1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: I'm good. How were you great? What do you think 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: we got everybody here? I would you say? So perfect? 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: How you doing? How is it travels? Did it yourself? Good? 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 2: Nice facility? Huh. It's a good place to work up here. 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: And that's why, uh when we came up here before 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: in Tennessee. Uh, good experience, excellent experience that come back. 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: Plus I like the cheese curds. H you don't like 'em? 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 2: I mean after practice and before practice, after practice last night, 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: I do. There's not much I have to perform after this. 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: My performance after this, my performance will be pretty slow. 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: Go ahead. 12 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 2: How would you uh assess how Steph Diggs has performed 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: thus far. 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: In training camp? 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: We didn't get to see him, uh playing a in 16 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: the game? H. 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: You stated on the radio it was a coaching's decision. 18 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: Can you elaborate a little what what went into that? 19 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: I think the same thing that goes into. 20 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: Most every decision that we just try to communicate with 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 2: you know, the staff and the personnel staff and training 22 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: staff and see where we are with the player and 23 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 2: how much he's getting, how much work he's getting in practice, 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: and I think that that volume is good and being 25 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 2: able to come back and have a good day in 26 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 2: the red zone, you know, just trying to track what 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: this may look like in the season for veteran players 28 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: that we have I think good experience with, you know, 29 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: just in the end, trying to get each player exactly 30 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: what they need to be ready for the season. And 31 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 2: then also once you get into the season, where things 32 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: are at week to week, like how important of. 33 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: The day is today and this week, and the opportunity 34 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: that you have with all the reps you're going. 35 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: To get plus the preseason, well, every day is important 36 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: in training camp. 37 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: Obviously, we can't waste any It would be a great. 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: Opportunity to go against the talented team, well coached team. 39 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: You know, we'll we'll see how much they do defensively, 40 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: they have a lot and so it's always a great 41 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: challenge there. You know, this is another opportunity to kind 42 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: of practice the way that we practice and but against 43 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: a different team. So similar to Washington and how we 44 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: functioned and operated there. We'll have an extra day, so 45 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: it won't be some of the situations that we worked 46 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: on in one day in Washington will be spread. 47 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: Out till tomorrow. 48 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: And again, I just want us to be able to 49 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: practice and compete and then stay up and take care 50 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 2: of their team, take care of our team. But you know, 51 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: do it against a different group of guys defense that 52 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: you keep challenge. They do a lot, they communicate, they 53 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: disguise very well. You know, they'll show you something and 54 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: then you know, rotate to another coverage. There's ability to 55 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: pressure players from from all three levels, from the. 56 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: Front, from them, from. 57 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 2: The linebackers, and from the third level. So you know, 58 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 2: you'll get different personnel groupings that we'll have to be 59 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: ready for. We'll get different movements and and run pressures, 60 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: and you know coverages where you know the quarterback has 61 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: to be be aware whether it's man or or some 62 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: kind of roll trap coverage that you know, we have. 63 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: To be careful that where we're throwing the football. I 64 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: think THEA is not off the field. But of course 65 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: this summer, how as he looked from your perspective, and 66 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: do you anticipate it be good to go for week one? Well, 67 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: that's a ways away. Uh, anticipate he'll be practicing today. 68 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: That's what I try to focus on, is what we're 69 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: gonna do today and what the players are gonna do today. 70 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: So to speculate about where he's gonna be week one. 71 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna do that with anybody. I'm gonna focus 72 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: on today and excited to see him get back out 73 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: there and continue to to to work and build back, 74 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 2: uh towards that potential start of the season. 75 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: Like that, anticipating I'll practicing, uh this way, uh gown 76 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: Joe won't practice, map Pho won't practice. You know, Remandre 77 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: won't practice. To buy. 78 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: Hunter, Henry probably won't practice, but he won't practice today. 79 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: We'll see where that is tomorrow. A couple guys Born 80 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: obviously won't practice. 81 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: Have you decided how you're gonna use the starters in 82 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: Saturday's Pcason game yet? Oh? 83 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: I mean similar to to where we were with Chris, 84 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: focus on today and and then see how much work 85 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,239 Speaker 2: we get in and tomorrow and then if I'm feel 86 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 2: comfortable trying to figuring out where things go after that. 87 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: So no, I have not the game. Uh, that's probably 88 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: something coming out of the game. I think some some 89 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: individual stuff from from the game. But Jihn Hawkins has 90 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: gotten some more run with the one. 91 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 2: So what have you seen from him that has warranted 92 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 2: that opportunity? Well, I think he's done a nice job 93 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 2: of coming in and communicating and and playing, uh, pretty 94 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 2: much all the different techniques that we've asked these guys 95 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: to do. 96 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: On the back end, I think he's playing. 97 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: With some speed and yeah, plays with some physicality. He 98 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 2: saw a couple of you know, passes out to the 99 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: perimeter that he was on in tight coverage in the 100 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 2: game and just really evaluated him and decided to get 101 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 2: him back from from last year. He did a nice 102 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 2: job and played all all special teams, played a lot 103 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: of you know defense when guys went down, so he 104 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 2: was continued to take advantage of his opportunities and then 105 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 2: see where that goes. 106 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: Kyle Dugger on the first team recently, was he even 107 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: get back to the next I think just making sure that. 108 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 2: He's where he needs to be and understanding that the 109 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: coverage concepts and everything we do keep working and keep progressing. 110 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 2: You know, a lot of this is the guys that 111 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: have earned earned a right to take a look with 112 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 2: that first unit and again that there'll be different lineups 113 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: and different things, and it's a little smoke on you know, the. 114 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: Reps that you get and you know right now that. 115 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: You know hit his attitude has been great and you know, 116 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 2: he's had a long, long recovery in the offseason, so 117 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 2: just keep you know he's been out there, and just 118 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 2: continue to get better and work. And I think the 119 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 2: more that he practices, the better he's gonna feel and 120 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 2: the more that it's gonna translate onto the football field. 121 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: Radio the other day talk about Drake Bay and the leadership. 122 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 2: It seems like that's been a focus for you, just 123 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 2: based on on the miked up stuff we've heard from. 124 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: You in some of your public comments. 125 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: Is that an area you feel like he's lacking in 126 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 2: some way or how much of your job is trying 127 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: to draw that. 128 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: Out of it? 129 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: Well, it's not that it's it's lacking. I just I'm 130 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: always I always want more. I think that I have 131 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 2: to as a coach, I think that we always want 132 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: to try to take a player and we want to 133 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: meet him where they're at and then be able. 134 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: To to improve on that. So there's there's no finished 135 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: products no matter what. 136 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 2: We always can continue to work on things, us on 137 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 2: our reaction, our response to things, and how you know, 138 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 2: as a quarterback or any player, you want to you 139 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: want it to be perfect and it's never gonna be 140 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 2: perfect and you can sit there and paralyze. 141 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: Yourself sometimes by. 142 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: Mistakes, and we need to focus on our responses and 143 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: those mistakes that that are so critical. So many snaps 144 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 2: in the football game that you know, it's just there's 145 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: certain things that can can go up and down, and 146 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: performance is one of them. 147 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,679 Speaker 1: In our attitude and our effort is something that can't. 148 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: Like gar Bradberry and Josh Mccainel's mentioned a little bit 149 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 2: of game planning to coming in for their defense and 150 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 2: how much of it all did Garrett help given his 151 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: experience to play here in Minnesota. 152 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think he's helped a little bit. 153 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: And I think we just didn't want these guys to 154 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 2: come in without any idea of what that would look 155 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: like there. There is a lot of front multiplicity, there's 156 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 2: a lot of stuff that they do, and I think 157 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: it's only fair to give the players some kind of 158 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: idea of what may or hopefully see today and if 159 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 2: it's not, then we'll make some adjustments as we go 160 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 2: on here through practice and then un tomorrow. 161 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: What about the biking. 162 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 2: Talents with the challenge and defending. 163 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: Name, there's an urgency to which they operate. 164 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: You know, they're good up front and excellent skilled players, 165 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: and yeah. 166 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: It's you know, the ball comes out quick. You know 167 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: they don't wait out. 168 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: Things, and you know there's a good blend of what 169 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: they're trying to do. 170 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: They'll move the pocket and. 171 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 2: So again it's it's a very good personnel group group. 172 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: See how they said it. Check me if I'm wrong. 173 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 2: You guys should back home, should start saying that sometimes 174 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 2: year there. Can you tell us anything? 175 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: If that was two thousand and eight, then that was 176 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: my last year? Is that his first year? Can you 177 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: give us anything on Kevin O'Connell the quarterback that you remember. 178 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 2: The same thing I said about Cliff Kingsbury He wasn't 179 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 2: as good as Tom Brady on Terming. I don't think so, no, 180 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 2: I mean hopefully we'll get him back here sooner rather 181 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 2: than later. I don't think it's anything that's uh significant. 182 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: Like the focuses today's practice versus what scheduled for tomorrow. 183 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 2: What are the Differences'll be more in the red zone tomorrow. 184 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 2: We'll be out on the field today, you know, I 185 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: mean more more full field stuff, doing a thing here 186 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 2: that Kevin likes to do. We'll play second and long, 187 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: which for us would be A get back on track. 188 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 2: We're trying to get back half the yardage UH to 189 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 2: get in third manageable A and then play out whatever 190 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 2: third down scenario comes of that. 191 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: So I think that'll be a great opportunity for us. 192 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: You know, see if they blitz, if they play zone, 193 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 2: and you know what we need to do in both 194 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 2: sides of the vault to try to keep them in 195 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 2: third and long and then offensively, we got to try 196 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: to get some yards back to to help our our 197 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 2: third down offense. So that'll be something that probably will 198 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 2: look a little different. It'll look second and ten and 199 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 2: then it'll go to third and two where it'll go 200 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 2: to third and ten. Guys, good, appreciate you, Thank you.