1 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: Hey, how's it going. Are you doing? Mark Good? So 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: there was this list on NFL dot com. I want 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: to ask you about it. Tom Pella Sarah puts it out. 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: He does it every year where he looks at people 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: who are around the league say, will be you know, 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: future head coaches or candidates, And you know, I know 7 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: you've interviewed last year, your name was on it. I 8 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: just you don't want to ask you for about your 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: reaction when you know people think that Gerard Mayo, they're 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: starting to say future NFL head coach. Just what does 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: that mean to you? It's definitely an honor. I definitely 12 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: aspire to be a head coach in this in this league. 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: At the same time, I would say, like I'm really 14 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: focused on this season. We'll see what happens at the 15 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: end of the year. Thank you. Thanks. Next question Evan Lazza, Hey, Gerard, 16 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: how are you doing, Gred? How are you good? I 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you about Jawan Bentley and just how 18 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: you've seen him grow in coverage this year. It seems 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: like he's in the right spot more times than not. Yeah, 20 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: he's definitely a grown as a player, both on the 21 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: field and off the field. His practice habits have tremendously improved. 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: Not to say that he was a poor practice guy, 23 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: but this guy's really you know, he's really taking his 24 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: game to the next level, whether we're talking about blitzing, tackling, covering, 25 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: or he's just doing a good job overall. Definitely a 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: better curbage player, not only in zone, but also a 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: man a man god. And I also a quick question 28 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: about the Titans as well. What do you see, um, 29 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: specifically from their play action passing game that makes them 30 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: so efficient there? Oh well, the play action passing game 31 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: is always more efficient if you have a good running game, 32 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,680 Speaker 1: and they've had a good running game here for the 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: last few years. They still have a bunch of backs 34 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: that could run a very physical upfront and that opens 35 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: up blanes in the back end because the linebackers are 36 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: trying to get downhill and stop a good running attack. Thanks. 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: Thanks even next question Chris Ryan Idan, how are you good? 38 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: How are you Chris good? Um? You know, it's often 39 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: been said that Bill Baltic team peak at the right time, 40 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: and it's kind of the time of year for the Patriots. 41 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: Why do you think the team does that? And you know, 42 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: how do you build to this moment. Honestly, I'm not 43 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: sure why that happens. I would say, you know, with 44 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: the shorter training camps and not as many two of days, 45 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: just in general, teams start to they have to, you know, 46 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: use the first few weeks to try to get to 47 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: know one another right and see where they fit in 48 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: the sea. I would say, you know, these guys are 49 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: coming together nicely right now. Obviously you me as good 50 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 1: as your last performance, so we've got cold good this week. 51 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: I want to ask you about Matt and as well 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: as Juan in terms of their pass coverage and how 53 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,399 Speaker 1: they can drop back or rush. Bill was talking about 54 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: that this morning. How important is that for a linebacking 55 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: for to have that ability to be good and pass 56 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: coverage as well as rushing. And how do you see 57 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: that in regard to the strength of this deepen Yeah, 58 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: it's been that way for a long time. You know, 59 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: just having backers that can both rushi and cover it 60 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: obviously gives the offensive line, the offensive lines around the 61 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: league trouble. You know, anytime you have a good pass 62 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: rusher that's dropping now you kind of get a two 63 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: for one, right, so you you buy the you buy 64 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: the tackle and can also now cover our back. So 65 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: anytime you can get those two for one opportunities in 66 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: this game, it's always a bonus, and we have the 67 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: benefit of having a bunch of guys that can rush 68 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: and cover. Next question, Andrew Callahan, Hey, Drowed, it's good 69 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: to see it. First year, worried about us seeing your 70 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: eye there? Everything all right? Now, I know, I know 71 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: now I was wrestling, I was wrestling in the weight room. 72 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: But I'm good. Thought real quick. We know the players 73 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: got the weekend off. Did you use the staff to 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: get Friday Saturday? Did you get any time off? There? 75 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: No days off days? Hey, that's you know, those are 76 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: the few times where it's like, man, I retired too 77 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: early from being a player. But it's all good though. 78 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: You know, I'm doing what I like to do. And 79 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: you know, we we came in, we got to take 80 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: a brief, but at the same time we were working, gotcha. 81 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: So I just wanted to ask you about just kind 82 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: of facing two back offenses here, which I know we're 83 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more popular maybe earlier in your career, 84 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: versus what you're seeing now. Just how does that not 85 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: necessarily complicate but when you're seeing offenses do things that 86 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 1: are not necessarily common across the league with a particular opponent, 87 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: How does that affect your preparation and how you look 88 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: at them versus most of the league that's kind of 89 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: playing one back. Yeah, these offenses. You know, I'm a 90 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: huge believer in being a contrarian anyway. Right, So, like 91 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: all these offenses that go to smaller people, and now 92 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: you're facing offense that has bigger but you know, so 93 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: they start to build their defense to face smaller, you know, 94 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: faster offenses, and then they run into a powerhouse you 95 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: know that can just run the ball and average four 96 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: or five yards of care. It's always difficult. And I 97 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: would say, you know, you see some of these teams 98 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 1: trying to get to the two back runs putting tight 99 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: ends back there, right because to your point, there aren't 100 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: as many true fullbacks like when I play, and so 101 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: now you're starting to see tight ends back there. Uh, 102 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: you know, with these two back schemes. And I would say, 103 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: anytime you have two backs in the backfield, whether the 104 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,559 Speaker 1: full backs lined up you know, in a straight line, 105 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: if he's offset to one side or the other, he 106 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: can create an extra gap. And so that's what makes 107 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: it hard anytime you have a you know, a second 108 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: guy back there anywhere he inserts it. Actually, you know, 109 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: now the space is different, and so like if you 110 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: don't practice against that, and we have the benefit here 111 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: because we have a full back, right, so we we 112 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: we've seen it a lot and we've also played teams 113 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: this year that have done that. So uh, it's definitely 114 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: difficult because they can insert anywhere. Appreciate a drive, No 115 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: thanks injury. Next question Phil Perry Rod, who are you wrestling? Hello, Philip? Well, 116 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: we need to know who got the best to be man. No, No, 117 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: I didn't see. Actually it was my brother. I'm wrestling 118 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: with my brother. Okay, that's just kind of like old 119 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:59,559 Speaker 1: school stuff that he will always be my little brother. 120 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 1: That's his territory though he's probably trying to defend that 121 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: in there. Hey, I had a question just in terms of, um, 122 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: some of the offenses that you guys have faced of late, 123 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: like a lot of you know, if you if you 124 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: look at the coaching trees, some um some relationships there, 125 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: whether it's like the jets U and Lafleur and you 126 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: know the Falcons and Arthur Smith and now the Titans 127 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: coming up here, like a lot of that you know, 128 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: quote unquote, you know Shanahan style, you know, wide zone 129 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: type of running game. Um, first of all, is that 130 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: is that accurate that there are some similarities between you know, 131 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: the Browns throw them in there too, was to fancy, 132 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: but like, do you notice week after weeks seeing a 133 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: stretch like this that there are similarities And does that 134 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: help you guys get ready or the techniques similar in 135 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: terms of how you're trying to play that that style 136 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: of offense when you see those types of teams back 137 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: to back. Yeah, I would definitely say there are some similarities, 138 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: but they all they each have their own individual wrinkles 139 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: to the scheme as well, whether it's tempo, whether it's 140 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: I would say the scheme is pretty similar, but the 141 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: techniques are different. Does that make sense? So whether you 142 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: know this offensive line, it could be the exact same play, 143 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: but the offensive line blocks it differently, right, so they 144 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: high army versus try to reach you. Okay, So all 145 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: that stuff is different and we you know, you know, 146 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: we said it a thousand times, like we're a game 147 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: playing defense anyway, so we like to change as well 148 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: because they're looking at the same thing. Right, so they're 149 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: looking at how do we play teams that supposedly fell 150 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: off the same tree, and so they're like, all right, 151 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: so now it's like that chess match. And if you 152 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: look at the game, if you look at the Falcons game, 153 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: you know, honestly, we saw you know, we saw some 154 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: gun runs. So they're always like wrinkles in the schemes. 155 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: You know, you just gotta rough out there and play, 156 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: you know, play good fundamentals. M I said one follow up, 157 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: speaking of fundamentals, because m Dante was talking about um 158 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: Kyle Duggar the other day in press conference. He mentioned 159 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: the word flipper. Can you tell us what the flipper is? 160 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: And and uh, how you coach that? Yeah, if I 161 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: told you how to coach the flipper, and then everyone's 162 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: gonna watch this video and everyone's gonna use the flipper. 163 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: So but really what it? You know, honestly, the flipper 164 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: is old school, old school technique, just you know, just 165 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: trying to get guys off of you. And those guys 166 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: do a good job. We practice that every gay that 167 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: is that a difficult thing to get guys to buy 168 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: in too, do I mean those guys are putting themselves 169 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: in the harm harms way, whether it's Dante or Juwan, 170 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: watching them run full speed into guards a lot of 171 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: times and using that technique. So is that is that 172 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,439 Speaker 1: A is that a rare thing that you have a 173 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: couple of guys that are really open to doing that. 174 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at most most guys that you know, 175 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: once they get out of college, they don't really practice 176 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: the flipper. They're more just hatting hands and go right, 177 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: just run over the top. But here in this league, 178 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: like eventually, especially when you're playing odd spacing sometimes or 179 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: even in four down space and sometimes like you have 180 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: to be able to get that's one hundred pounds have 181 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: you off of you? And so how you know whatever 182 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: technique you used to do that, hopefully the flipper is 183 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: part of your arsenal. I'll teach you. I'll teach you 184 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: when I see you. Okay, please don't it sounds like 185 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: it hurts. Thanks Wye, Thanks am I good final question, 186 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: Zach Cox. I know he had his hand, he had 187 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: his hand up, and I was like, I was just 188 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: I was waiting for the I was waiting for the 189 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: go ahead. You got the Bart Simpson color hand. Um. 190 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: I just want to ask you about about Kyle Um. 191 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: He's seems to be just kind of around the ball 192 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: all the time in the last couple of weeks, whether 193 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: it's been pass breakups, the pick six, the forced fumbles. 194 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: Have you seen improvement from him over the course of 195 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: this season, or is it just a case where the 196 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: plays are kind of now finally showing up on the 197 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: stat sheet. You know, I would say he's definitely getting better. 198 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: You know, all these guys are getting better the more 199 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: we play, you know, the more we play together. And 200 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: I would say those guys up front are doing a 201 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: good job allowing the linebackers, whether we're talking inside or 202 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: outside linebackers. You know, those guys are doing a great job. 203 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 1: You know, Carl and Gosh Barmore, all those guys are 204 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes taken two to free to free our 205 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: guys up. And you know, Kyle's our Swiss Army knife, 206 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: a guy that can play on the line. You know, 207 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: all these guys can do it. But I would say 208 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: Kyle can do a little bit of everything at a 209 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: very high level. And the players come in bunches and 210 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: it's doing well all right, thank you very much.