1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Joe was talking does film breakdown about how Riley can 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: kick the ball so it like spins differently and falls differently. 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: How common is that for a punch of able to 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: do that? Uh? You know, it's it's becoming more and 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: more common. Uh nowadays, these guys are really really good 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: at what they do. Uh. The influence of the Australian 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: punter has been big on a lot of the American guys. 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: So just being able to have a plethora of kicks 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: just have, you know, be able to to make it 10 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: harder for the returner to catch the ball, to field 11 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: the ball, especially when you you have guys that are 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: really talented and they used to catching that that that 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,639 Speaker 1: ball out of the jugs machine and it's just an 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: easy ball that turns over. You know, it's it's difficult, 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: especially the winning conditions and you get a ball it's 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: gonna spin a little different, something that you don't see 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: every day. Um. You know, so that that the ability 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: to do that is definitely advantageous to us as a 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: as a coup trainor and obviously where you sat Sunday, 20 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: it's like the ideal where it plays out. Yeah, definitely 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: nice delieve Mac, Why do you think it didn't work 22 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: out with Corey Valentine as a kick returner with there's 23 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: something did it just not click for him there? It 24 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: seemed like he struggled. And do you expect is it 25 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: too soon to expect Dante Pettis to make a big 26 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: impact this week? You know, I think Corey, you know Corey, 27 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say Cord they didn't click with him. I 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: mean he average almost twenty four yards a return, uh, 29 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: you know last year, and it's it was just you know, 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: with the COVID no off season and you know, it's 31 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: just a ton of things that went into that. It's 32 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: just you know, it just never really um kind of 33 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: flowed like we wanted it to. And I think it 34 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: was just you know, a matter of time. We put 35 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: Dion in there and it was you know, it was 36 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: progressing in that direction, you know. So, but Corey is 37 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: gonna be fine. We wished my best of luck. He's 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: a great kid, loving the death and he's going to 39 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: be successful in this league. I'm in Dante. Can we 40 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: expect him back there this week? And something? You know, 41 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: we're still going through an evaluation process with all these guys. Uh, 42 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: you know, he just got any gonna let him get 43 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: his feet wet first, and just trying to get his 44 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: baron from the Bay to to New Jersey is a 45 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: little bit different. So but now Dante is working hard. 46 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: We'll we'll figure that out once we get towards back 47 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: end of the week. Thank you. Hey Mac, what's this? 48 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: I'm good man? What's this season been like for you? 49 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: I mean, uh, you got a new coach at the 50 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: whole new regime. I know a lot of you guys 51 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: as coaches, kind of your families aren't even here. I 52 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: don't know. I assume you probably haven't been able to 53 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: go back and forth, maybe as much as we're in 54 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: the best and fly. So what's it. What's it been 55 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: like personally on that end? Uh, it's always hard, you 56 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: know when I see my family's in Houston. So uh 57 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: for me, you know, with the staff, the staff is great, 58 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: the guys are great to work with. You know, Joe 59 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: is awesome. Uh, it's it's been really good. But on 60 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: the family side of You're right, I haven't been able 61 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: I got back. So get a quick story. So the 62 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: one time I was able to go home, uh see 63 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: my son, see him play. Uh as soon as I landed. 64 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: I get to the stadium, I walk up and I 65 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:23,839 Speaker 1: get to actually, I get a text when I drive 66 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: him to the park A lot trents hurt. So I 67 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: walk up to the stadium. I'm coming into stadium, up 68 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: to the bleachers, and I seen him with this big 69 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: rap on his hand. And then as as soon as 70 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: he looked at me, I looked at him and he 71 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: broke out crying. So I knew something was wrong. Make 72 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: a long story short, he uh this lokay the bone 73 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: his hand had he had to have surgery next morning. 74 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: So I was literally there twenty four hours by the 75 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: time I got to the stadium. We went straight to 76 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: the emergency room, picked him up, I mean picked him up, 77 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: took him to the emergency room, and he was in 78 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: the hospital all night. And I actually I actually left 79 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: the hospital at four thirty in the morning to go 80 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: home to get like an hour sleep, and then hopped 81 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: on a you know, nine o'clock ain't thirty flight whatever 82 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: it was to get back here to so I can 83 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: COVID test. So you know, that's that's kind of been, 84 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: you know, our our situation as a family, But you know, 85 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: just to get a little insight on it's not. It's 86 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: never easy, especially as a coach when you're away from 87 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: your family and trying to do what's best for your family. 88 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: It's easy. I'm sorry, Jordan. I know there's a bunch 89 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: of other coaches are who also don't have their families 90 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: here is you know, there's just been so many different 91 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: elements to this year. Does it Does it make to 92 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: you guys more like of a close sneak group because 93 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: you're spending even maybe from like you know, you know, 94 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: you're like, what do you have to go home to? Right? 95 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: So you kind of just do you just stay at 96 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: work and maybe have that more that even a closer 97 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: bond with the other coaches for that reason, definitely, you know, 98 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: we spend, to be honest with you, during the season, 99 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: we spend more time around the players and other coaches 100 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: than we do our own families. So you know, you 101 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: gotta enjoy the guys that you're working with. And you're right, 102 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: we we do become tight group because we spend so 103 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: much time together, and uh, you know, and that's a 104 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: good thing. You know, I enjoy the guys that I 105 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: work with, and uh, you know, obviously we'd like to 106 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: spend time with our families. But you know, obviously we 107 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: we gotta we gotta pay the bills and we gotta 108 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: do the things we gotta do to, you know, to 109 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: to get things done. Appreciate it. Man A T. Mac 110 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: uh saw so Joe's breakdown on on the website about 111 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: the play that obviously Damn talked about the Riley's punt 112 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,559 Speaker 1: um and he mentioned the you know, having Cam Brown 113 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: lined up, that's what he called the Canadian gunner. I'm 114 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: just curious how common is that Have you seen or 115 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: use that in the past, And how did you guys, 116 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, if not, come to decide that that was 117 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: a scheme you kind of wanted to work in this year. Yeah, 118 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: we we've used it before. We used it last year 119 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: with Michael Thomas. It's been done before, and uh, it's 120 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: a good scheme against you know, guys that teams that 121 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: have really good returners, so you can get that pressure 122 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: and that you know, that third guy down the middle 123 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,679 Speaker 1: of the field that acts as a third gunner for 124 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: your coverage and again just more speed on the ball, 125 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: putting more pressure on the returner and either he's gonna 126 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: fair catch it or he's gonna try and have to 127 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: make a play and it it kind of worked out 128 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: for us. Just and one more thing on pettis, I 129 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: know he might not be ready this week, but how 130 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: much work did you put into him on the you know, 131 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: in the draft process a couple of years ago and 132 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: where you you know, how in tune were you with him? 133 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously he has the numbers as a returner 134 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: to back it up. In college yeah, I mean, I 135 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, Dante was one of the best returners, you know, 136 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: one of the most prolific returners in the history college football. 137 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: So you know when he came out, you know, I 138 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: liked him as a returner. And uh, you know, he's 139 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: on a really, really good football team. If you go 140 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: back and you look at the guys that were on 141 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: that team, you know, Buddha Baker and Buying Murphy. I mean, 142 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: there's a lot of good football players on that team. 143 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: So I watched them closely, you know, because we had 144 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: to evaluate them, you know, all of them coming out. 145 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: So but now Dante is working and again, well we'll 146 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: see where he is towards the back end of the week. 147 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: We got time for one more Patty Hey, coach, how 148 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: are you, hey, pat how you doing doing well. Thank you, coach. 149 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: Just going back to Dan's question at the top of 150 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: the session, here, did you start with Riley, you know, 151 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: have them training differently in the off season because you 152 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: knew you might have them, you know, put that spin 153 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: on the ball. Was there something that kind of came up? 154 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: How long has he been working on it, and was 155 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: there anything in particular he did to kind of you 156 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: know practice that he's he's been doing it for a 157 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: couple of years now. Um, you know, he used to 158 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: hit it all the time in practice last year, and 159 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: he used to h doing pregame, but this year is 160 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: the first year he's, uh, he's hit it during the game. 161 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: So I think the more and more reps he gets 162 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: at it, the more he can feel confident and hitting 163 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: the ball consistently. Uh, just a you know, knowing exactly 164 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: where the ball is going to go. And again, when 165 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: anytime you make a you start to developing a shot, 166 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: you know, those guys want to make sure that they 167 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: get enough practice reps and then enough game reps to 168 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: where they feel comfortable with it. When I say game 169 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: like doing in the warm ups, doing it, you know, 170 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: just in a game like situation, you know they want 171 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 1: to make sure that they feel confident that they can 172 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: pull that you know, pull that that that that head 173 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: out of the bag when they need to, you know. 174 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: I mean that's it's always a tough, uh deal when 175 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: you go out there and you don't feel comfortable hitting 176 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 1: the ball. You know, when you when you're full confidence 177 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 1: and you know you can swing at it, you can 178 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: make an aggressive swing, you get a good result. And 179 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: that's you know, he's been working on it, so now 180 00:08:55,400 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: that's part of part of his bag of tricks.