1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: All right, injuries from this for this practice, Aaron Banks 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: is out, Trent Williams ankle, won't practice, Ray Ray Sick 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: won't practice, Drake Jackson knee will be eliminated limited. Everyone 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: else will go. 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 2: On Wednesday. Do you expect him at practice tomorrow? 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: I hope so. I know you can't today though, Well, 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: I think your initially said it was a low ankle sprame. 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 2: Is there anything more going on? Yeah? 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: I think obviously there is. I mean, just when you 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: have he's got a lot of history in there with stuff. 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: It didn't show up as a high or anything like that, 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: but when you've had that over your career, there's a 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: number of things that, with how it's taken longer than 14 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: expected to heal, it's more than a low. Sorry, go ahead, 15 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna talk too much. 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: You've talked in the past about looking at each week 17 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: as a one game season, especially in the years where 18 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 2: you guys had started a little slower. How important is 19 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: this week to really get in mind? 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: I think it's important every week, but especially you've lost 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: three in a row. You got to get back to 22 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: the part of that's all that ever matters, and it's 23 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: always a one week season. And it's not about going 24 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: on a run or anything like that. It's about trying 25 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: to beat a really good football team this week. 26 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 2: Of the chase, Ben And how do you see him 27 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: fitting in here right away? 28 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: I think he's going to jump in right away. First 29 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: time we saw him was Monday. We had a slight, 30 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: small practice and we'll see him out there today really 31 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: for a real practice, and hopeful you'll pick up the 32 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: stuff throughout the weekend. I'm get to be out there 33 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: a good bit on Sunday, yes, hope. 34 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: So ask about Looter and Robert Beale. What what's the 35 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 2: hope for them? I know that neither of them practice much. 36 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: In the summer that they can show that they can 37 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: help us. I mean, the little that they did practice 38 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: this summer, we saw two really good players we're excited 39 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: to have. They didn't get to go through a lot. 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: They got hurt pretty early, but what we saw with 41 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: them in college and what we saw in them in 42 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: the first practices, we're really excited to get him back. 43 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: You know, they're healthy now. It'll be their first time 44 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: getting into football, but hopefully they can get a number 45 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: of practices in just so they can get used to 46 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: the NFL how we do it, and but there are 47 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: guys that were looking forward to being. 48 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: Here, given that you thought they looked tired in the 49 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 2: Bengal game. Is there anything you can do to conserve 50 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: energy with this. 51 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: Team or or things like that, Yeah, definitely haven't. Bye 52 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: week really helps. We conserved a lot of energy. Yeah, 53 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 1: you always do once you get through the halfway point 54 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: of the year. I mean we always change the reps 55 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: up as we go, we change up walk throughs of 56 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: as we go. Eventually we change up our full speed stuff, 57 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: which is coming real soon. So there's always an adjustment 58 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: throughout the year. Sometimes you change a week to week 59 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: based off how your team is, where they're at, but 60 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: just always it's always evolving. 61 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: Back to what you said about a one game season. 62 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: As much as this is a veteran team and guys 63 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: understand that what things go so well as they did 64 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 2: for five weeks, that do you have to kind of 65 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: remind everybody every week that you still have to show 66 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: up every single week? 67 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course. I mean I think you get reminded 68 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: that almost every week in the league. I think we 69 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: went a while without getting reminded that, which I think 70 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: it's good to get reminded, But I always tell guys, 71 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: I mean, getting a pat on the back or getting 72 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: Hayden on it is all the same because none of 73 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: it matters and both affect you. So you need to 74 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: not let those help you or hurt you because they 75 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: really have nothing to pertain with what we do on 76 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: the field and things like that. So you always got 77 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: to focus. Whether you've won fifteen in a row, whether 78 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: you've lost three in a row, nothing changes. It's it's 79 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: about how you play and the intense you play with 80 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: and how well prepared you are. 81 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: You were doing some self scouting last week. What topped 82 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 2: out of you? I guess offensively, either what you guys 83 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: were doing or what defenses were doing to you. 84 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it's everything, and defenses do everything, and we 85 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: do everything. Each quarter is different, each week's different. I 86 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: think we've done a lot of good things, you know 87 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: when you just look at it, numbers wise and stuff. 88 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: But I think we've got to really eliminate some of 89 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: the times we kill ourself. You know, you don't ever 90 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: want to take stuff away from other teams because other 91 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: teams always make it harder. But I do feel the 92 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: times we've struggled We've just made some key mistakes that 93 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: I think we're capable of not making, and I think 94 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: we're the ones who have slown herself down. I mean, 95 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: I don't think when you look at how little we've 96 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: punned and things like that, you should have points to 97 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: match with that. I don't think we have the last 98 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: few weeks, We've gotta get more points. 99 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: Your team look fatigued and slow after the Bengal game. 100 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: Is there is slow an off season type of thing? 101 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 2: Is there any area on either side of the ball 102 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 2: you can inject some speed before the off season? 103 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: Do you have anything I can inject? I mean that 104 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: makes one person faster, but no, it's overall team speed, 105 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: and it's not just one play. It's for a overall game. 106 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: I think I think that happens several one through the season. 107 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: I think it showed up more on our tape in 108 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: Cincinnati than it had the other in a while, which 109 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: was concerning. So I was glad for the break, But 110 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: I also think the trip got to us a little bit. 111 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: I mean, those are all reasons slash excuses, which are 112 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: the exact same thing to me. But yeah, our guys 113 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: are a lot fresher, right know, they look good to 114 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: go and hopefully ILL have a good week of practice, 115 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: play the right way on Sunday and keep it that way. 116 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: You know, we got twelve We got three games in 117 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: twelve days, which doesn't help. So that's a little bit different. 118 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: But I look, and then you get three days off 119 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: after that Thursday night game to kind of recover and 120 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: get ready for the run. You get to practice two 121 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: minute drills in late game situations where you're down a 122 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: couple of scores. During the season, I know, practice time 123 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: is extremely limited. Never no one, No one does. Yeah 124 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: you don't just say you're down two scores and just scrimmage, 125 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: but everybody runs a two minute drill. We always run 126 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: it on Wednesdays. Uh. 127 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 2: You guys made a decision, or as Steve Wilkes made 128 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: a decision where he's gonna be game day. 129 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna put him on the field this week. Something 130 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: we've talked about for a little bit. Uh. I think, 131 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: uh some there's pluses too and minuses to it. But 132 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: we'll see what we like about this week. 133 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: What what is your personal feeling on it? 134 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: Uh? I love being the box. I think that's the 135 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: best spot. If I feel like you guys would judge 136 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: me too hard if I went up there never gets 137 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: cold enough, I might be I just I like a 138 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: chair in a desk and a lot of stuff write 139 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: down and things like that. And but you know, I 140 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: was had to do this for nine years before I 141 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: got here. I was only the box one year, my 142 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: last year, so I was eight on the field before that. 143 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: There's pluses and minuses to both. So yeah, you usually 144 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: go with your preference. 145 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: Why move Steve. 146 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: Just because of some of the stuff you do in 147 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: the box. You know all the advantages to it, which 148 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: are great. But I kind of wanted to be down 149 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: and be near our players a little bit. They've had 150 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: that more just with the linebacker communication in the past, 151 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: and I want him to be down there so you 152 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: can talk to guys a little bit more. 153 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: Red zone scoring for you, guys is up for the league. 154 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: It's down. 155 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 2: There are something happening league wide tendency that you're. 156 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: See global warming, No, it's it's all. I'd see all 157 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: that stuff, random and everything, even I mean, the league 158 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: always evolves. I think defenses. I think offenses have so 159 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: many things that they do these days, not just a 160 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: couple teams or half the teams, all the teams. I 161 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: think it makes defenses have to be a lot more sound, 162 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: not take as many risks, and stuff gets tighter down there. 163 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: And when you're not taking as many risks and you're 164 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: extremely sound, there's not as many freebies. And if you 165 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: try to make a living off throwing jump balls or 166 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: just running into loaded boxes, that's really tough too. And 167 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: then when you sit back and you drop back when 168 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: people are being sound, there's seven to eight guys in 169 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: a tight, tight area, and there's only three to five 170 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: offensive guys in a tight area. So I think defenses 171 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: are getting better in that area, and offenses they just 172 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: they catch up, and you've got to get creative or 173 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: you got to get guys who can run it in. 174 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: I forgot here. Deebo's production has been kind of off 175 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 2: and on a lot of its injuries. What would it 176 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 2: mean to get him back full strength and get them 177 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: both going at the same. 178 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: Time, I think be huge. I don't think we've really 179 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: had that. You know, Christian came in the middle of 180 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: last year. Deebo was banged up throughout almost to all 181 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: last year and hasn't really had his exact role or 182 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: been healthy since the year prior to that, and I 183 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: thought Devo started out great this year with how healthy 184 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: it was, how good he was playing, and then he 185 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: got some bad injuries which have kind of set him back, 186 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: and I think he's about ready to get back out 187 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: there full and hopefully we can keep him that way. 188 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: In Chase's relationship with Nick, they benefit him in a 189 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: transition like getting every solemn money I practice. They're obviously friends. 190 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: So how does that maybe help the player who's traded 191 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: in the middle of season. I think anytime you go 192 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: to a new place, that's always a little weird for people. 193 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: Football players just like anybody else, and you want to 194 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: go in there and meet everyone and stuff. But I 195 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: think it's always nice to have someone of your known 196 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: prior to kind of show you the ropes and understand 197 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: who you are, let other guys know, and it's just 198 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: an easier transition for people. 199 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,719 Speaker 2: How does Trevor Lawrence look compared to the guy you're 200 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 2: prepared for the last time you play? 201 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: I mean very similar. I mean I think Trevor's on 202 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: one of the more talented quarterbacks in this league. He's 203 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: a problem at any time. He's the height, he has, 204 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: the size, he has in that pocket and he can 205 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: make any throw and what he can do with his 206 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: legs on any type of play, whether it's a design 207 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: run for him or just getting out of the pocket 208 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: and doing off schedule stuff us. He's always a problem. 209 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 2: With Colwell's defense. They held Pittsburgh two hundred and sixty 210 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 2: yards or whatever. 211 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's the best. I mean, them and 212 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: Cleveland are definitely the best two defenses we played this year. 213 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: I think they're playing at extremely high level. They're not 214 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,719 Speaker 1: giving up yards. They're one of the hardest teams in 215 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: the league to run the ball against. I think they're 216 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: number one and getting turnovers. I think they're number three 217 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: and giving up explosives, So they're a ben But don't 218 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: break defense because they're not giving up explosives and it's 219 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: really tough to run the ball against them. Man, they 220 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: lead the league in turnovers, so they're it's not surprised 221 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: if one five in a row. Thanks guys.