1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: So a couple of things roster wise, We'll add Fox 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: back to the practice squad and young Way signed him 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: to the practice squad. Let him compete with Jude Graham 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: won't be ready this week, so those two guys will 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: compete it out in terms of practice. These are the 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: players that will not practice. Malik Theo, Nacho, Tracy, and Graham. 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: Talk about the Chargers here. 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: So coach Harbaugh has done a great job for the 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: past two years here. He also did a great job 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: at San Francisco, Stanford, Michigan. I think the trademark from 11 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: his teams it's overall toughness. 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 2: They execute well and they do a really good job. 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: I think the last year he played in the league 14 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: was my first year in the League's. 15 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: Pretty outdated there. 16 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: Greg Roman, the offensive coordinator, has done it for a 17 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: long time, been in numerous spots, and you know, I'd 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: say the trademark for his offense is a tough team too. 19 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: They'd use a lot of personnel groupings, probably more than 20 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: anybody in the league. They'll have big three hundred pounders 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: as fullback. 22 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: They also a lot of. 23 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: Four receiver sets, which they really haven't done in the past, 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: and early in the game. They like to throw the 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: football quite a bit and they're pretty productive at it. 26 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:23,759 Speaker 1: Herbert the quarterback, exceptionally young, quarterback, athletic, gifted throwing the football, productive, 27 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: can scramble, can make plays with his feet, and then 28 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: he has three receivers that are all a little bit different, 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: but he throws it to him about seventy percent of 30 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: the time. 31 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: Keenan Allen seems like he never ages, has a. 32 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: Knock of getting open, tough cover, A lot of respect 33 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: for what he's done for a long time. Q is fast, 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: he's big, he's strong, he can stretch a vertical on 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: mcakey is a really good football player playing any spot. 36 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: A go to guy in certain situations, but he's a 37 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: tough cover. Oh O Marion from North Carolina, big back, strong, fast, 38 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: breaks tackles. Prayers out to Nagy someone I had at 39 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: Alabama for that injury. That's a tough injury. And I'd 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: say alters or go to lineman. They want to run 41 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: the ball behind somebody, it's it's certainly going to be him. 42 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: He's done a really good job. Jesse Minter with the defense. 43 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: You know it was with John coach Arbough at Michigan 44 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: has done a nice job there. They got one of 45 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: the best players on the defensive side of the ball, 46 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: Derwin James. He can play down, he can play back. 47 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: He's long, rangy, athletic, tough. Remember preparing for him back 48 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: in seventeen when I was at Alabama we were one, 49 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: I think they were three, or vice versa, and watching 50 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: this guy in Coleich and then as he's moved on 51 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: in the pros. He's an exceptional, exceptional player. They got 52 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: two really good kickers and a really good specialist who 53 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: can take at the distance, circle up the field and 54 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: create yards. In that regard, it's well balanced team. They're 55 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: three and oho, they've won three division games, two by 56 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: one score games, playing good football. And he's certainly a 57 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: tough challenge them coming over here to play. And so 58 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: in terms of the quarterback situation, I met both with 59 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: Russ yesterday and Jackson privately, and Russ was nothing but 60 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: a pro, which I expect them to be. It's my 61 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: decision going with Jackson. We're gonna get him ready to 62 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: play this week and the remainder of the season. He's 63 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: going to do everything he can. Russ will be the backup. 64 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: The conversations that I've had with these young men will 65 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: be private. The details will be private. All I can 66 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: tell you is we're going with Jackson and we're getting 67 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: ready to play, So I'm not going to add too 68 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: much to it. Those are private conversations. It's my decision 69 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: and we're going with Jackson. 70 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 3: Why did you make the decision? 71 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 2: Again, those are conversations I have with each player. He's 72 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: our starter. We're going forward with Jackson and we're going 73 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: to get him ready to play. What do you expect 74 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 2: from a coach? 75 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: Expect him to prepare, Expect him to go out here 76 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: and get better each time he plays. It's not always 77 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: going to be perfect, but I do think that he 78 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: has the right makeup and athleticism, and look, we're going 79 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: to do everything we can do to help him be 80 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: the best player I know he is as well. 81 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: It's not just on one person, it's on the entire team. 82 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: And that's what we're going to do for you. 83 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 3: To make sure that he has success. What is job 84 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 3: one for you and the coaching staff to making sure that. 85 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: He has success? Yeah? We again, we've been with him 86 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: for a while. 87 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: I think it'll be a work in progress relative to 88 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: him playing in his first game again, there'll be some 89 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: things that he hasn't seen. We'll try to do the 90 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: best we can for him relative to our scheme. But 91 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: it's going to take everybody. It's going to take the 92 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: offensive line, defense, kicking game, and he just needs. 93 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: To go out there and do his job. Just make good. 94 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: Decisions, throw the ball where he needs to throw it, 95 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:09,559 Speaker 1: make loose plays. 96 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 2: If he needs to make loose plays, take care of it. 97 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: You don't have to do any more than that. And 98 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 2: there'll be. 99 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: Some you know, there'll be some a lot of things 100 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: to learn from. 101 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: I've done this once before. 102 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: It's not perfect, but I know he's doing everything he 103 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: can do to get ready to play this game. 104 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: And you know that's all you can ask for. 105 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 4: Brian, You've got a very hands on approach with Jackson 106 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 4: since he's been since he's been here. Will you take 107 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 4: a larger role in play calling now that he's going 108 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 4: to be the quarterback in terms of either taking over 109 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 4: play calling, No. 110 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: I have confidence in Mike. 111 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: You know those guys have met with with Jackson along 112 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: with me, and they've met separately. You know we're gonna 113 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: do everything we can to help Jackson be as good 114 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: as he can play aids. 115 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 2: Why did you feel this was the right time to 116 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: make them? 117 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, Again, are conversations that I'm not going to get into. 118 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: It's my decision. I think it's the right thing, and 119 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: that's the direction we're going to go. 120 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 5: If you what did Ownership and Joe say when you 121 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 5: guys deliberated on this, Like you keep saying it's your decision, Yeah, 122 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 5: they agree with it. 123 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's my decision. 124 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: Again, we have conversations, Pat, We said this numerous times. 125 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: I have plenty of conversations. That's the direction that I 126 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: wanted to go, and that's the direction that we're going 127 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: to go. There's there's good conversation we had. Those are 128 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: private conversations, like I said before, But ultimately it comes 129 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: down to me and the decision that I made. 130 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 5: So I want to be fair to say that even 131 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 5: if there were deliberations with different viewpoints, they're trusting your 132 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 5: call here. 133 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:42,119 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Yes, you guys talk all atome. I'm having this plan. 134 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 2: But what part of the plan with starting Jackson only four? 135 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 2: How did that come? How much we change that from 136 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 2: the planners set out with? 137 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: Again, I think we've taken steps along the way Dan 138 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: with him in a variety of ways, and again I 139 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: felt this was the right thing for our football team, 140 00:06:58,640 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: and that's why it's happening. 141 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 4: And it wasn't long ago that the report came out 142 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 4: from Adam Shepard ESPN that there really wasn't a sense 143 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 4: of urgency to get Jackson out there that you guys 144 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 4: preferred to stick with Russell means, so what what changed? 145 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 4: Not talking about your conversations with those guys? 146 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 2: What changed? 147 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would say that I haven't had any conversations, 148 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: but with players, So again, you go into every situation, 149 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: you do what you think is right, and that's what 150 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: I've done. 151 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: How much pressure that we have seen, what do you 152 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: see in practice that let you know we're in the 153 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 3: meeting room or whatever they lets you know that he's 154 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 3: ready for this? 155 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 2: Right again, I don't. 156 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: I don't think any rookie quarterback is ever just ready 157 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: to play. You put him in there because you think 158 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: that he's done enough to show you that he can 159 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: go out there and compete. And he's done that every 160 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: step of the way. 161 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 2: And that's why I made the decision, so listen to 162 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 2: be the backup the rest of the way. That's why 163 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: I said, yes, this Sunday and there's the season. 164 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean he's going to be the backup. He's 165 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback. Jackson is the starter. How much to 166 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: be owing to three and the pressure of that factor 167 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: into the equation for you. 168 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, sorry, buddy, Thanks. Look, I did it. I'm not 169 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: going to get into the specifics. 170 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: Like I said before, I think it's the right thing 171 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: for a football team, and well I'm doing it. 172 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 3: You don't think you go it to your fan base 173 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 3: to tell it, to give an explanation of why you're 174 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 3: doing this one. 175 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I appreciate our fans. We got to do a 176 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: better job all the way around, and that's what we're 177 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: trying to do. The direction of the season is going. 178 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 2: You fil this in move you need to make to 179 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 2: save your job. 180 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a long season, Dan, We've had three games, 181 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: haven't put it together all collectively and made the decision 182 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: to play Jackson. 183 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 3: Decision. 184 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 2: So like guys, we've talked to players. Yeah, told those 185 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: guys this is where we're going. This is the direction 186 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: we're going. Jackson will be our starter. 187 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: We can all do a better job and we'll do 188 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: everything we can to support them. You regret not giving 189 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: Jackson more first team reps in the camp, knowing that 190 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 1: this was a possibility so early in the season. Yeah, 191 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: I would say, Dan, our focus is on this week, 192 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: what we're doing, how he's done. I think he's done 193 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: a good job throughout the first three weeks of taking 194 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: a fair amount of reps in terms of the things 195 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: that we were doing, taking all the look team reps, 196 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: and now we'll give them all the reps out here 197 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: for this game. 198 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 3: He said before that Jackson was doing all the show 199 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 3: team stuff. So I'm curious was how much has he 200 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 3: done to kind of prepare it with first team as 201 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 3: far as like what he's done with them up to 202 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 3: this point. 203 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, he does every rep of the call sheet 204 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: and the practice every practice. After practice, there's a group 205 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: that stays out here and he goes through the entire practice, 206 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: if you will. 207 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: He has with the first team guys. 208 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: Now he does it with the other skill guys that 209 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: you know, maybe haven't got a many reps, but it's 210 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: his He's got to go through the play, visualize it, 211 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: see it. 212 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: So that's part of the plan that. 213 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: We've used with him since we started playing in the 214 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: regular season. 215 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: Something that other backup quarterbacks have done in the best 216 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 2: where my experience with where going through the plays with 217 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 2: me is that in your experience, that's something that other 218 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 2: protect young guys. 219 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 4: Is a very say that fans can expect to see 220 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 4: some schematic differences in your offense with Jackson in the show. 221 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, we all got to do a better job. 222 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: We're going to do what we think we need to 223 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: do and get him ready to play along with everybody else. 224 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: That's started last year or saw how that ended. 225 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: If Russ was to come to you and request his release, 226 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: would you grant it the way you guys do with DJA. Yeah, 227 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: I'm really not focused on that. Dan Russ has been 228 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,599 Speaker 1: a professional. He was a professional, and he's going to 229 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: do everything he can do to help his team out 230 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: in the role that he's in.