1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Mac, how are you a big win last night? Had 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: to feel pretty good about that one. I'm good. How 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: are you? Guys? Were good? We are good? Seven and six? 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Like you say, maybe, I know there might have been 5 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: some frustration from you maybe or in that game, but 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: still coming out of there with a w's what really matters. 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: But your biggest takeaway from that game for you guys, yeah, 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: I think we came to play and we wanted to 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: win the game. And about defense and special teams played 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: great and the offense, I mean, we got it done. 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: So we're just trying to progress every week and want 12 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: to be able to score more points and do things better. 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: So that's what we gotta do. You know, I know 14 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: you're out there in Tucson, right, are you guys in 15 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: Tucson yet? Are you still in uh? Oh you aren't Tucson. 16 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: So listen a lot. The big story, one of the 17 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: big stories today is just the I would just call 18 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: them outbursts for a lack of a better term, Mac, 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: but you just like, you know, frustration, you know, you know, 20 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: just you know, aggression or whatever you want to call it. 21 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: Do you have to apologize when you're when you kind 22 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: of lose your cool, Like, do you have to apologize 23 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: to the team or apologize to the coaches if you 24 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: if you if you show signs of frustration. Yeah, I 25 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: think football is an emotional sport, and um, I like 26 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: to show my passion on the field. And we were 27 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: out there to win and and do everything we can 28 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: to win, and you know, sometimes we just got to 29 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: put together better performance and a lot of that's just 30 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: the leadership that it comes from, you know, getting the 31 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: guys to play and doing a good job of working 32 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: together and just trying to create longer drives and score 33 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: more points. So, um, at the end of the day, 34 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: it's it's like I said, it's an emotional game, and 35 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: you want to be able to show emotion and not 36 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: allow it affect your play. Yeah. So I guess my 37 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: question was like, so you don't have to apologize, right, Like, 38 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: it's just I feel like like this is who you are, 39 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: Like this is a good thing. Right, Yeah, It's it's football, right, 40 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: That's that's part of the game. So, um, we're in Um, 41 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: we're all out there competing and we're trying to win 42 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: and make things work. So you got to work through 43 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: all the problems and solutions and that's how the course 44 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: of the game works. To you. There's good players, there's 45 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: bad players, there's how do we fix it? And we 46 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: move on to the next drive. So that's how every 47 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: game goes at every level. Mac, you mentioned after that 48 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: Bills game that you were looking to be coached harder 49 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: and part of that involved having tough conversations and times 50 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: confronting the issues head on. Did you feel like the 51 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: communication between the offensive players, yourself, and the coaching staff 52 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: was different since that game leading up to this game. 53 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: I think we've done a good job just trying to 54 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: be on the same page and iron out the details. 55 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: So that's all you can ask is just doing a 56 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: little things and talking with the coaches and players and 57 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: doing all the little things right. So, Mac, you guys 58 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: are going to be out there all week long. You know, 59 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: normally when you're back here, you with your families and 60 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: friends and or anything. But do you think that this 61 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: could be a good thing for your team being out 62 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: there together all week long? Yeah, it's it's definitely a 63 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: good thing. I think it's important to realize that we're 64 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: out here to have it do a job. And uh, 65 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: it's great weather out here, and um, it's a great 66 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: opportunity to kind of, you know, have a really good 67 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: week and then carry that over to Vegas. So, um, 68 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: that's the important part. And doing all those things is 69 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: going to be really important, you know, Mac, Is there 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: an advantage to being like under center with your basic 71 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: play calling as opposed to in the shotgun? I is 72 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: there a benefit to one or the other? Um? I 73 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: think they're all They're all plays, and UM, you just 74 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: got to execu them as best you can and do 75 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: the things you can do to make them work. And 76 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: under center and the shotgun they're they're all good. So UM, yeah, right, 77 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: because I because I guess I'm hearing a lot of 78 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: people saying we want Mac under center more Like, what 79 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: would be the advantage to being under center as opposed 80 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: to being a shotgun? Would did you disguise the plays 81 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: easier in that regard? Better for play action? What would 82 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: What does that mean? Yeah? I think everyone has a preference, 83 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: right And Um, at the end of the day, I 84 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: like to do I played in the wing tea in 85 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: high school and played in the shotgun in college, so 86 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: I've done both. Uh, the NFLPA not sure if you 87 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: saw this now investigating the DeVante Parker concussion and why 88 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: the game wasn't stopped immediately kind of when that play happened, 89 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: that injury. Did you feel like that was handled in 90 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: an unusual manner manner when you were in the game, 91 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: I guess right there and saw you know, Nelson agla 92 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: are kind of signaling for it. Um, yeah, I think definitely. 93 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: Some people will have jobs to do and there's a 94 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: lot going on in the game, and I'm you know, 95 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,239 Speaker 1: I hope dp's okay, and I think, you know, obviously 96 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: he was. He got out on that place, so, um, 97 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: I know he's doing better, and that's that's important as 98 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: the health of the players. We're talking to Mac Jones 99 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 1: here in the Harbor One Hotline and Mac, obviously Damian 100 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: Harris isn't playing this game or Mondre gets banged up, 101 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: but Pierre Strong Kevin Harris step in. How difficult it 102 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: is for those two guys because rookies to kind of 103 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: step in and have the role they have, especially played 104 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: the level that they had. How hard is that? Yeah? 105 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: I think we have a great room of running backs 106 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: and Damian Romandre, Pierre Kevin JJ. So we got a 107 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: great group of guys and they all compete and you 108 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: can tell that they play for each other and they're 109 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: competing against each other, and for them to step up 110 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: was great. And I'm Damian Romandre have great leadership there, 111 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: and yeah, it's a great group of guys and I 112 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: think any of them can go out there and play 113 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: at a high level. So I have confidence in everybody. 114 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: So what about Marcus Jones? They like talk about a 115 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: versatile player, like I mean, it's I mean, are you 116 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: guys like, uh, you know, like just trying to invent 117 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: more opportunities for him to get involved. Yeah, I think 118 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: Marcus is a really fast, talented player and he like 119 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: I said yesterday, I mean he's he's on special teams, 120 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: he's on defense, he's on this and that. So he 121 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: just does a great job. And he's a great team player. 122 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: And we have a lot of guys on our team 123 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: like him and we all want to play like that. 124 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: So play proud of him and got to continue to 125 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: grow and do things better. And however we can, He'll 126 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: put the best players on the field. That's how we 127 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: have to do it. And um, it could be for 128 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: a certain defense or a certain look we're trying to get. 129 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: And he's just done a good job of stepping up. 130 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: Is he is he the fastest? Is like, because Pierre 131 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 1: Strong looked fastest. Heck, who's the fastest back out there? Honestly, 132 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: they're all fast, but who's the fastest back? Who's the fastest? Um, 133 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: I don't know. You'd have to tell them to race 134 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: each other and for something I don't know. They're all 135 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: pretty fast. Uh So I know, I know, I know. 136 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: You guys saw the Raiders in the preseason and spent 137 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: some time out in Vegas with Josh. But um, Josh McDaniels, 138 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: is it And I guess are you approaching this you 139 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 1: guys with practice preparing to see Josh? Is it like 140 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: an unusual preparation when you're gonna be going up against 141 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: a coach who knows you so well after having coached 142 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: you as the offensive coordinator all last year when he 143 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: was with you guys? Yeah, I think you know, every 144 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: head coach is gonna, you know, have their input on 145 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: the game plan. And um, Josh is a great football 146 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: coach and he knows how to attack defenses, and obviously 147 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: he's familiar with me, and I'm a little bit of 148 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: our system and all that stuff. So at the end 149 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: of the day, it's just they have good players and 150 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: good coaches, and we have good players and good coaches. 151 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: So it just comes down to execution. Yeah, before the question, Louik, 152 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: what was the one thing that that that they remember 153 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: most about what Joshua Dannie has taught you? Is there 154 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: anything that stands out more than others? Yeah, I think 155 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: josh is a great coach, and um pushed me really 156 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: hard and coached me hard, and um we just worked 157 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: together and we were with each other every day and 158 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: working hard. So he expects a lot of out of 159 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: his players. And he's a smart smart guys, got great 160 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: memory and great recall your remembers things from certain games 161 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. Definitely are coach and looking forward to, 162 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: you know, going against them, you know, this weekend. So 163 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: all right, so it's time for the Quarterback Question of 164 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: the Week for Mac Jones, which is sponsored by Northeast 165 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: Men's Health, where they specialize in taking care of men's 166 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: sexual health. 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I was wondering if you could share 175 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: that with our listeners as something, because I think you 176 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: said he recruited you. Yeah, yeah, he was, like you said, 177 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: just sad news to hear that in Paris's family and everything. 178 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: Definitely a tough situation. But he offered me a scholarship 179 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: at Washington State. Um, obviously over the phone, and you know, 180 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 1: he gave me an early offer and kind of took 181 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: a chance on me. So I appreciate that. And obviously 182 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: got a chance to play against him at Mississippi State 183 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: and shook his hand after the game and all that stuff. 184 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: Love watching his interviews, love watching him coach. He's just 185 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: a great He was a great football coach and a 186 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: great guy. It seemed like, so Um definitely definitely sad 187 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: in to hear that news. What was he like on 188 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: the phone, was he like some of his interviews, we're 189 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: gonna play where when we get off the phone with 190 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: you like, was he was he? Was he serious or 191 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: was he quirky? Was he you know? Did he give 192 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: you any weird knowledge? You know, like what was he 193 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: like any advice? It was? It just like, hey, you're awesome, 194 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: I want to play. When did you come to Wazoo? Yeah? 195 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: I mean he from what I remember, obviously it was 196 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: a long time ago, but you know, he was just 197 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: very you know, he said he watched my tape and 198 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: mike what I did and felt like I could be 199 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: a good fit in there offense. So um, he wasn't 200 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: you know, he was funny on the phone and stuff, 201 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: but just he kind of was the same guy I think, 202 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: regardless of you know, on the radio or in media 203 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: or on the field. So he's the same guy and 204 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: definitely gid to lose them, but definitely a great coach 205 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: and hopefully it's impact and legacy will last for a 206 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: long time. All right, Mac, Well, listen, thanks for joining us, 207 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: And you know I'm gonna be off the show here 208 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: probably in a few weeks. I don't know if I'll 209 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: talk to you again. I just wanted to say I 210 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: wish you all the best. I hope that next year 211 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: this team puts you in a position to succeed, surround 212 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: you with not just the talent and maybe the coaches 213 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: to do that. So I wish you all the best 214 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: in the future, as well as Sunday against the Raiders. 215 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,839 Speaker 1: And thanks for joining us, buddy, awesome, Thank you so much. 216 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. All right there, it is Mac Jones.