1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: You think about the way Jamie punted the other night. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 2: He's you know, James doing a good job. He really is. 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 3: He's uh, he's kind of found found a rhythm, and 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 3: we just want to keep him on the same path, 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 3: you know, just keep staying in the floor of the game, 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 3: staying in the moment, and just making sure that he's 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 3: just executing at a high level. So we just got 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 3: to do a part as the cover unit and a 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 3: protection unit to help him, and he's just got to 10 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 3: do his job as a punter. 11 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: So he's he's done a really nice job. 12 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: I think for him was always consistency, Right, how do 13 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: you get like what do you do to get that 14 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: out of him? 15 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: Like what's the progression there? 16 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 3: You know, as a coach, it's my job to help 17 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 3: him with that obviously, and we just try to try 18 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: to do some things that that. 19 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: He feels comfortable with. 20 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: In practice and in the games, and then just getting 21 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: confidence through the execution part of it. Whether it be 22 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 3: you know, a warm up session that we had in Arizona, 23 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 3: you know where he kicked the ball pretty well, whether 24 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 3: it be you know, just a session where in here 25 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: by ourselves, you know, just feeling comfortable in the moment 26 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 3: and just being able to. 27 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 2: Just see the big picture, what's the what's your what's 28 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 2: your big goal? 29 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 3: What are we working towards, and just trying to get 30 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 3: better every day and that and that's it. Like just 31 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 3: try and find one little thing to focus on every 32 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 3: day and work on it and then okay, yeah, I 33 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 3: got better at that today. Let's just keep working in 34 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 3: the progression. So that's all we're doing. And he's done 35 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: a really nice drive. 36 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: Really boomed when you guys are backed up and somebody 37 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: that was a little bit that rugby style, like, how 38 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: do you or he determine when you're gonna use that 39 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: when you're not? 40 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: I can't tell you that now, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. 41 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 3: No, it's you know, just at certain points in the 42 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: game that we feel comfortable with, uh, you know, with 43 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 3: him out there and certain situations. 44 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: Now distance that we'll we'll do it. 45 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: But uh, for him, that's his you know, he feels 46 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: comfortable with that. And you know, the kid, he's been 47 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 3: playing rugby since he was this big, you know, so 48 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: he gets his ball, he gets the ball out of 49 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: his hands faster that way than it does the conventional way. 50 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: So it's it's amazing how that happens. But just the 51 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 3: muscle memory just kicks in and it's you know, it's 52 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 3: the years and years of playing rugby, so it's you know, 53 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: it's nothing for him you can do. 54 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 2: In this sleep. 55 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: You mac, I kind of think about punting as you 56 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: take the snap and kick it, and how much more 57 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: complicated is it than that. 58 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: It's a lot of things that go into it. 59 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 3: Uh, you know, the punt play, it's it's it's when 60 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 3: you know the weather, the conditions, who you're playing, Uh, 61 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 3: you know what kind of returners back there, who's the 62 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: rush you know, who are the highlighted rushers? 63 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: Who do you want to stay away from? 64 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 3: Like, it's a whole bunch of different things that play 65 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: into that, you know. But the nuts and bolts of it, 66 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 3: it's a catch and mold. Get the ball out of 67 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 3: your hands as quickly as you can with really good 68 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 3: technique and mechanics and just hitting a nice smooth ball, 69 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 3: good hanging the distance, with good direction, and that's all 70 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 3: we ask for them to do. 71 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: Does a night game change any of that? 72 00:02:58,720 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: Yeah? 73 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: Most of the time, you know, when you're playing in 74 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 3: outdoor stadiums, once the sun goes down, the wind kind 75 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 3: of decreases a little. 76 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: Bit, so that helps definitely. 77 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 3: You know, obviously, anytime you don't have a lot of 78 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 3: win it kind of helps you with the consistency of 79 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 3: the punt and the drop and all that stuff. 80 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: So yeah, it definitely makes difference. 81 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 4: I know, you guys will go back and look at 82 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 4: film of Seattle last year, on that game in Seattle. 83 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 4: I don't know how much their special teams units have 84 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 4: changed much, but when you have a couple of mistakes 85 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 4: last year, that kind of really hurts you. 86 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: Guys. 87 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 4: Do you harp on that with these guys or do 88 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 4: you just kind of let them watch the film and. 89 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 3: Not with a totally different team, different returner back there, 90 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 3: like it's totally different, Like it's they have a different 91 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 3: set of guys. We have basically a different set of guys, 92 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 3: and it's a whole new opportunity, a whole new year, 93 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 3: and obviously you learn from those things, but you know, 94 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: you're definitely gonna harp on it because half the guys 95 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 3: that's playing on Union the he wasn't even on the 96 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 3: field last year, you know, so. 97 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 2: Uh, we just take that for what it is. You 98 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: move on from it. 99 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 3: You learn from it, and uh, you know, the stuff 100 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 3: that we can take from last year schematically, because Larry 101 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 3: Izo was still there last year. We'll look at it 102 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: and uh and be ready for some of those same 103 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 3: things that are coming about. 104 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: But yeah, you don't harp on it, just move on. 105 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: Did you ever cross paths with Larry? 106 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 3: He was he you were here and then I think 107 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: he came right. 108 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: After you left to go to LSU. 109 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: Right. 110 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 3: I've known Larry Isel since I was sixteen years old. 111 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 3: He went to mccallaugh High school. I went to Langle 112 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 3: Creek High School. He went to Rice, I went to Houston. 113 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 3: So we played against each other all through high school 114 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 3: through college, and I've known Larry forever. 115 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 2: It's a good friend of mine. Great dudes and uh, 116 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: hell of a coach. 117 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 3: Did you have anything to do with him here? 118 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 2: No? No, no, no. 119 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 3: Larry was you know, to get into coaching, and you know, 120 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 3: super smart guy. Obviously he was a great special teams player, 121 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 3: probably one of the greatest. 122 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 2: Of all time. 123 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 3: And uh, you know he got into it on his own. 124 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 3: You know, he's he's a heck of a dude, great coach, 125 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: good man. 126 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,799 Speaker 1: It was kind of like a freak player when Andrew 127 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: got hurt on the block block kicking Week one. But 128 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: anytime like an important offensive, decent defense players hurt on 129 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: a special team, the question is like, do you take 130 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: him off of those units going forward or. 131 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: I don't. I mean, I don't have the power to 132 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 2: take anybody off. But it's definitely something you look at, 133 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 2: you know. 134 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 3: I mean it's you know, when you have a guy 135 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 3: like at who is important to our team, and you 136 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 3: know that's kind of a freak thing that happens. 137 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 2: You know. 138 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 3: I just remember, you know when we won the Super Bowl. 139 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 3: You know it's Kareem McKenzie, Richie Seibert, h David Dial, 140 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 3: all those guys, chrisni they are all on the field 141 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 3: goal team. 142 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: Like that's just that's what it is. It's kind of 143 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: offensive lineman. That's kind of part of the job you 144 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: play on field goal protection. 145 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 3: So you know, but I trust me, you definitely think 146 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 3: about it because you know that's you damn sure don't 147 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 3: want to lose a guy like him ever on any play, 148 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 3: whether it be offensive defense or. 149 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: Special team. 150 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 3: Anything else with teammate. 151 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 2: Appreciate you, guys. 152 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 3: I was great right to field that one, which one 153 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: that he got interfered with on. 154 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 155 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: Absolutely, absolutely, when you can come up and a short punt, 156 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 3: if you can come up to field it absolutely. He's 157 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 3: made great decisions all year, you know, knock on wood 158 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: and uh, you know he'll continue to do that hopefully 159 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 3: moving forward. But yeah, I think it was a great decision. 160 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 3: You catch, you catch that ball, and if it hits 161 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 3: the ground, it might roll for twenty yards fifteen twenty yards, 162 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,679 Speaker 3: especially with Kushnowski. I mean he's Ozzy and those balls 163 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 3: have a tendency. You hit the ground aware from fifteen 164 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 3: twenty yards of role, So I think he saved us 165 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 3: a lot of field position plus to fifteen yard penalty. 166 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,239 Speaker 2: So no, he made a good decision.