1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Appreciate the time as always. I had two questions, and 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: the first was, um, Sony, you know, seeing him the 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: last couple of games and maybe you know a little 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: more extended time as he gets back into it, Ivan, 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: what have you seen from Sony with his you know, 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: how he's taken advantage of whatever opportunities he's had. Well, 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: he's been a real team player, you know. I mean, 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: he knows that Damien is uh really playing well and unsa, 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: Sony is sort of waiting for an opportunity to show 10 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: what he can do, which is what do you expect? 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: He's uh, he's done a good job. He's been He's 12 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: always up to date. Of course, he always knows what 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: to do. He's always ready to go. He always facts 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: as hard he's he's kind of guy he just love 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: having around, kind of guy that you can depend on. 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: And we're you know, we're very fortunate. I'm very fortunate 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: to have those guys, you know, no matter who goes down, 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: and I know, I got to call a great player 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: that can step in and and keep us on track. 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: So we're very fortunate from that standpoint at my position, Yeah, 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: and I havn My follow up question is just on 22 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: everything that has sort of happened in the running back 23 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: room this year. What a tough year, you know, on 24 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: the field, off the field, and as the coach that 25 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: leads that room, and I know how much you care 26 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: about everyone in that room, how would you sort of 27 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: describe what it's been like to get through this year 28 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: to get to this point. Well, you know, twenty twenty 29 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: is that's all we say that. You know, this is 30 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. It's probably the craziest year I've ever been 31 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: around as far as again, some of the stuff that's 32 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: happened on the field and off the field, some of 33 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: the things that have happened to me personally with special 34 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: friends like Marcus and you know, James. The situation, I mean, 35 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: it has been, it's been. It has been with the COVID. 36 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: It has been extremely hard just to to focus in 37 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: on playing football and enjoying the football season. It's been 38 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: just the opposite. It's been. It's been a real challenge, 39 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: and I thought the guys have done a great job 40 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: of trying to deal with the COVID protocols and all 41 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: the stuff that go on with it and the threat 42 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: the threat of of healthish you health problems and seat 43 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: of bringing that home to your family and worrying about 44 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: what other people are doing, other guys are doing, and 45 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: they're putting yet really said, it's just a tremendous amount 46 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: of stuff that surrounds the game, and when they just 47 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: being able to play the game, it's kind of fun 48 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: compared to all the other stuff we go go through 49 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: to get to the game and to prepare for a game. 50 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: And it's uh, it's it's been hard. It's been really hard. 51 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: But I, like I said, I get I've had full 52 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: of the best guys you could possibly have in the 53 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: room to deal with this and to deal with the 54 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: stuff that's going on. And if anything had to happen 55 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: to anyone, James is probably the strongest guy to deal 56 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: with it. And uh he did. And I tell you what, 57 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: from from our stand my point of view, I've got 58 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: a great group. I've got a great group that have 59 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: dealt with a hard, hard year emotionally, and uh, we're 60 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: not done yet, that's all I gotta said. We're not 61 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: done yet. I don't know who's gonna be able to play, 62 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: but we're gonna find somebody's gonna line up and we're 63 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna we're gonna play. That's why I feel 64 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Mike, Okay, Phil Perry, you're up those Scott 65 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: and you you mentioned you know just there at the 66 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: end of your answer, I'm sure who's gonna be able 67 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: to play? And I won't ask you, um, you know 68 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: for a clear cut injury reported day after the game here, 69 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: but it did look like Damian got a little banged up. 70 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: Is that something that you think, um might alter the 71 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: picture significantly for for you guys in terms of playing 72 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: time moving forward. I don't know, you know, he was, 73 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: he was much better at better time we left by 74 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: the time the game was over, um, which was great. Uh. 75 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: I just don't we you know, all those things you 76 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: never know, you know, which shows up today or tomorrow. Um. 77 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: That that that's the kind of thing about it, you 78 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: know what I mean. We're feeling we're feeling pretty good, 79 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: We're feeling pretty confident, like no, but who knows, who knows? 80 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: You know, you know, we got buys up a little bit, 81 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: we'll we'll go well whoever we got. And I also 82 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you, you know, from from 83 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: your perspective and the perspective of your guy, that that position. Um. 84 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: You know, I think your team is leading the league 85 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: and rushing attempts uh this season, and obviously after last night, 86 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: you've got to You've got a game on a lot 87 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: of teams here, But obviously you've been running the ball 88 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: a lot. And I'm wondering how challenging it's been for 89 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: your group, um to run in situations where you know, 90 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:21,559 Speaker 1: the defense probably knows that you're you're planning on running 91 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: the football. How challenging has that made uh this season? 92 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,119 Speaker 1: On those guys, I don't think they care about that 93 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: that way. I think they look at the other way. 94 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: They simply look at it, where does it take to win? 95 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: What do we have to do to win? We gotta well, 96 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: whatever our strengths are, that's what we gotta put out there, 97 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: and we gotta be be able to go after people 98 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: and uh so, uh, whatever it takes, We're going to 99 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: play the game. Whatever it takes to win. That's that's 100 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: the way they look at it. I don't think it's 101 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: a matter of that there's going to be a hell 102 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: of a challenge. Of course, anybody knows you gotta run 103 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: the ball, and those we're trying to run the ball. 104 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: But I think they I don't think they mind that. 105 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: I think they like it really, you know, because we 106 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: can still be successful. It's up to us. We stop 107 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: ourselves more than people stop us the cases, but that's 108 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: just the nature of the game. Thank you, Thank you guys, 109 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: appreciate the time.