1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about your defense, how cohesive 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: the defensive unit has been in your mind, especially as 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: the season is going on. And Devin mccordy has always 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: spoken about the communication factor, and I'm curious in your 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: mind how Devin mccordy and Danta high Tower have helped 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: in terms of bringing the team together defensively. Well. Yeah, 7 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: communication is always important, especially against the team like Buffalo 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: and coach Dave All that give you a lot of 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: different formations and some game plan personnel groups and things 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: like that that you haven't seen before. That's true every week, 11 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: but definitely in a game like yesterday's and Devin and 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: high both they do a great job of you on 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: the field communication a lot of those holes that are 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: made on the field, or sometimes they're clear cut, but 15 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: sometimes they're in a gray area. But the most important 16 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: thing is just to be decisive and to do the 17 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: right thing as much as possible, but just be decisive 18 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: so that we all know what we're doing and we're 19 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: not happen one thing and happen something else. And they 20 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: do an excellent job of that. They also do a 21 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: good job of staying ahead of the problems by anticipating, well, 22 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: if this comes up, what are we going to do? 23 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: Or if that comes up, is this how you want 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: me to handle it, rather than you know, trying to 25 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: react to something in a split second. Really sometimes is 26 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: so much time you have to make those decisions. If 27 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: they can anticipate it in practice or during the week 28 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: when we're going over it, or maybe we see something 29 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: during a game and we don't have a particular call made, 30 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: but if that call were to come up later on, 31 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: how would we handle it? To try to stay ahead 32 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: of those So they do a great job of that. 33 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: They're they're excellent, They're they're they have experience in our system. 34 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: They and the instinctively they kind of know what needs 35 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,839 Speaker 1: to be done depending on what the call is and 36 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: and do the right thing and help others do that. 37 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: And and and the guys on the field looked at them, 38 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: They looked at them, They look at Kyle, they looked 39 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: at drawn. Um. So they look at them and they 40 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: have an answer, you know, And it's nothing worse than 41 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: looking to somebody and kind of getting the shoulder shrug. 42 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure, Um, you know, you need an answer, 43 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: and they they provided, and that that gives everybody direction 44 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: UM at those critical times. So that's that's good. Thank you, Bill. Yeah, 45 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: you're welcome. Allright. Next question will be Jim McBride High coach. 46 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about j C. Jackson's interception 47 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: yesterday and just how important his recognition skills were on 48 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: that play and was that something that kind of popped 49 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: during his evaluation. UM. Well, yeah, jac has good ball 50 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: skills and and he has good UM he does a 51 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: good job of finding the ball and see him seeing 52 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: both his receiver and um the quarterback release the ball. 53 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: And I sometimes it doesn't his on coverage where and 54 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: how easy that is or isn't to do. But you know, 55 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: in that particular play, there are a lot of things 56 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: inside of him and I think that um the quarterback 57 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: was expecting him to to take the guy in the 58 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: flat in front of them, and and I think when 59 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: JAC saw you know, him looking and releasing the ball 60 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: downfield and he kind of you know, I was able 61 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: to drop that and and make a play, So um 62 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: it was. Jac is a very instinctive player and does 63 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: a very good job of seeing the ball, and he's 64 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: got good hands he catches the ball. Well, thank you, 65 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: you're welcome coach Marry Christmas, William Bendickson. I just I 66 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: think at least as three yesterday, Joe Tuoney has played 67 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: about every snap this season. What is his reliability meant 68 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: to the team and his communication and just the leadership 69 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: that he's provided to the offensive line. Oh yeah, it's 70 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: been huge. He's really all three of those guys inside 71 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: have played a lot of football for us. David missed 72 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: a couple of games last year, and Shack missed a 73 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: couple of games this year. But they're consistency as an 74 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: individually and then collectively as a group. That's given us 75 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: a lot of stability in there. And of course, particularly 76 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: with Joe playing with a new left tackle this year, 77 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: you know, that's his consistency and ability to work with 78 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: Trent literally every day in terms of passing games and uh, 79 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: seeing twists and and you know some of our communication 80 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: on third down and against some of the difficult fronts 81 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:15,799 Speaker 1: that that teams give us in passing situations. UM, that's 82 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: that's been huge for us. And you know, Joe's really smart, 83 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: well prepared, very dependable. UM. And as you point out, 84 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: he's he's out there every day. So that's that's the 85 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: most important thing. You've been impressed with his improvement over time. 86 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: It seems like he's gotten better and better. Yeah. Yes, Uh, 87 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: I think Joe as a rookie, UM was really able 88 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: to because he played so much. As a rookie, he 89 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: didn't have the have the training um off the field 90 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: that a lot of younger players sometimes get who aren't 91 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: playing as much. Since Joe played a lot that you know, 92 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: his rookie year, he was just trying to keep his 93 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: head above water and be ready for the next game 94 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: and playing it and start all over again the following week. 95 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 1: But that off season and in subsequence in the following 96 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 1: up well last year, you know, he missed some time 97 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: in the off season. But um, he's been able to 98 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: gain strength and UM, i'd say, just become a more 99 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: a more physical player and physically improve his strength, UM, power, explosion, flexibility. Uh. 100 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: And that's that certainly helped him in the last couple 101 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: of years as well. So UM, not saying it was bad, 102 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: but it's definitely gotten better and that's that's helped him. 103 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: But you know, I think his experience at left tackle 104 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: in college and then moving into guard having played both positions, 105 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: that he he works well with Um. You know, whether 106 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: it was Nate in the past or Trent this year 107 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: with that left tackle position because of you know, his 108 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: experience of playing out there and UM, you know what 109 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: what that guy is going through and what you're going 110 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: through a guard, they could all work together. Thanks coach, 111 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: You're welcome. Actually, so you UM, it's my grief you 112 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: had promoted UMM from the practice squad. What what treats 113 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: does he have and what do you see from him 114 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: that he brings your defense? Well, he's worked hard for us. 115 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: We know, got him in. He's played some different positions. Uh, 116 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: you know when it's with the Texans and when we 117 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: practiced against him. We saw and watched him in preseason. 118 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: This year he played some different spots in terms outside linebacker, 119 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: defensive end. We wanted to look at him a little 120 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: bit inside. So I know it's an athletic guy that's 121 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: got good size and length and plays hard. Um. I'm 122 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: glad we're able to get up get him to play 123 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: if you play, and let's see how that goes going forward. 124 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: Also noticing him on the kickoff coverage unit. How unusual 125 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: is it's for a player of his size to be 126 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: part of that? Uh? Yeah, a little bit. Yeah, you know, 127 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: he runs pretty well. He really played outside linebacker at 128 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: the Texans UM so again I'm not saying he's an 129 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: outside linebacker, but but he played that spot for them, 130 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: So I think that gives you some idea of his athleticism. Yeah, 131 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: I'm not saying he's a you know, a coverage linebacker 132 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: you want to put them on James White or something 133 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: like that, but just the fact that he would play 134 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: out there in space at the end of the line 135 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: was you know, impressive. And those are the kind of 136 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: players that can transfer to the that type of ste 137 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, like Geno griss Them is another bigger player 138 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: that did that for us as an example, Bill, Mike, 139 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 1: you aldi yesterday you said this has been a very 140 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: challenging season. What sort of alled you to to almost 141 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: acknowledge that and what's what have it been? The challenge 142 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: is if this team is stays maybe that others haven't well. 143 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: Every year is a challenge, Mike's the National Football League. 144 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 1: Good teams and good players every every week every year. Um, 145 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: just just can't show up in this league. You got 146 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: to you gotta be ready to go out there and 147 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: play against the best every week. So There'll be challenges 148 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: for every team every year, things that each team goes 149 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: through or unique to that team, and usually that year 150 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: and every team goes goes through things. That's part of 151 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: the growing pop. I mean, when he played football for 152 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: five months, things happened that you have to deal with 153 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: as a team, and we all have to deal with individually. 154 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: So I can't imagine a season where that would ever 155 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: not be the case. Thank you welcome. We'll go to 156 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: Zach Cox next and then back to them media work 157 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: rooments with any other questions. Where is Zach dude? Bill? 158 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: Everybody seemed to be pretty excited for for Jason yesterday 159 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: finally finally get into the playoffs after all the years 160 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: he's played in the league. Just just how nice is 161 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: it to see a guy like that who's been around 162 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: for such a long time finally get get rewarded a 163 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: year Um yeah, I mean it's great for him, um 164 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: and we're all happy for him, but it's great for us. 165 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: It's great for this team. It's great for the guys 166 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: that have worked so hard all year long together to 167 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: to be able to accomplish a goal. That's I mean, 168 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: we really when we started back in April and the 169 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: first thing you want to do is to qualify for 170 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: the postseason and when the division does that, So that's 171 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: that's a goal for us that Jason, I thanks given 172 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: the team a lot of leadership, UM and energy in 173 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: a way that's that's kind of unique because he hasn't 174 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: been here and he hasn't had the success that some 175 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 1: others of us have been, UM working it to be 176 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: a part of and you know, maybe in a way 177 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: he has more of an appreciation for it than maybe well, 178 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: but he has an appreciation for it. And I think 179 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: that you know, it's good for for all of us 180 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: to um see that and understand that not something that 181 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 1: should ever be taken for granted. And as I said, 182 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: how fortunate we all are to have each other and 183 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: have the type of team that that we had this year. 184 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: That was that was able to accomplish you know, that goal. Um, 185 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: they're more ahead of us, but that's that's one to 186 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: be proud of us to accomplish. Not easy to do, Okay, 187 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 1: thank you all right, Mary Wednesday, Merry Christmas.