1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: Do you talk about the job Richie James did should 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: kind of return. Now, Richie did a great job. He 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: did he um did a good job of fielding the 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: ball and make some plays out of space. So you know, 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: it's it's good to see that unit com together. I 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: think we have potentially have to make it a really 7 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: good punt return unit. And obviously it starts with the 8 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: guy with the ball in his hands. But he did 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: he did a really nice job. There's there's there's a 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: couple of things that I wish you did better, but 11 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: you did a good job. I think that was the 12 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: highest cut return average you've had in a wild Um. 13 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: I know it's only one game, but what is Richie 14 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: do That just makes them so that he looked like 15 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: a natural back there. So he is, I mean, he 16 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: is a natural back there. He did a good job 17 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: of you know, obviously feeling the ball and then making 18 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: people miss in space and uh and he when he 19 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: hit it, he hit it. And that's that's the thing 20 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: we have to have, you know, return of getting hard 21 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: straight vertical as far as getting the ball up the field, what, 22 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm hit it sooner? Yeah, he had he had the 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: one where he should have hit a little sooner, and 24 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: we talked about that and we'll get that fixed moving forward. 25 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: It seems like you said something to the game because 26 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: then like you came out another one and he just 27 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: went straight up feeling that how much was at a 28 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: point event during the guests when you OutKick the covers 29 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: like they do. You know, we have to take advantage 30 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: of those opportunities that we get. Those are lost lost 31 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: opportunities when you don't um It could be the difference 32 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: between you know, fifteen yards or house call, you know 33 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: what I mean. It's just when when teams do that, 34 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: they put themselves in that situation. You have to take 35 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: advantage of the situation. That certainly is not the first 36 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: time that you guys have been in a situation where 37 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: a team is lining up for a field roll up 38 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: the gun. It seems to happen quite often. Did you 39 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: bring any of that up to your guys what happened 40 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: in Washington last year in the small time, Well, you know, obviously, 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: you know there's two types of knowledge in life, right 42 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: Barlton bought we bought that one in Washington last year. 43 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: So those guys that were in the situation understand it. 44 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: You know, we've learned from that and more than anything, 45 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: we didn't want to We didn't want to take away 46 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: any aggressiveness. We still want to be aggressive. Uh, Dex 47 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: is doing a great job all day of rushing over 48 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: the top of the guard. So we had we had 49 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: the block that we like on and if the kicker 50 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: would have kicked it where he was supposed to, we 51 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 1: might have blocked it. So but it was, it was, 52 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: it was. It was good to be on the other side. 53 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: Something happened on the bad snap or just past nap. 54 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: I mean, it's you know, excuses and I'm sure Case 55 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: would be the first one to tell you it's just 56 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: it's just a bad snap. That's I haven't seen one 57 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: of those since he's been here, like in practice or anything. 58 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: So it's a one off deal and move on from that. 59 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: Curious punt returned that he out kicked the carg Yeah, yeah, yeah, 60 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: it's uh, you know, there's a few things that went 61 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: wrong on that one, and uh but yeah, we'll we 62 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: cleaned it up and uh won't get it fixed. Moving 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: for big on hand Town, how did you feel his 64 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: consistency was a little off, a little off. It wasn't 65 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: exactly what we wanted and he knows that. Uh, but 66 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: you know a lot of times when you go through 67 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: the process of making a change, and it's it's one 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: thing to do it out here, in practice, it's a 69 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: whole another thing to get in the game and feel 70 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: that game pressure. And you know what I mean, it's 71 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: it's a it's a it's a whole different scenario. So 72 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: he needs to get getting a couple more game reps 73 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: so you can feel more comfortable trying to do some 74 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: do different things in the game that he's that he's 75 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: been trying to do. So he'll get there. You do 76 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: anything funky you with. I think it was just it 77 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: was just a muff. You know, it's a lefty span, 78 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: which is a little different. Uh, it's a couple of 79 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: percentage points higher than the arriety of span where muffs happen. 80 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: So I mean it's it's kind of the advantage of 81 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: having left foot. The punter and the guy was a 82 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: young you know, he's a rookie, so young players make mistakes. 83 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: McLeod as your player in the game, what I know, 84 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: he's banged up, but what what did what did you like? 85 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: What did you see that you made two tackles. Yeah, 86 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,559 Speaker 1: he had two tackles and he had like four force 87 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: freair catches and uh, you know that's something we hadn't 88 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: had in a while, um from that spot, and it 89 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: was it was good to have. When I ask you 90 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: about Cam Brown if I could, does he remind you 91 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: a little bit about Chase when when Chase was what 92 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: do you um as far as the attraction the projectory 93 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: of his contributions. Yes, Uh, you know, obviously when Chase 94 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: was here, there were a lot more uh kicks to 95 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: cover and Chase had way more opportunities than Cam. But 96 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: Cam's a playmaker, and uh, you know, I think Cam's 97 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: best football is ahead of him, But I do as 98 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: far as uh being able to make plays in space 99 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: and just being physical and production wise, yeah, they're they're 100 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: very similar versus time made. Yeah, yeah, he's he's and 101 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: Chase would be the first one to tell you way 102 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: more athletic than Chase was. But Chase was a whole 103 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: lot more. It's a different kind of linebacker back then, 104 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: you know, six four two forty some pounds and he's 105 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: you know physically just a different different game. Spin has more. Well, 106 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: for a long time, you didn't see the lefty spin 107 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, percentage wise, you didn't see 108 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: a lot of left footed punters, and now in the 109 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: league now it's it's a lot more lefties in than 110 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: probably ever before. So it was just a spin that 111 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: was opposite of right. For the point he was simily 112 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: go out of the drugs out here at the spin 113 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: of all that, we don't have to we got a lefty. 114 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: You're always pretty good on the league stuff. I'm curious, 115 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: did you see the end of the Steelers get the 116 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: Steelers Bengals game the block pad? I did not yet 117 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: I'll see the lost play of the game. They blocked 118 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: the pak, otherwise they would have lost. So my question was, 119 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: do you have something like trick up your sleeve to 120 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,239 Speaker 1: like when you have to have a I'm not saying 121 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: what it is. I'm just saying, like, dude, special teams 122 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: have that. We don't do it every time, but we 123 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: absolutely have to have it. This is what we're gonna 124 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: do most something. Call it a gotta have it rush 125 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: because you know, bread of being right there and down 126 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,799 Speaker 1: the field in front of him when he's catching that punt, 127 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: is that does he get credit for influencing to play there. 128 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: Does you know it's uh, when you're down there and 129 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: you're pushing the guy down in front and he's got 130 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: a look at the ball and then feel that pressure 131 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: on top of it, that's a that's tough. Tough As 132 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: I got around here a long time and you've seen 133 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: a lot of loser. I mean, is there a sensible 134 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: or can you feel something about winning that first game? Different? 135 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: Different feeling? Yeah, I mean it's I mean, obviously, anytime 136 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: you can open up the game, open up the season 137 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: with a would win against a team like Tennessee and 138 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: like that's yeah, that's a that's no brainer like that. 139 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: That puts you in a in a good mood obviously 140 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: as players and coaches and and you feel good about 141 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: yourself moving forward. But again, that's one game, right, So 142 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: it's better than an alternative for sure, But it's one game, 143 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: and you know, now the focus goes to Carolina and 144 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: trying to take that an extent. The last time you 145 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: had that feel here, it's been a while. I haven't 146 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: had it here. It's been like the first time I 147 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: was here. Uh, And even then, we used to always 148 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: open with Dallas on the road. So I mean, it's 149 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: it's been a while. Yeah, since him. After that you 150 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: kind of talked about like the guy to have it 151 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: Rush once you've once you use it, like once you 152 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: put it out there, do you then have to go 153 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: back and change it and adjusted because now it's on 154 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: film for somebody. You gotta have it a little bit different. Yeah, 155 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: weekly you normally have, but a different guy to have 156 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: it Rush. It's not always the same one, um, but yeah, 157 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: it's normally you you use it in the time where 158 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: you have to have it and um, yeah you don't 159 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: men change it every week.