1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Brian, I want to ask you about a dory and 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: when you have a corner of playing at the level 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: he's at, what does that do at home? Point is that, uh, 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: you guys defense. It's important. He's he's really done a 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: good job since we've been here. I think he's bought 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: into what we're trying to do. I think he's had 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: a really good camp and that's led into, you know, 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: a strong start to the season. Um, you know, have 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in him and glad he's glad 10 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: he's part of our team. And just specifically, like when 11 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: you the way you guys are gonna play with so 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: much pressure and so aggressive, I mean you really can't 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: do that. Probably your corners aren't capable of playing on 14 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: island like some systems. You may be hide the corner 15 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: and feels like you probably can't. Yeah, I think wink 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,959 Speaker 1: does a good job, though, Dan, of of mixing up. 17 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: You know, there's a variety of ways to pressure. I 18 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: know is as wink has talked to you about. You know, 19 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: you could bring only four guys and considered a pressure 20 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: and you know, do different things on the back end 21 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: in terms of your your coverage systems. I think wink 22 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: does a good job of mixing that up and a door. 23 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: He has been, you know, very dependable player for us. 24 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: Party Traina Hi, coach, how are you? How are you? 25 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm good. Thank you, coach. You wanted to ask you 26 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: about the start of the game. The last two weeks, 27 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: to cut the offense has kind of gotten off to 28 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: a slow start is compared to the second half of 29 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: the Games. What can you do to maybe expedite things 30 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: a little bit, get them going on a faster tempo 31 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: and just kind of being more productive, Um, as far 32 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: as scoring opportunities? Yeah, that's all. That's an important part 33 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: of the game for us is trying to get off 34 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: to a fast start. That doesn't always happen. Um, you know, 35 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: the last two games the only two games to go 36 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: by in terms of the regular season. So you know, 37 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: we'll continue to work at that and you know, put 38 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: together some good openers and you know, it's it's takes 39 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: everybody to coaching the playing you know everybody and uh, 40 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: you know our guys. Are, you know, something we'll work on. 41 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: Is it possible that you might consider like an uptout? 42 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: We're like you, no huddle offense. That kind of jumps 43 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: our things. I think we try to do. You know, 44 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: we go into the week of and the game trying 45 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: to put together the best plan we can. Patty and, 46 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, I think the offensive coaches do a really 47 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: good job. Again, we haven't had the results that we're 48 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: we're hoping for, but I believe in the process and 49 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: the preparation that those guys do and Um, you know, 50 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: we'll just will continue to try to do a better 51 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: job at that. Thank you. You're welcome, Tom Rock. Brian, 52 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: I know you've been talking about competition and that leading 53 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: to playing time and the way players are used in 54 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: the in the Games. UH, since training camp. A lot 55 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: of coaches talk about that. Not a lot of coaches 56 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: actually follow through on it, it it seems like, you know, 57 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: sometimes they just throw it, throw everybody out there. The 58 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: way things were Um today. Do you do you think 59 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: that the players believed you before this season started that 60 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: that's the way you're gonna treat things and and to 61 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: Um is is it difficult for the players to accept 62 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: that kind of role? I think those are those are 63 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: two good questions. I think they're best questions for those guys. Um. 64 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: You know, all we try to do is the very 65 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: best we can as a coaching staff and you know, 66 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: we have high standards in terms of, you know, going 67 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 1: out there preparing well, practicing well and you know, each 68 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: week is a different week. Um, you know, I know 69 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: we talked about this yesterday, and the receivers. You know, slay, 70 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: you know he was active but had a few reps 71 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: and Kenny didn't have a lot. And you know, if 72 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: you look on the defensive side, and sometimes it's planned, 73 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: you know Kaletro had five and the previous week, I 74 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: don't know, he had forty plus. So well, we'll try 75 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: to do what we think is best for our football team. 76 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: I think that's the most important I think you just 77 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: are open and honest with the players time of of 78 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: what their role is, what they need to do to 79 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: improve and, you know, let those guys go out there 80 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: and compete it off each week. Again, we're we're kind 81 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: of at the introductory stages of our program and what 82 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: we're trying to do and I think competition is the 83 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: best thing for everybody. Would you make a decision, Brian, 84 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: when it pertains to Um, one of the highest paid 85 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: players on the team? Does that? Do you have to 86 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: check above you to to make that call? With what 87 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. Kenny, obviously, did you know? Did you 88 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 1: have to check with Joe or or John and and 89 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: make sure that that's okay? Well, Joe and I collaborate 90 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: on pretty much everything, uh, in our building. Um, I 91 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: bounce ideas off of him. He bounced his ideas off 92 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: of us. I think the thing that we want to 93 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: create is a, you know, a competitive team as we 94 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: can and regardless of, again, where you're drafted, how you 95 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: got here, how much money you make, Um, you know, 96 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: we believe in you know, everybody goes out there and 97 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: competes and we play the guys that that earned the 98 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: right to play that week. You got it, Brian Dun Ley. 99 00:04:55,360 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: By Hey Brian, I got two for you. First, Earth 100 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: Denny Leonard Williams update. UH, yeah, he's it's his knee, um, 101 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: but it's it's better than that it could be. So 102 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: He's in day to day. Uh. You know, he said 103 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: he feels a lot better than he did yesterday. He's 104 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: walking around, so we'll just, you know, we'll take it 105 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: like we normally do with all these things, each day 106 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: and you know, he's hopefully he's a fast healer. So 107 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: that day to day means day to day. Okay, okay, Um. 108 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: And then, uh, another defensive question for you. Uh What? 109 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: I guess two parts. What did you think of the 110 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: way Dane Belton played? And then how did his play 111 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: I kind of, I guess, allow you to do some 112 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: different things defensively with mckinney and love. You mentioned callitro 113 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: only playing five spots. It almost seemed like you had 114 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: one of your safeties playing inside linebacker. So how did 115 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: Belton play and what did I do for the rest 116 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: of the defense? Yeah, it was good to have him 117 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: out there. I thought he played fast. Ryan, you know 118 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: it was good to his first NFL play and he 119 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: recovered a fumble there on the on the kickoff. You know, 120 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: he's been a guy as a young player that's been 121 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: right in the back hip of those guys when he 122 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: was injured and you could tell his preparation paid off. 123 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: Just like a lot of the guys there's there's certain 124 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: things he can can improve on, like all of us, 125 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: but I thought he played fast. It was good to 126 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: have him out there. In terms of, you know, the 127 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: defensive packages, I think that's something each week. You know, 128 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: you go into a game offensively look at things. What 129 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: do you like to do? How do you like to 130 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: match up? And we we certainly do that there and 131 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: and wink does a great job, along with the defensive staff, 132 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: of of figuring out, you know, what we think we 133 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: need to do for that particular week. So for this 134 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: week it was good relative to how Carolina played, the 135 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: weapons that they had and the matchups we thought were, 136 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: you know, in favor of us if we played it 137 00:06:52,560 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: a certain way. You got it. Paul Schwartz, Hey, Brian, hey, 138 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: Paul Hey, I got two for you as well. Um. 139 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: First of all, a bunch of players in the locker room. 140 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: Have you said it before? They said, Um, one of 141 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: the keys of his team is we're not afraid of failure. Um, 142 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what that means. And other examples of 143 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: that that you coached in yesterday's game that show us 144 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: that you're not afraid of failure. Well, I think that 145 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: you can get bogged on in this league pretty quick by, 146 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: you know, making a mistake and linger into the next play, 147 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: into the next play. Um. The other thing, I think 148 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: for for play callers is, you know, you put together 149 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: a plan, you prepared during the week, you explain it 150 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: to the players and then when you get into that situation, 151 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,119 Speaker 1: you know, I've been there before. You're like boy, should 152 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: I really call this? Uh, and I think Mike, and 153 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, I think that was a great example at 154 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: the end of the game there with with the past 155 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: play that might call, and then put it in Dj's hands, 156 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: which we really had good communication and from Mike, Um, 157 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: you know, to the quarterback again. That was you know, 158 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: that was discussed probably a couple of plays before he 159 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: knew the play he wanted to go to. And then, 160 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: you know, those two plays, you know, back to back plays, 161 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: where Tony Jefferson made the tackle on Christian McCaffrey, which 162 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: was a great play. I mean, you know, one of 163 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: the players of the game. That allowed us to get 164 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,679 Speaker 1: the third down and, you know, get that sack with Julian. 165 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: Pretty aggressive play calls, I would say, both on Mike's 166 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: end and on winks end. Um. So again, I want 167 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: them to be themselves. Play fast, play free, move on 168 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: to the next play. We all make mistakes. Um, you know, 169 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: probably the leader of that and uh, you know, once 170 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: you make them, don't let it linger. Move on to 171 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: the next play. Next step is the most important one. Well, 172 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: what an example of that. Tell me if I'm on 173 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: the mark with this or not. Is You know, about 174 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: not maybe worrying about the consequences and you know, have 175 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: the conviction. Um, you call for Gary Bradwell on third 176 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: and one, right. Mike makes that call. Sake ones in 177 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: the backfield. So Gary Bright well drops the ball or 178 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: get stumped for no gain. You know, it's easy for 179 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: me to come to you and say just give it 180 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: to say it isn't that easy thing to do. You know, 181 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: why do you given the guy who's got one career, 182 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: you know, rush? So is that also like I'm not 183 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: afraid to fail in that situation because I believe in 184 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: this play. Yeah, I think, Paul. Again, you know, our 185 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: job as a coaching staff is to, you know, do 186 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: the very best we can to prepare those guys and 187 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: and put plays in that that we think are gonna work. 188 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: You know, you're never sitting up there at night, you know, 189 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: drawing up a play, going boy, let's call this play 190 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: we we only got probably about a ten percent chance 191 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: to hit it. You spend a lot of time on it. 192 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: Do they all work? Absolutely not. You know, there's been 193 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 1: times where, you know, let's just call it a gadgety 194 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: play or a trick play or maybe something that's a 195 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: little bit unique that I've called that. It hasn't worked, UM, 196 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: and you can't worry about the criticism that you're gonna 197 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: get with it if you believe in that play and 198 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: you think that's the right thing, Um, and that happen 199 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: quite a bit. But you you know, you have to 200 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: again have conviction and it. That's why you're putting the 201 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: play in or the defense in or the special teams 202 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: play in. And you know, you just don't, you know, 203 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: pick it out of a hat. You work at it, 204 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: you evaluate it, you practice it. There's been times where 205 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: you think it's gonna work, you go out there and 206 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: practice it a couple of times during the weekend. You 207 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: know by Friday night or Friday after practice you're throwing 208 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: it away, um. So that's the job of the coaching staff. 209 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: That's what we'll always try to do here, Um, and 210 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, I'm you know, I'm pleased with how those 211 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: guys prepare and the preparation that they put in, much 212 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: like the players. You got it. We'll take four more 213 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: bob brook over, Hey, Brian, um. How difficult is it 214 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: as a play caller. Um, when you're not having success 215 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: with a run, to stick with it in the second half. 216 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: And how would you evaluate yesterday? I mean, obviously it 217 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: wasn't the same numbers of the first game, but in 218 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: many ways it was still very effective. Yeah, that's always 219 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: a challenge and again I think it just depends on, 220 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: you know, what you're trying to get accomplished. Obviously, Se 221 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: Kwan is a big part of what we do and 222 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: what we want to do. And you know, when you 223 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: go into half and there's eight carries for zero yards, 224 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: you know, I just put myself in Mike Shoes. You're 225 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: going shoo, you know we've got we've got zero yards 226 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: on eight place. But you know, Kwan is one of 227 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: our best players. Um. And again, you know the running 228 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: game in this league is not always is pretty. Um, 229 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: maybe it's two, maybe it's zero. You know, maybe they're 230 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: doing different things that they're getting in the backfield and 231 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: hitting us for a couple of losses. But again I 232 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: think kind of how the game's flowing, Bob Um, that 233 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: dictates some of the things. We were in a you know, 234 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: close contested, back and forth game. Um, you know, the 235 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: big thing for US obviously how that game was going. 236 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: Is Let's take care of the ball and let's continue 237 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: to feed twenty six and and you know, a couple 238 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: of those runs you saw later that got hit for 239 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: a minus one, you know, squirting around the corner, off 240 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: the edge for a big play, and then he had 241 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: another one, um. So you know, he's certainly a guy 242 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 1: that is important to our offense. And is it tough 243 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: at times when you're not gaining yards? Sure, I'd say, 244 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: particularly as the play caller, um, but again, that falls 245 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: back on your preparation plan and, uh, your commitment to 246 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: the to the players, particularly really good ones. Thank you, 247 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 1: Tom Canavan. briant Um, how hard is it when Leo 248 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: gets hurt? It seemed like you just flipped the defense 249 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: to a more nickel and dime package. I mean, how 250 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: hard is that to do it like you want with 251 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: two alignment almost the rest of the way. I think 252 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: that just is a credit to the coaching staff again 253 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: being prepared for really, you know, you gotta have contingency 254 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: plans when things come up and adjust and communicated on 255 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: the sideline. and Um, that's a that's a strength, I'd say, 256 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: of winks and the defensive staff's I'd like to say 257 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: that's the strength of of all our coaches. Um, have 258 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in that regard. And on top 259 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: of that, it's the next man up mentality. So every 260 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: person on our roster is important, from the practice squad 261 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: players to the backups to the starters, because you never 262 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: really know Tom Uh during a game what you're gonna need, 263 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: and that's why, you know, their preparation throughout the week 264 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: is really important in terms of being a pro understanding 265 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: the game plan, and then when they have an opportunity, 266 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: you know, like I just say, ox, you know, we 267 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: talked about him last week. He's had his opportunities and 268 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: he's made the most of them. Now you know, he 269 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: was the backup guy and he's behind Thibodeaux and Z's 270 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: and all that stuff, and all that guy did is 271 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: work his tail off all offseason and I think, Um, 272 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: you know, he's reaping. You know some of the stuff 273 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 1: that he's done and uh, you know, that's how you 274 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: want all your players to be. Kim Jones, hey, Dave's kits. Kim, 275 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: can you hear me? Okay, I'm just going back to 276 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: Tom Rock earlier in the call when he asked about holiday, 277 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: the contract and everything. Have you felt the need, or 278 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: has John Marra approached you to ask about, you know, 279 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: playing time for one of the higher, higher paid players 280 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: on your roster, even though I know you did not 281 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: bring him with you. He was here when you got here. 282 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: But have you had that conversation with John at all? Well, 283 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: I'd say this. I just go back. Joe And I 284 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: talked about a lot of things. Um, Mr Merrow has 285 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: been great in terms of, you know, Joe and I 286 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: have have kind of handled a lot of the football things. 287 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: Obviously you're gonna have communication with your ownership group on 288 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: a lot of different things and when we certainly do. 289 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: I think we have a good relationship in terms of, 290 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: you know communication. But again, whether it's, you know, the 291 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: highest paid player, the lowest plaid player, the highest draft 292 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: pick and undrafted free agent, we're just gonna go out 293 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: there and let you know the guys compete it out 294 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: and you know, one week doesn't necessarily mean, you know, 295 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: this is what's going to happen the next week. So 296 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: I think everybody understands, you know, the what we're trying 297 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: to do as an organization in terms of, you know, 298 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: continue to get better, Um, competing for spots, working as 299 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: hard as you can work. and Um, you know, that's again. 300 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: I'll just say like David Sills has done a good job. 301 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: I'm not like. He's done a good job and he's 302 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: earned some of this playing time and each week's a competition. 303 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: Last one here, Art Stapleton. Hey Brian, how's it going? Good? 304 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: How are you good? Um, you mentioned it with your 305 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: answer to pole a little bit and I'm just curious, 306 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: you know, the way offense has evolved in this league. 307 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: Is there really such a thing as a gimmick or 308 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: a gadget anymore in offenses in the NFL, and how 309 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: have you adjusted to that idea of you know, no 310 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: play is too gimmicky or too cute with the way 311 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: you guys want to run things? Well, I would say that, Um, 312 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: you know, if there's a good play out there that 313 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: we can research, it's it's worth our time to research, 314 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: you know, calling gadget type plays. Um, I think there's 315 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: a time and a place for him. Um, it makes 316 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: the defense defend the whole field and there's no I 317 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: would say, you know, I was down the street head 318 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: at a high school game and saw a good, you know, 319 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: cool looking play. I would I would research it. Uh. 320 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of good coaches in this profession, 321 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: starting with, you know, a little youngsters, to high school 322 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,679 Speaker 1: to college and the pros and the you know, the 323 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: minute you think you have all the answers because you 324 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:18,919 Speaker 1: know you're coaching the National Football League, that will get 325 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: you real quick. I think be open minded, you do 326 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: as much research as you can and if you think 327 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: a play is going to give you an advantage, regardless 328 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: of you know, special teams or offense or defense, then 329 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: you owe it to the players to to do that research. 330 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: Um and if you believe in it and you think 331 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna work, then you call it