1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 1: It is a victory Monday here at the Cross Country 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Mortgage Campus as the Browns beat the first place Baltimore 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: Ravens thirty three to thirty one. Today on from the podium, 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna hear from two players and the head coach 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: to give us all their thoughts on the big win 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: over Baltimore. To start the day, it was head coach 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski. He gave us a final injury report from 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: what happened on Sunday and recapped what he saw on 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: film from the big win in Baltimore. 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: Some big plays, plays that we needed to make, we 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: made them. Wasn't perfect, plenty to clean up and that's 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: what today is about. And then we'll turn the page 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 2: and we're onto Pittsburgh. You know, two six and three 14 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: football teams to AFC North teams. So excited about the opportunity. 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: But with that, I'll take any questions. 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 3: Jordan, Thanks, Kevin, thank you. 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 4: Hey. 18 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 5: The offensive line yesterday, you know, being down to tackles 19 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 5: and just the way they were able to pull together 20 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 5: as a group. 21 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 3: Can you just speak to the bad effort? 22 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I thought they buy and large played 23 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: really well. Again, there's always things to clean up. We 24 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: had four sacks. Really, one was on a quick, one 25 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: was on an RPO, one was on a bad call 26 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 2: by May on third and two. So it was really 27 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: I just thought those guys battled like crazy. That's a 28 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: very very good front leading the league in sacks. They 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 2: run a ton of games, they run them well, so 30 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: I thought those guys were in tune in the past 31 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 2: game and then. 32 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 3: Run game again a very stout front. 33 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: Wasn't easy, wasn't always pretty, but made some big plays 34 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: in there. 35 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 5: And I know you enjoyed the kind of the cluster 36 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 5: play there around Jerbrome at the end. 37 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 3: Do you think not to. 38 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 5: Make too much of it, Kevin, But in some ways 39 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 5: that kind of symbolized with this season's been for you guys, 40 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 5: just kind of pushing forward. 41 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: You can write it, Tom, but you know, I like 42 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: effort plays. We coach effort. We talked about effort, We 43 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: talked about that game was going to require a sixty 44 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: minute effort. 45 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 3: And to see all those guys, especially. 46 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: Elijah in the back, his teammates got a kick out 47 00:01:59,440 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: of that one. 48 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, I know you don't have results yet, but 49 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 6: do you anticipate that Deshaun will undergo an MRI today, 50 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 6: further tests. 51 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 7: On the ankle, and how do you anticipate him being 52 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 7: for Sunday? 53 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't get in the Sunday just yet, Mary kay, 54 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: just I don't have those MRI results just yet on 55 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 2: our guys. 56 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 3: But we'll see where we are when Wednesday rolls around. 57 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 7: But he did undergo an MRI or he will undergo 58 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 7: one today. 59 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 8: Yes, Kevin, you mentioned some of that effort and we 60 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 8: saw it again on Sunday with David Ajoku and his 61 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 8: catches and the yards he gets afterwards. What can you 62 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 8: say about the effort that he puts into those and 63 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 8: what does that do for his teammates around him when 64 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 8: they see him push so hard for those extra yards. 65 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, Dave's a great leader for this football team. He 66 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 2: leads by action, he leads by words. He's so positive 67 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 2: on game day in the huddle on the sideline. He 68 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: was very upset with himself early with a drop, but 69 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: he made up for it. You know, it's no secret 70 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: he's a very very good football player for us. We're 71 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: looking to find ways to get him the football. 72 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 8: And again, on that effort, what is it for you 73 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 8: guys as coaches? What's the reaction when a guy like 74 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 8: Cedric Tillman or Whyatt Teller does it often, you know, 75 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 8: gets a guy down, lays a good blockdown, and really 76 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 8: shows that physicality in a game. 77 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, that's that's the game, that's the division 78 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 2: we're in. That's that's kind of how we play. That's 79 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 2: one of our hallmarks. We knew yesterday was gonna be 80 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: a very physical game, and it was. But yeah, I 81 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 2: thought Seid had some good moments in that regard. 82 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 3: Cam. 83 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: I thought you mentioned why it has had knockdowns, like 84 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 2: why it has knockdowns, But that's what's required, especially as 85 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: you get into November December football. 86 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 5: Kevin, I want to ask you about the ability to 87 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 5: bounce back from mistakes. You know, Deshaun with that pick 88 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 5: six on the second play, Prochet has the muffed pont 89 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 5: some inopportune penalties, But you know, how are you guys? 90 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 9: Have you been. 91 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 10: Able to over. 92 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 5: Mistakes to pull out wins like you did yesterday? 93 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 3: Yeah? There all. 94 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: I just think nobody's perfect. Guys are going to make mistakes. 95 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: I know I make them. You just can't dwell on me. 96 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 2: You have to move on. And I think that was 97 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: very early on we had to do that. We put 98 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 2: ourselves in a hole. 99 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 3: You know. 100 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: Credit to them, obviously they've started fast in a bunch 101 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: of games, and certainly at home they've done that. That 102 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: was not our intention to get behind early, and we did. 103 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 2: But I never sensed from our players and never since 104 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: from our coaches really anything where they were concerned about 105 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: what was coming next. They just knew that we had 106 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: to just hunker down and do our job. But that's 107 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 2: what the team, I think, that's what the leaders on 108 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 2: the football team kind of set forth. 109 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 3: They set that leadership example. 110 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 5: And the impact of Dustin Hopkins. He's made a lot 111 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 5: of big kicks for you in the first half of 112 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 5: this season. Obviously, when you guys acquired him, you were 113 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 5: very confident and excited to bring him in. But could 114 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 5: you just touch on just the tremendous impact he's had 115 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 5: and then of course yesterday he misses that pat but 116 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,679 Speaker 5: hits the game winner when you needed it most. 117 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's been reliable. He's a trustworthy guy. He works 118 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: very hard at his craft. You know, nice having a 119 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 2: veteran that we trust him, he knows that we trust him. 120 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: So really just trustworthy guy that you know is going 121 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: to do his job. 122 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 4: Kevin Watson said after the game that the first half 123 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 4: he thought the offense was pressing to make up that 124 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 4: early deficit too much, and it just happened that in 125 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 4: the second half you had a lot of long, longer drives, 126 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 4: possession drives. So was there an acknowledgement at a halftime 127 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 4: that you guys needed to perhaps control the ball a 128 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 4: little bit more to settle things down. 129 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: Not from my perspective, I can certainly understand, you know, 130 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: him feeling that way. But sometimes you take some shots 131 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: earn the game and you don't hit them. But you 132 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 2: got to kind of do that throughout the game and 133 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 2: make sure you're making yourself hard to defend. 134 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 3: You you've got to run by the corners every once 135 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 3: in a while. 136 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 2: And we didn't come up with some big passes necessarily, 137 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 2: but you know, the focus was to stay on the 138 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 2: field and come back with points. And now we weren't 139 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 2: very good in the red zone, you know, and I'll 140 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 2: take responsibility for that. We need to turn those field 141 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 2: goals into sevens. But by and large, we settled in. 142 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 2: Guys did their job and we were good on third downs, 143 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 2: and that was the ability to stay on the field 144 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 2: and do you. 145 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 4: Know if you'll be able to bring back Michael Dunn 146 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 4: this week. 147 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 2: I'm not exactly sure where where we'll go with the roster, 148 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: but he's getting better and better. 149 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 11: Wanted to ask about Mike Ford and just the timeliness 150 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 11: of that pick to get it when he does, knowing 151 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 11: like the Ravens in that situation had a chance to 152 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 11: double dip there. 153 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was huge. You know, he played really well 154 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 3: for us. 155 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 2: He battled, played in, I played outside, played special teams, 156 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 2: got that interception, like you mentioned, they have a great kicker, 157 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 2: so kept them out of getting to midfield and potentially 158 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: trying a long one. 159 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: So it really pleased with the effort that Mike had yesterday. 160 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 11: And I mean just looking at a guy like him, 161 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 11: he's a veteran. 162 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: He seems like he. 163 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 11: Stepped into a sort of leadership role on this team. 164 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 11: What does a guy like that who makes plays on 165 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 11: special teams can step in on defense into a new 166 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 11: role and still make plays. What does he do for 167 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 11: like the chemistry of the defense, the team, all that stuff. 168 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Mike does a great job during the week, during 169 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: the games, brings great energy to the team, plays a 170 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 2: style that really fits us. He's relentless and everything he does. 171 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 2: I think you see that on a bunch of his 172 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: special teams reps, and then certainly on defense you saw 173 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 2: he plays with physicality as well. 174 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 10: Hey, Kevin, you and some of the guys mentioned who 175 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 10: plays harder, longer? Whi's going to be the team that 176 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 10: won yesterday? Why was that a theme for you last week? 177 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 2: Just felt, you know, those division games, playing against a 178 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: very good football team. 179 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: We knew it was gonna be a sixty minute game. 180 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 2: It just is when you're playing in this division and 181 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 2: playing at their place, and the physicality that was going 182 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 2: to be required. 183 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: So just felt like that was our mindset for that week. 184 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 10: And then with the play that Denzel got hurt on, 185 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 10: should there have been a penalty there? 186 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 3: I don't know. We'll turn into the league. See what 187 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 3: they say, Poats. 188 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 12: You started two relatively inexperienced tackles and it seems like 189 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 12: they got their sea legs under them by the second 190 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 12: half and they played a lot better. Talk about the 191 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 12: performance of young tackles in that game against Baltimore. 192 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, James is a young man like you mentioned, 193 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 2: but he's played a lot of football for us. He's 194 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 2: played on the left side, played on the right side. 195 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 2: He's played when he knows he's going to be a starter. 196 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: He's played when he has to go in there in 197 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 2: the second quarter, dude injury. So a guy that we 198 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 2: know what he's about, we know the physicality that he 199 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 2: brings to the game. And then to get you on 200 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: out there, I thought he did a great job getting 201 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 2: himself ready. I thought the coaches did a great job 202 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 2: of getting him ready to understand our system, understand his 203 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 2: role in our system. 204 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 3: And along with all those guys, they all battled. Again. 205 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: We mentioned how physical that football game was, and I 206 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 2: thought those guys battled throughout. 207 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 12: And also when the extra point was missed, instead of 208 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 12: the team getting down, it seemed like everybody from the 209 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 12: defense went ahead and patted Hopkins on his back and 210 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 12: told him, we're gonna give you a chance to win 211 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 12: this game. Talk about that camaraderie ship that you have 212 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 12: developed on this team. 213 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 2: Thank you, Yeah, sir, Yeah, that's just that's the guys. 214 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 2: That's who we have. Again, and I've said it a 215 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 2: bunch of times. We're not perfect, We're not going to 216 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: be perfect, but we trust each other, we pull for 217 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 2: each other, We're there for our teammates, and I think 218 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: every single person knew that Dustin was going to come 219 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: through there when we needed them. 220 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 13: Thank Kevin, you know, playing in this division and the 221 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 13: physicality and the toughness you talked about. But how satisfying 222 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 13: was it to the ball of five minutes to go 223 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 13: and not turn it back and give Lamar Jackson or 224 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 13: Justin Tucker a chance to win the game for them? 225 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it was huge and obviously that ball 226 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: was on the ground there after a strip sack and 227 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 2: why it made as big a play as there was 228 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 2: in the game to get on it. We overcame a 229 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: false start in that drive, We overcame that sack fumble 230 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: recovery to hit a big one to Amari the next play, 231 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 2: so we got to a third and two and Jerome 232 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 2: came squirting out of there. So I think it just 233 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 2: that drive was indicative of the game. He had to 234 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 2: overcome some things and really had to just focus on 235 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 2: the next play. 236 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 9: Again, can you talk about how you and Stump, the 237 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 9: way you guys use Jerome and Kareem, they just seen 238 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 9: to blend so well together. 239 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, I think credit goes to Stump. Credit goes 240 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 2: to the players. Stump does a great job of understanding 241 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 2: their roles, understanding the game, understanding the plays and what's 242 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 2: required in those given plays. You know, I really think 243 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 2: keeping both those guys fresh and getting peer back helps 244 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 2: as well. You know, it's a sixty minute football game. 245 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 2: It's a long season, so we're always trying to keep 246 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 2: those guys fresh. But they all, all the running backs 247 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: have a great understanding what we're doing, and I think 248 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 2: Stump does a nice job on game day of going 249 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 2: with the guy in the given moment. 250 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, Kevin, Now obviously do you have another one of 251 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 6: these tough, physical AFC North games coming up again on Sunday? 252 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 7: How is it? 253 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 3: You know? 254 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 7: How do you feel that. 255 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 6: Deshaun is uniquely suited to handle these these tough games 256 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 6: that come down to the wire and it's never say die? 257 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 3: Why you know? 258 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 7: Why is he sort of built for this? 259 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 3: Yeah? 260 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 2: You know, kind of talked about it yesterday, Mary Kay. 261 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 2: He's played in a lot of big games in his life, 262 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 2: high school, college, pros. He knows what's required of him, 263 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 2: So I don't think there's I think he looks forward 264 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 2: to all these games on the schedule and we know 265 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 2: what it means when you're playing an AFC North opponent. 266 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 2: We known what that entails, we know what's required, how 267 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 2: physical it's going to be, those type of things. I 268 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 2: think the Shawn, like all of our players, are excited 269 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 2: about that opportunity. 270 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 10: Kevin, are you optimistic that Dewan Jones can play this week? 271 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 3: We'll see. I think got to get to Wednesday. Not true. 272 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 1: The players went next, and running back Jerome Ford was 273 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: the first player to speak. He talked about his relationship 274 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: with Kareem Hunt and give us his perspective of the 275 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: Browns version of the tush push play from the fourth quarter. 276 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 3: Hey, Drome, what can. 277 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 8: You say about the tackles who were filling in doing 278 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 8: the next man up thing? We're able to help pave 279 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 8: the way for you guys to have a strong run 280 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 8: game yesterday. 281 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 3: Great guys, they great in preparation this week. 282 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 14: You know, we all took our hats off for him 283 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 14: and what they're able to do in that game played 284 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 14: real well for us. 285 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 8: And then for you guys to be able to weeke 286 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 8: in and week out. 287 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 3: We've asked you about it. 288 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 8: Before, but weekend, week out, through injury and all of that, 289 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 8: be able to maintain that strong run game. One, how 290 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 8: do you do it? 291 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 3: And two? 292 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 8: What does it say about your unit that you can 293 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 8: do it? 294 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 3: Each week? 295 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 14: Pretty much just listening to coaches and getting the reps 296 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 14: in practice and making sure it translated into the game 297 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 14: and just say that we were ready and we prepare 298 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 14: every week and you know we're a good group. 299 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 7: Hey, Jerome, after watching what Deshaun was able to do, 300 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 7: and I know you talked a little bit about this 301 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 7: after the game yesterday, but after watching what he was 302 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 7: able to do coming back in on that injured ankle 303 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 7: and showing. 304 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 6: That kind of toughness, what kind of hands do you 305 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 6: feel like you guys are in from the quarterback position 306 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 6: as you move forward, specifically into another big, huge AFC 307 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 6: North game against the Steelers. 308 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 14: Even before that situation, we felt like we're in good 309 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 14: hands with Deshaun, great hands and we continue to feel 310 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 14: that way. 311 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: So you know, be a dog and we behind him. 312 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 6: Is he one of the toughest quarterbacks you've ever been 313 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 6: around seeing experienced? 314 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely. 315 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 14: He break tackles from b Linmans then sometimes I'm not 316 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 14: able to break, So I feel like he pretty tough. 317 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, drem take me through that twelve yard run with 318 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 5: less than two minutes of play, where you had basically 319 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 5: the entire team shoving you forward or trying to help 320 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 5: you get, you know, grind out those twelve yards and 321 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 5: just how much does that exemplify the no quick personality 322 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 5: of this team. 323 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 14: It was pretty much a run play power play, and 324 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 14: we got up to the second level and kind of 325 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 14: got to a stalemate and all I think was hold 326 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 14: on to the ball and keep my feet turning. And 327 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 14: then out of nowhere, I feel a push and I 328 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 14: felt a bigger push and I'm just in the pile 329 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 14: the Ravens in there, ripping at the ball. I'm just like, 330 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 14: hold on to the ball. And it's like I'm holding 331 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 14: on and I'm like, is a play gonna be over? 332 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 14: Like they still pushing it, and you know, eventually we 333 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 14: went down and you see it on film and it's like, man, 334 00:14:58,720 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 14: that was a real great play. 335 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 5: And just that that game in general yesterday where you 336 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 5: guys were climbing an uphill battle from the from the 337 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 5: second play of the game. Where does that resilient, tough 338 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 5: mentality that never say die come from for you guys 339 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 5: this year where you don't allow mistakes to beat you 340 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 5: and you guys just seem to find a way weekend 341 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 5: and week out to give yourselves a chance. 342 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 14: Pretty much ever since I got here, Coach Ben preaching 343 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 14: on playing off re quarters and being tough and resilient, 344 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 14: and you know, we kind of fall in and rally 345 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 14: behind that, and we try to prove them right and 346 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 14: show that we're a tough, you know, resilient team. And 347 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 14: like you said, if there's down there, downs left, and 348 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 14: there's time left, you still got a. 349 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 3: Chance and drew. 350 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 9: So when you guys are down fourteen nothing there with 351 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 9: about eleven and a half minutes to play, well, what 352 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 9: was going on in that huddle? What would you guys 353 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 9: say into each other? 354 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 3: Uh, just don't sweat it. You know, play our game. 355 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 14: We got tom and we got downs, so let's continue 356 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 14: to play and you know, do our job and everything 357 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 14: will fall into place. 358 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 8: Your teammate Kareem Hunt has found the end zone five 359 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 8: weeks in a row, every time that he's in there. 360 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 3: What is that reaction like for you? 361 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 8: What is your conversation when when you're celebrating that with 362 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 8: him now every week for the last. 363 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 3: Five weeks, it's exciting. 364 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 14: Anytime were able to put points on the board and 365 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 14: you know, contribute to a win. 366 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 3: It's not just a touchdown for Kareem. We all like, yeah, 367 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 3: it's a touchdown for us. 368 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 14: To running back room, you know, we always excited to 369 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 14: be able to contribute, and with Kareem scoring those touchdowns, 370 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 14: you know it makes us all happy. 371 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 7: Jerome, how do you guys, how do you keep it going? 372 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 6: You have to get so up for a game like 373 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 6: that against the Ravens and now you have just as 374 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 6: big of a game again on Sunday. How do you 375 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 6: keep this momentum going? And will you guys be able 376 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 6: to do that? 377 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 14: Just realizing that the most like the most important game 378 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 14: of your career is the next game and continue with 379 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 14: that mindset that you know, no matter who they put 380 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 14: in front of us, you know, we got a game 381 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 14: to play and it's the biggest game. 382 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 3: Of our lives. 383 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 14: And continue to play with that kind of mindset. 384 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 6: So it doesn't Steelers week doesn't mean you know, any 385 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 6: more to you guys per se than you know, forty 386 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 6: nine ers a week or you know, any other week. 387 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 14: Uh right now, that's still just mean the most the 388 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 14: next game, and you know we're excited to play on 389 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 14: a big rivalry and uh, you know we're looking at it. 390 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 3: You know, try. 391 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 14: To play a hard game, get the job done wrong. 392 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 12: Congratulations all the great performance, bro. How does it feel 393 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 12: you're coach by Stun Mitchell? Stump Mitchell was an excellent 394 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 12: running back back in the day with the Cardinals. Does 395 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 12: he give you some like some subtleties or some hints 396 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 12: on what you can do to become that elite back 397 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 12: because it seems like the more games you play, the 398 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 12: better you're becoming. 399 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 14: Think you thank you, h coach Jump great and you know, uh, 400 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 14: just having somebody who's been in the same position, you know, 401 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 14: being a running back in the NFL, been a running 402 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 14: back coach, you know from different perspectives. 403 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 3: You know, it's always good to have him in your corner. 404 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 14: You know, he always dropping gyms, you know, in the 405 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 14: run game, pass protection of routes. You know, he was 406 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 14: a dog himself at running back. So you know, we 407 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 14: look to take any any little thing we can get 408 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 14: from Coach. He always you know, giving out gyms and 409 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 14: we always you know, soaking soaking it all up. 410 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 10: I know you touched on it, but I wanted to 411 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 10: go back to the tackles. The fact that you guys 412 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 10: were down both starting tackles like how did you work 413 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 10: through that process during the week, and then how did 414 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 10: you think those guys did yesterday? 415 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 14: Uh, you know, just throughout the week, understand as the 416 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 14: next man up and uh, you know our teammates and 417 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 14: we're going to rally behind them. And I feel like 418 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 14: they understood that they had a job to do, and 419 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 14: you know, when it came time to do their job, 420 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 14: I feel like they did a great job. They contributed 421 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 14: to the win. Like I said, just you know, in 422 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 14: preparation throughout the week, I feel like they attacked it 423 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 14: and they understood that we were behind them no matter what. 424 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 3: They went and got the job done. 425 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: To wrap up this victory. Monday, at the podium, it 426 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: was cornerback Mike Ford. He talked about getting his first 427 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: career interception and what the next man up mentality has 428 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: really meant to this team so far this season. 429 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 8: We always talk about next man up and how important 430 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 8: that is for you to actually be able to execute 431 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 8: that on the field and perform when your number is called. 432 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 8: How does that make you feel in that moment in 433 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 8: a game day. 434 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 15: Uh, It's a great feeling, you know, just being able 435 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 15: to be out there and have my teammates back. You know, 436 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 15: that's that's my role, you know on this team is 437 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 15: to you know, always be there and be able to 438 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 15: have their backs. So it was just great being able 439 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 15: to have the opportunity and show those guys that I'm. 440 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 8: There for what was going through your mind in that 441 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 8: big play and the crucial moment when you were able 442 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 8: to get that pick. 443 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 15: Ah, Man, it was just winning my house. Like, man, 444 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 15: it's the first one. Like, let's say celebrate a little bit. 445 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 15: Then I've seen Zadarius and he's like, give me the 446 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 15: ball game, Bay, I'm all right, head on the ball. 447 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 15: So I can have that in the office and stuff, 448 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 15: and then you know, just go celebrate with my team. 449 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 3: Bring a little energy out there for the guys. 450 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 5: Yeah, Mike, you guys played from behind the entire afternoon, 451 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 5: pretty much spent almost all the game down double digit scores. 452 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 5: What is it about this team where you guys don't 453 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 5: allow mistakes to snowball and you guys find a way 454 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 5: to respond to them in a very positive fashion. 455 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 15: You know, we play a sport where you know, it's 456 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 15: more than thirty plays. You know, every on offense, they're 457 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 15: going to get about thirty forty defense. We're going to 458 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 15: get about thirty forty. So you can't hang your head 459 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 15: on one because you got thirty nine more to go, 460 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 15: you know. So it's really about, you know, seeing what 461 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 15: the mistake was, correcting it on the field, correcting it 462 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 15: on the sideline, getting back out there, getting the job done, 463 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 15: just being together. 464 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 5: And I saw the video after the game in the 465 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 5: locker room with Kevin Stefanski congratulating you guys, but said, 466 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 5: you know, next week's the biggest game of your lives. 467 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 5: And then he just say he had no idea who 468 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 5: you were playing, but just you know, putting this one, 469 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 5: having to put such a great win behind you, guys 470 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 5: so quickly to get ready for yet another crucial game 471 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 5: against the Steelers that could, you know, weigh heavily on 472 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 5: your divisional prospects. Just touch on that and just the 473 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 5: mentality you guys have to have now. 474 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 15: I think we come into that game, you know, with 475 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 15: the same mindset that we come into every game. You know, 476 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 15: it's a big game because it's the next game. You know, 477 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 15: every game is a big game, every game matters, So 478 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 15: you know, we want we don't want to get too high. 479 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 15: We don't want to get too low. We want to 480 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 15: stay consistent and you know, prepare and come to work. 481 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 11: Hey, Mike, just to go back to the interception, you know, 482 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 11: the Ravens on that drive get the ball with like 483 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 11: just over a minute left, Like as you're going for 484 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 11: that play, how much of it is on your mind 485 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 11: to get a stop here so they don't double dip. 486 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 3: Essentially, Yeah, I mean it's a big thing. 487 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 15: You know, anytime that you're out there, we want to 488 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 15: we want to at least try and get that ball 489 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 15: back to our offense, take the ball away. 490 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,479 Speaker 3: Stop them from getting points. 491 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 15: So it's no different than any other drive, it's just 492 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 15: more so right now, it means a little bit more 493 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 15: because they got the opportunity to double dips. 494 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 3: So we just go out there and. 495 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 15: We're like, as every other drive, let's go make a play. 496 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 15: And it just so happened my number was called and 497 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 15: I was able to be there for my team. 498 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 11: And I know, like we got to see your aggressiveness there, 499 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 11: but it feels like we've seen your aggression at all. 500 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 11: You're on special teams and some of the coverage and 501 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 11: things like that, So just your mentality coming here. How 502 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 11: this year has gone for you and how you've tried 503 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,199 Speaker 11: to maybe you know, up the ante in terms of 504 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 11: mentality here for the larger group. 505 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 15: Oh yeah, if I If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure. 506 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 3: Man. 507 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 15: You spoke at the beginning of the season, you know, 508 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 15: about coming to the dog pound and bringing that to him, 509 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 15: and that's just who I am, you know. So I 510 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 15: just wanted to show what I said was who I 511 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 15: truly am. 512 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,360 Speaker 10: So and Mike Hey on that hit on Lamar right 513 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 10: before the interception on the sideline, were you worried that 514 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 10: you might get flagged for that? 515 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 3: No, I wasn't worried. You know. 516 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 15: I felt as if he was still in bounds. I 517 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 15: feel like he didn't get a clear foot out the bounds. 518 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 15: He had not let up yet. If when I was 519 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 15: looking at it and I was coming down to make 520 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 15: the hit, it's kind of as if he had lowered 521 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 15: his shoulder on me a little bit. So it was 522 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 15: more so like I just felt like we were playing football. 523 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 10: And then, you know, coach and you guys talk so 524 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 10: much about resilience, like, how do you develop that? You know, 525 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 10: I mean such an intangible How does a team I 526 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 10: guess grow that. 527 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 3: I mean, it's just something you practice. 528 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,239 Speaker 15: You put your guys in those situations and you, you know, 529 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 15: you kind of let them grow from them, grow from 530 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 15: those situations, learn how to deal with those situations, and 531 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 15: over time that becomes part of your personality. 532 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 9: Hey, Mike, you're talking about the camaraderie you guys have 533 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:44,400 Speaker 9: on Defense, because I mean, Miles gets some big headlines, 534 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 9: but every one of you guys seems to step up 535 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 9: and make plays. 536 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I mean we bond like. 537 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 15: This is probably the most team binding wise I've I've 538 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 15: been on like as a team like, we all just 539 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 15: link up really well. 540 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 3: We come together really well. 541 00:23:58,359 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 15: And it's just you know, being there and being there 542 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 15: to spend his time together and be together. So much 543 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,880 Speaker 15: have you develop emotions for guys, You develop feelings for guys, 544 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 15: and you know, you always when you have feelings for 545 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 15: your teammates and you care about those guys, you don't. 546 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 3: Want to let them down. So I feel like that's 547 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 3: part of the thing. 548 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 15: Like when a guy makes it play, if you care 549 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 15: about them, you know what I'm saying, You're going to 550 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 15: celebrate with him. So I feel like we all care 551 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 15: about each other and it's just the camaraderie. 552 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 3: Is great here. I love it. 553 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: A short day at the Podium. 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