1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: An't wait free lunch today. Hi, Karen, how are you? 2 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: I'm great? 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 2: Six weeks into the season. How affirming is it for 4 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: you to be in the first place in the ANFC 5 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 2: East heading into Tennis. 6 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 3: Well, they're not going to cancel the rest of the season, 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 3: and that's not really our focus right now. But I 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 3: would say that we've done we put ourselves in a 9 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 3: position to play meaningful games, not that they are all meaningful, 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 3: but certainly focusing on this one on the road, our 11 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 3: last one of three here. 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: But and I appreciate us not looking too far ahead. 13 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: You know, they just attacked Buffalo. 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 3: And they figured out what we needed to do against 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 3: the Saints, and then we got back and got things, 16 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: you know, cleaned up and try to get some rest 17 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: and now, you know, focusing on on Tennessee and the 18 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: challenge that that presents, and you know, seeing if we 19 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: can't continue to, uh, you know, enhance the things that 20 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 3: we do well and improve the things that we're not 21 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 3: doing well and then eliminate the stuff that could could 22 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 3: or will or has gotten this beat? 23 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 2: Like, what has this team done well for you? 24 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 4: I'm physically. 25 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: But mentally, what's this team done well for you? 26 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 3: I think that they try to come in with the 27 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 3: same approach every week of you know, what what do 28 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 3: we do well? What do we have to improve on? 29 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 3: They try to learn a new opponent and try to 30 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 3: build a routine, a consistent routine, try to practice and 31 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 3: and really have the have the energy and the speed 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 3: required to you know, not only improve, but to prepare 33 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 3: for another opponent that's different and you know kind of 34 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: everybody's been ready to go. Try to get her to 35 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: prepare as a starter every week, no matter who. 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:05,279 Speaker 2: It is a midstream coaching change, and I would imagine 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: plus a little bit of a certainty as to exactly 38 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: how Mike one might propose things differently from with Bryan 39 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: Callahan as that it can always I think we seem 40 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: the lead is sometimes the team would get a ball 41 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 2: from that type. 42 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean we'll have to be prepared for everything. 43 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 3: You know, there's a lot of fakes in the history, 44 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 3: uh with with the with the coordinator, maybe go for 45 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 3: it more on you know, whatever situation. I just think 46 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 3: we'll have to be prepared for whatever that may be, 47 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: whatever wrinkles, the things that Mike liked or didn't like, 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 3: and he that's going to be his prerogative, and we'll 49 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 3: have to be prepared for for whatever it is and 50 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 3: try to execute the keys and try to you know, 51 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 3: all the things that we feel like are important each 52 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 3: and every week. So there's no way to know. We 53 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: could watch the tape and understand some of the players 54 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 3: and the play style. 55 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: And how however they call the game, they'll they'll call 56 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: the game. 57 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: Quick delivery to be able to to get it out 58 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: of his hand and when he decides. I thought that 59 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: there's some really good accuracy, some ball ball placement that 60 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 3: allows for a good run after catch that that you know, 61 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 3: I think there's a willingness to stand in there. He's 62 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 3: got contact courage. I don't see him staring at the 63 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 3: rush a lot, has the ability to scramble when when 64 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 3: need be and scramble for first downs. Doesn't look like 65 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: he's very rattled. I think that his composure is very 66 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 3: good and his demeanor and uh, you know again, I 67 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 3: saw a quote from him in preseason that said, you know, 68 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 3: he watched his dad get up for a job at 69 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: four thirty every morning that he didn't like, and he 70 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 3: figured he could get up that early for one that 71 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 3: he did. And you know, I think that that's just 72 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 3: so good a reminder for all of us that that's 73 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 3: someone that young could could say things that that mature. 74 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: So again, I think that that's a good approach to 75 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 3: his job. 76 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: He guys making some Jeffrey Simmons this weekend. What was 77 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: your experience coaching him and was there any ways that 78 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: he made you better as a coach just to player 79 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: that talent in the sect? 80 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, I mean great players make good coaches. It 81 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 3: really enjoyed Jeffrey personally. You know, we've maintained a relationship. 82 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 3: I'm glad that we do. Playing really well, playing at 83 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 3: a high level. It plays hard, He's got great play demeanor, 84 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: plays a lot of snaps, but he but he doesn't 85 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 3: you know, the ones that he's in there for, which 86 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 3: is a lot. It's not like he picks and chooses 87 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 3: when he's going. 88 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: To play hard. 89 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 3: But also I felt like he always shared a message 90 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 3: from ourstead of staff to the locker room. I think 91 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 3: he was a good leader for us. You know, it'd 92 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 3: be a huge challenge here this week for for us 93 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 3: to be able to to block them and to neutralize 94 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 3: them and try to gain some yards. Last see in 95 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 3: the video supposed said give you wanted from the ball. 96 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 2: I'm just curious why you said that, also just how 97 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: you feel the culture. 98 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 3: It was the quickest thing I could do to get 99 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 3: us out of there and get back home instead of 100 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: go down the list of Drake May, Kasehan Booty, Marcus Jones. 101 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: We recognize all those guys, you know, but you know, 102 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: just it feels like a team win. 103 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: I mean, back and forth and the defense stepping up 104 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 3: and guys making plays in the second half to help us. 105 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 3: And you know Christian Ellis who puts so much into 106 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 3: it and hammered the football out. 107 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: And you know, you know. 108 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 3: Schools, you know, continuing to factor on special teams again. 109 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,119 Speaker 3: But now we're you know, we're onto the next week, 110 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: and you know, I just wanted to try to get out, 111 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 3: get out of there as soon as we could, to 112 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 3: get back home, to try to get some rest and 113 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 3: to get onto this week. Like you said, I've had 114 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 3: a general discussion this week about running backs in general, 115 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 3: and quickness versus speed. 116 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: Where do your running back from stand with quickness and speed? 117 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: What do you think is more important horse speed? I 118 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: just tell him run where they ate. 119 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 3: And that's the only way that I know how to 120 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 3: coach them is to tell him to take care of 121 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 3: the ball. I think that speed, you know, obviously is 122 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 3: a relative, is a distance, quickness, maybe being able to 123 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: change direction without having to take too many steps right, 124 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 3: being able to put your foot in the ground and 125 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 3: either jump, cut or or get down hill, whatever that 126 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 3: may be. Whatever the play style is, whatever the skill 127 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 3: set is for each player, it's important that they. 128 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: Own it and they make them their own. 129 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 3: You know, Derrick Henry, for an example, wasn't the quickest player, 130 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 3: but he had speed, and so again we tried to 131 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 3: emphasize that for him and not make him think that 132 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 3: he had to play like a certain back that had 133 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 3: a different play style. 134 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: Like it is it true that you reached out to 135 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: Brian Callen in this weekend? That true? Yeah? Sure, why 136 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: you know, of course I did. 137 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't want to see anybody that shares 138 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 3: a job with you, you know what I mean, get 139 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: let go. That's not the you know, that's a that's 140 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: a that's a tough feeling, you know, with family and 141 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 3: school and you know, whether it's in college or pro 142 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 3: like we're in the media every single day and there's 143 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 3: a human element to this and that uh, I don't 144 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 3: want to forget. I just remember all those coaches that 145 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 3: were people that reached out after after I was let go. 146 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 3: And you know, I think that that's important because nobody 147 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: texts when you lose. 148 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: They all text when you win. So it's a good 149 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: reminder like when when you were like, oh, I'm sure 150 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: it's stung a lot. 151 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: Look at where you are now, are you kind of 152 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 3: grateful to way things? 153 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: Grateful for another opportunity and being here and love coaching. 154 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: I love being here and everything else. I was grateful for. 155 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 3: Kevin and Andrew and then the Haslms for having me 156 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 3: in Cleveland. Yeah, and you just hope that if you 157 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 3: get another shot, another opportunity, you know, like we tell 158 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 3: our players, be ready for it and take advantage of it. 159 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: Keep in touch with Jockie Simmons. I think you said 160 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: some in the past about other players too. Let's all 161 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: look like. 162 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: Just kind of checking on a family. 163 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 3: Checking on how they doing, how they're doing, and thank them, 164 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 3: you know, thank them, thank them for. 165 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: What they did while we were together and help me, 166 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,119 Speaker 1: you know, be a coach. 167 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 3: And whether they have a good game or there's something 168 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: going on, or you know, whether they had a you know, 169 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: something happened in their life or there was some adversity 170 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 3: or some positive I mean, no different than you would 171 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 3: anybody else that you had a relationship with, Like when. 172 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 4: You got the news that brand had been fired this 173 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 4: week of what was your reaction and were you surprised? 174 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 1: I didn't have a you know, again, I just had 175 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: a focus. 176 00:08:55,400 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 3: Here and again, the surprises in our business shouldn't be surprises. 177 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: There's just everything. 178 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 3: Things happen in this league. That's the decision that they made. 179 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 3: I didn't have a particular reaction to it other than 180 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 3: trying to get ready for the game on Sunday till. 181 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 4: Three weeks basically from the trade deadline. 182 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: But I'm curious, given where. 183 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 4: You guys sit in the standings and how you've played, 184 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 4: if that it all impacts how aggressive you'll be and 185 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 4: trying to acquire talent. 186 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if that has a bearing on anything. 187 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 3: We'll just continue to try to, you know, strengthen the 188 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 3: roster each and every day. Sometimes those are small moves, 189 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 3: maybe bigger ones. But I don't think that the right 190 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 3: now those conversations are centered around what our record is currently. 191 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 3: I don't think that that's something that really bears into it. 192 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 3: We're building something. If any of those things can help 193 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 3: us build and strengthen us and allow us for long term, 194 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 3: consistent success, then I think that's what we should try 195 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 3: to do. 196 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 4: You said on Monday, and some things are important and 197 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 4: other things are interesting. 198 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: You like that? Huh? 199 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 4: I did actually do you also talk to the players 200 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 4: about that sort of thing, knowing that they could get 201 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 4: amped up before you specifically to try to win this 202 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 4: game in Tennessee. 203 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, this isn't We're not trying to win one for 204 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 3: the gipper here. We're just trying to make sure that 205 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 3: these guys are focused on improving, and I think that 206 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 3: they are. 207 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,679 Speaker 1: I think they're they're locked. 208 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 3: In, and hopefully, you know, we can get them as 209 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 3: prepared as we possibly can between now and Sunday. 210 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 4: Thrown as a coach and a person based off the 211 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 4: time in Tennessee. 212 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 3: You guys always ask me the same question, like some 213 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 3: reflective question. 214 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: It's you know what I mean. I just you try 215 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: to learn. Every day you try to learn. 216 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: Don't forget how important and critical the relationship ships are 217 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 3: with the players, how important the players are to this thing. 218 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 3: I think building a program of people that you know, 219 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 3: believe in a common goal that I want to try 220 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 3: to support the program that we're building in positive ways 221 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 3: help them grow. 222 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: How do I support them who do? How can we 223 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: develop them? 224 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 3: How can we develop young coaches and young players and 225 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 3: young scouts and everything else? 226 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 1: A second, second time? 227 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 4: How much has this affirmed you wanted to be a 228 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 4: head coach and enjoying being a head. 229 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 3: Coach after what I mean, it's hard to enjoy it. Admittedly, 230 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 3: I think it's hard to enjoy it, but you know 231 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 3: I didn't. I knew once I got to Cleveland that 232 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 3: there was you know, I was sure that I nothing 233 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 3: else I wanted to do than to have that another 234 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 3: opportunity if I could get it. And I think you 235 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 3: have to try to enjoy find different ways to enjoy it, 236 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 3: you know, and the good, uh and the bad? 237 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: You know, having been through both, so go ahead. 238 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 2: How do you see the quarterbacks role in terms of 239 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 2: helping your team establishing the run? 240 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think that's a great question. 241 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 3: I had that conversation with with Drake on Monday and 242 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 3: his encouragement and how he can continue to encourage a 243 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 3: group of linemen players that line up in front of 244 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 3: them that have done a fairly good job of protecting him. 245 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 3: We know how important and critical that is, but also 246 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 3: explaining and encouraging and also keeping everybody on the same 247 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 3: page as we come up, and you know, we have 248 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 3: our different you know, ID system that we're working to 249 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 3: and making sure that everybody's on the same page, making 250 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 3: sure that the call is clean, and making sure that 251 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 3: the run alert is the one that we want to 252 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 3: get to. And so the quarterback can have a critical 253 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 3: role in the run game. It takes all eleven and 254 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 3: certainly starts with the quarterback. But I appreciate that. 255 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: Thank you.