1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Shade much defensive been better last few weeks. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 2: Was some piece for why that's approached so much. 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think our guys are swarm into 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 3: the football. We're getting guys to the football. I think 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 3: the tackling has been improved. I mean you even look 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 3: at the ones early that stay Quon had against us, 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 3: they get them down for thirteen and eighteen. It's addressed 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 3: difference than going for forty plus, right, so, and I 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 3: felt like our guys responded after those two, but continue 10 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 3: to just work our technique, work our fundamentals, the mentality 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 3: that comes with that, and making sure we're able to 12 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 3: get off blocks and swarm and don't leave it up 13 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 3: to one on one tackles. 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 4: Shane, you still about run fits, run fits, that's something 15 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 4: you see improving each week. 16 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. 17 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's something we got to work at always. 18 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: I mean, these offenses they get creative, they understand kind 19 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 3: of how to attack certain schemes in the run game, 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: and just making sure our guys are there. And again, 21 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 3: I think it even more so than that. We got 22 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 3: to be sound in our fits, but we got to 23 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 3: be able to change with that and get guys off 24 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 3: blocks and take two at times and find free players 25 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: that way too, where you can get to the ball 26 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 3: and not just rely on one guy to make the play. 27 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 4: Shane as a co ordinate, how do you balance you know, 28 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 4: this is what I believe and this is what our 29 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 4: plan is. 30 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: This is what we're going to do versus the. 31 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 4: Heat of the moment in games where players are we 32 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 4: want to do. 33 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: This, we want to do this, you know, going to 34 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: be more aggressive. 35 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 4: You know, how do you balance that and you know 36 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 4: not have a chaot. 37 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we have a we have a game 38 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 2: plan going in. 39 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 3: Uh, it's a little bit of everything, just in terms 40 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 3: of how we want to play a certain offense. But 41 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 3: at the same time, you try to go in with 42 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 3: a good mix right where where you can be a 43 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 3: little bit more let's rush before play to coverage or 44 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 3: let's try to bring some pressure. So you have a 45 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 3: lot of that stuff in your in your back pocket 46 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 3: as you go throughout the game. And I think just 47 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 3: getting a feel for how teams are trying to attack 48 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: you our studies throughout the week, situationally, how things are going, 49 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: if that's changing throughout the game. But hopefully we have 50 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: another in our arsenal going into a game plan where 51 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: we're able to make adjustments based on that as we go. 52 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 3: Whether it's our players, whether it's what we're seeing from 53 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: the offense, we can do that. 54 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 4: In your history, you have players ever come to you 55 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 4: passionately and said, coach, we need to be less aggressive? 56 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? 57 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 3: Or is it always it's I mean, it's funny because 58 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 3: you're talking to different groups. 59 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: And you get different answers. You know what I'm saying. 60 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 3: So, I mean I'm open to those guys having their 61 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 3: opinions and bringing suggestions and how we how we see things, 62 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 3: how we want to play things, and making sure we're 63 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 3: all on the same page. That's the most important thing 64 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 3: to me, making sure from the back end to the 65 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 3: front that the coaching staff, everybody's on the same page 66 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 3: with whatever we decide to do, whatever we think is best, 67 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 3: going into a game plan that we're able to go 68 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 3: out there and execute and guys see it, see it 69 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 3: through the same set of eyes, so we're able to 70 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 3: go execute it. 71 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 2: Have they earned your trust for the last couple of weeks. Yeah, 72 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: I think I think they're doing a good job. Again. 73 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: We got some new pieces. 74 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 3: I feel like we're trying to evolve as we go 75 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 3: there's a comfort level that's getting established I think among 76 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 3: them out. 77 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: There as well. 78 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 3: That always plays the part in it, especially when you 79 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 3: add pieces to the back end. That's where a lot 80 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 3: of the communication and and some of that stuff comes 81 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: into play a little bit more than up front. But 82 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 3: I'm I'm pleased with the group. I'm pleased with the 83 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 3: progress we're making. Again, we got to continue, Like teams 84 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 3: that have success are usually the ones that continue to 85 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 3: improve throughout the year. So just continue on that route 86 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 3: and see where we go. 87 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: People talk about you wanted you to be more aggressive, 88 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: like be aggressive when I you know what happened on 89 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: the you know the interception. You brought a lot of 90 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure on that play. 91 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 2: How much is that a concerted effort? Is that just 92 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: specifically for that game? Is that a concerted effort for 93 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 2: the season? 94 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: Like, how do you have that? 95 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: Yeah? Again, it kind of a little bit goes back 96 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: to his question earlier. 97 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: I think by game plan, we have our have our 98 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 3: kind of plan going in of how we feel like 99 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: we can attack right and dictate. And you want to 100 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 3: be able to dictate on defense because the offense has 101 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 3: so much out their arsenal where they can motion and 102 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 3: move and different groups and everything else. Like, you want 103 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 3: to be able to find ways to dictate defensively obviously, 104 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: and I think that's something moving forward as we go, 105 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 3: just finding ways to do that and being timely with 106 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 3: it when we do and be able to go forward 107 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 3: that way. 108 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 4: Shane, when you look at the stunts up front and 109 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 4: just the idea of you know, it's one thing to say, Okay, 110 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 4: we want to do this up front, how much falls 111 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 4: on individual. 112 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 2: Players and the guys getting together and kind of learning each. 113 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: Other and feel for it and how does that. 114 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 2: Make them successive? Yeah, a lot. 115 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 3: I feel like that's one area of you've kind of 116 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 3: seen us progress as the season's kind of went on, 117 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 3: just the comfort level and a little bit of that. 118 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 3: You move pieces around and one guy does it one 119 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 3: way and then another guy, different body type, different skill set, 120 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 3: does it a little bit different. So just continuing to 121 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 3: build that feel with each other. In terms of how 122 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: those games are executed, I think the understanding of the 123 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 3: details of those games is important, and that correlates to 124 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: to who's running it with you. But the coordination among 125 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 3: those guys has improved. I think they got a good 126 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 3: understanding of it. I think they're seeing success from it. 127 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 3: And the thing we always tell him, it's not always 128 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 3: the guy that's getting picked for that gets it right. 129 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 3: A lot of times it's the guys that's doing the 130 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 3: pick in that that's the penetrator. And but they're unselfish, 131 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 3: Like all those guys are unselfish. They're doing a lot 132 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 3: of good things for us right now, and hopefully we 133 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 3: can keep building. 134 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: Obviously you're not in a players only meeting, But I 135 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: guess what does it say buck Burns that he's calling 136 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: that and. 137 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 3: Wants to Yeah, he's established himself as a leader for us. 138 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 3: You know, he's done a really good job. He's showing 139 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 3: up on game day. He comes out here and works 140 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: every day. He spends time in the building, studying the opponent, 141 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,919 Speaker 3: talking to the other guys. I think that's that's a 142 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 3: big part of it, and just getting those guys all 143 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 3: on the same page, making sure they're accountable to each other, 144 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 3: continuing to work to evolve and come together as a defense. 145 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 4: Of course, you know the official game book, Abdoul did 146 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 4: not register a stat in the game. 147 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 2: You just smiling. I assume you think that he actually 148 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: played in the game and did yeah, he's I mean, 149 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: I get it. 150 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 3: The sacks and the sacks numbers are not what probably 151 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 3: he wants him to be right now, but he's he's 152 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: been extremely productive for us. He really has just continuing 153 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: to push for those are going to come and hopefully 154 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 3: they come in bunches when they do start coming. But again, 155 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 3: he's been a very productive player for us. Just whatever 156 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 3: we've asked him to do, he's been able to do. 157 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 3: Go back to the case game, playing off the ball, 158 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 3: the entire game for us because where we were at. 159 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 3: So we'll continue to find ways with him and all 160 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 3: these other guys see even create some opportunities for him. 161 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 4: But it was there was no no tackles, no assists, 162 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 4: no hits, no you know, zero to close the board. Yeah, 163 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 4: I guess you have a different grading system, and there 164 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 4: was some things in there that. 165 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think there'll be there'll be more opportunities week 166 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: to week. I mean, I think it varies just based 167 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: on where they're run ball, how they're doing things. I mean, 168 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 3: I think that kind of a little bit depends on 169 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 3: how we're being attacked and where he's aligned, and some 170 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 3: of that stuff comes into play. 171 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: With cordell as the primary outside cornerback didn't really do 172 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: the rotation, but Deontay would went into that decision. 173 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, like we've told y'all here every week, 174 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 3: it's going to be a week to week evaluation. We're 175 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: gonna need both those guys. We are, we're gonna need 176 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 3: them both. Again, I think they've both shown some good 177 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 3: things throughout. There's been some plays all of us would 178 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 3: probably like to have back, but just encourage where he. 179 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: Was going in the week. 180 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: That's what we decided to do, and he showed up 181 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 3: and played well for. 182 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: Us this week. 183 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think we'll see, like we're working through it, 184 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 3: talking through all that as we go. Obviously they ahead uh, 185 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 3: I don't even get into that, but yeah, like week 186 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 3: to week hmm.