1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Daniel ran through like a workout yesterday after practice. What 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: did you see from him there? Yeah, I think he's 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: working hard, ready to get better. He's doing everything we 4 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: asked him to do. You know, he did a good 5 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: job in a walk through yesterday. We put him through 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: some you know, basic agility, short space stuff. Um, I 7 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: would say that he's throwing the ball well, but there's 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: a lot of things we still have to see, you know, 9 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: throwing the ball in short space and going through a 10 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: walk through a very very different than going through you know, 11 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: team periods and be honest, see how this guy reacts 12 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: moved into the pocket, which is really our biggest concern 13 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: is how he can protect himself on the field. So 14 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: today I'll tell us a lot and then tomorrow hopefully 15 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: make the final decision. How do you expect to uh 16 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: split those first team snaps of practices turn the two 17 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: of them we're doing you Yeah, I mean we'll mix 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 1: guys and we do that anywhere every day anyway, So 19 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: we'll go ahead and mix them. We'll see how Daniels working, 20 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: We'll see him through individuals and see how his body 21 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: are responding. You know, the more we think he can do, 22 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: the more We'll let him take and then cold will 23 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: get his share as well. Bruce beatt, Hey, Joe has 24 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: has four straight wins given your players a noticeable confidence, um. 25 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: And if so, is it a quiet confidence or is 26 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: it a bravado? And and what do you want from 27 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: them in that regard? Well, I think the confidence they 28 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: get is coming from practice, execution, and they're playing confident 29 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: in games because they performed in practice and they know 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: the guy next to them is also execute and practice, 31 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: so they can play aggressive with their techniques, look confident 32 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: or not. What I expect to do, just go out 33 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: there and compete every day and improve on a daily 34 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: basis um, and keep looking forward. You know, we talked 35 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: him a lot. There's there's obviously a lot of hypotheticals 36 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: out there. We talked about this yesterday, and we need 37 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: to remain focus on what's real. And what's real is 38 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: this Sunday against Cardinals. Dov Ay, Joe, I mean it 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: sounds like you're generally not sure what status is. Is 40 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: there any benefit in your opinions and not disclosing that, Like, 41 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: does it make if you're on the other side, does 42 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: it make you have to the game plan for two quarterbacks, 43 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: I would say, on the other side and may have 44 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: to make a game plan for two quarterbacks. Be completely, 45 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: just transparent, honest with you guys. I don't have an 46 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: answer for you right now. And that I mean, I 47 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: really got to see this guy move around the field, 48 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: and that's just what it is. You know. Look, we 49 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: want all of our players to be fully healthy and 50 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: be out there. Um, he did a walk through yesterday, 51 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: he did an abbreviated workout with the trainers that we 52 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: watched after practice. But that being said, none of those 53 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: things were what my concern are for him going into Sunday. 54 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: So until he does some things that I can really 55 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: see and make, you know, the judgment that he can 56 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: protect himself and stay out there healthy on the field, 57 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: I can't give you an answer. I would just be 58 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: making something up. And then a question on McKinney. We 59 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: spoke to Jerome last week and he kind of spoke 60 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: about the balance if you want to get in there, 61 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: but the defense is playing well, so you don't want 62 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: to mess with it. Mean, how do you said that? Well, now, look, 63 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: z is only gonna make us better when he gets 64 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: on the field. As long as he performs in practice, 65 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: he's been doing a really good job and practice. His 66 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: role will keep increasing as we go. The thing I've 67 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: explained to Z and I've you know, told the coach 68 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: as well, is we gotta be fair to this guy. 69 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: And this guy has been out of football. Now he's 70 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: a rookie. He hasn't played in preseason, He missed the 71 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: first you know how many games. He comes in against 72 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: Cincinnati a couple of weeks ago. We can't throw him 73 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: on a field for fifty snaps, you know, we want 74 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: to kind of get him in, give Hi used to 75 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: speed of the game, get him on the grass, makes 76 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: him adjusting and start communicating. Gave him a little bit 77 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: more you know reps last week. You know, we'll see 78 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: how progresses out the next four weeks, but I expect 79 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: his role to keep in increasing, and I do expect 80 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: this play to keep improving because he's gonna be working 81 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: with the team out there. So he's done a great 82 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: job working for us. Um it's not easy being on 83 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: I R as a rookie and being out of that 84 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: and getting all your you know, mental reps while you're 85 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: watching with us on the grass and then when all 86 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: of a sudden you're taking off and you're put him 87 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: with the team. You know, you're really doing anything for 88 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: the first time. Even though you've heard the calls, you've 89 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: made the calls, we're gonna tape. It's a lot different 90 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 1: when you're on grass and you're adjusting to the formation 91 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: or you've got to go ahead, you know, and disguise 92 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: something pre snapping, then get to your landmark post snaps. 93 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: So he's done a great job for parent. Uh. The 94 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: coach has done a good job keeping him, you know, 95 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: up to speed what we're doing game plan wise. But again, 96 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: to be fair to this guy as a rookie, we 97 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: gotta let him come in and progress his career at 98 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: the right rate and not just throw everything on his plate. 99 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: You know, it's just not fair to him as a player. 100 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: I'm rock Jo. One of the guys we haven't asked 101 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: you about in a while is Andrew Thomas, and that's 102 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: probably a good thing. Uh, what have you seen from him? 103 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: Was there a moment where things clicked in your mind 104 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: for him? And how is he hadn't handled the change 105 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: in the offensive line cookies? Yeah, I think the entire 106 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: units improved every week. I think Andrews especially, there was 107 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: a lot of questions about him early in the year. 108 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: We're getting in you know, daily press conferences all that stuff. Look, 109 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: this guy has never blinked, he's never wavered. One thing 110 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: about Andrew is he's played aggressive for sixty minutes in 111 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: every game this season. And I see that in practice 112 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: every day. He's very intelligent, he's very insightful. He's got 113 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: that quiet, you know, demeanor to him where you know 114 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: he's digesting everything you say. And then when he asked 115 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: the questions, he has to write smart questions. Um. But 116 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: I see him playing very aggressive. I see him, you know, 117 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: playing effectively, and uh, I see level of play improving. 118 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: But that's natural for any rookie through the course of 119 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: the season, I'm just getting more and more experience, especially 120 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: with the way he had to start this season. I mean, look, 121 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: this guy came in baptized by fire. He saw some 122 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: of the top rushers in the world at the gate 123 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: and look this guy step up to the plate and 124 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: he fought his butt all for sixty minutes and he 125 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: kept improving. It kept improving, and I see him improving 126 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: every day. George, Hey, Joe, the decisions you've made this 127 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: year as a head coach. You know, every every all 128 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: the all the in game stuff, went to punt, went 129 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: to go for it, plays, all that stuff is a 130 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: lot of that who you are or is it a 131 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: lot of that based on the team you have now, 132 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: which is uh, you don't score a lot of points, 133 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: you don't give up a lot of points, you know, 134 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: and so is that you and how you want to 135 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: be or could you see down the road maybe if 136 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: your team is a big explosive team, you're gonna be 137 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: a different head coach and some of the things you 138 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: do in game. I'll always play the strengths of our players, Paul. 139 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: So whatever is best for that specific team, in that 140 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: specific game plan, I'll always make the decision, and I 141 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: think it is best at that moment. Sometimes it may 142 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: be punning on a short field, maybe attempting along field goal, 143 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: maybe going for it on fourth down. Um, so I'm 144 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: always gonna make the decision. It's not gonna look uniform. 145 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: You're not comming to look at some Xcel sheet every 146 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: decision that I've made, because I'm not going to make 147 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: this thing based on some kind of analytical chart that 148 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: they say when you should go for two, when you 149 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: should punt, when you should go for on fourth and one. 150 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: To me, there's a big field of the flow of 151 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: the game and knowing your team and knowing the opponent 152 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: they're playing against. So you've got to really know your team. 153 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: You have to know your strengths, and you have to 154 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: understand how the complimentary football is being played as well. 155 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: You know, is it worth going for it on fourth 156 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: down and give them the ball at midfield if your 157 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: defense is playing you know, really well, do you punt 158 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,559 Speaker 1: the ball down the field and make them go ninety 159 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: five yards? You know, basically saying we're confident and get 160 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: the ball back in three plays and our part return. 161 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: You should give us a field position to have a 162 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: fresh set of downs, or you want to give them 163 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: the ball at midfield all right and give them a 164 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: shorter field, you know, maybe fifteen yards away to get 165 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: in the field goal rings. So to me, it's the 166 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: balance of how you're playing on all three phases of 167 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 1: the game, and it's the flow that specific game. So 168 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: I know it sounds very gray area and vague, there's 169 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: a To me, there's a great feel element of it. 170 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: Knowing what's going on in that game and what I 171 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: think is gonna be best. You know to win that game. 172 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: One I'm constant is I mean that whole twenty point threshold. 173 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: You know your team is not getting much above twenty 174 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: points and a lot of these games, So does that 175 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: really where on a head coach as far as look, 176 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: I don't have a lot of room to play with here. Nope, nope. 177 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: Whatever it is, you know, our goals to keep this 178 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: saying close and winning critical situations. So I've seen it 179 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: improve it for our team throughout the season on that. 180 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: We'll do whatever it takes to win. However we gotta play. 181 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: I don't care if we gotta hand the ball for 182 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: a hundred times, throwing a hundred times, we gotta blitz 183 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: every player played nothing but you know ten guys back 184 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: in coverage. But whatever it's gonna take each game, will do. 185 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: Thank Hey, Joe, Pat grisid a couple of weeks ago. 186 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,239 Speaker 1: His job is to reflect the vision of the head coach, 187 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: and obviously you wouldn't hire him if you didn't believe 188 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: you guys were like mind, dude, I'm just curious, Don January, 189 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: with all the time you work with Pat up in 190 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: New England, but time or what made you know then? 191 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: Back then the guys were, like I said, like mine 192 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: didn't have a similar vision for what you want to 193 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: accomplish on the football field. You know, the previous years 194 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: that we worked together, you know, up in New England, 195 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: you find out a lot about each other. Um, going 196 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: through kind of harder times, rough seasons, long hours, look 197 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: at what it's not all pats on the backs and conversations. 198 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: A lot of times me and Pat really challenge each other, 199 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: you know, we're working together. You know, there are arguments 200 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: and different you know, philosophical questions we had to answer. 201 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: You know, there were a lot of times that we 202 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: had to shed some weight in the off season, made 203 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: him walk around the fields you know and spring before 204 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: the players got back, and just have a lot of 205 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: talks about you know, just how to build a team 206 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: or what we really believe in her, you know, what 207 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: we think our priorities to accomplish in terms of you know, 208 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: setting a culture. Um. So look, we always found time 209 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: when we didn't work together, Me and Pat would always 210 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: find each other to combine, make sure we found time 211 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: to just to talk ball, you know. And he was 212 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: a guy that if I had a question on something 213 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: that was going on or how to handle a situation 214 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: he was always gonna got a phone call to you know, 215 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: and he excuse me, he me shoot me a phone 216 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: call text in the same regard. So again, I think 217 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: when you work with people and you put in long, 218 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: stressful hours, you know, you go through some adverse situations, 219 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: you really find out you know who those people truly 220 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: are and when you come out on the other side, 221 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: is there's someone you can trust, that's someone you want 222 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: to go forward with? Sarah Joe, I have two quick 223 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: things here. One was a one's a following Pat a 224 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: little bit Graham. Um, is there any part of him 225 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: that is his demeanor is a little bit different behind 226 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: closed doors and that kind of prim and proper ivy 227 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: league vibe that he exudes on our on our zoom calls. 228 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: You know, you see he gets after his guy is 229 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: pretty good behind closed doors, does he not. Pat has 230 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: a lot of depth to him. So yeah, there's you know, 231 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: I think we all do. I think we're all different, um, 232 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: in front of a camera than we are maybe in 233 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: a classroom that we are on the field. Um, I 234 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: think you've got to hit the field with a certain 235 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: level of juice and urgency that you can't just walk 236 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: around whispering and players ears and getting to respond. That's 237 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: just not our personality. That's not the person I've really 238 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: any coach on our staff. So you know Pat, Pat's 239 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: Pat's got a tremendous personality. He's very funny, he's very intelligent, 240 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: very insightful. Um, he's great to have around. He gives 241 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: great perspectives and a lot of things. Um. Look, I 242 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: really can't say enough positive things about him. And with 243 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: regard to Leonard Williams, I know you were, you were 244 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: extremely complimentary of his personality and what he brings, you know, 245 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 1: in terms of his attitude. But I wonder what you're 246 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: seeing technically from him this year and how he's messed 247 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: with you know, with his position coach and with with Pat, 248 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: and you know, these numbers are starting to build up 249 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: for him more so than we having his career. Yeah. Look, 250 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: first off, he's freakishly talented. So there's only so much 251 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna teach this guy from a skill set wise, 252 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: Now you have to refine the technique, the fundamentals. You 253 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: don't really am size the finish. I think Spence has 254 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: done a really good job with Leonard in those in 255 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: those areas and the one thing that really shows up. 256 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: I think the way Leonard's playing is he is tremendous 257 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: finish right now of getting to the quarterback or in 258 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 1: pursuit getting to the runner um, He's making a lot 259 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: of disruptive plays. A lot of things don't show up 260 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: on stat sheets, but if they're doubling him someone else's single, 261 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: you know, where's the pressure coming from. So there's a 262 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: lot of things that Leonard does by just kind of 263 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: the caliber of athlete he is. But to me, the 264 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: finish he's playing with is really, you know, making a 265 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: big difference for us as a team. Thank you, Jill? 266 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: Was that two more leaving leaving? Hey, Joe, you have 267 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: you have four free agents you brought in, you know, 268 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:32,359 Speaker 1: after you were hired obviously who are making huge impacts, Blake, Logan, Bradberry, 269 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: and Graham Gano. I'm wondering if you could share some 270 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: of the insights that went into free agency with you, 271 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: Dave Kevin. Were you we want the best players we 272 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: can afford. Were you we want guys who can be 273 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: here make immediate impacts. Were you we want guys who 274 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: are going to be here for the long term of 275 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 1: foundational guys, how did you approach free agency because it 276 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: seems like you guys hit on all those guys. Well, 277 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of elements to everything you 278 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: just said right there. We obviously worked. I thought we 279 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: worked very well together collectively sharing a vision and what 280 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: we're looking to build this team with um I laid 281 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: out the way I saw this team being built. We 282 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: had a lot of conversations in terms of what the 283 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: best way of going about that was. I thought David 284 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: his staff did a great job in terms of identifying 285 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: who's out there, who's available, And then to me, there 286 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: was such a key element and bringing in the right 287 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: kind of people. And I think all the guys you 288 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: just named, you know, they're very capable players, but they're 289 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 1: very good people, and they're very good teammates. And when 290 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: you have guys who are good people in the locker room, 291 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: were good teammates, are passionate about what they're doing, they 292 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: work hard every day, you're going to improve as a team. 293 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: That's going to happen. And to me, those guys have 294 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: all made a lot of impact. And it's not just 295 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: because of a skill set or a talent level. It's 296 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: because of the way they come to work every day 297 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: as professionals, and the way they work on the field 298 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: and the way that they care about their teammates, and 299 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: the teammates helped raise them up when they're having a 300 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: tough time because they care about them as well. Coach 301 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: is always talking about constantly improving. Joe, you signed Graham 302 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 1: and Logan in late August. Where would this team be 303 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: without those guys? Well, do those guys doing a tremendous 304 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: job for us right there? I mean, Logan's really built 305 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: in a lot of versatility and depth we have on defense. 306 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: This guy does a lot of things behind the scenes. 307 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: He does a lot of things and meetings. Uh, Logan's 308 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: a guy that challenges you constantly. You know, he's the 309 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: guy you go in there within the meeting and you 310 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: better present something to him, and you gotta have all 311 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: the answers because he's gonna ask thirty five questions and 312 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: they're all very good inciple questions, and he's gonna make 313 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: you think and confirm that what you've presented that team 314 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: is the best sound plan for them to have success. 315 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: And he doesn't do that in a testing way. He 316 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,199 Speaker 1: just does it because he wants to be completely thorough 317 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: and make sure we're on the same page and everyone 318 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: understands how I supposed to be played. And I'll tell 319 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: you what you know. Graham has really done a great 320 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: job for us with the field goals, with the kickoffs. Uh, 321 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: this guy's got a great temperament. He's a competitor. I'm 322 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: glad he's here. He's obviously made a lot of big 323 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: kicks for us, and uh, the kicker is one of 324 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: those positions A lot of times you don't really notice 325 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: till you don't have one, and then we don't have one. 326 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: That's all you can think about lasting one here, great coach. 327 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: Coach Graham was talking earlier about tailoring game plans to 328 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: each specific opponent. I just was wondering, is there any 329 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: specific benefit to the fact that you faced Russell Wilson 330 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: last week and now this week you're going up against 331 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: a similar strong armed, mobile quarterback and Kyler Murray. I mean, look, 332 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: you could say that there's elements out of the same 333 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: of these guys in terms of their mobile quarterbacks. Big arms, 334 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: can extend plays, can run down the field. At the 335 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: same time, I think it's I don't think it's the 336 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: best thing to do is trying to paint these guys 337 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: that are broad rush and say it at the same quarterback. 338 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: I don't see that at all. I think they're both 339 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: very talented, very capable, they're both explosive, but they both 340 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: have their own play style. They both do things within 341 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: their own unique personality and you have to know how 342 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: to play each one different. And there's a lot of 343 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: subtleties that we see on tape, and there's some broad 344 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: strokes that you know, are players have to understand a 345 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: very different as well. But one of the misconceptions I've 346 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: been asked about a lot this week and heard is 347 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: just because someone can run and throw, you knowes that 348 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: help you. Well. I mean, look, we're playing Patrick Mahomes, 349 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. That's not the same as Russell Wilson. It's 350 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: not the same as Murray. These are all very different quarterbacks, 351 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: different skill sets. There's just some basic things you can 352 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: check boxes on. Are they mobile, yes, do they have 353 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: big arms yes? Are they explosive yes? Are they the 354 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: same player, No, They're all very different. You better understand 355 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: how they play within their offense and how they operate 356 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: to be able to have a chance to have success 357 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: against them.