1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: How are you good, Hi, Karen? 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 2: First joint practice. 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 3: Is there anything you're looking for outside of what you 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 3: typically look for in a regular practice, or what's what's 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 3: the game? 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 2: What's the goal for you? Well, the goal is just 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 2: to be able to. 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: Put put the the identity out on the field against 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: another team, to put the fundamentals that we've put out 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: there the installation, to be able to do it against 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: another defense. To be able to adjust to different play 12 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: styles of players, players that maybe are you know, have 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: maybe are longer or quicker or you know, stronger, just 14 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: a different play styles of each player throughout this league. 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: Work with a team that we have a lot of 16 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: respect for, a team that was very good and and 17 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: and played their best football late uh in the season, 18 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: which is why they were had an opportunity late in 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: the season and in the in the tournament. A lot 20 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: of respect for for DQ and his coaching staff. 21 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: So it just is a good thing. 22 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 4: It like today and Friday to get what you want 23 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 4: to see. 24 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 2: How do I use what I'm sorry in Friday? The 25 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: game and practice? 26 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, the game is an extension of practice. The first 27 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: preseason games. You know we're gonna we're gonna play we're 28 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: practice today, We've got some situations and then you know, 29 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: tomorrow we'll you know, be the day before. But but 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: Friday will be an extension of of a work. 31 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: It'll be a game. 32 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: It will give us an opportunity to go out there, 33 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: but still just looking at it as a as a 34 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: practice opportunity to to continue to work and get guys 35 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: the reps that we think that they're gonna need for 36 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: the season. 37 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 2: For the starters, specifically Drake, come Friday night. 38 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: Again, focused on today and they'll get a lot of 39 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: reps well today, different situations. And again, uh I would 40 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: say most everybody that's that's healthy, uh I should expect 41 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: to play. 42 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: In the game. How long they'll play, I don't know. 43 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: But we have to prepare to. 44 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: Play in football games and you know, prepare to win 45 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: football games. 46 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: So that's the mental that that we're going to take. 47 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: Mike so far, I mean, he's seems to be a 48 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: quick learner and if there's a you know, something that 49 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: happens in production, he rarely makes the same mistake twice. 50 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: Great teammate, you know, I mean you see him playing 51 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: with effort when he doesn't have the ball in his hand, 52 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: and you know he's been able to to do some 53 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: things in the run game, and you know, learns quickly 54 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: to be able to move him around at different positions offensively. 55 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: Yesterday kind of left practice earlier in the day before. 56 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: Is that easing him back in still or is that 57 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 2: something knew he seal them with. Probably a combination of both. 58 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: And just want to be smart and you know, make 59 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: sure that everybody's plan is the best one for them 60 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: to to be prepared for the season. So you know, 61 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: more than I'll do a little bit today, it won't 62 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: do much and then you know, we'll see where he 63 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: is at the next opportunity, which would be Friday. 64 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: You mentioned the respect for d Q. He did it 65 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 2: last year, first year with the team. 66 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: What's the biggest challenge for a coach in his first 67 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: season with a team? Just putting a lot of different 68 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: people together, figuring out who the core players are, the 69 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: ones that you want to bring in, the coaching staff, 70 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: the organizationally, the support staffs to get it to where 71 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: you want it and you feel comfortable about it. And 72 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: that's that's what he did. He did an excellent job 73 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: of and we're hoping to do the same thing. 74 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 3: Like I've heard some NFL coaches say that they get 75 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: more out of joint practices than they do in the 76 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 3: preseason games were just not process on that. 77 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: I think that they're important. I think that you know, 78 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: they may not be. 79 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: Live, but I think that there's still great tempo, there's 80 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: great speed, the competitiveness. But I also I mean the 81 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: the games are important. That the games to go out 82 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: there and operate and see the penalties and the speed 83 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: of it and the timing of it, the time with 84 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: the two minute and all those different things, and tackling 85 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: and being able to get good guys at the ground, 86 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: being able to break tackles, you know, playing cut blocks 87 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: and all those things that we don't see in practice. 88 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 4: Like you guys, obviously your defense is to see Drake 89 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 4: May on a daily basis of practice. But what kind 90 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 4: of uh maybe different challenge does Jayden Daniels post. 91 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: Well, again, we'll have to see what they call and 92 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: what Cliff calls and what they run. But he talented, 93 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: makes great decisions, but also very fast and you know, 94 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: while he scrambles and he can run with the football, 95 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: you know, rarely takes a big hit, which is very 96 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: impressive for for any player, especially a quarterback and he's 97 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: not the not the biggest guy, but you know, you 98 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: just don't see him taking too many hits when he runs. 99 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 4: Marcus Brian gets increase reps. 100 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: Those starters lost a couple lass. What have you seen 101 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: from the seven darl this offseason? 102 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: Marcus has gotten better is you know, trying to compete 103 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: at left tackle and right tackle, and you know, when 104 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: somebody goes down or they're not available, we just put 105 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: the next guy in there and then we evaluate him 106 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: and if he earns the opportunity to stay there, he 107 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: stays there. And Marcus has done that. I think he's 108 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: gotten better each and every day played the left, switched 109 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: over and played on the right, and you know, did a. 110 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 2: Nice job the other day at the end of practice. 111 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 4: For the consideration that having just one joint practice instead. 112 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: Of two because Washington only wanted to come up for 113 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: one day. 114 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: Like any words of. 115 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: The players about fights and stuff like that out here, 116 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: we want to practice the same way we practice against 117 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: our team, and that's by playing physical and aggressive and 118 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: not doing stuff that hurts the team. And you know, 119 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: certainly don't expect any of that, and if it does, 120 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: we'll have to handle it. Accordingly, And I just you 121 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: have to be able to play competitively and physically without 122 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, letting your emotions get the best of you. 123 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: Any plans for live tackling to everything like that. 124 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 4: No, we're when it comes to just to kind of 125 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 4: fall up on the Gene Daniels question. Heard your defensive 126 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 4: line guys talk about being aggressive and getting off the 127 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 4: ball fast. Do you have to against the more athletic 128 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 4: quarterback temper that for some guys? No, I mean again, 129 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 4: you just have to be coordinated. You have to be 130 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 4: relentless and coordinated in your rush and based on some calls, 131 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 4: and you know, if you're not going to be you know, 132 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 4: where's gonna be some scrambles today that we we need to. 133 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: Coach off of and and see. So that's that'll be 134 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: a good thing. And uh, you know, we haven't talked 135 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: too much about it. We're gonna go and and practice 136 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: and then I think the best thing will be to 137 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: to be able to correct it and and and show 138 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: it and figure out what we need to do. 139 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: If we were going into a game with the players 140 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 2: to familiarize themselves just. 141 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: A little bit, you know what I mean, just a 142 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: little bit, just enough for maybe they're they're shown some 143 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: things that we haven't done on either side of the football, 144 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: and making sure that they're they're prepared for some of 145 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 1: that if they choose to run the quarterback in the 146 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: red zone or whenever they want to do it, or 147 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: some of their plays that we maybe haven't seen. And 148 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: then defensively, some of the looks that that we may 149 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: or may not get, uh, that we haven't gotten from 150 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: our defense. So one try to give the players the 151 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: best opportunity to come out here and be evaluated and 152 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: so that they feel comfortable and they feel like they've 153 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: maybe seen something, and if they haven't, then we have 154 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: to adjust to it pretty quickly. 155 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 4: You were a teammate at Cliff Kingsbury for a relatively 156 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 4: short period of time. 157 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 2: What if anything do you remember about him as a player. 158 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: He wasn't better than Tom Brady. 159 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: Uh, just you know, Cliff, Cliff's a good friend. 160 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 2: There's I mean, there's a handful of. 161 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: Coaches over there that I've that I've played with in 162 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: the league, whether that's a year or you know, in 163 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: Larry's case, eight years. So they got a good staff 164 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: that've got a good mix of guys that played in 165 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: this league and other guys that that didn't. But that's 166 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: a good coaching staff that they have, and you know, 167 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: Cliff's really done. 168 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: A nice job everywhere he's been offensively. You even got 169 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: together talking about this practice. 170 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 3: Are there situations where he'll say to you, Mike, at 171 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: this point we want to see something that you'll set 172 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 3: something up that he wants to see his team against 173 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 3: and vice versa. 174 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, we talked. 175 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: I mean that the scheme is we don't get into 176 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: the scheme so much. Is more situationally, what do we 177 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: want to see as it relates to first, second, third, third, 178 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: and long. Maybe we're going to be in a no 179 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: huddle period or you know, how do you want to operate, 180 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: or we'll be on the ball. Let's get some red 181 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: zone in. Let's get some red zone seven on seven. 182 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: You know, the quarterback can can look to his first read, 183 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: got to get the ball out or probably extend the play, 184 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: which is realistic in pro football in the red zone. 185 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 4: Like guys that you know, their ticket to make the 186 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 4: roster be on special teams. 187 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 2: You just mentioned LARRYO. 188 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 4: Are there Larry Izo qualities that you look for when 189 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 4: you're looking at special teams guys? 190 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:46,839 Speaker 1: Well, passion for playing football, competitive spirit, production and I 191 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: think would be the biggest thing. Understanding speed and space 192 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: and blocking angles and you know, it's a skill and 193 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: it's an art and certainly Larry did it as well 194 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: as anybody, so I would say that the competitive spirit 195 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: would probably be at the at the top of the 196 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: list if you're looking for adjectives to describe Larry. 197 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 2: Thank you, thank