1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: You guys said you seem to see last week you 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: were close. After watching the tape in week, you watch 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: it this week, what what do you come away thinking that? Um, 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't as close as the first week. We we 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: just didn't. They just came out and they all played us. 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: You know some days a team comes out and then 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: and they just play a really good game, and Dallas 8 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: did that. Uh, not to say we weren't prepared, because 9 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: we were prepared. They just played a better games. So 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: the same thing as last week going to now. So 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: it's just like we gotta we gotta, we gotta win. 12 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: But it's not like the whole season is over if 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: you don't. It's just you. You want to win games. 14 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: So we're game planning. We got some good stuff in 15 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: and we've got to come up with a victory. That 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: you guys been able to get the deep ball going. 17 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: That seems like it was gonna be a big part 18 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: of the offense is coming in. Um, it just hasn't happened. 19 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: We had some shots, but we just didn't connect on them. Um, 20 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's just all just happening so fast. It's 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: first two games. Um, I guess we get the digits 22 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 1: out the way and get the season going. It's got 23 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: a lot of talk about winds into you, like, just 24 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: just throw you some more balls and let you try 25 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: to use your athletics and make the play. And I 26 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: know Pat Shermer after the game said, you don't want 27 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: them just throwing him into coverage? Is it easier said 28 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: than done than you know what I'm saying than Uh, 29 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: it's easier to say than that. Coach said, you don't 30 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: want to just throw them into coverage and stuff like that, 31 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: but just finding ways to to get the ball into 32 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: the hands of the playmakers UM and allow us to 33 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: make plays and keep the ball moving, keep this offense 34 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: going in the right direction. So odell, for the guys 35 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: who have been here and you've been through the offensive 36 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: struggles and talk about what needs to be done, how 37 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: do you prevent it from being more than just two games? 38 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: Like going back in your head of what's past. I 39 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: think it's making a conscious effort and decision to UM 40 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: put a stop to it at some point, you know, 41 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: for us to come together as the offense as a team, UM, 42 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: and just to play better football, you know, just to 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: play at a higher level UM than we have been 44 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: and that's really you know, to keep it simple. It's 45 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: just about bringing that effort, that energy, UM every day 46 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: to practice, but more importantly on Sundays, and uh get 47 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: it going as a group. You have been this week, 48 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: UM same. You know he's he comes to work every 49 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: day pretty consistent. So UM positive. Just like I said, 50 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: we're just all trying to get going, get this first 51 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: victory and uh get that off our off our shoulders. 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: And the Cowboys pay you more attention or worth throwing 53 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: more or different things at you that Jackson nod and 54 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: we bore uh stuff to say. Um. I feel like 55 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: the Cowboys have always done the same thing with it 56 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: with the way that they play. UM, back off, keep 57 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: everything in front, um, no big plays, and they just 58 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: they eliminated all big plays. So I don't know if 59 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: they put more emphasis on it. It's just the scheme 60 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: that they use. Um, it just works. It works for him. 61 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: You've spent a lack of time in that game is 62 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: jealous and without getting it talking, you went a long 63 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: stretch of time about target. What is that like for you? 64 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: You know you're running out to the running the route 65 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,839 Speaker 1: to be pointing the game. You're not having side one there. Um, 66 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: it's tough. It's tough, but that I think that's the 67 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: part where I've grown the most is just being able 68 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: to to stay and know that it's always want play that. 69 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: That's right there, it's always wanna play away. How much 70 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: did that test? You said you wanted to kind of 71 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: be tested, Like, how much did that test? It was 72 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: funny because it's like I've been asking for that, asking 73 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: for it, and I got it, and it was it 74 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: was a tough test, but you know we made it through. 75 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: Unfortunately didn't get the win. But um, you always find 76 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: small winds and small battles, um, and you can take 77 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: from that and use use that part of some good. 78 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: You've been doing this before as far as adversity and 79 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: slow starts. But how soon can a season sort of 80 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: slip away? Uh? Just as fast as it can go 81 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: the other way? To Um, you could lose eight in 82 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: a row, you can win eight in a row. I mean, 83 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: you never know. When we got guys like acts over there, snacks, 84 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: you're done, we got you know it can it can 85 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: go either way real quick. Um, So we just want 86 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: to make sure that it doesn't go that way. Get 87 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: this first win and then you know, try and get 88 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: it going. We gotta get you the ball early. That's 89 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: gonna be. I don't mind, I'll go ahead, Yeah, I 90 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: just I just know. Um, and I guess it's for 91 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: any anybody. Uh. You know, if you can make one 92 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: or two big plays early, Um, your confidence, you know, 93 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: your confidence is up. You know that. All right, I'm 94 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: ready for whenever it comes to me again. But when 95 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: you know, if you if you don't get in, you're 96 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: kind of you can't find a rhythm. It's hard. Um, 97 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: you'd be like you know, three point shoot a get 98 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: into the game and it doesn't get to get it 99 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: shot up. Like you know, it's just it's hard to 100 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: find a rhythm. So it's just about finding a rhythm collectively, 101 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: the confidence, not just a view, but the team. Maybe 102 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: you know, if if you're able to get something doing 103 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: obviously have a big playmaker here, you know, injecting a 104 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: little something in this offense, it's obviously looking for a 105 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: little something. I think. So I think that's what that's 106 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: what it really is. And that's where if any frustration 107 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: it comes down to that is like not being able 108 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: to provide that spark that we need. Um, when you 109 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: got another electrifying player over there like that. We just 110 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: want to be able to bring as much as we 111 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: can each and every time, bring the energy. So I 112 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: know that a couple of touchdowns definitely helped. Uh a 113 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: confidence of the offense, and it carries over the special 114 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: teams and defense. Yeah, you guys have not had a 115 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: lead in the first two teams. Does it feel like 116 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: it when you're on the field as the games going 117 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: on there, like we're behind. We're always playing from behind. 118 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: Uh the second game and we were only down by team, 119 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: but I felt like maybe we tried to press, and 120 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: we tried to you know, we're trying to hit a 121 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: home run and we could just be getting on base. 122 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: I guess, Um, Well, you know, it's not really any 123 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: pressure I feel like going to It's just there's fourteen 124 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: more games in the season. You know, you could win 125 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: all fourteen. You could have went two and oh and 126 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: you could have lost the next four team, So you 127 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: never know how it's gonna go. I know you like 128 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: watching out the receivers. Have you ever watched Hopkins that? Oh? Yeah, 129 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: I've been watching Hopkins. Have I watched Hopkins? Um? We 130 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: played against him in the Chick fil A bowl My 131 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: what was that sophomore year? I think the year before 132 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: he was leaving, and um, Sammy Watkins got heard on 133 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: like the third play of the game and uh hot 134 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: wint crazy for the rest of the game. I've been 135 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: watching him since college, uh since he was over there 136 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: at Clemson. So I love his game. I remember when 137 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: he was playing we played him here and he had 138 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: to catch um against Prince down the field and they 139 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: called it back. So I trust me. I've been watching 140 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: him for a long time. But you haven't been a 141 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: part of all of it. But is it when you 142 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: when you look at the obviously it's different years, but 143 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: the stat this this non thirty point thing that's going 144 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: on with you guys not been gonna score thirty points? 145 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: Is how absurd is that to you that that just 146 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: hasn't happened? You know when you think about the talent 147 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: you have in the room, and I feel you on that, 148 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: um we Obviously it's a gets accumulation of a stretch 149 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: of time, but right I feel like, there's no there's 150 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: no way you can't score a touchdown in every quarter 151 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: and then one somewhere else. You know, it just doesn't 152 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,119 Speaker 1: seem unrealisted to me, I feel personally I could score 153 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: two thundowns every game. I feel like kan could score 154 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: it to every game. I feel like there's other people 155 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: on this team who could score every single game that's 156 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: over thirty or five points. It's just a matter of 157 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: executing it and like, uh, making it happen, really, but 158 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem out to reach for me in my mind. 159 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: You know, I don't want to win one. I'm trying 160 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: to win fifty two too, you know, eighteen whatever they score, 161 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm trying to zero. Nobody said it had to be close. Um, 162 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: there was somebody brought this up earlier this year, but 163 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you have winning games since what the end 164 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: of December, and I don't remember when when. The last 165 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: time I want the game was maybe some cards or something, 166 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: but not a in the football game. I haven't won 167 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: one in a long time. So, um, there's definitely not 168 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: a good feeling. It's not something that you come here 169 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: to do. You don't come here to lose. Umlock and 170 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: just don't you're you know, this is not your deal. 171 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: You can't block, you know, you don't even down field 172 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: you can, But is there anything I mean, you can 173 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: see or say through the offensive line and to say, 174 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: you know, some of these places aren't getting off the 175 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: ground from the start because it would be like the rest. Um, 176 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: I think it's just about bringing more energy, honestly, you know, 177 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: and we're still feeling each other out, like yeah, you've 178 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: had all the camp and all of that, but like 179 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: until you get into the heat of battle and and 180 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: you know how players gonna be when you know, if 181 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: it's tough, if it's that, Um, we're still finding each other, 182 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: finding ourselves as a team. UM. I think we know 183 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: what we want to be. It's just about working harder 184 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: to achieve their goal. You know, we've asked you about 185 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: competition with the corners, Rams or anybody else you mentioned Hopkins, 186 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: Is this a competition for you out there to kind 187 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: of show what you got when you know those guys 188 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: are gon kind of be I feel I feel what 189 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: you're saying. I feel like, um, I started to get 190 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: away from that because you could go for three hundred 191 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: yards and have five touchdowns and it's great, and like 192 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: you lose and there's no feeling that it's like a 193 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: it's not a good feeling, like yeah, okay, you're a 194 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: good game, but you still lost. Like, I hate losing, 195 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: so it's just more about winning. UM. Of course, yeah, 196 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: I would love to have more yards than Hopkins, but 197 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: that's not like what you go out there to do. UM. 198 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: I'd love to go against dvs and and play a 199 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: better game than them, but it's just it's really more 200 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: about getting the wins.