1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Good morning and doing sorry, bad phone connection to start, 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: a bad way to get out of the gear here. 3 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: You guys had a good start yesterday beating the Texans 4 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: on Opening Day. You've had a lot of these opening days, Tom, 5 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: this one at age forty one, your counterpart, Deshaun Watson 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: twenty two years old. How different is Opening Day at 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: forty one for you than it was in your twenties, 8 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: you know, fifteen twenty years ago. Well, I think there's 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement. You know, anytime you get to 10 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: to kick it off, there's a lot of preparation that 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: goes into it, and there's a lot of things you're 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: preparing for. So you just want to get out of 13 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: the game with a win, and we're able to do that. 14 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: So we'll learn from a lot of things that happened, 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: good and bad and try to, you know, try to 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: move forward and play a little bit better. Is there 17 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: you talk about You've talked about having the answers to 18 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: the test and as you play longer, you you sort 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: of learn more. Does it make opening game easier? Does 20 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: it make opening week easier when you've had a bunch 21 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,319 Speaker 1: of these under your belt? Yeah, I mean I think 22 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: it definitely do as just a process in preparation. All 23 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: those things are pretty well set, so it's really just 24 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: about you know, locking in and getting to a point 25 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: where you're settled into the game. And you know, I 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: thought we settled in a little bit better there in 27 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: the in the second quarter, and then uh, in our 28 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: defense was playing great, so it was it was a 29 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: great team win. You know, we got a big play 30 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: on special teams at the end of the game. Steve 31 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: Scousy made some big kicks. Ryan's punt there at the 32 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: end was was pretty special and uh, you know, it 33 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: took every bit of the game, and uh, the opener 34 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: is always a bit of a challenge just because there's 35 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: there's so many new faces and things to prepare for. 36 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: So it was a you know, just good to come 37 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: out of the come out of the game with a win. Yeah, 38 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned the challenge with the new faces, and you 39 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: said yesterday Tom after the game, you really never got 40 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: into a flow on offense. How realistic is it to 41 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: be able to get into a flow on offense in 42 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: week one with or without new faces? You know, it 43 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: just depends. I definitely think there's games where we have 44 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: um and it you know, we played a defense that 45 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: was pretty solid. I mean they got great front, a 46 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: great group of linebackers that all rotate, and they've got 47 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: you know, a very veteran secondary. So UM, it was 48 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: definitely not an easy game. They do a great job 49 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: of giving you a bunch of different looks and um 50 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: taking away some things that are usually there. But uh, 51 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: but we just tried to adjust and UM made some 52 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: made some plays running the ball. Uh. You know, the 53 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: backs played well, So it was it was challenging. UM, 54 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: it was frustrating, it was exciting, UM, and you know, overall, 55 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: again it's just to get the win as well. We're 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: we all wanted to come out of the game, which 57 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 1: is getting to win. What's the chess match like between UM, 58 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: you and Romeo Cronella, guy who you know very well 59 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: and a guy who knows you very well. Yeah, definitely, 60 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: it's it's it's a big challenge. And he's a guy 61 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: that you know, coached here, coached against us many times. 62 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: And uh, they're a very sound discipline defense and he 63 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: puts those guys in a great position to succeed. And 64 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: they definitely made their share of plays. Um, they got 65 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: the you know, they turned the ball over they got 66 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: the interception on the on the on the tip there 67 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage. They got the strip of 68 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: Gronk after he made a great catch. Um, you know, 69 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: that's good defenses do that. They're pretty opportunist. They can 70 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: win to get a chance to make a play. They do. 71 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: They had a couple timely sacks, you know, and then 72 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: we made our fair share of place too, so you know, 73 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: we can certainly do a lot better. We're going to 74 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: need to do a lot better. And you know, to 75 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: start one of those what we wanted to do. And 76 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: we got a huge test coming up against you know, 77 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: another great defenses come a week. You hit Gronk down 78 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: the middle on that play before halftime when you guys 79 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: went it and scored. Eventually it wasn't reviewed, but you know, 80 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: Gronk said after the game his first thought when you 81 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: threw it was, you know, what's tom thinking? You're throwing 82 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: at the double coverage? I got two guys draped, Tommy, 83 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: So what did you see there? Tom It is as 84 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: simple as when you see a window with your tight end, 85 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: you can find I mean, he goes up and makes plays. Well, 86 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,119 Speaker 1: he's a you know, he's just a spectacular player, So 87 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: you got to give those guys opportunities, you know. You know, 88 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: they did a good job on him, just trying to 89 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: keep him out of the game. But man, it's tough 90 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: because he's he's so talented and he's the best tight 91 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: end in the league, probably the best to ever play 92 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: the game. And when you have that guy on your team, 93 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: you gotta give him looks and we did, and he 94 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: came up big for us, made the catches. Um, you know, 95 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: he's so he's just he's so well rounded. He blocks 96 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: so well in the run game. Um, he runs every route, 97 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: every part of the field, short, intermediate, deep, inside, outside, 98 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: takes hits run after catch, third down, first down, red area. 99 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: He's a big part of what we do and we've 100 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: all gotta we got to match his you know greatness, 101 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: all of us, uh, you know, in order to be 102 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: a great offense. So teams focus on him. That gives 103 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: other guys opportunities, and you know, we're gonna have to 104 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: take advantage of those opportunity when we get them. Did 105 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: you think that was a catch and were surprised that 106 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: it wasn't stopped to take a look at up in 107 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: the booth, Well, we were trying to get to the 108 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: line to go pretty quickly, and you know, I wasn't 109 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: sure I threw it and then kind of got you know, 110 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: pushed around a little bit, so I didn't have a 111 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: great clean look. But anytime you gain a big distance 112 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: like that and it's tight, I think it's you know, 113 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: smart to get to the line and run another play 114 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: before they get a chance to take a great look 115 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: at it, and you know, you just risk given up. 116 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: I don't know how big that gain was, but you 117 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: risk that gain for you know. It ended up working out. 118 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: We ran the ball and then made a few plays 119 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 1: there and Philip made I think three in a row 120 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: to get us into the end zone. So it ended 121 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: up being a big play before half. You mentioned Philip 122 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: and Philip Doorset. I don't know whether this is whether 123 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: the word trust is just something that is thrown out 124 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: by fans and media, but is it a real thing 125 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: trust between a quarterback and a receiver. Is that something 126 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: that is that is needed? Is that a real thing 127 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: between the two? I think so. I think that's I mean, 128 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: the entire sport is about that. And at any position 129 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: with your corner, you're playing with safeties with your linebackers, 130 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: you got guys next shit offensive line, you got guys 131 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: next to you. You just you got to trust that 132 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: they're going to do their job and allows you to 133 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: do your job. You know, if you're thinking about the 134 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: other guy's job, is he going to do it? Is 135 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: he not? Is he sure? Is he not? Then it 136 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: takes away your mental energy. And if that's the case, 137 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: then you're operating at less than one hundred percent. And 138 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: I think you always want guys that you believe in 139 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: and trust, and that really frees your mind up to 140 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: make the plays you need to make to help the 141 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: team win. Because if you're only focusing a certain percentage 142 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: of brainpower on what your job is, it's it's not 143 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: really what you're looking for. What you know guys are 144 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: We all go in and they're trying to trust me 145 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: on certain plays, and I'm trying to build trust in them. 146 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: And that's part how the game works. Whether it's Philip 147 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: door set or some other pass catcher. When do you 148 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: know when do you know to trust them or do 149 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: you just you just know? It's just one of those things. 150 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: It's just now it's just day by day. It's it's 151 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: really day by day play by play, practice by practice, 152 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: you just kind of you just kind of feel, you 153 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: just kind of say it's there. I feel and I 154 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: trust this guy. Yeah. I think it's just consistently you 155 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: know that people players, you know, doing the right thing 156 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: every day, making the plays when their numbers called, making 157 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,119 Speaker 1: the right decisions when they got choices, you know, lining 158 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: up properly, you know, the right split, the right route, 159 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: the right depth, the right conversion, you know, a good catch, 160 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: you know, knowing things and situationally. I mean, I think 161 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: that's ultimately what it comes down to. That's that's how 162 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: you build it. You said after the game, we didn't 163 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: play up to our capabilities. Is there a point in 164 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: the season, Tom, were you expect to be at that level? 165 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: Is there is there? Is there a game? Is there 166 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: a month where okay, we have to be at a 167 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: certain point by here. Well, I think things will continually 168 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: change over the course of seasons. So I mean it's 169 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: it's almost like the first you know, it's the first 170 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: mile on the marathon. I mean, we haven't faced any 171 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: adversities yet. So we're gonna lose players. We're gonna lose uh, 172 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, other teams will lose players. You know, it's 173 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: weather conditions, bad balances, you know, things that happen, situationally. Um, 174 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: a lot goes into it. So you know, we're constantly 175 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: trying to seek improvement and it's really just part of 176 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: the process of getting better. And you know, we've I 177 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: think our system that's in place. You know, our coaches 178 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: understand how to prepare us. You know, we need to 179 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: focus on every year. It's something different. Your strengths and 180 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: weaknesses every years a little bit different, and uh, you 181 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: know you got to work on those weaknesses. Um. You know, 182 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: certainly like our ball security, we got to do a 183 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: better job of and try to improve those. And if 184 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,959 Speaker 1: we can do that, then you over the course of 185 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: the season, you just gotta continue to get better and 186 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: continue to improve. Time now for a quarterback question of 187 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: the week. I was a year ago, it was the postseason. 188 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: Can you take anything from a Jacksonville playoff game you're 189 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: prepared for them a week two time? Definitely, I think 190 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: there's a lot we've got to we've got to take 191 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: from it, and we gotta understand, you know, I think 192 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: they have a very rare set of players, skill set 193 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: of players, you know, their ability to rush to quarterback, 194 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: their speeded linebacker, and their experience and h and skill 195 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,599 Speaker 1: in the secondary is pretty unmatched in the NFL. So 196 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: there's no margin of air and we're gonna have to 197 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: play a complimentary game to win. And you know, they 198 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: played really well in the playoff game. We made just 199 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:44,719 Speaker 1: enough plays to win. And I'm sure it's going to 200 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: come down to the end again given the hand injury 201 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: last year and the fourth quarter comeback. Does that one 202 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: rank up there that went over Jacksonville is one of 203 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: the big ones in your career. I mean, for absolutely, 204 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: for a non you know, championship game, super Bowl game, say, 205 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 1: that was pretty special. Just there was some pretty scary 206 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: moments over the course that week, and but I'm glad 207 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: we got to win and hopefully we're not deal with 208 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 1: anything like anything like that this week. Tom, Thanks the 209 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: best of luck against Jacksonville on Sunday. Great, thanks guys. Tick, 210 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: Thanks