WEBVTT - Relentless Competitors | HC Dan Quinn Reviews Last Two Matchups | The Gameplan | Washington Commanders 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:01.599 Welcome into the game plan. 0:00:01.720 --> 0:00:03.560 We sit with head coach Dan Quinn and give a 0:00:03.560 --> 0:00:06.080 midseason review and talk about this young developing team. 0:00:06.320 --> 0:00:08.239 Brian, you and I talked about impact players from the 0:00:08.240 --> 0:00:09.520 first time of the season, and. 0:00:09.480 --> 0:00:12.520 Then we get our ticket to a successful season. 0:00:12.760 --> 0:00:14.680 To end the show, all that and more on the 0:00:14.680 --> 0:00:15.360 game plan. 0:00:24.520 --> 0:00:26.600 Welcoming in head coach Dan Quinn. 0:00:26.680 --> 0:00:26.880 Coach. 0:00:26.920 --> 0:00:29.600 At this point, we are seven and four heading into 0:00:29.640 --> 0:00:32.159 a ten day stretch before we play the Dallas Cowboys. 0:00:32.240 --> 0:00:33.839 What is your message to the team right now to 0:00:33.840 --> 0:00:35.080 finish the end of the season strong. 0:00:35.840 --> 0:00:39.159 Well, a lot, And the first part is there's a 0:00:39.159 --> 0:00:41.519 two week block you know coming ahead that we have 0:00:42.000 --> 0:00:44.000 two home games, but that's the block, and then there's 0:00:44.040 --> 0:00:46.400 a buy and so all it is is for this 0:00:46.520 --> 0:00:49.360 two weeks and about our skills and how do we 0:00:49.400 --> 0:00:52.519 improve and constantly chasing that and being relentless about it. 0:00:52.840 --> 0:00:53.760 That's where it starts. 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:56.480 So it's out on the practice field getting somebody reps 0:00:56.480 --> 0:00:57.000 in that spot. 0:00:57.040 --> 0:00:58.680 And if we get to that spot, I. 0:00:58.640 --> 0:01:00.680 Want to make sure over these two weeks, man, we 0:01:00.720 --> 0:01:03.040 can level up again, and so that would be the goal, 0:01:03.080 --> 0:01:05.800 and then we'll take the break to get ready to reset. 0:01:05.800 --> 0:01:08.640 For the last part, but first part two weeks like 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:09.400 real improvement. 0:01:09.760 --> 0:01:11.120 Yeah, And like one of the things about being a coach, 0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:12.920 you jowys you I think about schedule, so kind of 0:01:12.920 --> 0:01:15.679 how do you leverage this kind of mini buy and 0:01:15.720 --> 0:01:17.640 then kind of use that second by to like I 0:01:17.640 --> 0:01:20.360 don't know, trampling yourself spring yourself into the last half 0:01:20.360 --> 0:01:20.759 of the season. 0:01:20.840 --> 0:01:22.000 Yeah, I think you're on the right track. 0:01:22.120 --> 0:01:25.720 That's my mindset as opposed to this one is light 0:01:25.800 --> 0:01:27.720 in the next two weeks then into a buy. You 0:01:27.720 --> 0:01:30.399 don't want your skills to not have the work, so 0:01:30.440 --> 0:01:32.399 you've got to get your skill work in this week 0:01:32.480 --> 0:01:35.160 and next week to sharpen up. Then you can go 0:01:35.200 --> 0:01:36.760 get the break. But I don't want to go into 0:01:36.800 --> 0:01:39.440 it where you're limiting your skill work and your practice. 0:01:39.440 --> 0:01:41.520 So you really have to put it in this week. 0:01:41.560 --> 0:01:43.880 And that's the spot that we can get to having 0:01:43.920 --> 0:01:46.960 a couple extra days to get healthy into Monday and 0:01:47.000 --> 0:01:48.160 Tuesday of next week. 0:01:48.480 --> 0:01:50.680 That's a big deal and so we'll take advantage of that. 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:53.320 Coach is always room for improvement. However, this season has 0:01:53.320 --> 0:01:55.760 felt very very special. Would have been some bright spots 0:01:55.800 --> 0:01:57.440 in your opinion on this season? 0:01:57.840 --> 0:01:58.760 Yeah, I think even. 0:01:58.520 --> 0:02:01.840 Before the bright spots, there's a couple of things that 0:02:02.000 --> 0:02:04.480 you want to make sure at these games when you 0:02:04.520 --> 0:02:07.440 have the last two have been hard and you'd love 0:02:07.480 --> 0:02:09.760 for your team to go through it all and you know, 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:12.520 just keep into this space where everything's going, but that's 0:02:12.800 --> 0:02:14.960 that's not how it is, and so you know that 0:02:15.000 --> 0:02:17.600 the adversity is coming. I'd love to say you can 0:02:17.680 --> 0:02:20.520 learn it without having to go through it, but with 0:02:20.560 --> 0:02:23.520 our first time going through it, you do have to to, 0:02:24.080 --> 0:02:27.000 you know, go through them, and it sucks, but you 0:02:27.120 --> 0:02:30.160 also gain a lot from it, and there's some hardness 0:02:30.240 --> 0:02:33.840 that you gain, there's some closing mentality that you can gain, 0:02:33.880 --> 0:02:36.360 but you do have to go through it. You don't 0:02:36.639 --> 0:02:39.200 become a tough person unless you go through these tough spots, 0:02:39.400 --> 0:02:43.400 and so this team is tough, but losing those ones 0:02:43.440 --> 0:02:46.119 here at the end, you know, so to speak, has 0:02:46.200 --> 0:02:49.720 been hard on us. But there's also we're going to 0:02:49.760 --> 0:02:52.000 come out the other side of it stronger and better 0:02:52.040 --> 0:02:54.720 and tougher for you know, fights that end up like that, 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:57.640 and so that's something that I know is coming. What 0:02:57.680 --> 0:03:00.160 I've been pleased by. Offensively, we've done a really good 0:03:00.240 --> 0:03:02.480 job of taking care of the ball. That's been something 0:03:02.520 --> 0:03:05.480 that's going to be something we'll talk about today and 0:03:05.560 --> 0:03:08.040 ten years from today. It's about just how we do 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:11.200 business together. Defensively, I'm starting to feel the energy of 0:03:11.200 --> 0:03:12.600 the hitting and the speed to go. 0:03:13.200 --> 0:03:13.760 If we can. 0:03:13.600 --> 0:03:16.440 Sustain that over the whole game, that's when we'll really 0:03:16.440 --> 0:03:18.320 be at our best. And then on the special team side, 0:03:18.360 --> 0:03:20.560 I love the way our guys cover and hit, and 0:03:21.160 --> 0:03:23.600 you know the return side is coming along too on 0:03:23.639 --> 0:03:26.040 some of the kickoffs with Austin. So there's a lot 0:03:26.080 --> 0:03:28.600 to be pumped about with the group. But in the 0:03:28.680 --> 0:03:31.840 short term, going through the tough ones, it sucks, but 0:03:32.000 --> 0:03:34.079 you do have to go through it a little bit 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:37.600 to find out, Okay, I don't want that again. This 0:03:37.640 --> 0:03:39.440 is how I'm going to do it moving forward. And 0:03:39.480 --> 0:03:42.560 so a lot of things to look forward to as 0:03:42.560 --> 0:03:44.000 we get into this next two game block. 0:03:44.200 --> 0:03:46.120 And you talk about the toughness there, and I think 0:03:46.120 --> 0:03:47.600 one of the things that sticks out to me is like, 0:03:47.640 --> 0:03:49.160 it is hard. It's hard to lose games. It's hard 0:03:49.160 --> 0:03:52.640 to lose close games. How do you and get the 0:03:52.680 --> 0:03:54.920 team make sure that you do take a positive turn 0:03:54.960 --> 0:03:56.520 Because you know you've coached teams and I've been a 0:03:56.520 --> 0:03:58.680 part of teams where they don't they're not built the 0:03:58.760 --> 0:04:00.800 right way. It feels like this is built the right way. 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:01.840 How do you make sure that it is? 0:04:02.080 --> 0:04:03.960 You want to make sure you're consistent in your approach 0:04:04.000 --> 0:04:07.760 to them on the best of days and the toughest 0:04:07.760 --> 0:04:10.160 of days. And if you're into that spot where I'm 0:04:10.160 --> 0:04:11.920 always going to be like today, you know, that's a 0:04:12.000 --> 0:04:14.400 roller coaster for anybody to have to deal with those emotions. 0:04:14.480 --> 0:04:17.559 I want the players always know like there's a consistency here. 0:04:17.920 --> 0:04:20.200 We're going to relentlessly chase getting better. We're going to 0:04:20.279 --> 0:04:22.359 learn the lessons that happened and that are meant for 0:04:22.400 --> 0:04:24.760 you in that game, and how do we apply them 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:27.200 by working your skills at practice so when we get 0:04:27.240 --> 0:04:29.880 back into that spot, you're able to go deliver. 0:04:30.040 --> 0:04:33.680 So's it's a whole approach, really, Logan. 0:04:33.400 --> 0:04:35.919 As you're going through it doesn't mean you're always you know, 0:04:36.000 --> 0:04:39.120 Pollyanna and things are great, like you have to get 0:04:39.160 --> 0:04:41.880 to the you know, right to it and say, all right, 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:42.960 how do we get this part better? 0:04:43.080 --> 0:04:44.159 And that's what we chase. 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:47.000 Is there a moment where you learned that that became 0:04:47.080 --> 0:04:49.040 like the way to do things like a like as 0:04:49.080 --> 0:04:49.679 a young coach. 0:04:51.080 --> 0:04:52.080 Man, that's an awesome question. 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:54.279 I don't know if I learned it in that way, logan, 0:04:54.320 --> 0:04:57.160 but I do know the experience tells you that somewhere 0:04:57.200 --> 0:05:00.240 along the line to say, man, you do grow from 0:05:00.279 --> 0:05:02.640 these tough experiences. When you're going through them, you don't 0:05:02.680 --> 0:05:06.360 like them, and it's like, man, but I guess I'm 0:05:06.360 --> 0:05:08.760 old enough now to know there is some good on 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:11.719 the other side of those and I love you know, 0:05:11.760 --> 0:05:14.160 with our teammate runner and pick the next guy's picking 0:05:14.160 --> 0:05:16.400 them up, the next one's there. You know, their ability 0:05:16.400 --> 0:05:19.240 to fight for one another is big, and you do 0:05:19.360 --> 0:05:22.080 have to have the tough loss to know how to 0:05:22.560 --> 0:05:25.800 also keep gaining on the tough win. And it might 0:05:25.800 --> 0:05:29.799 be like a song, but there's some truth to it. Honest, 0:05:29.839 --> 0:05:32.479 it seems like Kenny Rodgers way. But my point is this, 0:05:33.080 --> 0:05:34.920 it sucks to go through it, but you do have 0:05:35.040 --> 0:05:37.080 to do that to become the team you want to 0:05:37.120 --> 0:05:39.440 be in these tough moments. And so this team's getting 0:05:39.480 --> 0:05:42.480 battle tested right now. You know we've had late wins, 0:05:42.560 --> 0:05:46.040 we've had tough losses at the end, and so knowing 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:48.920 that you know they've been in some battles. There's confidence 0:05:48.960 --> 0:05:52.480 that comes from that, but there's also that angst that 0:05:52.520 --> 0:05:54.200 you're mad and you want to get it right and 0:05:54.240 --> 0:05:54.839 get it fixed. 0:05:54.839 --> 0:05:57.520 And so that's what we intend to do. 0:05:57.680 --> 0:05:59.480 And close to your point, the NFL season is a 0:05:59.560 --> 0:06:01.120 very long time. This is the first time Jadan and 0:06:01.160 --> 0:06:04.120 Daniels has got to experience how long NFL season really is. 0:06:04.120 --> 0:06:06.239 What do you expect from him these next stretch of games. 0:06:06.960 --> 0:06:09.159 Well, Number one of this guy's a relentless competitor. He 0:06:09.360 --> 0:06:09.840 just is. 0:06:10.080 --> 0:06:13.960 And just like he and really all of his teammates, 0:06:14.200 --> 0:06:17.120 you wish progress just went on this steady line and 0:06:17.160 --> 0:06:17.599 that would be. 0:06:17.600 --> 0:06:20.279 Awesome, but that's not how progress works. 0:06:20.360 --> 0:06:22.159 You know, that line goes up, put it down, and 0:06:22.200 --> 0:06:24.479 you keep going up. And so the ones that you 0:06:24.520 --> 0:06:27.520 don't have the performance that you love, you're learning from 0:06:27.520 --> 0:06:28.240 that and the. 0:06:28.200 --> 0:06:30.120 Next one comes up, and the next one comes up. 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:32.279 And the best way to do that is back on 0:06:32.320 --> 0:06:35.640 the practice field. That's really where you make yourself as 0:06:35.640 --> 0:06:38.440 a ballplayer. All the skill work, all the throws, all 0:06:38.440 --> 0:06:41.200 the running, all the track tackling, all of that, so 0:06:41.240 --> 0:06:44.440 you get to Sunday and do it. And so he's 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:47.320 a fantastic practice player, which makes him a great player. 0:06:47.360 --> 0:06:49.320 So that's the part that I expect to see over 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:50.000 the next two weeks. 0:06:50.120 --> 0:06:50.920 Real quick, how do. 0:06:50.920 --> 0:06:53.320 You expect a guy like Jayden Daniels, right, who's just 0:06:53.360 --> 0:06:56.120 won so much, how do you teach him to deal 0:06:56.200 --> 0:06:58.400 with those lows, those ebbs and flows of the season. 0:06:58.400 --> 0:07:00.880 Because he's he's seen so much success in his career. 0:07:00.760 --> 0:07:03.400 He has, He's also you know, had his share of 0:07:03.440 --> 0:07:06.160 some adversity too, where it didn't go his way quite 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:09.000 you know, in the right spots, from coming up through 0:07:09.040 --> 0:07:11.800 college and you know, his first part at LSU and 0:07:12.240 --> 0:07:15.120 going to win the job in a late circumstance through it, 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:17.960 so it wasn't all just like his Heisman year. 0:07:17.880 --> 0:07:18.800 Season, you know. 0:07:19.160 --> 0:07:22.840 And but you do grow from those and you expect it. 0:07:22.840 --> 0:07:25.800 It's true of anybody, whether you're a coach, a ball 0:07:25.840 --> 0:07:28.400 player not. There's going to be those ups and down. 0:07:28.440 --> 0:07:31.240 But if you continually find the things you want to 0:07:31.240 --> 0:07:35.080 work at and you relentlessly go after it, like being 0:07:35.120 --> 0:07:38.600 relentless is not like well maybe or no halfway. Being 0:07:38.640 --> 0:07:41.880 relentless is like I'm all the way in and I'm 0:07:41.880 --> 0:07:44.200 going to find it and find the answers. Not you know, 0:07:44.320 --> 0:07:47.760 dance around it, and Jaden is a relentless competitor, so 0:07:47.840 --> 0:07:50.760 like there's no halfway, no maybe or we'll see how 0:07:50.760 --> 0:07:53.600 it works out. Like that's not how he gets down. 0:07:53.680 --> 0:07:56.040 So that's he and his teammates, you know. 0:07:56.120 --> 0:07:56.560 We'll do that. 0:07:56.600 --> 0:08:00.160 And so it's tough, but there's also a lot lot 0:08:00.160 --> 0:08:02.680 of good things that come from being tough and going 0:08:02.720 --> 0:08:04.760 through tough times, like you do gain it. It's you 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:08.320 get stronger, you gain a little more confidence, and I 0:08:08.360 --> 0:08:09.680 expect that to be the case for us. 0:08:10.000 --> 0:08:11.840 Yeah, And I think also it's it's cool, like you know, 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:14.560 being on the sideline and watching him come off, it's 0:08:14.880 --> 0:08:17.000 it's had a really nice support system here too, Like 0:08:17.440 --> 0:08:19.120 you know, the Mariota comes up to him to be 0:08:19.200 --> 0:08:21.600 just talking to him, Cliffs is talking to him, even 0:08:21.640 --> 0:08:23.560 Sam Hartman's got some stuff to say to him, and 0:08:23.640 --> 0:08:26.120 like just to be supportive. And how important is that 0:08:26.160 --> 0:08:28.480 you always talk about fellowship and camaraderie. It just seems 0:08:28.520 --> 0:08:30.760 like with that group specifically, they've got a really nice 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:32.520 he's got a really nice support system that can help 0:08:32.600 --> 0:08:35.000 him kind of navigate some of this adversity not on 0:08:35.040 --> 0:08:35.360 his own. 0:08:35.440 --> 0:08:37.359 Yeah, and that was by design, but you. 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:39.880 You also know when you put people together, you don't 0:08:39.880 --> 0:08:41.880 know the dynamic, and then this thing is just grown 0:08:42.120 --> 0:08:44.320 the way they support one another, look after one another. 0:08:44.640 --> 0:08:45.760 I remember telling. 0:08:45.600 --> 0:08:47.520 Jeff before the game, if you see it, make sure 0:08:47.559 --> 0:08:49.920 you can share it what happens in the game. So 0:08:50.080 --> 0:08:52.960 if it's two times, that's a coincidence. If it's three times, 0:08:52.960 --> 0:08:55.000 that's a pattern. Right, So if you see this happening 0:08:55.080 --> 0:08:57.560 or this specific coverage or a technique, make sure you 0:08:57.600 --> 0:09:01.040 can share it. You know, like tsa something, say something, 0:09:01.400 --> 0:09:04.240 but only if you're sure you saw something, like don't 0:09:04.240 --> 0:09:07.920 say something just to say something, huh. So I want 0:09:07.960 --> 0:09:10.920 to make sure they've got this really cool support system 0:09:10.960 --> 0:09:13.600 to go and we've got a very tough group. They're 0:09:13.640 --> 0:09:18.079 really connected and so they're upset, that's good, they're mad, 0:09:18.280 --> 0:09:21.359 that's good. You have to go through those tough experiences 0:09:21.520 --> 0:09:24.800 and we'll come back right, you know, battle it as 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:26.800 hard as we can. And like I said, we've got 0:09:26.840 --> 0:09:29.760 this block to really really work our skills and. 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:31.680 Coach use the word tough. I don't think there's anybody 0:09:31.679 --> 0:09:33.960 tough and than Brian Robinson. You we got him back 0:09:34.000 --> 0:09:36.040 on that field. What does his presence how does his 0:09:36.080 --> 0:09:37.680 presence impact this offense. 0:09:37.679 --> 0:09:38.360 It does a lot. 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:40.640 If you think of him and eck And there's the 0:09:40.720 --> 0:09:43.640 slashing element and a downhill element and the things they 0:09:43.640 --> 0:09:45.800 can compliment together. I love when we put him in 0:09:45.800 --> 0:09:48.760 the backfield together one can split out, one can say, 0:09:49.160 --> 0:09:51.560 and so I love the balance that they bring to it. 0:09:51.600 --> 0:09:53.240 But for him to be back in it and be 0:09:53.240 --> 0:09:56.160 able to express himself and run downhill and be physical, 0:09:56.559 --> 0:09:59.200 it's such a big part of our offense. And as 0:09:59.200 --> 0:10:01.119 strong as to go tow he is on the inside, 0:10:01.280 --> 0:10:03.280 you know, still having Brian to be able to get downhill, 0:10:03.280 --> 0:10:04.400 that's a big piece for us. 0:10:04.679 --> 0:10:06.679 Yeah, And I think you know it's also when you 0:10:06.720 --> 0:10:08.600 watch Brian, I mean he runs with that kind of 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:10.880 that toughness, you know, and so is Eckler too. They 0:10:10.880 --> 0:10:13.000 all do, even McNichols. I mean, they're really just a 0:10:13.000 --> 0:10:15.640 tough group of guys. And is that coming from Anthony 0:10:15.720 --> 0:10:17.640 Lynn just kind of this mindset or did they have it? 0:10:17.960 --> 0:10:20.000 And I'm already you know, you can't teach tough, they say, 0:10:20.000 --> 0:10:22.200 but I do find that some coaches can help kind 0:10:22.200 --> 0:10:23.160 of bring it out of you a little bit. 0:10:23.200 --> 0:10:25.040 I would say their whole group is I would agree 0:10:25.040 --> 0:10:28.880 with that, and not every position has that all the 0:10:28.960 --> 0:10:30.679 way through you've been a part of that, but this 0:10:30.720 --> 0:10:33.640 group does, and they're able to show it and demonstrate 0:10:33.640 --> 0:10:36.560 it in different ways, whether it's downhill running or going 0:10:36.559 --> 0:10:39.000 to pass protect and be into it and be accountable 0:10:39.000 --> 0:10:40.600 to one another. And so that's one of the coolest 0:10:40.600 --> 0:10:42.880 things logan like they're down for it, you know, in 0:10:42.960 --> 0:10:45.400 terms of whatever needs to be done, whatever takes. 0:10:45.760 --> 0:10:46.840 That's kind of the mindset. 0:10:47.040 --> 0:10:50.240 It does take some physical courage to pass protect like yeah, well, like, 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:52.679 oh man, it's so block that guy. I see these 0:10:52.760 --> 0:10:55.800 dudes throwing down and that's like like the ultimate sign 0:10:55.880 --> 0:10:57.920 of brotherhood, in my opinion, is seeing somebody just being 0:10:57.920 --> 0:10:59.520 like I'm gonna put it on the line here for 0:10:59.600 --> 0:11:00.080 the quarter. 0:11:00.320 --> 0:11:02.600 And you see Jeremy leading the way for Austin they 0:11:02.640 --> 0:11:06.680 kickoff returns, and so for him, that's another example that like, yeah, 0:11:06.679 --> 0:11:08.600 I got your back, I'll run it like I'm gonna 0:11:08.640 --> 0:11:09.840 run it, but if there's a guy in the hole, 0:11:09.840 --> 0:11:10.760 I'm gonna take. 0:11:10.600 --> 0:11:11.319 It as for it. 0:11:11.400 --> 0:11:14.480 Yeah, and going to the defense. Freaking Louisville another multi 0:11:14.520 --> 0:11:16.439 SAT game for him. Talk about how he's been able 0:11:16.480 --> 0:11:18.040 to fit in this defense and how he's been able 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:19.840 to set the tone for the defense as a whole. 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:22.520 Yeah, Frankie's done a fantastic job. He brings so much 0:11:22.760 --> 0:11:26.199 energy to our team, to our defense. And I think 0:11:26.280 --> 0:11:28.760 Joe's done a really good job of featuring the things 0:11:28.760 --> 0:11:32.400 that make him unique. And so for him, man, he's 0:11:32.440 --> 0:11:35.319 been awesome for us. I love the way he can play, 0:11:35.360 --> 0:11:36.000 the way he can hit. 0:11:36.040 --> 0:11:36.880 He's relentless. 0:11:38.160 --> 0:11:40.200 He just has a motor that won't stop, man, So 0:11:40.320 --> 0:11:42.360 I love what he brings. He and Wags have such 0:11:42.400 --> 0:11:45.240 a good balance at linebacker and how we can feature 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:47.880 the guys and blitz and you know, playing and coverage. 0:11:47.920 --> 0:11:51.679 So it's been good to see that group, you know, 0:11:51.960 --> 0:11:55.160 just come together at linebacker and you know, be able 0:11:55.200 --> 0:11:56.800 to be featured in the things that make them great. 0:11:56.800 --> 0:11:59.040 Like there's nobody that's a better tackler than Bobby Wagon. 0:11:59.240 --> 0:12:01.840 Like he's literally the best in the world at one there. 0:12:02.160 --> 0:12:04.280 So that's like not that many people can say that, 0:12:05.320 --> 0:12:08.160 like doctors and lawyers, he's the best doctor in the world, 0:12:08.200 --> 0:12:10.720 but like he's the best tackler, you know, And so 0:12:11.320 --> 0:12:14.280 that's a rare trait and he's exceptionalized and so you 0:12:14.320 --> 0:12:17.920 see that rubbing off on Jeremy Chin and that are 0:12:18.120 --> 0:12:21.160 really starting to make their mark. And now that they've 0:12:21.679 --> 0:12:24.920 been in it for you know, half the season, you know, 0:12:25.320 --> 0:12:26.640 we expect more moving forward. 0:12:26.840 --> 0:12:29.400 And you mentioned Bobby and Frankie, and they strike me 0:12:29.440 --> 0:12:32.400 as very different personalities at least in terms of play style, 0:12:32.760 --> 0:12:34.880 and they kind of play the game differently. Did you 0:12:34.920 --> 0:12:37.360 talk about how they've kind of impacted each other? You 0:12:37.360 --> 0:12:39.120 know what I mean, because it's like, you know, Bobby's 0:12:39.160 --> 0:12:40.880 so quiet and he's like got this very kind of 0:12:40.880 --> 0:12:42.920 reserve and then Frankie just seems like he's about to 0:12:42.960 --> 0:12:44.280 lose his mind every single second. 0:12:44.400 --> 0:12:47.640 So Bobby is the person when he talks you really 0:12:47.720 --> 0:12:51.360 lean in because there's going to be something that has 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:52.400 wisdom behind it. 0:12:52.400 --> 0:12:53.240 It was thoughtful. 0:12:53.720 --> 0:12:57.120 And Frankie's the guy he said, come on like the 0:12:57.160 --> 0:13:03.240 fire man anywhere. So they're this that they lead the 0:13:03.320 --> 0:13:06.280 team in different ways, but they're both impactful, and I 0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:09.920 think that's what authentic leadership is, as being yourself. You know, 0:13:10.080 --> 0:13:14.440 no one's asking Bobby to you know, you know, lead 0:13:14.559 --> 0:13:18.320 like Frankie does, and we're not asking Frankie to you know, 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:20.880 lead like Bobby does. But being able to do it 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:23.600 in their own way. I think that's what leading is. 0:13:24.200 --> 0:13:26.440 And Coach, I think with that leadership is so valuable, 0:13:26.520 --> 0:13:29.040 especially because you have some rookies getting big minutes on 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:31.319 this defense. You just talk about what you see from 0:13:31.360 --> 0:13:33.000 them in the way that they've been able to just 0:13:33.040 --> 0:13:35.720 fit in this defense and honestly not even look like rookies. 0:13:36.000 --> 0:13:39.679 Mike Sandmer still is one. He had a very. 0:13:41.280 --> 0:13:46.360 Confident, playmaking, tough approach to him, And I think that's 0:13:46.400 --> 0:13:50.760 important because and Logan can speak to this as a teammate, 0:13:50.960 --> 0:13:53.040 when you know what you're going to expect from somebody, 0:13:53.200 --> 0:13:55.560 that's a really powerful thing. Like they know Mikey's going 0:13:55.640 --> 0:13:58.240 to battle and fight for it, like that's all he 0:13:58.280 --> 0:14:01.160 ever does. So there's not we don't know another way. 0:14:01.480 --> 0:14:04.800 And so he's getting to demonstrate who he is to 0:14:04.880 --> 0:14:07.640 his teammates, you know, on a consistent basis, and so 0:14:08.880 --> 0:14:11.960 tough receivers, tough matchups, he's just always down for the fight. 0:14:12.040 --> 0:14:15.000 And so he would be one that really jumps out 0:14:15.000 --> 0:14:15.200 to me. 0:14:15.440 --> 0:14:17.280 I mean, gosh, in that Philly game, Coach, I guess 0:14:17.320 --> 0:14:20.720 a couple he's drawn like some big boy, scary one 0:14:20.760 --> 0:14:23.400 on ones, Yes, and there was no flinch, no bat 0:14:23.440 --> 0:14:25.080 and I all know who's that guy. It's like, I'm 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:27.200 gonna play a good technique and get this ball out. 0:14:27.240 --> 0:14:29.160 I mean it was it was really you got me 0:14:29.200 --> 0:14:31.160 fired up watching it. I mean, that's be pretty cool. 0:14:31.200 --> 0:14:33.560 He trusts it, yeah, trust the training that he put in, 0:14:33.640 --> 0:14:34.680 He trust his technique. 0:14:34.720 --> 0:14:37.360 He trusts and we trust him. Yeah, you know, obviously 0:14:37.520 --> 0:14:38.880 not too because. 0:14:40.080 --> 0:14:44.080 He moved his positions outside from inside as the season 0:14:44.120 --> 0:14:46.200 were on, and he was just always up for it. 0:14:46.280 --> 0:14:48.360 And so he's someways to the boundary and now he's 0:14:48.400 --> 0:14:49.320 to the field. 0:14:49.000 --> 0:14:52.400 And so it's been very cool to see him just 0:14:52.840 --> 0:14:54.160 absolutely be ready for it. 0:14:54.280 --> 0:14:56.040 And coach, before you let you go, like we said 0:14:56.040 --> 0:14:58.280 to start the show, ten days stretch before we play 0:14:58.320 --> 0:15:00.680 the Dallas Cowboys, how do you plan spend some of 0:15:00.720 --> 0:15:01.240 this time? 0:15:02.000 --> 0:15:05.960 The first part is going back through where you know, 0:15:06.240 --> 0:15:08.800 basically over the last two games, what were those closing 0:15:08.840 --> 0:15:09.440 time moments? 0:15:09.480 --> 0:15:11.480 What were the ones that were the most impactful? Part? 0:15:11.800 --> 0:15:13.560 How does it play on a first and ten instead 0:15:13.560 --> 0:15:15.600 of being second and one. It's a first down Again, 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:18.960 those seems like small to me, or may seem like 0:15:19.000 --> 0:15:21.080 small too, but that's a big deal where the chain 0:15:21.120 --> 0:15:25.040 moves again, where we can control possession longer. And so 0:15:25.160 --> 0:15:28.000 it may be hitting into the right read, it might 0:15:28.040 --> 0:15:30.480 be you know, the blitzer being in the right spot. 0:15:30.560 --> 0:15:34.560 So making sure when these small winning time moments come 0:15:34.600 --> 0:15:37.840 that we deliver where that part. I want to make 0:15:37.880 --> 0:15:39.480 sure we get it right all the time. Somebody beat 0:15:39.520 --> 0:15:41.880 you on a good throw or good catch, or you know, 0:15:41.920 --> 0:15:43.760 they hit the right blocking scheme and you get to 0:15:43.800 --> 0:15:45.600 it and you can tip your hat, but make sure 0:15:45.640 --> 0:15:48.680 they have to really challenge us to win the play. 0:15:49.040 --> 0:15:49.400 Coaches. 0:15:49.440 --> 0:15:51.000 First half of the season has been fun and we 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:52.560 were very excited to see this second half. 0:15:52.600 --> 0:15:53.520 Thank you for your time, Coach. 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:58.160 No, man, you think you're excited. We are absolutely lit 0:15:58.280 --> 0:16:01.800 up to get rolling again and do it at home. Yeah, 0:16:01.800 --> 0:16:02.280 we can't wait. 0:16:02.400 --> 0:16:03.160 Thanks Coach. 0:16:07.880 --> 0:16:08.200 Logan. 0:16:08.240 --> 0:16:10.200 We talked to coach about some of these impact players, 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:12.360 so let's look into it right now. First of Frankie 0:16:12.400 --> 0:16:14.280 Luvu coming off of a two sad games. 0:16:14.360 --> 0:16:16.600 Yeah, like you said, Frankie Loluvu, I mean, coach mentioned 0:16:16.640 --> 0:16:19.200 him and just the emotional energy that he brings to 0:16:19.240 --> 0:16:22.760 the team. Kind of get the physicality, the mindset. Obviously 0:16:22.840 --> 0:16:25.200 the production is great, but I think that juice has 0:16:25.280 --> 0:16:27.400 kind of changed the perspective of the defense, and that 0:16:27.480 --> 0:16:29.680 to me is why he's one of the most impactful players. 0:16:29.760 --> 0:16:31.080 Even though it's so impressed to me when you have 0:16:31.080 --> 0:16:33.240