1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: The cornerback opposite James. You've used a bunch of different 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: guys yacht him Valentine when he was here, Ryan Lewis, 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: is it sustainable to just keep kind of having a 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: different guy there at cornerback to all the time or 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: do you guys need to settle on one guy. No, 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: I expect all the guys to play, Ryan, I really do. Um. So, 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: there may be certain matchups that we may favor a 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: certain guy for a skill set that maybe certain positions 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: on the field, whether it's red area versus you know, 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: backed up or in the field, and maybe more of 11 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: an early down guy, third down guy. So every game 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: brings a little bit different element and how you're trying 13 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: to match up the opponent. Uh. To me, I have 14 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: no issue at all of playing guys at any position 15 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: and rotate them on through. As long as you're geting production, 16 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: we're keeping guys fresh. We expect everyone in the game 17 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: to contribute, so, you know, in terms of the way 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: I view the game, No, I have no issue with 19 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: that at all. How do you think Ike has played 20 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: these last couple of games, because he went from playing 21 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: a lot to playing not much at all, now playing 22 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: a lot again, how do you think he's performed a 23 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: second stint. I've seen a lot of improving from Mike. Yeah, 24 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: that's the guy that's really worked tirelessly through practice. He's 25 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: really competed hard force and showing a lot of things 26 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: in practice. Um and you got a shot in the 27 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: game and he went out there and he's been making 28 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: place for us. So yeah, he's done a lot of 29 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: really good things right now that have helped us. Um 30 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: And you know, I'll keep playing for us as well 31 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: as well Harpen. You know, we get Ryan Lewis back, 32 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: a number of other guys. Thanks, Joe, Doug, Joe. When 33 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: you made the decision to transition Gates the center, that 34 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: was probably the thought that you have a full offseason, 35 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: a full training camp, preseason games. Curious, was there any 36 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: reservations about giving a new center. They're throwing him right 37 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: in the way you had to get thrown in. And 38 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: then how do you feel like he's developed through the season. Well, 39 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: I'll start the back end part first. I think he's developed, 40 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: you know, really well. I see a lot of improvement 41 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: on a weekly basis from Nick. Look, going from playing 42 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: guard and tackle in the center is a completely different animal. 43 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: The multiples on your plate, the command you have to have, 44 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: the calls, even just a different mechanics, noting the snap 45 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: before you block. These are things you have to learn 46 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: how to do. And there's a reason a lot of 47 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,279 Speaker 1: guys play center throughout their entire career, up through high school, 48 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: college and then the NFL. It is a different type 49 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: of position. Um. I think he's done a really good 50 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: job of advancing in that. I see a lot of 51 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: problems going forward with them. I'm pleased with how he's playing. 52 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: I've see improvement every week now to the first part 53 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: of it. In terms of yes, obviously, initially we saw 54 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: that as a having a full off season, full training camp. 55 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: But like with everything else, that wasn't gonna waiver when 56 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: the pandemic hit, wasn't gonna change our course of action 57 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: in terms of how we're gonna get this team ready. 58 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: We just decided, Hey, we're gonna adapt or die. We're 59 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: gonna get ready, and there's gonna some growing pains a 60 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: lot of guys. We've got to move forward. Me sure. 61 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: Cannava Joe. On Monday, you talked about one of the 62 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: things you've learned is to juggle time, and so do 63 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: you have enough time for your defense and offense. I 64 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: tend not to be the most organized guy in the world. 65 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: Why would you put yourself through that? Or is that 66 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: just how you have to be to be a coach? Yeah? 67 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: I think as far as being the head coach, I 68 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: have to know what's going on on all three sides 69 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: of the ball. And I can't know what's going on 70 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: without putting in the tape time to learn the opponent 71 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: on the front end. I can't you know what's going 72 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: on without really watching our teams at practice and studying 73 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: what we're doing and reviewing all the practice tape and 74 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: the game tape and understand our personnel of how we're 75 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: using them. So to me, it's just part of the 76 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: responsibility what you have to do to be effective. I 77 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: don't know how I could help the team if I 78 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: don't know what's going on. So that's just an empsis 79 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: for me. Hey, Joe, what's your message to your players 80 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: during this by week? How do you balance thing focused 81 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: and keeping the moment of going with taking a much 82 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: deserved break. Yeah, I mean, I'll go back to the 83 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: momentum question first. It's I don't really believe that exists. Um, 84 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, nothing that we did against 85 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Washington is gonna help us against Cincinnati. We have 86 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: to learn from what we did wrong and make corrections, 87 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: but we gotta come back on Monday and have a good, 88 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: strong practice, Uh, to be honest, we obviously with we've 89 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: gone virtual this week with some of the COVID protocol 90 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,119 Speaker 1: is going back in the intensive protocol, So that's changed 91 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: a little bit of our plans what they were going 92 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: to be on the field. Initially, we're gonna do more 93 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: of a walk through and uh, some of the younger 94 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: guys practice squad and some of the younger you know, rookies, 95 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: and we're gonna have a more intense a practice when 96 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: the walk through is over. And then today Wednesday would 97 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: have been a on the field, padded practice for the 98 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: entire team to get out there, popping around, you know, 99 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: work on some new schemes, concepts, make sure we correct 100 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: some things come up through the season. Now we're working 101 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: virtually to go ahead and have meetings and address those 102 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: things right there. But we've got to have a good 103 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: day on Monday. And in terms of the momentum, the 104 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: only momentum I think will be able to go ahead 105 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: and transfer and create is how we practice and how 106 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: we play. So we have to come back next week 107 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: grade ago. I'm curious ten weeks into the season, you know, 108 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: ever after watching the tape of all these games and 109 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: you're coaching through them, what's the biggest thing you've learned 110 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: about your team? And where do you guys have to 111 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: get better down the stretch. We've got to continue improving 112 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: across the board of fundamentals. I think that's something you 113 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: always have to improve on. You can never think we've 114 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: arrived there. I think sometimes the mistakes you make as 115 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: a team as you get to a certain point in 116 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: the season and it's very scheme oriented and you fall 117 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: away from what you worked hard on the training camp 118 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: in terms of fundamentals and basics, and ultimately that's really 119 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: what always makes the difference anyway. We talk about turnovers, penalties, 120 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: mental errors, those are things are gonna be true deciding 121 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: factors within game teams. You know, in terms of our team, 122 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, we we hoped early on that we could 123 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: develop a tough culture without knowing these players early on, 124 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: and I've seen that with our guys. You know, our 125 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: guys are it's a team full of very resilient guys, 126 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: very mentally tough guys. I've seen these guys come to 127 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: work weekend and week out. You no matter what the 128 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: noise on the outside was, they come and focus, they 129 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: come and determine, and they play together. And I've seen 130 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: a group of guys moving in the same direction make 131 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: a lot of improvement. I'm proud of how they practice. 132 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: I'm proud of how it's showed up on taping games, 133 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: and I think that transfers directly and how we practice, 134 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: how we play. It seems like that's really kind of 135 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: taken off over the last two or three weeks, especially 136 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: on defense. It seems like you're playing a more physical 137 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: brand of football than maybe you started. Um, why do 138 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: you think that is? And do you think maybe that's 139 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: just kind of snowballing when wins and confidence be getting 140 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: more wins and confidences are more to it than that. Well, 141 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: I think when you practice with good execution and you're 142 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: confident what you're doing schematically, you can play more aggressive. 143 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 1: And when you demonstrate across the board that you have 144 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: eleven guys on the field who truly understand the schemes, 145 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: the concept of what we're doing then you can play 146 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: aggressive by not worrying about the guy next to you 147 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: know what he's doing. So I think right now we're 148 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: at a point our guys have really learned and aggressed 149 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: within the schemes and the concepts are working. They've really 150 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: done a good job week by week adapting to different 151 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: game plans and how they fit and understand not only 152 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: their responsibility, but how the guy next to them has 153 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: to play as well. And when you understand that, you 154 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: can play more aggressive. So that's probably why some of 155 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: that starting to show up the way we wanted to 156 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: on tape. Do you look into how teams you know 157 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: the data, how teams come into a bye, how teams 158 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: go out of a bye. This is your first time 159 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: being a head coach at this. I mean, is there 160 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: something that that you can do, maybe better than someone 161 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: else taking your team out of a bye that could 162 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: give you an advantage? Yeah, I think you have to 163 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: look at what you do well and what's you're deficient on, 164 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: what you have to improve on. I think the biggest 165 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: thing coming out of a by um, other than getting 166 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: a little bit maybe some guys back health wise, Paul, 167 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 1: are getting you know, some things just as schematically, is 168 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: you just gotta come out and correct things that you've 169 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: made mistakes on and go forward with You may have 170 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: a new wrinkle you try to work in here there. 171 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: We do look at teams coming out of buys. Obviously 172 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: the last two weeks to played teams come off of buys. 173 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: To me, it's important to look at those teams based 174 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: on what they've done in the past coming out of 175 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: a bye. What kind of adjustments they use? Uh, what 176 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: does their game plan look like that game out of 177 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: the buy different than it was the previous games before? 178 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: By how many schematic differences they have? You know, is 179 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: it a more aggressive mindset? What do they do? So 180 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: you want to put all those things into account just 181 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: to anticipate what your opponent may do against you, you know, 182 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: for us specifically, I think the biggest, you know, the 183 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: biggest mistake people think is when you come out of 184 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: a buy, you're automatically fresher and faster and all that 185 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. Yeah, I think that's a myth. You know. 186 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: It's it's you gotta come out and all that matters 187 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: how you play on that Sunday. So you've got to 188 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: wake up and you've got to knock off those cobwebs, 189 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: because one thing is these guys will have you know, 190 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: four solid days off without you know, being around us 191 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: as coaches are hearing our voices. You know, four days 192 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: again this seasons like four months, it just is and 193 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: you come back and that Monday practice will have That's 194 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: very necessary to go ahead and just make sure everybody 195 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: gets woken up, knocks off some rust, has a good 196 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: day on the field, and that that can transfer going forward. Thanks. 197 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: And one more dumb you know how a coach is 198 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: very often and sometimes you hear players say, well, he's 199 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: not a rookie anymore. Right, you know, we played ten games, 200 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: he's not a rookie anymore. Are your rookies still rookies that? 201 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: You know? What is that mindset? And do you subscribe 202 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: to that mindset? You know? I mean you you could 203 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: kind of phrase that two different ways on that. I 204 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: know what you're saying with that, Um, Look, I expect 205 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: marked improvement from our team along the way. So the 206 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: so called rookie mistakes, I don't care if it's a 207 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: rookie making or vet making it. I just don't expect 208 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: to see it repeated. Um. So that's what we're really 209 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: holding every one accountablefore that things are gonna happen. Um, 210 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: we just have to learn from a move forward. You know, 211 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: I think right at this point right now are young 212 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: players obviously have a different perspective and a different taste 213 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: for the speed of the game and what goes in 214 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: week by week. You hear a lot about these rookie walls. 215 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: We've talked a lot to our rookies about to talk 216 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: to rookies in the past spot as well. To me, 217 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: it's important to have these rookies understand that. Look, really, 218 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: right now, we're at a point where the college football 219 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: seasons winding down about to be over, or at least 220 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: in a normal year it would be. And you know, 221 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: your season is very much still going. Okay, We've got 222 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: a lot of ball left to play. You know, in 223 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: a normal season, by the time you get to week eight, 224 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: that is a college season, it's four preseason games, it's 225 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: eight games. You're looking at twelve. Maybe you play a 226 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: bowl game after that, you know, go get you know, 227 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: a little Caesar's Pizza Bowl thing and you know, go 228 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: back home for Christmas and stuff. But you know, this 229 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: season here, it's you've got to refuel and get going. 230 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: You've got to make sure that you handle your routine 231 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: throughout the season effectively, that physically you don't break down, 232 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: that mentally you don't fatigue, And to me that comes 233 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: into having a good established routine, but then also at 234 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: some point in the year changing up your routine to 235 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 1: change the stimulation. So if you're a guy that's always 236 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: watching tape, you know, mid afternoon, okay, maybe it's an 237 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: early morning thing, and get your workout in mid afternoon, 238 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: but you've gotta change things up a little bit throughout 239 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: the season not to have that monotony that kind of 240 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: wears you down to the point where you think you're 241 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: being productive just because you have activity. You've got to 242 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: make sure you're actually taking steps forward every time you 243 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: do something. But you know, we're not right in the 244 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: pass for any of our guys, whether the rookies, that's 245 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: wherever they are in terms of repeat mistakes. We gotta 246 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: make sure it's coaches we do a good job of 247 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: elimining those. I wanted to ask you about Will Hernandez 248 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: and obviously everything you know he's gone through the last 249 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: couple of weeks you come into Sunday, I mean it 250 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: seemed clear that you had a plan that he wasn't 251 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: necessarily going to get snaps at least that's my perspective. 252 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: And then Zeitler goes out, what did you see from 253 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: Will in the game? Coming in? And then, Uh, is 254 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: it a challenge this week knowing that you're you're not 255 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: in the building with these guys that how can you 256 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: gauge how he's coming out of this weekend? First opportunity 257 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: being out there on the field. Yeah, So the best 258 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 1: feedback we get as far as how he came out 259 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: this weekend is from the trainers and the strength coaches. 260 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: So we're not in the building. What we have done 261 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 1: is we're doing very small group workouts that are gonna 262 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: be available to our players, UM that they want to 263 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: come and get something physical. It's obviously we've had to 264 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: do a lot of maneuvering to make sure that it's 265 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: very limited people in the field house working out are 266 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: running on the field is very spread out. We're taking 267 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: a lot of precautions in that. But the feedback I'll 268 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: get from the trainers and strength coach would be the 269 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: most valuable feedback that I can get on those guys. UM. 270 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: But what I saw when he went in to the 271 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: game was a guy who was ready. You know. I 272 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: saw Will went in there. He was he was mentally, 273 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: physically and emotionally ready to go. Um. Obviously, two weeks 274 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: off from a game, it's a lot to ask anyone 275 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: to jump right back, you know, the swing of things 276 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: and go through an entire game. But when we needed 277 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: and he came through, I thought he played well. It 278 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: played tough. Uh. You know, it's just kind of Will's 279 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: personality coming out at the end of the game right there. 280 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: Uh kind of goes in a little bit of the 281 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: enforcer when we need him right there. So look, I 282 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 1: was pleased to see well at the game. It is 283 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: good to hahim back in the building. He's always a 284 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: dude that makes everyone smile when he's around, So it's 285 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: just good to have him back with us. Do you 286 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: feel like now, I mean, I know you have some 287 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: time away, do you feel like when you come back 288 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 1: on Monday, that the last couple of weeks are are 289 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: behind him and you could actually move forward or is 290 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: that kind of still a wait and see and see 291 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: how this progresses. Yeah, I think it's still wait and 292 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: see to see him on the field. Monday, or to 293 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: be honestly, to be fair to him, because now if 294 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: we had practiced the last two days, if we're out 295 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: there today, I think I'd have a much better view 296 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: on that and an answer for that. Not being able 297 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: to see with my own eyes and put him through 298 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: a practice, that's a tough thing to evaluate engage, But 299 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: he says he's feeling better. I don't want to speak 300 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: for the player. I guess I just did, but you know, look, 301 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: I want to make sure that we make the right 302 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: evaluation for him at all times. These guys are tough, guys, 303 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: are competitive guys. Sometimes they say things and you've got 304 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: to make sure that you know, you really gage and 305 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: make the best decision for them. Thanks Jordan, Hey Joe, 306 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: you got a bunch of guys on the verge of 307 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: returning right off injured reserve or whatever. Um, what's their 308 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: status you know coming off the biman you got what 309 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: take rouders? I mean is McKinney and I guess Ryan Lewis. Yeah, 310 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: So again that kind of falls back an arts question 311 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 1: a little bit. I was really counting on seeing a 312 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: little bit of those guys this week. Um, obviously we 313 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: can't see them on the field football wise, this week 314 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: Monday will be an important day for UT Jordan to 315 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: kind of take a look at lot of these guys 316 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: moving around. We still have to make a declaration on 317 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: a couple of those guys in terms of starting their clock. Um, 318 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: but we're gonna to evaluate, you know, these guys next 319 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: week and see where they are going in Cincinnati. Uh. 320 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: We're optimistic we should see the majority of those guys, 321 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,719 Speaker 1: if not all of them, at some point down this stretch. Uh, 322 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: They've all made progress, are all working very hard with 323 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: our trainers, and I know there are a lot further 324 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: ahead now than they were when they initially went on. 325 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: I R. We just got to see how closely are 326 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: the game action for us and for you personally. I mean, 327 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: do you decompress, Do you take any time off at 328 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: the end of this week or you just plowed through 329 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 1: and you'll worry about that after the season. Yeah. I'll 330 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: definitely structure good family time this weekend. I mean, I've 331 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: got a laundry list of stuff right now that I'm 332 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: loading up on and making sure I stay head on. 333 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: I'm using a lot of this time right now, not 334 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: only to self scout and catch up on things that 335 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: we've done throughout the season. Uh, the coach have done 336 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: a lot of really good research and reports and kind 337 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: of give me good feedback on where we have to 338 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: go going forward. That's been very valuable. I'm trying to 339 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: jump ahead on all of our opponents and get a 340 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: head start which will help me down this final stretch 341 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: as far as watching some tape. Um, But look, I'd 342 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: be alined if I didn't say that. You know, when 343 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 1: this weekend rolls around, there's gonna be a point where 344 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: I gotta dive in and be dead again. So you know, 345 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,439 Speaker 1: I've got to dive in with the kids and give 346 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: them all, you know, my divided attention. Um. I'll probably 347 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: be way more worn out from that than I am 348 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: from a week of game up. Um. But it's something 349 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: we're looking forward to right there. So that'll kind of 350 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: reset the motor right there for us and get us 351 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: moving through the final six. Last one here, Tom Rock Joe, 352 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: you talked to Graham, How's how's he feeling? And what 353 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: can you tell us about Santosa? Yeah, so I'll start 354 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: with Ryan. Listen. Ryan's a guy who's got a huge leg. 355 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: He showing a tremendous und improvemn since he's been here. 356 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: I think this guy, you know, it's a unique skill 357 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: set that he does all three field goals, kickoffs, and punts. 358 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: He's showing a lot of improvement in all three phases 359 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: through being here. I think Tom and team act do 360 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: a tremendous job of working with this guy. Uh. This 361 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: guy's a mentally tough guy too. He's one of my 362 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: favorite guys on the practice field. He kicks for us 363 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: and kicking periods, obviously does a lot of his field 364 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: goal operation work on Fridays with the team. Um, you know, 365 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: me and him normally have some kind of side bets 366 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: going on is he's kicking, kind of put a little 367 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: pressure on it, and uh, I think he's a little 368 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: bit better in terms of, you know, really roping that 369 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: thing through the uprights when I'm talking a little smack 370 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: behind him. So look, we have a lot of confidence 371 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: in Ryan right there. Um, he's definitely a developing player. 372 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: I think he's got a bit upside in this league 373 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: for a long time. I really do. I'm pleased he's 374 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: been in our program. We've been to hold onto him 375 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: through this point right here. Um, I'm really pleased with 376 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: the work Tom and Team Mack have done with him, 377 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: and if he's got to go, we have a lot 378 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: of confidence that he'll be able to go out there 379 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: and do the job effectively. You know, Graham again, he's 380 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: talked to Ronnie today. I touch based with him yesterday. 381 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: You know, I don't want to speak for him in 382 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: terms of how he may feel with this. I don't 383 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: know all the stages of this virus personally, so I 384 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: don't know if this is something that increases decreases. I 385 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: don't want to speak for any the players right here. 386 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: I know obviously our trainers are communicated with on a 387 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: regular basis to make sure that his welfare is okay 388 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: and um and I'll touch based on him again later today, 389 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: like I do with most of the players. Do you 390 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: expect to have him back in time for the next game? 391 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: You know, there's a timetable with that. Uh, there's an 392 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: opportunity for that, Tom, But there's some other things that 393 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: go into that as well. Are there any setbacks in 394 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: this in that time window where does the physician clear him? 395 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: There's a ramp up period and then again him with 396 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: like everybody else, would be fair to this guy sitting 397 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: in a hotel room, all right for a couple of weeks. 398 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: You know, it's a fair to him to put him 399 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: on the field and ask him to go ahead and 400 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: do his job. That's These are all things that we 401 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: have to account for, you know in fantasy football, like, yeah, 402 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: Pug and plug him in, We're good to go. But 403 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: in reality, are we doing the fair thing by him 404 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: individually and the team collectively to take someone who hasn't 405 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: that two weeks of an opportunity to prepare to put 406 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: him out there to do a job.