1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: You guys have only played Marcus Golden here of the 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: snaps through UH through a couple of games. Just curious 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: about what is factored into that with his limited playing 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: time and what would you like to see from him 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: for him to kind of get on the field some more. 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: I would say, you know, in the outside back of 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: room especially, UM, everybody has a defined role. UM, some 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: roles are contained within a personnel package. How many times 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: we see that package on the field. A lot of 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: that has to do with what what the offense brings 11 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: to us. You know, I think Marcus since he came 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: here has been a nice edition. He brings a skill 13 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: set that obviously UH accomplished pass rusher, a guy who 14 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: does some things. Just the way the games played out, UM, 15 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: numbers haven't been as as high as you know the 16 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: other guys. But the good news is, you know, you 17 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: got a number of games in front of us, and 18 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: he keeps getting better every week, does a lot of 19 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: things during the week to get better and hopefully we 20 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: stay on that path. First about Lorenzo Carter, He's had 21 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: a really positive fast start. Where has he made the 22 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: biggest jump from the time he first started working with 23 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: him to now well, you know, it hasn't been that long. 24 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: You know, we all got started late here in fall camp, 25 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: so it's been a limited amount of time with him. 26 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: But you know, Lorenzo obviously has strengths with his length. 27 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: Um has a little bit of a good feel for uh, 28 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: both things in the run game and the throwing game. 29 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: Played a lot of snaps in the first game as 30 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: well as last week. Uh. He's a starter on a 31 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: couple of different units. Much like the last question when 32 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: Marcus Marcus is a starter on two of our five units. Um, 33 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: you know just how many times that unit gets called 34 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: determines on a little bit of the offense. But I 35 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: think Zoe has, uh, you know, continue to impress us 36 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: with his knowledge as football skills. He's a very good competitor. 37 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: I think the thing that he's done is he's tried 38 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: to get better every day and as long as we 39 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: stay on that path, hopefully more of the same to come. 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: And then if I could ask you about O'Shane Simmonez. 41 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: He's a guy who I think he probably don't notice 42 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: as much, but he's he's clearly making progress. Where is 43 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: he right now? What have you seen from him? Yeah? 44 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: So X Uh. Actually on last week's game plan started 45 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: on two of the personnel groupings we're in. UM, so 46 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: he had some reps on those opportunities. UM. You know, 47 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: he's another guy that probably from his skills said, we've 48 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: been trying to kind of see where his best strengths 49 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: are as we've we've worked through fall camp and now 50 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: through these first two games. UM. I know we've had 51 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: some conversation with him. Uh, he and I about you know, 52 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: just where we're expecting him to be what we expect 53 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: him to do and be able to you know, perform 54 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: those things a little bit of consistency. But he's a 55 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: very willing soul, very coachable, it's very important to him, 56 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: has good relationship skills with everybody on a team, and 57 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: loves to compete. So we just staying on a path 58 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: of positives, keep working every day, keep stacking those days. 59 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: Hopefully more good things to come. When I watched the 60 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: game back from Sunday, the guy that jumps off the 61 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: tape was was Kyler facul Uh. Seemed to be much 62 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: more active this week versus last week. UM, And that, 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: as you said, may just be a combination of what 64 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: groupings you're putting out there. But what did you like 65 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: about what Kyler did on on Sunday? Uh, and I 66 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: it seemed like he was really setting the edge well 67 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: and kind of knowing his responsibilities that both in the 68 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: past on the run game. Yeah, I would say the 69 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: jump from game one the game too. Um. After we 70 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: got done with the Pittsburgh game, you know, I grabbed 71 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: him individually and said, hey, you need to get you 72 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: more involved in certain plays, certain packages and had a 73 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: great week of preparation. We asked him improve really on 74 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: three different areas. He took that too hard. During the 75 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: course of the week went out. I believe he had 76 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: close to forty plays on Saturday or on Sunday. Um. 77 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: A lot of those very productive. You know, he had 78 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: a few things that I needed to get clean up. 79 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: He's a really good in game adjuster. Um. Uh. One 80 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: of the things that jumped out to me when I 81 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: first saw fact was just when he came in the room, 82 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: he's a lot longer and bigger than I than I 83 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: had thought he was gonna beat, you know, without ever 84 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: seen him in person. So he has to learn to 85 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: play with those strengths, play with the length that he has, 86 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: and and on the edge he brings some skill sets. 87 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: You saw him make a couple you know what I 88 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: would just call some football savvy plays. You know, he 89 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: fell off on the screenplay, made some good effort plays 90 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: down the field. Um, really unique and fun player to 91 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: work around and be around. And I think the combination 92 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: of him, Zoe fact I'm sorry him, Zoe X and 93 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: and uh mg, those four guys really know, it's a 94 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: small group, collective group that's got a lot of different talents, 95 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: a lot of different skill sets. Hopefully we keep improving 96 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: on our weaknesses, and good things will continue to happen. Uh, 97 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: not necessarily to I mean, if you want to reveal 98 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: it of what you asked him to work on this week, 99 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: please feel free. Yeah. No, you know if if you've 100 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: been watching the film, you might pick it up. Um, uh, 101 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: don't get too good at it. They might hire you. 102 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: But no, he you know, he's got natural skill sets 103 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: that I think what we've tried to do is point 104 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: out to him how beneficial those things are if he 105 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: uses them all the time. And uh, the one thing 106 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: Kyler will do is you literally tell him something the 107 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: next moment um. Once he understands it and sees it, 108 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: he's trying to adjust to it. He's a very very 109 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: high intelligent football player, both before the meetings, during the meetings, 110 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: and then carrying into the field. So he's a really 111 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: fun guy to work with. Is what you were able 112 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: to do with him this week? In addition to others 113 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: important to the growth of this defense moving forward is 114 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: that you're able to identify something in one week, go 115 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: to a certain players, say this is what we want, 116 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: and then I actually see it executed out on the 117 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: field board. Is that going to help this defense? Do 118 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 1: you think going forward? Well? I just you know know 119 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: from coaching right you the more you get to know 120 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: your players strengths and weaknesses, um and you're able to 121 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. That's a good thing. 122 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: And there's COVID world where we're living in, you know 123 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: where we didn't get a spring, We didn't get O 124 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: t A s really didn't have the fall preseason games 125 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: to kind of see them in live situations. They studied 126 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: a lot of film on Kyler Zoe x MG. You know, 127 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: but until you're running around them on a daily basis 128 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: and then when you get into a game and see 129 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: how they handle it, see how they adjust. You know, 130 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: those things are really new to everybody, and then for 131 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: us as a new staff, that's some of the stuff 132 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: that you really just gain on a daily basis, you know, 133 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: how do they handle things and move forward. So I 134 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: would say overall, defensively, we're trying to get better on 135 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: a on a daily basis. Joe always refers going back 136 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: to just day one, you know, get better today. We 137 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: got a chance to get better overall, keep stacking those 138 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: days on top of one another. We had to put 139 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,559 Speaker 1: obviously the UH Pittsburgh game in the Chicago game behind 140 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: us soon after those games to move forward to our 141 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: next opponent. Now, all eyes UH are obviously um on 142 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: San fran and what they bring and what they do, 143 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: and hopefully we'll put together another plan and hopefully be 144 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: able to execute it with a win.