1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Red here really just you know, it really is just 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: the consistency that we just want to continue to see 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: the growth that we feel like we've started to see 4 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: on a more consistent basis. Obviously has put two good 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: games in a road together. Um and as a unit, 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: that's really where we need to be, uh, you know, 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: we want to as a unit and as a quarterback 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: specifically want to clean up our red zone in efficiencies. Obviously, 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: turning the football over has been the biggest thing that's 10 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: hindered us in that situation. I think we have four 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: turnovers inside the twenty, which is inexcusable. It's too many 12 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: for a season, too many for you know, that was 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: all throughout the first eight nine weeks this season, which 14 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: has really held us back. And then just the consistency, 15 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, throughout the game, understanding all the situations that 16 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,639 Speaker 1: we come across, how we can best handle that from 17 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: the quarterback position for ourselves, just as an entire unit. 18 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: And what did you the last couple of games, what 19 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,959 Speaker 1: do you like the most out of what he's done. Well, 20 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: he's kind of just taken with the defense gives him. 21 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: And that's really the biggest thing. Over and over understand 22 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: the plan really well understand the situation, putting the ball 23 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: and play, giving our guys opportunities. Um, you know, that 24 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: gives our guys the opportunity to get the ball in 25 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: space and create afterwards. That gives the line the trust 26 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: that all right, they called past, the ball is gonna 27 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,919 Speaker 1: get out of his hand, he's gonna take the completion, um. 28 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: And then that just overall that kind of builds up 29 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: that trust, that chemistry as a unit when they can 30 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: when they can be confident the ball is coming out, 31 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: going to the right spot at the right time, and 32 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: we're spreading the ball around and we're being able to 33 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: just play and dictate the terms. I just talked about 34 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: the second year of the system, and I know, obviously 35 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: Carson took off in that second year. Do you see 36 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: similarities to the where they were stage wise at this 37 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: point in the first year between you and I know 38 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: he was a rookie rust year, so that's a little different. Yeah, 39 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, you hope. So I think just 40 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: you see it week to week of the kind of 41 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: the mastery of the system coming out and not just 42 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: him again everybody. So now when he says something at 43 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. Everybody's just blinking and playing. It's 44 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: not taking a long process. And we have we surrounded him, 45 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: I think, with a lot of smart guys to be 46 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: able to do that. Um, but then guys just even 47 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: expecting him to do that. It's kind of the next 48 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: level as a as a unit that we want to take. 49 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: And so I think that's where you do see growth 50 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: just year to year of guys getting continuity and system 51 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: continuity playing together. I think that's that's definitely gonna help 52 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: playing with the most confidences played with it. Yeah, I 53 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: mean probably ten games in, I would think, so I 54 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: would hope, I would hope everybody is uh, And I 55 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: think everybody across the unit is at this point just confident. 56 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: And I think they come in Monday, they understand what 57 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: Monday looks like Tuesday. There's just familiarity, comfort and what 58 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: we're doing. And then we feel like we've been able 59 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: to put together some good plans, put guys in good positions, 60 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: so that trust factors building to where we want these 61 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: guys just be full of confidence on someday that they 62 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: know what they're doing, they know what they're gonna see, 63 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: and they know how to react what makes this Ravens 64 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: defense a dangerous unit. They're good on all levels. You know, 65 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: they're they've they've added this to the second level of 66 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: defense with Roquan Smith obviously is one of the top 67 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: tacklers in the league. You know, from earlier in the 68 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: season in Chicago to even they're just super productive. It's 69 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: been a good player for a long time. UM, So 70 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: they're solid at all levels. Their experience in the system. 71 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: I know it's a first year defense coordinator, but he 72 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: grew up in Baltimore basically, So the system you see 73 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: guys that have played it a long time. They're able 74 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: to play a lot of different defenses, a lot of 75 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: different coverages, fronts, pressures, all that, um, and then they 76 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: have chemistry with one another. So a lot of these 77 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: guys have played in the system, in the same style 78 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: system for a long time. It's kind of the Ravens 79 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: system really, regardless of who's calling the place. So talent 80 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: at all levels, experience in the system, confidence in their ability, 81 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: and then you know, just good players that make timely 82 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: plays for him. It's it's kind of feels like a 83 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: whole organizational DNA of run the football, stop to run, 84 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: play good defense. And that that's that's what you've come 85 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: to know from the Ravens for a long time. And 86 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: then this defense is no different. Is there anything about 87 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: decision making when you go against the defense like this 88 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: has corners like Peters and Humphrey are just known for 89 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: being ball hawks. Yeah, we're certainly aware of dbs or 90 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: you know, second level players that have ball skills. You know, 91 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: there's certain things and we talked about this kind of 92 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: with our own guys of there's certain corners that are 93 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: great corners and you know it's gonna be hard to 94 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: get completions, but you know they can't take the football away. 95 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: We may be more willing to throw the ball down 96 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: the field, know when they don't have great ball skills, 97 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: and this might end up in a PVU or you know, 98 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: it's true fifty fifty versus there's guys that if you 99 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: miss or they have vision on you, they have a 100 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: great opportunity to taking the football away. So something that'll 101 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: that'll change at certain times. Um, But I don't know 102 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: if it's necessarily this particular unit. It's really just the 103 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: DVS in general. We always kind of give our scouting 104 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: reporter on those guys to our guys and even let 105 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: our guys kind of talk about their experiences playing. These 106 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: guys were now some veteran receivers that sometimes they'll give 107 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: their opinion or their experiences planning to get certain guys too. 108 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: You're always had allow of running on further and not 109 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: so much the last Mollie, what are teams doing? Take there? Yeah, 110 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: Kansas City had a great plan for just kind of 111 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: stringing things out and trying to run things down, um 112 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: and made it tough and so later on in the game, 113 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: you know, we're trying to get some interior runs if 114 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: we could, uh, and then you fall behind, you end 115 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: up throwing the ball a little more so it changes 116 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: the terms of the game kind of change a little bit. 117 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: But I think Kansas City just did a good job 118 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: of stringing some things out, um and you know, we 119 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: had some things we're gonna get to obviously behind you 120 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: d throwing the ball a little bit more so it 121 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: changes that. But Kansas they have a lot of talent. 122 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: To Chris Jones is as good a players we've played 123 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: on the defensive line. He did a good job. How 124 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: important is it to get Travis maybe more involved in 125 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: the past game and you know, we've seen him obviously 126 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: run the ball pretty well, like a couple of targets 127 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: here and there. Yeah, we certainly want to be able 128 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: to give him a number of ways to get touches 129 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: out in space, whether that's tossing the ball, throwing the ball, screens, uh, 130 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, quick game concepts where he's featured, just different things. 131 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: We we kind of have all that week to week, 132 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: and it's again it's a matter of how you're gonna 133 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: get to those sort of sort of things and the 134 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: terms of the game, being able to stay on schedule 135 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: and play that way. But yeah, he's certainly got it's 136 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: capable of doing it, and that's something you know, we 137 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: always want to be able to get our best players 138 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: the best opportunity to get to football. It was a 139 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: great story. Also, where have you seen him sort of 140 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: improve that in that area in practice? Obviously he hasn't 141 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: had the opportunities too much in the games by the 142 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: practice where you've seen him improving the pads skip, Yeah, 143 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: just understanding what how he's being defended, how coverages play, 144 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: where sweet spots are, and coverages, understand his own looks, 145 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: man looks match coverages. I think that's all just kind 146 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: of a young player just growing up, you know, obviously 147 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: not having the experience on the grass last year. Uh So, 148 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: he's just kind of continuing to grow as as a 149 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: pass catcher and a receiver in the offense press. There's 150 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: a great story after the Bears game last week for 151 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: Justin Fields. Even though he's heard, you know, he went 152 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: up to his teammates on the said, I let you down. 153 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,119 Speaker 1: This is my fall. And as you know, Trevor stands 154 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: up and takes accountability every time there's a loss, every 155 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: time he has a gamer a play that's not up 156 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: to his years standards. Do you think part of being 157 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: a great quarterback in this league is accepting the fact 158 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: that you may get too much as the blame, you 159 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: may get too much of the credit, but you're always 160 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: going to be a countable regard and his Trevor understand 161 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: that instinctively. Yeah, I think so. And I don't know 162 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: if that was the way he's raised by his parents 163 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: and he was coached up at some point in time, 164 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: but I think he has a great understanding of taking accountability. 165 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's on you know, the head coach and the 166 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: quarterback are gonna take more than their fair share. Of 167 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: blame or praise either way, and either one can be 168 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: dangerous if you let it seep into you. So there's 169 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: an understanding, there's a humility that comes with a position 170 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: of understanding. Okay, you've got this title, you've got this role. 171 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: You're the faith quote unquote, the face of the franchise um. 172 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: So you've gotta be able to be able to stand 173 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: up there and take the arrows and then be able 174 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: to distribute the praise as well. So there's times where 175 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: people want to heap it on him. He's playing great, well, 176 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: the Lions playing great. He needs to make sure he 177 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: he takes ownership or he takes and spreads the credit 178 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: of that type of thing. And then there's gonna be 179 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: times where he stands up here and takes the blame 180 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: that's really not on him. But he's got the ability, 181 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: he's got the confidence himself to stand there and say that. 182 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: And a lot of times when you're in these situations 183 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: talking to you guys, you're talking to the locker room, 184 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: and so you've got the ability because again, everything we 185 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: say here's gonna get blasted out. We know that if 186 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: you slip up, it gets out there and get taken 187 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: out of context, whatever it may be. So you've got 188 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: to be accountable for all that. And I think Trevor's 189 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: got thick skin, but I think he understands all that 190 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: comes with the role of being quarterback of an NFL 191 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: team and being able to accept that. Appreciate, prest appreciate, 192 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: Thank you, guys,