1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: And looking at the game on Saturday night. Is there 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: anything that you learned about your defense ability to contain 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariotta that you can compare to or prepare for 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: with Lake Bortles, knowing that they both can beat you, 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: both with their arm and their life. Uh, well, you know, 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: I think Saturday night was kind of you know, just 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: to speak about that. I think those guys did a 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: good job and trying to execute the game plan for 9 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: you know, that particular quarterback. So you know, it's different 10 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: every week. Those guys are. They're different players. They are 11 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: very both athletic guys that can run, and they do 12 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: a great job of getting out of trouble and putting 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: themselves in space when they have to to either extend 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: to play or run or gain some yardage. So you know, 15 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: you know, so from that standpoint, you know, there's similarities, 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: but the offenses are different, you know, and the role 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: players around them are different, and so it's just kind 18 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: of a just a different look. You know, everybody's a 19 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:55,959 Speaker 1: little bit different from that standpoint. So, but I think 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: on Saturday night, I think those guys try to do 21 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: a good job executing the game plan. You know, for 22 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: the most part, there are certainly some instances where we 23 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: could have been better and maybe a little bit more consistent. 24 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: We're going to try to make sure we improve on 25 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: those areas. So, um, you know, as far as Saturday's concerned, 26 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: that that is really what I saw from that game. 27 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question me Mike Petragnialled by Mike Reas. 28 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: Thanks Lock, Stacy. Morning, matt Um. Here, I want to 29 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: give you first the opportunity to address the reports that 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: you and the Lions are close to an agreement on 31 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: moving on to Detroit it after the season end. Yeah, 32 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: you know, I'm really just in the same place as 33 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: I was last week. I went through the process that 34 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: the NFL allows us to go through, and during the 35 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 1: bye week I was able to have the opportunity to 36 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: talk to a couple of teams, which I did and 37 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: then quickly turned my focus to a very good Tennessee 38 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,559 Speaker 1: team and now I'm onto a very dangerous Jacksonville team. 39 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: So um, you know, there's a process that involved with that. 40 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: There's you know, things that you know, the league sets 41 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: out as guidelines, and you know, just I followed those 42 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: when I could, and unfortunately, the good part about it 43 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: for me is those are set up so that I 44 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: can really focus on on my job that I need 45 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: to do, and that's get ready for Jacksonville. I appreciate that, Matt. 46 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: And also about yesterday's game, what you taught from Jacksonville. 47 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: I know Bill was saying that you're just now really 48 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: digging into the game plan, but it seemed like Blake 49 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: Portals did a really good job earlier in that game 50 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: with something you guys do well, and that's getting their 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: offensive players in face and making plays, especially in play action. 52 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if you observe that that same characteristic about 53 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's offense yesterday. Yeah, I mean that's Jacksonville's offense in general. 54 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think Blake Portles is a really good 55 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: job of understanding the skilled players that around them. So 56 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's gonna start with the run game, their 57 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: offensive line. I mean, we're talking about a really big, strong, 58 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: consistent offensive line group that does a great job of 59 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: both the run game and the play action game, which 60 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: obviously compliment each other. So I think they did exactly 61 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: what they wanted to do and what they've been able 62 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: to do with giving the ball to for Net and 63 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: allow him to you know, get downhill and get the 64 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: those tough yards. He's obviously very dangerous players, so when 65 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: he does get out in space, it has that ability 66 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: to just, um, you know, make those big plays. And 67 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: you're talking about a group that's you know, basically led 68 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: the league you know, in rushing all years, so very 69 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: dangerous from that standpoint. And then what that allows him 70 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: to do is put up that space maybe you know, 71 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: behind the front line there for the play action passes 72 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: and those big plays down field. So they're certainly doing 73 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: a great job of complimenting the run game with the 74 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: play action game. The play action game with the run game, 75 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: they'll move the quarterback quite a bit, you know, they'll 76 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: get him out of the pocket, they'll run some boots, 77 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: try to get him in space and then be able 78 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: to use you know, his other skilled players, whether they're 79 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: moving in the horizontal direction across the field, the tight 80 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: ends big targets in that situation also, So um, I 81 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: think they did a great job of executing that game plan, 82 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: which you know they've done here the last several weeks, 83 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: so I think, you know, again and with the ability 84 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: of orders to sneak in and run or trampbell situation, 85 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: his athletic ability and his ability to run just makes 86 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: it a very dangerous group. Thank you, Matto. Next question 87 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: Mike Reeze, followed by Chris Price. Thank you, Good morning, 88 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: matt Um. How would you describe Leonard Fournette's running style 89 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: and sort of a follow up on that, Um, what 90 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: value do you see if any in the work you 91 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: guys did in training camp. Uh, we'll just you know, 92 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously we're we all right now in the 93 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: season with for Nette. I mean just a big, strong, 94 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: physical runner, a guy that you know, really can get 95 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: the ball vertical into the defense quickly. He has a 96 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: great combination of size and power and athleticism that makes 97 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: him very difficult to bring down. UM. So I think 98 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: his you know, his run game is is you know, 99 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: obviously fits the style that they that they you know, 100 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: they block in front of him, and then just you know, 101 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: his ability to continually just be that workhorse for the 102 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: offense is definitely just pops out on tape. Um. You know, 103 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: the speed and his ability to make big plays are 104 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: a big problem. So you know, if you don't have 105 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: a UM, you know, if you got an easy play, 106 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: he can just you know, get outside or get through 107 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage quickly and into the secondary. Then 108 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: you know he's very dangerous in those situations. So you know, 109 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: really really good, you know player that has just been 110 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: very explosive for them and being able to kind of 111 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: carry their their offense. So you know, a big challenge 112 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: force there. I would say, you know, from the preseason, 113 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: it was just such a long time ago. You know, 114 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: we're trying to I think, you know, everybody's kind of changed, 115 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: They've changed, we change, or hopefully everybody's kind of evolved 116 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: from there. Um sore, just trying to really take a 117 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: look at what he is now and try to defend that. 118 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: First next question to Chris Price all by Henry McKennon 119 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: him at at least from the outside, we've seen Bartles 120 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: kind of ride a bit of a statistical roller coaster 121 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: over the course of the last maybe year plus or so. 122 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: I was wondering how much of that is him, how 123 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 1: much of that is obviously game to game, scheme to scheme, 124 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: and when he does kind of click a little bit 125 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: like he did yesterday against the Steelers, how just what 126 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: seems to be working for him? And then I just 127 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: won't kind of want to follow up on that with 128 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: your working relationship with Brian Flores and what he's meant 129 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: to the success of this defense this year. Uh well, 130 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: I think, you know, first let's to speak about Jacksonville 131 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: and just you know where they've been here obviously working 132 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: through the playoffs. So we're talking about a team that's 133 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: playing an extremely high level, including the quarterbacks. So you know, 134 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: previous years, previous games doesn't really matter. You know, what's 135 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: the focus right now is is you know, what they've 136 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: done lately, and obviously they're playing at a very high level. 137 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: So um, I think he's done a great job again 138 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: of just executing the game plan, making sure they get 139 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: the ball to um the right the right players, you know, 140 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: the it's the passing game, the run game, whether it's 141 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: a particular player where he's got to keep the ball. 142 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: You know. I think he does a good job of 143 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: evaluating the defense, being able to make changes at the 144 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: hones scrimmage when he has to, and putting putting themselves 145 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: in a really good uh play. I think he's trying 146 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: to make smart decisions and uh, you know, make sure 147 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: that they don't put the ball into the other team's hands. 148 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: So I think all of that shows up here on film. 149 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: I think that's why they've had success here. Um in 150 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: two critical, you know, huge games. They played a lot 151 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: of good situational football too that showed up. So, UM, 152 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: I would say they're obviously operating at at extremely high level. 153 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: This will be the best team team we've faced, um, 154 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: you know this year. UM. So when you get to 155 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: this point in the season, UM, you know, you got 156 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: to you gotta play your best. I wanted to follow 157 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: up that that with a question about Brian Flores and 158 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: about what he's meant that the success of this defense 159 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: this year in just the overall working relationship you've enjoyed 160 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: with him since you guys have been together in New England. Uh. Yeah, 161 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, as far as UM, Brian and 162 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: myself obviously have a great, very strong working relationship, as 163 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: I do with all my defensive coaches, UM, you know 164 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: and Josh and Brennan and Steve and um, you know, 165 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: all the guys that I work with every single day. 166 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: I have. I have a great group on the defensive 167 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: side of the ball that that coach extremely hard. Um. 168 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: They really prepare their players very well. UM. You know, 169 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: it's it's been great that you know, we've been together 170 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: here for a little bit, so UM, things like that 171 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: are you know, we we grind it out week to 172 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: week and try to figure out the best way that 173 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: weekend to UM, you know, the game plan to win, 174 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: put our guys into position to be able to go 175 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: make plays. And UM, I think it's been great to 176 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: see all of them develop. UM and UM flow and 177 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: I've been together a long time. He's been here, you know, 178 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: a long time as a as with myself and Josh 179 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: and so UM. You know, I really just enjoyed all 180 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: of it, and we have a good time. We work 181 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 1: really hard. UM. You know, we put a lot of 182 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: long hours in, but we're trying to do the best 183 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: we can to help the team win. So UM, I 184 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: as part of a coach, and you know you have 185 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: the relationship with players, UM. You know you have those 186 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: relationship with other coaches too. We spend a lot of 187 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: time together and you know those are those are the 188 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: parts that I enjoy the most. Thank you. Welcome h 189 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: Kenry McKinnon, followed by Bill Burton, Thank you Stacy. This morning, 190 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: Matt I, I'm observing the Jaguars defense. UM, you see 191 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: a lot of turnovers. They tend to win the turnover battle, 192 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: and that seems to be, you know, helping them win games. 193 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: So I wondered, when your defense is on the field, 194 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: whether there's any added pressure UM to help win that 195 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: turnover battle by maybe getting more aggressive UM and in 196 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: forcing turnovers against like a Jacksonville offense. I don't think 197 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: you really compare you know one, you know, Aaxville's defense 198 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: to our defense. I think we don't play Jacksonville's defense. 199 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: We gotta play their offense. So we got to make 200 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: sure that we can go out and defend what their 201 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: offense does. And if we have those opportunities to get 202 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: the ball or turn the ball over, it's something we 203 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: definitely are trying to do and the pressure to do 204 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: that is something we emphasize all the time. So we're 205 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: working really hard to try to get the ball when 206 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: we can. Teams do a great job of protecting it 207 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: against us, and you know, like I said, for us, 208 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: our game plan is going to be trying to make 209 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: sure that we defend, you know, the skilled players that 210 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: they have and the game plan that they're trying to 211 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: run against us, and to make sure that we're putting 212 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 1: ourselves in a position to win in that situation. So 213 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of great players in the league. 214 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot of really good offenses and defenses. I 215 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: think we just try to make sure, if you you know, 216 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: we stay on our focus of our task of handling 217 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: their offense first and foremost that for us before you 218 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: start worrying about maybe some other aspects of the game, 219 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: because then you just get distracted from what you're supposed 220 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: to do. If that makes any sense, Yeah, for sure. 221 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: One more question if I could, um, Jacksonville seemed to 222 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: be setting up some some big passes, some longer passes 223 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: last week with play action, um, you know, using Leonard Fournette. 224 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: How do you stay how do you defend those big 225 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: plays while you know, it's sort of a balance between defending, 226 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: you know, a big runner like Fournette while also making 227 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: sure that they don't pick up those chunk plays. How 228 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: do you balance that? Yeah, that's I mean, that's obviously 229 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: the most difficult part of what we have to try 230 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: to do, um, you know, this weekend. And that's the 231 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: great compliment that they're able to do for their offenses. 232 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: When you have that really strong run game and the 233 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 1: really good play action game with it, you know they 234 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 1: do a good job too. And the drop back game 235 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: they're ninety you know, the three steps stuff where they 236 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: getting the ball out quick. So they have a full 237 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: complement of offensive plays that they will mix in there. 238 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: But um, certainly, you know, the easiest assessment is to 239 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 1: look at the run game and the play action game 240 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: and see how those do relate to each other. So 241 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: it's definitely, you know, a situation where you gotta be 242 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: really disciplined with your fundamentals on defense. You gotta do 243 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: a great job of making sure you read your keys, 244 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: making sure you read your keys, and you know, take 245 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: a look at the backs, take a look at the 246 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 1: offensive line, make sure everybody's doing their job in the 247 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: back end from the coverage standpoint, and play good just 248 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: solid team defense from that from that standpoint. Great, thank 249 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: you will. We're gonna limit to one question per person. 250 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: We have pre final questions here real Burt Paul by 251 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: Rich Curvin. Hey Mac, congrats on Saturday. Um, thank you 252 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 1: quick question. Uh, well no it's not quick. You're every 253 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: year it's a different year. Obviously, you guys won the 254 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl last year. Uh, this year, you come in 255 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: defensively after four games given up thirty two plus points 256 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: per game. Since then, you've been the best in the NFL. 257 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: And obviously at the back end you have you have 258 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: probably a strength. When people talk about your defense, I'd 259 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: like to maybe just talk a little bit about the 260 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: front seven and, um, what adjustments you guys have made. 261 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: Probably not a lot of guys ranked at the top 262 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: of their position, but what what's happened, because you know, 263 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: you could argue this is one of now one of 264 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: the stronger groups on your team, your front seven. Uh, 265 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: you know again, I think we you know, we've talked 266 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 1: a little bit about kind of all the previous and 267 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: pass and you know where we were before. I think 268 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: our goal is kind of the same every season, you know, 269 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: trying to make sure we improve each week and get better. 270 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: And you know, um, that's what we're trying to do. 271 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: I think really unfortunately, none of that matters up until 272 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: this game. You know, the only thing that matters is 273 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: how well we play against Jacksonville this weekend. So, um, 274 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: I would say in our front you know, look, those 275 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: guys are working really hard. I think, you know, we've 276 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: got some young players that are in there that are 277 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: trying to improve. We've got some you know older players 278 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: that have been here for a while that are really 279 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: doing a great job of, um, playing with good technique 280 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: and trying to play solid up front along with the 281 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: you know, the m moving parts that we use in 282 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: the front just in general. So I think those guys 283 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: are working hard. They're studying, they're trying to learn, They're 284 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: continually trying to work at the little things which is 285 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: important for us to improve in the technique. It might 286 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: be an eye control thing, might be a hand placement, 287 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: might be just a leverage thing that we're you know, 288 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: some each little part each day trying to improve on. 289 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: And I think those guys are really going after that 290 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 1: from a standpoint and understand how important that is for 291 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: them to play well at this time of year. So um, 292 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: you know, I just give those guys credit for the 293 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: work they put in and that. But that's what we 294 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: expect every year, you know, we expect to try to 295 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: get better as a scene that goes on. Um. I 296 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: think it's you know, it's a good compliment with the 297 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: front end and back end. You know, those are always related, 298 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's a you can say front end, 299 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: but a lot of times there might be guys in 300 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: the back end that are in the front or you know, 301 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: down in front positions. So it's just kind of in 302 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: general as a as a team trying to improve and 303 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: like I said, you know, unfortunately none of that really matters. 304 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: The only thing it's gonna matter is how we go 305 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: oll and play on on Sunday. So that's what we're 306 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: trying to focus on right now. Thank you. Yep. On 307 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: two front of questions, Rich Curvin and full period, Man, 308 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to go back to Saturday and if you 309 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: can make a you know, the display yourself on the 310 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: run defense and how much that um kind of tiding 311 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: with your success on third down as well. Sure I 312 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: miss the first part about that with run defense. I'm sorry, Well, 313 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: just your thoughts on the run defense and uh, you 314 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: know they they obviously did a did a strong job 315 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: and you know the majority of the Titans third down 316 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: situations where seven yards or more. And you can just 317 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: talk about tying the two together, the success on third 318 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: down with the way the run defense played in those 319 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: early downs. Um, yeah, you know what I mean. I 320 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: think the run the run defense, Um, you know, I 321 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: mean there was some goods in some you know, some 322 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: plays that I think that we got to do better on. 323 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: So as we looked at those on the sidelines and 324 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: tried to get those improved as we went through the game. 325 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: That was kind of a focus for us there. Um, 326 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: you know, that's a it's a good run team, and 327 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: they do a really good job up front, like you know, 328 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: similar to what we'll you know, have to face this 329 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: weekend too. But I think those guys really tried to 330 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: come out and play aggressively in the run game, try 331 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: to play physical and really make sure everybody was disciplined 332 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: with their assignments. So I think that was something as 333 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: the game went on that we got a little bit 334 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: better with. So, um, you know, they a couple of 335 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: big plays in the run game that we got to 336 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, try to improve on. Certainly, you know, early 337 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: down always relates to third down. You know, obviously the 338 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: better you do on first and second down, then the 339 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: better situation you hope to be in on third down. Um, 340 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: we kind of got to defend whatever those are. Though. 341 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: There was definitely some third and shorts in there that 342 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: we had to try to stop, and then some third 343 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: and long situations. Um, you know that you had to 344 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: go out and defend. Um, I think for the most 345 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: part on third down. You know, like I said earlier, 346 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: those guys tried to really do a good job of 347 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: executing the game plan. Um, it was kind of you know, 348 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: some moving parts there, a little bit that I think 349 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: those guys handled really well from a communication standpoint. You know, 350 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: they're tess he's a very dangerous team from that standpoint 351 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: on third down with the ability of the quarterback to 352 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: extend those plays and he you know, he's done a 353 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: great job or done a great job to make plays 354 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: in those situations. So we'd be really kind of conscious 355 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: of that and to make sure that we were in 356 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: a solid, you know, situation all the way through. Thanks Depression, 357 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: Phil Perry, Thanks Stacy. Now, I just wanted to ask 358 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 1: you quickly about Dietrich wise and what you've seen in 359 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: terms of his work off the field and maybe some 360 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: of the ways in which he's improved because of that 361 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: work that we've noticed off the field. Yeah, I mean, um, 362 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: you know, young guy obviously from being part of the 363 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:00,959 Speaker 1: year to the end of party years make them you know, 364 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: some great improvements. Is really trying to understand, you know, 365 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: how we do things. I think just overall learning of 366 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, how to be an NFL football player and 367 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: how we play here defensively, you know, certain things that 368 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: might have been different than what he had done in college. 369 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: So the biggest part for him is, you know, the study, 370 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: the work in the film room, the classroom, and kind 371 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: of the concepts of what we do defensively are you know, 372 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more familiar to him now than they 373 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: were maybe at the beginning part of the year when 374 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: it was all kind of uh, kind of new. I 375 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: think the best the best thing that you know, we 376 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: kind of get into as the season goes on is 377 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 1: once you kind of get into that rhythm of you know, 378 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: what your weekly schedule is. You know, Monday is this, 379 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: Tuesday is this, Wednesday is this, and as you go 380 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: through the week, I think kind of being on that 381 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: schedule helps all those young guys get into a rhythm 382 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: of how they prepare for the game's weekend week out. 383 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: So um, I think that has also been a big 384 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,199 Speaker 1: part of it from an off the field standpoint, that 385 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: has allowed him to really narrow in on his preparation 386 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: to go out and play. And there's certainly areas that 387 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's still got to improve one better and 388 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: and but I'll say he works extremely hard at it. 389 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: It's very important to him, um, and he really cares 390 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: about trying to make sure that he can execute the 391 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: game plan that we're asking him to execute at a 392 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: high level. So very conscientious, conscientious guy who really wants 393 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: to try to do it the right way. So it's 394 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: it's from that standpoint the thing I can ask for. 395 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: Thank Matt, Yep, thank you Matt. Okay, thanks, have a 396 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: great day.