1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Statistically, the Lions are not great on defense. But when 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: you when you look at them, what do you see 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: terms of the challenges. Um, I think they're physical. I 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: think that jumps off the tape when you, uh, when 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: you watch them at all three levels up front, linebackers, 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: in secondary, they all play physically. Um. And they've got 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: some talent. They've got some good players who can make 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: plays and affect the game. So UM, you know, I 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: don't think we're reading too much into any statistic or anything. 10 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: I think we watch the tape and and we see 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: they're they're good defense. Then you were saying how you're 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,639 Speaker 1: getting the line fast and cafit me in your gear. 13 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: How much have you guys done that before the Houston game? Uh, 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: we've done it here and there in spots. It's probably 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: the game we've done the most of it in. How 16 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: much does it help or what does it add or? Um? Yeah, 17 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's just another tempo. It's another 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: another way to uh keep the defense on their heels 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: and um, you know, make them adjust to what we're doing. 20 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: What's it like for you to be at the line 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: and have him in your ear? Uh, it's it's Uh, 22 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: it could be helpful. I think we're just trying to 23 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: get trying to get the best look we can and um, 24 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: yeah it's it's gone. Well. When you have a play 25 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: like the third down scram on fourth quarter, you take 26 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: a big hit, you get the first down, or or 27 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: do you have I mean, do you have to pick 28 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: your spots on plays like that about when you're when 29 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: you're willing and able to take a hit or is 30 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: you just not even thinking that deeply about it as 31 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 1: it plays on fold? Um? I mean I think, uh, 32 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: you know, if it wasn't third down, maybe it would 33 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: have gotten done a little quicker. But I think in 34 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: any situation like that where you're trying to pick up 35 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: the first down, um, you gotta have awareness where that 36 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: line is and do what you gotta do to get there. 37 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: Have you had any effects of the knock injury, you know, 38 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: taking hits, because obviously been a long time, I really haven't. 39 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: You know, I felt felt good. You tell your story 40 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: to pass that game off an offense that could be explosive. 41 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: Does that create an expectation or even pressure on you 42 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: guys too Try to score as much as you can 43 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: because you know they're capable of doing the same thing. Um, 44 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: I think we're always trying to score as many points 45 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: as we can, and we're trying to um you know, 46 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: every time we get the ball, we're trying to put 47 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: in put in the end zone. So that doesn't change 48 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: week to week based off who we're playing. UM, you know, 49 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: we're confident in our defense. They've done done a great 50 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: job all year against some really powerful offenses. So UM, 51 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: you know, our approach is to just to score every 52 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: time you touch you That won't change the offensive lineming thing. 53 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: You know, they take probably want they say, hey, we 54 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: we want to run the ball. As a quarterback Astum, 55 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: you probably want to throw it, would you. Uh like 56 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: in a perfect world for an offense, you know, to 57 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: open it up and just be like all right, let's 58 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: just go around and sling the ball more if we can. Uh. 59 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I think we all just want to win. 60 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: I think, you know, regardless of what position you you play, 61 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: you want to win. You want to uh, you know, 62 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: scores many many points as you can and win the game. 63 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: So uh, that's where we're all focused. That's why I'm focused. 64 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: And UM, you know I think we've done We've won 65 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: different ways this year and depending on what the defense 66 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: is doing, depending on how the game's going, We've adjusted 67 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:11,119 Speaker 1: our style. Do you like shootouts? Like playing at them? Yeah? 68 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: I think so. I think Uh, like I said, offensively, 69 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: you're trying to trying to score every time you touch it. 70 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: So when it's a competitive game like that, then, uh, 71 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: that's certainly fun to playing. Do you have a memorable 72 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: shootout in your career that? I mean your first, very 73 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: first start was one, I guess um, Um, I mean, 74 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: not not a ton of them. I think Washington that 75 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: that year was the second game. Um, but yeah, I 76 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: mean I think any time you get in those situations, uh, 77 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: where the balls in your hand trying to win the game, 78 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: that's that's a fun situation to be in. I mean 79 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: a lot of people will say you're playing your best 80 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: football of your career. Um, knowing that, is there a 81 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: part of you that l is I guess it's kind 82 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: of a little bit impetitive for what Jordan has, but 83 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: to open it up a little more because you are 84 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: playing so well and take advantage of what you are doing. Uh, 85 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think I'm I've thought about that 86 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: at time. I think it's about uh, like I said, 87 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: winning games. And and regardless of what position you play, 88 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: you want to you want to win the game. So 89 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: that's the most important thing. And and uh that's why 90 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: I'm focused. So uh, you know, I'll continue to make 91 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: good decisions and and uh when we have opportunities to 92 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,239 Speaker 1: make plays in the past game, we do it. I'm wondering, 93 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: what do you think when you hear people say that 94 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: assessment that you're you're playing the best football over your career. UM, 95 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: I think I've I've uh you know, I think I've 96 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: improved week to week. I think I've you know, probably 97 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: probably am playing better than I have in years past. 98 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: But UM, you know that's the goal is to improve 99 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: every year. So I'll continue to try to do that. 100 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: Uh going forward, can you sustain running, say one thirty 101 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: five times a week? Um? I mean I think it's 102 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: like I said, we've we've won different ways and and 103 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: uh we have the ability to do do a lot 104 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: of different things. On offense. He's a incredible player. I 105 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: think you know, it goes without saying he's been huge 106 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: for us, and UM, you know, if that's what it takes, Um, 107 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: you know, that's what it takes. And I know he's 108 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: certainly willing to do that. So, um, he's played, He's 109 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: played awesome cour us. That's truly generally in practice day 110 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: is that Do you enjoy that? True? Or it's working 111 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: on footwork with Jay before you guys really got to 112 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: individuals even Uh yeah, I think I think all the 113 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: drills we do, um, you know in those periods are 114 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: uh you know, we try to simulate game like movements 115 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: and uh you know, replicate things that that happened to 116 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,239 Speaker 1: the game and things we can improve on. So um, 117 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, she does a great job with those shows. 118 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: Is there a constitutions you're going on there at all? Uh? Yeah, 119 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: there's a net competition who hits the most nets? Did 120 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: you win to that? I think Davis one today, he 121 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: had a good day.