1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,119 Speaker 1: Address what happened last week. Obviously not up to standard. 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: From a special team standpoint, I got to coach better, 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: we got to play better, we got to execute better. 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Taking advantage of every scoring opportunity we have from a 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: field goal standpoint is critical. Obviously, you guys know the 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: score differential in this league is very tight, So whether 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: it be a pat or whether it be a field goal, 8 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: it's critical that we go out there with the expectation 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: to make it. Kick in the Northeast isn't easy, all right, 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: but playing the National Football League isn't easy either, So 11 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: taking the opportunity and thriving in those situations is something 12 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: we gotta do. And then in terms of coverage, we 13 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: got to be able to tackle better. 14 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: And it's all eleven. 15 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: It's all leven, from the location to tackling on punt. 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: That's a big thing for us. Point of emphasis. I 17 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: know our guys are young and hungry to be able 18 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: to correct things needed, and I know our guys are 19 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: excited for an opportunity against a really good opponent. 20 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: So with that, I'll take some questions how. 21 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: Much conversation was there between the coaching staff and Coup, 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 3: because it seemed like Coup was struggling in warm ups 23 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 3: in that direction. Like at the end of the third quarter, 24 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 3: you could have managed the clock maybe a little differently 25 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 3: and got him kicking in the other direction. So how 26 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 3: much was there like we don't want to kick in 27 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 3: that direction versus like, kick whatever direction you're going. 28 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean to be honest here, we h we 29 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: have lots of discussions from a coaching standpoint. At the 30 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: end of the day, you're not always given the opportunity 31 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: to certainly kick one way based off of prior calls 32 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: and you know, time on the clock and all that, 33 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: and you do have a certain line go in a 34 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: certain direction when the weather is what it is. But ultimately, 35 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: you know, a veteran kicker, Coup we have. We had 36 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in his ability to execute those kicks. 37 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: And that's something that I know he'd want back and 38 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: we'd want back, but just got to be be better there. 39 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 3: Well all, but what have you seen from him since 40 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 3: he's been here? 41 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: Yeah? 42 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: Uh, you know, for for a rookie like and a 43 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: guy that hasn't necessarily had a regular season game yet, 44 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: he's a he's wise beyond his ears, So he approaches 45 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: the game like a true pro. You know, I think 46 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: from his days back at Pitt, coach and Ardozy has 47 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: done a one one great job with him. And then 48 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: part of that is also being you guys know in Pitt, 49 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: you know, sharing the same stadium, being able to kick 50 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: in an NFL stadium, I think has also allowed him 51 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: to you know, grow up quicker. 52 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: You know. 53 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: So when he has obviously showed up here, he's worked 54 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: his tail off, He's gotten operations with a specialist, so 55 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: this won't be new to him. He's excited for the 56 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: opportunity and we have ultimate confidence in him. 57 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: Yeah. 58 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: So how does how does being a lefty change at 59 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: least the whole process of that. Yeah, well, the holders 60 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: on the other side, for one, the rotation of the 61 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: ball may look different. 62 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: So sometimes when you're just looking at a. 63 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: Righty, uh, it's it's unique to just see the rotation 64 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: look different. 65 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: You know. 66 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: When Ben got here, I think one of the biggest 67 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: things is, you know, from a holding standpoint, we made 68 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: certain that he got enough operation time, and just in 69 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: terms of his transformation and him growing as a younger player, 70 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: not knowing what his opportunity was going to be, so 71 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: just getting comfortable with the operation of the other side. 72 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: Obviously to him it looks normal. 73 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 2: You know. 74 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Just the fact of the matter is there's not as 75 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,839 Speaker 1: many lefty kickers in this league. So getting the whole 76 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: specialist crew comfortable with those situations has been. 77 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: There, and I know the guys are ready to perform. 78 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: Mike had the two point of returns the last two games. 79 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: What was the biggest issue you saw and how does that? 80 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: How does that get correct? Yeah? 81 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, part of it Again, it takes all eleven all right, 82 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: from the snap to the kick location. Those things got 83 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: to tie into what we're doing from a formational standpoint. 84 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: The second thing is, uh, we got to be able 85 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: to get off blocks out of the stack in terms 86 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: of the interior, and then ultimately, when you get off blocks, 87 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: it allows you to tackle more freer when you're started, 88 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: when you're engaged with the person, being able to tackle 89 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: a dangerous returner and be able to fight off a 90 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: block late sometimes you're getting pat pushed just right by 91 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: towards the point of attack. So, uh, certainly improvements needed 92 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: in that facet. And then in terms of gun or play, 93 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: you know, just getting in front of the returner primarily 94 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: and whether the kick location is outside the numbers in 95 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: the alley, in the middle of field. The understanding that 96 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: you have to stop the vertical of the returner and 97 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: stay in front, I think is critical. So, like I said, 98 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: it's all eleven, including myself not exempt from that. So 99 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: certainly something we've brought a point of empsis to the 100 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: past couple of weeks. 101 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: We've got to. 102 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: Continue to improve those things. And again our guys are 103 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: hungry and will be ready to attack. How much do 104 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: you you know, have a line and so how much 105 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: is that based on you know, I got a coup 106 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: kick forever, but like just what they do that day, 107 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: how much a warm ups factor in? 108 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 2: Or is he can he made fifty yards you know 109 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 2: for years? Yeah, no, a lot, a lot. 110 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: The day of the game is is critical. So although 111 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: you're anticipating what type of weather you're facing, until you 112 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: go out there and certainly feel what that is that's 113 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: gonna affect the line. You know, whether the winds at 114 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: your back, whether the winds at your face, whether you 115 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: have a cross win, And that's certainly something that you 116 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: got to feel pregame and sometimes ninety minutes before the 117 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: game is going to be different. Right before the game 118 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: and that could change at halftime, so it's fluid, and 119 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: then you start to deal with score. 120 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: Differentials, so all those things start to factor. 121 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: You do go into the game with a line and 122 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: that's just more so off of ability in opportune conditions. 123 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you got to be ready 124 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: to adapt and obviously ongoing discussions throughout the game and 125 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: feel it is certainly something we mold throughout the game. 126 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 3: How much does it feel like you haven't been able 127 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 3: to get off this carousel of kickers for yeah? I 128 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 3: mean if I went back I think Greg, was it 129 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 3: Greg Joseph who was here yet? 130 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: Lest yeah, Greg? Greg? 131 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 3: If I go back to that, Gillan, think you've had 132 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 3: five or six different different people kick for you guys 133 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 3: the last two years before you were here, they had 134 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: more guys the year before. How much does that just 135 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: need to stop and get some consistency. 136 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: Well, you know, at the end of the day, whoever 137 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: we put out there, we're gonna you know, work our 138 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: tail off with and have competent and some you know, 139 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: from a special team standpoint, whether. 140 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 2: It's that position or another position. 141 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: Injuries happened throughout football, and that's something that's our job 142 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: is to get the next person ready at the end 143 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: of the day, Like we have had multiple kickers kick 144 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: for us this year, and and and it's an important position, 145 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: a critical position to winning football games and something we 146 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: certainly you know, hold of most important. So uh, you know, 147 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: like I said, the next man up, we got to 148 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: get that guy ready and be ready to execute. 149 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: You may. 150 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: You're making a case for Gibson or. 151 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 3: A mirror to get called up because when I see it, 152 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 3: I'm talking about last week obviously, and I guess if 153 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: Gunner couldn't go this week, because when I see it, 154 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 3: it's like the other team has returned to punt returns 155 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 3: for touchdowns against you guys. And according to Kafkey, you're 156 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: just telling Holland to fair catch it. So that seems 157 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 3: like a big difference. One team's trying to score touchdowns 158 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 3: and one team's just trying to catch the ball. 159 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, So this is what I would say to that. 160 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: You know, when you're dealing with a roster on game 161 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: day and understanding that you don't have endless amount of 162 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: players to be able to elevate that that also has 163 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: something to deal with it. Whether there be injuries at 164 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: certain positions, Ultimately, you have to make decisions based off 165 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: of what's best for the football team. And you know, 166 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: Javon Holland is a guy that goes back there every 167 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: day in practice and catches it really well. 168 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: Number one responsibility of. 169 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: A returner is to safely secure all possessions and Javon 170 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: Holland has that. Javon also has run skill. You know, 171 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: he's a special athlete, so you know he's going to 172 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: be convicted when he gets opportunities to make the right decisions. 173 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: Number one, not force him, but. 174 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: Obviously when the ball's in his hands, he's not afraid 175 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: to be able to execue him that regard as well. 176 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: So when Javon's out there, we still have confidence in 177 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: him to be able to execute at a high level 178 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: and be able to. 179 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:51,119 Speaker 2: Change a game. 180 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: You know, at the end of the day, Like like 181 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: I said, it's it's whatever helps this football team, everybody 182 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: on that active roster in terms of winning that full 183 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: ball game. 184 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: That's that's what we're here for. It's a team game. 185 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: It takes everybody on the football field, takes everybody in 186 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: the locker room, everybody, so