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Speaker 1: The Cleveland Browns wrapped up their practice for the week

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Speaker 1: on Friday, and we'll face the five and eight Chicago

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Speaker 1: Bears this Sunday. Today on from the podium, we're gonna

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Speaker 1: hear from three coaches and from two players to give

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Speaker 1: us their final thoughts on those Chicago Bear First up,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna hear from two position coaches, and starting the

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Speaker 1: day was assistant offensive line coach Scott Peters. He talked

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Speaker 1: about how the O line room is working through all

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Speaker 1: their injuries and what Montes Sweat has added to the

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Speaker 1: Bears on the defensive line.

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Speaker 2: So you've had a bit of a challenging week or two.

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Speaker 2: Can you just address that, you know, the injuries.

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Speaker 3: And how you're handling all of this.

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Speaker 4: You know, we just always, you know, kind of go

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Speaker 4: about our business the same way on a weekly basis.

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Speaker 4: We've it's the nature of the business, nature of the league. Obviously,

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Speaker 4: guys can get injured, and so your job is to

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Speaker 4: try to prepare everyone in the room, you know the same,

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Speaker 4: because there's guys that are new, there's guys that are

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Speaker 4: kind of coming up, and people that you know. You

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Speaker 4: in transaction you you get on practice squad. So the

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Speaker 4: key is to try to get those guys ramped up

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Speaker 4: into speed so they have the same you know, mastery

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Speaker 4: of technique and understanding of the offense so they can operate.

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Speaker 5: And that's that's the aim.

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Speaker 3: How do you manage to do that once you get

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Speaker 3: in season? You know, especially the guys a little farther

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Speaker 3: you feel like you feel comfortable that that you can

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Speaker 3: put them out on game today.

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Speaker 4: Sometimes you have to, I mean, you just have to

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Speaker 4: adjust and then those guys have to step up. But

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Speaker 4: I think in the end, you're looking at this thing like, Okay,

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Speaker 4: there's a chance or real chance that anyone on the

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Speaker 4: may at some point have to play for you. So

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Speaker 4: you don't you know that going in And I think

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Speaker 4: that's just built into the preparation.

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Speaker 6: Kind of like Jeron, I know he'd worked built in the.

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Speaker 7: Past, But like before he signs, are you guys involved

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Speaker 7: in that process or does he just show up and

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Speaker 7: it's okay, getting ready to go.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, we we we just the guys that

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Speaker 4: they sign, I mean, they're done a great job bringing

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Speaker 4: in the right guys, and so you know, you find

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Speaker 4: the guys that are available to you and and once

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Speaker 4: they they get under uh under our roof, we we

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Speaker 5: So that's pretty much.

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Speaker 6: I mean, it's f I think it's five starts. Now,

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Speaker 6: how do you think he's not about it?

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Speaker 4: Drawn's done well, I mean coming in from from really

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Speaker 4: the street, you know, coming off and obviously he he

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Speaker 4: did play for coach Callahan in the past in Washington,

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Speaker 4: but that's been a few years, so you know, getting

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Speaker 4: done a nice job from from that perspective.

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Speaker 2: Address just how Dewan developed from that first day that

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Speaker 2: we watched him in rookie camp until the time he

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Speaker 4: Yeah, Dwand obviously everybody can see the physical talent and

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Speaker 5: I mean, he's really did come a long way.

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Speaker 4: Obviously he's he's been able to tie in like all

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Speaker 4: And I think, you know, he did a nice job

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Speaker 2: What about the fact that he had I think it's

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Speaker 8: He just was like, canny, how.

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Speaker 2: Good it was, wasn't it.

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Speaker 4: You know, we're always gonna want better, of course, you know,

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Speaker 4: But I think from you know, Dwand is a physical specimen.

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Speaker 9: Or a guy like Nick Harris, right, he was supposed

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Speaker 6: But what does it say about him, and he's kind of.

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Speaker 5: Embraced that opportunity.

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Speaker 4: I mean, I couldn't say enough positive things about Nick Harris.

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Speaker 4: You know, he's the epitome of the start acronym. You know,

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Speaker 4: he's smart, he's tough, accountable, resilient, and such a team player.

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Speaker 4: Someone like him, you know, you want a whole roster

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Speaker 4: full of guys like that. He's done a great job

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Speaker 4: in terms of, like, you know, taking whatever role he

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Speaker 4: he has different jobs to do, and he does.

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Speaker 5: He's done such an awesome job. So we love Nick.

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Speaker 3: You guys have run like five different offensive line combination

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Speaker 3: started this year. I know you've talked about it getting

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Speaker 4: I think it's just I mean, you know, when you're

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Speaker 5: There, You're talking to everybody.

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Speaker 4: So the guys that are in there, whether their role

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Speaker 4: that week is is you know, you're on the practice

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Speaker 4: You know you're expected to understand all of this and

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Speaker 4: your number could get called at any point in time,

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Speaker 4: So I think I think the guys all understand the

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Speaker 4: Like once the question is like when it's easy to

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Speaker 4: So we we do focus on guys obviously more. They

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Speaker 5: That those guys are really well prepared for, you know,

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Speaker 3: Did Jewel and Why play a big role in whoever

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Speaker 4: Just asked Joel and Way to do their job obviously,

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Speaker 4: But but we've got some smart guys that are able

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Speaker 5: So you can see an example, you.

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Speaker 6: See James get better his three.

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Speaker 4: Years, James, I'll tell I'll tell you James has has

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Speaker 7: Got called for a couple of those false stars last week,

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Speaker 7: So is there kind of a gray area there with

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Speaker 2: In vision and I know this would not be your call,

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Speaker 2: Dewand at some point excelling over at left hand.

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Speaker 4: Oh that's that's that's uh, that's far from our our

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Speaker 4: I think he I think to one.

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Speaker 4: Well, we we hope our tackles can play both sides.

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Speaker 5: You know that that does happen, you know, it's possible.

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Speaker 11: I think has allowed Kevin to navigate this season, all

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Speaker 11: the injuries, all the changes of quarterback.

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Speaker 6: Quote, what is it about him?

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Speaker 4: That's Well, I think it's been consistency from day one.

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Speaker 4: I mean, he's you know the start acronym. If you

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Speaker 4: he's living that. And that's that's the consistency we've had.

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Speaker 4: So that's where really I think you can point to

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Speaker 5: You know, because if.

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Speaker 4: You focus on your job and you focus on those

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Speaker 4: in a in a really good team, it allows for

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Speaker 4: for all all guys to understand what they have to

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Speaker 4: that's that's been been a benefit as an identity.

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Speaker 6: Why its two for one, Well.

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Speaker 5: It wasn't the technique we were looking for, but it

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Speaker 2: Nonetheless, what about these Bears and the pass rush they offer?

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Speaker 2: What are you guys thinking about or worrying about?

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Speaker 5: Well, the Bears are not.

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Speaker 4: They're much better than their overall record indicates obviously they've

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Speaker 4: I think they're three and one in the last four games.

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Speaker 5: They're a very good unit.

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Speaker 4: They've got they're solid on all three levels of their defense,

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Speaker 4: we really we have our work cut out for us,

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Speaker 4: for sure.

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Speaker 3: How much how much did the addition of Sweat a

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Speaker 4: Well, they've got some other very really good players too,

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Speaker 13: And that is still happening. It's eleven thirty one.

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Speaker 14: So but no, he's still he's still he's still in

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Speaker 13: You know, he he.

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Speaker 6: Right.

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Speaker 13: We're all married, some of us are married in here.

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Speaker 13: It's coach McLeod to me. So he's been great. It's

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Speaker 14: absolutely there, Now, can you demand you know everything to

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Speaker 14: be perfect for him. He's still in that learning process.

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Speaker 14: Has only been here for a few weeks. He's had

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Speaker 14: And Coach Schwartz and I and and the staff we

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Speaker 15: But you can have to change, go ahead, and what

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Speaker 13: Look, this is the NFL's December.

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Speaker 14: It says any mission, you know, any mission assigned will

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Speaker 14: So it's it's comes from you know, the Marine Corps.

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Speaker 14: We got to go in there and execute. Those guys

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Speaker 14: And you know, for us, it's more just making sure

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Speaker 6: I'm to go back to Grant.

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Speaker 6: Through something like he is right now.

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Speaker 13: In the game, separates him.

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Speaker 14: You know, I just saw him right now, you know,

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Speaker 14: And that's who he is, Like, he's the same guy

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Speaker 13: That's what gets him.

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Speaker 14: And that's because he's so tough and because he wants

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Speaker 14: so we can give him a chance to do that.

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00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,159
Speaker 14: So we for us, that's our in our room, you know,

443
00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,080
Speaker 14: that's our motivation and and what's going to fuel us,

444
00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:35,240
Speaker 14: you know these next few games.

445
00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,800
Speaker 16: I've got a couple coaches mentioned how Kevin puts an emphasis.

446
00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,160
Speaker 6: On developing practice squad guys got cross.

447
00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,320
Speaker 16: I guess how important has that been, What has that

448
00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,280
Speaker 16: message been from Kevin to make sure that that.

449
00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,200
Speaker 6: Entire room is ready to board.

450
00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,840
Speaker 14: You know, I've been in a lot of places over

451
00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,800
Speaker 14: my years when it comes to development, this ranks up

452
00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:55,440
Speaker 14: there at the top.

453
00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:55,879
Speaker 6: You know.

454
00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,119
Speaker 14: When I talk about that, I mean not just you know,

455
00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,040
Speaker 14: the development on the field, in the meeting rooms, but

456
00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:02,960
Speaker 14: in the weight room, nutrition.

457
00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,639
Speaker 13: You know, what what brew does. You know what support

458
00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:07,480
Speaker 13: staff does.

459
00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,480
Speaker 14: With all the with all the people that surround these

460
00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,199
Speaker 14: young men to grow them, to get them ready, you know,

461
00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:18,600
Speaker 14: for for these moments. Kevin does a phenomenal job top down, uh,

462
00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,160
Speaker 14: you know, in terms of that in creating that environment

463
00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,840
Speaker 14: and pushing guys to be ready, you know, and to

464
00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,280
Speaker 14: be able to answer the bell, because you know a

465
00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:28,800
Speaker 14: lot of it's like, this's how I see it. Anyone

466
00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,040
Speaker 14: watch Top Gun, the second Top Gun. I finally got

467
00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,560
Speaker 14: a chance to watch it then day on a long

468
00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,720
Speaker 14: play ride. Right, I'm sitting there and watching it and

469
00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,080
Speaker 14: it gets to the end, right, and and we're on

470
00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,560
Speaker 14: a We're on a warcraft right in the middle of

471
00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,159
Speaker 14: the ocean, in the middle of nowhere, and there's a

472
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,639
Speaker 14: dog fight going out there, and there's fighter planes fighting,

473
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,479
Speaker 14: and unfortunately, not everyone gets to get off that you know,

474
00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,040
Speaker 14: that carrier and fight, but you still got to be

475
00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,560
Speaker 14: in that cockpit waiting for your you know, moment, for

476
00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,359
Speaker 14: them to tell you to go, and when it's time

477
00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,760
Speaker 14: to go, which it is for a lot of these guys,

478
00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,000
Speaker 14: a lot of our young players. You got to be

479
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,720
Speaker 14: ready to operate because people are dependent on you. And

480
00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:08,119
Speaker 14: it's all that training that leads to that moment. Like

481
00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,440
Speaker 14: in Top Gun Too, which is you know, cool movie.

482
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,800
Speaker 14: I hate that I waited too long to watch it.

483
00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,199
Speaker 14: You got to be that guy when when they say go,

484
00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:19,119
Speaker 14: you know, to fly off that runway and operate and

485
00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,560
Speaker 14: so that everyone can depend on you and that we.

486
00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,080
Speaker 13: Don't miss a step in that situation.

487
00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,960
Speaker 14: And Kevin does an amazing job a b and the

488
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,119
Speaker 14: developmental support staff and this place is phenomenal.

489
00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:31,120
Speaker 6: Which Top Gun is better?

490
00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:35,400
Speaker 13: Ooh man, I'm I'm I love Top Gun. I love

491
00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:36,240
Speaker 13: the first one. Man.

492
00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,440
Speaker 14: I remember being a little kid riding my bike around

493
00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,280
Speaker 14: thinking I was on a jet plane.

494
00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,880
Speaker 13: So but I grew up in the military, so all

495
00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:44,800
Speaker 13: those are fun.

496
00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,840
Speaker 6: That's the one is getting frustrated just by Howard years going.

497
00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,320
Speaker 6: It's kind of the start stop major to it.

498
00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,480
Speaker 13: Form, you know, Obviously, injuries are always hard.

499
00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:00,600
Speaker 14: I think probably the hardest thing for outsiders, fans, people

500
00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,240
Speaker 14: that are not in this building, or people that have

501
00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,600
Speaker 14: not been involved with this game or any sport. The

502
00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,440
Speaker 14: toll that injuries take on players mentally is very, very

503
00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:10,920
Speaker 14: hard because they.

504
00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,479
Speaker 13: Love being on the grass, they love playing.

505
00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,919
Speaker 14: I will say Wants done a phenomenal job of staying positive,

506
00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,520
Speaker 14: being there for his teammates. He's another guy in that

507
00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:21,399
Speaker 14: meeting room right now asking questions even though he's not

508
00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:24,280
Speaker 14: playing or he's fighting to get back in that sense,

509
00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,399
Speaker 14: like you know that he's not getting all the reps

510
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,720
Speaker 14: in terms of playing, you know, with the injury last week,

511
00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:34,359
Speaker 14: and he's fighting hard to stay you know, positive for

512
00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,080
Speaker 14: his teammates because he's an energy guy.

513
00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:37,640
Speaker 13: I've told him, I'm like, you're an energy guy.

514
00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:38,080
Speaker 10: You like me.

515
00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,040
Speaker 13: If you're down and out, people will feel it.

516
00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,920
Speaker 14: And I told him, you got to be present, You've

517
00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,159
Speaker 14: got to be locked in, you got to keep pushing

518
00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,359
Speaker 14: even though you may feel bad. And I feel like

519
00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,080
Speaker 14: he's done a really good job of that despite you know,

520
00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,040
Speaker 14: not getting to you know, not playing last week and

521
00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,639
Speaker 14: having you know, the situations he's had with the.

522
00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:58,440
Speaker 2: Calf he happened with that last week in pregame warmups,

523
00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,720
Speaker 2: where you did you see looks like he did you just.

524
00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:01,200
Speaker 3: Pull up with it.

525
00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,320
Speaker 14: Yeah, there's just he was warming up, trying to get

526
00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,120
Speaker 14: it going again and just flared up. And he's such

527
00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,520
Speaker 14: an explosive athlete that you know, if your tire's blown,

528
00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,520
Speaker 14: the car is not going to move the way it

529
00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:15,760
Speaker 14: needs to, so especially for him, you know, so that

530
00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:16,399
Speaker 14: that's all it.

531
00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,120
Speaker 13: You know, just kind of flared up on him again.

532
00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,960
Speaker 14: He's fighting his butt off to get back and doing

533
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,440
Speaker 14: a really good job of that.

534
00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,880
Speaker 1: So head coach Kevin Stefanski was up next. He gave

535
00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,600
Speaker 1: us the final notes about the Bears and also the

536
00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,120
Speaker 1: final injury report heading into Sunday.

537
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,240
Speaker 8: Okay, we had a good week of preparation and we

538
00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,160
Speaker 8: need one because this is a great challenge for us,

539
00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,880
Speaker 8: playing this football team three and one in their last four.

540
00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:38,359
Speaker 10: I think they're playing really well.

541
00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,880
Speaker 8: A ton of respect for coach Eberflus and his staff,

542
00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,000
Speaker 8: a bunch of good players. So we have to be

543
00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,399
Speaker 8: at our best on Sunday and we're looking forward to

544
00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,480
Speaker 8: getting down there, looking forward to being in front of

545
00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,399
Speaker 8: our fans. They've made a huge huge, huge difference in

546
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,080
Speaker 8: these ballgames, and I expect that this week as well.

547
00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,560
Speaker 10: And with that, I'll take any questions.

548
00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,600
Speaker 2: With both of your starting safeties out before this game.

549
00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,920
Speaker 12: Just how you know what the outlook.

550
00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:01,159
Speaker 17: There for you?

551
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,480
Speaker 8: Yeah, there's some guys that we trust back there, Mary

552
00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:08,199
Speaker 8: Kay that have given us good reps. There's some you know,

553
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,879
Speaker 8: we have different options than combinations that we can work through.

554
00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,080
Speaker 8: But bottom line is that's why these guys work so

555
00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,960
Speaker 8: hard throughout training camp, throughout the season to stay ready

556
00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,240
Speaker 8: because you never know what your number.

557
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:19,560
Speaker 10: Is gonna be called.

558
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,800
Speaker 6: If Obo we are, yeah.

559
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:30,960
Speaker 8: No final confirmation, just yet progressed. Yeah, I think he

560
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,240
Speaker 8: continues to progress every single day. I think he's getting better.

561
00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,200
Speaker 8: We'll use the next forty eight hours to see whether

562
00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:37,760
Speaker 8: he can make it.

563
00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:43,879
Speaker 3: Ifny was added as questionable, what the would something come up?

564
00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,679
Speaker 8: Yeah, something came up, tweaked something. But we'll see how

565
00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,399
Speaker 8: he does over the next again, but we'll see how

566
00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:48,760
Speaker 8: it goes.

567
00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:52,040
Speaker 17: And then how about Nick?

568
00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:53,800
Speaker 2: How did he fill in for you at center? Now

569
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,400
Speaker 2: he's obviously going to start this game.

570
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,440
Speaker 8: What do you feel about Yeah, you know we talked

571
00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,359
Speaker 8: about Nick this week. He's a guy that that we

572
00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,639
Speaker 8: trust he's been We've won with Nick. We know what

573
00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:04,200
Speaker 8: it's like with him in there. He plays at the

574
00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:10,760
Speaker 8: high level, plays really hard, a smart player, so we

575
00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:12,920
Speaker 8: have a lot of trust him. His teammates have a

576
00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,840
Speaker 8: lot of trust in him. As you know, you're right

577
00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,440
Speaker 8: in the center of it all, uh and he does

578
00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,080
Speaker 8: a great job leading that because there's so much communication

579
00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,399
Speaker 8: that takes place there, so you really don't miss a

580
00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,320
Speaker 8: beat when it comes to communication.

581
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:25,560
Speaker 6: Practice.

582
00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:31,040
Speaker 11: Time's hard to develop players that aren't getting the game reps,

583
00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,879
Speaker 11: and that a lot of players as we spoke about

584
00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,280
Speaker 11: just how prepared these guys are as they step in.

585
00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:41,679
Speaker 11: Just from your perspective, why have some of these uh,

586
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,200
Speaker 11: you know, back end players been so a depth a

587
00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:47,760
Speaker 11: stepping in these.

588
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,200
Speaker 8: Roles when they've been calling upon Yeah, I think that's

589
00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,760
Speaker 8: the NFL making sure the backups, especially the young guys,

590
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:57,359
Speaker 8: are aware that you're in that game in a in

591
00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,200
Speaker 8: a flash of an eye sometimes and sometimes you yet

592
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,280
Speaker 8: a heads up during the week that you might have

593
00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,320
Speaker 8: a chance. Sometimes it's the second play of the game

594
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,199
Speaker 8: and you're in there. So really the messaging is always

595
00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,159
Speaker 8: to stay ready because you just don't know when your

596
00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,320
Speaker 8: opportunity is gonna come. And then I think the guys

597
00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,880
Speaker 8: work very hard with their coaches. I think they work

598
00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:17,800
Speaker 8: hard in the meeting room, work hard out there on

599
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:21,520
Speaker 8: the field, work extra because there's no secret or there's

600
00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,840
Speaker 8: no special way just to get it. It's gonna take time,

601
00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,119
Speaker 8: it's going to take individual drills, and I think the

602
00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:28,000
Speaker 8: guys understand that.

603
00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,280
Speaker 7: Does many get bigger for Joe now that he's in

604
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,040
Speaker 7: like start to read like, can you add mortars and

605
00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:33,600
Speaker 7: play as.

606
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:33,840
Speaker 6: It goes on?

607
00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:35,600
Speaker 10: I think you can.

608
00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,600
Speaker 8: You're always cognizant of what all of your players can handle,

609
00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,160
Speaker 8: not just the quarterback. But I think to your point, Scott,

610
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,199
Speaker 8: we're learning more about him, he's learning about us, and

611
00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:48,159
Speaker 8: those type of conversations happen each week about things that

612
00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,520
Speaker 8: he's done and has passed that he's comfortable with and

613
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,040
Speaker 8: that are close to what we've done. It's hard to

614
00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,680
Speaker 8: totally revamp with a player this late, but I think

615
00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,800
Speaker 8: you're constantly having that communication throughout the week.

616
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,600
Speaker 16: Worts was rather effusive in his praise for Miles yesterday

617
00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,040
Speaker 16: and how he played in his last couple of series

618
00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,040
Speaker 16: last week. Do you think he just got to the

619
00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,320
Speaker 16: point where he you know it just got pissed off

620
00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:11,520
Speaker 16: and it took him to another level.

621
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,000
Speaker 8: I mean, he was unbelievable in that game. He's been

622
00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:17,280
Speaker 8: unbelievable all season. He's playing at an extremely high level.

623
00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,040
Speaker 8: You know, we talked about him earlier in the week.

624
00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:26,040
Speaker 8: I don't know if anybody understands what he does with

625
00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,600
Speaker 8: the amount of attention he gets, is truly remarkable. And

626
00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,879
Speaker 8: you know, maybe we or maybe you get used to it.

627
00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,320
Speaker 8: I don't I appreciate how he does that. Particularly just

628
00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,199
Speaker 8: watch the tight ends chipping him, then the line sliding

629
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:41,840
Speaker 8: to him, then the running backs chipping him, and he

630
00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,719
Speaker 8: still came through for us in a huge moment when

631
00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,080
Speaker 8: we need him. That's kind of been the story of

632
00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:46,800
Speaker 8: the season.

633
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,359
Speaker 16: The chips the last couple of weeks have almost turned

634
00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,040
Speaker 16: into like the tight ends staying in on the patterns.

635
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:56,960
Speaker 8: Is that new or it's not new, But again, that's

636
00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,919
Speaker 8: when you're a great football player, you're going to get

637
00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:04,240
Speaker 8: the attention. What's again, I think unbelievable is how he

638
00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,879
Speaker 8: still makes plays throughout that. And I think, you know,

639
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:11,199
Speaker 8: his effort plays speak to who he is, what he

640
00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,520
Speaker 8: means to this team, and our team feeds off of that.

641
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:14,720
Speaker 10: I think a.

642
00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:18,240
Speaker 11: Turnover to eight turnovers this forced in the last two games.

643
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:22,640
Speaker 11: Seven of those have been interceptions. When you you evaluated

644
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:27,120
Speaker 11: Chicago Chicago on film there, do you find that's them

645
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,360
Speaker 11: making plays or them taking advantage of mistakes.

646
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,520
Speaker 8: They're taking the ball away. I mean they're eleven in

647
00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:39,040
Speaker 8: the last three. I think it's nine interceptions in the

648
00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:44,080
Speaker 8: last three. I think they intercepted Minnesota four times, Detroit

649
00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:47,160
Speaker 8: five times in their last two games. It's tip balls,

650
00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,320
Speaker 8: it's making plays on the ball, it's zone defenders being

651
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,880
Speaker 8: visual on the quarterback. They have great ball skills throughout

652
00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:57,080
Speaker 8: their their defense, so it's definitely a part of certainly

653
00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,360
Speaker 8: their success recently. It's also a part of their They're

654
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,520
Speaker 8: playing a lot of visual zones and doing a very

655
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,480
Speaker 8: good job. So it's really important that your entire offense

656
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:07,520
Speaker 8: is keyed in it.

657
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:08,560
Speaker 10: It's not just a quarterback.

658
00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,680
Speaker 8: It's everybody, from running the routes at the proper depth

659
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,360
Speaker 8: to get having great protection to the offensive line when

660
00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,600
Speaker 8: when it's time to get the defensive.

661
00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,240
Speaker 10: Line's hands down. You know, that's as important as anything.

662
00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,000
Speaker 2: What are you fine with Miles kind of venting after

663
00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,080
Speaker 2: the game about you know, getting held and not getting playing.

664
00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:26,680
Speaker 9: Yeah.

665
00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,920
Speaker 8: Yeah, As I've said it before, we're not the thought police.

666
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:35,240
Speaker 8: You know, our guys can can voice their opinions. Again,

667
00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,840
Speaker 8: talked about it a little bit earlier, Mary Kay, But

668
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,040
Speaker 8: he gets a ton of attention. I remind the officials

669
00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,520
Speaker 8: of it every game, just so they are they're aware

670
00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,120
Speaker 8: that teams are going to be doing everything in their

671
00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:47,400
Speaker 8: power to slow down ninety five.

672
00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:48,880
Speaker 10: That's what they're talking about in their building.

673
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,840
Speaker 8: So when it's when it's when he's being clearly restricted,

674
00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:54,000
Speaker 8: we expect it to be called.

675
00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,800
Speaker 6: Kevin Kolkomat, like what do you see ide him? And

676
00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,400
Speaker 6: we talked about your stageties earlier.

677
00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,640
Speaker 8: House challenge for the young guy, Yeah, big challenge, great size,

678
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:06,720
Speaker 8: great catch radius, a threat in that red zone, as

679
00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:08,640
Speaker 8: you know, because he can go up and get the football.

680
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,840
Speaker 8: They utilize him really well, and I think he's got

681
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:12,840
Speaker 8: the trust of the quarterback.

682
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,120
Speaker 3: Are they doing anything different with Justin over the last

683
00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,160
Speaker 3: three or four week since he's come back with the

684
00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:26,760
Speaker 3: thumb injury, because it seems like that offense is.

685
00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,040
Speaker 6: Is maybe running operating a little better.

686
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:28,800
Speaker 10: He's doing a nice job.

687
00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,600
Speaker 8: I don't know if it's related to the time that

688
00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,080
Speaker 8: he was out with the injury, but he's doing a

689
00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:33,680
Speaker 8: nice job.

690
00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:35,560
Speaker 10: He's a huge threat with the ball.

691
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,680
Speaker 8: I think he understands he's trying to take care of

692
00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,960
Speaker 8: himself maybe a little bit more and not take those

693
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,120
Speaker 8: big hits. But he's big, he's fast, he's strong. Everything

694
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,920
Speaker 8: runs through him. He's extremely dangerous. He has our attention.

695
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,080
Speaker 8: We've worked real hard this week to understand the ways

696
00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:51,920
Speaker 8: in which he can beat you.

697
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:57,200
Speaker 3: He comparable to Lamar, I mean, is there a comp there?

698
00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,000
Speaker 6: Yeah, it's hard.

699
00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,080
Speaker 8: To compare guys just in general. You know you don't

700
00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:03,800
Speaker 8: want to do that. I would just tell you justin

701
00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,760
Speaker 8: fields is he's got great strength, play strength, He's fast,

702
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,880
Speaker 8: he can throw the ball to all areas of the field.

703
00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:11,680
Speaker 10: They utilize him really well.

704
00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,560
Speaker 8: Whether it's on schedule in the quarterback driven run game,

705
00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:16,760
Speaker 8: or it's off schedule, he can make plays.

706
00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,360
Speaker 10: So again, he's a huge challenge.

707
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,800
Speaker 8: With all coming back from run and getting that peck

708
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,240
Speaker 8: injury and playing through that even still, what does that

709
00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:24,920
Speaker 8: say about him?

710
00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,320
Speaker 15: And does that speak to how this team has played

711
00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:27,720
Speaker 15: this year?

712
00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:28,520
Speaker 10: Yeah?

713
00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,440
Speaker 8: I mean I can't say enough good things about Obo.

714
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,240
Speaker 8: Just what he's provided on the field is one thing.

715
00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,200
Speaker 8: But what he's provided off the field is a whole

716
00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:39,080
Speaker 8: another thing. And game day he's an unbelievable amount of

717
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:43,440
Speaker 8: energy and positive juice that he brings to the sideline.

718
00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:49,120
Speaker 8: A guy that puts his teammates first. So his impact,

719
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,080
Speaker 8: while it's huge on the field, it's also huge off

720
00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:53,240
Speaker 8: the field.

721
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:57,280
Speaker 6: Did Jordan get hurt during practice this league?

722
00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:02,280
Speaker 8: Yeah, Jordan tweaks his yesterday, so similar with a lot

723
00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:03,520
Speaker 8: of these guys. Just want to see how he does

724
00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,120
Speaker 8: over the next forty eight hours.

725
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:05,600
Speaker 11: Yeah.

726
00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,280
Speaker 6: And you're known for being kind of that cool, complex guy.

727
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,880
Speaker 6: This year, I mean, it seems like you got to

728
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,000
Speaker 6: have some frustration with all these injuries. How do you

729
00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:14,520
Speaker 6: kind of stay it?

730
00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:16,960
Speaker 18: Of course, when you see that as you doesn't they

731
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,080
Speaker 18: get that much harder that.

732
00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,720
Speaker 8: But it's a matter of fact, it's part of our league.

733
00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,040
Speaker 8: We've talked about it. We don't like injuries. Nobody likes them.

734
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,760
Speaker 8: I feel very bad for our guys that we lose,

735
00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,240
Speaker 8: especially guys that you lose for the season. You feel

736
00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,160
Speaker 8: bad for them on a personal level, but we all

737
00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:34,200
Speaker 8: have a job to do and that's how we treat it.

738
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:39,320
Speaker 9: A lot of that satisfaction from you to seeing your

739
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:41,200
Speaker 9: message at saying.

740
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,480
Speaker 11: This that you give sort of coming through because if

741
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,160
Speaker 11: you've got guys in the locker room talking about just

742
00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,080
Speaker 11: how tremendous of a job you and your staff has done,

743
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,000
Speaker 11: just keeping everybody sort of focused with all.

744
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:50,640
Speaker 10: That kind of going on.

745
00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:52,520
Speaker 8: Yeah, I think we have pros on our team. I

746
00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,280
Speaker 8: think we've got great leadership on our team. Our coaches

747
00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:59,000
Speaker 8: understand the challenges week in and week out. But again,

748
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:00,760
Speaker 8: we have a job. Do we have a job to

749
00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,200
Speaker 8: do this Sunday regardless.

750
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,120
Speaker 1: After a coach was done, the players spoke to the

751
00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,959
Speaker 1: media in the locker room, and All Pro defensive end

752
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,840
Speaker 1: Miles Garrett was the first player to speak today. He

753
00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,560
Speaker 1: talked about how great it is to play meaningful games

754
00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:15,640
Speaker 1: in December and if you heard anything from the league

755
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,160
Speaker 1: about his comments about the referees last week.

756
00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 6: Did you hear.

757
00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:25,880
Speaker 12: From the comments after the year as, No, they didn't,

758
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:26,920
Speaker 12: They would never.

759
00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,320
Speaker 6: Obviously you don't take back on what you said, absolutely not.

760
00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:36,680
Speaker 16: Did you feel like you had to get it off

761
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:37,000
Speaker 16: the chest?

762
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:41,200
Speaker 17: It was it just time? It was I mean it

763
00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,040
Speaker 17: had been uh some that have been.

764
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,520
Speaker 12: Stoked for a while last couple of weeks, and they

765
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,480
Speaker 12: you know, other rushers have been also, you know, dealing

766
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,400
Speaker 12: with the same thing. I can only speak for myself,

767
00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:56,880
Speaker 12: but you know, once you you got like a whole

768
00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:01,000
Speaker 12: like position, no kind of fed up with how they're

769
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,760
Speaker 12: being treated when you kind of know something's kind of awful.

770
00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:08,000
Speaker 7: You know, do you hope that what you said has

771
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,000
Speaker 7: a like an impact on the officiating?

772
00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,040
Speaker 6: You know, you're worried that it could have the opposite.

773
00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,799
Speaker 12: I mean, it's what it did. I mean, right now,

774
00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,120
Speaker 12: I'm not getting any calls, so I can't I can't

775
00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,719
Speaker 12: get my first or not. But I mean, I hope

776
00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:23,760
Speaker 12: as a positive fact, I'm not trying to uh offend anybody.

777
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,480
Speaker 17: I just want them to do their job best.

778
00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:25,960
Speaker 6: Of their ability.

779
00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:33,320
Speaker 17: Saint same here. I don't know. I got asked the NFL.

780
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,960
Speaker 3: Jim was talking to ask you. We're saying about you

781
00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:42,520
Speaker 3: that last drive. He's never seen you rush as hard

782
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,479
Speaker 3: as it seemed like you were rushing that that drive.

783
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,960
Speaker 3: Can you just you know talk about that, you.

784
00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:49,880
Speaker 10: Know what you know?

785
00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:51,920
Speaker 17: You know that drive and everything.

786
00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:56,239
Speaker 12: Last week, you know, finally got into a rhythm where

787
00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:58,800
Speaker 12: it was like like I can pick up some speed,

788
00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:02,440
Speaker 12: I can go and despite you know, a couple of

789
00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,120
Speaker 12: chips every now and then I felt like I could,

790
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:06,600
Speaker 12: I could finally do what I wanted to, like I

791
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:10,440
Speaker 12: had that that freedom and that I would also kind

792
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,399
Speaker 12: of frustrat with what was going on. So that added

793
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,160
Speaker 12: a little extra boost. And uh, I just wanted to

794
00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:16,640
Speaker 12: make to play to.

795
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,960
Speaker 17: Win the game. So right, well they it was a

796
00:35:18,960 --> 00:35:20,120
Speaker 17: little bit late, but it was.

797
00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:25,680
Speaker 11: That had Miles said, Maurice, you know, getting hurt, Bobo's

798
00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:29,280
Speaker 11: hurt just the you know how big of a loss

799
00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,600
Speaker 11: is that? Not only just for you guys collectively as defense,

800
00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:36,680
Speaker 11: you know, but what they do to help you?

801
00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,239
Speaker 17: Uh, I mean to into losson.

802
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,040
Speaker 12: Like you said, more waist than the one you know

803
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:46,240
Speaker 12: there the good men, the good people, uh good leaders

804
00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,640
Speaker 12: as well. Uh they've been great teammates in their time here.

805
00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:52,279
Speaker 12: You don't look forward to them uh coming back and

806
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,920
Speaker 12: being around in any capacity they can and but uh,

807
00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,080
Speaker 12: I mean their present won't go unnoticed.

808
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:00,560
Speaker 17: You know, those guys were dynamic.

809
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:03,080
Speaker 12: They will make this big plays for us, but we'll

810
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,600
Speaker 12: just have to step up in other ways, you know,

811
00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:08,520
Speaker 12: guys by myself, see you, Jordan Dalvin and all these

812
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,600
Speaker 12: guys will have to just step up and and uh

813
00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:16,399
Speaker 12: trying to elevate ourselves to a place what they were

814
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,080
Speaker 12: they had going into who will.

815
00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,880
Speaker 6: Bring to you guys just in terms of you know,

816
00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:21,640
Speaker 6: we just see him.

817
00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:25,600
Speaker 2: He's just so energetic and he oysterous. He's got great personality.

818
00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,000
Speaker 6: What he brings to the room, to the fee.

819
00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,600
Speaker 12: Uh, I mean it was a positive atmosphere every time

820
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:33,960
Speaker 12: you're around a BO whenever you see him about smiling

821
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,920
Speaker 12: and he's always happy, optimistic and uh on that kind

822
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,440
Speaker 12: of thing. You know, I can't just disappear. And now that

823
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,360
Speaker 12: he's gone, we gotta continue to carry that. But he

824
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,680
Speaker 12: also know the energy had passion a fire, and uh

825
00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,600
Speaker 12: we we have to keep those, uh, those attributes going

826
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:50,279
Speaker 12: for ourselves.

827
00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:52,680
Speaker 16: This seems like the last couple of weeks it's going

828
00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:54,680
Speaker 16: for more than tight end shipping.

829
00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,840
Speaker 19: You to almost stay.

830
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,360
Speaker 16: Staying in on past places to block you.

831
00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:00,000
Speaker 17: Is that kind of.

832
00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:06,880
Speaker 12: Has done at times, but Pittsburgh, uh, the Jets, Titans,

833
00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:12,759
Speaker 12: not exactly now it's just more often, uh hell, the Broncos,

834
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,440
Speaker 12: the Rams a little bit. Yeah, So it's that it's

835
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,480
Speaker 12: the it's a slide so that even if you know,

836
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:22,560
Speaker 12: I beat the tight end and tackle over sets, I

837
00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,040
Speaker 12: can't really you know, get inside the tackle I have to.

838
00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:25,719
Speaker 6: Run the long way.

839
00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,680
Speaker 17: I'll have to go go power like this.

840
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:30,080
Speaker 12: You know, they're they're making a tricker, you know, trying

841
00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,080
Speaker 12: to make me, you know, get creative out there. But

842
00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,000
Speaker 12: you know it's not just me out there. We got

843
00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,160
Speaker 12: a bunch of guys you to make plays, and we're

844
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:37,040
Speaker 12: gonna play off each other.

845
00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:37,439
Speaker 10: Man.

846
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,400
Speaker 12: You know, a guy put in his matchup, I can

847
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:41,959
Speaker 12: make him right and find a way to close depend

848
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,520
Speaker 12: the gaps. I'll do I'll do that. But that's just

849
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:47,320
Speaker 12: a it's opportunity for for us to be great.

850
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,440
Speaker 7: Kind of the NFL, the way they officiate when the

851
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:54,920
Speaker 7: guy gets double team on it, to kind of move.

852
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:58,120
Speaker 6: Their eyes and wait through there. We got to get

853
00:37:58,120 --> 00:37:58,960
Speaker 6: still fem off.

854
00:37:59,000 --> 00:37:59,480
Speaker 17: All the time.

855
00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:05,839
Speaker 12: I uh, I still remember a ref, my name, any

856
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,200
Speaker 12: names or the games. But I remember I was fighting

857
00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:12,480
Speaker 12: through a double team and uh I might have had

858
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,000
Speaker 12: a little neck tie around me a little bit, and

859
00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:17,400
Speaker 12: I was, but I was still able to get to

860
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,680
Speaker 12: the quarterback. But he, you know, he got it off

861
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,360
Speaker 12: and I looked to the ref and it was like

862
00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:23,719
Speaker 12: I wanted to call it, but it seemed like you

863
00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:26,640
Speaker 12: were fighting through it. I said, I don't know what

864
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,560
Speaker 12: that means I didn't know. I didn't know it stopped

865
00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:32,279
Speaker 12: being a penalty there. But but yeah, they treated a

866
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,640
Speaker 12: little bit differently when it's uh it's a double team,

867
00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:50,520
Speaker 12: but it's all treated this one just I mean him

868
00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,520
Speaker 12: and that the entire offense had evolved, you know, his

869
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,640
Speaker 12: his timing, his his pocket presence, you know, figuring out

870
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,880
Speaker 12: when he needs to run when he's passed, and uh,

871
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,640
Speaker 12: looking at his needs and if he doesn't see it,

872
00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:05,080
Speaker 12: you know he's gonna he's gonna use his legs. I mean,

873
00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:07,120
Speaker 12: last time he played, you know, he wasn't really he

874
00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,160
Speaker 12: was trying to stay in the pocket, you know, trying

875
00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,040
Speaker 12: to deliver passes. I don't think he really had to

876
00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,480
Speaker 12: time me down knowing that the nine tonal clocket is going,

877
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:15,839
Speaker 12: especially with no good rushes on the other side, and

878
00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:17,480
Speaker 12: now he kind of has that that feel was like,

879
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,920
Speaker 12: all right, it's not here there, let me use my guy,

880
00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,319
Speaker 12: give him a billety and get out of here.

881
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:25,879
Speaker 6: Health to seem to look, I mean, it's a bit

882
00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:28,080
Speaker 6: a while, so it looks like it's really hard to

883
00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:30,400
Speaker 6: do that. But does he feel like that's an extra

884
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:31,719
Speaker 6: kind of dimension of his game?

885
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:34,680
Speaker 17: Uh, I mean it's always been like that.

886
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:39,400
Speaker 12: You know he's he's strong, and know he minds me personally,

887
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:43,239
Speaker 12: like athletically like Jalen hurts. You know, so it will

888
00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:45,680
Speaker 12: be difficult to take down, but the best way it

889
00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:48,160
Speaker 12: takes someone down, the easy way is to take the

890
00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:48,719
Speaker 12: ball from him.

891
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:52,080
Speaker 11: It's something to change with all the more offensively. Like

892
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:56,000
Speaker 11: as you went through your study evaluation of them this week,

893
00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,320
Speaker 11: you knows he won three or four and it seems

894
00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:01,239
Speaker 11: to they seem to be coming together a little bit

895
00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:04,880
Speaker 11: and they change something here recently that you guys have

896
00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:05,879
Speaker 11: to be cognis at all.

897
00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:08,720
Speaker 12: Uh, they're taking the ball away at a higher clip

898
00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,440
Speaker 12: and you know, take care of the ball. You know

899
00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,120
Speaker 12: he's been he's been doing a great job, you know,

900
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:19,320
Speaker 12: keeping defense off balance with a good hard account running attack.

901
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,920
Speaker 12: It's been no working for him. So not allowing them

902
00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,440
Speaker 12: to get into a lot of drop back situations, not

903
00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,360
Speaker 12: getting to like second a long studing loans, you know,

904
00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:31,560
Speaker 12: just keeping them a medical distance and you know, nothing

905
00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:34,920
Speaker 12: too difficult complicated to deal with a plug.

906
00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,759
Speaker 17: Accounts where it counts. I can't can look for the

907
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,800
Speaker 17: rule to be chained for me. It's what it is.

908
00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:55,239
Speaker 12: I don't understand why it doesn't saying as another points count,

909
00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:58,480
Speaker 12: but you know, if the points don't count, apparently everything

910
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,920
Speaker 12: else that happened on the plages disappeared.

911
00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:02,600
Speaker 10: But it is what it is.

912
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:05,840
Speaker 12: As far as the streak street is what it is

913
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,839
Speaker 12: wo and we won last game as a p how

914
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:14,759
Speaker 12: positive effect was disruptive and them got all across the field.

915
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,120
Speaker 12: May players my defense m J M Salva career day.

916
00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:22,799
Speaker 12: You know DT's played well, Z got inside. I mean

917
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:26,200
Speaker 12: stuff like that that that makes me, you know, happier

918
00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:29,320
Speaker 12: than you know, getting my my own you know, personal stats.

919
00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:31,080
Speaker 12: I I wanna see, you know, my team thrive, my

920
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:33,239
Speaker 12: defense thrive. And if I can get mine on the way,

921
00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:35,759
Speaker 12: let's just cherry on top else.

922
00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,640
Speaker 18: Kevin said that or what you said last week that

923
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:39,920
Speaker 18: Kevin was poaching is asself. You can't imagine it means

924
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,360
Speaker 18: that he's like yelling more and more your face. But

925
00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,000
Speaker 18: what does it mean when you say him on to

926
00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:48,239
Speaker 18: pacher fast Uh. As far as just taking.

927
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:52,839
Speaker 12: Taking au a different kind of a role and knowing

928
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,839
Speaker 12: that you know, I gotta I gotta trust my guys

929
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,640
Speaker 12: and their decision making kind of put it a little

930
00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,600
Speaker 12: bit in our hands. But you know, and couraging us,

931
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,319
Speaker 12: uh to you to be the best that we can

932
00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:05,520
Speaker 12: be you And you know that sounds like something in

933
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:09,399
Speaker 12: a coach you know shouldn't always do should and always does,

934
00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:12,520
Speaker 12: but it it hits a little bit different. Note when like,

935
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:14,120
Speaker 12: you know, your backs against the wall in the game

936
00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:16,760
Speaker 12: and you're like in a third, third and short situation,

937
00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:18,360
Speaker 12: it's like, you know, should we go forward? And he

938
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:20,480
Speaker 12: comes to his guys, it's like y'all wanna do this?

939
00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,200
Speaker 12: And he takes you know, our league, you know, he

940
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,440
Speaker 12: takes our our opinion into to matter or he g

941
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,359
Speaker 12: comes to us on defense. He he's thinking, he asks

942
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:30,440
Speaker 12: him what we're thinking on you know, what kind of

943
00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,080
Speaker 12: what kind of rushes of work and how could get

944
00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:32,439
Speaker 12: you open?

945
00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:34,920
Speaker 17: You know, stuff like that. He's he's really you know been.

946
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:38,680
Speaker 12: Uh r brew advocate for us and you know stuff

947
00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:40,600
Speaker 12: like that goes a long way. Is that a little

948
00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:44,879
Speaker 12: different th I mean he's always good for us, But nah,

949
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,719
Speaker 12: I feel like he, you know, just like we, he

950
00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:49,120
Speaker 12: elevating and know mature and taking to another level no

951
00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:50,000
Speaker 12: coaches can too.

952
00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,120
Speaker 11: Miles, you've us one since comple year. You wanted to

953
00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:57,400
Speaker 11: win the worse than anyone. Just what's it being to

954
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:00,640
Speaker 11: you know, being the being the hunt right down, control

955
00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:03,040
Speaker 11: your own destiny and play meaningful.

956
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,160
Speaker 13: Football here and then after this sign it.

957
00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:09,279
Speaker 12: Just nice playing meaningful football this time of year. And uh,

958
00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:14,200
Speaker 12: nine to five sounds nice. That's when we put it together.

959
00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:14,360
Speaker 10: Man.

960
00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:16,799
Speaker 1: Wrapping up the day at the podium, what was wide

961
00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:20,480
Speaker 1: receiver Elijah Moore? He talked about his relationship with Joe

962
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:23,000
Speaker 1: Flacco and how nice it was to see David Bell

963
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:24,520
Speaker 1: get into the end zone last week.

964
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:35,800
Speaker 19: No, Yeah, every single week is another opportunity.

965
00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,399
Speaker 17: I feel like everybody's excited.

966
00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:42,040
Speaker 12: Coming out.

967
00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 17: Yeah.

968
00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:46,400
Speaker 20: I feel like that's what precises for, you know, I

969
00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:48,239
Speaker 20: think every single week it's getting's getting better.

970
00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:50,040
Speaker 19: You know, we're getting to see what he sees, getting

971
00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:54,440
Speaker 19: to see what we see. How was your Joe's relationship,

972
00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:56,160
Speaker 19: Groan even fur It seems.

973
00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:59,279
Speaker 20: Like you guys are so yeah right then, And I

974
00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:01,400
Speaker 20: feel like I'm getting to see sides of him that

975
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:03,520
Speaker 20: I didn't really have the opportunity to see in New York,

976
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:06,400
Speaker 20: especially when being right next to me and then on

977
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:08,400
Speaker 20: the field. You know, I said last week was probably

978
00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:11,279
Speaker 20: the most emotion I've ever seen him express, you know,

979
00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:12,399
Speaker 20: so that was definitely good.

980
00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:14,520
Speaker 19: To see with also the finish that we had.

981
00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:18,919
Speaker 6: For you, Just how much fun are you, as.

982
00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:23,879
Speaker 11: You know, having with this team injuries aside the fact

983
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,640
Speaker 11: that you guys controlled it on playoff destiny. It's the

984
00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:30,000
Speaker 11: middle of December and every week you play it matters,

985
00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:32,440
Speaker 11: and you know, just how much fun is that from

986
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:34,640
Speaker 11: you considering the situation you came from in New York

987
00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:36,840
Speaker 11: where you weren't playing MENI for footballers.

988
00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:39,640
Speaker 20: Yeah, nah, I mean this this year being a part

989
00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:41,520
Speaker 20: of this team, and I'll tell my family all the time, It's.

990
00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:42,520
Speaker 17: Been nothing sort of a blessing.

991
00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:46,400
Speaker 20: The camaraderie, the relationships that I had, I've never had.

992
00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:47,759
Speaker 20: I've never been a part of something like this in

993
00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:50,480
Speaker 20: my entire life, you know. So I lean on these

994
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:53,160
Speaker 20: guys like I've never leaned on a human before, you know.

995
00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:55,560
Speaker 20: So I've been able to get through things off off

996
00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:58,040
Speaker 20: the field that you know I maybe handled different. And

997
00:44:58,920 --> 00:45:00,680
Speaker 20: it's a true testament to their nobody in this locker

998
00:45:00,719 --> 00:45:02,359
Speaker 20: room and the coaches and how they handle things here.

999
00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:05,440
Speaker 17: You know, it's definitely n night and day from mine.

1000
00:45:05,719 --> 00:45:08,799
Speaker 20: Every position, you know, from college, from every single level

1001
00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:10,799
Speaker 20: of football that I've played, and I don't think it's

1002
00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:13,479
Speaker 20: because of a certain people and maybe how I'm looking

1003
00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:13,759
Speaker 20: at it.

1004
00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:16,800
Speaker 17: You know, so I'm yeah, I'm definitely blessed.

1005
00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:18,200
Speaker 6: Why is your back to back.

1006
00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:22,240
Speaker 9: Weeks where Joe said eight receivers now or two.

1007
00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:24,400
Speaker 11: Weeks of the leaders nine to receivers or what is

1008
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,359
Speaker 11: is it about his game where he's able to sort

1009
00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:29,640
Speaker 11: of silly things more and and sort of spread the

1010
00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:32,040
Speaker 11: ball out and give other guys opportunities that maybe more

1011
00:45:32,080 --> 00:45:33,400
Speaker 11: than of those opportunities.

1012
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:33,680
Speaker 8: Earlier this season.

1013
00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:36,200
Speaker 20: Yeah, I feel like with Joe, you know, he has

1014
00:45:36,239 --> 00:45:39,040
Speaker 20: a element to his game obviously with being you know,

1015
00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:41,080
Speaker 20: been playing football for so long that I think he

1016
00:45:41,120 --> 00:45:43,200
Speaker 20: sees the bigger pitch a little bit slower just because

1017
00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,439
Speaker 20: of the experience. I feel like he he allows every

1018
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:49,359
Speaker 20: single receiver to always have the mindset of every every

1019
00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:52,120
Speaker 20: single ride, every everybody be ready, you know, And I

1020
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,560
Speaker 20: feel like that only brings us closer as the offense

1021
00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:56,560
Speaker 20: and especially as a receiver and quarterback tender.

1022
00:45:58,120 --> 00:45:59,319
Speaker 6: Everyone Joe and the.

1023
00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:04,000
Speaker 2: Names in here, you know, flit into the rock ground

1024
00:46:04,239 --> 00:46:05,239
Speaker 2: just like he's been.

1025
00:46:05,239 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 6: Your own season And yeah, he's gravitatings.

1026
00:46:08,680 --> 00:46:09,839
Speaker 12: What is it about him?

1027
00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:13,520
Speaker 20: I feel like besides his play obviously if they see

1028
00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:17,120
Speaker 20: him completely passes and staying under control and handling his

1029
00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,960
Speaker 20: business and how he goes about it, his personality. You know,

1030
00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:21,839
Speaker 20: Joe doesn't really say too much, so you're gonna learn

1031
00:46:21,880 --> 00:46:23,560
Speaker 20: to respect that. And people who don't say too much

1032
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,520
Speaker 20: but speak at the right time. I feel like, you

1033
00:46:25,640 --> 00:46:28,359
Speaker 20: know you, you probably gain respect for faster. So uh,

1034
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:29,560
Speaker 20: I feel like how he goes about it.

1035
00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:31,479
Speaker 19: In type of human that he is, it's just easy

1036
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:32,200
Speaker 19: to connect with him.

1037
00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:41,800
Speaker 6: Use when he received is like in terms of just

1038
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:43,440
Speaker 6: how competitive.

1039
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:50,840
Speaker 19: You what is that like you to be?

1040
00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:56,560
Speaker 20: I would say it's like control chaos, you know he

1041
00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:59,239
Speaker 20: has in Like like I said before, he's real nonsalant,

1042
00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:01,640
Speaker 20: but it's like a confidence to where like, you know,

1043
00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:03,279
Speaker 20: he got it. You don't ever got to question him,

1044
00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:05,440
Speaker 20: you don't gotta. He's not shaking when he's saying the play,

1045
00:47:05,560 --> 00:47:07,160
Speaker 20: saying the play better than you, you know what I'm saying.

1046
00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:10,160
Speaker 20: So and just of course the respecting him being here,

1047
00:47:10,320 --> 00:47:13,280
Speaker 20: you know and have gone through all these trials yo.

1048
00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:14,600
Speaker 5: And all this.

1049
00:47:15,400 --> 00:47:18,000
Speaker 20: You know, all these trials and tribulations he's already experienced

1050
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:21,400
Speaker 20: throughout his career. So he's definitely an adaptable person, So

1051
00:47:21,719 --> 00:47:22,520
Speaker 20: you gotta respect that.

1052
00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:25,640
Speaker 6: You talk to your teammates this week how happy they

1053
00:47:25,719 --> 00:47:26,040
Speaker 6: were to.

1054
00:47:26,040 --> 00:47:28,480
Speaker 12: See David Belban say up t all there, Yeah, what

1055
00:47:28,680 --> 00:47:31,239
Speaker 12: was your feeling watching him straws he has out with

1056
00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:31,920
Speaker 12: that big smile.

1057
00:47:32,239 --> 00:47:34,680
Speaker 20: That was my favorite player the entire game for someone

1058
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,719
Speaker 20: to I think what people don't understand about being in

1059
00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:41,719
Speaker 20: David Bell's position is that you have to learn conceptionally

1060
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:43,480
Speaker 20: for real, like you gotta be the person that knows

1061
00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:44,720
Speaker 20: everything at all times.

1062
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:47,600
Speaker 19: You know, because he is at moments used as the

1063
00:47:47,640 --> 00:47:48,000
Speaker 19: plug in.

1064
00:47:48,040 --> 00:47:50,719
Speaker 20: For here here, here, here, here, So the respect level

1065
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:52,440
Speaker 20: for him and what he has to know rather than

1066
00:47:53,160 --> 00:47:55,440
Speaker 20: some people who only know one to two spots, he

1067
00:47:55,560 --> 00:47:57,560
Speaker 20: has to know all of them, including the tight end,

1068
00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:59,959
Speaker 20: you know what I'm saying. So he's very very smart,

1069
00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:01,799
Speaker 20: you know what I'm saying that to have that slight

1070
00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:04,600
Speaker 20: moment for it to pay off, you know, it's nothing

1071
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:05,480
Speaker 20: but hats off to him.

1072
00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:10,200
Speaker 2: The fact that you guys were sitting at by like

1073
00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:12,200
Speaker 2: meeting some football in December.

1074
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:13,719
Speaker 19: It's like never that you got.

1075
00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:16,480
Speaker 17: I feel like it just shows grit.

1076
00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:17,040
Speaker 11: You know.

1077
00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:19,879
Speaker 20: Of course, everybody, every every team, uh, you know, hits

1078
00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:23,040
Speaker 20: obstacles and we don't know how we're gonna bounce back

1079
00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:23,359
Speaker 20: from him.

1080
00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:25,040
Speaker 19: The only thing we do know is to work, you know,

1081
00:48:25,120 --> 00:48:26,400
Speaker 19: And I think that's what's Coach.

1082
00:48:26,239 --> 00:48:28,960
Speaker 17: Harps on and I feel like that's exactly what we do.

1083
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:30,719
Speaker 20: You know, you can't go wrong when you just put

1084
00:48:30,760 --> 00:48:32,359
Speaker 20: to you know, one foot in front of the other,

1085
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:34,880
Speaker 20: so that any member.

1086
00:48:34,719 --> 00:48:36,680
Speaker 16: Of us talk.

1087
00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:38,520
Speaker 8: Yeah, I have.

1088
00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:42,080
Speaker 11: I just wondering, like, you know what stuff like.

1089
00:48:43,560 --> 00:48:48,640
Speaker 6: That has different to his five kids and your childs.

1090
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:49,040
Speaker 11: Yeah.

1091
00:48:49,160 --> 00:48:51,719
Speaker 20: Nah, He's a definitely a family man, definitely a great

1092
00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:55,279
Speaker 20: father from what I hear, and also see my you know,

1093
00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:56,960
Speaker 20: my couple of moments around him having up you know,

1094
00:48:57,000 --> 00:48:57,600
Speaker 20: the personal side.

1095
00:48:57,600 --> 00:48:58,960
Speaker 17: He definitely speaks about his kids a lot.

1096
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:00,800
Speaker 20: So and to see that, you know, the smile on

1097
00:49:00,840 --> 00:49:02,959
Speaker 20: their face and how they playing zok with him, seeing

1098
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:03,359
Speaker 20: him back.

1099
00:49:03,239 --> 00:49:04,960
Speaker 19: Out here, I know he's I know, he's happy about them.

1100
00:49:05,360 --> 00:49:06,480
Speaker 9: Is there anything you've learned?

1101
00:49:06,560 --> 00:49:12,040
Speaker 19: You said, Yeah, most people don't know about Joe.

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Speaker 20: Joe actually, you know, he comes off as super super quiet,

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Speaker 20: you know, and he's obviously in his own world. But

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Speaker 20: you get to know Joe, You're gonna talk to you.

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Speaker 20: You know, it's kind of just like cool too. You know,

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Speaker 20: he's not gonna say nothing to everybody in here, you

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Speaker 20: know what I'm saying, because they in their own bubble

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Speaker 20: and they're at work.

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Speaker 19: But you get to know them, they gonna, you know,

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Speaker 19: they gonna open up.

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Speaker 11: More.

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Speaker 20: Yeah, nah, yeah, definitely. I'm definitely proud that they told him.

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