1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: It's the Bill O'Brian podcast. Welcome, as we will discuss 2 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: the Texans six game winning streak, the buy getting ready 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: to face the Redskins, and a bunch of other stuff. 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: And it's presented by Amagy Bank of Texas and rooting 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: for the family team has become quite the tradition at Amage. 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: It's something they've done for the last twenty seven years 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: plus and it's something that defines who they are. 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There 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: you are at the end of the game and your 17 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: defense they do almost everything perfect, but the fourth and 18 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: eight was such a sensational play by the Broncos at 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: the time. It convert that what was going through your 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: mind at that point? Yeah, case did a great job 21 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: on that play. Um, you know, I think we had 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: that guy double, but our leverage was a little off 23 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: on the play and uh, you know it was tough. 24 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: You know, they executed that play really well, and uh 25 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: you know, then what what happened after that was really 26 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: interesting for our defense because two plays after that, Christian 27 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: Covington had a TfL which I think people will forget about, 28 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: but was probably one of the bigger plays in the 29 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: game he was talking about. I think some of the 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: bigger plays in the game were like the end of 31 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: the half in that situation where we were able to 32 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: convert that into a field goal. I think the complimentary 33 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: football where we uh turned the takeaway into a touchdown, 34 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: and then I think we had a drive where we 35 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: didn't score a touchdown but we kicked the field goal, 36 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: which was a time consuming drive. But the play that 37 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: Cove made right before the field goal was a big 38 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: play because that that was a TfL that knocked them 39 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: into a plus fifty field goal, right and uh you 40 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: know that's and it was windy and there were a 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: lot of factors there, so you could you believe how 42 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: windy it got at the end. I don't know, if 43 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: you notice that we don't right before the field goal 44 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: in the third quarter awful, but right before the field 45 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: goal it died down. But that was a great That 46 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: was a big play in the game. And then you know, 47 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: then he missed the field goal. What what are you 48 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: going through at that point when they get the fourth 49 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: down play and really you got the one time out, 50 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: which you call the time out right before you know 51 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: he kicks the fuel goal. And we've talked about this 52 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. Is is there a particular philosophy you 53 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: have as far as guy's going to kick the field 54 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: goal because Van's Joseph ice Kaymi and gave him a 55 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: practice shot. Frank Reich did the same thing in the 56 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: Inneapolis game, like he gave him a practice shot. I've 57 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: seen a lot of coaches do that. You called it 58 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: well beforehand and then he ends up missing it afterwards? 59 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: Was that did you kind of go through? I just 60 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 1: want to make sure you had everybody on the field 61 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: where you needed to and where you want to think 62 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: when you just rewind a little bit, like so we 63 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: had one time out, and then when they were driving 64 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: the ball, if there was time, if they crossed the 65 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: fifty with let's just say more than a minute to go, 66 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: I probably would have started to I would have used 67 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: that time out, yeah, possibly try to get the ball 68 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: back in case we needed to drive to try to 69 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: win the game. So there's that thought process, of course. 70 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: But then once time started running down where it was 71 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: under forty seconds or whatever it was, then it was like, Okay, 72 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: we're not using this time out. We're gonna let them 73 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: try to figure out, you know, maybe what they want 74 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: to do. And that's a big part of the strategy too. 75 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: Then what you're talking about is I don't really want 76 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: to give you the details of what I think on that, 77 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: but that's that's kind of how we try to execute 78 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: it in that game. Yeah, they came into the game 79 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: averaging five point three yards per carry, top number in 80 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: the league, and you hold them below four. So what 81 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: was the key to stopping the run yesterday? I think 82 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: our guys really you know, what we do every Wednesday 83 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: and sometimes it doesn't work out like this, but it 84 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: has lately, is we stand up. I go first from 85 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: a team aspect, and then obviously Romeo and Brad and 86 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: then myself with the offense, and we talk about the 87 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: keys to the game. From a team standpoint and then 88 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: from an O, D and special team standpoint, and our 89 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: guys have done a great job of really adhering to 90 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: the keys to the game. So that one of the 91 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: major keys I think whenever you played Denver is that 92 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: you have to stop the run. If they run the 93 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: ball for one hundred and fifty yards on you, if 94 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: they have more than twenty five rushing attempts, meaning they're 95 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: running the ball like you're gonna have a hard time 96 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: winning that game. That's Denver. Broncos are a great running team, 97 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: and so that was a key, and our guys did 98 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: a really good job for the most part of setting 99 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: the edge, building a wall, and doing a good job 100 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: stopping a run offensively. Number one key take care of 101 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: the ball. Von Miller great strip sack guy. You know, 102 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: good dbs, you know guys that can take the ball away. 103 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: Bradley Chubb another sack guy. Take care of the ball. 104 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: I thought, knock on Wood once again. We took care 105 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: of the ball and we were able to get a 106 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: takeaway on defense, and that was, you know, a great 107 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: reason why we won. Coach. If after three weeks you 108 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: were facing a stretch where you were going to face 109 00:04:55,200 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence, Yannicking, Gockway, Bradley Chubb, Von and Cameron Wake. 110 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: And I were to tell you that you're gonna face 111 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: those five guys and you're gonna give up two total sacks, 112 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: that's it too. And you give up those two yesterday, 113 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: what would you have said to me? And what would 114 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: you say your offensive line would have needed to do 115 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: to get to that point? And what are they done 116 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: to get to this point? Yeah, I give a lot 117 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: of credit to the offensive coaching staff Johnny, I mean, 118 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: Mike Devlin, Timmy Kelly, John Perry, Danny Barrett, will Lying, 119 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: Sean Ryan, um Wes Welker. Those guys do a great 120 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: job of game planning, helping helping us all put the 121 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: helping me with the game plan and uh. And then 122 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: you got to give a lot of credit to the 123 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: offensive line. You know, they they fight, They're a great 124 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: bunch of guys. They love, they love the team. It's 125 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: really just a great bunch of guys. And then you 126 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: give credit to the backs and the tight ends that 127 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: are that are helping on the edge these these defenses. 128 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: And I don't want to give away too much. I 129 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: guess he just wants to tape and figure it out. 130 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: But these defenses are so athletic up front and on 131 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: the edges and even on the inside, you know, and 132 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: you just you just cannot let them ruin the game. 133 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: So now you move forward to Washington, Ryan Kerrigan, you know, 134 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: you've got guys over there, and there's several others, but 135 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: you know, so you've got to figure out a way. 136 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: It's hard to block these guys on a down in 137 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: a down in and out basis, one on one. It's 138 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: hard to it's hard to do that well, run it 139 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: well and throw it less. Maybe right, because twenty four taps, 140 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: twenty attaps and twenty four attempts, those are the totals 141 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: in the last three games. You have not been throwing 142 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: it that much in volume the last three games. Yeah, 143 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I think that's partly because we've 144 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: done a good job of playing complimentary football at times, 145 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: and I think that our defense has allowed us to 146 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: be able to play that way. And then you know, 147 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: that's really helped where our defense is able to get 148 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: the stops and they're not you know, they're not giving 149 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,119 Speaker 1: up a lot of points, and so we're able to 150 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: try to control the tempo of the game. I think 151 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: that's how we have to try to play, try to 152 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: try our best to get a lead, and then try 153 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: to not be conservative but be smart about how we 154 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: want to play the game. I think special teams has 155 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: been huge. You know, Trevor Daniel six punts, four of 156 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,559 Speaker 1: them inside the twenty like that. That's why he's getting 157 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,679 Speaker 1: a game ball later on this afternoon, you know, because 158 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: he was a big part of that. So A. J. 159 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: Moore tackling doing a great jobs as a gunner on 160 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: a he had two tackles on the punk coverage and 161 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: one was for minus three yards. That's huge, you know. 162 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: And those are the guys that people don't really hear 163 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: a lot about, but those are the fabric guys that 164 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: help you win those games. Could you mentioned we're tackling, 165 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: and we talked about during the week, and I thought 166 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: that was the number one key you're gonna stop a 167 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: running team or running based team like Denver being able 168 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: to tackle. It's got to be first and foremost. And 169 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: there were a couple of third down tackles that I 170 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: know you'd like to have back, the team would like 171 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: that back. But it felt like the tackling overall was 172 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: and has been really really good on that side of 173 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: the ball. Yeah, I mean, I think the tackling has improved. 174 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: I think I think the tackling for us, you know, 175 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: had to improve from where it was. I thought Kareem 176 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: Jackson tackled extremely well. I still think we missed tackles 177 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: that we should probably make him. We're gonna work on that, 178 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: you know, uh, you know during a buy here to 179 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: try to you know, drill it and get it better. 180 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, when especially when they come back. 181 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: But I mean, you know, that's key if you if 182 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: you can rally to the ball and the first guy 183 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: can wrap the guy up and not block tackle him, 184 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: then the rest of the guys are coming because our 185 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: guys play hard and maybe the ball will come out. 186 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what happened on the takeaway. Dunnie 187 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: did a good job wrapping up the ball got knocked loose. Okay, 188 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: here comes Justin Reid and that's how we have to play. 189 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: So we always have to harp on good tackling. What 190 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 1: is it like to have guys making plays who weren't 191 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: even with you and Cab like Mike Hyson and Sharise 192 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: Right making a big play in the end zone and 193 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: people like that. I think that's the NFL. I mean, 194 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: I think that's where Brian Gaine comes into into play. Really. 195 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's a huge role that he has 196 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: of of of helping helping me and or you know, 197 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: actually me, it would be more me helping him. Manag 198 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: is the roster, you know. He I think, you know, 199 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: picking up a J. Moore off of you know, waivers 200 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: there or whatever was a huge pickup for us. You know, 201 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: trading for Damarius Thomas is going to really help us, 202 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 1: you know, Mike Tyson getting him from when he was 203 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: in Seattle and I think he was released and we 204 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: brought him in. You know, those are that that all. 205 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: I give a lot of credit to our scouting department, 206 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: Brian Brian Gaine obviously at the top of that, with 207 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: Matt Bazergaan Rob Kissle those guys, CJ. Leak, They do 208 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: a great job. Speaking of too, Marius, we talked about 209 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: this a little bit after the game. I know that 210 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: had to be such a rough afternoon for him. In 211 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: some sense, He's got to go play football game. But 212 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: then you're driving by and seen his picture with a 213 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: thank you DT sign as we pull up. That had 214 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: to be a really interesting day for him. How did 215 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,719 Speaker 1: you how do you think he managed it? And how 216 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: do you think you managed it with him out there? 217 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: I think he played almost eighty percent of the snaps yesterday. 218 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: How do you think that went to kind of get 219 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: him up to speed with what you're doing. I mean, 220 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: I think you could tell right away when he got 221 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: here that he was a pros pro, you know what 222 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: I mean, Like, this was a guy that you know, 223 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure it would be an emotional day, but he 224 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: was going to be able to come. He'd been in 225 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: a lot of big games, played in two Super Bowls, 226 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: AFC Championship games. You know, the moment was not gonna 227 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: be too big for him. There was some emotion, especially 228 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: I think his whole family. That was the first time 229 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: they had been on the sideline of a game there 230 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: in a pre game, and I don't think they'd ever 231 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: been on the sideline before, and and so that I 232 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: know there was some emotion, but he was you know, 233 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: he just I just said, hey, look man, this is 234 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 1: a great day for you. Take a deep breath, and 235 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 1: now let's just try to go win a game. And he, 236 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: you know, he was like I got a coach, you know. 237 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: You know, I didn't even need to say that to him. 238 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: So he's he's a great guy. I'm really glad we 239 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: were able to get him. But you got him a 240 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: nice easy catch with the first play, and then he 241 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: did a great job with the run and good blocking down. Yeah, 242 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: he's a strong player. You know, he's got good playing strength. 243 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: He's got you know, obviously great hands, and uh, you know, 244 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: if you can if you can give him a crease 245 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: on a play like that, you know, just get the 246 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: play started. You know, you probably have a chance to 247 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: make some good yards. I talked about Kreem Jackson in 248 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: the way that he played, and I think about him 249 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: because he's playing corner, he's playing safety, he's playing nigger, 250 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: He's playing every single position possible. I'm sure you put 251 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: him a linebacker, he probably do a decent job because 252 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: the way that he's tackled his play this year is 253 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: I would think with the injuries you've had in the 254 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: back end, you had to have him play at that 255 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: particular level given what you've had going on back there. 256 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: He really I think that's one of the better games 257 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: he's played since he's been here. I mean he had 258 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: a huge tackle in the beginning of the game that 259 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: really got our defense going. I mean you can see 260 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: it on film, Guys jumping around excited to you know 261 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: when he made that. It was a great, clean tackle. 262 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: And and you know, he's done a good job in coverage. 263 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: He's got good ball skills, very instinctive player, a very 264 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: smart player. He can line him up and you know, 265 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: he can line him up in a lot of different positions. 266 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: He's played four or five different positions. He's a backup 267 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: on special teams. You know, if we needed him on 268 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: special teams to be a gunner or a vice guy 269 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: on the punt return, he would do it. So you know, 270 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: he's he's he's had a really good year for us. 271 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: Jordan Thomas, I know you're looking at everything and I'm 272 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: not sure what's perfect or imperfect or whatever. But he's 273 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: off to a pretty good start in his rookie year. 274 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: Another nice touchdown catch yesterday. He is, he's he's working 275 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: hard to improve. I think the blocking has to get better, 276 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: but I think the passing game he's done some good 277 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: things and he just needs to keep that mindset him 278 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: and Jordan Nakins of look, you know, not everything's gonna 279 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: be a better Roses and I've just got to really 280 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: try to get better every single day, every single week. 281 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: They're coached very well by Timmy Kelly, and you know, 282 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: they've just got to keep that that that grinded out, 283 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: you know, improvement type mentality. What was it like playing 284 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: in the altitude? We asked you before the game? So 285 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: what was it like during the game? Now that it's 286 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: behind you, I think that's probably a better question for 287 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: the players. You know, it didn't see we rotated guys, 288 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 1: especially up front on defense, uh, you know, and then 289 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: offensively you know, Man's played and you know that was more. 290 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: We had some injuries up there rank and went in there. 291 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know, it didn't seem like I 292 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: think our guys are in good condition. Um, so it 293 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: didn't seem like it was a huge factor. You dress 294 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: seven old lineman on game day? Yeah, so you used 295 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: all seven. Yeah, so I'm not gonna ask you who's 296 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: next if you need to. Yeah, but you did have 297 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: some some concerns there probably, but the guys who went 298 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: out did come back in. Yeah. That's you know, when 299 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: you're dressing seven and um, you know that's something that 300 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: you that's a risk type of situation. You're trying to 301 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: manage the game day roster to the best of your ability, 302 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: to make sure you have special teams cover, to make 303 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: sure you have the secondary cover that. That's the one 304 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: thing about the whole It doesn't It's not just about offense. 305 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: You know. It's like, okay, if we if we dress 306 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: seven here, then that means we can have you know, more, 307 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: and right now that's basically what we have on the 308 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: fifty three. So um, you know, we'll be looking at 309 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: that position by week. But you have Jolton Joe Webb 310 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: to play wide receiver if you need to. He can 311 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: play pretty much anywhere. I'm telling you, he is a 312 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: great guy. I mean, he'll do whatever we ask him 313 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,719 Speaker 1: to do. I mean he is a guy that you know. 314 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: I just I just think the world of the guy 315 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 1: he we asked him to, you know, play on special teams, yeah, whatever, cover, kicks, 316 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: punt return, block for us. And then in practice he 317 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: was running some pretty good routes. I was like, he's 318 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: playing receiver on Sunday because he can do some things. 319 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: He's a big guy that can run, He's got great hands, 320 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: and he knows the offense from being in the quarterback room. 321 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, he can he can do some things. Okay, 322 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: I want to make sure that phrase is proper because 323 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: I know how you want to answer this. But do 324 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: you appreciate the challenge in some sense? I know you 325 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: don't want to see guys get hurt, and I know 326 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: you want to see everybody out there being you know, 327 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: playing a half percent. But is there a part of 328 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: you in some way that appreciates the challenge of Okay, 329 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: I've had this offensive lineman go down, or I've got 330 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: this receiver hurt. How are we going to put this 331 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: thing together to go get us a touchdown or a 332 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: field goal when we need it? Do you is you 333 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: kind of appreciate that challenge a little bit? I mean, 334 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: I think that's you know, in a lot of ways, 335 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: like that's something that's what it's about in this league. 336 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: You know, you've got to you only have a certain 337 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: amount of players. Okay, you have to do a good 338 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: job of evaluating the skill set. What can the player do? 339 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: Can this player back up this position? But it could 340 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: he also you know, play this position over here if 341 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: something were to happen. That's what the Saturday Night staff 342 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: meetings are a lot about you know, hey, if this happens, 343 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of different scenarios. If this guy 344 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: goes down, what are we doing there? If that guy 345 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: goes you know, we try not to use the word injury. 346 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: I'd just say, like, if this guy's shoulder pad breaks 347 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: or something, and who's going in for him? You know, 348 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: we don't want to, you know, we don't want to 349 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: give a bad moman to our guys. But but we 350 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: have to be ready for that because that's you know, 351 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: you have forty six guys and you've got to figure out, 352 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: you know, if something happens, what are you gonna do. 353 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: You can't be you can't be caught not having an 354 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: answer for all those things that come up. One more 355 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: from the game itself. You had a touchy situation being 356 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: pinned back your last offensive possession, and all of a 357 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: sudden you're at the five yard line and Watson makes 358 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: that little, quick, great short throw to Lamar Miller and 359 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: he gets you out of jails. That was a great play. 360 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: I thought that DeShawn had I think four really good 361 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: plays like that in the game, where he took off 362 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: on scrambles or he shoveled it like that one to 363 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: lamar Or we had a bootleg where he ran for 364 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: three or four yards which got us a positive game 365 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: on first down. I mean I thought he played I 366 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: think DeShawn Watson. Maybe the stats aren't flashy and all that, 367 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: but I thought he played a hell of a football 368 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: game getting that win going into the by. I mean 369 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: we sit here six and three coming off a win. 370 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: You go into the by. I know you've got plenty 371 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: of work as far as self scouting, all that you 372 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: got to do during to buy. But how much of 373 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: a better feeling is it to get the win going 374 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: into the buy as opposed to having to ruminate over 375 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: a loss yesterday had it happened Ruminate? There he goes again, 376 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: that brown education. It's the perfect word for the sentence 377 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: on how about is that like marinate man with it? 378 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: It's more about meat. Ruminate is more about thoughts. I 379 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: think that winning, you know, I think everything you do 380 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: you're trying to make decisions that point towards winning. And 381 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: so when you win, I think that winning really creates 382 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: a great vibe in the locker room, in the organization, 383 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: in the coaching staff rooms. Now the key is like 384 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: and this is something that we've got to really understand 385 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: is to never get too high and to never get 386 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: too low. You know, it's that old deal that it's 387 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: never as bad as you think it is, and it's 388 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: never as good as you think it is. And so 389 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, you've got to continue to work and improve. 390 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: And I'm just thankful that we have the type of 391 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: players we have because I really believe they understand that. 392 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: You know that, you know, these are every game this year, 393 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: for the most part, has been a close game. It's 394 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: been a dog fight, you know. You know, you can 395 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: even say in Miami, I mean there was a time 396 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: there where you know, we had to really have a 397 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: put a drive together and that that was not an 398 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: easy game. I know, even though the final score maybe 399 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: maybe people would say it was, but it's not. And 400 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: so I think our guys understand that every game is 401 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: gonna be hard and we got to keep trying to improve. 402 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: How do you want to see the players handle the buy? 403 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm going to talk to these guys about, 404 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, making sure that they get rest, making sure 405 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: they reconnect with their families. You know, some some especially 406 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: guys that are have just moved here, like DAMARRYS Thomas. 407 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: You know, I'm sure he's got to go back to 408 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: Denver and clean some things up, you know, move some 409 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,719 Speaker 1: things here. I want them to watch some film when 410 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 1: they get some extra time, you know, watch themselves kind 411 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: of self scout their own game where they can think 412 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: they can improve when they get back. I want them 413 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: to be smart. You know, they represent the organization out there, 414 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: and I just want them to be smart. I know 415 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: we have great guys and I know they'll do that, 416 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: but h and I want the rookies to understand, like, 417 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: this is the stretch run. This is where you really 418 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: have to be at the top of your game because 419 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, every every game from here on out, it's 420 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: going to be a big game. Do you having an 421 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: NFC team after the buy is that helpful because you 422 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: just get a little bit more time. I know everybody's 423 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: got to get away and get some rest, but does 424 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: it give you just a little bit more prep time 425 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: for a team that you haven't faced in I don't know, 426 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: for you since twenty four fourteen. Yeah, it's totally a 427 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: different team from that point. Is more time? It's a 428 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: good point. I mean, you know we're not We're not 429 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: as nearly as familiar as with the Redskins, as you know, 430 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: we are obviously with our AFC opponents, especially our divisional opponents. 431 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,479 Speaker 1: Um so, yeah, no, it is a good point that 432 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: we we maybe we got a little extra time. They're 433 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: a good football team. I know they didn't win yesterday, 434 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: but you know, you watch it, You've watched how they've 435 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: played over the over the year, and uh, it's gonna 436 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: be a tough game, you know, and these road games 437 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 1: are tough, you know, anytime you go into an opposing stadium, 438 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: they're very, very difficult. And so are you know, you know, 439 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: we've got to do a good job of of you know, 440 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: like you said, take some time off, get get rested 441 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: up as a coaching staff, but uh make sure that 442 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: we were doing a good job putting together a good plan. 443 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: Well personally, you will get some time off. Yeah, I mean, 444 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: you know, I'm I mean the bye week. I think 445 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: it's great for the players, but for the coaches, I 446 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: think it's a great opportunity for us. Now, look, we 447 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 1: don't have to be here at the crack of dawn 448 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,479 Speaker 1: and be here till midnight because you know, there's not 449 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: a game you know, necessarily on the horizon, you know, 450 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: meaning Sunday. But we still have to a lot of 451 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: work to do, and this gives us time to get 452 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 1: that work done and still get some rest and still 453 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: be with our families. But but you know, I think 454 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: you guys know, I mean, you know, you're in a 455 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,120 Speaker 1: run right here. That's pretty pretty cool, and you don't 456 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: want to leave any stone unturned, and right you know, 457 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: there's plenty of time for rest after OTAs to July 458 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: fourth or whatever it is, There's there's a good time 459 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: for rest. You know. This is this is for us. 460 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: We've we've got to make some good decisions and they 461 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: really do a good job of getting this team ready 462 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: to go for the for the basically the second half 463 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 1: of the season. Amage Bank of Texas ask Bill O'Brien 464 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: question of the week other than game day? What is 465 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: your favorite time of the week other than game day? 466 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: So you can't pick Sunday? What is it? What do 467 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:19,160 Speaker 1: you like best? That's hard. I love, Uh, It's hard 468 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: for me to pick one day. I'm gonna just tell 469 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: you I love Wednesdays. I love talking to the team 470 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: about our plan as a team because it's a new beginning. 471 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: No matter what happened, it starts over, and I just 472 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 1: I really like this team because they're so attentive in 473 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 1: that meeting. You know, they're just locked in on what 474 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: you're saying, and you spend a lot of time preparing 475 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: for that meeting, and so you you just you appreciate 476 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: their attentiveness. And so I love that day. And then 477 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: I've always loved Saturdays in the NFL. I think that, uh, 478 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: you know, you get a real chance, it's a little 479 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: bit of a relaxed day. You can really talk to 480 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: the players about things that maybe don't have to do 481 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: with x's and oh's. You know, everything's kind of baked 482 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: in at that point. Yeah, you know, and you're you're 483 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: gonna have a walkthrough. You're gonna have to you know. 484 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: I love the quarterback meeting that we have on that day. 485 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,719 Speaker 1: I think it's a little bit more relaxed, you know, 486 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: because you know, it's there's not a practice that you're 487 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: getting read ready for. It's just you know, it's a 488 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: walkthrough that's important, but it's not a you know, an 489 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: intense practice. So I've always i've always I've always enjoyed 490 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: Saturdays in the NFL. What's it like when you're coaching 491 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: a college team in that whatever the equivalent it is 492 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: a Wednesday, I guess Tuesday, and they've got classes and 493 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 1: girlfriends and lives, and you just don't have the same 494 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: kind of control over that. That's an awesome question. It's 495 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: totally different because and I'll tell you when I went 496 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: to Penn State, i had been in New England for 497 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: five years. So I'll never forget that. So spring practice, 498 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: but you know, so they get out of class at 499 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: let's just say two, they rush over. You got a 500 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: snack for him, two thirty team meeting, But you really 501 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: only have about an hour because you've got to get 502 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: out on the practice field at four. So you have 503 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,479 Speaker 1: you gotta get your position meetings maybe half an hour 504 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: and a half. You don't have nearly the amount of time. 505 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: So that very first meeting for me at Penn State, 506 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: like offensively, I tried to put in like a hundred routes. 507 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: We went out to the practice field. It was the 508 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: worst practice you've ever seen. And you know, a Penn 509 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: State the wind and also it's windy, and and I'm like, 510 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: they don't know what to do. They don't know what 511 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: to do, And I'll never forget. I had a guy 512 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: there and it was like kind of a good friend 513 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: of mine and was on the staff and you know, 514 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: had been in the pros. And he's like, you, you don't, 515 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: you can't put this many plays in, Like there's no 516 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 1: way that. I mean, this is kind of These guys 517 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: had class all day another, you know, so because you 518 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: have to get him off the practice field by five 519 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 1: thirty six o'clock so they can go eat dinner and 520 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: then they got study hall. That's it's a grind. They're 521 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: on full scholarship, so that's great for them, you know, 522 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 1: those guys, But for the walk Ons, I mean it's 523 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 1: a grind. I mean that that college game Division one 524 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 1: college football is a grind, no question about. Yeah, we'll 525 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: disappoint you didn't say Mondays at five one of your 526 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: favorite times, But yeah, I guess yeah. The Bill O'Bryan 527 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: show weekly here. I enjoyed. You know, I enjoyed this show. 528 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 1: I thought you meant from a like, no, no, no, no no, no, 529 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: that was not a phishing question. I was actually coaching 530 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: right now. I enjoy talking ball with you guys. All right, well, coach, 531 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 1: good luck on the bye and we'll talk to you 532 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: next week. Thanks a lot, Thanks guys. Well that's gonna 533 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: do it for the Middle of Brian podcast this week. 534 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: Check out all the other podcasts here on Houston Texans 535 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: dot com or wherever you're getting this or wherever fine 536 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: podcasts are available. 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