1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Great. We'll start with questions. We've got to Phil Perry, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: followed by Doug Kie. Go ahead, Phil, Thanks, Stacy, Hey Steven, 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: are you doing good? How are you doing Phil good? 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about a couple of your 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: rookie linebackers because they seem like versatile guys and I'm 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: not sure how often they're working with you versus growd 7 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: or everybody's working with everybody. But what have you seen 8 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: from Anthony Jennings and Josh Ucha in terms of their 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: ability to to maybe move around the defense a little 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: bit in the time that you have them. Uh. Yeah, 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: I've really enjoyed working with all those guys. To you 12 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: to your question, Anthony and Josh specifically, those guys have 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: been great. Um, They've been doing everything we ask them 14 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: to do. We ask a lot of our players in 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: terms of versatility and being able to handle multiple roles. Um, 16 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: they're obviously very different players, uh, comparing those two, but 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: they do a lot. They've done everything we've asked. UM. 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's been a great great working with them. 19 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: Those guys work hard in the meetings, trying to pick 20 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: up everything that we've put on their plate. So I've 21 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 1: really enjoyed it. Yeah, they've spent time working inside, working outside, covering, rushing, 22 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: you know, everything that we ask our linebackers to do. 23 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: We've tried to put on that our plate and we'll 24 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: see what they can handle. See if I could follow 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: up really quick that. I'm not sure how official the 26 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: rosters that we have online are for these guys in 27 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: terms of their height and weight, but Josh is listed 28 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: as a little bit lighter than I think a lot 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: of the linebackers you guys have had in your defense 30 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: in the past. Is that allow you to maybe do 31 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: some different things with him that you maybe haven't been 32 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: able to do with others in the past. Yeah, I 33 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: mean I wouldn't look too much into that. You know, 34 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: some guys are big, but they play a little light. 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: Some guys are light, they play a little bit big. 36 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean we're not We don't stick guys 37 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: to their positions based on how much they away or 38 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: how tall they are. You know, we try and analyze 39 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: their skill set and see see what they can handle 40 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: out on the field. I mean there's a place for 41 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: that stuff, seeing how much they weigh and how they 42 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: can stack up against you know, an offensive lineman, a 43 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: tight end, a running back or something like that. But 44 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: we just evaluate their play and what they can do 45 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: on the field. We don't really look too or me personally, 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: I don't look too much into the specific weight. Yeah, 47 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: thanks you, thank you. Doug Kaine, followed by Evan Lazar. 48 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: It's just stacking off fields question a little bit. Obviously 49 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: you haven't had a ton of time to work with 50 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: Josh or Anthony, but how much progress have you seen 51 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: out of them in the last month or so? A 52 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: ton of progress, thanks for the question, Doug. A ton 53 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: of progress. Um, Yeah, we've been you know, we've been 54 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: in those WebEx meetings with those guys all the way 55 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: back in the spring and put a lot on their 56 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: plate mentally back then, just because obviously there's nothing physically 57 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: that we could do with them, but put a lot 58 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: on their plate. Tried to present as many things as 59 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: we could over the course of the spring, spend a 60 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: ton of time meeting with them, and you know, there 61 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: was a little bit of starting at it at the 62 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: beginning point once they got back into the building because 63 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: we're actually able to be hands on with them, so 64 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: we kind of had to work through that for a 65 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: couple of weeks and they came along every day. They've 66 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: been improving every day. They got a long way to go, 67 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: but they've been doing great and coming along just fine. 68 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: I'm really happy with both those guys. Next question everyon 69 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: Lazar falled by Bob. It's Steve. You've obviously coached safeties, 70 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: now you're coaching linebackers. I was just wondering those two positions, 71 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: how much in your system do they kind of overlap? 72 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: And I know you guys play the safeties down in 73 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: the box a whole lot, so how much coaching do 74 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: you and Gerard do with that group to make sure 75 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: that they know what they're doing when they are down there? 76 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: A ton of stuff working a lot with those guys, 77 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: And yeah, I've really enjoyed the transition from safety to linebacker. 78 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: Obviously missed those guys in the back end, but there 79 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: was a lot of carry over there. You know, Pat's 80 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: played down in some line backer roles, Devon's played down 81 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: some linebacker roles when Pat was out, Terrence has played 82 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: down some linebacker roles. So yeah, I mean I spent 83 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: a lot of time, which are obviously last year working 84 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: on some of that stuff when those guys played down 85 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: and now it's kind of the same thing, um linebackers 86 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: playing obviously linebackers roles and then you know, moving down 87 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: into the D line stuff. So it's just kind of 88 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: working from back forward. So it's been great. Obviously, always 89 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time with everybody on the staff, 90 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: so we got a lot of a lot of good 91 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: coaches there and always bouncing, bouncing ideas and philosophies off 92 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: each other. It's it's a great working relationship with all 93 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: those guys. Next question Bob Socy, followed by Jim. Thanks, 94 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: Stacy morning, Steve, Good morning. How you doing. I'm doing well. Thanks. 95 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: Josh pointed out that you guys are going into this 96 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: game without anybody having played a seventy snap game or 97 00:04:55,320 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: even a forty play preseason game. You're well conditioned as 98 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: you can be, running in the condition you've had in 99 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: training camp. But how does it factor into personnel usage 100 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: if at all, the fact that you haven't gone through 101 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: preseason games where some of these rookies have been out 102 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: there for forty fifty snaps perhaps, or even the veteran 103 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: players have been out there for a large number of snaps. Yeah, 104 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: that's a great question, and we're just gonna have to 105 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: see how it goes in the game. You know, we'll 106 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: see how much these guys can handle. We'll have everybody 107 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: ready to go, everybody on the active game day roster, 108 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: they need to be ready to go, and if their 109 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: numbers call, they got to get in there. So we'll 110 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: have to keep an eye on that throughout the game 111 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: and see what those guys can handle. I'm sure as 112 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: the game gets going, we'll see that some guys can 113 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: handle more than others. But honestly, that's that's a great question, 114 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: and yeah, we'll just need to be ready to adapt 115 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: to that depending on how the game goes. I mean, 116 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: we've played games where we play ninety defensive snaps. We 117 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: play games where seventy defensive snaps, So you know, some 118 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: guys got special teams loads. So um, we're definitely gonna 119 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: have to keep an eye on that as a coaching staff. 120 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: And yeah, you can't can't simulate game game in football condition. Um. 121 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: You know, you can run as many sprints as you want, 122 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: but getting out there, hitting the physical, physical part of 123 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: the game, there's just uh, yeah, there's a lot of 124 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: unknown there and I'm excited to see how it plays out. 125 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: Hopefully I can manage my group just like everybody else. 126 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: Thanks Steve, And two final questions Jim McBride and Charist 127 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: for head Jim. Hi, Steve, this kind of goes back 128 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: to an earlier question, But considering your your experience with 129 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: the safeties, I'm wondering how much Brian comes to you 130 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: for guidance and tips and kind of what are those 131 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: conversations like with him? Yeah, thanks for the question. And yeah, 132 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: me and my brother, regardless of what either of our 133 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: roles are, we're always talking about football. We've been doing 134 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: that our whole lives. So yeah, I guess it's a 135 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: little bit more specific to h to safety play for 136 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: him now this year since he's coaching back there. But yeah, 137 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: it's it's it's fun to work with him. It's fun 138 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: to kind of bring him along in the process. I've 139 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: been in his shoes as a first year safety coach. Um, 140 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: you know, coming off of off the quality control role. 141 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: So um, yeah, there's a there's a lot to a 142 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: lot to learn at every position and not a defense 143 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: and uh, I'm happy to work with him. Um, get 144 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: back in the room with those uh, with those dvs 145 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: and spend some time with him and Mike, So I've 146 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: enjoyed it. We talk a lot about it. Um. There's 147 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: always new things that come up, and there's things that 148 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: I can learn from him that uh that I didn't 149 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: realize when I was coaching the safety. So it's a 150 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: it's a great working relationship, like I said, with with 151 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: everybody on our staff. We got a lot of a 152 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: lot of good, good guys on our staff. Thank you. Hey, 153 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: last question Terris Houlivan. Hey, Steve, Um, I'm happy to 154 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: wrap it up with kind of not it's not a 155 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: weighty question. I'm just curious if growing up, how often 156 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: or if you've been told you sound so much like 157 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: your father? Uh yeah, Um, I hear that every time 158 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: I come to interview with you guys. What about in 159 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: the family and stuff. Uh No, We're we're all our 160 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: own people. So yeah, we uh we just live our 161 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: lives being who we are. It's just just you guys. 162 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: I get to hear that from It's not so much 163 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: like what you say, which is fine, the actual like 164 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: just like you could be a voice double. I guess 165 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: it's more what I meant, Like, I get you're your 166 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: own guy, but if you picked up a phone I'm 167 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: not sure I can tell the difference sometimes. Uh yeah, 168 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: I guess that's that's your problem, my mine. I know 169 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: my dad's voice, and I don't talk to myself. So 170 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: thank you. Yeah, okay, thank you everyone, thank you Steve. Yeah. Thanks, guys, 171 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: have a good day.