1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Explaining how like the play ham process has worked, like 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: as far as Bryan's as you're one calling them during practice, 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: but just like the process to get to that point 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: in the meetings and then onto the field. Yeah, it's 5 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: been really collaborative. Um, you know, as far as between 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: myself and the staff, the offensive staff and Dave's working 7 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: together on you know, what we want our players to do, 8 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: what we want to do in the rung game, the 9 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: past game, movement, screens, play action. I mean, it's been 10 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 1: really cool that way and really collaborative and been fun. 11 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: A little bit of try out for that saying you 12 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: feel like Thursday in the preseason is a little bit 13 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: of a tryout for you. You know, I look at 14 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: as an opportunity, right, opportunity for not only myself, but 15 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: for the players. You know those guys are you know, 16 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: everyone on there is working hard to make the team 17 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: right and show what they can do and show that 18 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: they can build themselves a role. So, um, I'm looking 19 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: to go out there do my job to the best 20 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: of my ability, but the guys in the best position 21 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: to be successful and show what they can do it 22 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: from what have you learned about playing from the campus? 23 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: Something I assume it's like the the most you've called 24 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: plays or the longest year. Yeah, No, it's there's been 25 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: a great learning experiences between the amount of situations we 26 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: call in practice, and Davis is a great job of 27 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: mixing those type of things in throughout practice. Um, whether 28 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: it be in the red zone, two minute, backed up, 29 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: short yardage, um. He just we've thrown so many situations 30 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: and not only just the coaches and play callers, but 31 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: also at the players, and I'm really proud of how 32 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: they've responded those things. Being a form of quarterback, it's 33 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: just like being an office a boarding. Yeah, I definitely 34 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: think there's you know, there's definitely some some feel to it. 35 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: You got there's some correlation because as the quarterback, you're 36 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: playing the game kind of the same way through the 37 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: eyes of the coordinator and you've got to understand what 38 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: his intent is as a play caller and why he's 39 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,919 Speaker 1: calling a certain play. And UM, I think that helps 40 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: as as you get more familiar with the play caller 41 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: and the quarterback when they once they got on the 42 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: same page, I think that's where you really see things 43 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: that are special. Is the biggest adjustment been played calling 44 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: wise for you, I mean having never done it and 45 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: then obviously haven't done in the game yet, Like just 46 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: ing through the spring and summer. What's been the biggest justice, 47 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: It's been fun. I think the biggest thing right now 48 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: is just the coach, the quarterback communicator. I think that's Um, 49 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: that's that's probably one of the biggest things that we've 50 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: we've talked about and make sure I get to them 51 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: getting to play fast. Um, clearly, you know sometimes I 52 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: get excited and amped up on the you know, might 53 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: be a little bit too too high with my volume. 54 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: But um, I think that's probably been the biggest thing 55 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: right now. Does he say that he liked, No, I'm 56 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: probably just screaming it too fast and then all of this, 57 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's just kind of comes out a little 58 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: model to I'm working on it. They're a little bit 59 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: of a dichotogy. What Tom was just saying about, like 60 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: it's kind of an audition for you as a play caller, 61 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: and you say, take every ocuney. But we know preseason 62 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: football the goal is to be like as Videla as 63 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: possible and not show anything. So how do you impress well, 64 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: not given away too much. Yeah, there's there's a balance, 65 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: And you know, I think you know Dave, would you 66 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: know following Dave's philosophy on what he wants to do 67 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: on offense um and put our guys in a good 68 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: position to go make plays and and show what they 69 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: can do. And you know we're going to follow that. 70 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: And I think that's that's been the plan all along. 71 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: How much of your job right now is how much 72 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: time do you spend wondering what Brian wants called? And 73 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: then how much of you is saying no, I'm my 74 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: own coach. It's it's what I want And is he 75 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,679 Speaker 1: giving you that freedom to navigate that? Yeah, we talk 76 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: all the time about those type of things and how 77 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: we want to run plays. But and we're in a 78 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: training camp mode. It's evaluation. You're evaluating the players, you're 79 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: inviting the evaluating the scheme. So you know there's there's 80 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: a balance of that. But again, me and Dave's talk 81 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: all the time about how we want to attack certain 82 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: defense is how we want to attack certain teams, how 83 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: we want to use our players. So it's been an 84 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: open conversation since the day I got here. As far 85 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: as that open conversation and the back a couple of 86 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: months when you guys started putting the offense together and 87 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: Dave's told us the idea that you know, I wanted 88 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: to be a collaborative idea. So for you, what was 89 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: your that experience like pulling from your knowledge when you 90 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: have a guy who has already had a successful system. Yeah, 91 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: and you guys putting things in that maybe you've done 92 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: in the past that you needn't do. It was super exciting. 93 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: I think you know, Davis has been around for a 94 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: long time, UM, twenty years, twenty plus years in the league, 95 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: So to be able to pull from his experiences, pull 96 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: from the experiences and where I was from, that's been 97 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: that's been awesome. There's there's multiple ways, UM to run 98 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: certain schemes, there's multiple ways to teach it, uh, certain 99 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: schemes certain ways. So you know, we're we're mixing, we're 100 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: kind of mixing and matching on certain uncertain ideas. But 101 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: that's been the fun part, right because we're figuring out 102 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: we're trying to solve problems and make make sure all 103 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: our issues are covered and UM, you know, I love 104 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: the conversations we've had with our staff and with Dave's 105 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: something that's different. Can you give an example of something 106 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: that you know you maybe did want. Yeah, I mean 107 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: there's uh, I mean, I don't want to go in 108 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: too much detail, but in the protection game, you know, 109 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: there's certain things that we've done I have have done the past, 110 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: and certain things that they've done in their past that 111 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: we've melt melt together and you know, made it make 112 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: sense for the quarterback because at the end of the day, 113 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: if as long as him and the old line around 114 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: the same page, I think we'll be fine. So there's 115 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: there's definitely a lot of communication between the guys who 116 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: have ideas and then the like the actual execution of 117 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: it and making sure it's simple and clear and has 118 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: the rules that can cover a wide spectrum of fronts 119 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: and coverages and pressures, so you know, you try to 120 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: cover all your bases, but also make it simple and 121 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: also make it beneficial to our players. If you're seven months, 122 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: do you know what you have? Or world of preseason, 123 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: what happens on the field, show you what you have 124 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: and I think I think every day you're gonna evaluate, 125 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: I mean throughout the entire season, and today's no different. 126 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: Um when we get into the preseason game, it it 127 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: amps up another level and you're playing against you know, 128 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: not think the same guys that you've been seeing for 129 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: the last few months. So it's definitely a different level 130 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: of intensity. We've got an away game coming up, um, 131 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: so you know, all those things are gonna be be 132 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: new for some of our young guys and some of 133 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: the guys introduced into the offense, and so I think 134 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a good challenge for us. Right, we'll 135 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: have some opportunity to look at that, Daniel compressing, this 136 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: is a whole newall offensive hand. We see it just 137 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: talking about some freedom routes choice depending on defenses. Obviously, 138 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: that takes a lot of excuse me communication with the coreterback, Daniel, 139 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: how must he progressing up to this point? As small 140 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: as communication wise, which is receivers, you know, I think 141 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: over the last probably weeks at ten days, I think 142 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: that communication really has got a lot better in the 143 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: meeting rooms, those guys are being more vocal, not only 144 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: just the quarterbacks, but the receivers making sure that hey, Daniel, okay, 145 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: if it's if I saw it this way, and then 146 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: vice versa, right Daniel saying I'm I think you should 147 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: hit it like this or show me this body language. 148 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: So I think over the last week, week and a half, 149 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: things have really gotten a lot better because you know, 150 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: they're opening up their lines of communication and that's what 151 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: we're that's we're stress into these guys. Let's talk not 152 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: just receivers and quarterbacks old line, like everyone's gotta get 153 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: in the same page's been doing the overall because you 154 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: know we see you know, in complete passes week down 155 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: say okay, he missed that throat. Maybe it might not 156 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: be that. It might it might be that at times, 157 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure. So how are you says what you've seen 158 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: from him and the artists perform. Yeah, I think Daniels 159 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: doing a phenomenal job. You know, he's he's working, he's 160 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: operating the offense. Um. I like what he's doing as 161 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: far as being a leader and trying to get these 162 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: guys up and push the tempo of the offense. So, UM, 163 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: I likeward end is that when you when you can 164 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: deal with them one Dale and Evan, two guys who 165 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: are rookies who are obviously going to play a big role. Um, 166 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: do you have to constantly look at them as rookies 167 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: or they maybe maybe a little more advanced where you 168 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: can give them maybe a little more because they are 169 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: going to be you know, guys, you're gonna use There's 170 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: definitely a balance. You definitely want to be careful with 171 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: the young guys, but we're we're still going to continue 172 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: to run our offense and you know, put them in 173 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: position so that they can be successful. But you know, 174 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: you gotta have a balance understand that, Yeah, they don't 175 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: have a lot of ball as a professional player, so 176 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: we try and make sure we spend extra time with 177 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: them in the meeting room and spending eut your time 178 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: with them on the field and show them certain looks 179 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: on tape. So you kind of go through that learning 180 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: process and that learning progression with those guys and understand like, Okay, 181 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: they haven't seen them everything yet, but you can slowly 182 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: build their library over time. They a little more developed 183 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: as rookies than maybe some brookies. I think they're right 184 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: on schedule. I think they're right on schedule. You guys, 185 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: But where are you guys? You talk about evaluating, you 186 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: talk about molding different offensive systems. You know, where are 187 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: you guys in terms of putting together the offense that 188 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: you want to have? Yeah, i'd say this thing. I 189 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: think we're right on schedule. I think we're right where 190 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: we want to be. Um, I think we're still continuing 191 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: to figure out some schemes that we're you know, better at, 192 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: and then things we need to get work on, whether 193 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: it's run or pass game. So I say we're right 194 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: on schedule. I like where you guys are at. We've 195 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: gotta put together a good day at work today and 196 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: then you know, we'll continue to move forward. When you 197 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: guys drafted one Dale, there was some outside thought and 198 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: as media fans, is he too similar to Kedarius? Now 199 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: that you've had them, how different are they? How how 200 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: confident are you you can play them both on the 201 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: field at the same time. Yeah. I mean, I'm not 202 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: big on comparisons, but I think they both have a 203 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: unique skill set on the permit in space, I think 204 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: that's where they're the most dynamic. So um, I think 205 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: that you know, those guys have done a good job 206 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: again trying to learn the offense where they fit in 207 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: the scheme, and I think the coaches are doing a 208 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: good job too of trying to figure out how they 209 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: fit into our offense and where they fit. And that's 210 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: that's super important right as we as we keep on 211 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: going moving forward. Sorry, Mike, when when when did you 212 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 1: first day? When when did you? When did the light 213 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: go off for you? In terms of coaching and having 214 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: had the experience of working with Andy Reid for a 215 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: long time, How fortunate do you feel that you have 216 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: been able to kind of learn at the feet of 217 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: a master like that the light the light really want 218 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: off for me. When I was a graduate assistant in 219 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: Northwestern UM as soon as I got finished playing coach 220 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: fits had an opportunity to be a g a there, 221 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: so you know, he said, hey, come out, try it 222 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: out and see if you want to get into coaching, 223 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: and uh great. It was great Alma mater right from 224 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: there with the staff and coaches there and how they 225 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: want to run um the team. I'll coachhins the team. 226 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: So first week pretty much within the first three days, 227 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: really I knew this is exactly what I wanted to do. 228 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: Loved every minute of it. You know, you kind of 229 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: see behind the curtain a little bit and how what 230 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: the coaches have to go through to get ready for 231 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: just a practice, scripting and carding and all the things 232 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: that put together to practice plans and practice installs and 233 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: for me as a player, like being the third, second, 234 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: third quarterback for most of my career, all of my career, 235 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: like that was something that was easy for me, like 236 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:34,719 Speaker 1: that I had to do those type of things to 237 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: kind of be in the back um back of the room, 238 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: behind the curtain, kind of watching and trying to help 239 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: out anyway I can to stick on the team. So 240 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: when I got into coaching, it was like, this is awesome, 241 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: this is fun, this is what I love to do. 242 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,040 Speaker 1: So I think that's where it really set myself up 243 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: for this is what I want to do for the 244 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: rest of my life. And you know, now, you know, 245 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: having the opportunity to be with coach Fits and my 246 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: alma mater, then have an opportunity to come back with 247 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: Coach Read and be with hist half we had again 248 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 1: had a lot of familiarity with and with the offense. 249 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 1: That was an awesome experience and one that you know, 250 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: I'm forever grateful for Lenge. What Sorry, thanks the ins. 251 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: When it comes to the challenges of facing Winks defense, 252 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: We've heard from the players and practice all the time, 253 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: but when you get into situation where you guys start 254 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: getting competitive, you're not necessarily calling plays against what you're 255 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: anticipating from Wink. But when you when you hit a 256 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: screen like that on Friday night, it's almost like, you know, 257 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: if you look at it and say, you know, we 258 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: we'd use more of that if if we're facing this 259 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: defense and how much is it frustrating as you're trying 260 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: to get things done. Yeah, you know, again, we're putting 261 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: in our offense. We're trying to follow the practice plan 262 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: that we had and that we've sent all the way 263 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: in June, and um, you know, those things are gonna happen. 264 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: And that's why. That's why winks who he is, right, 265 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: and he brings a lot of pressure and he's multiple 266 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: in those type of ways. So that's been a good 267 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: challenge for our offense. But again, you know, I think 268 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: there's plays that we've had throughout the um, throughout training 269 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: camp and then and then scrimmage that yeah, a couple 270 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: of plays look pretty good. We got them on one 271 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 1: of them, they got us on one. That's part of 272 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: the competing. And so that's what I love about this 273 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: team right now is everyone's competing, everyone's trying to get better, 274 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: and yeah, we might get you one time. They might 275 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: get us one time, but we're all on the same team. 276 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: We're all working towards the same goal. Kind Of building 277 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: on that, Mike, did you see some past protection issues 278 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: the other night in that scrimmage that concerned you? Number one? Like, 279 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: how would you evaluate the state of your offensive line 280 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: overall at this point? I think you're I think UM 281 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: the offensive line, like one goal we have for them 282 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: is send the depth and with the pocket, and I 283 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: thought they did that overall. There was a couple of miscommunications. 284 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: I think we can clean up UM and again because 285 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: when it's multiple and that's that's the that's the best thing. 286 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: That's our best challenge that we've had UM all training 287 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: camp was going up against Wick and that's been a 288 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,559 Speaker 1: great test for not only the communication the quarterback and 289 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: offensive line, but with our running backs, with our tight 290 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: ends involved, the protections, Like, that's been some challenge for us. 291 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: And really that's that's helped us. And even though it 292 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: might not be UM exactly clean every single time, that's 293 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: gonna help us down the road in the long term, 294 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: which is what I'm really excited about. So I think, 295 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta you have to be able to 296 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: evaluate UM the scheme, the integrity of the scheme and 297 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: the protection and make sure that we're not um just 298 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: completely disregarding that part. So we go back as coaches 299 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: and we look at that and we make sure we 300 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: can have rules and answers for our guys so that 301 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: if those things pop up, you know, we can go 302 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: and execute