1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Holding guys, holding guys by discussing travises, diagnoses and what 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: you've missed without him being in the lineup. Yeah, I 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: don't want to get too deep into the medical part 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: of it. We certainly feel like we we have our 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: arms around what it is, and he started medication and 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: we feel like he's responded well to that. You know, 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: I've spoken to him, his teammates have spoken to him. 8 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: He seems in really good spirits. He seems in a 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: good place. We'll just have to wait and see how 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: it all goes. And first and foremost, we're thinking about 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: him and his family as people more than any football 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: aspect of this, and we'll just see how how he 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: comes back from this. He's handled it really well up 14 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: to this point, and again I think he's in a 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: good mental frame of mind in regards to what happens 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: with us. You know, Joe Looney has taken a lot 17 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: of snaps in his absence up to this point. We 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: signed a center the other day. We have some other 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: options that we can that we can look towards as 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: we go forward, but for now, Joe luone, he's taking 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: those snaps with the ones, and again he's handled it 22 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: work really well up to this point. Those other options 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: in the house or are they seeing what comes down 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: the line when other teams aren't making moves. I think 25 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: probably both. You know, we've talked about Zach Martin's versatility 26 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: really throughout his career. You know, his ability to play tackle, 27 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, that's what he played in college, and then 28 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: his ability to snapped the ball. He's worked on that 29 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: in the past. We do anticipate him being our right guard, 30 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: but that's somebody in house that you could you could 31 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: talk about as a safety net as we go forward. 32 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: And then certainly, uh, you know, you're always seeing what 33 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: the landscape is out there, not on your team right now, 34 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: people who could be available to help us. But again 35 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: that's all getting way way ahead of ourselves. The biggest 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: thing for us is to take each day with with Travis, 37 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: be there to support him, and the guys who are 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: available to us now are going to get some opportunities. 39 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: Diagnosis just this situation. Yeah, again, I think he's handled 40 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: it really well. I think he's a great frame of mind. 41 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: I think, as much as anything else, the uncertainty of 42 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: this was probably as bothersome as anything to him. He 43 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: has these feelings and you know, just kind of working 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: through what it is. And I think our doctors and 45 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: our our trainer did a great job sorting through it 46 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: all and getting him to see the right people. And 47 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: again I think we have our hands around it, and 48 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: I think he's handled it really well. And again I 49 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: think he's responded well to the treatment so far, and 50 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: hopefully that will continue. You notice early in camp at all, 51 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: before it reached the stage where he had the MRI 52 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: and saw doctor Watkins, that he wasn't his stamina or 53 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: his strength wouldn't what didn't necessarily had been in previously. Yeah, 54 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: I don't want to say that. You could tell something 55 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: was bothering him, and he brought up the stingers and 56 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 1: those kinds of things, so you could tell he wasn't 57 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: quite right. And you know, we watch our players constantly 58 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: do everything. And then obviously you want to develop good 59 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: relationships with guys where you communicate all the time. And 60 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: so once we kind of saw some things and he 61 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: was sharing some things with us, and we really tried 62 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: to delve into it. And again I think the process 63 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: had been really good. Like you said, that evolved during camp. 64 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: He wasn't playing rod, he was telling you on your stuff. 65 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: You're applying Rod, I'm having this yeah, and again that 66 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: I think there was a practice where he sat out 67 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: because of the stingers that the feeling that he had, 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: and then we went he went to see go see 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: the specialists, and then came back and saw some more specialists. 70 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: So I think one of the things they've told me 71 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: is that they feel really good about how quickly they 72 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: got to it, and they got it in the early stage, 73 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: and he's on medication that they think can be helpful 74 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: to him. The whole domino effect. It starts up obviously, 75 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: you can't play this guy because this guy isn't playing, 76 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: So we won't play this guy. And then suddenly you're 77 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: playing seven man in football. So at some point you 78 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: just say just what we have and we're moving on. 79 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: Or how do you approach saying, oh, you haven't given 80 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: any thought that he was playing the courts on something. 81 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: You're talking about the guys playing in the game this week. 82 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: You know, a sudden, well this guy isn't playing. We 83 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: can't play this guy. Yeah. Again, we haven't had those 84 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: those detailed discussions on it. We talked about it the 85 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: other day though, that you know your objectives are trying 86 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: to get guys ready for the opener. We played Carolina 87 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: in a few weeks and we want to be ready 88 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: to play. So how do you get guys ready? You 89 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: give them opportunities and practice, give them opportunities in games. 90 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: Our stars have played a lot in the first couple 91 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: of games, maybe more than they've had in recent years, 92 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 1: so we feel good about what they've done up to 93 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: this point. But then you always evaluate the situation very 94 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: specifically with individual players, with combinations of players, and to 95 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: see what direction you want to go. A big part 96 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: of preseason, as you know, is evaluating your team. We 97 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: got ninety guys now and we're gonna get down to 98 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: fifty three and we're gonna bring ten guys back on 99 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: the practice squad, So game evaluations are the most important. 100 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: So regards of who plays, it will be a valuable 101 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: game for us to get ready for the game against 102 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: Carolina and or evaluate some players on our team. The 103 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: more tasts and all the other stuff. Again, I think 104 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: we're getting ahead of ourselves to deciding who's playing in 105 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: the game. They're gonna get a lot of time in 106 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: practice today and tomorrow, and we're going to trying to 107 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: maximize the work. You know, Joe's played more football with 108 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: the Ones this year than he ever has, and he's 109 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: handled the work really well. I think he's gotten better 110 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: individually and I think we're playing better in combination because 111 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: of the reps he's gotten. So we feel good about 112 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: what he's doing. He's a veteran, he's poised, he's composed, 113 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: he's smart. I think he's fitting really well. One. Zach 114 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: is healthy. You see that being considerations moving him or 115 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: would you low to just leave him? But yeah, again, 116 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: like I said earlier, Zach Martin is going to be 117 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: our right guard. But his flexibility and his versatility to 118 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: possibly play tackle if we needed to, or possibly play 119 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: center if we needed him to as certainly a plus 120 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: for us as all the stuff unfolds. Given the unique 121 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: nature of the situation with Travis will kind of challenge. 122 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: Does that present for y'all when you're talking about his 123 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: roster spot or just what you need to do with 124 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: him as you get closer to the Yeah, I think 125 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: all that's premature to talk about that. You know, he's 126 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: two days into this treatment and again he's responded well 127 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: to it. So we'll just wait and see how he 128 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: continues to respond, we don't have to make those decisions 129 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: for a couple more weeks. Obviously, he's a huge part 130 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: of our team, and uh, you know, he's worth any 131 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: roster spot when it comes down to it, because it's 132 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 1: what he's what he's done, and hopefully what he's going 133 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: to be able to continue to do for us. But 134 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: we'll just wait to see how he does and make 135 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: those decisions when we need to. Thank you, Prdcast. Good 136 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: to see you.