1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Do you have an update on Devin Smith? Yeah, if 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: he has an a c L tear and we're probably 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: gonna put him in a hour. Do you know when 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: he's scheduled for surgery? Not yet? No, Todd? How how 5 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: tough is that when you know Devin's by guys been 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: trying to trying to figure it out all year and 7 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: and then he goes through and has a you know, 8 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: a really rough injury like that. I mean, it's a 9 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: tough break for me. I'm along. He was starting to 10 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: play faster and he's getting this find this place within 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: the offense. But he's a young guy, so hopefully we 12 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: can get it done. He can come back strong and 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: next year. Todd, what did you, um, I guess if 14 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: you can maybe expand on that a little bit, what 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: did you see in particular something in terms of progress lately? 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: I know you would express hope mid year that once 17 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: he got past that rib deal that he would be 18 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: all right, uh and started allop What did you particular 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: scene from lately? He's grasping everything mentally, and he was 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: playing faster. And when you learn more and you get 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: the mental part of it down, your game starts to 22 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: play faster. And they started playing faster from a route standpoint, 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: from a block and standpoint, from a recognition standpoint. And 24 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: and it's unfortunate that this happened because he was coming around. 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: He was really gonna helpless And what Jeremy Curly left 26 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 1: with a calf injury. What's the latest. He's got a 27 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: calf conclusion right now and we're just treating it and 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: we'll see how he's towards the end of the week. 29 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: Do you have to make any contingency He's taught obviously 30 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: you you lose Devon and Jeremy's up in the air, 31 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: so your wide receiver depth is is thinner than it 32 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: had been. What sort of contingencies are you considering? But 33 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: we got Tompkins and depending on how Curly comes along, 34 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: we're looking around with we may or may not do 35 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: something with that spot. Tom What was your message to 36 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: the team last night, Oh, no, different than the last 37 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Just keep doing what we're doing and 38 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: getting better and take it one game at a time 39 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: and try to win out in December. It tough that 40 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: you know, you guys are eight and five and you're 41 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: obviously playing really well by you know, sort of remarkably, 42 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: You guys don't control your own destiny at this point. 43 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what we were dealt in the bed 44 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: we made ourselves, and we understand that we're just going 45 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: to continue to get better as a team and just 46 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: take it one game at a time. We're not gonna 47 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: worry about what happens at the end. If we take 48 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: it one game at a time, we'll be okay. God, 49 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: one of the what are the challenges of a short 50 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: week like this? So you guys are going through this 51 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: year with the short weeks, bro, we just gotta make 52 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: sure we prepare as an extra day is not normally 53 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: a Thursday game, it's actually a Saturday games. Know, we 54 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: do get a little time to prepare for it, and 55 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: we just got to make sure they take care of 56 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: their bodies and we understand mentally what we're walking into 57 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: and just be ready to play. You think mentally what 58 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: you walk into, what the atmosphere there, or just mentally 59 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: what we're walking into as far as what we have 60 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: to do to do our jobs. Not so much of 61 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: the atmosphere there, but getting our mental approach down on 62 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: our mental game down. Talk there any other injuries out 63 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: of the game, yesterday. No, there wasn't. You were what 64 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: I reach Y Todd? You were using a Damario Davis. 65 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: It looked like a little bit different. He was on 66 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: the line as a pass rusher. How do you what 67 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: was the thought behind that? How do you think he 68 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: did in that role? Well? I did a good job. 69 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: Remember we had some different looks we were doing and 70 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: just trying to confuse the quarterback and line up a 71 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: little differently. So that was his role right there, and 72 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: using three linebackers, and that was the package we had 73 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: in that week. So I thought he did a good job. 74 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: What's gonna keep for you guys against the run last 75 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: few weeks? The guys up front really play well and 76 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: they take pride and you know, they take a lot 77 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: of pride and run games. So we really try to 78 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: make people undimensional and if we can do a good 79 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: job at that and I give up many big players, 80 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: we'll give ourselves a chance to win. Is this the 81 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: kind of year you expected for Mo Wokerson or has 82 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: he exceeded even your expectations. I knew he was a 83 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: great player, was having a good year. Like I said, 84 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: I don't think the season gets counted on a bunk sacks. 85 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: I mean, the facts help out a lot, but I 86 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 1: knew he was a great player. I expected him to 87 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: play like this, you know, not knowing him or having 88 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: coached him, you kind of get a feel as you 89 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: go along. But we knew More was capable of doing 90 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: these type of things. Well, you learned about him TODs 91 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: along the way for me as far as being a 92 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: great guy and a diligent worker. You know, he comes 93 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: to work every day, he understands game situations. He's been 94 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: the leader for us over there on defense, and he 95 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: comes out to play whenever the player to be made, 96 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: you know, somehow most steps up and makes it. Todd 97 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: decides the sax, and he alluded to kind of being 98 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: more than that. Well, you kind of appreciate about his game. 99 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: Can you kind of give us an idea how he 100 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: affects the game from a standpoint that it is not 101 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: maybe as obvious or how often was to you know, 102 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: scheme to count for him? He commands two blockers, number one, 103 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: He can block them with the tight end. He holds 104 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: up the tight ends when he's at end. But he's 105 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: big enough the two gaps in there at tackle. But 106 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: he's got very nimble feat so he has all ingredients 107 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: and the tangibles of being a great player, and he 108 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: understands what they're trying to do to him. He's he's 109 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: very smart. He figures the game out and he helps 110 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: to got along the line with him. Sometimes the fans 111 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: and media get caught up in the Pro Bowl voting 112 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: process more than you know coaches do. But Mose had 113 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: a couple of close calls. He'd never made it. Um, 114 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: do you think he's deserving this year? No? I don't know. 115 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: I don't get the vote. I mean, I'm glad to 116 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: have him. I think he's one of the best players. 117 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: So whatever they vote when they vote on you know, 118 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: as long as he helps us playing games, I'm happy Todd. 119 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: Mike Mularkey said after the game on the Marshall touchdown 120 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: that their headsets went out before that play? Were you 121 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: aware of that? Did your headsets go out at that moment? 122 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: I wasn't aware of that. And how if this didn't 123 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: going on? Is that? Can you can you see how 124 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: tough that you know? Is that? Um, you know, coaching 125 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: on the defensive side, is that a really difficult thing 126 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: to deal with in that moment? And you think that 127 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: explains kind of the their breakdown on that play. I 128 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: don't know. I think it's different for everybody there. But 129 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: you want to communication and you want to headsets work, Tom, 130 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: what are your thought really thoughts on dead Bryant? Great player, size, speeds, hands, 131 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: tenacity for out runner. You know he's got the full packs. 132 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: Every week we're gonna it's a great receivers. He's one 133 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: of these, He's the next one up. But I know 134 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: you always say, you know, take you one game at 135 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: a time, But are you you know, do you at 136 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: this point it's really coming out of wire. Are you 137 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: rooting against certain teams? Uh? You know each week at 138 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: this point, No, I'm just rooting for our team right now. 139 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: Everything else will take care of itself. You don't going 140 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: to the We don't go into the season rooting for 141 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: a certain team, So I'm not going to end the 142 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: season rooting for a certain team. I'm just gonna root 143 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: for us and hope we do well.