WEBVTT - Nagy, Lazor preview Packers | Coaches Show 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:01.920 Good to be with you, everybody, and welcome into another 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:04.680 edition of the Bears Coaches Show with Bears head coach Mattneggi, 0:00:04.720 --> 0:00:07.320 Jeff Jonich with you until eight o'clock tonight, and just 0:00:07.440 --> 0:00:10.120 after seven thirty Bears offensive coordinator Bill Laser to join 0:00:10.160 --> 0:00:12.559 the program. Bears off to buy and back to work, 0:00:12.560 --> 0:00:15.120 getting ready with the Green Bay Packers. Met Good evening. 0:00:15.120 --> 0:00:18.160 How you doing, Jeff? How you know? Fantastic? Best thing 0:00:18.200 --> 0:00:24.159 you did all weekend? What was relax at home? I 0:00:24.239 --> 0:00:26.720 still watched a lot of football, still did a lot 0:00:26.720 --> 0:00:30.200 of prep, which is I think important, and but it's 0:00:30.240 --> 0:00:33.080 also good to just step away and reset a little 0:00:33.120 --> 0:00:35.800 bit and refresh. I think when you get to this 0:00:36.159 --> 0:00:39.519 far into the season, no matter whether it's on a 0:00:40.200 --> 0:00:42.440 four game win streak or four game losing streak, it's 0:00:42.479 --> 0:00:45.599 always good to just step back and see where you're at. Reset, 0:00:45.640 --> 0:00:47.720 And that's the part that gets exciting as we move 0:00:47.800 --> 0:00:50.440 forward here. It's pretty impossible to let your mind wander 0:00:50.479 --> 0:00:54.120 away from a plan, isn't it It is. Yeah, it's hard, 0:00:54.160 --> 0:00:57.160 and I do I believe that for the rest of 0:00:57.200 --> 0:01:02.840 the staff, the position coaches, the support staff, others that 0:01:02.880 --> 0:01:05.000 are in the building that I you know, and just 0:01:05.040 --> 0:01:07.760 for me being there in other roles, it is important 0:01:07.800 --> 0:01:09.520 that they go get away for a little bit, get 0:01:09.560 --> 0:01:12.360 to see the family, be a dad, be a mom, 0:01:12.440 --> 0:01:16.800 whatever that may be, and just reset and recharge. Now 0:01:17.000 --> 0:01:19.560 for me in my role, it's a little bit different 0:01:19.640 --> 0:01:21.720 and that's okay. But at the same point in time, 0:01:21.760 --> 0:01:23.840 I also need to do that as well, and so 0:01:23.880 --> 0:01:27.000 that's that's what I did for certain times of the day. 0:01:27.080 --> 0:01:29.160 But also you get locked in and you get excited 0:01:29.240 --> 0:01:32.280 to as any competitor, what to get back on track. Well, 0:01:32.319 --> 0:01:34.559 as you're thinking through your own team and what needs 0:01:34.560 --> 0:01:36.680 to improve and how do you approach the Packers. While 0:01:36.680 --> 0:01:39.440 you're watching these games unfold, what crosses your mind? What 0:01:39.520 --> 0:01:41.560 are you noticing in the league right now? Well, I 0:01:41.560 --> 0:01:43.600 would say the biggest thing is that Number one, you're 0:01:43.640 --> 0:01:46.039 never out of a game, and we've we've obviously experienced 0:01:46.040 --> 0:01:49.040 that all year long. One other thing that you're seeing 0:01:49.200 --> 0:01:53.360 is the ability to play a clean game in all 0:01:53.400 --> 0:01:56.360 three phases. That there's so many ebbs and flows in 0:01:56.680 --> 0:01:59.080 this game, and teams that are getting down in the 0:01:59.120 --> 0:02:00.760 red zone and all of a sudden they throw an 0:02:00.760 --> 0:02:03.000 interception in the red zone. And there's a sudden change, 0:02:03.000 --> 0:02:05.640 and how do you react to that? Do you panic 0:02:05.720 --> 0:02:07.760 or do you stay the course? Do you fight back 0:02:07.840 --> 0:02:11.040 to get on track? And that's kind of what I've 0:02:11.080 --> 0:02:14.320 noticed is the teams that are able to move the 0:02:14.320 --> 0:02:16.400 sticks on offense, the teams that are able to get 0:02:16.440 --> 0:02:19.920 turnovers on defense, they use that hand in hand and 0:02:19.960 --> 0:02:22.640 then they score touchdowns and they win games. And so 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:26.280 it's it's always interesting to step back and see how 0:02:26.280 --> 0:02:29.840 other teams are going. My position specifically, I like to 0:02:29.840 --> 0:02:32.720 see decision making that coaches make in a game, and 0:02:32.760 --> 0:02:34.520 there's a lot of that that went on this weekend. 0:02:34.880 --> 0:02:37.119 So in review, now, did the week give you any 0:02:37.160 --> 0:02:40.320 new perspectives on what has transpired and where is this 0:02:40.400 --> 0:02:44.120 going here in the final six? Yeah? I would say 0:02:44.160 --> 0:02:47.840 that for us, you know, what we need to do 0:02:47.960 --> 0:02:51.880 is continue to fight every day together. The coaches need 0:02:51.919 --> 0:02:53.640 to do that, the players need to feel that, the 0:02:53.720 --> 0:02:55.920 players need to keep the energy going and know that 0:02:55.919 --> 0:02:58.240 it just takes one win, that there is still a 0:02:58.240 --> 0:03:01.440 lot of season remaining. That each and every game that 0:03:01.480 --> 0:03:06.919 goes by, Uh, it really does. Depending on what you do, 0:03:07.440 --> 0:03:10.240 mean more more and more as you go. So this 0:03:10.280 --> 0:03:12.799 one being a division game on the way such a 0:03:12.880 --> 0:03:16.200 huge rivalry against a great team, you know we are 0:03:16.200 --> 0:03:18.280 going to have to play our a game and go 0:03:18.320 --> 0:03:21.519 in there with a great attitude and and just have 0:03:22.080 --> 0:03:24.839 an ability to as we talk this morning, you want 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:27.040 to expect it. You want to expect to win, you 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:29.440 want to expect to play well. It's all about positive 0:03:29.440 --> 0:03:32.440 thoughts and so that's that's a part of the game 0:03:32.440 --> 0:03:34.240 that I really feel like can be one of our 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:38.040 strengths and then we can get clicking, particularly on offense. 0:03:38.080 --> 0:03:41.320 Do you feel that the expectation to play well, the 0:03:41.400 --> 0:03:45.080 expectation to score points has been lost a little bit 0:03:45.160 --> 0:03:48.640 because of the frustration and the constant stuck in the 0:03:48.720 --> 0:03:51.240 mud type approach with with what's happened here in the 0:03:51.240 --> 0:03:55.200 first ten well, I would say that, yeah, for us 0:03:55.200 --> 0:03:57.200 to not play as well as we want to play 0:03:57.200 --> 0:04:00.600 on offense, it's the word frustrating is obviously what pops 0:04:00.640 --> 0:04:03.680 into your mind is you get frustrated, and that can 0:04:03.760 --> 0:04:05.680 lead to other things. And then and then what happens 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:08.240 is is generally whether you're a coach or a player, 0:04:08.520 --> 0:04:11.600 you just start to press. And when when you press, 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:15.880 you're not you're not playing to your highest your highest 0:04:15.960 --> 0:04:20.200 level of ability, so that you know, what we need 0:04:20.240 --> 0:04:22.800 to do is make sure that we stay relaxed, We 0:04:22.920 --> 0:04:25.680 don't press. We make sure that we as coaches are 0:04:25.680 --> 0:04:27.760 putting these players in great scenarios. And then the players 0:04:27.839 --> 0:04:29.120 got to go out and they got to execute and 0:04:29.120 --> 0:04:31.479 they got to make plays, and um, it's a matter 0:04:31.520 --> 0:04:34.760 of both of those clicking at the same time. Uh. 0:04:34.800 --> 0:04:37.680 And so it is a long season, and things happen 0:04:37.760 --> 0:04:40.919 for a reason. And until we stop this and until 0:04:40.960 --> 0:04:44.080 we get better and score more points, we won't know exactly. 0:04:44.400 --> 0:04:46.839 You know what could happen with a with a great 0:04:46.880 --> 0:04:49.360 day of offense combined with a great day of defense 0:04:49.400 --> 0:04:52.120 and special teams. Oh, you're using the extra day to 0:04:52.120 --> 0:04:55.120 to wait until Wednesday to make any decisions on various 0:04:55.120 --> 0:04:57.880 fronts or at least not reveal at the moment, whether 0:04:57.920 --> 0:05:00.200 it be injuries or the quarterback position. But is it 0:05:00.200 --> 0:05:02.320 it is safe to say, as you refer to this 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:04.880 a week ago, really on this on this show and 0:05:05.040 --> 0:05:09.640 everything's on the table. Yeah, everything is for us, and um, 0:05:10.040 --> 0:05:12.720 you know that that's what I think is our job 0:05:12.760 --> 0:05:15.400 as coaches is to make sure are we putting everybody 0:05:15.440 --> 0:05:18.320 in the right position possible? But there's also that that 0:05:18.360 --> 0:05:20.480 fine line and making sure you're not just changing the 0:05:20.600 --> 0:05:22.400 change in certain areas and then what are we doing? 0:05:22.440 --> 0:05:25.680 And that's that's on the coaching side too, you know, schematically, 0:05:25.720 --> 0:05:29.560 what is it is? It? Is it because the play call? 0:05:29.720 --> 0:05:31.760 Is it because somebody missed a block? Like? What are 0:05:31.760 --> 0:05:34.560 the wise that we had the ability to go back 0:05:34.560 --> 0:05:37.920 and look at all that? I feel like offensively for us, 0:05:37.960 --> 0:05:40.480 the self scout that we've done, it was not fun. 0:05:40.680 --> 0:05:42.920 I'll tell you that. It wasn't fun going going through 0:05:42.960 --> 0:05:46.280 and seeing where we're at and where we rank and 0:05:46.320 --> 0:05:48.359 all and all this and there's some you know pretty 0:05:48.800 --> 0:05:51.760 uh you know, there's some things that you really want 0:05:51.760 --> 0:05:53.920 to you gotta get fixed. And and so what we'll 0:05:53.920 --> 0:05:56.279 do is do everything we can to stay away from 0:05:56.279 --> 0:06:00.120 what we're doing, uh, you know, poorly and what we're 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:01.800 doing well, and then let's do more of what we 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:04.560 were doing well. It's getting the run game back two 0:06:04.600 --> 0:06:07.200 weeks one and two and three. The key to the 0:06:07.240 --> 0:06:10.400 whole thing. Yeah, yeah, you have you have to you 0:06:10.400 --> 0:06:13.400 have to be able to run. And whether that means that, uh, 0:06:13.960 --> 0:06:17.839 you know, whether it means you're running the ball forty 0:06:17.839 --> 0:06:20.279 times a game or twenty five times a game. You 0:06:20.360 --> 0:06:23.080 want to be productive with your yards per tempt. I 0:06:23.080 --> 0:06:25.760 think that's what's key, is where's that at? And then 0:06:25.760 --> 0:06:28.160 you got to stay persistent with it and and but 0:06:28.200 --> 0:06:31.160 that's that's also that's also the easy thing to go 0:06:31.240 --> 0:06:33.000 to and say, you know, yeah, you gotta be able 0:06:33.000 --> 0:06:34.600 to run the ball. Well, you gotta be able to 0:06:34.640 --> 0:06:36.640 do some other things too. And I think that's where 0:06:36.760 --> 0:06:39.840 for us, whether it's throwing the football to open the 0:06:39.920 --> 0:06:42.039 run or it's running the football to open the pass, 0:06:42.600 --> 0:06:44.680 we have to figure out whatever it is. I really 0:06:44.680 --> 0:06:46.719 don't care. You know, what I care about is scoring 0:06:46.760 --> 0:06:50.520 points to scoring touchdowns. And that's not your mentality. Um, 0:06:51.040 --> 0:06:53.760 I don't care if it's a fourteen play drive or 0:06:53.800 --> 0:06:55.800 a two play drive. I just want six points. And 0:06:56.120 --> 0:06:58.039 that's kind of my focus right now. Back when you 0:06:58.040 --> 0:07:00.280 got the Bears Coaches Show with head coach Mattneggie, We're 0:07:00.279 --> 0:07:02.680 brought to you by Whippley CPAs and Consultant Time Jeff 0:07:02.720 --> 0:07:05.239 Joniac and the Chicago Bears improve An it Tre supporting 0:07:05.320 --> 0:07:08.960 Chicago small businesses for p Industrial Cleaning Corporation is this 0:07:09.000 --> 0:07:11.880 week's small Business All Pro Visit Chicago Bears dot com, 0:07:11.880 --> 0:07:16.080 slash small business all pros to learn more, Matt. Stats 0:07:16.080 --> 0:07:18.720 always tell a tale, but so of your eyes. We 0:07:18.880 --> 0:07:22.000 focused on what hasn't been working that you saw. You said, 0:07:22.000 --> 0:07:24.120 it wasn't pretty to watch, wasn't fun. But is there 0:07:24.240 --> 0:07:28.760 enough positives to harvest from the tape? Yeah, And because 0:07:28.800 --> 0:07:31.920 what's happened is, you know, when you're talking offensively, there's 0:07:31.960 --> 0:07:34.120 some spurts now and there's some things that we're doing 0:07:34.160 --> 0:07:38.160 well where we're able to show that Hey, when we 0:07:38.240 --> 0:07:41.800 do put it all together and all eleven people are 0:07:41.840 --> 0:07:44.720 executing at the right time, and we you know that 0:07:44.920 --> 0:07:47.520 things get really good, and so we try to hang 0:07:47.520 --> 0:07:49.800 our hat on that stuff as well. Unfortunately for us 0:07:50.080 --> 0:07:53.000 this season offensively, there's just been a lot more bad 0:07:53.040 --> 0:07:58.040 than good. And you know, so we spent this time 0:07:58.080 --> 0:08:02.200 being able to look at, okay, for instance, third down down, 0:08:02.520 --> 0:08:06.360 not just third down, but specifically an area in third down. 0:08:06.800 --> 0:08:10.160 And you know, we've done a pretty good job, Jeff. 0:08:10.160 --> 0:08:13.360 It's staying away from the third and longs. We're actually 0:08:14.200 --> 0:08:17.080 we're actually doing well at converting third and loans. Where 0:08:17.080 --> 0:08:19.960 we're struggling right now is in that third and three 0:08:20.040 --> 0:08:22.120 to six area where you want to kind of live 0:08:22.160 --> 0:08:25.080 in because they're manageable and we're not doing as good 0:08:25.080 --> 0:08:27.080 as we should be in that area. So we got 0:08:27.080 --> 0:08:29.240 to figure out to ourselves, Okay, how do we get 0:08:29.280 --> 0:08:34.160 better there? Right? You know other situational football areas that 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:36.720 we can be better at across the board. I you know, 0:08:36.760 --> 0:08:40.080 again in the red zone, being able to get down 0:08:40.080 --> 0:08:43.000 there and say, okay, you know, we got these different 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:45.120 players here in this system, and we want to be 0:08:45.320 --> 0:08:47.840 you know, we got to score touchdowns. Is it through 0:08:47.840 --> 0:08:49.760 throwing the ball or is it running the ball? I 0:08:49.800 --> 0:08:52.960 don't care. I just want touchdowns. And so what we're 0:08:52.960 --> 0:08:55.040 going to do is figure out, Okay, schematically, are we 0:08:55.080 --> 0:08:57.199 putting the guys in the right scenario, are we targeting 0:08:57.240 --> 0:09:00.200 the right guys? Are we executing the right way when 0:09:00.200 --> 0:09:04.200 a play is called? And so when all that goes 0:09:04.240 --> 0:09:06.560 in unison and we can be effective and we can 0:09:06.600 --> 0:09:08.880 really help out our team. I know you're not going 0:09:08.960 --> 0:09:11.440 to say, because you shouldn't. It's it's it's your strategy, 0:09:11.480 --> 0:09:14.599 it's your analysis. But when you did address all of 0:09:14.640 --> 0:09:17.080 those things you just said, were you surprised at what 0:09:17.200 --> 0:09:21.080 you saw what you heard from the coaches? And do 0:09:21.160 --> 0:09:24.040 you see fixes. Do you see where okay, yeah, here's 0:09:24.080 --> 0:09:26.000 where we are going to get better at third and 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:28.000 three to third to six, or here's we are kind 0:09:28.040 --> 0:09:29.920 of hit the right targets in the red zone. Has 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:32.520 that been revealing to you? I guess yeah it has. 0:09:32.640 --> 0:09:36.960 And I think that because we're all about answers and solutions, 0:09:36.960 --> 0:09:38.599 and that's kind of the that's the fun part in 0:09:38.679 --> 0:09:43.040 coaching is Okay, uh, we're not very good in this area. Well, 0:09:43.080 --> 0:09:44.400 what are we going to do to fix it? Are 0:09:44.400 --> 0:09:47.000 we going to just continue to keep trying it and say, yeah, 0:09:47.040 --> 0:09:50.000 it's execution. These guys just aren't running, or they're dropping 0:09:50.000 --> 0:09:51.880 the ball, or we missed a block here it was 0:09:52.160 --> 0:09:55.280 it was a poor accuracy on this throw um or 0:09:55.559 --> 0:09:58.679 you know, mental error or you know, bad play call. 0:09:58.760 --> 0:10:01.160 They didn't give us what we thought. Well, let's go 0:10:01.200 --> 0:10:03.920 ahead and let's let's say, okay, what do we do well? 0:10:04.679 --> 0:10:06.920 Who's playing well in these areas? And let's get the 0:10:06.920 --> 0:10:09.439 ball to them and and then but then also let's 0:10:09.520 --> 0:10:11.720 let's hold these players accountable, and let's hold ourselves as 0:10:11.800 --> 0:10:14.679 coaches accountable for calling the right players in the right scenarios, 0:10:15.080 --> 0:10:18.280 being efficient, being effective, And so I think that's where 0:10:18.320 --> 0:10:22.679 the collaboration of talking to players, um, talking to the coaches, 0:10:22.679 --> 0:10:27.040 getting different ideas. Uh, you know, stay staying open in 0:10:27.120 --> 0:10:30.480 that scenario will help us. And now you know, when 0:10:30.520 --> 0:10:33.000 we get in that scenario, did we change and are 0:10:33.040 --> 0:10:35.840 we better? And that's what that's what the goal is. Defensively, 0:10:36.120 --> 0:10:38.080 the impact of Roe quant Smith to me is the 0:10:38.080 --> 0:10:41.480 headline development of the first ten weeks because you are 0:10:41.559 --> 0:10:43.960 counting on a major jump. I think with the green 0:10:44.000 --> 0:10:47.079 dot on his helmet, he's taken that with some ownership 0:10:47.400 --> 0:10:49.480 and you feel some of the leadership that we heard 0:10:49.520 --> 0:10:52.120 about at Georgia. It may not be vocal, but it 0:10:52.240 --> 0:10:56.080 is by action. And are you excited about yet what 0:10:56.200 --> 0:10:58.439 he can put out on the table here Because he's 0:10:58.480 --> 0:11:01.360 setting new lines of scrimmages better than anybody in the league, 0:11:01.480 --> 0:11:04.000 playing one of the best line backing roles in the 0:11:04.040 --> 0:11:06.719 league right now, That to me is the big one. 0:11:06.840 --> 0:11:08.680 How do you look at it the same way? And 0:11:08.720 --> 0:11:12.200 I think with Roquan is what's impressive to me is 0:11:12.280 --> 0:11:15.240 he started off really hot and he's just become even 0:11:15.320 --> 0:11:18.440 better and better and he doesn't you know, there's just 0:11:18.480 --> 0:11:21.120 a pure consistency to the way he practices. He never 0:11:21.160 --> 0:11:24.680 gets too high low, but he just has this leadership 0:11:24.720 --> 0:11:27.240 trait when he's out there in practice where he's just 0:11:27.280 --> 0:11:29.679 so focused. I think what I'm seeing happen right now, 0:11:29.760 --> 0:11:33.679 Jeff is a great trust between him and Coach Pregano 0:11:34.480 --> 0:11:37.280 on the headset, and not so much even just him 0:11:37.320 --> 0:11:41.720 trusting Coach Bergano, but Coach Bregano trusting Roquan. When he's 0:11:41.720 --> 0:11:44.679 out on that field and being able to get guys 0:11:44.679 --> 0:11:47.680 in certain areas and certain lineups in different fronts, motions 0:11:47.679 --> 0:11:50.480 and shifts that you might see, he's done an amazing job. 0:11:50.840 --> 0:11:53.480 That's the mental side, the physical side of him being 0:11:53.520 --> 0:11:55.680 able to run around and make plays and tackles for 0:11:55.760 --> 0:11:59.520 losses and at opportune times guys are feeding off for that. 0:12:00.240 --> 0:12:02.720 He's becoming a player right now. He's currently a player 0:12:02.800 --> 0:12:05.240 right now that if you are scheming on offense, you 0:12:05.320 --> 0:12:07.280 have to know where fifty eights at on every play. 0:12:07.559 --> 0:12:09.120 That's a good thing to have when you have him 0:12:09.120 --> 0:12:11.200 on your team. Welcome back to the Bears Coaching Show, 0:12:11.240 --> 0:12:13.640 brought to you by Whippley CPAs and Consultants, a proud 0:12:13.679 --> 0:12:16.280 partner at the Chicago Bears. Learn more at whippley dot Com. 0:12:16.360 --> 0:12:19.079 Jeff Joanna Yac with head coach Mattneggie. How are you? 0:12:19.320 --> 0:12:22.200 How have you weathered the challenges of everything that has 0:12:22.200 --> 0:12:25.920 been twenty twenty football and beyond. Yeah, No, I'm doing good. 0:12:25.960 --> 0:12:29.040 I appreciate you asking you know that. I think that, Um, 0:12:29.720 --> 0:12:32.760 just from what we've been through as a as a team, 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:36.240 as a family, as an organization. It's never easy. But 0:12:36.360 --> 0:12:38.160 you know, when you have great people around you and 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:42.480 people that support you, you appreciate that. And these are 0:12:42.720 --> 0:12:45.400 these are what You've heard me say this a million times. 0:12:45.400 --> 0:12:47.160 This is what I've signed up for. This is what 0:12:47.240 --> 0:12:50.559 we've signed up for in this profession. And again, if 0:12:50.800 --> 0:12:52.880 it was going to be easy, I would not be 0:12:52.920 --> 0:12:55.280 the only one in this role right now. And it's 0:12:55.320 --> 0:12:58.360 not easy. So you got to be able to have 0:12:58.400 --> 0:13:01.360 a lot of belief. And the people around you, and 0:13:01.480 --> 0:13:05.640 your coaches in the personnel side, and a person like 0:13:05.840 --> 0:13:08.760 Ryan Pace and Ted and George and these players and 0:13:08.880 --> 0:13:12.120 people that you're around every single day, are that are 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:14.079 just going to battle to do everything we can to 0:13:14.200 --> 0:13:16.400 get back on track. And so that's what gets you 0:13:16.480 --> 0:13:19.760 through it. And um, you know that's who I am. 0:13:19.880 --> 0:13:22.520 That's my DNA is to stay positive and to keep 0:13:22.600 --> 0:13:24.600 these guys going. I know that they're looking at meat 0:13:24.920 --> 0:13:27.160 and how I'm reacting to this whole thing, and so 0:13:27.320 --> 0:13:29.840 that's very important for me for them to understand where 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:32.839 I'm at. And as I said the other week, you know, 0:13:33.320 --> 0:13:35.719 you can quit or you can fight. Well, we're gonna fight, 0:13:36.160 --> 0:13:38.599 and we're gonna fight each and every play. Uh and 0:13:38.679 --> 0:13:40.559 then once we get that one win, we're gonna take 0:13:40.640 --> 0:13:42.400 that one and try to stack the next one and 0:13:42.480 --> 0:13:44.360 see where this thing goes. One of the things I 0:13:44.480 --> 0:13:46.679 love about jan and Johnson. He does a lot of 0:13:46.960 --> 0:13:49.840 interviews with the media and he's very consistent. But before 0:13:49.920 --> 0:13:53.079 he was drafted, I think somebody found a story about 0:13:53.760 --> 0:13:55.679 one of the players he couldn't wait to see was 0:13:55.760 --> 0:13:58.200 Davante Adams in the National point. This is what before 0:13:58.240 --> 0:14:00.240 he was drafted by the Bear. So he it's his 0:14:00.360 --> 0:14:03.760 chance on Sunday night at one of the best receivers 0:14:03.800 --> 0:14:06.360 at the line of scrimmage, let alone everything else he does. 0:14:06.840 --> 0:14:09.800 But I love that confidence and he's not backing down 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:12.760 at all. No, he's not. I think that's just the 0:14:12.880 --> 0:14:15.200 respect thing that that he has for Davanta. I mean, 0:14:15.280 --> 0:14:18.280 right now, Davante and Aaron Rodgers are playing at a 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:20.600 level that not many people are playing at, and there's 0:14:20.680 --> 0:14:23.120 there's that ultimate trust that they haven't one another. They've 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:25.840 been doing it together for a little while, and it's 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:28.960 it's hard to stop. It's not easy. That's what. They're 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:31.120 having a lot of success on that side of the ball. 0:14:31.560 --> 0:14:34.320 They're high powered and they score a lot of points. 0:14:34.480 --> 0:14:36.640 So we're certainly gonna have our hands full. I have 0:14:36.680 --> 0:14:40.120 a lot of trust and belief in our coaches, in 0:14:40.240 --> 0:14:42.400 our players on defense. I know they'll be looking forward 0:14:42.440 --> 0:14:46.040 to the challenge. But again, when you have a quarterback 0:14:46.080 --> 0:14:48.320 in a wide receiver that are in unison like they are, 0:14:48.880 --> 0:14:51.520 they certainly give you a big challenge. You know, I'm 0:14:51.560 --> 0:14:55.320 talking with Tom about this time. They're being an offensive 0:14:55.360 --> 0:14:57.800 lineman like himself, you know, loves the idea, the snap 0:14:57.880 --> 0:14:59.920 kind of whatnot. And and Aaron Rodgers is so great. 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.360 Get the hard counts to draw people off sides because 0:15:02.440 --> 0:15:06.120 there's no noise quiet venues. Is it harder to stop 0:15:06.240 --> 0:15:09.600 the hard counts because it's already hard? Yeah, you know 0:15:09.840 --> 0:15:11.760 it gets harder. You can see it when you watch 0:15:11.840 --> 0:15:14.920 it on TV with the TV copies y'all can understand now, 0:15:15.240 --> 0:15:17.040 I mean, and they even add some noise to that, 0:15:17.160 --> 0:15:19.440 so when you're down around the field sometimes it's it's 0:15:19.480 --> 0:15:22.760 not loud at all. So it's a weapon for quarterbacks. 0:15:23.320 --> 0:15:25.960 You can use that as a weapon. And again, he's 0:15:25.960 --> 0:15:27.880 one of the best to ever do it. He knows it, 0:15:28.080 --> 0:15:30.040 and they have they have a great strategy to how 0:15:30.120 --> 0:15:32.520 they do it. So we have to make sure that 0:15:32.640 --> 0:15:35.160 we got our eyes and cross our t's on defense 0:15:35.240 --> 0:15:39.280 and you don't let that frustrate get and you just 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:41.880 know that, Okay, you got to really be detailed into 0:15:41.920 --> 0:15:44.440 what you're doing. Your substitutions are crucial. You got to 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:47.000 know how that goes, and then you got it. On 0:15:47.120 --> 0:15:50.960 top of that, you gotta still make plays to stop them. So, uh, 0:15:51.280 --> 0:15:53.320 you know, that's not even talking about their defense and 0:15:53.680 --> 0:15:56.640 the way that they're playing and moving around. And I think, 0:15:56.720 --> 0:15:58.240 you know, Mike Patton, I think the world of I 0:15:58.280 --> 0:16:01.080 think he's a really good coordinator. Yeah, the same characters 0:16:01.120 --> 0:16:05.239 involved in the revival of this rivalry defensively, with Zadarius 0:16:05.360 --> 0:16:07.760 and Jayre and Kenny Clark some of the big names 0:16:07.800 --> 0:16:10.880 on defense. They've added Christian Kirksey at linebacker but what 0:16:10.960 --> 0:16:12.840 do you see in how they're playing football right now? 0:16:13.040 --> 0:16:15.200 They did draw a lot of holding penalties. Yeah against 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:17.640 the Colts, Yeah they did there there, there was a 0:16:17.720 --> 0:16:21.120 lot of penalties there. Um. You know, again, this is 0:16:21.160 --> 0:16:23.960 a team that I think, uh, you know, coach Patton 0:16:24.000 --> 0:16:25.920 does a good job of fitting his players into what 0:16:26.000 --> 0:16:28.800 they do best. And uh, you know, I think it 0:16:28.920 --> 0:16:32.240 starts with a guy like Zadarius Smith on that edge. 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:34.240 He sets the edge, and then his partner on the 0:16:34.280 --> 0:16:36.760 other side, with with Preston Smith and Kenny Clark on 0:16:36.840 --> 0:16:39.840 the inside, and uh you know, all these guys, I mean, 0:16:40.200 --> 0:16:43.440 the list goes on and on. They they do things 0:16:43.560 --> 0:16:46.840 really well and they make you work hard, both in 0:16:46.880 --> 0:16:50.120 the run game and in pass pro. On the back end, 0:16:51.080 --> 0:16:54.760 Alexander is playing. You know, I've always respected the way 0:16:54.800 --> 0:16:57.400 he's playing. I think he's got great ball skills. He's smart, 0:16:57.440 --> 0:17:00.040 he savvy, he plays with a lot of instincts. And 0:17:00.800 --> 0:17:03.080 King on the other side, and then obviously they aim 0:17:03.200 --> 0:17:06.680 us on the back end with Savage. So all those guys, 0:17:06.720 --> 0:17:10.040 including their linebackers, they make it tough for you, and 0:17:10.280 --> 0:17:12.959 they play a lot of zone and they play man 0:17:13.000 --> 0:17:15.880 when they have to. But they're they're a good defense 0:17:16.000 --> 0:17:18.159 that compliments our offense really well. It could be a 0:17:18.240 --> 0:17:20.320 big weather day in terms of wind. That's what I'm 0:17:20.359 --> 0:17:23.440 hearing initially, so I'm brace for it. Right, it's lambeaux, 0:17:23.600 --> 0:17:27.000 It's November knocking on December's door. In the meantime, you 0:17:27.080 --> 0:17:29.480 have yourself a happy Thanksgiving all right, nice Jeff, you 0:17:29.600 --> 0:17:32.000 two man take care. This segment it Bears All Access 0:17:32.119 --> 0:17:34.920 is brought to you by Athletical Physical Therapy. Visit Athletico 0:17:35.040 --> 0:17:37.680 dot com to request an appointment in clinic or virtually 0:17:37.720 --> 0:17:40.520 and start feeling better tomorrow. Welcome back to the Bears 0:17:40.560 --> 0:17:42.720 Coaching Show, brought to you by Whip Please cepa's and 0:17:42.840 --> 0:17:45.920 consultant Jeff Jonnyac now joined by Bill Laser, the Bears 0:17:46.000 --> 0:17:49.159 offensive coordinator. After the bye week, Bill, I trust you 0:17:49.240 --> 0:17:52.399 had a good week, good weekend. Yeah, it was I 0:17:52.480 --> 0:17:54.440 think a much needed time for us to take take 0:17:54.480 --> 0:17:56.720 a little bit of time and go back do some 0:17:56.840 --> 0:17:59.760 self scouting, reevaluate. You know, did get to see the 0:17:59.840 --> 0:18:02.120 kid's awake a little bit too, so that helps. Any 0:18:02.200 --> 0:18:05.160 chance to get away from the grind is probably still 0:18:05.280 --> 0:18:08.040 thinking about the grind. For a coach in your position, 0:18:08.119 --> 0:18:10.480 isn't it. You know, certainly you do get to spend 0:18:10.480 --> 0:18:12.960 a little bit of family time, but you also have 0:18:13.080 --> 0:18:15.280 to take advantage of the opportunity to go back and 0:18:16.840 --> 0:18:19.119 you know, remove them the emotion of some of the 0:18:19.240 --> 0:18:23.119 games and you have a little bit more time so 0:18:23.200 --> 0:18:26.639 you're not in such a hectic schedule to to go 0:18:26.760 --> 0:18:30.959 back and watch things m you know, maybe sort them differently, 0:18:31.040 --> 0:18:33.040 watch all the third downs together, watch all the red 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:36.000 zones together, just try to try to come up with solutions. 0:18:36.160 --> 0:18:38.680 And sometimes it's easier when you remove the emotion to 0:18:39.480 --> 0:18:41.639 see some of the issues that you think he can 0:18:41.720 --> 0:18:45.080 solve and try to get better at. And we got 0:18:45.080 --> 0:18:47.840 a lot of football ahead and let's let's see if 0:18:47.840 --> 0:18:49.879 we can make it better. With that being said, did 0:18:49.960 --> 0:18:52.359 you have any oh wow moments that Okay, I didn't 0:18:52.359 --> 0:18:54.959 really see that before. Yeah, I think I think there 0:18:55.000 --> 0:18:57.000 were little there were little things here and there, But 0:18:57.280 --> 0:19:01.080 but I think you try to get to the bottom 0:19:01.160 --> 0:19:03.560 of things. I think as coaches, we spend all of 0:19:03.600 --> 0:19:07.800 our time correcting the mistakes that come up, the issues. Obviously, 0:19:08.040 --> 0:19:10.080 you're trying to spend time doing a great job being 0:19:10.160 --> 0:19:12.600 a teacher ahead of time, but then when the mistakes 0:19:12.720 --> 0:19:15.160