1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Good to see you again. Yeah, good to be bad. 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: You get hurt, you disappear, you're clear. We cannot see 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: you when you get hurt. So it's like protective cuss. 4 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: You just got to go away for it. And you know, 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: we saw what happened in Detroit the week before and 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: the defense had some issues. Yeah, you and Patrick Chung 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: returned yesterday and the defense looks better. So it must 8 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: be all you, right, Na, No, I wouldn't say that, 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: but I mean, you know a lot of guys in 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 1: there working or you know, we understood the mistakes. You 11 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: know that we uh, you know a lot of players 12 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: we left out on the field in Detroit, so you know, 13 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: we just came back to work and uh, you know, 14 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: a lot more focused, a lot more harder work. So 15 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: what's the difference for you guys on third down yesterday 16 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: compared to the first three games of the season where 17 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 1: it seemed like you had a tougher time getting off 18 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: the field. I think just um being able to put 19 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: them in those third and long situations it helped a lot. So, 20 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, playing good on early downs, first first down 21 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: and shaking down, you know, getting them in those you know, 22 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: third and long, not third and shorts where you know 23 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: it's an easy convert, and so I think just putting 24 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: the pressure on them, um, you know, kind of minimizing 25 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: you know, the cause that they can call the kind 26 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: of you know, playing in our hands. So you know, 27 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: we was able to execute with us. Dante Hightower sat 28 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: after the Detroit game, he felt like he was still 29 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: knocking some of the rust off. Yeah, looked like that 30 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: rust disappeared, Yester. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, you know, 31 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: he had a good game. You know, a lot of 32 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: guys you know, came out and uh, you know, really 33 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: really showed, you know that what they're able to do. 34 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: And you know, all the hard work we put in 35 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: throughout the camps Ota and things like that, so you know, 36 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: you know it's September is early, you know, so you know, 37 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: you still were still improving. So now when you guys 38 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: are playing with a big lead, does that allow you 39 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: to sort of know that they're gonna be throwing probably 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more as a pass rusher, does that 41 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: allow you to change up a little bit and just 42 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: go after him. Yeah, I mean, you know, anytime you 43 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: put the pressure on them as far as get them 44 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: behind in the score, and you understand the floor of 45 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: the game. You know you can't take to get the 46 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: run game out completely, but you know you you can. 47 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: You can just kind of, you know, feel as far 48 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: as you know what formation is now you see okay, 49 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: now that maybe passing on this down and you know 50 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: you get after the quarterback. So uh, you know that's 51 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: what we want to do. That's we try to do, 52 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: you know, make the one dimensional and um, you know, 53 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: as much as we stop them and then the offense 54 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: put on points and uh you know, get them behind 55 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: and you know we can kind of you know up 56 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: in our ears back. So Brian Flores is calling the 57 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: defensive signals for you guys. Uh, it seems as though 58 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: this defense is a little more aggressive, perhaps early on 59 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: than what we saw last year. Or my eyes deceiving 60 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: me there. Um man, I don't know, I'm not uh, 61 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: I don't look at it from a you know, uh, 62 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: I guess kind of critic point of view, just kind 63 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: of seeing, you know, comparing and the things. I just 64 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, I just know the cars and I go 65 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: out there try to execute it. But uh, you know, 66 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: I if if we are you know, I think it's 67 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 1: it's uh one of the things that you know, we're 68 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: trying to you know, early on, and just just kind 69 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 1: of get get more, like I said, get them into 70 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: those third and long situations as much as possible, so 71 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: you know, get them behind the STIGs, get some more 72 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: tackle for lots of things like that. So, um, you know, 73 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: for me, you know, it's it's the same mold. Set 74 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: the edge, you know, play physical in the run game, 75 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: and get out the quarterback. So how important was it 76 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: to take out the big plays from Miamis It seemed 77 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: like that something they relied on, whether it's Stills or Wilson, 78 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: they would often have, you know, fifty plus yard plays 79 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: and you guys really took that out of the game. Yeah, 80 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: that's one of the things coming in understanding that you know, 81 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: they got a lot of fast guys, a lot of 82 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: dominant playmakers that you know, like you said, one play, 83 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: you know they pretty much be changing the game. You know, um, 84 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: you know in the in the previous week. So you know, 85 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: just holding them, keeping everything in front of us. M 86 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: I said, get as far as on my end, it's 87 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: a defensive front, just bringing the pressure, not allow him 88 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: to be able to make those down the field throws 89 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: and and you know, we had to tackle um. You know, 90 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: I had to be tremendous tacklers and the second day 91 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: and things like that. So those players that you know, 92 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: they miss a tackle within ten yards and then they 93 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: break it for like another forty and fifty. So you know, 94 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: we had to make sure we tackle well. And you know, 95 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: I think we did that yesterday. So early in the 96 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: second half of the Detroit game, it seemed as though 97 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: Dietrich twice was trying to get the emotion going, getting 98 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: get the defense going a little bit. Did you feel 99 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: that you were playing with better emotion yesterday as a 100 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: unit and it's important for the successor failure of your team. 101 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's definitely. Um. You know one of the 102 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 1: things you know, we gotta bring um. You know, not 103 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: just at home, but on the road as well. You know, 104 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: you just gotta bring your own energy. You know, you 105 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: can't look forward as far as from the crowd and 106 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: things like that. I mean, at home is different, you 107 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: can get to feel the energy of the crowd, but 108 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: you know on the way, on the way games, you know, 109 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: you just gotta have it within. So um, you know, 110 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: I think that's very important just to go out there 111 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: and play with the energy, play with the emotion, play 112 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: with you know, freely and have fun. And uh, you know, 113 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 1: we got a lot of a lot of great guys 114 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: on on this football team. So you know, um, you know, 115 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: anytime you put them out there and you allow him 116 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: to play, play freely, and uh, I think they're able 117 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: to make a lot of plays. So you guys got 118 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: the Thursday night game this week? Is that too quick 119 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: of a turnaround to play on Sunday and then to 120 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: play on Thursday? Um, I mean it is what it is. 121 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: I think it's uh, you know a lot of people 122 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: got different opinions on it. Um. You know, for me, 123 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: you know, I can't see here complaint. I'm gonna just 124 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: just gotta you know, roll with it and uh you know, 125 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: prepare well and you know, uh be ready for it. 126 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: So what's this week? Like? I mean, you know it's 127 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: basically already what Thursday Friday? Even though normally so how 128 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: much can get done between these three days? Um? I 129 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: mean we can look at the film a little bit 130 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: as far as on Miami correction things like that, um, 131 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: and then you know we had to be right into 132 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: the Colts and just you know, get the game playing 133 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: things like that. Obvious obviously is you know, condensed down 134 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: as far as time and how much time we can 135 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: spend all things. So I think, you know, this week 136 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: is is uh, you know, I think you have to 137 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: as far as a player, just kind of do a 138 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: lot of things on your own, you know, as far 139 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: as looking at film things like that, because you're not 140 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: gonna have a lot of time in the meeting room 141 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: and stuff, so you gotta make sure you're on top 142 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: of the game on your own. So Tom Brady said 143 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: earlier today, the one thing about this this Thursday night 144 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: game is if you do your job and you go 145 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: out and win it, yeah, it's almost like buying another 146 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: bye week. Yeah yeah, because you'll get a couple of 147 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: days off after this. Yeah yeah, definitely. Uh you know, yeah, 148 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: that's the that's the joy of you play early. You know, 149 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: you get a little longer time off between before the 150 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: next game. But uh, like I said, if you win it, 151 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: you know, it feels good. But if you lose, you know, 152 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: you just kind of you might have to come back 153 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: in to work, you know a couple of days after something. 154 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: So uh, you know, hopefully get this win. It's always 155 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: good to play at home. But it's probably a little 156 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: bit better even on Thursday night, right, Like you guys 157 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: start to take that you can take the travel out 158 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely. Um, you know, like 159 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: if it was away game, we would probably had to leave. 160 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: You would on Wednesday, so yeah, we would probably in 161 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: two days we had to have to leave. But um, 162 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: I think at home. Yeah, like you said, take your 163 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: travel out, so we get that, you know, extra day 164 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: as far as on the opponent and uh, you know, 165 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: just able to stay home and you know kind of 166 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: get ready for the game. So good to see out 167 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: on the field again. Yeah, yea, congratulations on the win. 168 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you again next week. Thanks all right, 169 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: thank you great flowers joining us here on sports radio 170 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: w EI.