1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: I don't think we see Steve unless that's just me. 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: But um, anyway, Steve, I want to ask you about 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Brian flores Is firing. Uh recently, it was yesterday. UM. 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: What was your reaction to that? And what has Brian 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: meant to you as up here? Yeah, UM, you know 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: it's definitely unfortunate to hear. Um. I honestly, I haven't 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time thinking about it. Um. You know, 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: I just I heard it and I got my hands 9 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 1: full right now. But um, you know, definitely a tough situation. UM. 10 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: I learned a while from Flow when he was here, Um, 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: going all the way back to when he was a 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: scouting assistant. Um, you know I was back in high school. 13 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: Uh you know I worked worked up in scouting when 14 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: Scott Piold was here and and Flows in uh Flows 15 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: a scouting assistant and you know I worked under him 16 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: as a as a quality control coach and he was 17 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: a safeties coach then Uh you know I took over 18 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: for the safeties when when he moved up, and then 19 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: worked under him when he was a coordinator. And a 20 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: ton of respect for a Flow. Um, but I can't 21 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 1: can't say a fallow out you know about the situation 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: or anything like that. I just, Um, it's unfortunate and 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: I feel bad for his family that it didn't work out. 24 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: Have you had a chance to reach out to him 25 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: at all or not? Um? If I made one more 26 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: UM a question about Matt judon um on paper not 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: necessarily producing at the level that he started this season. UM, 28 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: but I wondered, you know what you're seeing maybe like 29 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: on the actual film, not necessarily the stats. So do 30 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: you feel like he's at where he was um, you 31 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: know earlier this season or do you think there's sort 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: of something different happening maybe scheme or production? Uh? Yeah, 33 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: I mean, UM, you know there's something to be said 34 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: for what what happens on paper. I'd say the biggest 35 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: thing is did you get the winner of the loss? 36 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 1: M But I have no no issues with Jun right now. 37 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: You know, things have been going going good, just like 38 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: they have all years since you got here in the spring. 39 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: It's been been great to work with him, So I 40 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: don't look too much any of that stuff. UM. So 41 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: I don't really have anything to speak on the production, 42 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 1: but I do have I will speak on the fact 43 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: that that Matt's done a great job all year for us. 44 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: Continues to come in ready to work, ready to do 45 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: anything that we ask of him. He's a team player. 46 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: He puts a team first and and I know all 47 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: of us appreciate him doing that. So happy he's on 48 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: our team. And he continues to make place for us, 49 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: whether they show up on the statute or not. Hekay, 50 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: We'll go to a nip fall valuev Wizzart. Go ahead, 51 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: Nick Steve um As saying, I'm talking about Matthew. I 52 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: want to talk about one play in general. It was 53 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: the third down play where two escape to the right 54 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: for the scramble that got the first down in the 55 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: closing minutes. And on the play you can see Matt 56 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: trying to get around the edge on the tackle there, 57 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: but it gets pretty deep in the backfield. How when 58 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: you're when you have a guy in that position like 59 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: that trying to make a play get after the quarterback, 60 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: how do you balance in that situation trying to get 61 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: around the edge and try to make a plane the 62 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: quarterback versus going a little bit too deep and opening 63 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: it up like he did on that play. Yeah, we're 64 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: moving on. We got our hands full here. I mean, 65 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: those players, they got to make plays out on the field, 66 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: and I haven't taken any snaps in the NFL. I 67 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: don't know what it's like to be out there. I 68 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: don't have the instincts that those players have. But I'm 69 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: not thinking about the last game we got. We got 70 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: our handsful here. We have the opportunity to play on 71 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: a playoffs, So that's that's what we're worried about, and 72 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: we need you guys to step up and make plays 73 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: this week. I suppose I was asking the contents moving 74 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: forward of how do you, um coach going forward against 75 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: another mobile quarterback like Josh Allen m balancing between trying 76 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: to get after the pastor and also maintaining rush lanes 77 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: and preventing scramble like that. Um, Like I said, I'm 78 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: not I'm not out there on the field. They know 79 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: what their job is. UM. You know, they gotta trust 80 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: their gut, they gotta they gotta make plays for us 81 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: in a positive way and not make plays that that 82 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: hurt the team. So, UM, They'll know what their assignments 83 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: are and and it's our job as coaches to put 84 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: them in in position to make plays, and it's their 85 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: job as players to make make the play. So we'll 86 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: see how it goes this week. They know what it is. 87 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: We know who Josh Allen is. He's an incredible, incredible 88 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: athlete running and throwing. But in terms of the question, 89 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 1: he's a great runner. He's strong, he's fast, he's tough, 90 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: he's physical, and he's elusive. So we know he's gonna 91 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: be a big challenge. Thank you. Okay, we'll go to 92 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: Evan Lazzar and I don't see any of their hands 93 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: rais some less anybody else raises their hand. This will 94 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,559 Speaker 1: be the last question. Hey, Steve, I wanted to ask 95 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: you about defending RPOs and just how you see Buffalo 96 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: i'd call RPOs as well. Would you say that they 97 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: do it as often as Miami does it or are 98 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: they a team that does it a little bit less 99 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: than the Dolphins. I mean all that stuff. Now, you 100 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: prepare for a lot of things going into games. Dabel's 101 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: a he's a tough guy to get ready for it. 102 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: He does a lot of stuff and they and they 103 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: do a lot of stuff really well. So we'll see 104 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: how much we get of it or tough plays to defend. 105 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: There's a lot going on. You know, those linemen are 106 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: getting downfield pretty quickly, So they're tough places to read 107 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: for the inside linebackers. But you know, we'll see what 108 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: we get into game. I don't know. There's games you 109 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: look at where they run more of them. There's games 110 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: you look at where they don't run run a lot 111 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: of them. So we'll see what we get. Hopefully we 112 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: can get the guys ready and prepared for everything. You 113 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: mentioned the inside linebackers having a tough job on those 114 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: plays in particular, Is there sort of a coaching point 115 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: to not get caught in between running pass and kind 116 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: of commit all or one way, or how do you 117 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: guys kind of coach that up for those guys that 118 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: are in constant conflict on those types of plays. Just 119 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: just do your job. If you're a wrong player, player wrong, 120 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: if you're a past player, play the pass and and 121 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: you know it gets it gets pretty sticky there in 122 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: terms of those line and getting downfield and not getting 123 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: a ton of those calls. But we don't throw the flags. 124 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: We play the game. So if it gets called, it 125 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: gets called. If it doesn't, it doesn't. We got to 126 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: go out there and do our job regardless. So know 127 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: what your job is and and execute it and all 128 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: THEMM guys got to know what their role is on 129 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: those plays. Thanks, Steve, We're gonna take one last question 130 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: from Henry McKenna. Go ahead, Henry, thank you. Earn Um Steve, 131 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: one more uh question about jac Jackson and having him 132 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: on the back end of that defense, How, if at all, 133 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: does that change your play calling or the group play calling, UM, 134 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: when you have someone who's been that good and that 135 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: um able to generate takeaways? Yeah, jac Is uh Man, 136 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: that guy's got a knack for the ball and uh, 137 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: he's got incredible ball skills. I've been watching it since 138 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: since we got him here as an undraft or rookie, 139 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: and you know, it's it's pretty fun to watch. And 140 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: you know there's an element of knowing who who everybody 141 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: is out there, like good players at all three levels UM, 142 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: and how to work to their strengths UM and and 143 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: put them in position to make plays. UM. You know, 144 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: jac Is, it's a it's a great, great benefit to 145 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: have him on our defense. He does a lot of 146 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: things really well. UM. He's a tough kid. He loves 147 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: to compete, UM. And so you know, I got confidence 148 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: in it and everything that I call that that j 149 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: C will we'll get the job done out there, Um, 150 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: along with everybody else on the defense. But to your 151 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: question with j c Um, I feel good about him. 152 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: I see the work he puts in during the week. 153 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: I see him, I see him study, and I see 154 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: him prepare, and I see him compete every single day 155 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: he goes out on the field, and and I have 156 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for that, and a lot of 157 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 1: a lot of respect for his his mindset and his attitude. 158 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: And I'm happy, happy I get to coach him, and 159 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 1: and happy when he goes out on the field.