1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Well, Liam, I would imagine that one of the first 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: things you looked at on film from last year is 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: how the team really struggled in their first possession coming out. 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: It was a lot of three and outs and just 5 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: not good. Twelve plays forty four yards, you take seven 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: minutes and nineteen seconds off the clock, but it's marred 7 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: by a couple of penalties. What were your thoughts on 8 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: that drive. 9 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, we wanted to take the ball and you know, 10 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 2: get the one. 11 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 3: Oh, and we weren't going to keep them in very 12 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 3: long anyway, and we just wanted to get those guys 13 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 3: those reps. And I thought it was obviously, you know, 14 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 3: well executed in terms of the majority of it. And 15 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 3: then the theme of the day showed up for us 16 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 3: on that one drive, which was self inflicted wounds. 17 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 2: So you get the. 18 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 3: First play of the game, you get a false start, 19 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 3: go backwards, overcome, move it forward, get a good screen. 20 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: The ATM makes people miss, and then you know, we 21 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 3: throw the screen. 22 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 2: The Travis BT's got a pressed up corner. 23 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 3: The guy you know, the Nickelie blocks and they call 24 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 3: OPI I didn't see the block in the back on 25 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 3: Ezra there, So that puts in us in third and twelve, 26 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 3: and the thought was, hey, let's do a control pass here, 27 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: try to maybe get it to if we could have 28 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 3: got it to third and four, so we probably would 29 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 3: have gone for our fourth and four. 30 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: Excuse me, So one of the skill players got a touch. 31 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 3: I was pleased with, you know, wanted to get everybody 32 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 3: kind of a touch, and involved was pleased with the 33 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 3: fourth down conversion, you know for those guys. 34 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 2: So that was good. It was some good stuff. But yeah, 35 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: we want to finish with a touchdown. 36 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 4: William, you kind of hinted at it, but just in 37 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 4: terms of the penalties tonight, how do you address that 38 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 4: with the team? I know you talked about it beforehand, 39 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 4: you wanted to see more disciplines. How do you sort 40 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 4: of get to that? 41 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I did just address it. 42 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 3: I think that ultimately, it's it's something that takes no 43 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: talent to do. And you know, we can't beat anybody. 44 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 3: This is something we've been preaching for a long time 45 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,559 Speaker 3: since we arrived, was we cannot start to beat people 46 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 3: until we stopped beating ourselves, and that has remained pretty 47 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 3: consistent since February wherever it's been. 48 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: So, yeah, frustrating for sure. 49 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 4: And then I guess just just last for me came 50 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 4: little seventy yard field goal. What was your immediate reaction, 51 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 4: what were the what was the thought process sending them 52 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 4: back out? 53 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it was I forget what the time, you know, 54 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 3: when it was five seconds. 55 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: We tried to run all slants. 56 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 3: To get a down down time, ouse situation, to try 57 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: to get it past the fifty if you could. Uh, 58 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 3: they played three deep soft zone. There wasn't an easy 59 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 3: completion right now. So we checked it down and just 60 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 3: banged it, you know, and just Cam looked at me 61 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 3: and was like, yeah, let's I want it, and so 62 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: gave it a go and. 63 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: Uh, yeah, that was pretty cool to see. 64 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: On Yeah, Liam Hunter's performance tonight, how would you rate that? 65 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: I guess eighteen snaps. 66 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think he you know, made a 67 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 3: couple of good catches on some option routes and you know, 68 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 3: missed the one tackle defensively that I noticed, Like that 69 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: was the only things that I, you know, kind of 70 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 3: noticed about is overall play in terms of that, I'll 71 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 3: have to watch the tape on how he operated defensively 72 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 3: a little bit more. But I thought offensively, he made 73 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 3: the right decisions on those option routes, made a good catch, 74 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 3: almost broke out of that one where kind of Trevor 75 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: put it behind him on that third down we talked 76 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 3: about but you know, I'll have to go watch the 77 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 3: tape a little bit more to know more mechanically though, 78 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 3: Oh good, yeah, no, no, yeah, he wanted to keep 79 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 3: playing offense after the first Raby came up to me, 80 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 3: It's like, can I go back in on? Oh no, no, 81 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: no time to go on d So that was no 82 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 3: problem from a communications standpoint. It was just more we 83 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: got to go see the film for the actual how 84 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: he executed. 85 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 5: Liam, You've talked a lot about Trevor and just running operation. 86 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 5: How'd you feel like he did it tonight? 87 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think aside from the first play in terms 88 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 3: of I think he just was at the line with 89 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 3: a can and kind of just took a little long 90 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 3: and it got us a little jumpy. But I thought 91 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 3: aside from that, well, you look at getting through some progressions, 92 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: got back to strange on a progression for a first 93 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 3: down that was really nice to see. I thought we 94 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 3: protected Trevor pretty well. You know, I thought he was 95 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: accurate with the ball, you know, safety made a good 96 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 3: drive on on BT on that one inbreaker, but the 97 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 3: ball was kind of where it needed to be, maybe 98 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: a little bit more firm for him, but I thought 99 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 3: he operated a good click. 100 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 5: And then you know, obviously guys are going to celebrate. 101 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 5: It was a big play. But seeing you know, Travis, 102 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 5: Josh anz Allen, everybody get excited for camps, I'm kind 103 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 5: of shure the culture you want to both build it is. 104 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 3: You know, I think overall you felt a good sideline 105 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 3: vibe down there in terms of there was good energy. 106 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 3: You know, we had Wyatt mile M take a dude 107 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 3: to the sidelines on a screen that drove him all 108 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 3: the way to the stands. You know, we we shoved 109 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: you know, got the run in from the whatever yard 110 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: line where nine guys or whatever pushing the pile. So 111 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: you know, you definitely felt maybe a little bit of 112 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 3: a physical difference between the two teams in some ways 113 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 3: up front. You know, on both sides in terms of sides, 114 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 3: they're big, man, that's a it's a big team. But 115 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 3: I was proud of the way that the guys played physically. 116 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 3: They've played hard, they played tough. We just didn't play 117 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: smart enough. 118 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: Any concern about the ease with which the Steelers went 119 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: down against the first team defense. 120 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think there's a little concern with you know, 121 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: I think we were playing a little. 122 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: Loose on some of our coverage system. 123 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 3: You know, I was a little disappointed with the early 124 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 3: third and two. I think it was where we're playing 125 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 3: a tight three deep in that situation and we got 126 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: off coverage to give an easy Omaha away. That was 127 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 3: a little frustrating to see. So, you know, those are 128 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 3: some things when you're playing a new system. Right, They've 129 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 3: been playing a lot of man coverage over the last 130 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 3: year here and playing a lot more zone coverage, so 131 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 3: oftentimes you almost start to do too much the other 132 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: way where we're giving up a lot of grass and 133 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 3: a little bit of room. So I imagine we're going 134 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 3: to want to ask these guys to get a little 135 00:05:55,640 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 3: stickier overall, you a little, but offensive line played one 136 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: of the biggest changes over all this team this offseason. 137 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 5: What's your general thoughts on them and how they executed it? 138 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: Second third team? 139 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought zero sacks is always nice to have. 140 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 3: I didn't feel like the quarterbacks were under duress all 141 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: that much until kind of the end there where you 142 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 3: felt it, you know. I didn't think we got great 143 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 3: movement in the run game, but I thought that we, 144 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 3: you know, we tried to lean on him a little 145 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 3: bit and had some good runs. I'd like to be 146 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 3: able to see us, you know, running better than we did. 147 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 3: But I was pleased with their overall effort. You know, 148 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: I thought Sean had great communication with those guys and 149 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 3: they they did their best. But we can definitely be 150 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 3: better there.