1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: What's been your take on what's going on in defensive books. 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 2: I mean, it's still early, but when you talk about 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 2: we've we've given up a little bit too much. You know, 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: we we obviously want great greatness and we strive for 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 2: the best. So I don't think, you know, as a 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: defense as a whole, we've been playing to. 7 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: The standard we see for ourselves. 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 3: Can you rope off the field from that game at 9 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 3: least feeling like, hey, the defense we think we can 10 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 3: be showed up for at least the last quarter or 11 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 3: where the situations also where you talked about was more 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 3: manageable because it's a close close stream of them. 13 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: A mean after the game, Yes, yeah, I think you know, 14 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: you're always happy as a defense when you can contribute to, 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: you know, a win. Obviously we were able to get 16 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 2: three kills at the end of that game, or three 17 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 2: stops at the end of the game. 18 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: We call it a kill. 19 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: But once we did that, you know, it did breed 20 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: a little more confidence in us that we can you know, 21 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: execute at a high level. 22 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: You didn't have to tackle in that game. What do 23 00:00:58,480 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: you what do you make of that? 24 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: Did you guys watch the game? Yeah, so if you 25 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: watch the game. They it's it's all scheme. Once disease 26 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: kind of got hurt, you understand that, you know you're 27 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: kind of you're left in a situation of being on 28 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 2: the backside. So I was on the backside a lot 29 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:20,199 Speaker 2: a lot of those plays, and granted they were getting 30 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: the ball out quick, and once you kind of go 31 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: down in a football game, it's they don't really run play. 32 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: They're not trying to win the game with the plays 33 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 2: that they're running, right, So it's a lot of just 34 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: uh short runs and a lot of other guys making plays. 35 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: So for me, it's really not about the stat line, 36 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 2: especially in the game of football. I think football is 37 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: probably the only sport where you can contribute to a game. 38 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: Without having any stats. 39 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 2: So when you go back and watch that tape, a 40 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: lot of the balls are ran to the other side. 41 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: And even with them doing that towards the end of 42 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: the game, when they did start to run my way, 43 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 2: it was about setting the edge. It was about kind 44 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: of doing my parton I know teammates before previous have 45 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: talked about, you know, just being able to uh handle 46 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: your job, and my main job is to set the 47 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: edge and to make the runs go back inside so 48 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: that my linebacker is another players can field gaps. 49 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: So just being able to contribute to a win fel 50 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: pretty good. How would you assess your past rush productivity 51 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: in the first two weeks? 52 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: The first two weeks, So again, when you start to 53 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: really break down football, when you go down you know, 54 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: I think in the first game, we and you know, 55 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: teammates talk about situations. In the first game, we didn't 56 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: get on the field till it was about fourteen zero 57 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 2: or sixteen zero. So looking at that, like teams aren't 58 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 2: looking to drive the ball down the field, They're looking 59 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 2: to run the ball. And when you don't stop the run, 60 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: you can't you know, you don't really have any room 61 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: to pass rush. So I think when you look at 62 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: us as a team, we haven't been able to get 63 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: those numbers because we haven't really buckled down on what 64 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: we need to do as far as as far as handing, 65 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: handling situations and stop and run. 66 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 3: You're going to step dropping coverage more than this defense 67 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: than that, drugs are and other defenses. 68 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: Like you again, everyone does you by sacks. How how 69 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: do you accepted that? How do you feel about that? 70 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: I mean, there's a lot of social media, gms. You know, 71 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: there's a lot of people who you know, want the 72 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 2: game and want to coach, and they want to create narratives. 73 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: But you know, as long as I stick to the game. 74 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 2: Land and my coaches and my team are happy with 75 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: what I'm able to do, whether it be drop back, 76 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: whether it be you know, hold the edge, whatever it 77 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: may be, I'm just happy to contribute. 78 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: There was a video posted to you sitting alone on 79 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: the bench while a lot of the rest of the 80 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: team is celebrating. I'm not insinuating anything. I give you 81 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: a chance to respond to what part of the What 82 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: part of the game was that after? 83 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: It looks like after the field goals, So that was 84 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 2: the last place. So I think when you play this game, 85 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: you start to realize. And I'm only answering like this 86 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 2: because I know that there's videos and there's always narratives 87 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: put out. 88 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: But when you're in a situation where the fate of 89 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: the game lands on one drive. 90 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,839 Speaker 2: Or one you know situation, and you're kind of those 91 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: people right the defense are the guys who are looked 92 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: to to to answer that, the only person I look 93 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: to is God, right, So I'm sitting in that moment 94 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: and I'm praying and I'm kind of I guess you 95 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: would say meditating and seeing visualizing what I'm we're gonna 96 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: do as a team. 97 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: To go out there. 98 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: So for me, it's kind of like the too many 99 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: people that wake wakes up and wants to put negativity 100 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: out there, and it's like, for us to come back 101 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: and win a game, it's nothing but positive. And for 102 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: a defense, you know, everybody just wants to be able 103 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: to make that play when the time does come. So 104 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: I think it's more of a visualization and a meditation 105 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: thing that you know, hopefully I don't ever have to 106 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 2: answer something like that in the future. 107 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 4: Okay, what you're taking what Leo said as a as 108 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 4: a group that you have to avoid worrying about this 109 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 4: these numbers, the sacks, to take aways and to do 110 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 4: your job, because you know that's something people are asking 111 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 4: about us. 112 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: How important is. 113 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 2: It to not listen to that, I mean, because the 114 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 2: thing is everybody, every fan just wants to be a 115 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: part of a winning team, right, So even earlier in 116 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: that game, our own fans are booing us, they're they're 117 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 2: giving up on us, and then as soon as we 118 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: start to win, now everybody's cheering, and everybody's excited. Everybody 119 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 2: wants to get a jersey sign and this and that, 120 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 2: and it's it's a tough situation, but when you start 121 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 2: to realize that the only people that matter are the 122 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: people in the room, and the only people who are 123 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: really here for us is us. And as long as 124 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 2: we continue to focus on that and continue to control 125 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: the narrative and keep pushing for the forward, is a. 126 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: Fast start right over this game. Given the opposition, especially 127 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: if you let them. 128 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: League, you might definitely. I mean football, it's all about 129 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 2: complimentary football, you know. As a team, we we've been 130 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: trying to work on that and starting fast as everything, 131 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: whether it's defense going out there getting a three and 132 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: out or it's offense going out there and putting some 133 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: points up. 134 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: We definitely just want to do, you know, our one 135 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: to eleven and go out there and execute your all individually. No, 136 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: I'm excited. 137 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: We got a big matchup this weekend, and you know, 138 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 2: every every game is a big game, So being at 139 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: this the next one, I feel like, you know, the 140 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: team is prime. We've been consistently making games and I 141 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 2: feel like it's gonna be definitely a good matchup. 142 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: He's a great quarterback. I mean for a guy. 143 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 2: I actually played him way back whenning Uh when he 144 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 2: was in college in a bowl game, and he's the 145 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 2: same guy. 146 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: He's got obviously got better. 147 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 2: But when you talk about his poor he is going 148 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: to talk about him just being able to deliver the 149 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: ball and not really he doesn't really get, you know, 150 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 2: off balance. He likes to to really focus in and 151 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: he knows where to get the ball. 152 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, he was. It was it was hard for 153 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: us to get him. He was able to deliver it 154 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: and put it on the money.