1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll get old season, we'll get back on track. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, Hey, Mike, could you could you give me 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: your assessment right now with just a few days ago 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 2: in one preseason game on a couple of guys, Ventro 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: and Jeorge Smith, where you think. 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 3: They're fitting in right now? Uh? 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: Both the guys are, you know, still competing. Jordan he's 8 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: been here, Uh, got injured last year. Now you're starting 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: to see he may played in the preseason game. 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 4: Uh. 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: Out there on the field, he's working and he has 12 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: talent something that we can use. And he's another pass rushler, 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: so you know, it's always good to have multiple pass rushers. 14 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: And Ventreil he's a young guy we brought in here. 15 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: He's been slowed by a few injuries, but he's a 16 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: guy that you saw flashes in the quade scrimmage we 17 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: had the live period, came through, made a nice tackle 18 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: and then the last two games he's picked up a sack. 19 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: So he had the knack to make big plays and 20 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: that's something we're looking for. 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 5: What kind of players Jeremiah led Better, you've been with 22 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 5: him for a while, he's with you in Tampa, Yes, 23 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 5: So what kind of guy is he? 24 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: He's a guy that really he's like a pocket knife. 25 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: He can do a little bit of everything, whatever you 26 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: need him to do. He can play the nose, he 27 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: can play a three, he can play a five. He 28 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: has pass reresh ability inside. So he's a guy that 29 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: has a variety of different talents and now they're starting 30 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: to he's starting to master his talent and it's starting 31 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: to show. 32 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 3: He had a great game for us other night. 33 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: He's had a solid camp and he's someone that's, uh, 34 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: right now, we need to continue to improve and just 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 1: get better. 36 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 3: With the injuries, do you think that opens the door 37 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 3: for him to kind of show what he can do? 38 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 3: I think. 39 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: So he's a guy that he's played in this league. 40 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: He understands how to play in this league, and he's 41 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: been productive and right now, you know, he played for 42 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: the end of the season last year. He was able 43 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: to do some good things late in the season and 44 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: hopefully that will continue. 45 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 4: Like you've got some pressure and forced to turn over 46 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 4: his first two weeks and it's different position, I mean 47 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 4: not different as starters, depth and whatnot. 48 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 6: Playing. 49 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 4: Do you like where you're at defensively right now? 50 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 3: Your games? 51 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're we're working progress. You know, we're out there. 52 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: We did some good things in the preseason, done a 53 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: couple of good things out there on the field against 54 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: our offense. It's just day by day we come in 55 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: here and try to get better. We focus on certain 56 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: things and sometimes they show up, sometimes they don't. Turnovers 57 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: and tackling has been one thing we've really harped on 58 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: and that's starting to show up a little bit. So 59 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: hopefully that continues. But you know it's early and they 60 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: come in bunches. We just have to continue to work 61 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: on it, continue to talk about it, and you know, 62 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: once a season come to hopefully they'll continue to come. 63 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 6: Let's talk something about the depth overall. But do you 64 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 6: like your depth now better than a year ago? On defense? 65 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 3: Up front? I think we're strong up front. 66 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: We've had a few guys getting nicked up, so you 67 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: know that hurts our depth, But overall, I think we're close. 68 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 3: We're close to being where we need to be. And 69 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: it's like training camp. 70 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: You always have guys get nicked up, you always have 71 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: guys go through a c a few things. 72 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 3: But we're just working, worrying. 73 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: About working every day to get better and as a unit, 74 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: as each position group just trying to hone our skills, 75 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: so we're ready to go and see the kicks off. 76 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 5: Has ty Herndon done enough, done enough for for him 77 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 5: to be the starter when the season comes round? 78 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 3: Right now? I like where Trey's at. He's playing playing well. 79 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: He didn't get to play in this past game because 80 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: Trey is considered a starter for us right now, but 81 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: he's in a good position. 82 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 3: He makes play that on. 83 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: The field, and again he's at veteran presence that Steady 84 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: is the secondary now Greg Junior. Greg Junior's had a 85 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: heck of a camp. He's been making plays all over 86 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: the field and that battle will continue. 87 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 4: You talking about the injury to to Bntrail and how 88 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 4: he's sort of battling back from various things. How difficult 89 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 4: does it make it for you guys to evaluate what 90 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 4: he can do, and how difficult is it for him 91 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 4: to even be a contributor necessarily in the regular season 92 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 4: when you haven't really been able to get him all 93 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 4: of his time during training camp. 94 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: Really, it's first and foremost we want him to be 95 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: right right, and it's frustrating when you're not, and we talk. 96 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: I try to talk to him, and you know, you 97 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: have to be right before you can go out there. 98 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: And he's doing a good job of pushing through whatever 99 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: he has, and he's out there on the field and 100 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: you can see the talent and you can see the 101 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: play making abilities start to come, but we do need 102 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: to see more of it. 103 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 7: What change did your mind last six seven weeks of 104 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 7: last season where these impactful takeaways just kind of kept 105 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 7: happening in like four or five games. 106 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: I think we always say that's, you know, that's how 107 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: we play the game. We want to stop the run, 108 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: pressure the quarterback, and take the ball away. And toward 109 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: the end of the season it started happening. 110 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 3: You know. 111 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: It was we talked about it from day one and 112 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: we wanted to happen. But towards the end of the season, 113 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: I think the guys played faster and they were able 114 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: to affect the quarterback. And when you were able to 115 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: do that, good things happen for defenses. 116 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 7: As a as a defensive coordinator, if I was to 117 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 7: say to you the a fifteenth uh a ranking of 118 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 7: fifteen or a ranking. 119 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 6: Of five, and you have to attach them either to 120 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 6: the yards you move allowed over the course of the 121 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 6: year or the takeaways you get, which category would you 122 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 6: put the fifteen and five if if you were forced 123 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 6: to do that, which one would you prefer to have 124 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 6: the five at? 125 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: Probably the takeaways because takeaways are it gives our offense 126 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: another opportunity to go out there and it puts their 127 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,799 Speaker 1: offense on the sideline, so the defense is off the field. 128 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: Anytime you can take the ball away and give it 129 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: back to our offense, that's good for us and that's 130 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: what we strive to do. 131 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: How valuable was last week joint practices Just that's kind 132 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 2: of a bench more for sealing with the defense is that. 133 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: I think it was good. 134 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: It was great work because we got a chance to 135 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: see a different offen, see different players, and I. 136 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: Think we responded well. 137 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: We went up there, got our working and you know, 138 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: played decent in the game. And now we're back working 139 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: with each other. So now we'll get a chance to 140 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: go out there today and bang each other around then 141 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: get ready to go play Miami sou. 142 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 4: What what have you kind of seen for him to 143 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 4: see her just since the preseason started? 144 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: Just uh again, you see you see the flashes. He 145 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: had the sack early on then last week he had pressures. 146 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: It's just him getting comfortable with the NFL game. It's 147 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: a little bit different. He's going against different tackles, and 148 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: you know, we've thrown him in there where he's able 149 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: to go against the first string tackles. 150 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: And that's good for him. 151 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: Get in there and play against the best, because you 152 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: know you line up on Sunday, you're gonna be playing 153 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: against the best. 154 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 4: We have most of your defensive roster spots are pretty settled. 155 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 6: At this point, or they're just two. 156 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 7: Or three guys that are really post finals. 157 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: Well really, uh, coaching staff wise, we really we talk 158 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: about it. We haven't really haven't talked about it yet. 159 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: So those decisions are coming next week, and the players 160 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: make those decisions. That's I firmly believe that they go 161 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: out there and they play. Now, we'll grade every play 162 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: throughout camp, and you know, when you're making plays and 163 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: you're doing what you're supposed to do, that makes the 164 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: decision easy for coach. 165 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 7: In your career, have you had a guy change your 166 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 7: mind in that last free season game, what they did 167 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 7: in that last preseason game about whether. 168 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 6: They were going to make the roster or not, or 169 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 6: if they. 170 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: Weren't and they didn't, it's funny because like you would think, 171 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: the most of the roster set, but it's really not. 172 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: There's a lot of you know, in different ways you 173 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,119 Speaker 1: can construct a roster. I've had a guy that played 174 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: in a fourth preseason game, played all four quarters, end 175 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: up having nineteen sacks and starting. So there's ways to 176 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: construct a roster, but it's you know, it's never done 177 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: until it's done. 178 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 5: Training camp almost over, Deshaun Dixon made the position switch. 179 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 5: How have you thought that he's handled this? Do you 180 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 5: like what you've seen from him at his new spot? 181 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 3: I think he's he handled it the right way. 182 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: He added a little bit of weight, but you can 183 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: see he's getting comfortable inside. Now he's that guy that 184 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: has a chance to be a impactful inside russer. And 185 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: again he's just still competing and still working trying to 186 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: get better and make sure he's on the roster. 187 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 4: How tough is it for you as a defensive coordinator 188 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 4: you have a player maybe that you like a lot. 189 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 4: On defense, they're doing okay, they're doing well, but then 190 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 4: on special teams they might not be as good, so 191 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 4: maybe they don't make the roster for that reason. How 192 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 4: difficult is it for you to advocate for. 193 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: A player like like that. 194 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: You know in your room, it's really not hard for 195 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 1: me because if you look at my career, I was 196 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: a special teams captain for the majority of the time. 197 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: So from day one, I tell my guys that if 198 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: you're not one to know the eleven that run out 199 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: there in the first play, you better be able to 200 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: contribute on special And that's the message around here, like 201 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: if if you're not one of those starting eleven and 202 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: you can't contribute on special team, that's gonna be hard 203 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: for you. So that's that's the message they get, so 204 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, they take it, they understand it. 205 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 3: So special teams are the big part, Like. 206 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 7: It's really hard. It's really hard these days for for 207 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 7: a player to get you know, four or five six 208 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 7: interceptions over the course of a whole year, cause so 209 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 7: much is predicated and how often the quarterback throws in 210 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 7: his area all things like that. 211 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 3: Do you see Tyson Campbell. 212 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 7: If it's test it often enough as somebody who can 213 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 7: who can reach those kind of gobby stats of five 214 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 7: plus interceptions of the season. 215 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: I think if uh, if he catches all the ones 216 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: that he has puts has his hands on, he had 217 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: the chance it all goes together. The front has to 218 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: press to the quarterback enough to speed him up and 219 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: make him make a bad decision or overthrow. And then 220 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: when you get your opportunity, you have to come down 221 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: with them. And Tyson's gonna be in good position, so 222 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, teams might shy away from him, but there'll 223 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: be opportunities for him to put his hands on the 224 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 1: ball and he just has to catch him. You