up to make him feel good. 107 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: About the plays? 108 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 4: So I could follow the one out with Jackson obviously 109 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 4: do you see a similar and do you just set 110 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 4: up but you see a similar temperament, I guess with 111 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 4: I know different people at my home first game, dark 112 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 4: sports game does their approach like, okay, here we go, 113 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 4: let's get ready. Do you see a similar temperament. 114 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's it's It just all starts with the 115 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: open lines of communication between whether it's a play called, 116 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: the head coach, the quarterback coach, and then the players. 117 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: So you know, open lines of communication. I like this, 118 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: Hey add this, you know this had really helped me 119 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: with this motion, or hey, this is our vision for 120 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: this play and why we haven't set up this way. 121 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: So anytime you can open those lines of communication, that's 122 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: going to make everyone better. 123 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 2: So he gives suggestions for what he likes to you. 124 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely, and every every quarterback does, and excuse me, 125 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: every quarterback does. So it's just you know, when you 126 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: have you have the quarterback room that we have, and 127 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: they're so dynamic and they're so verbal. It's really great 128 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: as a coach because you get in they're always talking ball, 129 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: always talking about different ideas. So I mean that room 130 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: does a great job in general, and Jackson has done 131 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: a great job too in terms of you know, this week. 132 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 5: With that being said, how different do you expect the 133 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 5: offense to look right because he has different strengths, Differ weeks, 134 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 5: is different plays that he likes to look different. To 135 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 5: be honest, in the preseason a lot more our po 136 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 5: like zone read type of stuff like is it going 137 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 5: to be in your opinion? How different does it look? 138 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think I think there will be certain elements 139 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: of just things that Jackson has done well, whether he 140 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: was in college or in high school. Yeah, you want 141 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: to fit the system to that player, any player really 142 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: to what their strengths are. So I think Jackson does it, 143 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: is going to do a nice job, and we'll put 144 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: together a plan that he can work with. 145 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 3: At some point, thank you, at some point if you 146 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 3: have a radio before you want to you you Jackson, 147 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 3: you know, I'm sure you will run the role somewich 148 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 3: checks and then you know, we've seen him in the 149 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 3: summer take hits. 150 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: And sometimes slide and sometimes not slide. Will you ever 151 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 2: say to him, Lo, we need. 152 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 5: You in the game. 153 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 3: You need to finish the game. You know, you need 154 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 3: to be careful even though we want you to be aggressive. 155 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean he's he's an aggressive player. So when 156 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: he's on the field, you know, he's gonna you know, 157 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: it's hard to take away that part of his game, 158 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: you know. I think he's got to be smart. I 159 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: think he knows that, you know, taking the hits in preseason, 160 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: just getting hit in general, he did in college. I 161 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: know he's a tough player. It's a different it's a 162 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: different level here obviously, but he's a smart player and 163 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: I trust will make the right decision. 164 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 5: Any concerned about the limited reps that he's. 165 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 3: Had, Elaku and Dale and everybody. 166 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: Else, Yeah, you know, they'll have to have to get 167 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: on the same page, you know. And that's a good 168 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: thing about when we meet after practice. We're all in 169 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: the same room. We watch all the same tape. Receivers 170 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: are talking, quarterbacks are talking. So there's a dialogue there 171 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: that at least allows you to be on the same 172 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: page in terms of seeing it the same way. So 173 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 1: when we get on the practice field, you know, there'll 174 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: be some catching up to do. But that's real and 175 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I think the guys have been 176 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: doing a good job of trying to get as much 177 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: as they can. 178 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 4: A few of the guys have talked about Jackson's swagger. 179 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 5: Where do you do that in the media room, on 180 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 5: the field. 181 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 4: When you're kind of working. 182 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: Jackson has a lot of confidence. I think that's good. 183 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: That's what you want in a quarterback room. That's what 184 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: you want in a quarterback. Swagger, confidence, I think they're 185 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: kind of one of the same. How you want to 186 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: defind it. I just think Jackson has that. All the 187 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: guys in our quarterback room have that. I think you 188 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: know a lot of guys on our team have that 189 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: swagger confidence themselves. It's hard to play at this level 190 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: if you don't have that. So I mean you're talking 191 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: about the best of the best, and so I like 192 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: our room. I like where our guys minds are at. 193 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: They're focused on today, and I think that's the best approach. 194 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 3: Have you seen Reuss handled and being. 195 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: Benched, Yeah, I've seen it. Again. Like I said earlier, 196 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: I think he's handled it about as well as you 197 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: can hand for being a leader, And again, that's not hard, 198 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: it's not I mean, that's not easy for someone to 199 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: do that. So you know, I feel if I feel 200 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: for him, and I think you know, he's going to 201 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: continue to be a great leader and a great person 202 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: in the room and help Jackson as best you can. 203 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: I know, he came out and said that yesterday. I 204 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: think that's true, that's real, and that's the kind of 205 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: guy he is, and that's that's why we wanted to 206 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: bear What is uh. 207 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 2: What is calling tempo? Like as coordinator, do you build 208 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 2: certain calls ahead of time, like if we get seven 209 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: yards going second down, Jackson knows the play already or 210 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: are you just getting the calls in quicker? 211 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 1: Oh, that's good question. I think yeah. I think there's 212 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: a little bit of both. I think there's some anticipatory 213 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: things that we can set up during the week. I 214 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: think a lot of times because you just you really 215 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: don't know what's gonna happen till the play's over. Like 216 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: he might catch it for five but break it for twenty, 217 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: you know. So like there's but a lot of time 218 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: it's just getting getting in quicker to him so that 219 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 1: he can play and you know, have a lot more 220 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: time on the shot clock from the go operate line 221 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: scrimmage if we end up doing that. If there's elements 222 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: did that in college. We've done that in the past 223 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: here with whoever was playing quarterback, Like we've done it 224 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: with Russ at times too. So you know, I think 225 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: there's an element of that we saw in the preseason. 226 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: We're able to test it. I think our guys are 227 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: comfortable with it, but it's just a matter of, you know, 228 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: getting to them a little bit quicker, getting some more 229 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: information on maybe alert or an adjustment that we need 230 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: to do with a line of scrimmage. But using all 231 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: that shot clock if you can in no huddle situation 232 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: is what's important.