1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Natural for the guys to get up for the game 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: a f C side opponent and showed them the tape 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: before on Saturday. So how do you sort of keep 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: that energy up going into Sunday against the Cowboys? You know, listen, 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: we're we're playing for our lives. You know, we're playing 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: to stay alive, you know, and and um, this is 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a great atmosphere. I you know, 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: I can't stress it enough. I mean, if you don't 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: get up for these games, you know, um, against good opponents, 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: you know, might might need to think about doing something else. 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,279 Speaker 1: I mean, as coaches and players. But these are these 12 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: are great, great games to coach in, great games to 13 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: play in. And I really don't think it's gonna take 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: a whole lot to keep the energy up in this one. 15 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: Have you seen one sort of responding from the way? Great? Great? 16 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, they've they've been they've been focused, 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: they've been uh, you know, very attentive, they've been energetic 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: at practice. And you know, the biggest thing this time 19 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: of year is the health of the team, right with 20 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: everybody kind of being nicked up, and you know that's 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: been my focus is just making sure everybody's ready to 22 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: go that way, will you be able to go? Yeah, 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: we'll see today. You know, I'm still still day to 24 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: day with him. Um, we'll try to We'll try to 25 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: move him around a little bit and see how he feels. 26 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: What he's been able to go to. You mall for 27 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff or do you? Um well, I 28 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: mean no, I mean yeah, yeah, I mean we do 29 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: a lot of combinations of stuff, you know, And it's 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, the next man up mentality. I mean you 31 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: look at Yeah, you know, Dwayne's been out there, ards 32 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: out there, Casey might get a few more reps out there, um, 33 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: you know, um obviously Josh and Dwayne on the other side, 34 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: So you know, we got we've got options, you know. Um, 35 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: but you know, we'll see today how he feels. Do 36 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: you need to talk to your offensive line before this one? 37 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: They get him, I mean, anymore motivated. They know this 38 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: is gonna be a pretty Yeah. You know, we've been 39 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: talking to him all week. I mean, this is a 40 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: it's a really good front, you know, especially the Edge 41 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: Edge guys, you know, Um, and they've been watching the 42 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: tape and and you know, and studying these guys and 43 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: and um, you know they'll they'll be ready to go there. 44 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: There's really I don't think again, it doesn't have to 45 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: be a lot of extra motivation because these are these 46 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: are two good, you know players, and um, you know 47 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: our guys will be ready and up for the for 48 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: the challenge. Well, when to the decision to make Tyson 49 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: Campbell the extra captain this week, I don't know, I 50 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: mean I just picked the extra one every week process. Again. No, 51 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: he's uh, he's been deserving of being a captain and 52 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: this was this was a perfect time for him. Yeah, 53 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: opponent for the jobs, but you have a lot of 54 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: familiarity with them. How much you lean on that and 55 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: kind of like, did you tell the players anything you 56 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: know about them? You know a little bit? I mean 57 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: the you know, you can talk a little bit about 58 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: the players obviously, the you know where I was at before. 59 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: The rivalry is different and everything, and you know, but 60 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: the but the game still means something right for both teams. Um, 61 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: they're fighting obviously for you know, for playoffs and fighting 62 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: for their division and we're doing the same thing. So 63 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: it's a it's a great matchup that way. Um, you know, 64 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: I've gone and coached against Dan Quinn in the past 65 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: and and Mike McCarthy in the past, and you know, 66 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: they're they're well coached and all that. There there are 67 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: some things that we can we can shed light on, 68 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: but really at the end of the day, it just 69 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: just comes down to execution, you know, and and either 70 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: how well you know, um, you know, we we handle 71 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: each each situation. He's playing the game and Christian Kirk's 72 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: touchdowns seven receptions in the in the red zone? What 73 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: is it about what happens when he gets into the 74 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: red zone that you see on film? Well, I mean, 75 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, Christian has been a guy that's um, he's 76 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: been a very good, very good receiver for us. He's 77 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: been been a um, sort of a go to guy 78 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: for for Trevor you know, Um, you know, I think 79 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: you know, Press and Jim Bob and the guys myself, 80 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: the guys that you know do the red zone plan. 81 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, we try to put We think 82 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: about the players, not so much the plays right and 83 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: and um, you know, he he's done. He does a 84 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: nice job of getting himself open in separation. And I 85 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,799 Speaker 1: mean it's sometimes you get down there and the attention 86 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: to detail just has to ramp up and and he's 87 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: been focused that way. He's been great for us in 88 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: the red zone this year, and you know, it's something 89 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: that we can continue to to build upon. Do you 90 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: challenge your running backs this week to to kind of 91 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: get back on track. I think you have to challenge 92 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: the entire offense, you know, Um, and not just the 93 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: running backs. I think it's the old line, the tight ends, 94 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: the receivers are a big part of the run game, 95 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, and I think it's everybody. And so you know, 96 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: we we've got to do that. We've got to we've 97 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: got to try to run the football, you know, and 98 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: and um, you know, get get e t n back 99 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: to what he was doing earlier in the season. Something day, 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: you guys. I wish you guys would stand like you guys, 101 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: you guys, don't take it away like do well the 102 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: last four weeks. I mean that that's football. That's game planning, right, 103 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: that's uh, that's scheming your opponents. So that's why it's 104 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: the that's the fun part of the game, is the 105 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: chess match, you know. And you know, we think we 106 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: can do certain things. They think they can do certain 107 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: things or take things away, and you just kind of 108 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: go back and forth. It's the oub and flow of 109 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: the football game. And um, you know, if you find 110 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: something that works, you try to stick with it, or 111 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: a scheme that works, you stick with it. And the 112 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: same way, you know, as an opponent, if they find 113 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: something that works, they're gonna they're gonna keep dialing up 114 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: until they you know, you stop it. So, um, that's 115 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: really that's really kind of what that boils down to. 116 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: I think he said earlier this week, got Chad would 117 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: get the start if he's able to go. What have 118 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,239 Speaker 1: you sort of seen from him that you know gives 119 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: you that confidence to start him ahead of a guy 120 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 1: like Kevin, who you said had a pretty good game 121 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 1: last week. Well, I mean Chad, you know, the game's 122 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: leading up to him getting hurt him he's played well, 123 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, and so I just you know, if he's 124 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: if he's healthy enough to go, I'll make that decision 125 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: to keep him in there, you know, and not Devin 126 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: understands that. And Devin also knows it. You know, his 127 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: role is important that he could be in there, you know, 128 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: after a play, after a snap, you know, you never know. So, um, 129 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, Chad's done done well, it's just a matter 130 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: of him being healthy and and getting himself back on 131 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: the field. Do you expect Darius and Brandon Shaff to 132 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: go Darius Williams, Yeah, yeah I do. Um, you know, 133 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: both guys were limited during the week. Um, again just 134 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: making sure that again this time of year, guys get 135 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: banged up. And you know, you're talking about two veteran 136 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: players have played quite a few games and they know 137 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: how to get themselves prepared and and um, you know, 138 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: not concerned earned with with them not being out there, 139 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: you know, but um, yeah, well you know we'll get 140 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: a good day in today and be ready to go back. Yeah. 141 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: I mean experienced guy played a lot this year. Um. 142 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: Gives you depth at that position. Um. You know, it 143 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:27,679 Speaker 1: allows do we too, you know, kind of who's played 144 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: well in the in the in the absence of Cisco, Um, 145 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, to get back to that that special team's role. Um. 146 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: But that doesn't take anything away because like I said, 147 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: he's he's played well as a safety you know, and 148 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: Cisco's absence. So but it's good. It's good to get 149 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: him back out there when you move at your schedule 150 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: and some of the close games you've been in, how 151 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: much do you think your record reflects where this team is. 152 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I think we're right where where it should be. 153 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: Quite honestly. You know, we look at the I look 154 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: at six of the eight games that we've lost, and 155 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: and it's really what we've on. You know, we we've 156 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: turned the ball over in the red zone, we didn't 157 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: make a stop late in the game, you know, defensively, um, 158 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: something of that nature, you know, or things like that 159 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: have just kind of crept into those losses. So you know, 160 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: when you look at it, yeah, you know, five wins 161 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: is probably about right for where we you know, obviously, 162 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: for what we've what we've come through.