1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: What do you think of the kickoff return and action 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: now that you've got to see it in regular season. 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, between our game and then the rest of the leak, 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 2: you know, you saw a little bit more variety in 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: terms of the return concepts, and you saw kind of 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 2: how people were going to use their personnel a little 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: bit just in terms of matchups. So there was definitely 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 2: a little bit more variety than there was in the preseason. 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 2: I think you're still seeing the same issues in terms 10 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: of ball handling, in terms of block destruction. So it's 11 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: a lot of good tape to show our guys in 12 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 2: terms of improving them with you know, obviously ball security 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: and then improving the block mechanics and improving the block destruction. 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: It seems like this just so much more risk to 15 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: asking somebody to return it from the kickoff perspective. So 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: do you think we're just eventually going to get back 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: to how it was, which is booming out of the 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: back of the end zone, Take it at the thirty 19 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: and we're good. 20 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 2: You know, to your point, there is a little bit 21 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: of risk because you're seeing that there's I mean, I 22 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: remember last week one of the questions was there's not 23 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: as many layers, so there's not as there's no security 24 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: blanket for somebody to overcome maybe a misfit by a 25 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: coverage guy. So you know, if you scheme it up 26 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: correctly and guys truly understand where they fit in the scheme, 27 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: there still are elements to covering kicks because there's a 28 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 2: momentum aspect to it when you do cover kicks properly, 29 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: when that defense takes a field and they see a 30 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: tackle inside probably now the twenty five, whereas the old 31 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: rule was inside the twenty, I think that defense takes 32 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 2: a field with some juice, you know, and obviously you 33 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: guys know in our stadium, especially when it gets a 34 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: little bit more weathered, kicking a touch back won't be 35 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 2: an option at some point, you know. So I think 36 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: for us in across the league, people still have to, 37 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 2: you know, work on covering kicks, and especially with the 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: teams here in the Northeast. 39 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 3: A participate, you know, they have them rumblings that the 40 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 3: league will see that touchback number go up and then 41 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: all of a sudden, now the ball is moving back 42 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 3: because they want to take those times, you know, they 43 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: still want to have that purpose of making it a 44 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: live play for you guys, is that almost one of 45 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 3: those is where we got to do what we got 46 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 3: to do now and just worry about whatever comes next. 47 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 2: As far as this rule goes, yes, definitely, you know 48 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 2: they If the NFL changes the rules in terms of that, 49 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 2: then the strategy potentially changes. What are the consequences to 50 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: kicking a touch back now? I don't know. You know, 51 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: We're gonna play it as it is right now and 52 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: then obviously figure out what our best strategy is. We 53 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 2: start to trickle down more and more in the season. 54 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 4: But did me or Smith Marsette show you in his 55 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 4: tryout and whatever you saw on film that you wanted 56 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 4: him even here for a tryout. 57 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 2: I didn't realize, you know, how big he was until 58 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 2: I saw him in person. You know, he also has 59 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 2: real real speed, like real speed, and obviously he scored 60 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: in this league before, so to see that type of 61 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: production and have him here is awesome. You know, we'll 62 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 2: continue to work him and continue to make sure that 63 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: he's the best option in terms of securitying the ball, 64 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 2: which is number one priority for us. 65 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: How big a curve. 66 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 4: Ball was Gunner getting hurt pre game? I mean, obviously 67 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 4: you wouldn't have left yourself in that spot if you 68 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 4: thought there was a chance that was going to happen. 69 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: So what kind of carball? 70 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it was unfortunate that it did happen 71 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 2: in pregame, you know, and uh, you always have contingency plans, 72 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 2: not just at the returner position but at any position, 73 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: like who is your next person in? But it was unfortunate, 74 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: But not to say that, Like, it's our job to 75 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 2: get other guys ready in depth positions. You know, there's 76 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: you're not necessarily carrying a huge roster like you are 77 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 2: in preseason, so you know, the options become a little 78 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: bit more limited. But it just shows you that these guys, uh, 79 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: and it's our job to make sure that they're prepared 80 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: to go in and execute if their number gets called. 81 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: You know, he showed us the best ability to make 82 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: smart decisions and to safely secure the ball. You know, obviously, 83 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: like we felt convicted as a staff that he was 84 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 2: our next best option in twenty twenty hindsight, which decision 85 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: does he make once the ball bounces? You know, in 86 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: that situation, what ended up happening was the punter basically 87 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: hit the ball outside of his foot, so you're not 88 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 2: getting the traditional hangtime where turn can truly get under it. 89 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: So the ball, if you just took a look at 90 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: the end zone copy of the film, initially looked like 91 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: it was going to his left and then it curved 92 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 2: hard right because it was off the side of the 93 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: punter's foot. So when that note started to come down, 94 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 2: it came down with a lot less hang. So he's 95 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 2: in kind of like a middle point where do I 96 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 2: try and catch it do I not? But the second 97 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: that ball hits the ground, we just need to get 98 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: away from him, make sure our punt return units away 99 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: to ensure that that ball doesn't hit you know, one 100 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 2: of our players or we're potentially fumbling around with it, 101 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 2: and then you know, if it gets a roll, it 102 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 2: gets a roll. In that situation, we just got to 103 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: make a smarter decision. That's something we obviously talked about. 104 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: We did. 105 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 3: You've settle on, you've writen the running backs, you're kickoff 106 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 3: return right or right? What do you see from them? 107 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 3: And went into that. 108 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 2: Decision, you know, earlier in the year, and then during 109 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: practice we've seen good catch mechanics with them, with their 110 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: ability to catch it forward and be able to track 111 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: some of those low liners. The run skill is obviously 112 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 2: a huge benefit. You know, obviously those guys are used 113 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: to having the ball on their hand. They're used to 114 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 2: understanding the importance of ball security, and you see that 115 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 2: kind of with their collision balance and their ability to 116 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: navigate through the coverage since you know, I think a 117 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 2: lot of us would agree that that return is looking 118 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: more like offensive run game. So the vision of those 119 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: running backs and their ability to see which gaps open 120 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 2: up and which way to press stuff, you know, those 121 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 2: are all those are all important for any return. But 122 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: running backs, it just so happened that they had the 123 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: best opportunity with our team to be able to show, 124 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: you know, show success with that. 125 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 4: As Gillan, I mean, what did you think of his 126 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 4: week one performance and his camp, because before you were here, 127 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 4: obviously consistency was something he struggled with. It was kind 128 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 4: of boom and boss, how has he performed so far 129 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 4: under your watch? 130 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 2: You know, I thought Jamie's had a great camp, and 131 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,799 Speaker 2: then obviously to see him have that type of success 132 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: in Game one, which I do think he had a 133 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 2: really good game for us. When you have a punk 134 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 2: coverage unit that nets forty six too, that's to put 135 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: you in the top of the league. And that starts 136 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: with a snap with Casey Krider and then it goes 137 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 2: into the punt with Jamie, and Jamie was able to 138 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: put his foot on the ball and was really able 139 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: to flip the field multiple times, you know. I know. 140 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 2: The one that stands out in everybody's mind, which was 141 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: an awesome play by multiple people, was when we pin 142 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: the opponent inside the I mean on the one yard line, 143 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: you know, And in that situation, the touch of a 144 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: punter's foot is critical because he's on the plus fourty 145 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 2: yard line and he's used to hitting the punt a 146 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: little bit further, and you're almost flirting with disaster, right 147 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 2: because if you kick a touch back, you're gonna net 148 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 2: twenty yards. So, I mean, he trusts his preparation. He's 149 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: a true pro. He prepares the right way, and it 150 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 2: was really cool. One aspect that you guys saw, obviously 151 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: the success of that play and the genuine celebration for 152 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 2: the teammates, which you know, I'm just like replaying back 153 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 2: of my mind. But on Friday, that same exact play 154 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 2: happened in practice and the same thing happened, but now 155 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: BFW pinned him in and you just saw everybody rating 156 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 2: to b FW to celebrate that. Well, it took a 157 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: balance all this that and then Ty Summers was the 158 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 2: one who initially tapped it back in and then it 159 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: was hot potato after that. But it just goes to 160 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: show you that you know, they prepared for that moment 161 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: they execute in that situation. And to go back to 162 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: your point, Jamie has done an awesome job in terms 163 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: of handling his business. How much. 164 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: From your guys and how much of it is stuff 165 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 3: that you trill and you coach because you know, one 166 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: one misstep and it plays over and there Indianto. 167 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it's our job as coaches to try 168 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 2: and put him as many situations that's close to the 169 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 2: game as possible. And there's different ways to put him 170 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: in that situation. It could be in practice, it could 171 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 2: be in the film room, it could be in walkthroughs, 172 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 2: and then showing them when they're opportunity presents us itself, 173 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 2: they want to be ready. So there are there is 174 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: an element of instincts. But number one, it's knowing the rules, 175 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 2: you know, which the off season was a huge component 176 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: of that. And then number two, at the execution part 177 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 2: of things comes to life. So in practice, drilling that 178 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 2: and understanding, hey, if BFW wasn't here, you got to 179 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 2: be ready for this opportunity, and then being able to 180 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 2: gather that information. You mix the instincts, the knowledge that 181 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 2: they learned, and then the execution. You get plays like 182 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: that and hopefully we're getting a lot more