1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Good afternoon, you know, had an opportunity to go back 2 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: and go through the film, had our opportunity to go 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: and meet with the coaches as well. In all three 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: phases of the game, we just didn't do enough. We 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: didn't execute when we needed to at the end of 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: the half or the end of the game. And it's disappointing. 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: And this is a it's a true loss. If we 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: don't learn anything from it, We're going to use this 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: as a teaching experience and so talked about it, talked 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: about it at the beginning of the season. What success 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: looks like for me, and that's just getting better each 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: and every week, not only the players, but also the 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: coaches and myself. Will you hope you yeah, you know, 14 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: I continually preach that every single play matters, and you 15 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: can go back in that game and you can find 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: eight to ten plays where if we would have just 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: did that and I hate that, right, like if this 18 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: would have happened, if that would have happened, Well, it 19 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: didn't happen, so uh to me, it's you know, the 20 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: average play being five six seconds whatever. It is, like 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: you have to have the ultimate focus and maintain that 22 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: focus as the game continues on Now, there were a 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: lot of good things on the film. And I'm you know, 24 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: I'm not into I'm not into you know, a good 25 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: loss or anything like that. That's not what I'm saying. 26 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: But there were a lot of good things. I thought 27 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: we were still able to run the ball, to control 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: a line of scrimmage. Even when we were down. I 29 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,119 Speaker 1: felt like we were in control of the game. One thing, 30 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, if you offensively, we got to find a 31 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: way to get the ball down the field. We got 32 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: to find a way to get the ball in our playmakers' 33 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: hands so those guys can go out there and uh 34 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: and make yards. So and that's and that's on you know, 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: it's a hybrid, it's a it's a it's on the 36 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: coaches myself, starting with myself, and that definitely is something 37 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: that we have to continue going forward. Defensively, you know, 38 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: those guys went out there and played hard, had a 39 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: few three and outs. We need we have to get turnovers. 40 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: We have to find a way to get turnovers and 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: get the ball back into our off into his hands. 42 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: And then I would say special teams wise, you know, 43 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 1: the main thing being that block field goal that everyone 44 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: remembers but like I said earlier, there were more. There 45 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: were more plays than just the the blockfield goal that 46 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: cost us this game. 47 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 2: Probably correct in your mind or call these things. 48 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think anything at this level is easy. Uh. 49 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: I think there is some low hanging fruit though that 50 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: we can take advantage of going forward. 51 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: Had a day to kind of chew on everything, would 52 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: you have done anything differently, either with the fourth and 53 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 2: one in overtime or the clock management the way you 54 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: guys called the other. 55 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't want to get into you know, if 56 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: this would have happened or looking back like that, you know, 57 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: and dealing to hypotheticals. I made a decision, and you know, 58 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: it's a decision that I have to live with, and 59 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: I'm willing to take the consequences either way. And uh, 60 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: you know, all those all of those key decisions, whether 61 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: it's to take the ball I mean at the going 62 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: into overtime or not taking the ball going like those 63 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: are all things that can change on a game by 64 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: game basis, and also the flow of the game. And 65 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: so you know, maybe the defense is played great, are 66 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: the offense is playing great, and all those things come 67 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: into play. So I wouldn't change anything. But at the 68 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: same time, to your point, you have to go back 69 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: and evaluate, you know, just that whole operation frustrated to 70 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: those conversations. Go, look, all of those guys in that 71 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: locker room want to play football, all of those guys 72 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 1: in the locker room want to help this team win. 73 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: And if they're not frustrated, then that's that's an even 74 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: bigger problem. Frustrations. I mean, every single week, someone's going 75 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: to be frustrated. Every single week, you're gonna have to 76 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: put more on one side of the ball, or more 77 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: on one individual than the other, just based on matchups alone. 78 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: And you know, if you're not frustrated, that that to 79 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: me just says a lot. 80 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: I know you're asked about them yesterday and today, but 81 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 2: do you have any update on jukes score or form, 82 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: whether you expect them to be available. 83 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: If you look, Chukes left the building. He's not with 84 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: the team. You know, he's doing some thinking, but at 85 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: this point in time, he's not with the team. So 86 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: I don't want to I don't want to get into that. 87 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: I told you guys, I did give him a call. 88 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: We had a we had a good call, and uh 89 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: it had nothing to do with football. Or roster spot 90 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: had everything to do with just making sure that he 91 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: was okay. 92 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: Was dutter at the green dot? 93 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: And how do you feel like the communication went? The 94 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: communication was good and he was dutter. And remember Duggar 95 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: did it all last year as well, so it was 96 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: not anything new for him. I've always been a huge 97 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: believer in like a linebacker having the green dot. But 98 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the way Duggar played yesterday as a 99 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: whole and able to handle the communication, he definitely field 100 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: in fielding for that role. Yeah, that you know, it's 101 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: hard for offensive and defensive players who you know they 102 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: feel they are just an offensive player or defense. It's 103 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: hard at this level. It's not like in college where 104 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: you of one hundred people on the sideline. So special 105 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: teams is always part of the conversation and you always 106 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: try to get unless you're there's the absolute best at 107 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: your position or quarterback like they all have to play 108 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: special teams. So we talk about that's the hitting yardage 109 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: and we have to take advantage of those things and 110 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: let's see how it goes going forward. 111 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 2: What was that atmosphere like coaching in your first overtime game, 112 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: having control of everything that the team was doing offensively. 113 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: And it was great. It was great, you know. Unfortunately, 114 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: you know, we walked away with an l. But it 115 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: was good to be home. I thought the fans came 116 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: out and you know, they were allowed and disappointed we 117 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: weren't able to deliver a win. For You've talked a 118 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: lot about toughness and Jacobe has shown that that is 119 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: there or what is the level of concern with a Way? 120 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: And how many times has been hit in these first 121 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: two games, and you never want your quarterback to get hit. 122 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: We have to do a better job in our pass 123 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: per upfront, and we have to keep him clean because 124 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: even when he's not getting hit, or any quarterback, if 125 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: they're back there and they feel people around them, always 126 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: is going to affect you a little bit. Now I'm 127 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: saying that I've always said, Look, Jacoby is a great leader. 128 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: He's a competitor, but he's also very he's a very 129 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: tough player mentally and physically. And look, we'll try to 130 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: keep them clean going forward. But there I mean, look, 131 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: he has shoulder pads on just like everyone else. So 132 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: see how it goes. 133 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: I have any injury updates regarding family, and I. 134 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: Guess yeah, so those guys are with the doctors right now. 135 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: We had our injury check this morning, as I told 136 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: you guys yesterday, and I'm still kind of waiting to 137 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: hear back on some of that stuff. Yeah, I mean, 138 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: he's another one. Like the injury check was this morning. 139 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: You know, some of these guys had to get MRIs 140 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: and second opinion. So to me, I probably misspoke when 141 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: I said, you know what, I'll be able to tell 142 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: you at this press conference because once again in full transparency, 143 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: but once again you know, you can give the team diagnoses. 144 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: But a lot of these guys, whether it's them or 145 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: their agents, want to get a second opinion. So I 146 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: don't feel comfortable talking about that until they get their 147 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: second opinion able to go this what's. 148 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 2: Your level of confidence? 149 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: And came to center. Uh, we'll have to see you know, 150 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: he's uh, he's he's had some some good snaps for us. 151 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: And I mean that's what it's all about. It's, you know, 152 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: next man up mentality. I know it sounds very cliche 153 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: or very corny, but that's I mean, that's the world 154 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: we live in. This is the roster that we have, 155 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: and we're gonna we're gonna make do with it where 156 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: remember do you. 157 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 2: See the challenges for the offense? Bot have any individual 158 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: issues for the players? What is it copective League? 159 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: Well, I would say, well, let's start. Let's start with 160 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: the run game. Uh, you know, the run game. We 161 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: talked about being tough and physical upfront. I think we've 162 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: shown that in preseason and through these first couple of 163 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: weeks of the regular season. In the past game, we 164 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: you know, I would say, there were spurts of clean pockets, 165 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: but it needs to be more consistent. I would also 166 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: say as we got into the second half, I mean, 167 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: I'm not telling you guys anything you didn't see, but 168 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: as it got to the second half, you know, our 169 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: past pro kind of broke down a little bit more. No, 170 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: I still believe that we have a well conditioned team, 171 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: but I would say, on both sides of the ball, 172 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: yesterday you saw a lot of hands on hips and 173 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: you have to be able to push through that adversity 174 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: and still be on the same page and ultimately execute. 175 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: Sorry you're so Christian Bartman Marcker can play. 176 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: Get some work up goals? 177 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: Did you get to de clarity? He'll will be able 178 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: to reference some pot desist. 179 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: Well, I'm not going to get too much into the 180 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: process of you know, what he has to go through, 181 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: but there are certain benchmarks or levels that he has 182 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: to hit, uh to even be considered to come back. 183 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: So I think the first thing is just you know, 184 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: between you know, the doctors here and even outside of 185 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: this building helping us with this situation. We'll see how 186 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: it goes. I'm excited. Look, he's in the building every day. 187 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: Once again, you know, coming from a player who's been 188 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: on IR, I had a good conversation with him where 189 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: don't just stay at home by yourself and you know 190 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: you can go crazy. So he's working on football, he's 191 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: working on you know, projects and things like that, and 192 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: he's around the guys. So I think it's important for 193 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,079 Speaker 1: short week, there's your time as an assistant coach and 194 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: even going back to your days as employer. 195 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 2: What does the steved to do in order be ready. 196 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: To go from Thursday night? I think I think the 197 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: first thing is to recover. That's the first thing. And 198 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: so in saying that we're gonna bring the guys in 199 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: late every day this week, they'll come in around two o'clock, 200 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: I think it's important that those guys rest up and 201 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: it also gives the coaches an opportunity to get the 202 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: game plan all put together. So that's the that's the 203 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: first thing. And secondly, it just comes back to executing 204 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: when you're sore, when you're tired. That's what it really 205 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: comes back to. 206 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: You talked about the coaching staff, meaning then what are 207 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 2: the conversations like with Alex when it comes to maybe 208 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 2: what you would have liked to see as far as 209 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: certain tribes go, you know, with a certain play calling. 210 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: What what's that like for you? On top of that, look, 211 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: we're on the same page. We're on the same page. 212 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: We know we can run the ball. Saying that he 213 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: understands that. You know, we got to get some of 214 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: these other players pop up in particular, but some of 215 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: these other players involved more on the offense, and that's 216 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: what we'll do the Thursday. Thanks Gus.