1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, I'm sure you guys asked Christian. He 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:03,519 Speaker 1: kind of did all the work there. 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 2: It's a play that we run, you know, we'd like 4 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 2: it out of empty and it's a good, good matchup 5 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 2: typically for us with Christian and just reading it top down, 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 2: you know, I gave Evan a look. It was split 7 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 2: safety and the safety attached to Evan and then just 8 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: had our one on one and Christian ran a great 9 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 2: route underneath, and honestly just trying to talking to press 10 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: for the play, just kind of trying to at least 11 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 2: get something going, get a completion, kind of how we 12 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: played the whole game, especially with not wanting to hold 13 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: the ball back there with you know, my knee and 14 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: not taking any hits and all that stuff. So I 15 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: just wanted to find a completion and get us going 16 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 2: and worst case, let's get some points. Let's get a 17 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 2: feel going. That the game was tied at that point, 18 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: and then Christian went through it. I thought it was 19 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 2: gonna be, you know, maybe a ten yard game. Knew 20 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 2: we had twenty on the angle, but then he took 21 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: it off. He took it to the house. So I 22 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: just that was a great play by him to finish 23 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: it and see that opportunity and go get it. 24 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: It's good. 25 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 2: I mean, Kley, it's crazy how you you have something 26 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: like that going on. You don't plan on moving a 27 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 2: lot and end up running the ball more than I 28 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: usually do. So it's just funny how that works. But 29 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 2: you know, it felt pretty good. I was happy with 30 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: it and didn't bother me too much. Definitely didn't, you know, 31 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 2: set it back. So I'm really really happy with it. 32 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: That was the goal is play, find a way to 33 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: win the game and not set it back, and we 34 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 2: get ten days now to recover and get ready for Pittsburgh. 35 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 2: So I mean it went perfectous honestly, So that was 36 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 2: really good. You got on the plane, was there still 37 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: some doubt about whether you would be able to play? 38 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: And today kind of convinced you and everyone else we're 39 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: good or no. 40 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, there were some There were some questions just because 41 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: it was a short week and it's on a short week, 42 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 2: it's tough to decide on how much you test it 43 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: and push it because you only have so much time. 44 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: You don't want to make it sore for the game. 45 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 2: So that was kind of what we were debating, is 46 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: you know how hard do we push it Tuesday, Wednesday. 47 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: You know, Monday, I wasn't doing anything, did not did 48 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: not feel good at all on Monday. So really, our 49 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 2: medical team did an amazing job of just kind of 50 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: getting me to where I could play, and I felt 51 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 2: much better than I thought I would on Monday, especially, 52 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: so credit goes to them. 53 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm getting and moving out there today. 54 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: Obviously had some discomfort, of course you're going to, but 55 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: felt you know, confident enough to go out there and 56 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: play and felt like I could, you know, somewhat be 57 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: myself and and go play, and I was able to. 58 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: So I'm thankful for those those guys for taking care 59 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 2: of me. 60 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: Like whaty won games in the NFL. 61 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: This is the first time you've led your rushing, You've 62 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: had a career high rushing total, wearing a D race 63 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: on a Vandy. 64 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: How do you explain all of that? 65 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: I don't know, Like I said, we you know we 66 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: that wasn't the plan. So it wasn't the plan, but 67 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: you know, instincts kind of take over, and I'm glad 68 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 2: that it was able to hold up and I was 69 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: able to feel good enough to make those plays. 70 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: I think those were needed at times. You know, they 71 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: the defense. Gotta give Saints defense the credit they deserve. 72 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: They're good. They're good defense. 73 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: They gave us some tough looks, and the guys up 74 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: fronted a heck of a job blocking too and giving 75 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: me opportunities down the field. And then when I need 76 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: to scramble clean lanes and you know, I don't know 77 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: if that's part of maybe the the plan, the rush plan, 78 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 2: the pressures from from their perspective of me being maybe 79 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: not as mobile, and there was some lanes that opened up. 80 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: You know, I don't know if it's that or or what, 81 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: but it just kind of presented itself and took advantage 82 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: of it. 83 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: By no means a clean game by the offensive struggle 84 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: a lot of struggles on third down, short yardage. But 85 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: in the in the aftermath, I mean, does does any 86 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: of that really matter? Because you get the win and 87 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: you going into a ten day get got ten days 88 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: before the next one, and then you get a buy 89 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: after that. Yeah, I mean, that's not what we're thinking 90 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: about right now. 91 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: We're happy with with the win. I mean, it's it's 92 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 2: tough to win this league. Like I said, this is 93 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 2: a good defense. You know, we knew it was. It 94 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: wasn't gonna be easy, especially on a short week and 95 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of hurdles. You got guys 96 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 2: that are banged up and playing through stuff and just 97 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: came together and found a way to win. And that's 98 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: what it's about. But yeah, I mean we're not. Of course, 99 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: you don't. You don't let things slide, and you don't 100 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: settle for not having your best day offensively and being 101 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: situationally and probably not great. You know, we got to 102 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: help our defense out, so you don't settle for that either. 103 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: But you're happy with a win, and that's kind of 104 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: our mindset. And you got to be able to turn 105 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: the page and and make the corrections and go with 106 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 2: one to Pittsburgh one of. 107 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: Your more satisfying wins. Give them the circumstances, not only 108 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: you being down, but other people being down as well. 109 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: I mean they all feel pretty good. Uh so, not 110 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: not necessarily. I mean it does feel good to It 111 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 2: feels good to win here. You know, I haven't had 112 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: much success in this stadium going back to college, so 113 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 2: that that feels really good. And I just think it 114 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: was good for our team today to you know, we 115 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 2: kind of we jumped on them early, and it looked 116 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: like we could maybe run away with it and put 117 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 2: them away. And that's what we were all thinking, and 118 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: that's what I was hoping for. Maybe I can get 119 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 2: out a little early and we can. 120 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: Get a lead. 121 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 2: And you know, that's It's NFL doesn't really work like 122 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 2: that usually, So they come storming back and it put 123 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 2: us in a position where we had to make plays 124 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: down the stretch. And that's that's something that builds your 125 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 2: team is when you see guys make the plays when 126 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 2: they have to, When we score when we have to, 127 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: and the defense gets to stop on fourth down when 128 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: they have to. It's game on the line that builds 129 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: offense in your team more than blowing a team out. 130 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: So you know, that was cool to see and that 131 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 2: was cool to be a part of. And just the 132 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 2: overall belief in each other that we that we have 133 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: right now, it's it's awesome. 134 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: A permanent part of the offense. You think you run 135 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: it as much as you did. 136 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 2: I mean, there were scrambles, so that's this. I mean, 137 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 2: it's it's crazy how this league is going now, especially 138 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 2: so many players are off scrambles at you look at 139 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 2: Pat Mahomes and Josh Allen and all these guys, and 140 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,359 Speaker 2: I could talk about a lot of other guys, and 141 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: there's so many plays made off scrambles and whether that's 142 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: running or throwing the ball down field. I mean, so 143 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: that's always a huge part of the game, is how 144 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 2: do you execute those situations, whether you run or whether 145 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 2: you throw. Scramble drill and scramble rules and all that 146 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 2: stuff is a huge part of the success of an offense. 147 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 2: I think you look all the great offenses, they have 148 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 2: that component of it. So it's not really a plan, 149 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 2: but you also do work those things to be better 150 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: at it because you need to be when players break down. 151 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 2: The defenses in this league are really good. You're not 152 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: gonna always now we're always gonna have progression one in 153 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 2: two and you're not always gonna be able to protect 154 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 2: for three four seconds. There's really good pass rushers, So 155 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 2: there's things that are gonna break down. You never one 156 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 2: of those building. 157 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: I thought about it. Yeah, lean up to this game. 158 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 2: I mean, that was part There's not not the main reason, 159 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 2: but part of the reason why I wanted to play 160 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 2: too is like I you know, I've I've had a 161 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 2: bad taste in my mouth every time I've left New Orleans, 162 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 2: so uh, it feels good to feels. 163 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: Good to get a win here to this he's uh, 164 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: I mean, we it's crazy. We talk. 165 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 2: I mean I'm talking about it with guys on the 166 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: sideline about him during the game, like he's just all 167 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: over the place and just I mean, I'm glad he's 168 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: on our team. Literally said that today. I was glad 169 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 2: that I'm glad that guy's on our team. I wouldn't 170 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,239 Speaker 2: want to play against him. I mean, just smart, smart 171 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: as they come, tough, I I haven't seen I don't 172 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: know if I've seen anybody that plays as hard as him. 173 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 2: Every play is full speed, just all out. He's, like 174 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 2: I said, really smart. He's a great athlete. I mean 175 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: that's something that people don't really give him credit for. 176 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 2: I mean, just the leader and one of the leaders 177 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,679 Speaker 2: on our defense. I mean, gets guys going the jews, 178 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 2: always just has that switch that he can flip, and 179 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 2: he's just always on every day and he's impressive to 180 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 2: be around. I mean, I think he now he's starting 181 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: to get the credit he deserves. He's been even going 182 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: back to when he was in Atlanta when we played 183 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: on my rookie year I mean, he was a stud 184 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 2: so I think he's been doing it for a few 185 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 2: years now and people are finally catching on. But glad 186 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: he's on our team for sure. 187 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: Thank y'all appreciate it.