1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: M M all right, let me know when all right, Well, 2 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: we'll start with Jim McBride, followed by Philip Perry. Hi, 3 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: good morning, Joe, Hey Je what's going on man? How 4 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: you doing good? I wanted to ask you about Mac 5 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: and just how you thought he bounced back from some 6 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: adverse early adversity, you know, with the interception and then 7 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: the strip sack, and you know just how he came 8 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: out and made some plays after that. Just his bounce 9 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: back ability. Yeah, I think he definitely competed the entire game. 10 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: You know, I saw a lot of poison, a lot 11 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: of situations from Mac. You know, there was a large 12 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: focus obviously and you know getting down there to start 13 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: fast and come on out. But we move the ball 14 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: down to field well obviously drive an end of the the 15 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: way one two. That's never all one player, you know, 16 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: everything's cluckly is all the coaches and players together. So, 17 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, I like the way he fought throughout the game. 18 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: There's a lot of things Mac does, you know, really 19 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: kind of goes above what you know you've seen on 20 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: the quarterback doing doing a good job sealing up blocks 21 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: on the backside and compete and stay in the pocket 22 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: against a very aggressive, very tough rush. You know, took 23 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: some shots, got back up, kept on fighting, and you know, 24 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: does that consistently through practicing the games Force? Thanks Joe, 25 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: Next Chrissan, Phil Perry, Fellow, Bob Socie, Hey Joe, how 26 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: are you you know? Fields going? Man? Not much. I 27 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: actually wanted to ask you about some of those blocks 28 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: that that Mac was throwing. Is that m Is that 29 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: something he takes upon himself to do. Is that something 30 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: that you guys actually will coach because you know, you 31 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: you know a team is maybe maybe kind of aggressive 32 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: from the backside or something. What kind of goes into 33 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: that is just something that I saw on Sunday that 34 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: I don't know how often you you know, we've that 35 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: in the past. That's all well, I'd say Max kind 36 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: of whatever it takes type of guy. I'm not going 37 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: to speak for him. I just know that you know, 38 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: he knows the blitz are coming off the week's side. 39 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: He did what he thought he had to do to 40 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: go ahead and gives a chance to get to play going. 41 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: So you know, that's just kind of the way he 42 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: is in terms of doing whatever the team needs. And 43 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: I just had a sort of a quick I guess 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: sort of like a coach. I don't know if you 45 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: call it a coaching mechanic kind of question, but you know, 46 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: we saw you saiding next to Mac in between series there. 47 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm just curious what you guys are going over Joe. 48 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 1: You know, obviously we're used to seeing Josh in that situation. 49 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: He obviously was was the play caller. You know, I'm 50 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: sure there's a variety of different things that he would 51 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: talk to quarterbacks about. But I'm just curious when you're 52 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: in that role, what gets discussed there. Yeah, I think 53 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: with any player and any coach positionally, through out a game, 54 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: what you're doing is you're going over the pictures from 55 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: those tablets and you're talking about the last series, everything 56 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: from protection identifications to reads to what you're seeing from 57 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: their Tennessee's in defense. You know, getting his feelings on 58 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: what he's seeing, what he likes, maybe something to come 59 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: to next. You're communicating with all the coaches on the staff, 60 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: and you know, we're on the headsets. Everyone's flipping through 61 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: pictures at the same time, and they maybe asking you 62 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: a question, Hey, what happened on this play, and you're 63 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: getting the answers, making sure all straightened out. It's not 64 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: about just rehashing what happened, but anticipating what's going to 65 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: happen next. So again, you know, if you look at 66 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: what you showed up in that course of actions, how 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: did you handle it, How are they going to adjust 68 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: them the other sidelines, and how are you going to 69 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: anticipate what's going to come up the next time? Great? 70 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: Thanks Joe, a profit. Next question Bob Socie, followed by 71 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: Chris Ryan. Thanks days, Good morning, Joe. Hey, Bob's going 72 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: on many question about Brian Hoyer and his role during 73 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: the game, you know, on the sideline as a confidante 74 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: for Mac, but also as somebody you can talk to 75 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: and you kind of get his impressions of what he's 76 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: sitting out of the foul Often does he have input 77 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: during the course of a game for you, Yeah, we'll 78 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: just piggyback, and Wanders answered with Phil. I mean when 79 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: we talk, it's not just me and Mac talking, It's 80 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: I'm talking to all the quarterbacks, you know, obviously even 81 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: Zappi's down there. We're kind of talking through the entire situation, 82 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: and we're talking to other coaches as well. You know, 83 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: Brian's out there He's definitely not blind. He has a 84 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: lot of experience, so he's observing things as well. He's 85 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: you know, communicated what he's seeing. You know, he's learning 86 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: some you know, maybe insight er ideas or pickups that 87 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: he has as well. And then you know that thing 88 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: too is you know he'll have questions as well, Hey 89 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: with this, look here, how do we want to handle this? 90 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: So it's good, you know, you want to communicate his 91 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: entire position group, you know, like with quarterback obviously it's 92 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: unique there's one guy out there, but whether it's running back, 93 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 1: tight end, receivers, the coaches are talking all those players 94 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: at the same time as well and make sure everyone's 95 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: on the same page. And as you go into the 96 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: game against Pittsburgh, a team that Brian's seen a lot 97 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: of through the years, with a number of teams, does 98 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: it help to have someone with his experience also to 99 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: have that input because he has probably a pretty good 100 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: idea of the way the Steelers are going to try 101 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: to play well. I think just Brian have a lot 102 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: of experience in the league helps Yeah. I don't know 103 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: if it's specifically any one team. He's obviously played against 104 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh a number of times for his career. You know 105 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: here in other places as well. I think you know 106 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: one thing with Pittsburgh, you know, no teams ever the 107 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: same year to year. You know, there's adjustments schematically, there's 108 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: differences in the personnel and some of coaching staff. So 109 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: some of the influences and maybe going through that coaching 110 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: staff right now, what's showing up on tape that's on 111 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: the way to be aware of, you know, So in 112 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: terms of just being together all week, going through tape, 113 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: talking through the game plan, working on adjustments from practice, 114 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: that's really where the insight really comes in valuable, having 115 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: guys with different levels of experience, and for me as 116 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: a coach, it's always very valuable Here in the player's perspective. 117 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: I think it's key to understand how they're seeing it 118 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: through their lens, because the truth is only matters what 119 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: they see. It doesn't matter what you know. It's where 120 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: you can convey to them what they can go out 121 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: there and execute. Thanks Joe and Ma Patricias standing by. 122 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: So we're going to just limit to one question per person. 123 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: We're going to try to take the last three here Chris, Ryan, 124 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: Mark Daniels, and Mean steal, Thanks Stacy, Joe. When you 125 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: know a quarterback has a receiver that they feel really 126 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: comfortable with, how do you kind of coach the quarterback 127 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: on as reads? You know there's the comfort, but there's 128 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: also maybe you know, double coverage in an instance, and 129 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,559 Speaker 1: kind of balancing those those two things. Well, the read's 130 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: all tie in with each play based on, you know, 131 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: what you're expecting coverage wise, the quarterback has an idea 132 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: of where he has to start with this progression based 133 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: on the coverage, and then where heat goes and where 134 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: his outlet is. In terms of any single player, you know, 135 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: it's got to kind of fall within you know what 136 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: comes our way. We can't force it. So you know 137 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: there's gonna be times you'll see guys make great throws 138 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: maybe you know, into double coverage or contested plays where 139 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: guys are gonna make football plays and go up there 140 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: and get it. In terms of the progressions, we don't 141 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: ever start out a progression with in terms of this 142 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: is your favorite guy, look for him first. You know, 143 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: it goes more into here's the play, here's a setup, 144 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: here's what they play defensively, Here's what we can anticipate 145 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: in these situations. So when the ball turns over, you know, 146 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: where are your eyes going? And things happen very fast. 147 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: So the quarterbacks way to be trained with their eyes 148 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: in terms of what are they seeing from the safeties, 149 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: you know, the defensive backs, and then where does that 150 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: take them to go left right? As they go high 151 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: to low. Each play has its own you know, combination 152 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: which you're trying to work, but the understanding of the 153 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: play is really has to tie into it. You know. 154 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: I'd say for most quarterbacks, the favorite receivers the open guy. 155 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: You know, let's say one thing about you know, working 156 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: with Mac and these guys here, Brian and Zapp, you know, 157 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: I haven't really seen too much favoritism and practice. They 158 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: rip it to everybody. They spread it around, you know, 159 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: they give everybody a chance to make plays, and all 160 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: of our guys step up. They do. Two final questions, 161 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: Mark Daniels and Eanstel and Joe Um. I think, you 162 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: know in the NFL in general is to be tough 163 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: mentally physically, and Max certainly split some of that. The 164 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: other day he gets hurt. He plays the last two 165 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: series out. You know, over the course of this year, 166 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: what did you learn from Mac in terms of, you know, 167 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: how mentally tough he is as a player. Well, I've 168 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: said this before, you know, and the statement I think 169 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: I've made it is something along the lines if you 170 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: can't fast forward a relationship, so you're always continuously learning 171 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: who you're working with, and you know, you really start 172 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: to learn about people as the games start. You know, 173 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: practice is one thing. You learn a lot of people's work, 174 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: ethic and commitment, and as the games get going, you 175 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: learn a lot about people in the heat of battle. 176 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: And the one thing I was really impressed with Mac 177 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: last week it was just this competitive drive and you 178 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: mentioned the toughness, and to me, physical and mental toughness 179 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: have to go hand in hand. You can't just be 180 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: one of the other in this league, especially up in 181 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback position. You've got to be able to stand 182 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: up to a lot of adversity on and off the field, 183 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: and a lot of noise and a lot of you know, 184 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: friction coming at you within the actual play. So that's 185 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: one thing he's done a good job of. You know, 186 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: I're you know, really pleased with how he's progressed that 187 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: and he's done a good job setting the tone for 188 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: the rest of the team in terms of, you know, 189 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: how we expect to play and compete to adversity. And 190 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: last question, the inst to hey Joe, looking back on 191 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: the two turnovers that Mac had, the strip sack and 192 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: the interception in the end zone there, how do you 193 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: coach those up? Because you know, one he gets blindsided 194 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: and the other one's a fifty fifty ball with potential 195 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: pass interference. How are you going back and looking at 196 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: those with him? Well, it's like any other play that 197 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: you watch on the tape. You go back and you start, 198 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: you know, pre snap of what the play was, what 199 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: you're seeing, and just go through our progression of you know, 200 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: setting the protection where our eyes go within the progression. 201 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: Everything happens after that. In terms of going back and 202 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: just talking about you know, bolsecure, that's something as a 203 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: team we work at, you know, at all positions every day. 204 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: That's key focus for us every week. You know, in 205 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: terms of going back and dwelling on what happened in 206 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: the Miami game. You know, look, we put that to 207 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: bed yesterday as a team. We watched the tape, we 208 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: made corrections, you know, we took feedback from the players 209 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: as coaches, and right now we're getting prepared for Pittsburgh. 210 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: And that's enough for us to you know, be concerned 211 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: with today. Miami's done. We've to take the lessons we 212 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: learned and then push it forward, going, you know, to Pittsburgh. 213 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, Joe, Matt, Patricia's next, all right, Thanks you guys, 214 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: appreciate it.