1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: So mac just start, I guess big picture, just what 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: are your thoughts on the game today? 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean tough game. Uh try to you know, 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 2: get it down to the end there and just didn't 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: come up with it. But we gotta find ways to 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: do better and come up with the win in those 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 2: situations and no excuses. Just gotta work and figure out 8 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 2: how we can do it. 9 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: I did want to ask you at the start on 10 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: the fourth down on the first drive, can you take 11 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: us back to the play with Taekwon obviously. 12 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, he's like my third or fourth read and 13 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: I just missed him. So uh, I had time in 14 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 2: the pocket and I stepped up and I had good feed. 15 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 2: I just missed the throw and maybe put a little 16 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: bit more air on it. But uh yeah, that's a big, 17 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 2: big play early in the game, mac U. 18 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 3: Through the first nine weeks of the season, we've seen 19 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 3: a lot of changes on the offensive side of the ball, 20 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 3: a lot of receivers coming in, coming out, guys like 21 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 3: Juju coming in from injury, other guys leaving. How do 22 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: you feel about your chemistry right now with your receivers 23 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 3: and your ability for the offense to make it plays 24 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 3: with the weapons that you have available. 25 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's a great point. It's just a 26 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 2: lot of different guys each week. But at the same time, 27 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: we have a you know, a great standard that we've said. 28 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 2: It's just trying to go do it every play and 29 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 2: I think there's guys out there who can who can 30 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: make the plays and it's my job to get the 31 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: ball to them. And I have a lot of confidence 32 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 2: in you know, Jalen Taekwon, Pop Hunter, Mike Juju, all 33 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: those guys, and obviously DP wasn't there today, but the 34 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: whole group is is very very much so close together 35 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 2: and they work really hard and it's not like we're 36 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: not on the same page. It's just we're really close 37 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 2: right there. We're just a little bit short. 38 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 4: Mac. 39 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 5: You've you've said before that you'll always remain confident in 40 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 5: yourself and that never waivers. Has it been difficult to 41 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 5: remain confident in the system here just given the lack 42 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 5: of results. 43 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's tough. I think the biggest thing, like you said, 44 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 2: is remaining confident in yourself. And when you do everything 45 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: you can every day, you should have no regrets. So 46 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: I have no regrets. I do need to do things better, 47 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: but I'm always gonna work hard and put it, put 48 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 2: in the hours, and that's all I can do, right 49 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 2: and motivate people around me to do it as well. 50 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: So I'm always gonna be the same person. And obviously, 51 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: like you said, the results aren't there right now. It's 52 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: stinks and there's no excuses. 53 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 4: Mac, What did you see on the final play? 54 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 6: And you know, it seemed like that was probably the 55 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 6: most frustrated you've been visually this year with what resulted there. 56 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: I think Juju made a great play to play before 57 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 2: and we wouldn't even be in that situation. So I 58 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: just went through my reads and fired it in there 59 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 2: and it was just a bang bang play. So obviously, 60 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: when you lose the game, it's frustrating, and it's not 61 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 2: on one person or one player at all. I think, 62 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 2: like I said, Juju made some great plays and we're 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 2: all in it together, and I can throw a better ball, 64 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 2: protect him a little bit more, and and all that stuff. 65 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 2: So I'll watch the film and like I said, see 66 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 2: see what I can do to fix my part. 67 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 7: Mac. Watching other teams offenses during the course of the 68 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 7: nine weeks, it seems like their quarterbacks have bigger windows 69 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 7: to throw into chances for more shot plays, more explosive plays. 70 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 7: Do you feel like you have to be so fine 71 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 7: in this offense? It's almost too fine because of the 72 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 7: windows that you're throwing into. 73 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: Look, I think, like I talked about, there's no excuses, 74 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: and it's hard to compare to other people other teams. 75 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: We have a standard here and at the end of 76 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: the day, we need to meet that standard and execute 77 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: as best we can for me as the quarterback and 78 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: all that stuff. So, I mean, that's a great point. 79 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: But at the same time, we're always going to focus 80 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: on us and what we can do better and the 81 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: things that we need to improve and what I need 82 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: to improve and all that stuff. So but yeah, that's 83 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: a good question. 84 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 8: Back back here. When you lose, you take a lot 85 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 8: of blame. You've been doing that a lot this season, 86 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 8: and you take it head on. But it comes a 87 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 8: time during a game where you putting the ball right 88 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 8: in their hands and your receivers are dropping the football. 89 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 8: When do you become more demanding when the ball's right 90 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 8: there and it's a catchable ball and and I know 91 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 8: it's a fine line, but when you have to get 92 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 8: on them a little bit. 93 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think like we talked about some some new 94 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: guys in there, and I think, just for me, just 95 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 2: keep communicating right, keep instilling confidence and everybody let them 96 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: know that I trust them because I do. Right. I 97 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: wouldn't throw it in there, fired in there if I 98 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 2: didn't think, you know, they were going to catch it 99 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: or get open. So that's part of the game. Sometimes 100 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 2: it's it's days like that, it's weeks like that where 101 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,679 Speaker 2: you just it's bang bang plays all around the board. 102 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, my focus is, 103 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: like I said, try to motivate everybody, keep them motivated. 104 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: And there's still a lot of room to grow. I 105 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: know the record is no good right now, but we're 106 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 2: growing together. We had a lot of young guys working 107 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: hard and trying to, you know, grow. 108 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 4: Question MATC want to ask you, guys were in twelve 109 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 4: personnel a lot in the second half that I think 110 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 4: that whole first drive or the third quarter they know 111 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 4: how to whiz twelve. Was that the game plan or 112 00:04:58,480 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 4: was that just sort of due to maybe some person 113 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 4: know you were missing like DP, we just. 114 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: Went on the ball for for a lot of the game, 115 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: which is good. I like to be on the ball 116 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 2: and I actually think that's something that we can expand on. 117 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: So we kind of did that with the twelve personnel, 118 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: like you said, and Hunter and Mike are two great 119 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 2: football players, so you wouldn't have great football players on 120 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: the field. And for me, just how can I get 121 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 2: him the ball? How can we have more explosive plays? 122 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: Skip some third downs? I felt like a lot of 123 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: third downs, so got to be better there. 124 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 6: Mac. On the near interception to Emmanuel Forbes, I was wondering, 125 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 6: was that just a decision you'd like to have back 126 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 6: or was it a miscommunication maybe with the route conversion? 127 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 6: Which one was that the near interception of Forbes kind 128 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 6: of in the red area on the back shoulders. 129 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, I have to look at it. It 130 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: was I got stuck on my read, so I was 131 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 2: working working that side and I could probably throw a 132 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: you know, deeper ball. But yeah, whenever he was in 133 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: the game, we were gonna try and throw at him. 134 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: But he had a good game. So he showed up 135 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 2: and played really well, So shout out to him. All right, 136 00:05:59,200 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: thanks