1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens approved 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: of four and five on Sunday, taking down the Minnesota Vikings, 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: and they are now just one game out of first 4 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: place in the AFC North. Today, we had a chance 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: to hear from head coach John Harbaugh. 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 2: Okay, appreciate everybody being here. Big win, Proud of the guys, 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: tough opponent, and on to the next game. So we 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: four and five have an opportunity to get back to 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: five hundred, but we've got to win a game to 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 2: do it in a tough environment against a tough opponent 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: that we know each other very well. So what question 12 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: do you have. 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,319 Speaker 3: We've obviously seen the results of the past four games 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 3: as far as the defense and how things have. 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 4: Turned around there with Zach. What have you seen as 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 4: far as maybe justice of the scheme wise? What things 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 4: have you seen as far as what he's done to 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 4: hell have improved the defense? 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: The biggest thing I've seen, probably from Zach and all 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: the coaches and the players has been just steadiness. You know, 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: I haven't seen a lot of changes. I've seen steady 22 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: commitment and the consistency of approach, hard work. Uh, you know, 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 2: you identify issues and things that need to improve and 24 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: you try to work at them and have good good 25 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: drills and good meetings and good teaching sessions and players. 26 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 2: You know, really, I think as much as anything, it's 27 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: it's just a two way street. You know, it's a 28 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: it's a collaboration. You know, it's a partnership in the 29 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 2: National Football League, coaches coaches, players, players players, coaches coaches players. 30 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: You know, that team thing is what it really matters, 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: and that's really what guys have been doing. So the 32 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: results have been good, but we have a big, big 33 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 2: challenge and a bunch of big challenges in front of us. 34 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 4: John, you know, to take what did you see? 35 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 3: What did you like from dreamon. 36 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: Chils thinking his pre Yeah, yeah, boy Dreamer he did well. 37 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: You know he didn't He got all his assignments right 38 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: and had all the terms right, and it was versatile 39 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: along the line. I think we talked about that possibility 40 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: during the week. Uh. And as a factor, you know, physicality, quickness, 41 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 2: knows how to play the game, you know, you know, 42 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: he added he had a good flavor to it. 43 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 5: Coundre Jackson has had an impact. You know, the five 44 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 5: games he played out is big and yesterday, what do 45 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 5: you what have you seen from him? Just you know 46 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 5: along this way that meete you guys, Okay, you know 47 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 5: he's the guy and and uh we kind of believe 48 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 5: in him to have an impact. 49 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 2: You mean leading up to the last few weeks. Uh, well, 50 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: I just you watch practice, you know, you're out there 51 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: every day, and uh, you see how guys perform in practice. 52 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: Uh and uh and he was bringing it, you know, 53 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: he was showing us a lot of progress, a lot 54 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: of development and improvement and all those things. And you know, 55 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 2: he's got some unique skills. He's a big, rangy, fast, 56 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: explosive athlete who who's certainly not afraid to throw it 57 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: in there and mix it up, which he does at 58 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: a high level. So uh, you know, as are and 59 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: I think he's a football player, you know, and he 60 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: proves that infectious personality, high energy and to see it 61 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 2: show up on the field the way it has is 62 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: really is a great thing to see. And where you know, 63 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: he's building a resume. But you know, now the standard 64 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 2: keeps going up for him, you know, and he's raising 65 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 2: the bar for himself, which is awesome. John. 66 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 6: We've seen Buaki now be able to start racking up 67 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 6: a couple of these interceptions over the last two weeks. 68 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 4: What's changing for him? 69 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 6: Is it just a matter of him getting more comfortable 70 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 6: now to try to make these. 71 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 4: Plays of these ones that were there before. 72 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 6: Have you noticed just him looking more comfortable that's leading 73 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 6: to these urnaments? 74 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I do. I think he's just starting to 75 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: get a sense back there. You know, it's such a 76 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: such a processing the game. Inside the game when you're 77 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 2: a player is so much about just feel you know, 78 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: and you call it feel, call it what you want, 79 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: but that all the awareness of being able to calculate 80 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: all the different crazy things that can happen inside of 81 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: a play at the level of the NFL. Man, I 82 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: think you don't. You can only know understand that if 83 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: you've played in the NFL, which I haven't, you know 84 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: to know how fast it is in the inside of 85 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: a play in the National Football League. And you can 86 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: see him starting to starting to click for him, you know, 87 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: and he's reacting just a little bit faster, and he's conscientious. 88 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 2: He always wants to do things right. So it's coming together. 89 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 3: John, your experiences at the safety position you coach, I 90 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 3: can do at one point is there a little more 91 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 3: of a learning from there, just because of how much 92 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 3: space they have to cover, and not just all the 93 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 3: processes that you mentioned, but it's it's just a lot 94 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: of territory. 95 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, just experience as a coach and even experience as 96 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 2: a player at that it's much smaller level. It's it's 97 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 2: tougher to play inside than it is outside from a 98 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 2: from a processing standpoint, when you're outside, whether it's a 99 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: corner or an outside backer, it's just a little bit 100 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 2: You see the game, you see the game this way, 101 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 2: and it's just it makes a little more it's just 102 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 2: a little bit simpler to process when you when you're 103 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: in here, you see the game this way, and it's 104 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: just there's more going on that you have to have 105 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: a sense for. There was a report that we're saw 106 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: bagman left in a boot and do you have an 107 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: update on him? 108 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 4: And as you watch it, Dad, do you think that 109 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 4: was a hip drop tackle on him? 110 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: Down? And what is hip drop tackle? Uh, it's a 111 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 2: it's a it's a it's an enigma. Apparently that can't 112 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: be called during the game, it looked like hip drop tackle. 113 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 2: I think so, yeah, based on the definition. Is am 114 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: I gonna get in trouble for saying that. I hope 115 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 2: not shot. I think he's gonna be okay, Yeah, it's 116 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 2: he's got he's got an ankle spraying. We'll see how 117 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 2: how serious it is. 118 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 5: So you not expect them to miss timers. That's still 119 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 5: a TVD. Do you not expect them to miss timers? 120 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 4: That's still the. 121 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 2: TV So we'll see where we're Yeah, well, probably no 122 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 2: more on Wednesday. 123 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 7: You know, Jay Higgins walk out with a brace? 124 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 4: Is that a significant kN injury? 125 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 2: That is uh not not a season ender, but it's 126 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 2: gonna be a few weeks for Jay. 127 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: John. 128 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: We've seen the the change of pace. 129 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 4: With Keaton Mitchell worked really well over the last few weeks. 130 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 3: Do you sort of lay the level of what you're 131 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 3: using that right now or is that something that we 132 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 3: could maybe see even more in certain games or yeah? 133 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 2: I think more? Yeah more, we should and we were 134 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: kind of intentional. We want to do more, you know, 135 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 2: just for whatever reason we didn't get to it, but 136 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 2: definitely want to see more Keaton. You know, I think more. 137 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 2: You can mix it up. It's hard to take I mean, 138 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 2: you know, it's hard to take plays off there. Henry's plate. 139 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 2: You know, that's that's a challenge. You gotta you gotta. 140 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 2: I think anybody can understand that. But mixing it up 141 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 2: is also a good thing too, you know, and I 142 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: think all the guys understand the value of that too. 143 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: So try to find that. It's going to be game 144 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 2: to game probably, you know, but try to find that 145 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: that world where you know, everybody's most effective. 146 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 6: Is it something that he improved on that led to 147 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 6: his increased rule or was. 148 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 4: There really more from the Kachan game plans? 149 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 6: Was it something that Keaton did that earn him the 150 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 6: increased role or was it more. 151 00:06:59,200 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 4: From the game plan? 152 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would say it's a little bit of both, 153 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 2: but probably more Keaton. You know, it's watching him throughout 154 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 2: the course of the season. You could you know he's 155 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 2: he's been working hard, but he was coming back, hadn't 156 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: played a lot last year, and I thought, I think 157 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: he kind of was getting the sea legs back as 158 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 2: a football player, you know, offensively and on special teams both, 159 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: and he made a big impact on special team just 160 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 2: day twice as a gunner. I don't know if you notice, 161 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 2: but he had he had one play on the left 162 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: sideline where he got down there right away, and then 163 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: he had one where he got tackled end up, backed 164 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 2: him up to the inside the seven yard line, which 165 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: was huge for us because it backed him up on 166 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: that last drive. And then McArthur got the big scramble, 167 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 2: but it only got him out to like the thirty 168 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: five yard line because of that, that was a massive play, 169 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: kind of hidden yardage play by Keaton. But even as 170 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: a running back, I think he's really starting to in 171 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: the last not just now, but in the last probably 172 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 2: four weeks, five weeks, you could really start to see him, 173 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: see him come alive. 174 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 7: John Nate Wings said after the game that he again 175 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 7: went to the coaches and said he'd like to shout 176 00:07:58,480 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 7: out with Justin Jefferson. 177 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 4: How much do you appreciate that when. 178 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 7: A young corner wants that assignment shows and shows that 179 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 7: confidence And how important do. 180 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 4: You think that level of confidence is when. 181 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 7: You're a young corner trying to learn how to play 182 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 7: one of the toughest positions. 183 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 4: In the league. 184 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, yeah, heck yeah, you appreciate it and 185 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 2: it's important and you expect anybody, you know, corner. I mean, 186 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: if you want to be a cover corner, you better 187 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 2: want to cover them all, you know, and believe in yourself. 188 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: And I appreciate about you know, He's not the only 189 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 2: corner on the defense. It feels that way. They all do. 190 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: Every one of them feels that way, and they're all talented. 191 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 2: We've got a bunch of good cover corners, you know, 192 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 2: I really I thought our secondary played great. I thought 193 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 2: our defensive line covered really well bad at a bunch 194 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 2: of balls down. That was great to see. We had. 195 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 2: We had a bunch of defended passes. I was told 196 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 2: it was the fourth most in franchise history passes broken 197 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: up in a game. So everybody played a role in that. 198 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 2: But now I think all those guys are covering great Nate, 199 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 2: and yet Nate, if I'm you know, since we're talking 200 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 2: about Nate and he's bragging about how he should be 201 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 2: covered everybody, you know, Nate knows he could play better too. 202 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 2: I promise you he knows he could play after play, 203 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 2: he can play. He can play even better and more 204 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: dominant than he is, locking in from one play the next. 205 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: And all the guys. The thing I love about our 206 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: guys is that's the approach they take, you know, try 207 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 2: to improve and get better. 208 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 4: All the time John only two for five in the 209 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 4: red zone yesterday. 210 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 6: What has to happen for you guys to be more consistent? 211 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, that was disappointing. You know, great field position. 212 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: Appreciate the two touchdowns. You know we got him kind 213 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: of l a little later there after the after we 214 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 2: didn't get after the three we didn't get. But we 215 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 2: need to be we need to be scoring touchdowns down there, 216 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 2: and we're good enough to do it. We we just 217 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: it's a combination probably of got to keep putting our 218 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 2: guys in the best position we can with, you know, 219 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 2: great plays and creative things to do. You got to 220 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 2: run the ball in the red zone. That's really important 221 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: and uh and then you gotta do things right down 222 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: there and find a way, you know, find a way 223 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 2: to get open. Like we executed a really good play 224 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 2: uh to uh to a bait you know on the 225 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 2: on the on the on two pointer. That was a 226 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 2: nice little scheme against what they were doing and it 227 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 2: was executed well. So it kind of goes to, you know, 228 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 2: come up with the good plays down there because it's 229 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: tight quarters and then execute them really well. Takes time 230 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 2: and practice, get them oiled up. We can be better 231 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 2: down there across the board. John related to that, you know, 232 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 2: the play where it looks to be a tush push 233 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 2: line that Martinez gets them too boss to Jackson without 234 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 2: getting a state secrets here? 235 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 4: How does how does a play like that come. 236 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: Up that's a state secrets? Uh, it's it's a very 237 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 2: creative play. I give the coaches to have credit, Todd 238 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 2: and the guys, uh, just all the credit in the 239 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 2: world for that, you know, for coming up with that idea. 240 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 2: But that was that was one we've been working on 241 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 2: for a while, you know, and trying to get that 242 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 2: kind of honed up. And I don't know anybody's really 243 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 2: done that before that. I'd noticed, and so we had 244 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 2: to kind of work through the kinks in practice. And 245 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 2: then the other one was the the quarterback uh suite 246 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 2: you know to the left was a check with me 247 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 2: type play that we had been working on for a 248 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: few week. So now those have been run, you know, 249 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 2: maybe maybe maybe we'll show up again in some form 250 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 2: or some other thing we have to come up with. 251 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 2: Those are the things that win games for you. 252 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 4: There one hand grabbing the talls. 253 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: Thought it was a great catch. Yeah, the great catch 254 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 2: I was I did gulp for one second. You know, 255 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 2: I was very thankful that Lamar was the guy catching it. 256 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 2: You know, he's got great hands, so yeah, and you 257 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 2: know he didn't even misstride, just pulled it right in 258 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:28,079 Speaker 2: like it was nothing. 259 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 3: John, Obviously your roster was healthy yesterday going into the game. 260 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 3: One thing that stood out to be inactive was Carson 261 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 3: Vinson was up. Who was in Carson Vinson? He was 262 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 3: active and I know he ever played a little bit 263 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 3: on a specialty. What are you seeing from him in terms 264 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 3: of his development and kind of what goes into that 265 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 3: decision to have him up and he had no pom 266 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 3: in act. 267 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was kind of just an opportunity. I think 268 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 2: he had probably gotten to the point where he was 269 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: on the same par with Joe in some ways. I 270 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 2: mean they're different because you've got a veteran guy, then 271 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: you got a young guy. So Joe's more you know, 272 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 2: understand has more understanding, so Joe, you know, scheme wise, 273 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: and you know Joe's going to know what to do, 274 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 2: and Joe's the heck of an athlete. Then you got 275 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: this young, talented, big rangy guy that you want to 276 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 2: kind of give an opportunity to and see how he 277 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 2: can do, but not until he's somewhat ready. You know, 278 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 2: you can't put him outre until he's ready. He really 279 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 2: hadn't been ready up until the last week or two, 280 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 2: maybe probably two weeks. We felt like he was. He 281 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: was back and he was in the conversation, and then 282 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 2: we just decided to do it. See if he had 283 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 2: handled field goal protection and then if you know, he 284 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 2: would have had to be the backup if something happened, likewise. 285 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 5: With Carl Lawson yesterday not getting elevated. He was at 286 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 5: just the numbers slash situational thing more than maybe even 287 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 5: so coming up to speed on defense or Yeah, it's 288 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 5: it's it's the first pony. 289 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 2: I mean just what what you do is you look 290 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: at the you look at the the group and you say, 291 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 2: where are the reps? You know, it was just we 292 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 2: just we didn't have the reps, you know, to have 293 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 2: him up. We needed reps more in the D line, 294 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 2: you know, because we because that's just the way the 295 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 2: numbers work. So I definitely want to get him up 296 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 2: and I kind of talked about that last week. He's 297 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 2: ready to roll. 298 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, what was discussion like before that last play on 299 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 7: your last offensive drive, whether to throw it, whether to 300 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 7: run it. 301 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 4: It was after the two. 302 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 2: Minute warning, the boot the bootleg. 303 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 7: Leg, you know, staying aggressive, we're trying to run clock. 304 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 2: What was kind of that was that was pretty much 305 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 2: the discussion. You know, we we we wanted to get it. 306 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 2: That was really the thing. What gives us the best 307 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 2: chance to get it? And it's a run, it's a 308 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: it's a movement pass probably, or it's a you know, 309 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 2: you can do a quarterback driven run if you wanted to. 310 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 2: We didn't really want to go there. Uh bootleg we 311 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 2: thought was a good movement for Lamar to get out 312 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 2: and make something happen, or a drop back pass which 313 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 2: was inviting a bunch of pressure. And what we didn't 314 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 2: want to do is be sitting in the I didn't 315 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 2: want to be sitting in the pocket with with a 316 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 2: blitz or some crazy thing happened to us with some 317 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 2: you know, we ended up getting a battered ball. But 318 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: I didn't want a bad at ball. I didn't want 319 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 2: I didn't want to sack. I didn't want anything any 320 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 2: risky thing. I wanted to get out there where Lamar 321 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 2: could make a decision. And he did make a good decision. 322 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 2: I mean, that guy wasn't gonna intercept that ball there, 323 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: but I did the day on Van ginkle Man. I mean, 324 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 2: that guy is something. You know, he made a bunch 325 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 2: of plays on the perimeter, on screens and different things. So, yeah, 326 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 2: didn't work for us. We just wanted we wanted to 327 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 2: keep our offense on the field and keep our defense 328 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 2: off the field, and we tried to get the first down. 329 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 4: John. 330 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 6: The big story I guess yesterday was all the fall 331 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 6: starts that the Vikings committed. 332 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 4: Did you think that? Well, I don't know if you saw, 333 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 4: but it seemed like they. 334 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 6: The players and the coaches seemed like they thought that 335 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 6: the you guys as players were doing things. 336 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 2: Did that? Did you read all the quotes? 337 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 4: I mean I'm reading. 338 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 2: Did you read the head coaches quote? 339 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 4: I didn't see the head I see something from. 340 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 2: Or all the other players. Uh one of the players 341 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: said that, and uh and then pretty much, I don't know. 342 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 2: I think I read it like five five other players 343 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 2: and one of their head coach said no, But I 344 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 2: can tell you what I did. I did catch my attention, yes, 345 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: and uh, so I went back and I watched it, 346 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 2: and because I didn't I didn't. We didn't have a 347 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 2: game plan for that. If we did, I wouldn't have 348 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: been I would have been happy. But we're not gonna 349 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 2: do anything illegal. You know, if you if you stem, 350 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 2: you make a move call, which is what you do. 351 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 2: You're allowed to say move. You're now to say set 352 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 2: or hot or anything else or a cadence, which we 353 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 2: never have done. Uh. But then I watched I watched 354 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 2: all of them, and none of them did we stem, 355 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 2: not one did we move numerous times we were even 356 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 2: like kind of like like kind of going like this 357 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: when they were getting when they were when they jumped 358 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 2: because of the cadence that they were giving. They were 359 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 2: doing a lot of cadence they were they were doing 360 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: a lot of on two trying to draw us off sides, 361 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 2: and then they were doing some shifts where they could 362 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 2: uncover man's zone and try to see what we were in. 363 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 2: And they jumped a few times when they were doing 364 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 2: that to try to get to their alert and they 365 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: change of plays. So you had, you know, like like 366 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 2: coach O'Connell said, it wasn't anything we were doing. 367 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 5: John also with you know, since you got building, you 368 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 5: put Hamilton a little bit closer to the line moving 369 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 5: around like that. 370 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 4: What makes him so good to be? You know, create 371 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 4: so much havoc and unpredictability when he's so close to 372 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 4: that point. 373 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, good jeans, I think probably good jeans. Uh, He's 374 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 2: he's talented. But you know the other thing is he 375 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 2: really you know, he's got a versatility is not just talent, 376 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 2: you know, it's also understanding the game and also study, 377 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 2: you know. I mean, he's he's got to know a lot. 378 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 2: There's a lot he has to know and process and 379 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: understand about the game plan stuff. And I just think 380 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 2: he he kind of knows the whole defense. You know, 381 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 2: probably he probab the line up in any position and 382 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: we'll keep him away from those guard How about that 383 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 2: you play all the other ones, but he's uh specially 384 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 2: that way. 385 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 4: There's a lot more but all left. 386 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 6: But how much of the statement is it that his 387 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 6: team has been able to come back win three in 388 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 6: a row and now being a situation where it's just 389 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 6: one game behind this dealers. 390 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,439 Speaker 2: I think the statement remains to be stated, you know, 391 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 2: That's what it kind of means. It's like we have 392 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 2: a long way to go, you know, and and that's 393 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 2: where our guys are at texted Gym's thanks for I did, sure. 394 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 2: It did, absolutely set him numerous more good luck text 395 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 2: than usual. Yeah, surprisingly, and I was very pleased with 396 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 2: the outcome. 397 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, this is Marlin's finger. 398 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 7: He talked a little bit about it. He said he's 399 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 7: never experienced anything like It's some of you guys are 400 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 7: just gonna have to manage. 401 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 4: Or could he need maybe need some. 402 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 2: Time away, Yeah, he might. He might need to get 403 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 2: something done to tighten it up, which would be would 404 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: only be would be he he could play right away, 405 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 2: maybe the week, or may take a week to get 406 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 2: him back from that if he does decide to do 407 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,439 Speaker 2: a surgery, but it would be only a week at 408 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 2: the most what I was told, I don't know. I 409 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 2: guess you could. When you say a week, then I'm 410 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 2: thinking maybe two, but maybe none. So if he decides 411 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 2: to play with it and keep it wrapped up, then 412 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 2: he could play in this game. 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