1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: We're going to noticeaball rays and energy since Nick Bosa 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: has been. 3 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 2: Back into building. I really haven't noticed. It was great 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 2: energy all week. Actually, the guys have been really ready 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 2: to go and have been a great couple of days 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 2: of practice. And I mean, obviously I think Nick being back, 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 2: but I haven't. I really didn't notice it. But it's 8 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 2: I'm glad he's back, Chris. 9 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 3: This team has incredible depth of edge edge rushers, not 10 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 3: just the starters, and the packups are really good as well. 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 3: Is this a game where you're gonna have to help 12 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 3: Trent and help Colton consistently throughout the game. 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 2: Well, I think you have to be aware. They've got 14 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: good players across the board. On the defense, their defensive 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: linemen or talented ninety seven is a very good rusher 16 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: as well as a run player. The edge rushers are, obviously, 17 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: you know not as you noted, very good players. So 18 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: we have to take count as we do in every 19 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: game where the good players, how do we help minimize 20 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: their impact on the game in any way, shape or form. 21 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 2: So whatever we have to do to do that. Sometimes 22 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: it's play calls, sometimes it's help. There's a lot of 23 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 2: different ways in different things you can possibly do. But 24 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 2: this team is so there's so many things that they 25 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 2: challenge you with on defense that you just have to 26 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: be careful that you're balanced in everything that you do. 27 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: And and guys have to step up and make some 28 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 2: plays and UH, and we've got to help him every 29 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: way we can with our play calls as well. 30 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: Mostly just don't like to compare all I should compare 31 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: not a good idea. But you've got four skill position 32 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: players that Jo McCaffrey and I and Deebo and Kittle. 33 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you've been doing this a long time. The 34 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: teams that you know been on come to mind where 35 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: they like have a similar type foursome. 36 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, when I was in UH, when I was in Indianapolis. 37 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: The one thing that when I was with the Colts, 38 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: they Bill Polland did a great job of when you 39 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 2: had a quarterback and Tom Moore the coordinator there, like 40 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning, his philosophy was you had to make sure 41 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 2: that he had people around him to get the ball to. 42 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: At that point, we had Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and 43 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 2: Reggie is second here. Really wasn't quite what he became, 44 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: but he became that with it very quickly. At the time, 45 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: Brandon Stokely was one of the elite slot receivers, and 46 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: then Marcus Pollard at tight end. Kenny Dilger been a 47 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: tight end. Then Edrin James is the running back. So 48 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: there were three or four really good skill position players 49 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: around him that that the yak. You know, you get 50 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 2: the ball in their hands and they're going to do 51 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 2: something with it. Now, Marvin did things down the field 52 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 2: and so I'm not putting our guys yet in that category. 53 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: But it isn't you hear I mean, you hear other 54 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 2: coaches talk about it. You hear other people say that, 55 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 2: you know, our guys want to get the ball in 56 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: their hands. It's a good group. And so it's it's 57 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: it's it's a cool group to be around. And uh 58 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 2: and and what they do with the ball in their hands, 59 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: it's fun to watch. 60 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: Them a no question. But when you have this level 61 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: of talent at skill positions, then do you say, oh, 62 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,239 Speaker 1: we can do more offensively, let's try this, or is 63 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: it just the plays you have have a greater chance 64 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: of success. 65 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 2: Well it can be both, right, you can just say 66 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: we can just run what we run and h our 67 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: skill are our good players are going to make plays regardless, 68 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: or we can say how do we put our skill 69 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: players in better matchup positions? And so I think it's 70 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 2: always a balancing act. It depends on so many things. 71 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 2: The team you play, what the defense presents, what are 72 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: you trying to do? So on and so forth, and 73 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: so you know, you just you obviously you know you 74 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 2: take advantage of things as you see them. One comes 75 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: to mind. I remember, this is a great one is 76 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: where the Colts are playing the Ravens. And I was 77 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: actually at the Ravens at this point afterwards, and I 78 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 2: was talking with Rex Ryan about it, and they had 79 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: a third and one and Peyton threw a touchdown to Marrow, 80 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 2: like a fifty yard touchdown pass to Marvin on a 81 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: third and one. And when I asked Rex about it 82 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: when I got there, I said, Rex, this was I said, 83 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: what were you thinking? You went cover zero? He goes, well, 84 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 2: they never ever threw the ball in that situation on 85 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: third and one when you put you know, they put 86 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: those personnel people. But Peyton saw that they were in 87 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: cover zero, so we checked to a play and hit 88 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: Marvin Harrison because he knew he could take advantage of 89 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 2: something that the defense gave him. So sometimes it's just 90 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 2: that you have skilled players and you see something that 91 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: you can take advantage of it and you do it 92 00:03:59,120 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: that way as well. 93 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 4: Holten mcgivvitt's was saying yesterday that after mclinch he had left, 94 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 4: that he had a conversation with you, and you basically told, hey, 95 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 4: how you prepare like a starter, carry yourself like a starter? 96 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 4: Have you seen that in him from this day one? 97 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 2: Yep? And he still has to go through the bumps 98 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: and bruises of Okay, I maybe don't have as good 99 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: a game, but I'm still a starter. I was good 100 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 2: a quarter a rep of Hey, snush yourself off, let's go, 101 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: let's go next play, because you're the guy and we 102 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 2: need you to play well the next play. And that 103 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: was what I wanted him to know. He was the starter. 104 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 2: It's time to stop thinking of yourself as the guy 105 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 2: that came up back through the practice squad and all 106 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 2: that he's done to accomplish to where he is today. 107 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: And I just wanted to have the confidence to know 108 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: that he is that guy and he has carried himself 109 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 2: that way, and you carry yourself that way though basically 110 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 2: not because you're gonna make yourself carry carry yourself that 111 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: way by performing. But you consist in every day showing 112 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: up every day, doing what you're supposed to do on 113 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: the field, doing what you're supposed to do in the 114 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 2: meeting room, do what you're supposed to do in the 115 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 2: weight room. Blah blah blah, all the things that guys 116 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 2: are supposed to do to be a starter, be a pro, 117 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: be the right kind of guy, be on time, do 118 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: everything right, be a leader, help the young guys right. 119 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: All those things that he does. He's embraced that role 120 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: and but he's he's performed as well, so that's that's 121 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 2: helped and hopefully going into week one, you know, this 122 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 2: performance hasn't been a real game yet, so now we 123 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 2: get to see what we're made of. What's the confidence 124 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 2: I've a like for a guy like him though, When 125 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: he's got what he knows, I'm gonna be one on 126 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 2: one on this rep against what without any help? Do 127 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: you see just the confidence? 128 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 5: And I'm ready for that. 129 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm sure he's like any other guy would be. 130 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: You know, you get a lump in your throat. You 131 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: know it's gonna be a challenge. You know it's gonna 132 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 2: be a full day of work, and you know it. 133 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: You know what I've seen Trent Williams get it, I mean, 134 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: And Trent didn't think he can't remember Trent's first game. 135 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: He didn't think he was going to get that feeling. 136 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: And then he met Mark swear an opening day and realized, 137 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 2: holy crap, this is a whole different thing than what 138 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 2: I thought. And for the whole game, he hang he 139 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 2: hung on, and he's his eyes were as big as 140 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: could be and like, I am so far out of 141 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: my element right now. And that was Trent Williams day one. 142 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 2: And you asked him about it DeMarcus Ware in Washington, 143 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: and Trent was like, holy crap, this is something else. 144 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: So I can imagine Colton now. The good thing for 145 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 2: Colton is Colton has played that Week seventeen game Von 146 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 2: Miller and yeah there were some not so good plays, 147 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:18,799 Speaker 2: but there were some really good plays down to stretch 148 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 2: as well, and he has had some meaningful reps for 149 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,559 Speaker 2: us over the last the first part of his career. 150 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 2: So while it's going to be a challenge as a starter, 151 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 2: and I know it's a great player on defense, and 152 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: we give him all props and Colton Obviously, I'm sure 153 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 2: he's gonna feel it. I'm gonna feel it for him 154 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: if he's not feeling it, but I know he's You know, 155 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: where we prepare for things like this, and we go 156 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 2: against really good players in practice all the time, and 157 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 2: we talk about guys like this, and the guys spend 158 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: a great deal of time studying and looking at you know, 159 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 2: what is it? How do we best manage a player 160 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 2: like this? And then how do we help him as 161 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 2: coaches as well? 162 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 5: The team hasn't gotten off to great starts in recent seasons. 163 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 5: Just wondering if that's been discussed in recent weeks and 164 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 5: been any sort of diagnosis as to why that might 165 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 5: have been. 166 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I don't think it's hard. It's hard to 167 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: put your finger on why it has been what it's been. 168 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: You know, I think I don't know. I really don't. 169 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: This team this, I mean, we prepared well this this camp. 170 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: You know, last year we had we had a young 171 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: starting quarterback right the weather and then you know it's 172 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 2: just some ups and downs earlyer than injuries to the 173 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: positions right, and you know, Jimmy takes over after the injury. 174 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: He hadn't done anything in training. You know, there were 175 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 2: a lot of reasons last year. Every year there's going 176 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: to be an excuse. But the nday know, we haven't 177 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: played well since nineteen when we started eight to zero 178 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: in early in the season. And I don't know why 179 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 2: that is. I mean, you can look at it. Last 180 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 2: time we played Pittsford. I think we had five turnovers 181 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 2: and we still found a way to win that game 182 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: at the end when they fumbled back to us at 183 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 2: the end of the game and we end up kicking 184 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 2: the game winner. I mean, we could have lost some 185 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: games that stretch. I don't It has obviously been discussed. 186 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 2: You don't want to come out of the gate slow. 187 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 2: You love coming out and building that cushion early in 188 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: the season. Heck, all we're trying to do is win 189 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 2: one game, just like we did last year, just like 190 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 2: we did the year before. Come out Opening day. You 191 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: hope that all your guys, your preparation, execution, everything that 192 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 2: you've worn done, you can go out and do that 193 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 2: on game day. And that's all we're hoping to do 194 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: is start the season off right with one. Just try 195 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 2: to get one against a really, really good opponent opponent 196 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: and a really tough atmosphere. How was Elijah Mitchell looked 197 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 2: since coming back to that groin stray? 198 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 3: And do you find it difficult to get all your 199 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 3: running backs touches right now, especially after having. 200 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: Good camps with Jordan Bason and Titus Price. Yeah, I mean, 201 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 2: you know, every time Elijah shows up, it's great because 202 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: it's it's like he's never missed a beat. So when 203 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 2: he's out there, you're like, it's so good to have 204 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 2: him back out there. We've talked about him, you know 205 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 2: when Trent in the one game where he started running 206 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 2: and he's like he could tell it was not Christian 207 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 2: running the ball anymore, just by the way the physicality 208 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: of the run. And it is tough because you have 209 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: all these guys that can contribute, but they all have 210 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 2: a role, they all have a place. Obviously, Christian's the 211 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: lead dog, and Elijah will get his carries, and if 212 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: JP and the other guys get a chance to get 213 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 2: in there, it's nice to have him. As you know, 214 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: throughout this thing, you're always gonna need guys, and so 215 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 2: whether they're all available, and they all may not get 216 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: touches right away, at some point they. 217 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 3: Will who is the third tackle is it war, is 218 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 3: it prior? Does it depend on which. 219 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: You know right now? And it's still to be discussed 220 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 2: going into how we who we dress and stuff. Right now, 221 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 2: i'd be right and left. I did that. We did 222 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 2: it last year with Colton and Jalen last year as well, 223 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 2: So right now it's right and left. 224 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 4: Uh. 225 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 2: They've both done a good job and they're both more 226 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 2: comfortable on those sides. But I've started swinging them and 227 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 2: we've been starting to work both sides and practice in 228 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 2: case the time does come that we've got to make 229 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: a decision on one of them. Maybe we only dressed 230 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 2: one swing tackle and we addressed other guys inside. It 231 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 2: just made based on the health of the rest of 232 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 2: the offensive line. So right now it's it's right and left. 233 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: McCaffrey came in hit the ground running last year, but 234 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: with a full off season. 235 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 3: Do you see a lot of difference in how he's 236 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 3: approaching the game now? 237 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: More confidence in the system. Oh, he's he's awesome. I mean, 238 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 2: he came here last year in mid season and obviously 239 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,199 Speaker 2: the shock of getting traded a whole different system. He 240 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 2: shows up here, we start handing the football right away, 241 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 2: and he just hadn't been in the system, and we 242 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 2: talked about it last year, how he talked about how 243 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 2: much we coached him. You know, he never is a runner, 244 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: and runners don't get coached left. They get coached in 245 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 2: this offense. What they're supposed to read, what they're supposed 246 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: to see, how they're supposed to press it. And obviously 247 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 2: the Christian does this thing too, because he's a great 248 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: runner and has instincts and feel Now he understands all 249 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 2: those things. He understands the plays. We went through a 250 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 2: whole off season of him understanding what we're trying to 251 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 2: accomplish with this play when we toss him the ball 252 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 2: in this way, when we hand them the play, how 253 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 2: he's to set up the blocks, what we're thinking up front. 254 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: He didn't know those things, and they other places he'd 255 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: been hadn't really talked much about it. Is from my understanding, 256 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 2: I'm not saying he did or didn't. That's what he 257 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 2: told me. So him being able to understand, you know, 258 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 2: how things happen, and with as you've seen sometimes with 259 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: some of the plays that Kyle's designed through the years, 260 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 2: there's some decent sized holes they just kind of show 261 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 2: up and and it's by design. Well, when you're a 262 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 2: runner that hasn't seen that, it's like, you mean, you 263 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 2: don't wait to run there right now, No, you gotta 264 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 2: wait and then you can run there because there's other 265 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: things that have to happen to play. And little things 266 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 2: like that happened to him throughout and this year it's 267 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 2: not like that. Man he is. It's just it's he's 268 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: so on it and and still learning and still wanting 269 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 2: to be better. He is just so hard on himself 270 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 2: in a positive way that he's always wanting to make 271 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 2: sure he gets it exactly right. And that just I 272 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 2: mean that trickles down now to all the rest of 273 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 2: the backs. And he's just a great guy to have 274 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 2: on the team and he has made huge strides as 275 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: much as a guy's talented as Christian can make, He's 276 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 2: made huge strides this year. Thank you.