1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: He coach. First of all, just hope you're doing well 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: with the hurricane and everything. Um, but you know everyone 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: has talked about the different parts of your defense. Um, 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about Davon Hamilton's however you 5 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: felt he's played. It seems like he's sort of one 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: of those unherolded players who gets in and does his job. Well. 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: Oh thanks, thanks for asking about our our health. Yeah, 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: this uh hurricane, it was something, but you know, I 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: think everybody made it through. Had a little power go out, 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: a couple of homes, but everybody is good and ready 11 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: to go. But big ham Um, Yeah, he's one of 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: the one of the pieces that doesn't get a lot 13 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: of mention that is just so important to us. He 14 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: pushes and controls the middle, and his value inside is 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: just really unique. He's able to disrupt a lot of 16 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: things and keep players free. Actually, and how important is 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: he and obviously all the rest of the defense just 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: gonna be this week and it's a guy like Miles 19 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: Sanders who can so much inside. Well, facing this running attack, 20 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: you know, they have running backs that really are slashers 21 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: that can hit creases and we just have to make 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: sure we do our best at squeezing those creases off 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: because there are guys that you give them a six 24 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: inch of the daylight, they're able to get through. All right, 25 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: thank you, and we'll go to John and we'll go 26 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: to Brent Martineau. Hey, coach, Hope, hope everybody's doing good. 27 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: Thanks taking the time. I mean yea overall, you know, 28 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: I know you faced Eagles and Jalen Verts last year 29 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. How much do you go back to 30 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: that game when you're looking kind of ways to maybe 31 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: a limited Well, you go back and you just you know, 32 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: as coaches, you go back and you want as much 33 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: information as you can. You go back, you watch games 34 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: from last year team to have similar defenses, are similar 35 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: structure that we have, and just go back and try 36 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: to see any similarities to what they're doing this year 37 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: and just have the guys aware that they could do this, 38 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: could do that. So it's really just being able to 39 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: prepare for the unknown because so much is unknown. You know, 40 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: weekly they change plays and they change different ways they 41 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: attack defenses. So we just have to make sure we 42 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: have our guys prepared the best we can. Thanks coach, 43 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: And then just last one from me, You've talked about 44 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: a little bit before, but you know, Trayvon and kind 45 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: of is impact. Is this something that kind of goes 46 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: beyond the stat sheets, Maybe hard to quantify just how 47 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: much you can kind of help create for others. It 48 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: really is. He's uh, just like big Ham in the middle, 49 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: what they do in the run game, being able to 50 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: squeeze blocks and being able to affect the run game 51 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: by just their physicalness. It really helps the whole defense. 52 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: Whether it's uh cornerbacks having a gap where the running 53 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: back has to bubble before they have to make the tackle. 54 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: It's just different things like that that you really can't 55 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: put on a stat sheet, but it shows up for 56 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: us in a big way. Was that third down stop 57 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: and the last week on the top, that's a good example. Yeah, exactly. 58 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: That's one of the players where he's getting cracked and 59 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: he has the physicalness to be able to recreate the 60 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage and on the third and one, that's 61 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: what you have to do, and he did it, and 62 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: he was able to have the reinforcements come back and 63 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: help us out. Thanks coach, thank you. All Right, we'll 64 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: go to Brent Martineau, then Mark Long coach. I know, 65 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: we're three weeks into this thing, and you put a 66 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: lot of work into it in the offseason, but some 67 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: of the early success at all surprising to get everybody 68 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: on the same page. I mean, there's a lot going 69 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: on on your defense, a lot of moving parts, a 70 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: lot of new players, young players. Um have you just 71 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: been at all surprised at how quickly it's come together 72 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: in live game action? Uh? Not really, We kind of 73 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: expected it. The coaching staff they've done a great job 74 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: of teaching and letting the players understand what we're gonna 75 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: be about. And the players they've done a great job 76 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: of just accepting it and being eager to learn it. 77 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: And once you get that, you get the players on 78 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: the same page, coaches on the same page. You go 79 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: out there and let their talent take over. And we 80 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: have some players here that are playing at a good level, 81 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: and we've got to keep keep you going. Not to 82 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: steal your secrets because I know you won't share them, 83 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: but I mean you have players like Tray Vaughan and 84 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: Devon who have skill sets that can allow them to 85 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: do a lot of different I mean, is there another 86 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: evolution still to this defense that could potentially come throughout 87 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: the year. It's just, uh, we go back we game playing. 88 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: We see what we have and we see what we 89 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: need to take away, and we put our guys in 90 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: a in position to be able to go out there 91 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: and performing the best they can. And that's a recipe 92 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: for us. You know, it could change week the week. 93 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: We could do it with other people, but you know, 94 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: we're just out there. Whatever we need to do to 95 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: get our guys in the best position to make a play, 96 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: we'll try to do that. And one more quick one 97 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: for you. You guys had stopped the run. Stop the run. 98 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: Stop the run from a coaching standpoint when you preach that, 99 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: because we've had people preached that before and it hasn't 100 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: always showed up in the statuet. Now you guys, right 101 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: now one of the best in the league at it. 102 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: What does that mean you? I think it's just all 103 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: on the players. The players understand our philosophy here about 104 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: stopping the run, trying to make teams one dimensional, and 105 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: they bought into it and they take pride in it. 106 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: So they go out there week to week and find 107 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: out what they need to do, what we need to 108 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: do to get the victory. And stopping and run is 109 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: up there and they focus in on it and they 110 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: try to go out there and accomplish it. Appreciate it. 111 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: Thank you. I haven't gonna mark long. Yeah. Hey, coach Curious, 112 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: you said we kind of expected, we kind of expected 113 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: this kind of early success. At what point did you 114 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: this year, after taking this job, realize that this thing 115 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: had the pieces to really be maybe be special. Well 116 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: throughout the whole offseason and then through the draft finding 117 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: out what we got. I think the scouting department did 118 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: a great job getting some of the pieces that we 119 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: thought we needed, and we put the team together and 120 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: it's really just a way Coach Peterson has kinda led 121 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: the way as far as changing the culture and people believing. 122 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: We go out there and we put the work in 123 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: and guys are confident in what they're doing and they 124 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: go out there and they perform. So it's really not 125 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: a surprise. It's just that you go out there, you 126 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: build confidence on a practice field, and then you go 127 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: out there and and then you just let it take 128 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: away on on game day. Thank you. All right, We'll 129 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: finish up with Ashton Salon. Hey, Coach Devon Lloyd Defensive 130 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Month. And I know coach Peterson was 131 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: always saying, you know, first round draft pick, he's gonna play, 132 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: he's gonna make an impact. But did you think he 133 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: would make as much of an immediate impact as he 134 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: has had. Uh. Devin so far is doing a great 135 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: job for us. You know, he's out there. He had 136 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: a little bit of a slow start with the injury 137 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: and training camp, but after that he's been real attentive. 138 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: He's going out there and he's working at his craft. 139 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: That's the thing about it him, Tray Vaughn and everyone 140 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: that's really getting us off to this success early. It's 141 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: the hard work they've put in through training camp and 142 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: offseason being able to just continue to build. And it's 143 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: unique because he is a rookie, but he goes about 144 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: the game and there's a bunch of leadership in his room, 145 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,119 Speaker 1: so he goes about the game as a veteran and 146 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: he's just going to continue to get better for us.