1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to the From the Podium Podcast. I'm Jason Gibbs. 2 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: The Browns off today. They will start prepping tomorrow to 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: take on the Las Vegas Raiders at a Legion Stadium 4 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: this coming Sunday in Las Vegas. On today's episode, you'll 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski, tight end Jordan Akens, 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: and defensive end Obo Okoronquo up First. Head coach Kevin 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: Stefanski whill put the Giants game to bed and gave 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: us some brief injury updates. 9 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: Injury front, I don't have all the updates just yet, 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: still working through some things. I can tell you why 11 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 2: Teller has a knee injury he'll miss multiple weeks, but 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: I don't have the full extent just yet. Miles Garrett 13 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 2: with his foot injury is day to day. And like 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: I mentioned on all those other ones, I'll upd at 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: you when we had those all the information. Obviously frustrated, 16 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: disappointed as you watch the tape. Just I think they're 17 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: missed opportunities, things that we just have to have to 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: do in order to win in this league, and we 19 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: didn't do them. So disappointed. We'll learn from it and 20 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: then we'll quickly move on with that. I'll take any questions. 21 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, Kevin, I want to ask you about the offensive line. 22 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 3: If I've done the math right, I think it's sixteen 23 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 3: sacks and forty two QB hits through three games. Just 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 3: from your perspective, setting aside the injury situation, what is 25 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,559 Speaker 3: going up or going on? I should say up front 26 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 3: with the protection. 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: Issues, Yeah, obviously that's disappointing. You know, we have to 28 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: be better there and we will be better. 29 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 3: And then defensively, how did you like how they responded 30 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 3: in the second half, even with you know, Miles being hobbled, 31 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: and you know, I realize people are dealing with injuries, 32 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 3: but you know that can't be easy when your best 33 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 3: player isn't able to give you one hundred percent to 34 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 3: the place. 35 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought, you know, the team battled yesterday. Certainly 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: the defense we played well there in that second half. 37 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 2: We have a high, high standard ultimately and we want 38 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 2: to play better, but the guys definitely were battling out there. 39 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 4: Two things, Kevin. Number one is, even before the injuries 40 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 4: hit the offensive line, your game plan did not involve 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 4: the jumbo formations that you used in Jacksonville. Was that 42 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 4: because of the opponent, the game plan, or was it 43 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 4: because of the circumstances where you thought you might be 44 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 4: thin that offensive line. 45 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think all the above, Tony. 46 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: I think when you go into game plans, you're trying 47 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: to look at things that give you an advantage, maybe 48 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: attack certain things that they do, maybe defensively, just with 49 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: the health of some of our offensive. 50 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 5: Line, probably wasn't. 51 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 2: Possible to get some of those guys in those roles, 52 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: But doesn't mean that there's plenty of things that we 53 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: can do better, certainly. 54 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 4: And the other thing was the quarterback sneak situation. It 55 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 4: seems you're hesitant to use Watson on a traditional quarterback snake. 56 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 4: You were shotgun in fourth and one. How does that 57 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 4: handicap use the play caller that you have to bring 58 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 4: in another quarterback to perform a snake. 59 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't see it that way at all. I 60 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: think you see that from around the league. Different teams 61 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: do that. We've used different players in there. There's a 62 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: bunch of things that you can do in those moments. Obviously, 63 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: I gotta do a better job for this team in 64 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: those moments, and we have to do a better job 65 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: and give. 66 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 5: Those guys, some plays go get the first down there. 67 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, just wondering do you feel like in some 68 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 6: ways you dodged a bullet a little bit with Miles 69 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 6: Garrett being day to day? And then also do you 70 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 6: feel like maybe is Zack Ziner ready to step up 71 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 6: into that guard role for you? 72 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 5: Yeah? 73 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 2: Certainly with Miles as you guys know, he's battling every day, 74 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: so I feel that he's going to continue to do 75 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 2: that and then we'll work through the offensive line. 76 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 5: Mary Kay. 77 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: It's definitely something that's going to be uh, you know, 78 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: we'll take in more information today, Tomorrow, Wednesday before we 79 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: know exactly how how that's gonna shake out. 80 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 7: Hey, Kevin, with Miles you said he was going to 81 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 7: have an MRI day. Did he have one? 82 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 5: Yes? Was it? 83 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 7: He said yesterday that it was all like his whole 84 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 7: lower legs, So do you know what he had the 85 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 7: MRI on and like what you guys are treating primarily. 86 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 5: Yeah, not. 87 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: I wouldn't get into all the specific Scott, he's uh, 88 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: he's battling, okay. 89 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 7: And then with Jed coming off the surgery and Dewan, 90 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 7: you know, not one hundred percent with that knee. Why 91 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 7: not keep a ninth lineman active yesterday. 92 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it felt pretty comfortable with the guys that we had. 93 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: That was, you know, losing Wyatt on field goal. Uh, 94 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: you know that those are tough. Those are just some 95 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 2: circumstances that that you don't often see. But bottom line 96 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 2: is we felt comfortable with having eight up. 97 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 8: Kevin, I'm going to ask you about third down. It's 98 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 8: been an issue each of the first three games. So 99 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 8: do you see a constant problem or loo can be 100 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 8: done to fix that? 101 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 5: Yeah? 102 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 2: I think it's uh, we have to be better there, Jeff, 103 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 2: and I think a lot of that you can be 104 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: better on first and second down to help yourself on 105 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 2: third down. I don't think we've been good enough on 106 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: first and second down, been in some tough down in 107 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 2: distances in that case, distances on third down. So uh, 108 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: that's just a matter of playing better as an offense. 109 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: But there's always things that we're looking at to try 110 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: to give our guys a chance. 111 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 9: Thank Kevin had a twofold injury question with Wyatt, is 112 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 9: he possible IR candidate? And with Miles you know, I 113 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 9: know you said he's going to continue to battle, but 114 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 9: just given the fact that you know he said that, 115 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 9: you know, both this feed are bothering him. It's creating 116 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 9: compounding issues. Is there a point or a conversation that 117 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 9: needs to be had about, you know, kind of shutting 118 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 9: him down and allowing you know, whatever he's dealing with 119 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 9: to heal properly so he can be good for the 120 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 9: long term. 121 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 5: Uh yeah, first part of your question, what would remind me. 122 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 9: Is he ir candidates or yes. 123 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 2: Yes, we're working through that's a that's a possibility with Miles, 124 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 2: He's he's like. 125 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 5: A lot of our guys on this team. 126 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 2: He's going to battle through these injuries and I expect 127 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 2: him to continue to get better. 128 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 10: Hey, Kevin, yesterday when we talked to DeShawn, he mentioned 129 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 10: something of the effect of them maybe switching things up 130 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 10: with the Blitzes, Like what was there different looks that 131 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 10: you guys maybe weren't expecting, or what was going on 132 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 10: there with what the Giants threw at you. 133 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 2: I think early in the season. You know, we're only 134 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: three games yesterday into these things, so breaking tendencies is 135 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 2: a big part of as you get to know offenses 136 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 2: and defenses when you're game planning. So they definitely pressured 137 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: more than they had in the first couple, but that 138 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 2: was pretty apparent early that. 139 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 5: That was their game plan. 140 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 2: So you're always trying to figure out in these games 141 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: what teams are going to lean into, whether it's to 142 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 2: be more coverage, more pressure, whatever it may be. There's looks, 143 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: looks that you often see that you don't game plan for, 144 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 2: especially early in the season, and then you just have 145 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 2: to make the adjustment in game. 146 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 10: And then how do you think Denzel came out of 147 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 10: yesterday with the shoulder and everything. 148 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think he's good. 149 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 7: Hey, Kevin, what did you see on that the fourth 150 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 7: and one? After Jamie's got stuffed on third and one? 151 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 7: What did you see on that fourth and one play? 152 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, we try to play. We tried earlier in the game. Obviously, 153 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: you know there's we can be better. But I know 154 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: it's very easy for all of us to say, hey 155 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: throw it here. You know this is a that's a 156 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: tough job that those guys have. And I thought the 157 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 2: Seawan made a bunch of plays for us, was putting 158 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 2: us in position to try and go make a play 159 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: to win the game. So there's gonna be plays that 160 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 2: he wants back. I know there's plays I want back, 161 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 2: but I think it's really easy to to play that 162 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 2: game of you know, could have done this, would have 163 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 2: done that. 164 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 5: We just we all have to have to be better. 165 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 7: And what do you think about David a joker for 166 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 7: this week? 167 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 5: Uh, we'll see. I'll know more probably Wednesday. 168 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 9: Yeah, Kevin, I know again like you never so much 169 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 9: goes into a quarterback play you know, protection and you know, 170 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 9: play call and whatnot. 171 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 5: But when you when you review. 172 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 9: The film and watch the Shawn in structure, is the 173 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 9: feel and kind of the speed of you know, the 174 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 9: processing what it needs to be. He himself said that 175 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 9: he you know he's missing throat, but when you see 176 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 9: him kind of working in structure in those drop back situations, 177 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 9: is the feel and the processing and the timing you 178 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 9: know kind of what it needs to be and if not, 179 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 9: you know what you know needs to needs to improve there. 180 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 5: Yeah. 181 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he sees the field really well. I 182 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 2: think he as a veteran that's played in a bunch 183 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: of games so understands different looks, sees it before we 184 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: even talk about it on the sideline as he's coming off. 185 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: So I think it is certainly, uh, we have to 186 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 2: play better as an offense that's really our our main focus. 187 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, this is probably very similar to Daniel's question 188 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 6: that he just asked. But you know, there's a lot 189 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 6: of talk about the sacks. Eight sacks, seventeen hits. How 190 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 6: much do you attribute that to the protection and how 191 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 6: much of that goes on to DeShawn. 192 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, we kind of talked about this, I think before 193 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 2: Amery Kay. I think when you're talking about protection, it's everybody. 194 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: It's from myself, the coaches, the offensive line, tight ends, 195 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: running backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks, it's everybody, and it's everybody 196 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: has a job to do in order to keep the 197 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 2: quarterback clean. So I got to do my part. It's 198 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 2: no secret we can't let him get hit that many times. 199 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 2: That's not good enough and that will get fixed. 200 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 11: Coach along the lines of with Daniel Mary kay Ass 201 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 11: in terms of pocket and trying to find kind of 202 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 11: an offensive identity here, how challenging has this been. I 203 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 11: know it's early in the season, you got Deshaun coming 204 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,479 Speaker 11: back off the injury, et cetera. You've got offensive line issues. Now, 205 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 11: how hard has it been to kind of figure out 206 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 11: what it is exactly what you want to do with 207 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 11: all this other stuff going on. 208 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, stand the question, Tom, but I think it's all 209 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 2: part of it. 210 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 5: Honestly. 211 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 2: I think that's that's the NFL for you. A week 212 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 2: to week, certain guys are going to be unavailable, or 213 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 2: you're going to get You're gonna go up against a 214 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 2: different rusher than you saw. 215 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 5: The week before. 216 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 2: So that's our job just to find ways to be efficient, 217 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: find ways to be explosive, regardless of the challenges that 218 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 2: you may have. 219 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 4: Defensive question, Kevin, I know you trust all your cornerbacks, 220 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 4: but when it comes to the lak neighbors yesterday, were 221 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 4: you was Jim Schwartz just not you're right in left corner. 222 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 4: You're not gonna shadow at any point? Or was that 223 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 4: a consideration at all? 224 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 2: Those are all things we talk about both during the 225 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: weekend and in the game. Uh, there's there are certain 226 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: times that we've done that. There's certain times that we 227 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,839 Speaker 2: have various reasons to play right and left. So it's 228 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 2: always by by game plan, and it's really a week 229 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 2: to week. 230 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 4: Until the game plan yesterday was right and live pretty much. 231 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, and we mixed we mixed it in. 232 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 8: Kevin, I want to ask you about that roughing call 233 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 8: when you watch it on as a two pike question 234 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 8: when you watch it on tape, was it the right call? 235 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 5: Yeah? 236 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 2: I think it was, uh, And we have to be 237 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: better there. Greg knows that you can't go up near 238 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: the quarterbacks head and neck area. We got to stay 239 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 2: in that strike zone. That's a that's a tough play 240 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 2: because that's as you guys know, that's a turnover right there. 241 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 2: So we will be better and again, not a lack 242 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: of effort at all, but I did think that was 243 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 2: a roughing call. 244 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: Tight end Jordan Aikens up next. He talked about how 245 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: the offense is continuing to make adjustments after Sunday's loss. 246 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 8: And Jordan, you know, Deshaun better than every but anybody 247 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 8: on this team. I would guess, how do you think 248 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 8: he's processing this slow start? 249 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 12: Yeah, I mean it's nothing that he's not used to. 250 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 12: Back in Houston, we started real slow. I remember, I 251 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 12: think it's nineteen eighteen or nineteen. We started out one 252 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 12: to three. We flipped it around in one eleven straight. 253 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 12: So we just got to make some adjustments. You know, 254 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 12: we got to keep him positive and you know, just hopefully, 255 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 12: you know, he makes some big time plays for us. 256 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 8: Did you think he is positive or is this kind 257 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 8: of weighing on him. 258 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 5: For the most part, he's definitely positive. 259 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 12: You know, we definitely speak couraging to him every day, 260 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 12: and you know, we work with him on the field 261 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 12: every day, and you know he's bouncing them off the 262 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 12: field things as well. So you know, I mean in 263 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 12: his mental space. You know, as far as I can see, 264 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 12: he's he's looking very you know, like Deshaun. But you know, 265 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 12: we all got to do our part. 266 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 5: It's just not on him. 267 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 7: Hey, Jordan, when you go back and watch your film, 268 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 7: what did you what stood out to you about the 269 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 7: protection issues that you guys said yesterday. 270 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 5: We just didn't execute that's entire offense. 271 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 6: Man. 272 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 12: You know, it was a lot of it was a 273 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 12: lot of stunts, a lot of games that kind of 274 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 12: threw threw off the our track and you know, across 275 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 12: a couple of people up you know, they got the 276 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 12: mismatches that they wanted and they executed it at the 277 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 12: end of the day. Excuse me, but you know, we're 278 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 12: looking forward to just flipping around and being you know, 279 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 12: positive and just coming back and become a team that 280 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 12: we know we can be. 281 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 7: Were you guys caught off guard. Deshaun mentioned it after 282 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 7: the game a little bit yesterday that they blitzed as 283 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 7: much as they did. 284 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 12: They definitely come out like smoking Man. They was blessing 285 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 12: left and right, left and right, and you know, once 286 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 12: they see that they were successful in it, they you know, 287 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 12: they picked it up a little bit. So you know, 288 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 12: we just we just had to make some adjustments and 289 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 12: you know, we just can do a better job and 290 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 12: execute him. 291 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 10: Hey, Jordan, just like along the lines of the protection stuff, 292 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 10: Like obviously knowing this week coming up, you guys have 293 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 10: another tough assignment with Max Crosby especially. I mean, I 294 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 10: know he's a little banged up right now too, but 295 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 10: just how imperative is it to fix these protection issues 296 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 10: as quickly as you guys can. So Deshaun's not getting sacked, 297 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 10: you know, eight times and hit an additional seventeen. 298 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 5: Very good. I mean the game starts with Olan. I mean, 299 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 5: especially on the offense. 300 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 12: You know, we got to get hands on people, We 301 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 12: got to push the Lona scrimmagine, get positive yards not 302 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 12: just in the passing but then the running game as well. 303 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 12: We have to establish the run game before we can 304 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 12: go to the passing game. So we just we just 305 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 12: got to go back to the drawing boards and you know, 306 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 12: work harder on the field at practice and come together 307 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 12: and hold each other accountable. That's what it's all about. 308 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 12: It's just about stand together, especially in times like this. 309 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 12: Don't divide the team. Just come together, uplift each other 310 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 12: and let's get back to work. 311 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 10: Yeah, I guess how do you think you guys can respond? Like, 312 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 10: knowing up there there's still some injury question marks that 313 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 10: seems like and all that. Like it's obviously coming off 314 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 10: of a tough loss to what do you think the 315 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 10: response is going to be like for you guys? 316 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 12: I mean in our room, we have I'm talking as 317 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 12: a whole offense, we have you know, great players, great talent, 318 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 12: first ring all the way down. So you know, it's 319 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 12: next man, not mentality, Like I say, anybody, anybody kind 320 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 12: of step up there. 321 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 5: We got to prep them, We got to get. 322 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 12: Them ready for the game, and you know, just play 323 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 12: with confidence and you know, being able to trust your 324 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 12: brother to left and right that they're gonna get the 325 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 12: job done so the D four can't get that ball 326 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 12: off or you know, we can break big runs and 327 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 12: influence the game as much as possible. 328 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 13: Hey, Jordan, on the fourth down play that that you 329 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 13: guys went for, I know Deshaun talked about the play 330 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 13: a little bit. It was an r PO he mentioned, 331 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 13: and obviously takes off he ends up being short. But 332 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 13: it's been sort of pointed out that you were you 333 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 13: were open sort of out on the flat on the play. 334 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 13: Just what what's your perspective on on how that play 335 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 13: went down? 336 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 5: And you know how the. 337 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 13: Processing is supposed to work for DeShawn on that one. 338 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 12: I mean, it's our po. You know, at the end 339 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 12: of the day, he can give it, he can pass it. 340 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 12: All of us was in the right positions, you know, 341 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 12: when it comes down to that play. We just trusted 342 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 12: Deshan to make the best play, you know, have the 343 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 12: best outcome of that play. You know, Like I say, 344 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 12: that defense stigns so much, you know, and even sometimes 345 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 12: they pee drop, so. 346 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 5: It could be it can be confusing. You know, you 347 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 5: just can't put it all on Deshaun. 348 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 12: We definitely wish we could have that play back, but 349 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 12: at the end of the day, it is a r PO, 350 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 12: so we can either run it or he can throw it, 351 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 12: and you know, next time we'll execute. 352 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 13: It and then just from the Shawn's from your perspective, 353 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 13: Like DeShawn obviously being a captain on this team, a 354 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 13: leader on this team, when you know he's getting hit 355 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 13: the way he has in two games this year, and 356 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 13: you know the offense is strogging the way that they 357 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 13: just just what's his demeanor, Like, how is he kind 358 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 13: of addressing you guys in the huddle and trying to 359 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 13: kind of keep spirits up? 360 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 5: Man? 361 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 12: He's very positive. He tunnels let's go, you know, let's 362 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 12: make some big time plays. You know, let's keep going, 363 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 12: don't give up. I mean that's just the type of 364 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 12: guy Deshaun is. Even when we play together in Houston. 365 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 12: You know, the offense wasn't always like the best, but 366 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 12: you know, as we all know, you know, the players 367 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 12: never dead when the. 368 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 5: Shaun had the ball in his hands. 369 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 12: We just have to protect him better so he can 370 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 12: keep his eyes down field and make those throws. 371 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 6: Hi, Jordan, when you when things seem so bleak after 372 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 6: a loss like that, what do you kind of hang 373 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 6: your hat on as you move forward into this week 374 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 6: and get ready to go out to Vegas and face 375 00:16:58,560 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 6: the Raiders. 376 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 12: Well, we just come in like today and critique everything 377 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 12: that we did wrong and you know in areas that 378 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 12: we can improve in and you know, and our strengths 379 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 12: and our weaknesses. 380 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 5: So we just come in and you know, make corrections. 381 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 12: Just flushed that last game and put it behind us 382 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 12: and come ready to work. And you know, just preach 383 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 12: courage and encourage man to Deshaun to you know, be 384 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 12: the player that we. 385 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 2: Know he can be. 386 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 12: And we got to get We got to get the 387 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 12: offensive line, the tight ends, the wide receiver. Everyone got 388 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 12: to get on one ac court. And you know, we 389 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 12: got to turn this thing around. 390 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 6: And do you will? You guys be ready for the 391 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 6: blitzing and the stunts and the twisting and the games 392 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 6: as you move forward. 393 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 12: Here, no doubt we all pro so once we see it, 394 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 12: we critique it and don't let it happen again. 395 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 5: That's what it's all about. 396 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 7: Hey, Jeoran, what have you seen in the run game? 397 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 7: You know, you had a good week in Jacksonville, but 398 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 7: not so much yesterday and probably in the opener, So 399 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 7: what have you seen the struggles there? 400 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 12: I mean, as far as that is, just like I said, 401 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 12: the execution man, you know, it's different when you just 402 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 12: have certain fronts and you just come off the ball 403 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 12: and drive. And then you have very athletic defensive linemen 404 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 12: and you have very strong defensive lineman internally who can 405 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 12: push that, who can push the inner pocket as well 406 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 12: as maneuver on the out of pocket. So the stunts 407 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 12: in the game, you can stunt one inside and you know, 408 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 12: roll one from the side out. So I mean, you 409 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 12: just got to keep your eyes on the swivel, and 410 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 12: we've got to come up with combinations and different things 411 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 12: to protect us in the area, especially to get to 412 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 12: push off the line of scrimmage. 413 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 7: And then you've been around Miles for a while now, 414 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 7: you know he's obviously dealing with a bunch of different stuff. 415 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 7: Coach said he's day to day. Miles said, he's going 416 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 7: to play through unless they tell him he can't. Just 417 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 7: what have you seen from him? And I guess how 418 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 7: impressive is it that he continues to go out there, 419 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 7: great leader man and just to fight through the injuries 420 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 7: that he have continue to go. 421 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 12: It shows his passion for the game, is love for 422 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 12: the game and how much he wants this team to win. 423 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 12: So you know, the defense rather behind him, as far 424 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 12: as the special teams and offense as well. So they 425 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 12: may beaton play. We got to come up on all 426 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 12: side on the offense and make bigs on plays. 427 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 6: Yeah, Jordan, I have two for you real quick. The 428 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 6: first one is we've been told that Wyatt Teller is 429 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 6: going to miss multiple weeks. He might go on ir 430 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 6: how good is Wyatt Teller and just how tough is 431 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 6: it going to be to be without him for multiple weeks? 432 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 5: Why? Man, that's my dog. 433 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 12: He's a freight trained He's definitely very powerful, gets positive, 434 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 12: push off the wrong scrimmage and you know we're definitely 435 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 12: gonna miss him. But we have Offen Salmon who can 436 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 12: replace that. We just got to prep them and put 437 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 12: them in positions to be successful. 438 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 5: Okay. 439 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 6: And then the second one I have for you is 440 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 6: how much has it kind of helped you to get 441 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 6: these games under your belt in the tight end one 442 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 6: role for when David comes back. Just how much do 443 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 6: you think that you guys will be able to maybe 444 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 6: even work together better or what impact might. 445 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:53,679 Speaker 4: It have on you? 446 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 12: I mean, the more experience you have in the league, 447 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 12: the more the game slows down, so you know, just 448 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 12: getting back up that, you know, starting playing more, getting 449 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 12: ball in my hands as well as being you know, 450 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 12: including in the rank game. It does a lot for 451 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 12: me mentally and physically. It gets my body ready and 452 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 12: it mentally press my mind. So you know, more hands 453 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 12: on deck when David comes back. You know, we definitely 454 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 12: do play our role and be successful on offense. 455 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: Finally, defensive end. Obo okoron quote took the stand to 456 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: talk about the defense's mentality through three games. 457 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,479 Speaker 6: We just talked to Kevin about Miles Garrett, who underwent 458 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 6: the MRI today. He told us that Miles is day 459 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,439 Speaker 6: to day, which it seems like that's dodging a bullet 460 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 6: a little bit based on what he looked like after 461 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 6: the game last night. So just wondering how much you're 462 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 6: so close to him, how much is Miles battling out there, 463 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 6: and what are you seeing in him? And what do 464 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 6: you think he's going to be like dealing with this 465 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 6: moving forward. 466 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 14: I mean, Miles is a warrior, you know, he's a 467 00:20:55,359 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 14: really tough player. He's one of our leaders. If he's 468 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 14: if he feels good enough to go Sunday, we know 469 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 14: he's gonna go and he's gonna give us everything he has. 470 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 14: You know, Miles A he's a really tough player. As 471 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 14: I said, so, we're not really worried about him. You know, 472 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 14: they say he's day to day, but we fully expect 473 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 14: him to play. 474 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 10: Hey obo along those lines, just how motivating is it 475 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 10: for the rest of you guys on the D line 476 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 10: to see him grinding through what he's grinding through and 477 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 10: going out there and still making plays. 478 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 5: It's extremely motivating. 479 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 14: You know when you see your brother just putting it 480 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 14: all out there for you, putting it on the line 481 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 14: for you, it makes you play harder. Then that makes 482 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 14: the secondary play harder, That makes the linebackers play harder, 483 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 14: you know. So so yeah, milesy, he gives us a motivation. 484 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 10: And just pre guys as a defense, like, what's the 485 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 10: mood coming out of yesterday where obviously some things go 486 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 10: wrong in the first half, but you hold them scoreless 487 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 10: in the second half. Just where do you think you 488 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 10: guys stand as a unit mentality wise right now? 489 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 14: I mean, we didn't play our best in the first half, 490 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 14: but we really like how we played in the second half. 491 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 14: I guess we're just trying to build off of that 492 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 14: second half that we played on Sunday. 493 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 8: Yeah, well, I want to ask you about that first 494 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 8: half and when you look at the Dallas game. You 495 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 8: guys were so good at home last year, So what 496 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 8: is missing this year? 497 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 14: Oh well, I'll say this last year is gone. You know, 498 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 14: you got to you gotta create your your identity all 499 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 14: over again. 500 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 5: You know, So I'll say that to start with. 501 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 14: But I would say what's different is that, you know, 502 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 14: guys just have to you know, just gel and mess 503 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 14: keep playing together. 504 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 5: You know. 505 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 14: I don't think it's time to like say there's something 506 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 14: wrong and that there's a fire that we need to 507 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 14: put out. I think we just need to continue to 508 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 14: just be practicing together. 509 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 5: And they're all jail. 510 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 4: Okay, Jeff kind of stole my question there, so I'm 511 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 4: pivoting on the fly here. Oh boy, I wanted to 512 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 4: ask you, is there anything about Daniel Jones that surprised you? 513 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 4: It looked like it was tough to get to getting 514 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 4: the ball out real quick? Was that what you expected? 515 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 14: Like they they had a really good game plan coming in. 516 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 14: They got the ball out really fast. His time to 517 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 14: throw was was below his average. You know, I think 518 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 14: they I think their game plan did pretty well. You know. 519 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 14: Uhur hats off to them. You know, they had a 520 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 14: good game plan and and the. 521 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 4: Other thing off of that. I mean, it's it seems 522 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 4: so easy. If it were that easy for teams to 523 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 4: avoid your rush by just getting the ball out quickly, 524 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 4: everybody would do it. So how do you combat that 525 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 4: when when a game plan is obviously let's just get 526 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 4: rid of the ball. Is it just tackling and keeping 527 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 4: those little completions small. 528 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 14: Yeah, we just got to tackle, keep the keep the 529 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 14: completions minimal, you know, and uh, if they catch the ball, 530 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 14: you know, we just got to swarm to it. 531 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 5: Yeah. Oh boy. 532 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,159 Speaker 3: I know you talk about, you know, Miles being a 533 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 3: warrior and and trying to be out there as much 534 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 3: as possible, But just how much pressure is that put 535 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 3: also on you guys with the pass rush up front 536 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 3: when you know he's limited and also too he's limited 537 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 3: with the amount of plays he can play. 538 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 14: I wouldn't say there's any pressure on us because you know, 539 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 14: we're a family where all brothers. When our brothers goes down, 540 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 14: when my brother goes down, and we don't feel pressured 541 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 14: to make more plays because he's gone. We make plays 542 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 14: for him because he's not able to be out there, 543 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 14: So we're not really worried about a production drop off. 544 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 14: You know if he were to not play, But because 545 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 14: you know, we really like our room, We like all 546 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 14: the guys in there. We think all the guys in 547 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 14: there can be a difference make around Sunday. 548 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 4: Yeah. 549 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 6: Oh well, there was talk sort of before and after 550 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 6: this game that the giants at zero and two were 551 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 6: going to come in, they were going to be desperate, 552 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,360 Speaker 6: they were going to lay it all out on the line. 553 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 6: Do you think that they came in sort of wanting 554 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 6: it more and needing it more than you guys did. 555 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 14: I wouldn't say more, but they definitely they definitely played 556 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 14: really hard. They played with a lot of passion, a 557 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 14: lot of effort. You know, I wouldn't say they wanted 558 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 14: it more though, because we wanted that went really bad 559 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,719 Speaker 14: as well, you know, things that didn't go as as planned. 560 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 14: You know, we had a really good week of practice. 561 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 14: But you know, like I said, hats off to them, 562 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 14: they played a really good game. 563 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 5: Yeah. 564 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 15: Well, obviously last year you guys were so dominant at home, 565 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 15: and this year we start out zero and two and 566 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 15: the defense you know, hasn't lived up to these same 567 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 15: expectations in terms of energy there. So what do you 568 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 15: attribute that to and how can you, you guys get 569 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 15: that turned around. 570 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 14: I think the defense of I think we're we're showing 571 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 14: good signs, you know, of what we could be, you know, 572 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 14: just like that second half, you know. 573 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 5: So I think it's just. 574 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 14: Honing in on like what we do really well and 575 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 14: being able to do it for long stretches of time 576 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 14: like we were doing last year. 577 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 7: Yeah, well, we're just curious. You get your first sach yesterday? 578 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 7: Is that like a century relief when you get the 579 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 7: first one out of the way first season? 580 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 14: I mean, it's a sense of release, relief when you 581 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 14: can get off the field, you know, on third down. 582 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 14: So yeah, I'm always happy when our defense makes a play. 583 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 14: I'm always happy when I make a play. But I'm 584 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 14: not really sack chasing. I'm just trying to like just 585 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 14: execute calls, you know, make sure our defense is being 586 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 14: rand away supposed to be ran. 587 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 7: And I know Jim talks about turnovers so much, and 588 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:27,959 Speaker 7: I know there's some luck involved, and you got the 589 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,959 Speaker 7: one defensive fumble in the one on special teams, But 590 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 7: do you feel like that is a missing piece for 591 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 7: this defense to get where it wants to go? Is 592 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 7: starting to pile up those. 593 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 14: Yeah, I mean turnovers. That like, that's that's turnover turnovers. 594 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 5: How you win. 595 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 14: You know, teams that take care of the ball, they win, 596 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 14: teams that don't lose. So yeah, of course, if we 597 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 14: get more turnovers, we feel like we'll be more successful. 598 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 5: But those will come. 599 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 14: I don't think we're doing anything differently than we were 600 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 14: last year when we were getting all those turnovers. 601 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 5: I think, you know, they say when it rains, it poor. 602 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 5: As you know. 603 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: That's all for this episode of the From the Podium podcast. 604 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: Be sure to like and subscribe to the show wherever 605 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: you get your podcasts. 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