1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Um, I wanted to ask you about Dante Scarnekia um. 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: Tom Brady said on the radio yesterday, He's got to 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: be the best offensive line coach in the history of 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. For someone that works as closely as you 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: do with him. What makes Dante um, you know, such 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: a highly regarded offensive line coach, scar is Uh, He's 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 1: He's an extremely hard worker. Um. I don't think anybody 8 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: works harder than him, and we have a lot of 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: guys that work hard here. He is incredibly well prepared 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: and detailed in his preparation for the opponent and in 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: terms of his preparation for the players that he's responsible 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: for coaching on a daily basis. He's extremely thorough. He's 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: a great communicator and a great teacher of the fundamental 14 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: aspects of the game of football. And you know, any 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: player would tell you that in order to be good 16 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: in this league, you're gonna have to be good fundamentally 17 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: and technically. And Uh, nobody's a better teacher, you know 18 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: that I've worked with on that stuff than Dante. He's 19 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: a great part of our staff. He you know, he's 20 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: helpful in every way to all the assistant coaches that 21 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: you know that work with him, and he's a competitive 22 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: guy that wants to do, you know, well in every 23 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: area that he's responsible for, and does anything and everything 24 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: he can to help us win. So I can't say 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: enough about the type of person he is, the type 26 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: of coach he is, what he's meant to me and 27 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,279 Speaker 1: the other guys on our staff and me personally throughout 28 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: my entire career. Because I was young when I come 29 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: over here on the offensive side, I've learned more from 30 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: Dante than I can possibly describe. So um, just a great, 31 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: great teacher, great person, great football coach. Thank you. Next 32 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: question Mike Protaga, followed by Richard Kurt. Thank you, Stacy. Afternoon, Josh. 33 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about in a game like 34 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: the super Bowl, when you, unlike the playoff, by week, 35 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: you know your opponent, you have two weeks when you're 36 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: going over details. How important are going over as many 37 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,679 Speaker 1: details as possible what the RAMS defense is going to 38 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: throw at you? And how helpful is it to have 39 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: a guy like Tom Brady who's been there through this 40 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: so often to like process and prioritize those details. I 41 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: think that's one of the challenges of this preparation is 42 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: to be well prepared, but not overdo it. You know, 43 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: there's there's really only one other situation that you can 44 00:02:55,919 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: compare this week two and that's always and that's even 45 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, a stress to say that, and that's the 46 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: first game of the year where you have so much 47 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: time to prepare for the opponent because you're not really 48 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: sure what they're going to do. This this one the 49 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: same thing. You got a lot of time and prepare 50 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: for them, but you got to be careful because you 51 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: start getting into over coaching and too much information and 52 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: you overload the players. And now we're not playing fast 53 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: and aggressive, we're we're thinking and trying to do too 54 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: many things that are out of character or not in 55 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: our nature. So I think you want to try to 56 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: strike the right balance with them like you do every week. 57 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: You just have more time, so you just got to 58 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: distribute it properly, make sure you don't overdo you know, 59 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: too many things in one area, so that they know 60 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: what to do and you can go out and do it, 61 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: you know, properly the way that you'd like them to. 62 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: That's really the goal. So obviously Tom has experienced in 63 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: this situation. We have a lot of players that have 64 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: experienced in this situation as well. So, um, you know 65 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: that doesn't really much matter. I don't believe this week. 66 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: What matters is how well we prepare this week for 67 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: this opponent, who's the best team we've played all year, 68 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: and you know what we're able to do, you know, 69 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: in twelve days, you know out there on the field 70 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: in terms of performance. So that's what we're going to 71 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: strive for, and hopefully we have a great two weeks 72 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: of preparation and go out and play our best game 73 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: of the year. Thanks Josh. Next question will be Rich Garvin, 74 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: followed by Ben Volens. Josh, you're just wondering you converted 75 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: that a trio of third and tens in overtime the 76 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: other day, obviously challenging plays and then disappointing what you saw. 77 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: And you look back in the film about how you're 78 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: successful just not once or twice, but all three times. 79 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: That's not a situation you really want to be in 80 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: a whole lot. Statistically, it's very low percentage you're going 81 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: to convert those in our league, you know, so normally 82 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: when we're in those situation. Since we didn't do too 83 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: well in the first two plays of the series or 84 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: the sequence at least, so we want to try to 85 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: stay away from him as much as possible. But you know, 86 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: we did have a few of those come up the 87 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: other night, and the guys did a tremendous job of executing. Um. 88 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: You know, when you have to get ten yards or 89 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: more on one play, you know, uh, and the defense 90 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: knows it. You know, it's a challenging situation because they 91 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: could do whatever they want to try to stop you 92 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: or disrupt you, and you can't afford to, you know, 93 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: throw the ball short or you know, throw it, you know, 94 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: throw the ball away, or take a check down and 95 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: gain four yards. You know that. It's not like a 96 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: first or second down play where you have another down 97 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: to try to make it. So I think it just 98 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: comes down to, you know, in those situations, you got 99 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: to call something that you feel comfortable with and then 100 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: the guy and and that you know that our guys 101 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: know how to execute well, and then trust trust your 102 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: guys to go out there and do it. And they 103 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: deserve all the credit in the world. They went out 104 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: there under pressure and and made some huge plays in 105 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: those situations. I think it started with our pass protection. UM. 106 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: You know, the offensive line and tight end. The back 107 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: did a really good job of of really secure in 108 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: the pocket and giving us some time to survey the 109 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: field in those situations, because if if you need to 110 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: convert on a third and long, you're gonna have to 111 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: hold the ball just a little bit. Um. When they 112 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: did a good job of that. And then the guys 113 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: you know, ran routes to win and and uh in 114 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: all three cases we had to make tight throws and 115 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: tight catches. So um, those players always come down to 116 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: player execution, and I thought our guys did a really 117 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: good job under pressure in those situations. Hey, thank you, 118 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: m And it looks like the last question will be 119 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: Tom for good Tom. Hell yeah, we can hear you 120 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: go ahead. Oh my god, all right, that's thank you. 121 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: The value of running backs and how valuable Sony Michelle 122 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: has been to you this year. Um, because I think 123 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: at the time we're going to do a conversation, Well, 124 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: anyone can do what you can suck a guy anywhere 125 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: or and pop them in there and kind of the 126 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: way C. J. Anderson has done twitch degree but with 127 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: the rams. But what has Sony brought to you that 128 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:29,239 Speaker 1: you didn't have? Well, I think you know, we've always 129 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: had kind of diverse backs here, you know, Um, going 130 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: back many years, we've had guys that do different things well, 131 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: but we've always also tried to have guys that could 132 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: do can impact the game, uh, not only in the 133 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: running game, but at the passing game and protections and 134 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: in many cases contribute in some way on the you know, 135 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: on special teams. So M, I think Sony's a young 136 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: guy that you know, he's he's got a good run 137 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: style that's really um allowed us to you know, be 138 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: a physical football team. And he's a very very willing 139 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: uh participant in blitz pick up. Um, I don't you know. 140 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: He's a smart guy. He understands what his assignments are, 141 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: what his rules are. When we put him in those situations, 142 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: he can play in the passing game. We don't have 143 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: him do that too many times, you know, because the 144 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: other other guys do a good job in their roles 145 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: as well. But UM, you know, he's a he's a 146 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: competitive kid. He practices hard. Football is important to him, 147 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: and he's been able to add you know, another element 148 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: to our room in terms of his toughness and his 149 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: play style that we really enjoy. So M, he's got 150 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: he's got tremendous mentors in his room that he's learned from. 151 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: I would be lying to if I told you that 152 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,199 Speaker 1: Sony wasn't a better player now than he was when 153 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: we first got here. And a lot of that has 154 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: to do with Ivan Fears and the room that he's in. Um. 155 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's really taken note of that and and 156 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: become a much you know, a much better football player 157 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: as the years progress, which is what you hope for 158 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: with all rookies. It just just on that helt carried 159 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: more than twenty times during his college career at Joy 160 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: and threw me hill good enough in there to look like, okay, 161 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: he could be your mcaric One type flow back the 162 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: lack of a better word, Um, has Sony opened your 163 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: eyes and his ability to take on the workload like 164 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: he has? Um? I I don't think that's a I mean, 165 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: I don't think we ever predetermined what the what the 166 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: roles of the backs are going to be. I think 167 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: that what Sony's done is he's taken advantage of some 168 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: of the opportunities that he's had, and he's certainly done 169 00:09:54,960 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: the done the best he can do with those opportunities. UM. 170 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: You know, and I don't think we went into the 171 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,079 Speaker 1: season saying that this was going to be the way 172 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: that it was going to be. And as you saw 173 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: the other night, Rex ended up in there, you know, 174 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: a few times down on the goal line, as did Sony. 175 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: So you know, we would like to have our backs 176 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: be in many ways interchangeable. And you know, we all 177 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: know that they have maybe a slightly different role, but 178 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: they're in the same room, they're in the same meetings, 179 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: they're learning the same information, and you know, they're responsible 180 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: to go out there and be able to perform in 181 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: those roles if somebody were to be injured or hurt 182 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: or not active for whatever reason. And I think that 183 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: Sony's role has just kind of developed as the year 184 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: has gone on. You know, he missed some time earlier 185 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: in the year, you know, and and he's just continued 186 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: to work and develop as the season has gone on. 187 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: And you know, again, I think he's just like the 188 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: rest of our group. Whatever his role is on a 189 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: given week, he embraces what it is and studies and 190 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: prepares to do the best he can on game day 191 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: and then goes out and gives us everything he has. 192 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: And I think that's all you can ever ask of 193 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: any player, and he's certainly, you know, a good example 194 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: of that for a young guy. And Rex was he 195 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: out there just because of his versatility and the things 196 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: that he could do in terms of that you had 197 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: to move or change or anything or that related to 198 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: the number of carriage somebody could already have no just 199 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: I mean we, like I said, we went into the 200 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: game planning on playing multiple guys and and most of 201 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: the time we played all three on the same drive 202 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: at some point, you know, there were a couple instances 203 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: where that wasn't the case, but nothing, nothing in particular. 204 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: All right, thank you, you got it.