1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome in the Dallas Cowboys head coach 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: to kickoff season number two on the Sean and r 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: J Show on the home of America's team one oh 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: five three the Fan Mike McCarthy, brought to you by 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Ford Ford Built for Texas, Built for you. Good morning, coach, 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: Good morning, gentlemen. How are we going doing well? Welcome back. 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Thank you for a year number two. We appreciate it. 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: It's good to be back. That is that me? Okay, 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: we have a good connection. Yeah, we were clapping for you. 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: That was our that was clapping. Oh okay, Hi, So 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,639 Speaker 1: it was just guys very well. We got a top 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: notch producer here. Coach, all right, now he's on fire 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: this morning. Were you were you able to watch last 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: night's game? No, actually I wasn't. I was visiting with 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn earlier about it. But uh yeah, it's you know, 16 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: we were actually just going through some game management situations 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: for today's work and um and was talking about the 18 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: field gold Hole operation and you know some of the 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: things that go on and apprecha to lead to a 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: pre snap penalty. So it's the the NFL. You know, 21 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: you see so many games each week. I'm down to 22 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: those last you know, one or two plays. Coach, when 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: those things happen, uh, like before that field goal snap, 24 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: do you say to your guys, hey, don't jump offside? 25 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: Do you actually have to like give that reminder even 26 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: though they're professional football players or you just assume like 27 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: we've gone over this, or do you always try to 28 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: give that reminder in the moment. Oh, definitely. No, there's 29 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: coaching reminders and there's there's terms acronyms that you use. 30 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: You know, dojo d o jo, don't jump offside its 31 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: dojo dojo. So you know, good reminders like that, or 32 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: you last throughout the game. Um so it's it's always 33 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: good to have quick reminders and you try to keep 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: them to two syllables if you can. Coach. I know 35 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: you said you didn't see last night, but like in general, 36 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: when you watch a like a Monday night game or 37 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: a game that's you know, not one of you guys 38 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: are playing in, do you watch like a fan, like, oh, 39 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: I go for it here or as offside? Are you 40 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: watching the game the same way we are? You kind 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: of completely take emotion out of it. No, I jumped 42 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: back and forth because you know, I'm a fan of football. 43 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: I mean, whether it's college football or pro football. I 44 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: mean I get into the excitement of you know, players 45 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: making plays and and what's going on. But I just think, 46 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: just obviously because of my profession and just you know, 47 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: just the years of being in this, I'm always watching 48 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: the scheme and the game management. I mean, it's just 49 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: something that I think you can always learn from. You 50 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 1: can You're always trying to sharpen your own your own 51 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: tool to you know, Tay, did you see this? Because 52 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: you know, when you come into next day, if there's 53 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: something that you know so and so ran last night 54 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: or yesterday. You know, let's you know, most coaching staffs 55 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: around the contract with thinking. I know, the coaching staffs 56 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: I've been on. You know, that's that's what you talk 57 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: about around the water cooler. Most people talk about more 58 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: and more interesting things. We're talking about players that we 59 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: sew in the you know, in the cal versus Stamford 60 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: game last night. So I just think that's that's as 61 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: part of the way we're wired, Mike. We know it's 62 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: always been important, but has game management might become even 63 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: more important and focused on over the past few years. 64 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: Versus maybe more xs and os when you first started coaching, 65 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: because we're all we all have these analytical websites, we 66 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: all become these Monday morning quarterbacks. Is has game management 67 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: become an even bigger focus over the past few seasons, Well, 68 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: I think it's clearly a bigger focus. And and really 69 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: I give I give the you know, the media and 70 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: you know, in the attention to our game the credit 71 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: for that because I think with with that, you know, 72 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: the lenses of how you know, coaches and players operates, 73 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot you know, brighter, and you know, it's 74 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: a lot tighter than it was, you know, fifteen twenty 75 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: years ago. And that's a credit to you know, the 76 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: people in the media and just the intensity that our 77 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: game is covered. But I think it also shows you 78 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: that you know, you know, analytics is not black and white. 79 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: Mathematics is critical to the operation and the process of 80 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: training your football team and making game day decisions. But 81 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: there are other variables involved, and that's and that's the 82 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: part that you know, you really got to try to 83 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: stay on top of because you know, sometimes you get 84 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: into you know, fourth down situations and things like that, 85 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: but there you know, there may be another variable that's 86 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: going on on your sideline that you know you have 87 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: to be really on top of because there's nothing worse 88 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: than getting information after the fact and when you got 89 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: to make a key decision. And I think that's the 90 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: reality of the analytics approach to our game. That's that's um, 91 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: you know so much more in the media, and I 92 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: think it's healthy, but I think it's just given the 93 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: fans a closer inside look that really what goes on, 94 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: you know, in each and every football operations. So do 95 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: y'all get that information like in real time? Like if 96 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: you were to sit there and make a fourth down decision, like, hey, 97 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: if we go for it here, it increases our win chance? 98 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: Like do you get that in real time? Or is 99 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: that you only have like forty seconds? I mean, it 100 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: depends on your process. I mean, you know there are 101 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: systems that that are out there that have a red light, 102 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: green light, yellow light, you know system. Um to me, 103 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: I've always looked at the game plan. Uh. You know, 104 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: I've learned this from being an offensive play caller. You mean, 105 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: you got to build your call sheet, you know, for 106 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: the game. But then you know there's there's a worksheet 107 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: and that's really why I referred to mine as a 108 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: worksheet that you know, most of those decisions from a 109 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: mathematics standpoint need to be registered, you know, before the 110 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: game starts. You know, the things that go on during 111 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: the flow of the game. You know that that's you know, 112 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: that's the momentum. Momentum. The emotional component is the variable 113 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: that you just have to be in tune with with 114 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: everything that's going on on your team. So you kind 115 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: of got to take the mathematics and the and the 116 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: you know, in the and the got part of it 117 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: is I think some people refer to that is but 118 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: it's it's really the you know, the EBB and flow 119 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: of the football game. UH, is part of the decision 120 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: making process from in my approach, Mike mccarthur here on 121 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: Sean and RJ getting ready for the Chargers on one 122 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: oh five three the fan. UH. Last year, we thought 123 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: you were out and unbelievably unlucky hand with all the injuries. 124 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: Then you're dealing with COVID. Are you kind of looking 125 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: at yourself now and saying, oh, where's this coming from? 126 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: Why am I dealing this with? Year two? With all 127 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: these guys out, with tank and layout and the Randy 128 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: Gregory situation. Are you are you kind of looking to 129 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: see who may may have a Mike McCarthy voodoo doll 130 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: out there. Um, that's that's a very fair question. Um, 131 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: but just because of you know, the way the way 132 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: it went last year. But um, this is a new year. 133 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: I mean, adversity, it's going to happen at some at 134 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: some level. Um, you always have injuries, you have things 135 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: that they go on. Um, you hope it's spread out, 136 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, throughout the team, but when it does become 137 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: similar to a position, it's it's a bigger challenge. But yeah, 138 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: I don't I believe in the energy to the universe 139 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: and all that, but I just you know, it's just 140 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: this is football. This is the way it goes in 141 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: this league. And you know, the most important is this 142 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: to make sure everybody's ready. Um, I think Jerry Stephen, 143 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, Will McClay. When we went through the you know, 144 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: the roster development process. You know, our goal was to 145 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: keep as many players as we possibly can off of 146 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: our ninety man roster and this is why you do it. 147 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: Are you still pessimistic about Randy's status for Sunday? How 148 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: is he looking with the COVID issue. I mean, he's 149 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: still he's still on the protocol, you know, and obviously 150 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: if he doesn't you know, if he doesn't make it 151 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: back by Tamar to Mar's practice, then he would not 152 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: be eligible for the game. Coach, Um, how much can 153 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: you line up parsons? You know up front? Is it 154 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: just gonna have to come down to blitzing in order 155 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: to generate pressure on Herbert? Or who are some of 156 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: the guys or what are some of the other ways 157 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,679 Speaker 1: that you can try to make up for tanks absence there? Well, 158 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: you know, we try to take stay away from schematic 159 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: questions on the radio and TV. But you know, I 160 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: will say that was assume we're their partner. But no, 161 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: I think you know, with with with Micah's situation, you know, 162 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: his his position, flexibility is is a benefit. But you know, 163 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: also Cogni said that, you know, he's in his first 164 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: year and just you know, keeping you know, keeping track 165 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: of his responsibility play, just you know, make sure it's 166 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: not overflowing. But um, he's handled everything we've thrown at him. 167 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean we feel good about our I mean, 168 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: if you look at our numbers on our defensive front, 169 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: we feel really good about our guys, and you know, 170 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: we feel like we can generate it with a four 171 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: man rush. But you know, definitely five man is something 172 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: that you've got to have each and every week. I mean, 173 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: that's you know, this is a five man pressure league 174 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: um in the last five years, So I mean that's 175 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: definitely part of every game plan. This is probably a 176 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: dumb question coming from me. It probably is. But can 177 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: you manufacture pressure? I'm not sure we ask him. You're 178 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: talking about schematically or Yeah, like you said, you're just 179 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: line up four guys on there. I mean, you're you're 180 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to get like super creative. It's like, 181 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, if you just don't have the horses, can 182 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: you find a way to still get it without bringing 183 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: the entire house and leaving your secondary completely exposed. Well, 184 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's it's it's mathematics. You know, you 185 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: rush four, rush five, or rush six. So the key is, 186 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: you know, is really in the pre snap. You know, 187 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: they have a veteran center, you know, Corey Linsley, you know, 188 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 1: played for me up there in Green Bay, so he's smart. 189 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,080 Speaker 1: You know, obviously, the quarterbacks you know, really beyond his 190 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: years as far as in his development. So you know, 191 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: it's it's all based on how they declare the front 192 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: because you know, it's it's more about creating one on 193 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: one matchups, and that's really what it comes down to. 194 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: So if you can get two one on ones or 195 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: maybe even three one on ones in a certain scheme 196 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: versus their protection scheme, then you got to have pressure. 197 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: I mean that when you put the players in that 198 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: position that they get the one on ones, then the 199 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 1: pressure has to come from that particular matchups. Mike McCarthy 200 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 1: here on the fan, how are you feeling about Donovan 201 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: Wilson's status for Sunday. I'll tell you what I mean. 202 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: Today is a big day for him. I mean, this 203 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: is this is really the design of our you know, 204 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: our process one in the week. You know, today is 205 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: all about you know, the you know, the first fifteen 206 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: and in the final segments of the game. We call 207 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: it Fast and Furious Friday, and you know it's a 208 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: it's a rest of recovery component at the end of 209 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: the day. So this gives all of our guys a 210 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: chance to you know, to get their legs back and 211 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,439 Speaker 1: get get themselves physically ready to play. So I mean, 212 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: the answer your question is if he practiced the mark. 213 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: If he practices the Martin, then I'll anticipate him playing 214 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: in the game. Coach Justin Herbert is being praised after 215 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: the fantastic start in his rookie season. You're you're an 216 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: offensive QB guy. What are you seeing in Herbert when 217 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: you study him? Well, I mean you love the physical 218 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: his physical traits. I mean, he definitely has the you know, 219 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: everything you look for. I mean six to sixty, he's 220 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: still very athletics, so he can play in and out 221 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: of the pocket. Um. You know, he has a little 222 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: bit of a three quarter release, but you know he 223 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: has a big time arm. I mean there's a lot 224 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: of throat that he that he can't make and he's 225 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: aggressive with his decision making and I think for a 226 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: young quarter back, UM that that's what I've been most 227 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: impressed with. So he can rip it. Um, he has, uh, 228 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: you know, a very big receivering corps. I mean, you 229 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: talk about three guys all sixty three plus with with 230 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: you know, long levers, big catching radius. So I mean 231 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: this is a very aggressive passing attack that we're gonna 232 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: face Sunday. So it's important for us to climb all 233 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: over these guys with tight coverage, you know, get her. Hey, 234 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: he did have twenty tip balls last year, so you know, 235 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: we got we got to make sure we try to 236 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: restrict the throwing lanes, but you know, we got we 237 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: gotta get it after these called the ball is going 238 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: to be thrown and you know they're they're they're an 239 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: aggressive offensive unit. So um, we got to contest those 240 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: catches and hopefully get some tip balls and get our 241 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: hands on it for the for the takeaways. Coach Jerry 242 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: told us on Tuesday that uh Steele is going to 243 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: play right tackle. What what went into that decision him 244 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 1: in terms of, you know, moving out the right time 245 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: and not maybe moving Zac out there, which was something 246 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: that we had talked about quite a bit. Well, I 247 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: think like anything, I mean, you know, you you guys 248 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: are out there at Austin, are you trust your rotations 249 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: and at different combinations that your work. Um, you know. 250 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 1: The unfortunate thing for us, and it's you know, it 251 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: seems to have been the case since I've been here 252 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: is you know we've we've never been really able to 253 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: settle into you know, five healthy offensive linement planning as 254 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: one unit and you know at some point in training camp, 255 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: you know, every year you want to get to that point. 256 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: So this is this is more about the rotation of it. 257 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: I mean, Zack Martin's, you know, obviously the best best 258 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: right guard football. So what he gives you in there 259 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: as far as playing next to a young center and 260 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: helping that right tackle, there's a there's a lot of 261 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: value in that. So um so that all those things 262 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: go into that decision. Did you have to have a 263 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: talk with Jerry after he revealed that to us in 264 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: the CIA world of the NFL, like, hey, hey, let's 265 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: let's let's let's be a little more confidential here. Chief, Well, 266 00:12:54,040 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: that was the real CIA approach. Well done, well done, 267 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: I think we're okay, all right, don't hold it against 268 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: us coach. Uh. Speaking of offensive linemen, uh Rashawn Slater 269 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: was a guy we focused on a lot when you 270 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 1: guys were on the clock. Uh. And he's getting a 271 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: lot of credit for his Week one matchup against Chase Young. 272 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: What have you seen from Slater against against the football team. 273 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 1: I mean, he's I think he's everything we thought he 274 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: was coming out of Northwestern. I mean, he's he's off 275 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: a good start so yeah, you know, I like both 276 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: their tackles. You know, I'm not sure blog Brian is 277 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: going to play this week. Um, so you know he 278 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: got a veteran center and you know in their in 279 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 1: their guards. I mean it's a total it's a you know, 280 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: it's a total redund offensive line from last year. But 281 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, a slater is what you're looking for in 282 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: that left tackle position. Last one, Coach, how was Dack's 283 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: arm and shoulder feeling after that workload? He looked magnificent. 284 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: We thought against Tampa Bay blew all of us away. Uh? 285 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: Was it was he sore? Did you have to limit 286 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: him at all this week in throwing for the Chargers. No, 287 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: he's been one hundred percent full go, and I think 288 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: you know where we are today. We feel like we're 289 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 1: totally past the the injury and that that was a 290 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: big part of our approach because you know, we wanted 291 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: to when we got to the point where he was 292 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: ready to come back, we didn't want to have any restrictions. 293 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: So just talking with him yesterday before he left, he 294 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: feels great. Coach, it was great meeting you in Oxnard 295 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: in person. We enjoyed you on hard knocks. Thank you 296 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: so much for doing it again this year. Good Luck 297 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: Sunday and we'll talk to you next week. Thank you man. 298 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend.