1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: We've tried to be very smart about how you put 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: the plan together. Obviously had an offseason this year, so 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: that was different. But feel like the guys have a 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: good understanding of what we're doing on all three sides 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: of the ball. Now is the time to compete. This 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show Tonight, loves your chance 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: to get a detailed peek behind the scenes from team 8 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: headquarters in Barria and you'll find out how the Browns 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: are prepping for this week's game. This is the University 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: Hospital is Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Here are your host 11 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: smithan Ziggura and on Jerry Good Evening and welcome in 12 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: to Cleveland Kevin Savantski Show all along the University Hospitals, 13 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns Radio Network, coming to you live from Slim 14 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: and Chubbies in Strongsville. Brought to you course tonight by 15 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: Bud like Kate York in the house with us here, 16 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: So come on out and see us as Slim and 17 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: Chubby's got a great crowd turned out after the Browns 18 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: took care of business just one week ago. Today, Girard 19 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: seventeen over the Steelers. They now sit at two and 20 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: one and before we get onto the falcons, which we 21 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: will do a lot tonight. Is of course, I'm joined 22 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: as always by the three time, three time, three time 23 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion Gerard Cherry. Gerard one an atmosphere you 24 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: were down there on the sidelines for that Thursday night game. 25 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: Incredible and credible atmosphere at First Energy Stadium, and the 26 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: Browns got a much needed win seventeen. What sticks out 27 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: to you still a week later about that game just 28 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: a level of physical playing a second half, Nathan, I 29 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: was so impressed by our defense, in particular, how they 30 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: took control of football game early on the first half. 31 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: It was back and forth, back and forth. We would 32 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: score pittsburghero score to the next You know, even with 33 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: injuries on the football team, on the defense society in particular, 34 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: what do we see, what do we find? We saw 35 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: young guys like Jacob Phillips making plays, getting key sacks 36 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: and due to the things necessary to get those three 37 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: and out scenarios, because when you get three and out 38 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: you put Jacoby percent and then offense back on the 39 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: football field. Good things have been occurring. Yeah, Jacoby Brissette 40 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: was great in that one. Two hundred and twenty yards 41 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: two touchdowns quarterback rating in the game of a hundred 42 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: and nine point six Nick Chubb hundred thirteen yards and 43 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: a touchdown. He is your NFL rushing leader after three games. 44 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: Off to a tremendous start this season. I bet Nick 45 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: Chub's excited to see the Falcons. Last time he faced 46 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: them in two thousand and eighteen, he ripped off a 47 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: ninety two yard touchdown run which was the longest and 48 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: still is in Cleveland Brown's history. But I want to 49 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: talk to you for a second about our past catchers. 50 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper seven for one oh wanted a touchdown, first 51 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: back to back hundred games for a Browns receiver since 52 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: Josh Gordon in two thousand and thirteen, and then the 53 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: chief career high nine catches, eighty nine yards and a touchdown. 54 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: Those two guys accounted for a hundred and ninety yards 55 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: out of Jacoby resets two and both touchdowns in that game. 56 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: They stepped up big, and they certainly did. And you 57 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: go back to Mary Cooper to think about a Nathan 58 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: week one. If he and Jacoby connects, he probably has 59 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: three weeks in a row where he's over a hundred 60 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: yards for receiving But the thing that you love about 61 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: a Mari is the fact that he brings this level 62 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: of excellence to how he plays is so impressive. What 63 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: he's doing at the Lion scrimmage, what he's doing down 64 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: the football fielding his route running. He is a prose 65 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: pro and we are so fortunate to have him in 66 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: the receiver room because what he's doing is tremendous. I mean, 67 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: I watch it from a sideline advantage point and I'm 68 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: seeing dbs simply frustrated because they have no answer for him. 69 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: You try to bump and run him. He's too strong 70 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: for you. He's too just flat out physical and they 71 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: can't handle that. Then you go down the football field, 72 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: he's very elusive with what he wants to do. You 73 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: think he's running inside, but he's going outside. You think 74 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: he's going outside, but he's going inside. So I've been 75 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: extremely impressed with what I've seen. A Lamari Cooper need 76 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: you to talk about the chief and what he represents. 77 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: Finally getting an opportunity to do what get involved in 78 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: the past game he's been blocking his butt off of late. 79 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: He finally got involved in passing game and he showed 80 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: that when I get the attempts. When I get the opportunities, 81 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: I can make plays and be a vital part of 82 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: this offensive passing attack. Yeah, no doubt, and he certainly was. 83 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: As we said, that was a career high for him. 84 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: And you think about the fact that through three games, 85 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: the Chief and Amari Cooper have combined for thirty two catches, 86 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: three forty seven yards, three touchdowns. Everybody else twenty nine catches, 87 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: two hundred forty nine yards and one touchdown. See you 88 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: need those guys. By the way, famr hits a hundred 89 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: yards this week. It will be the first time in 90 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: his career that he's at three straight with one hundred yards. 91 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: And it's certainly possible against this Atlanta Falcons team. Before 92 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 1: we talk about the Falcon too, I think you're kind 93 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: of a fun football team. To be honest with you, 94 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: what's kind of stood out to you about this team? 95 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: What's kind of your state of the Browns through three games? 96 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: What if you liked what needs to improve for this 97 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: team to kind of make a run and be a 98 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: team of consequence here in two By the way, what 99 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: a line we have right now for Kave York and 100 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: Slim and Chubby's want to turn out tonight. This is awesome. 101 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: Yes it is, It certainly is. And what I like, 102 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: it's really simple what we were concerned about, what we 103 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: kept question by saying, was it gonna be a situation 104 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: an issue? When I'm seeing how Jacoby percent Week one, 105 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: there were some questions. Week two, he answered questions. Week 106 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: three he started to put an exclamation point on how 107 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: well he's planned the quarterback position, and one in which 108 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: we're saying, this is definitely a strength of ours to 109 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: where first the narrative was, Okay, when we go against 110 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: the Herbert's, we go against the Bradies, when we go 111 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: against the Allan's, we don't stand a chance. But I 112 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: don't feel that way anymore, Nathan, based upon what I've seen, 113 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: because the way in which he's operating chevist de Fancy's office, 114 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: He's one of the top quarterbacks of the land right now. 115 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: He most certainly is Jacoby Brissette after her through the 116 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: three games right now, career best and completion percentage, yards 117 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: per game and rating he's top ten in the NFL 118 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: and completion percentage fewest, interception second FEUs with only one 119 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: sacks four four only fifth fewest, and quarterback grading point 120 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 1: three which is tense, so highly efficient. He's been great. 121 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: The ground game has been great as well. Defensively, now, 122 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: we're going into a game this week with a ton 123 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: of questions, and we'll talk about that in a second, 124 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 1: but just big picture, what does this defense need to 125 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: do better here from because it's we've seen glimpses in 126 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: these first three games of excellent play, and I thought 127 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: there's a great stretch in that second half the insted 128 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: earlier against Pittsburgh. But overall, what do you need from 129 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: this defense to be the team we thought they could 130 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: be well? First and foremost, the communication has to be there. 131 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: You have to have that. Even last week there are 132 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 1: a couple of instances where it's like, okay, are we 133 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: communicating guys. There were no blown coverages, but there were 134 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: some instances where you're saying, communicate, let's get the burbage out. 135 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: Let's make sure we're on the same page. If I'm 136 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: running covered two, you're running covered two. And if I 137 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: give you an assignment, you check back. We need to 138 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: make sure they were on the same page. So, for me, 139 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: the defensively speaking, really big concerned issue right now is 140 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: getting through this stretch. Right now, we're not healthy because 141 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: you don't have Clowney on the football field. You don't 142 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: have Myles Garrett potentially on the football field. And what 143 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: that entails is, how are we gonna get to the quarterback? 144 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: Are we gonna rely now on pressure? Because lord knows, 145 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: last week it worked. And you mentioned this Atlanta Falcons team. 146 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: They are fun team and you see that record of 147 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: one and two. Don't let that mislead you. You're aware 148 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: of it. They have some talent on that squad, and 149 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: they certainly do on the offensive side of the ball. 150 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: So quick updates obviously on the on the injury front. 151 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: Good news is Denzel Ward and j Ok returned to 152 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: practice today at least in a limited role, so they 153 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: should be good to go barring any setbacks for Sunday 154 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. The bad news now, first and foremost, Anthony 155 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: Walker Jr. Your captain, your communicator, the one with the 156 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: green dot on his helmet. He is out for the 157 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: season right now. We're on injured reserve anyway. Obviously, always 158 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: has a chance to come back with that ruptured tendon 159 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: in his quad. Jacob Phillips steps up as he did 160 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: last week's seven tackles to lead the team a big sack, 161 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: a big pass breakup, but he's gonna have to be 162 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: that mic linebacker. Now. Walker was playing elite football for 163 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. Then we get to Miles Garrett and 164 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: obviously we all know now by this point he was 165 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: involved in a single car accident earlier this week. When 166 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: you see the pictures, your first thoughts are, man, I 167 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: feel you were very fortunate that Miles Gear is still alive, 168 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: and Miles Gear is lucky to be alive, and so 169 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: first and foremost, that's the good news. He is okay, 170 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: and thank goodness for that. From a football standpoint, there's 171 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: a big difference between walking away from a car accident 172 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: being okay, it's like a normal human, and then going 173 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: and playing football in the NFL. I don't know when 174 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: we will see him back. I would be shocked if 175 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: it was this week, although the possibility certainly still exists. 176 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: But if you don't have Miles, Jevin Clowney has not 177 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: practiced all week ankle injury. Taven Brian is out as 178 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: well with a hamstring injury. Now he hasn't been ruled out, 179 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 1: but and the the arrows are pointing in that direction, 180 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: you could be without three of your starting four defensive lineman, 181 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: including the only two defensive line who have who have 182 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: been Pro Bowlers in their career. Miles, we know, first 183 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: team All Pro. They are the pass rush of your 184 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: pass rushers right now, Miles Cloudey and Brian are won 185 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: too three and pressure is generated. This would be very 186 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: difficult against anybody. Right now, we're gonna talk about why 187 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be difficul against Talkins, but just start there. 188 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: How do you You can't make up for it, but 189 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: you've got to find a way. This is an important 190 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: football game to win and try to get healthy before 191 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: the Chargers come to town in Week five. Extremely and 192 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: just from a morale standpoint, anytime you lose is gonna 193 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: stick with you and going into the season. Obviously, this 194 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: was one of those games where you look at the 195 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: schedule and you play the schedule gaming you say, oh, 196 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: we got that one. Obviously you don't know what's gonna 197 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: take place from an injury standpoint, but you bring up 198 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: an excellent point. You're gonna have to get the job done. Now. 199 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: The question becomes do you get the job done based 200 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: on a four man rush? Probably not, but do you 201 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: get the job done? Be a blitzing zone dogs. He's 202 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: already saying, what's his zone dog? Well, his zone dog 203 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: is when you blitz, but your plan zone coverage behind 204 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: in the secondary, so that might be an option as well. 205 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: So I look for us to be very aggressive with that. 206 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: But at the same time, Nathan, the problem poses is 207 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: this you have in Mariota that if you miss him 208 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: on the blitz, he has what scrambling capability, So that 209 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: becomes problematic for you too. So Joe was has a 210 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: heck of a decision to make high. Is gonna apply pressure, 211 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: but you cannot let any quarterback in the National Football 212 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: League just sit back there and be comfortable, so you're 213 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: gonna have to put some type of stress on him. 214 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 1: Not The hope is is that Winfrey, that Thomas, that 215 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: in the Rochelle as well as Elliott can get the 216 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: job done. And if they do, I'll be applauding. I'll 217 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: be clapping, and I'll be lauding them left and right. 218 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: But if they can't, you're gonna have to rely on 219 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: the blitz. And this is where that secondary comes in. 220 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: We have guys that can cover, so the owners will 221 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: be on the secondary. Do your job like you've never 222 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: done before let's play some man covers, let's play some 223 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: zero covers, because that tells you what we're going to 224 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: blitz to get the job done. So that's what I 225 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: and that's what I anticipate is gonna take place. But 226 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 1: who knows what Joe was his thinking? Well, and by 227 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: the way, that's the only part of your defense that's 228 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: healthy is your second pary right now with Denzel back 229 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: at practice. Look, the Falcons are not great on defense. 230 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: They're not flat out on the bottom of the league, 231 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: and every single category on defense they have not been good. 232 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: They got nine new starters on that side of the ball. 233 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: But they are good on offense. Right now. They are 234 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: one of two teams the Browns being the other. They 235 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: scored twenty six or more points in every single game. 236 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 1: They have the number five rushing attack. Cordarrel Patterson is 237 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: the number three rusher in the NFL right now with 238 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: three two yards. He's first at six point two yards 239 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: of carry. Now, he hasn't practiced the last two days. 240 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: We talked with the Orlando led Better on CBD. They 241 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: do think that they will have him, but he has 242 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: been phenomenal. And then you look at what Marcus Mariota 243 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: has out wide. Drake London six four to nineteen, the rookie, 244 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: the first receiver taken in this traffic eighth overall. He's 245 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 1: got two touchdowns and each he's got a touchdown each 246 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: the last two games. Kyle Pitts six sixty seven, tight 247 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 1: end slash receiver. They've never lost when he's had eight 248 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: yards receiving the game. He had eighty seven last week. 249 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: Last year had over a thousand yards. Is a rookie 250 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: tight end and average fifteen point one yards a catch. 251 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: So they can score the football. They can move the football, 252 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: Mario to your point ninety six rushing two touchdowns on 253 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: the ground. He scored on the ground last week. So 254 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: they're a dangerous team that can run it, that can 255 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: pass it. They use play action more than anybody in 256 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: the NFL, and they're kind of fun to watch. They are. 257 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: And you mentioned play action and why is that so 258 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: pivotal and key? It's because of what Cordell Cordel Patterson 259 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: is doing and that if he's going downhill and I 260 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: got him from credit Nathan for a guy who wears 261 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: number of eighty four used to be a receiver. Granted 262 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: he also returned kicks. He plays running back and hits 263 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: holes like he's running on a kickoff, and that's probably 264 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: one of the reasons why he's having so much success, 265 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: because it's not about diving around the backfield. It's straight 266 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: ahead as a physical approach. And this is one of 267 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 1: the things that concerns me about our squad, and that 268 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 1: in a linebacker position we're under size. Cordell will be 269 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: probably bigger than any linebacker, and exactly so, he's likely 270 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: bigger than anyone we have from a linebacker standpoint on 271 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: the football field. So I look for them to be 272 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: ultra physical and bring that element of the game towards 273 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: us to see how we handle it. But yes, if 274 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: we stop him, we shut down and run, then that 275 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: shut down everything that they really want to do, because, 276 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: as you just alluded to, so much of his base 277 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: upon the idea of play action pass and what that represents. 278 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: So if you can't get the play action pass going 279 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: because you're shutting down the run, then that's gonna put 280 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 1: a lot of emphasis on Mariana just been a drop 281 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: back passer, and we know he's not that great at that. 282 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: He's not great at they run play action on forty 283 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 1: seven percent of their past attempts. That's the most in 284 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: the NFL. Second is the Ravens at and at some 285 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: point that has to help the run game because half 286 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: of the time they're fake it, they're actually throwing right 287 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: football exactly. You have to earn it as a defensive 288 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: players saying, Okay, they're about even with this, so I 289 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: have to assume that it's gonna be a run. When 290 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: they show the option the action of a run, it's 291 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: a wild thing. Yeah, but you're right. His efficiency goes 292 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: way down when he doesn't have the benefit of play action. 293 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: But it's a Falcons team. They are frisky, they play 294 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: tight games, and they certainly can score. Could be a 295 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: track meet down there in Atlanta. Be a part of 296 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: one of the most passionate fan bases in the NFL. 297 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: Joined the Brown season ticket member waitless today for the 298 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: chance of securing tickets for all home games in future season, 299 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: so don't miss out. Go to Cleveland Browns dot com. 300 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: Slash tickets are called four four oh eight nine one 301 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: five zero five zero to reserve your spot today. When 302 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: we come back, here we are and Slim and Chubby's 303 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna hear from the head coach of your Cleveland Browns, 304 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski, coming up next. This is the Kevin Stefanski Show, 305 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: all along the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. This 306 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: is Brown's cornerback Denzel Award. This is Brown's receiver Donovan 307 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: pop John. This is Joel Mattonio and you're listening to 308 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. University Hospitals of 309 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: your hometown medical team and official healthcare provider of the 310 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns coming to you live tonight from Slim and Chubby's. 311 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: It is the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University Hospitals 312 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns Radio Network. Time now to talk with the 313 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: head coach of your Cleveland Browns, your two and one 314 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Kevin Stefanski. Coach, How was kind of the 315 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: weekend off and getting back into working the guys, getting 316 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: that extra day on Monday to get ready here for 317 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: the Falcons. Yeah, that Thursday night game is so unique 318 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: because it's such a short week and it's really hard 319 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: on the players. Like, I can't say it's hard on 320 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: the coaches. We you know, you're just in the office 321 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: getting work done. Maybe at a faster clip. But that's 322 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: hard on those players to make it to Thursday. So 323 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: I always just marvel how they're able to do that, 324 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: and it's such a short week, and then it becomes 325 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: a long day on Thursday where you're just waiting for 326 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: kick off and it's a late, late game. So proud 327 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: of how the guys handled that week. And then the 328 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: the benefit of that short week is you do get 329 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: some time often for the players. They need to go 330 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: recharge the battery mentally, physically and certainly as coaches we 331 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: work ahead, but also use that time to also recharge. Yeah, 332 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: a little recharge. Your boys were in town over the weekend. 333 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: They're undefeated. We maybe need to see them a little 334 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: bit more often. Yeah, I don't know about that. Happy 335 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: that they're undefeated, but I think once once a year 336 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: is good enough. All Right, you turn the page, you 337 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: get ready for the Atlanta Falcons. Is the team coming 338 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: off of its first win against Seattle, and they're frisky, 339 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: and I gotta tell you something, They're fun to watch. 340 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: I enjoy watching their offense. Know that, you know, they 341 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 1: feels like, to my uneducated eyes, some of the same 342 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: concepts that we run in that offense. They're not afraid 343 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: to have a fullback. They l have two tight ends, 344 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: three tight ends. What do you like about this offense 345 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: and and Arthur Smith's vision for it? Yeah, you know, 346 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: I know coach Smith going back a few years. We 347 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: both were tight end coaches there for a while. Uh 348 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: So kinda talked a lot in the off season those 349 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: type of things. We do share similarities in in the 350 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: DNA and in both offenses. Uh, they're operating at a 351 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: very high level. And I think what they're doing is 352 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: they're really marrying the run in the past. Uh and 353 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: just talking about this. The players that they have, they 354 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: have big, physical, good football players. Uh. I know Cordarrel, 355 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: he runs so hard, he's a great football player. And 356 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: two young players first and second year guys that are 357 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: can make players on the ball, are very dangerous with 358 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: the ball in their hands. And then the unique part 359 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: is what they're able to do with the quarterback. And 360 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: I think Marcus Mariotte has played a lot of football 361 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: in this league, can hurt you in a multitude of ways. 362 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: Can win from the pocket, can win from the perimeter, 363 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: on design keepers and just the ability to extend place. 364 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: All right, Coral Patterson, you were with him in Minnesota. 365 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: Four time Pro Bowler, four time First Team All Pro, 366 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: is a return or was a first round pick because 367 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: I'm the Hall of Fame all decades scene for the 368 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: two thousand tents. If I would have told you that 369 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: at the age of thirty one he would now be 370 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: a running back who's averaging a hundred yards of game, 371 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: already has two hundred twenty yard rushing games. Would you 372 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: even believe that? And what does that say about him 373 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: that he's able to do this, Well, it's certainly a 374 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: credit to him. Any player that can get that many 375 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: years in this league is a credit to the player. 376 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: Having said that, we handed them ball quite a bit 377 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: back in those days, coming off of Percy Harvin. We 378 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 1: kind of had a Percy plan, if you will, and 379 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: we put the young kid from Tennessee in there to 380 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: to execute a bunch of those and he was great 381 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: at it. Did I see him becoming a full time 382 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: running back now? Of course not, But I'm not surprised 383 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,239 Speaker 1: knowing the person he is. Number one, but number two, 384 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: he's just such a big, physical football player. He runs 385 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: so hard. Art uh So it's impressive to watch. Six 386 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: to two thirty is a running back and last week 387 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: jumping over guys in Seattle. I mean, it's it's kind 388 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: of wild to see this, and people are not supposed 389 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: to become running backs in their thirties in this league, 390 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: and yet here he is doing it, as he said, 391 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: a testament to him. Now you mentioned size, You talked 392 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: about Drake London, you talk about Kyle Pitts, Kal Pits 393 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: got involved last week they are undefeated when he has 394 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 1: eight yards receiving, and then Drake London. You know, it 395 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: feels like those are guys that anytime it's one on one, 396 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: it's go ahead and throw it up and see what 397 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: they can do. Yeah, I mean that's the number one 398 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: the versatility that Kyle Pitts gives where he can really 399 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: line up all over. Uh. And then you mentioned this 400 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: size on on both those guys with with size players 401 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: in theory, they're never covered because they feel like they 402 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: can go up and get the football. So we have 403 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: our work cut out for us. We have to use 404 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: our physicality, we have to use our size against them. 405 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 1: But there's gonna be some moments in the game where 406 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: it's those balls and we got to do our best. 407 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: Come down with you mentioned you have a relationship going 408 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: back with with Arthur Smith, and you guys talk a 409 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: lot in the offseason when you get to like this game. 410 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: How does that no talk? Right? Yeah? You know what 411 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: happens so often in this league where you're going up 412 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: against a friend of yours and maybe sometimes people that 413 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: you have worked with, so uh, it's it's not uncommon, uncommon, 414 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: it seems to happen every single week. But once you 415 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: get into these weeks, the text messages dry up, uh, 416 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: and you just make sure you say hi to each 417 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 1: other before the game. As guys in a similar position, 418 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: i'd imagine you'd share thoughts, Hey, this work for us, 419 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: This work for us. Do you feel like you both 420 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 1: have a little bit of insight into the way your 421 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,719 Speaker 1: minds work as offensive designers and play callers. Yeah, I 422 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: think with you know, you do talk about certain things 423 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 1: and how you're gonna handle certain things. But I think 424 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: I can see very clearly what his vision for their offenses, Like, 425 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: I can see exactly what he's trying to do. I 426 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: can see exactly how he's trying to utilize his personnel, 427 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: and I think you see an evolution of what he's 428 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: trying to do based on the players, and I think 429 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: any coach worth his salt, and I think Arthur's outstanding. 430 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: I think that's what they do with they He's gonna 431 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: evolve and adjust based on the players he has. So 432 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: they put up browns in the Alkins. Only teams in 433 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: the league that have scored twenty six points in all 434 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: three games so far this year. They've put up a 435 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: lot and yet they've given the ball away seven times, 436 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: at least twice in every single game. Is this a 437 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 1: game where it's important for your defense to be ball 438 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: seeking and to go take that football away. I mean, 439 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: it's important every week. You talk about it every week, 440 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: and we do. We talk about the team every week, 441 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: how important it is. It's really the best stat there 442 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 1: is when you're talking about wins and losses. Uh, they're 443 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: minus two, were plus one. Obviously, it's very important that 444 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: we take care of the rock when we're on offense 445 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: or the return game, whatever you will. And then when 446 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: we don't have the ball, our our mentalities, we want 447 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: to go get that ball. All right, let's flip it 448 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: around to their defense. Demps coordinating that defense somebody very 449 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: familiar obviously to people in Ohio, and of course the 450 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 1: Browns with his time with the Ravens, just watching them, 451 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 1: feels like he likes to have a linebackers up there. 452 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: He's got people standing up walking around, kind of that 453 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: Amiba defense he used to see back in the day 454 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: under Rex Ryan. What challenges does that defense present to 455 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: an offense. It's it's a really good attack, as you 456 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: would expect with coach ps On first and second down, 457 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: it's you really can get everything. You can get every front, 458 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: you can get multitude of coverages, you can get disguise. 459 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: On third down, they really tried to disrupt you. They 460 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: tried to disguise what they're trying to do upfront. Like 461 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: you mentioned, they'll have guys walk around and they can 462 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: put their defensive tackles at any position, they can put 463 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: the nickel at any position, so really trying to confuse 464 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: the offense. So in a lot of ways, it becomes 465 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: a rules game, and you stick to your rules and 466 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: and make sure that the quarterback has plays that he's 467 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: comfortable with and can get the ball out of his hand. 468 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: But they do a nice job of of alternating their 469 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: defense really from first, second, and third down. It's like 470 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: eight or nine new starters on the defense from a 471 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: year ago, so not a ton of tape on this 472 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: incarnation of this Falcons defense. What do you study? What 473 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: have you seen? And then obviously the stalwarts upfront, Grady 474 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: Jarrett and on the back end A J. Terrell who 475 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: was great last year, off to a little bit of 476 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: a slower start this year. Yeah, I think it's a 477 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: really good defense. I think for us, you've got three 478 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: games of to study, three games in our cut up, 479 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: so you get to see some of the adjustments that 480 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: they've made from last year, and there have been some 481 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 1: uh schematically and then you do you have new players, 482 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: so you try to study their new players, understand who 483 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: they are. I think they have two really good safeties, 484 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,360 Speaker 1: Casey Haywards a good player opposite Terrell. So it's it's 485 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: speed on the field, it's talented football players. At the 486 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: end of the day, though it often, as it oftentimes does, 487 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: it comes back to us and how we handle what 488 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: they do. All right, speaking of us, how have we 489 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: looked so far this week? And then and give us 490 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: an update if you can on the health status of 491 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: some of our guys. Yeah, so far, had a couple 492 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: of good practices this week health wise, I think It's 493 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: what we try to do is take things day by day, 494 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: sometimes our at an hour, see how guys are coming 495 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: off of injuries, and then see how they look in 496 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 1: practice and make decisions later on in the week. Do 497 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: you feel good that you know on your defensive line, 498 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: for example, as we sit here today, we don't know 499 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: if three of the guys that have been starting for 500 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: you all year will be able to go. How have 501 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: the guys behind them on the exterior and on the 502 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: interior looked to you so far this week? Yeah, I 503 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: think that's the NFL. It's it's you gotta understand that, uh, 504 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: at week to week, guys are gonna be unavailable. And 505 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: that's why it's so important that our young players or 506 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: our backups pay attention in meetings, get great reps, get 507 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: mental reps, because you just never know when that opportunity 508 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: is coming. You don't and that's uh, We've seen it 509 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: throughout this league over and over. There's times where guys 510 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: wake up sick on a Sunday and you didn't think 511 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: you're playing, and guess what you are, and you're playing 512 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: a huge role. So part of that is just making 513 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: sure that you are always ready so you know they'll 514 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: stay ready so you don't have to get ready. All right, 515 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: we'll end on a fun one. I'm not going to 516 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: divulge unless you want to where I ran into you. 517 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: But what is your go to pizza? When you sit 518 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: down and say this is this is the pizza that 519 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: I want? What do you get locally? Local? Just if 520 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: you want to give away the place locally, I'm saying more, 521 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,719 Speaker 1: just what's that? What are the topics? What is the chemist? 522 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: We'll give a plug to our our place there will 523 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: reown I think the best pizza in the city. That 524 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: was my first experience. I would hat tip to p JB. 525 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: Peter John Baptiste put me on that one great place. 526 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 1: Unbelievable food. So, uh, everybody head over there and get 527 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: a pie. What do you order that? What's your pie? Yeah? 528 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: Whatever they put in front of me, it's all good. 529 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: It is all good. I'm a pepperoni mushroom and then 530 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: lately I've been a little so see he's not gonna 531 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: hurt Anybody's throw that on there as well. Coach, thank 532 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: you so much for the time. Best of luck on 533 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Falcons. Great. Thanks, all right, we'll be 534 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 1: back with more of the Kevin Stefanski Show, Live from 535 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: Slim and Chubby's here on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's 536 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: Radio Network. For me, I'm just trying to make the 537 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,439 Speaker 1: right decision for each of our players. This is the 538 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,719 Speaker 1: Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to the University Hospitals 539 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Here are your hosts, Nathan sa 540 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: and Gerard Cherry. All right, welcome back to the Kevin 541 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 1: Stefanski Show. We are live. It's Slim and Chubbies and Strong'sville. 542 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: Great turn out tonight. People still in line to see 543 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: Brown's rookie kicker Kade York and he'll be joining the 544 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:58,239 Speaker 1: show in just a little bit. Nathan and Gerard with 545 00:24:58,280 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: you and we're gonna go round the league. But before 546 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 1: we that, I want to go back one thing real quickly. 547 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:05,120 Speaker 1: Drown about this. About this Atlanta Falcons offense. We talked 548 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: about how well cor Darrel Patterson's run the ball. Drake London, 549 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: the big jump ball receiver, He's been over fifty yards 550 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: every game. They got Kyle Pitts, So we were talking 551 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: number one play action team in the league. They're also 552 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: the number one pistol team in the league and the 553 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 1: number one twelve personnel team in the league. Let's start 554 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: with the pistol. What does what challenges does the pistol 555 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: formation present to a defense? And why do teams like 556 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons and the other team we see the 557 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: pistol a lot with the Baltimore Ravens. Why do they 558 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,959 Speaker 1: like that formation for their quarterback. It's really simple. You 559 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:38,439 Speaker 1: have a quarterback in both instances that can run with 560 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: the football extremely will and it's something with the extra 561 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: layer that requires the defense to prepare for in the 562 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: course of the week. And on top of that, you're 563 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 1: not used to having run option fits in the NFL, 564 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: so now you have to dedicate time to that, and 565 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: some guys don't figure it out that quickly, especially they 566 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 1: come from a situation where they haven't truly played the 567 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: option since college. In some cases, and you could do 568 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: option some read options out of the shotgun, but it's 569 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 1: more clearly defined as part of the challenge with the 570 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: pistol that they can go because the backs behind the quarterback, 571 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: they can you can exactly either way. It's not a 572 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: guaranteed inside zone across the formation exactly, so that gives 573 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: you more to read and and when you're dealing with 574 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: that type of multiple options, you really have to have 575 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: your ruin fits down because one little mistake, next thing 576 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: he knows what should be for two or three yards 577 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: ends up being seven twenty yards depending on who's running 578 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,719 Speaker 1: the football. So that has that extra lay off difficulty. 579 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: That's why teams who have these quarterbacks that can run 580 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: install it because it leaves you in a state of 581 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: guessing if Lamar Jackson has it, if Mariota has it, 582 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: you said, okay, are they gonna pitch it? But you know, 583 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: as I know, those two guys are dangerous runners with 584 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: the football in their hands. So you like the idea 585 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: of that extra, as we like to call it, wrinkle, 586 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: of putting a piston into the game plan for an offense. 587 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: So when you look at that and they're in the 588 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: they're in twelve personnel, by the way, one percent of time, 589 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: second most in the league, the Browns third most. So 590 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: in some ways a mirror image there, what are they 591 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: trying to get out of that twelve personnel Because what's 592 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: interesting about their twelve personnelists they don't throw it to 593 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: that second tight end and they basically make Pits a 594 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 1: receiver and the second tight end becomes kind of a blocker, right, 595 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: And that's essentially what you put twelve personnel, and you 596 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: hope the ideas that, Okay, the defense is gonna match 597 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: this with their only their own form of heavy And 598 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: if you do that, was that mean, Nathan? That means 599 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: you have guys who are more likely not the best 600 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: at covering. It's not their job description more so attackling. 601 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: So what do you do? You hope to get a 602 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 1: mismatch with Pitts already to begin with, but even more 603 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: so if you throw a linebacker on from a formation 604 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: standpoint and the fact that you have Cordio Patterson running downhill, 605 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: you can find a situation where a Takie taki ja 606 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,159 Speaker 1: ok Phillips could be one on one with Pitts. And 607 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: that's ultimately what they're hoping for, and that is your adjustment. 608 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: But the beautiful thing that we have going for us 609 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: is that we have safeties that have size, and we 610 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: have safeties that can do those run fits and they 611 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,880 Speaker 1: could cover down these guys where you're more comforable with them, 612 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:56,879 Speaker 1: and that matchup as opposed to saying putting Takie Talkie 613 00:27:56,960 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: Phillips or jailk in that situation. This feels like it's 614 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 1: gotta be a big Ronnie Harrison game because he's got 615 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 1: to play kind of that dimebacker for you at six three. 616 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: He's the guy who has the size to deal with 617 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,399 Speaker 1: picks and the speed to run with them and what 618 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna try to do. Go and go back again, 619 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: going back to twelve personnel. It's gonna be a run 620 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: information And okay, now, how are your run fits? Are 621 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 1: you getting pushed around by the tight end? Are you 622 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: fitting off the guard who's gonna come free to block you? 623 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 1: Who knows? But the whole point is it's supposed to 624 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: create a mismatch situation. So it's gonna be a very 625 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: very challenging game plan you have. Now you have to 626 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: deal with the option from a pistol standpoint, and go 627 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 1: through your old reads for that and and granted, think 628 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: about it, we've had some issues with communication. When you're 629 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: playing the option offense. You have to be in the 630 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: right run fits. You have to do your job and 631 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: your your assignment because if you're in the wrong gap, 632 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: if you play the wrong force responsibility nightmare of a 633 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: situation and Hopefully the Browns have a lot of experience 634 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: preparing for Lamar Jackson a couple of times a week 635 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: a year, so they've had four of those games while 636 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: they've had Joe Woods here, and hopefully that helps against 637 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: this Falcons team on Sunday. All right, let's go around 638 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: the league, Gerard, taking a look at the Week four slate. 639 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: Some very good games out there, But what is your 640 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: favorite game that is not Brown's Falcons this week? I'm 641 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: looking forward to the nice game with the Bengals and 642 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. And the reason why I say that is 643 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: so much controversy has been about two as he for 644 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: real at the three games of them being three and 645 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: oh and then on the flip side of that, the 646 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: Bengals are they back on track? Is Joe Burrow back 647 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: to being the man we think he can capably be 648 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: as what he showed last season with his ability with 649 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: those weapons to just orchestrate up and down the football 650 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: field except against the Browns. And so I'm really really 651 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: interested in that game. And just on the side note, 652 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: you only asked me for one, I gotta give you 653 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 1: one more. Two that Tampa Bay's the chief that's gonna be. 654 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: That's gonna be interesting game as well. That's Sunday Night Football. 655 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: And then I'll give another one with some a f 656 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: C North implications, the Bills at the Ravens. There's real 657 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: good games this week that'll be fun to see. All right, 658 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: take us inside the locker room here. So far, all 659 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: the Bills players have absolutely loved it. I'll tell it. 660 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: I loved it too. Uh what would you think is it? 661 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: What do you think the player reactions should be? What 662 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: would your reaction have been if you saw a coach 663 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: respond to uh, a lack of successful call it the 664 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: way that Ken Doors See, the offensive coordinator of the 665 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: Bills did at the end of that game. I'm gonna 666 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,800 Speaker 1: appreciate it. I'm gonna love it. I'm gonna respect it 667 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: as opposed to the guys we just lost. No, get 668 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: that out of here. You want a guy who's passionate, 669 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: fire up and ready to get the job done, and 670 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: you should bring that level of the corum, if you will, 671 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: to his to your locker room and that add to them. 672 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: Not man, we're not hit a player around a lose game, 673 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: especially when a guy doesn't me. Guys, deal that last 674 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: play go out of bounce? How hard is it for 675 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: you to go out of bounce and give your team 676 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: one more shot? But no, he wants to be hero 677 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: Man and play hero ball. And yes, Dorsey was rightfully 678 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: upset about it. I loved it. I loved it too. 679 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: I thought it was great. I think there should be 680 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: more that's real, relatable passion, and too often I think 681 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 1: people are programmed to be robots. Table too over. Let's 682 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,239 Speaker 1: go get fired up. I loved it all right. You're 683 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: surprised to you the Jags at two and one or 684 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders at oh and three. I'm gonna have to 685 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: say the Jags at two and one. And the reason 686 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: why I say that is that they were awful last year. 687 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: They're the worst team in football in my opinion last year. 688 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: And right now, consider how they're playing, and then and 689 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: give Peterson credit of course, and Trevor as well for 690 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: stepping up in that marriage. It looks like it's gonna 691 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: work out. With the Raiders. It doesn't surprise me because 692 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: again oh and three, and how they've lost, you can 693 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: see where they could easily be two and one as 694 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: opposed of blowing games like the Cardinal game, for example. 695 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: You let them back in that game and with the 696 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguar Zoe team. Who they when they teams there 697 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: they've beaten. I didn't see that. I didn't foresee that. 698 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: I really didn't certainly not going into the l A 699 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: and just putting whooping on the charge. However, they had 700 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: the worst coach in the history of the NFL last year. 701 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 1: This is the year Anniverse, are you with you? Going 702 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: to Cincinnati and then not going home with his team, 703 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 1: which is still one of the craziest things that's happened, 704 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: and then he said I will enough you. As the 705 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: season progressed, he's out of there. They've turned it around. 706 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: But the Raiders, this is a team that went to 707 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year, that added Davante Adams to Darren 708 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: Waller and Hunter renfrom that added Chandler Jones to Max Cross. 709 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: They there's no way they should There's no way they 710 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 1: should be win list. That is a big shock to me. 711 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: The sports world is full of myths, but maybe the 712 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: biggest one is the sure thing that that that just 713 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,840 Speaker 1: can't lose. The truth is, though no matter how confident 714 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: you are about now come, nothing is given. Want to 715 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: hear more myths like this one. Go to keep it 716 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: fund Ohio dot Com. When we come back at Slim 717 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: and Chubby's, we will be joined live by Brown's Kicker 718 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: Kave York. You're listening to Kevin Stefanski Show on the 719 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. This is Brown's Kicker Cage, 720 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: this is Brown Quarterback to Kobe. This is John Dahnson, 721 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: and you're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. 722 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 1: University Hospitals is your hometown medical team and official health 723 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: care provider on the Cleveland Browns. All right, welcome back 724 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: to Kevin Stefanski Show all along the University Hospitals Cleveland 725 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: Brown's Radio network. When the Browns come back to face 726 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers in week five, get into First Energy Stadium 727 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 1: quicker on game days with Express Access presented by Root 728 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: Insurance and roll for free today to enter through exclusive 729 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: lanes at each gate. Plus each game you use your 730 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: Express Access at First Energy Stadium, You'll be automatically entered 731 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: for a chance to win Brown's autograph merchandise. Go to 732 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,960 Speaker 1: the ticket tab the Tickets tab in the Brown's mobile 733 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: app to learn more. Nathan'scura draw Jerry live at Slim 734 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: and Chubby's in Strong's Ville presented by bud Light tonight, 735 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: and oh boy, We've got a special guest, very happy 736 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: to be joined by the Brown's Kicker. He six of 737 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: six on field goals this year. Kade York and Kate, 738 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the program. How was your first Kevin Stefanski 739 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 1: Show remote? You had a big line, a big turnout, 740 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: a bunch of Cade York jerseys. People are excited. How 741 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: was that? Man? I mean, it was great. Um, wasn't 742 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: exactly sure what I was gonna expected walking in here, 743 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: big old crowds. Was nice to see all y'all. Would 744 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: you say and and drive you've been a part of this, 745 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: give it you've been a part of this. Well, this 746 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: was like, for sure a top five line. And I'm 747 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: talking to the decades that I've been doing this, so 748 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: the people love Kage York, I love to see it. 749 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 1: You'd love to see it. What do you think, by 750 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: the way of the throwback jersey that one guy had, 751 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,719 Speaker 1: that was a pretty set. Yeah, it's a little before 752 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: my time, but you're gonna have one of those if 753 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,279 Speaker 1: it's in the closet this year. We'll see if you 754 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,399 Speaker 1: guys bust it out, Yeah, and LSU only war one thing, 755 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: so it's kind of cool to do some different stuff, 756 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: as certainly is and cave far as on the football field, 757 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,080 Speaker 1: the transition from college to the pro game, what have 758 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 1: you noticed as a difference between the two For you, 759 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 1: to be honest, the kicking game hasn't changed much. The 760 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: only thing really is changes a little bit of the field. 761 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: The hashes a little narrowers that honestly is easier, and 762 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,480 Speaker 1: then football is a little different. Um goes a little 763 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: bit further, but you miss hit it a little easier. 764 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: But other than that, it's the same game. Why is that? 765 00:34:57,719 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: Why is it easier to why does it go further? 766 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: Why it easier to missit? AUP Just the way it's made, 767 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 1: like a college balls a little skin here on the bottom, 768 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,919 Speaker 1: so you can like basically hit it on more parts 769 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,399 Speaker 1: of your foot and to be fine NFL you kind 770 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: of can catch a side of it a little bit. 771 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: Just technical kicker stuff. Now. A week ago, there was 772 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: a squad and the team I don't remember exactly, but 773 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,479 Speaker 1: they had a They had a guy who was filled 774 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: in as a long snapper and he hiked the ball 775 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: and the holder was not able to get in on 776 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:26,880 Speaker 1: the right side, explained to us why it is so 777 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,759 Speaker 1: important to make sure that you have the right ball 778 00:35:28,840 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 1: places with that kicking the laces. So you're talking about 779 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 1: the Bengals games actually decent buddies with Evan the kicker there. 780 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 1: So it's first of all, having a new long snapper 781 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: and switching up the whole situation that can really throw 782 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: off like most not even like the bad snap or 783 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: a better hold, it's really just the timing of things 784 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:53,560 Speaker 1: because kicking is like all about just like flow and timing, um, 785 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 1: So that can really throw you off. And then for 786 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: the laces, um, like everyone kind of has different preferences 787 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: on like how they have the ball lean forward backwards 788 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: after right. Um. The biggest here in the laces is yes, 789 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: it can if you square up on the laces, it 790 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: can make the ball go all crazy. But really what 791 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: happened in that game is you see the laces and 792 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: it can kind of just freak you out sometimes and 793 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: change your kick. And that's what happened with him, which 794 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: is it sucks because it was a bad situation to 795 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,839 Speaker 1: be in and he obviously he had a fifty nine 796 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: yeards field going to start that game and then of 797 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: course the snapper got hurt. Um, so that sucks for 798 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: him in that game, and it they're obviously bounced back 799 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: and done well since then. But and I always wanted 800 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: this amongst the kickers and the punters because I see 801 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,760 Speaker 1: quarterbacks do it now. When I play, I would ignore 802 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 1: my teammates even from college or somebody I play. I 803 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: would talk to anyone because I was just that intense 804 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: and serious about it. It seems like you guys have 805 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 1: this fraternity though with the kickers that you guys meet 806 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: it before the game talk. Do you even give each 807 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,879 Speaker 1: other advice or you kind of keep that to yourself? Um? 808 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: I mean in college I would because at THEND in college, 809 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:58,439 Speaker 1: I was more of a seasoned veteran. In college now 810 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 1: it's more like, hey, you give me, I'll know. But no, Um, 811 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:04,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say as much of like advice and stuff 812 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:06,360 Speaker 1: like that sometimes. The last about the stadium, and I 813 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 1: thing if like if it's your home stadium, if you 814 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: know anything that could help them out and stuff like that. 815 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:12,759 Speaker 1: And I never hoped for someone else to miss. I 816 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: hope that they kick all field goals and we just 817 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 1: score all touchdowns so we win. But um, Yeah, there's 818 00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:21,880 Speaker 1: a pretty good fraternity, like especially like you just know 819 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:23,800 Speaker 1: people through time and like some of the guys in 820 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:26,719 Speaker 1: the NFL now are like like Will LUTs and this 821 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,440 Speaker 1: with the Saints. He played for my especiallyage coordinator at 822 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,600 Speaker 1: else you when he was at the Saints. Um, So 823 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 1: you just kind of meet people and you go to 824 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,360 Speaker 1: the similar camps and stuff like that and get to 825 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: know everybody. What's this experience like for you? Three weeks 826 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 1: in you've had high the highest of highs in Carolina. 827 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: You had a couple extra points that you would like back. 828 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: What's kind of just the experience been and how you've 829 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,279 Speaker 1: been able to kind of stay steady through it? Yeah. 830 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: I mean honestly, it's the same as college for me, 831 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:54,839 Speaker 1: Like you kind of have to just stay level headed. 832 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: You can't let it be a roller coaster because stuff's 833 00:37:57,239 --> 00:38:01,320 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Um, obviously i'd like those back, but um, 834 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,480 Speaker 1: you live and you learn and you move on. Is 835 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,439 Speaker 1: there anything technical on those extra points? And I think, 836 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:09,080 Speaker 1: honestly I've looked back at it. Um, it reminds me 837 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 1: of my freshman year of college. I had a couple 838 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: of p A T s I missed and it was 839 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: really um, not about like being nervous. It's not about 840 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: technical ends up being technical, but it's more about me 841 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 1: locking and mentally UM. A lot of times with p 842 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: A t s you feel like you have to make 843 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: them um and they should just be gimmes, and you 844 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,279 Speaker 1: go out there and you kind of just space out 845 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 1: and it turns into just kind of airhead moment and 846 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: you're like, what just happened? And then like on field goals, 847 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: it's not the same be could you lock in and 848 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: you focus? So that's what I've really focused on this 849 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:39,319 Speaker 1: week is like, no matter what, if I'm warming up, 850 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: if I'm kicking the net, or if I'm actually with 851 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,879 Speaker 1: the team and a live rep. Every rep, I'm going 852 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 1: through the same mental checklist that I go through, just 853 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 1: making sure that I'm locked back in. And Kate, you've 854 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: experienced Cleveland weather. It could be ninety one day next. 855 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 1: What has that just been like from you? Because you 856 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: were in the South Louisiana great weather, humidity. I love 857 00:38:58,120 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: it all that this, but now you're in the situation 858 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,600 Speaker 1: you were, it's about the cold. UM. For me, it's 859 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 1: not even the only like real big factor about Cleveland 860 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,440 Speaker 1: is really the wind Um, the cold, Yeah, the ball 861 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,799 Speaker 1: won't go as far, but that's like that for everybody. 862 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,200 Speaker 1: The only difference about Cleveland as it really gets it 863 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,799 Speaker 1: gets winning that stadium. I definitely gotta taste of it 864 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:19,560 Speaker 1: last Thursday, and I honestly felt like I was able 865 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: to figure it out during warmups. Um, and I had 866 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: a really great warm up. Yeah, something happened and I 867 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: missed one the game, but I just gotta go back 868 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: and live and learn, and like I said, lock in 869 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:31,879 Speaker 1: mentally better and you hit the field goals though that's 870 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: always important. How nice is it to be going to 871 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:38,319 Speaker 1: a dome where the environment is completely controlled? And I 872 00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: imagine you had to have kicked there with l s 873 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: U right SEC Championship, so and for one, any good 874 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: memories there? And to how nice is it to be 875 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:49,520 Speaker 1: in a dome? I mean, I've actually always enjoyed kicking 876 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,880 Speaker 1: outside more than kicking indoors. So yes, it's controlled. But 877 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:56,439 Speaker 1: also like the ball goes further outside just because it's 878 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,200 Speaker 1: open air. Um, yes it'll be nice. Just can kick 879 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,399 Speaker 1: the same both directions and just give him a yard line. 880 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: And it's the saying, no matter what, um and it Yeah, 881 00:40:05,719 --> 00:40:07,239 Speaker 1: it's nice to not have to worry about the win, 882 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,120 Speaker 1: but also don't mind it. So does that make Justin 883 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:12,440 Speaker 1: Tucker's sixty six yarder that was in a dome more 884 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:14,719 Speaker 1: impressive to you than if it were outside, because as 885 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,520 Speaker 1: a non kicker, I would have thought the exact opposite. 886 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,759 Speaker 1: So it goes both ways. It's impressive that he hit 887 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 1: it that far, but it's also it was dead straight 888 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: because there was no wind, so that it goes both ways. Um, 889 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:29,920 Speaker 1: it's probably easy to hit it that far outside, but 890 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,560 Speaker 1: it's harder to keep it that straight outside, So there's 891 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 1: given take kind know what it's impressive certainly is as 892 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: was your game winner in Carolina. Thanks for coming out tonight. 893 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:42,480 Speaker 1: Obviously you saw the big turnout for you. Brown's fans 894 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:44,120 Speaker 1: love you and excited to see make some more big 895 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:46,319 Speaker 1: kicks for this team. Thanks for spending some time with us. 896 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:49,240 Speaker 1: A good luck on Sunday, can stopped alright the Great 897 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: Cade York. When we come back, we will be wrapping 898 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 1: things up. Sad time flies when you're having fun here. 899 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:57,760 Speaker 1: That's Slim and Chubby's and Strong'sville Nathan's Grow Drag Cherry. 900 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,439 Speaker 1: Final thoughts next on The Kevin Stefanski Show. All along 901 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:04,759 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. I feel like 902 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: I have people in the building that can tell me 903 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:08,800 Speaker 1: the truth, and I think that's really important because I 904 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:10,279 Speaker 1: don't want this to be a place where I don't 905 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:12,760 Speaker 1: get the truth from our guys. This is the Coach 906 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland 907 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:22,800 Speaker 1: Browns Radio Network. All right, we are back, Slim and Chubbies. 908 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 1: What a time. Brought to you by bud Light. It 909 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:28,040 Speaker 1: is the Kevin Stefanski Show. Nathan Zigura, Gerade Cherry Or 910 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:32,360 Speaker 1: on the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network and Gerard 911 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,840 Speaker 1: it is time for something we like to do every 912 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,680 Speaker 1: single day, a little stock up and step up for 913 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:40,640 Speaker 1: this Brown's team getting ready to go down to Atlanta. 914 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:42,239 Speaker 1: But before we get to that, I want fans to 915 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:45,080 Speaker 1: mark their calendars for Face Off on the Lake, presented 916 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 1: by Meyer, the first major outdoor hockey game at First 917 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:51,480 Speaker 1: Energy Stadium on February. Ohio State Buckeyes will host the 918 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,719 Speaker 1: Michigan Wolverines. Tickets are now on sales, starting at just 919 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:58,439 Speaker 1: twelve dollars. For more information, visit First Energy Stadium. Dot 920 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:02,280 Speaker 1: com slash face off or called four four five zero 921 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:06,760 Speaker 1: five zero. Alright, stock up and step up here Gerard 922 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:09,719 Speaker 1: whose stock is up? Nathan, I have a two for 923 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:12,239 Speaker 1: one for you. Stock up and he's a step up. 924 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:16,239 Speaker 1: Jacob Phillips stock is up. He was pivotal last week 925 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:17,759 Speaker 1: in the success that we had in the second half 926 00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:21,719 Speaker 1: with our defensive unit, and this week he's definitely going 927 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,560 Speaker 1: to have to step up because Anthony Walker, the emotional 928 00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:27,400 Speaker 1: defensive leader captain of the squad, is no longer in 929 00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:29,680 Speaker 1: uniform for us. He's on I R as we spoke 930 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:32,400 Speaker 1: about earlier, and it's gonna be pivotal that he plays 931 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: apart and bring a physical approach because Corriel Patterson running 932 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,480 Speaker 1: downhill is a beast and he's gonna have to outmatch that, 933 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:41,080 Speaker 1: out physical that and also at the same time be 934 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,799 Speaker 1: responsible for what getting guys in lining and doing their 935 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:46,399 Speaker 1: right assignments as well. So he has a huge day 936 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:48,839 Speaker 1: ahead of him on Sunday he does. I like that. 937 00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:51,520 Speaker 1: For me, I'm gonna say the stock is up of 938 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:54,239 Speaker 1: the chief, let's continue to use them. They've got two 939 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:57,320 Speaker 1: new starting linebackers in the middle there. They are both thumpers, 940 00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:00,480 Speaker 1: neither one of them really a coverage guy, although uh 941 00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:02,640 Speaker 1: they've had a little bit of success with Michael Walker 942 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:05,479 Speaker 1: so far. Rashaan Evans though certainly not a cover guy. 943 00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:09,000 Speaker 1: And step up anybody who's playing on that defensive line 944 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:11,480 Speaker 1: that's not one of great guys, Gerard. We need to 945 00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:14,360 Speaker 1: generate pressure. We need to get to Marcus Mariotta and 946 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:17,279 Speaker 1: try to affect him in that game. This has been 947 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 1: a blast. We gotta thank each and every one of 948 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:21,719 Speaker 1: you for coming out tonight. Big thanks to Cave York, 949 00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:25,320 Speaker 1: the Browns Kicker for coming out tonight as well. 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