1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Getting into today where we're I thought, you know, kind 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: of what I've saw. I think our team, you know, defensively, 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: we're starting to connect stronger. We still have all ways 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: to go from the communication standpoint that I'd like to 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: see us get to. There's definitely still some on the 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: job training, but we will get there. But I think 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: we did take a step, you know, into that space 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: to keep going. But here's what I know, we can 9 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: play faster in terms of what your key is, how 10 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: you can go. We're still giving up too many big plays, 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: you know, for our liking. So those are the things. 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: There's a lot to do, but that's kind of also 13 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: the fun part of this is to see guys grow 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: and see where we're going. I was proud of some 15 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: of the guys who went into new roles at defensive tackle, 16 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: defensive end, at linebacker, at safety, and so there's a 17 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: good thing when you have prove it moments, you know, 18 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: as a player and you get to step into a 19 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: role and show that not only are you ready to 20 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: do it, but you can thrive at it. I think 21 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: that's a big deal, and I thought the coaches did 22 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: a good job of making sure. I think I've always 23 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: felt this way for player, this is not talking about 24 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: what he can't do, but what he can do and 25 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: finding roles for you know, for people that have unique stuff. 26 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: And so that's what's fun about this defense as we're growing, 27 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: um of finding guys and putting them in different spots. 28 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: Um he saw it was Mike out something proud of 29 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: him over the last couple of weeks of playing a 30 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, leading role with defensive end. But I saw 31 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: it with j K, I saw it, you know, Justin 32 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: Hamilton got going on, Chauncey got going yesterday with Keiki 33 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: and Bradley being out. Uh, those were big steps, you 34 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: know for guys to take and say, man, I've been 35 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: putting in the work too, and from a teammates standpoint, 36 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: you get a lot of street cred that way. So 37 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: I was I was pleased with where we're at. We're 38 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: starting to connect um, you know stronger that we just 39 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: got to stay relentless and how we're going to approach 40 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: things on a day end and day out fasis. But 41 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: we're getting there. We still got a long way to go, 42 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: but that'd be the fun part. In my opinion. You're 43 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: leading the league and turnovers at this early stage of 44 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: the season. You just talk about that a little bit. 45 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: And have you found that those normally coming bunches or 46 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: do you really accept that? Um No, I don't really 47 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: accept it. It's a good thing to say when you 48 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: don't have any and you say how they're going, they're coming. 49 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: Just hang in there, you know. And so for me 50 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: right now, I say no, like pedal downhill right now, 51 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: like go get more, because there was absolutely chances for 52 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: us to have the ball more yesterday. But I think 53 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: this is an example of you know, trusting your training. 54 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: These guys, the assistant coaches and the players put in 55 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: a tremendous amount of work through Mike. You see pre 56 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: practice jugge machine, post practice jugge machine, ball drills, fundamental work. 57 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: So I think this is a byproduct of really trusting 58 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: your training. Is it. You don't get them all the time, 59 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: but you want to put yourself in position to have 60 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: a mindset to do it. And at practice you got 61 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: to go take your chances to say, is this a 62 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: play I can go make and be in the right 63 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: you know technique to do that. So there's a little 64 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, testing that you have to go through out 65 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: of practice. You're talking about you know how you've got 66 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: to mix the match and use different guys because the 67 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: guys you got to excite you to know that you're 68 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: playing this roll and you've done this play you do 69 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: you can't get better, but you still got a noble 70 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: on the company, still got the market phone also and 71 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,839 Speaker 1: he coming back. Yeah, So that's what excites me because 72 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: there are guys, um, you know, we know we're gonna 73 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: get back. You know, we haven't in the regular season. 74 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: There hasn't been there. There hasn't been you know, um 75 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: Kelvin to get going, and Tristan you know, is going 76 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: to be there eventually too. So having that kind of competition, Um, eventually, 77 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: I don't know when those days are, and it's not 78 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: like everybody's going to be you know like Magic wand 79 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: year back, year back, year back. So when those moments happen, 80 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: I think it just continues to you know, to feed 81 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: into the defense and what we want to be about. 82 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: First we are you know what I um, I've always 83 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: known that oas coming in. He's a very deliberate practicer. 84 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: You know, like when he wants to work something, you 85 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: see him work it. He does it in pre practice, 86 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: see him talking to himself to say this is what 87 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: I want to do, and that type of deliberate practice, 88 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: I see it paying off onto the field. And Uh, 89 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: I would say he probably played his best game, um, 90 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: you know, last night, but I also would say it 91 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: was his best week of practice. And it's you know, 92 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: like a guy like him just needs reps and time 93 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: to go, but we really count on him, um in 94 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: the front. He's uh and Shauncey would be that way too. 95 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: The two of them are very mature guys and are 96 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: able to handle everything mentally. So now it's what works, 97 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: what doesn't work, how do I go and osa specifically 98 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: you can imagine, you know, playing against a guy like 99 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: Zach in the trenches on a regular basis, you find 100 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: out what works and what doesn't work pretty quickly. And 101 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: so I've been pleased with where he's at, and I 102 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: think the arrows is going up for him because he 103 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: does have quickness like a defensive end. But that's why 104 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: we moved him down inside and that's what he showed 105 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: at college and so now it's just a matter of 106 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: like taking some of those skills and turning it into 107 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: you know, what we think he can be. And it's 108 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: a fun part of that because rookie sometimes don't even 109 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: have a vision of what they can be and it's 110 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: up to us to help bring it out of him 111 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: and say this is where we think you can go. 112 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: And uh, he's super deliberate and trying to get better. 113 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: So I like that about him how to practice and 114 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: take that. It does, yeah, because you know so many 115 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,239 Speaker 1: times they were able to just impose their will in college, 116 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: like I'm just gonna, you know, drive this guy back 117 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: and win, and like you can try that once. Okay, 118 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: this is a new program. So what I have seen 119 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: from him is he takes to the coaching, he works 120 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: at an extra but really he's off to an excellent 121 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: start about where I think he can go. And the 122 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: fun part about it when you have a young player, 123 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: as you do get to there's no other habits other 124 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: than this is how we're going to go do it. 125 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: And I think he's an excellent example of that. Playing 126 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: safety before an ample who made you? As you watch 127 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: him go ahead and do you know, I don't I 128 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: wouldn't say they made say that, but I'm saying, man, 129 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: it sure looks good to see Malik make some plays. 130 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: I've always had a sense about JK and his ability 131 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: to guard tight ends and be down and be physical. 132 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: But I would say I didn't have tons of experience 133 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: with him blitzing, and I think that's one part of 134 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: his game that I've recognized as say, he's an excellent 135 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: blitzer as well. So I would say those two have 136 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: probably stood out to me in that spout. Ranny, Great, 137 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: you didn't have it any sacks last night, but he 138 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: was pretty relentless with his pressure. Three ball holding penalties. 139 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: What was it when you evaluated him? I think that's 140 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: what it was for him, just staying relentless and uh, 141 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: you know, missing last week, I wasn't sure, uh you know, 142 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: where he's going to be back on the conditioning, on 143 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: the stuff to go, and so I thought he did 144 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: an excellent job. But I just felt his energy. I 145 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: felt his get off and as you referenced earlier about 146 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: the you know, the force holding penalties, you know one 147 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: was a completion, it came back, you know, it was 148 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: I think it was like a second down that went 149 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: to a second and twenty. So those ones are big plays, 150 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: and you just he probably saw him lined up at 151 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: a number of different spots um last night from over 152 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: the guards over the tackles, and that's another part of 153 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: his game that you know, we want to continue to 154 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: develop too. You mentioned the big plays were moren't your 155 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: liking there, and I think it was two hundred and 156 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: fifty five yards on the ten plays when you evaluated 157 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: with your players, how much do you focus on those 158 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: ten plays versus the other forty three? Well, yeah, certainly 159 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: a lot, to be honest with you, But what I 160 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: would say is what I do know about some of 161 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: those plays. You know, obviously you want to get him 162 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: corrected right away. Those are the ones we hit right 163 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: on the sideline or you know, when we're in the 164 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: locker room together. A few of those we thought had 165 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: some communication components to it that we could be better, 166 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: you know, post snap, where's it going? How do you 167 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: get you know, the call communicated to the next player. 168 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: So those are the things I'm referencing to say, tighter, sharper, 169 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: even more accurate to go some you know, you got 170 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: to give credit to them too, to say this was 171 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: a good play, a good scheme to design. But that's 172 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: what I'm kind of thinking, as we're growing on the job, 173 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: some of those ones you have to live and go 174 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: through and we keep, you know, obviously a long log 175 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: of those to make sure that those mistakes aren't you know, 176 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: happening a second time. That he was pretty close for 177 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: up first thirty eight year inflation. Then he comes back, 178 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: he's got take face, he's got great pastiflections. And how 179 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: do you see him grow into that layer? Well, I 180 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: think number one, it starts with just his competitive nature 181 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: for practice and you feel them and it really goes 182 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: to both sides of the ball. And I think Mike's 183 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: done a good job of setting the team up for 184 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: these competitive moments. We have two minute you guys, you 185 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: know seen that a lot that we do that in 186 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: training camp. We now do it in the regular season. 187 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: So some of them go seven, eight, ten plays longer, 188 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: even to work down the field, and having that kind 189 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: of relentlessness to go and finish it just has to 190 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: carry over into the game. And so Anthony had the 191 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: same one. He had a big pass breakup down the 192 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: offensive right sideline and practice on Thursday and it was 193 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: almost the same spot on the field, the same area 194 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: where he had the interception. So that's part of my 195 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: tape for him tomorrow. Say, like the same things we're practicing, 196 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: they're showing up on the field, and that's when you 197 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: know you're you're hitting in the right spot, and that's 198 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: when you know as a player, you're getting ready. How 199 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't he describe the level dis is playing aflight a holly? 200 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: And when you study film with him from his rookie season, 201 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: what were your impressions up to beyond the name where 202 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: he want? Well, I thought he was a better tackler 203 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: than I gave him credit for, just because of his 204 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: size and his length and so many times you know 205 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: in our league, you know, run can start inside, but 206 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: now it bounces out to the corner and that's a 207 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: lot of space. And so I thought he had excellent 208 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: tackling Villa that would you know certain of where that was, Um. 209 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: And then the ability to be matched up on different sides, 210 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: that's a big deal. He's been outside, he's been in 211 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: the slot, he's been on the left, he's been on 212 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: the right. So the ability to play in different spots, UM, 213 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: that's a big deal. And so we's had some tough 214 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: assignments UM in his first you know, a few weeks here, 215 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: and he just I think it goes back to his 216 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: competitive nature, the way he responds for it. Have he 217 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: done that mast have more than you did back in 218 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: Seattle and in your time in at Lant. I would 219 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: say in this part starting off, yes, you know, like 220 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: starting off a system this early. Yes, Coach, you mentioned 221 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: playing faster and trying to get playing faster. Is that 222 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: a product of having love young guys? Just reps need 223 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: to kind of boost. I think just everybody needing reps, 224 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: you know, like certainly I wish I could, you know, 225 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: go ask some of my old coaches, you know, was 226 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: that a rep guy and they say, oh yeah, And 227 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 1: there's no question about it. But I would say all 228 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: of us need them in the system. All of us 229 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: need that time and to just keep going on tas 230 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: so not just a young player related but just over 231 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: and over and when the key happens, now you can 232 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: go just a half a you know, count quicker, and 233 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: that's what we're looking for. There was a screen that 234 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: went a little further than we would like. You know, 235 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: when do I counter on a pass rush move? You know, 236 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: those small things they just add up when you keep 237 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: getting reps and reps and reps. And so that's why, 238 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: like so much of our time to get better takes 239 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: place during the week, you know, on Wednesdays and Thursdays 240 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: in our moments to get better, to get ready for 241 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: the game, and then you got to see it come 242 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: to life at the game. You're a boxing guy. Challenges 243 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: in here. You're talking about tempo and we need an 244 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: offense says pushing the pace and running kind of flurry 245 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: of playing. What challenges is that present for a defense 246 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: because the substitutions or otherwise. Yeah, well, I think the 247 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: first thing you hit was the substitution, and so much 248 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: of what we all do studying is this formation, this alignment. 249 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: You know, the backs here, the tight ends here. When 250 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: you go fast, some of those you don't get to 251 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,719 Speaker 1: because you're getting the call in quickly. So you're more 252 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 1: worried about getting your own self lined up than opposed 253 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: to some of the information. You know, like, hey, this formation, 254 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: the last time this came up, this play happened. Where 255 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: when you're going quickly that doesn't necessarily happen. What makes 256 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: it even more challenging is you know that's a team, 257 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: like our offense has different personnel groups to go and 258 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 1: stay in and so I think that's been a big 259 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: factor too. Obviously, knew Casey really well from me all 260 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: sign in Atlanta. But what if you learn about only 261 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 1: Cooker and Jaron Curs since they got here that maybe 262 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: you didn't know. Yeah, And so I've certainly studied those 263 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: two players with Malik and JK, and I had always, 264 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: you know, admired their game and how they played. But 265 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: with Malik being injured, you know, that's a tough injury 266 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: to come back, you know from, and so Ka's you know, 267 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: just went through the same process from last ball with 268 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: an achilles to come back, and we've certainly been the 269 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: round number of other players who've had that, and so 270 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: I had a sense it was going to come. And 271 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: I think right around the end of training camp I 272 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: felt the shift with Malik to say, man, I feel 273 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: his speed. I feels intent because all the movements you 274 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: saw like they were there and now I just wanted 275 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: to see the real speed for him. And that's the 276 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: thing that I see that's picking up. And he's been 277 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: just an excellent addition for us. JK. I would say 278 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: I didn't know he was as versatile as he is. 279 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: We've played him at nickel, we've played him at safety. 280 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: He plays down near the box, so some guys can 281 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: handle more and you have to give him a little 282 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: bit more. Yep, I got that a little bit more. 283 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: And the thing about JK, he's answered when we've given 284 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: him more. And so you don't want to necessarily throw 285 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: everything onto somebody at one time. But when a player 286 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: shows they're capable for more than one job and he 287 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: has a unique skill set, then he's going to take 288 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: advantage of that. How Sam runs Caroline as it wasn't 289 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: the Jackson can go back to the twenty nine can't 290 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: really jack I haven't yet, but I do know Sam well, 291 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: and you know from evaluating him coming out from his 292 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: time at SC and I thought he was just such 293 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: an excellent competitor. You felt that the whole way through. 294 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: And so he's got a live arm, he's got you know, 295 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: movement to get outside the pocket, he can throw it 296 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: on the run, He's tough, and so all of those 297 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: things are really showing up, you know, over the first 298 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: you know, the course of the first three weeks with him, 299 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: he's got some fantastic receivers um, you know, and more. 300 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: And when you have those kind of weapons and you 301 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: know how to use him and it's functioning as part 302 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: of the offense, then you can be difficult to stop. 303 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: And I think the one thing they've done a good 304 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: job of they don't give the ball away, and their 305 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: time of possession has been strong, carefree, and they change 306 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: up what they do and they just stuck with what 307 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: they normally our offensive. Yeah, it felt just in the 308 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: game that's usually the case. You don't have a you know, 309 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: a wholesale change about what they do. But as you're 310 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: going into the next step, you know, certainly he's a 311 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: big part of their offense, you know, just because of 312 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: some of the unique things that he does. So where 313 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: does some of that extra work fall too? It won't 314 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: all fall to the running basket, is quite honestly. Um, 315 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 1: Christian can be a receiver, he could be a running 316 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: back and he'd be exceptional and all pro it either 317 00:13:54,160 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: he's that sudden and that quick versatility, like that process 318 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: of leaving Mike give event. Not right now, there's not 319 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: a full time thought for that, um, just because we 320 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: want to make sure we can use all the stuff 321 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: that he has. UM. But for the time being, it 322 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: was certainly the right call for us against an athletic 323 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: quarterback like Hurts, an athletic quarterback like Herbert who you know, 324 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: has the ability to get outside the pocket. You want 325 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: as much speed as you can to go Chase. I 326 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: thought that was certainly on display on you know, one 327 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: of the readoption plays last night practice earlier. You training 328 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: can kid with a way to give mino reps against 329 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: as like tiring yep and the tray ron has a 330 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: receiving quarder to go up against. How much when it 331 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: comes to the development of youth on this defense has 332 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: been kindalyzed to some degree with the competition level that 333 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: the basic practice against thought us. Yeah, I think there's 334 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: probably um some confidence to go, you know, when you 335 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: gain you know, that rep and that experience for the 336 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: rookie player, because these are two of the very best 337 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: you know in our league. Of their skill and how 338 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: they go and just seeing like guys like Tyrn and 339 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: Zach and their work the way they go after it. 340 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: I think that's like so valuable for a guy like 341 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: Osa to say, man, I can really take this thing further. 342 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: I can take my preparation further, my training further. Just 343 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: when you watch some of those guys work after practice, 344 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of talking and there's still a 345 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: lot of working going on. And I think those kind 346 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: of messages For a guy like Osa, that's big because 347 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: he watches, He's very self aware of how to get better. 348 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: For a guy like um Micah, you know, to be 349 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: on the outside and having a chance. Okay, this is 350 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: I can't just run past this player. I've got to 351 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: work my move and stay into the moment. So it's 352 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: been good for him. Is returning that pick? What's your 353 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: reaction in the box? What are you doing? Yeah, I 354 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: was pretty fired up. I gotta I gotta be honest 355 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: with you. When the play happened, you know, the first 356 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: thing you do is to say, you know, is just 357 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: you know, got a chance to score. And one of 358 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: the things I really liked about that play is you 359 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: just felt Randy speed trying to lead him up, you know, 360 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: if he needed to get a block, and other guys 361 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: on that way as you know of going. So when 362 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: I'm seeing that kind of speed take place of guys 363 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: running out of the stack, that gives you moments for 364 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: big plays. You look back at the line of scrimmage 365 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: and China, is there a flaggers or is this going 366 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: to hold? Is this good? No? I think more m Yeah, 367 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: I don't think negatively from the start, So if I 368 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: think it's a pick, I'm like, hell yeah, man, let's go. 369 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: And then if there's a flag, it's oh shit, you know, 370 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: so I don't think the worst thing first. I think 371 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: it like, let's go score and uh, you know, trade 372 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: has certainly you know, like put the reps at practice, 373 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: you know of getting the ball. So this is not 374 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: something that's that unique because of the work those guys 375 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: put in at the ball. Like I couldn't be more 376 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: pleased with their effort for the football, certainly in the secondary. 377 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: Back in Lee July, you said, I want to make 378 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: sure I get correct here people that there there will 379 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: be people on this defense that have very big chips 380 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: on their shoulders, as much proved coaches included. How much 381 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: have you noticed that through the first three games. How 382 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: much do you think that's played in the defense's play. Well, 383 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: I feel their energy and as we're you know, like 384 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: I said, making progress, we're going to stay relentless and 385 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: how we go about things. But I did feel their 386 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: energy there, you know, there want to to get going. 387 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: And one of the things during the week, we say 388 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,239 Speaker 1: the process takes care of all the learning. So what 389 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: do you do on Wednesday? What do you do on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 390 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: So by the time we left practice on Saturday, I 391 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: knew we were in a good headspace because there were 392 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: very few corrections that we had to go back and 393 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: review on Saturday. And so when you get to that spot, 394 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: now you can shift a little bit from all the 395 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: preparation that you do goes from the opponent. Now the 396 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: shift comes back to you and say, now they got 397 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 1: to deal with me and my energy and the way 398 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: that I play. Because all week it's the opponent, the opponent, 399 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: the opponent, and how do you go and what's the 400 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: look and how do you play? But there has to 401 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: be a shift, And I had a good sense after 402 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: that practice in this past week it was Sunday that 403 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: the shift was going to take place for us to 404 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: play really fast and all does give you a chance 405 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: to play well. But um, you know, certainly having our 406 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: offense have some long drives and go back out get 407 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: a couple you know, quick stops, that's a big part 408 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: of you know, playing well. And uh, you know, we 409 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,479 Speaker 1: were certainly fortunate our offense was able to do that 410 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 1: each of the three games. And does it become heart 411 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: difficult at all because quarterbacks start going to like just 412 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: some of the watch. That's a good question. Um, I'll 413 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 1: have to look. It would certainly seem like SHRM would 414 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: have been one that would have been up for that 415 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: award of three in a row. Um, And I don't 416 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: know if it necessarily, you know, like each game's unique, 417 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: you know, and sometimes, um, you know, as the season 418 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: comes on and you get more and more do you 419 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: not try this guy? But quite often zones you got 420 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: to throw to, you know, where you think the read 421 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: takes you. And so it's not like you can run 422 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: around and say, well that's a good he's open, but 423 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: I'm not going to throw it. So I wouldn't say 424 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: it necessarily cuts you off. But um, I would say 425 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: there's an awareness, you know for a guy like you 426 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: may not try a double move on someone because like 427 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: he has picked that play before, so there may be 428 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: less attempts, if that makes sense. But not I'm not 429 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: going to throw it over there. All right, you guys 430 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: have a good one.