1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Bill the end of the second quarter, there was some 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: interesting situational football. Um, and I just had two questions. 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: The first was on that fourth and one, you're at 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: the bill's forty one, you get thirty six seconds left. 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: And on the fourth and one, how challenging? How how 6 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: much were you guys wrestling with how to handle that? Oh? No, 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: not that much? And and what on the execution? What 8 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: was your thoughts on the execution of the play? Is 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: that just one where they made just a good defensive 10 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: play in your view? Well, I mean it's obviously not 11 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: the way we wanted us to turn out. And then um, 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: as they get the ball back there, Um after on 13 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: their touchdown? UM? What what? What when you were walking 14 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: down the sideline there? What? What was what were you 15 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: curious about? Um? The camera show you maybe looking for 16 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 1: an explanation on something? Um what was it about that 17 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: play or what happened there with reporting? Is eligible that 18 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: you were looking for further explanation on? Yeah, I don't 19 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: really have any comment on that conversation that it was 20 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: officials between myself and them and and on that play 21 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: they ran on the touchdown? Bill? What what? How? How 22 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: does that put stress if any at all on the 23 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: defenders at the end of the line of scrimmage on 24 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: the side where the tackle was eligible. How does it 25 00:01:55,320 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: put pressure on them? Not pressure? Stress is there? I 26 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: don't know. Look, every play the offensive runs a designed 27 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: to strust the defense and you have to defend what 28 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: they do. We didn't defend it well enough on that play. 29 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: This question is Mike Petragon Fallbay Zach car Thank you, Stacy. 30 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: Good morning, Bill. I wanted to ask you about field 31 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: position and obviously, in a game like yesterday and moving 32 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: forward into the postseason, field position is a huge deal. 33 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: And what are the conversations you and Joe Judge have 34 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: during the game about whether or not to put a 35 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: hunt returner back and went in the game to do that. 36 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm just curious about the factors what goes into that 37 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: kind of decision making, if it's on the fly or 38 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 1: if it's a pre planned Oh yeah, I mean Joe 39 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: and I talked about that all weeks. You know, always 40 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: want to try to create the best field position that 41 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: you can, and so that's what we try to do. 42 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: Sometimes you're more aggressive in trying to create it than others. Um, 43 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: there's always anytime you take a risk there's a little 44 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: more upside, there's a little more downside that. Yeah, deal 45 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: with that all the time, just part of part of 46 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: the kicking game strategy. And I think Joe Joe has 47 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: done a great job all year with that, and we 48 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: do we did yesterday. Oh I have any second thoughts 49 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: about and if I could follow up Bill, how much 50 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: of that is a product of putting a play on 51 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: when you maybe think you can get a block as 52 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: opposed to um, you know, setting up a return. How 53 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: much does that factor? Well, those are basically your choices. 54 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: Either try to block it or try to return it. 55 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: If you you kind of split the difference on that 56 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: and you know, half rush half returns, then yeah, I 57 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: mean that could be okay, but you also then could 58 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: get neither. You don't have a really good rush and 59 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: you don't really have everybody blocked on the return. So 60 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: I mean that's basically those are your three choices. You 61 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: can either rush, you can return, or you can have 62 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: some combination of Russian return which could satisfy both, or 63 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: actually it could satisfy neither. If you don't have enough 64 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: guys blocking in the return and you don't have enough 65 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: guys rush into really gain advantage in the rush. Then, yeah, 66 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: so that's those your options on the Hunter Journe team. 67 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: Thanks that we used all We've used all of them 68 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: and sure we'll continue to them all. Thank you. Yeah, 69 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: you're awesome. Next question, Zach cox Callow Jim McBride, Hey, Bill, 70 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: we obviously saw a lot more Joan Williams yesterday than 71 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: we had previously with with chasing going out early. Just 72 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: how do you feel like he was able to handle 73 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: that increase workload? Well, I think Nick Juan was ready 74 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: to go. I think he had a good week of 75 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: preparation and um and had an opportunity to play. No, 76 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: there was there were some good things, there were some 77 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: other things that could be improved, like like everybody so 78 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: and if I did well, well of things you can 79 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: learn from it improve on think. So if I could 80 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: just call up one more quick, it looks like the 81 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: faun was playing safety on a couple of snaps on 82 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: that final drive. M What was the rashtal behind that? 83 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: And is that something that you've you've done with him before? Yeah, well, 84 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: we have multiple things on defense that we can do 85 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: and I'm not sure exactly what the player referned to, 86 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: but basically Yeah, defensively a combination of us changing our 87 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: changing up for our calls, and the players within those 88 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: calls on the ability to change up exactly how we 89 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: play them. Sometimes we have more than one one way 90 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: to play something and they can take option A or 91 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: options SEE, or they even option to see depending on, 92 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: you know, what the offense is doing. So you know, 93 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: when you play team like Buffalo that does a lot 94 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: of different things, they run a lot of different plays, 95 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: They run a lot of different personnel groups, a lot 96 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,679 Speaker 1: of condensed splits, some wide splits, um those their receivers 97 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: around in a different spots. Sometimes just everybody lining up 98 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: in the same spot on every plays and isn't the 99 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: best thing in the world. Or it can make it 100 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: relatively easy for the quarterback to figure out what you're 101 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: doing based on where a certain player is relative to 102 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: where they put their players. So, yeah, I'm not sure 103 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: exactly what play it is, but I'm sure that there's 104 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: there are there are a number of cases in this game, 105 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: and really in every game where you know our alignments, 106 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: there's some variability in our alignments. Great, thank you, Yeah, 107 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: you're our next question. Jim McBride, followed by Tom Keaton 108 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:08,119 Speaker 1: good morning, coach. I wanted to ask you about Wrecked 109 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: his contribution chet today and particularly what you saw in 110 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: his touchdown run where he took a really good shot 111 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: but you know, kind of bounced up and still able 112 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: to score. Yeah, Jim, that was a good run. That 113 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: was a that was a real good run. And you know, 114 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: he was kind of going sideways a little bit when 115 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: he got hit there. I thought he did a real 116 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: good job of dropping his path and and playing through 117 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: the contact, even his balance and and running into the ends. 118 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: And I was that was an excellent run. And the 119 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: rest has had a lot of good runs for us 120 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: throughout the course of the year, obviously one last year, 121 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: last week in space and the one you just referenced, um, 122 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: you know, in tight quarters with contacts. So I thought 123 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: he's you know, played well for us, um and again 124 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: he's given us good plays and on fourth down as well, 125 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: so in both the running game and the passing game. 126 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: And I know he felt bad about the you know, 127 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: the planned in the screen past the start of the game, 128 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: but rected the tough competitor and he blocked well, he 129 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: ran well, he caught the ball well, and played well. 130 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: Horse in the kicking game. But that was an excellent 131 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: run and his you know, his lower body strength and balance. 132 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: Uh and Sony showed a lot of yesterday too. There 133 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: are a lot of you know plays with Sony that 134 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: were you know, two yard looked like two yard games 135 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: and ended up being five or six. So um, you know, 136 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: leg drive had level um power in a shore area. 137 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: Showed up for both those players. Thank you. Yeah, you're welcome. 138 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: Next question, Tom Keegan and I would ask you to 139 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: his five star if you want to ask the question. 140 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: It seemed like Lawrence guy had another big game for you. 141 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: Some things he does make him such a productive player. Yeah, 142 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: Lawrence played well again last night. He's played well all year. 143 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: He does a very good job of playing his position, 144 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: which is really multiple spots across the line. He's a 145 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: hard guy to block, he's got good power, uses his 146 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: hands well, he's in think of He's recognize his plays 147 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: well and plays very consistently. Right, one of the most 148 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:35,839 Speaker 1: consistent players who have on our team. We'll go back 149 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: to Mike Kafeco, Manks Stacy, Thanks um Bill. An NFL 150 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: schedule has quirks and you know, a long week, a 151 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: short week, back to a long week and Um, you 152 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: guys have dealt with that this year like you have 153 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: pretty much in the last several years. But I'm curious 154 00:10:54,480 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: how your staff helps you get through the the oddities 155 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: of an NFL schedule and um, like last week when 156 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: you go on a short week for a game that 157 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: means so much, How prepared are do you guys feel 158 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: because of the work of your staff? Yeah, thanks, Mike, Uh, 159 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, I'm very fortunate. We have a 160 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: a great coaching staff and these guys really work hard. 161 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: They work well together. Um, there's a good level of 162 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: experience on the staff. There's some other positions with less experience, 163 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: but overall it blends well together. They do a really 164 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: good job with their individual position groups and then it 165 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: all fits together well on a consistent basis. So um, 166 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, I mean, look, you're right, it's with 167 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: every long week. It is a short week, with over 168 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: short weeks a long week, so I guess it all 169 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: balances out. Um. You know, we certainly had a lot 170 00:11:56,280 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: of you know, later games, um, and that's that affects 171 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: you the following week. But it is what it is. Um. 172 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,119 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, every every game that's scheduled, 173 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 1: you know, there's a balance on it on the other 174 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: end of it, so you take the you know, the 175 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: pluses with the minuses. But our staff adjustable. Again, we've 176 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: had especially if the you know with Joe and Um 177 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: and Josh, Joe Judge and Josh McDaniels. I mean they've 178 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: been through pretty much every scenario you can speak go 179 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: through as a from a scheduling standpoint, and so, um, 180 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: you know that they've done a great job. And in 181 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: terms of you know, having the players for faired, you know, defensively, 182 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: we've we've worked through it as well too. So um, yeah, 183 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: these guys have done It's done a great job. And 184 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: I think our veteran players have also handled that well. Um, 185 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: they've they've been through those scenarios too. And uh, you know, 186 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: recognize the urgency of on a short week, how important 187 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: it is the first day of the week, even though 188 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: you're a little ahead of schedule, ahead of your normal schedule, 189 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: and maybe your body clock isn't where it would normally 190 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: be on a Wednesday because things have been pushed up 191 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: on a shorter week, how important it is to do 192 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: everything you can to be where you would normally be 193 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, where you would normally be on Thursday physically 194 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: and mentally, even though you have less time to get there, 195 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: and I think they do a good job of it. 196 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: They also work with our players with less experience or 197 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: players have haven't been in these type of situations as 198 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: frequently and help them work through it. And they, you know, 199 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: the captains and many of our other veteran leaders a 200 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: great job of that with their teammates. So it's really 201 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: a you know, a team effort to handle the as 202 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:59,359 Speaker 1: you said, the changes in the variety of of schedules 203 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: and routine and UH and staff and veteran players did 204 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: a great job of it. Thanks though, Yeah, you're welcome.