1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Much different is it? UM? This season being an offensive 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: coordinator doesn't call it play? How much was your your 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: role change? UMM? I really kind of feel like it's 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: the same, you know, I think that in this position, 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: And I've always felt this way because people have asked 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: me all the way through UM whether or not you're 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: kind of coaching quarterbacks or the offensive coordinator or the 8 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator callum plays. UM, you know, it kind of 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 1: feels the same because you're right in the middle of 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 1: where all the decisions are made. Now whether or not 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: you're the one calling it or not. I mean, I 12 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: don't ever, I really don't think of it that way. 13 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: And coach has been great. He's been um ah, great 14 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: to work for, very open to any ideas that we 15 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: have as a staff, and UM, I think we've grown UM, 16 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of getting a good feel of 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,639 Speaker 1: what um he wants. And you know, our number one 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: goal is to be basically an extension of of of 19 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: coach and uh so it's been fun. Obviously, when you win, 20 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: you have like a specifics like do you put in 21 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: the red zone and stuff? Do you put in the 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: third down stuff? Or how how's that work? We have 23 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: guys that kind of across the board that take take 24 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: the lead in certain areas. And then obviously um um 25 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: kind of with our staff kind of overseeing all of that. Um, 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: I try to do as much as I can in 27 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 1: all those areas. And then you know, obviously with with 28 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: coach Hermer, um, you know, as an offensive coach, then 29 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: you get another set of eyes doing that ideas. And um, 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: you know we we obviously uh uh collectively bring our 31 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: thoughts together and then but we we also want to 32 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: make sure it's not a thing well you know, well 33 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: we did this way and we did it that way, 34 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: and then you know, you're there forever we're gonna you know, 35 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: do what put our guys in position to do what 36 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 1: they do best and then let them go do it. 37 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: That's the quarterbacks coach part of you, I guess, yeah, 38 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: I mean just about like a lot of the other 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: a lot of other young guys that we've um been 40 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: around that have come in the first time, you know, 41 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: just um, it's unfortunate that you know, we didn't have 42 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: more success with him in there, but you know he'll 43 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: learn from it. What kind of a challenge for a 44 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: guy who doesn't get the first team reps in that 45 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: situation without being prepared as the start. Well, anybody that's 46 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: um expected to come in as a backup, it's you know, 47 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: that's part of your job description. So um yeah, I 48 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: mean everybody. We would like to get everybody all the reps. Um, 49 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: but you know Alex doesn't get any, Kyle doesn't get 50 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: any and um but you know they know that, so 51 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: um ah. And that's you know, especially that position, it's 52 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: hard to get guys reps. Other positions you can get 53 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: them reps just because physically you're gonna wear the starters 54 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: out otherwise, but quarterbacks it's a little bit harder. Did 55 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: you see anything that left you encouraged with the way 56 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: I mean obviously we see the box boy and no one, 57 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: but when you're trained by anything that encouraged you, well, yeah, 58 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: he got experience. I didn't just see Evan kind of 59 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: back last week can take down bigger an maybe with 60 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: uh you know Evan has been um yeah, it was 61 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: really good to see Himm and he's he's exciting when 62 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: you get when he gets the ball. And just the 63 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: consistency that we're asking all of our players, um is 64 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: the same thing you know we asked Kevin, just you 65 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: know when you're on the field, um, you know, finishing 66 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: on every play. Uh, you know, his game is becoming 67 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: I think more complete, just because he's more experienced as 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: a blocker as well, because you don't want to be 69 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: predictable when he's in the game, and I don't think 70 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: we are. Um, but yeah, we want to, um, you know, 71 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: get him involved as much as as we can. And 72 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: I think he's getting better each week. Mike, obviously you're 73 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: familiar with Russell Sheppard from last year. What is it 74 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: about his game that allows him to kind of go 75 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: really with no offensive snaps for weeks at a time 76 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: and then come in the last two weeks and half 77 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: the kind Yeah, well, I think it's a couple of things. Um, 78 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: you know, opposite of unfortunately, what we're talking about with 79 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: Kyle's you know, experience has been a big part of 80 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: his one of the reasons why he's been productive, and 81 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: he's so passionate and the game means a lot to him, 82 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: and he takes a lot of pride in doing things 83 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,839 Speaker 1: right and the things that maybe he doesn't quite get 84 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: to start with, He's going to make sure that he 85 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: stays after that. He's gonna ask questions or he's gonna 86 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: um talk to us as coaches to uh to make 87 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: it right, especially when the when they when he when 88 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: the game's on and it's his time to make a 89 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: play like last week. Or you put the game plan 90 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: and expecting Adele to play and then even Fridays and 91 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: they's gonna play. Did you have to scramble on him 92 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: and Saturday on? Maybe a couple of things, but you know, 93 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: we've been around that before where there's been guys that 94 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, um show up and and or 95 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: can't play. You know, we had it with Evan a 96 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: couple of weeks prior. So I think there's a few things. 97 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: The main thing is probably, uh, the slight personnel groupings 98 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: that you have, um unique to that game plan, maybe 99 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: that you haven't had another games that you just got 100 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: to make sure you cover the basis like so many 101 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: times during the course of a week ago when he's 102 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,239 Speaker 1: practiced for whatever reason and then we'll play a game day. 103 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: Some guys are affected by that. Some guys aren't. Is 104 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: Odell one of those guys who could potentially play a 105 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,239 Speaker 1: game at a very high level even without practicing, well, 106 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: I would think so, I mean I haven't been around 107 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: him enough, But I would think so. Yeah. I mean 108 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: I think there's you try not to do that with 109 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: your players. UM. And I think that that trend is 110 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: uh has gone away, where if a guy doesn't practice 111 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: on Wednesday or Thursday, it's that pretty much has gone away. 112 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: You know, you're gonna give guys every opportunity and um, 113 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: but you want to make sure first of all, you 114 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,239 Speaker 1: put him on the field knowing that um, he's healthy 115 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: and ready to play. UM. You don't want to put 116 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: him out there if he's not. And then you do 117 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: have to rely on his experience and the mental part 118 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: of it, you know, him spending a little more time 119 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: in there even though he didn't get the reps physically, 120 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: that he's going to know what to do and do 121 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: it well. It's a beneficial you know, to have a 122 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: couple of the days, Like you said, you have to 123 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: treat the game now. Now you're prepared if you can't 124 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: play well. I think so, But I think, um, yeah, 125 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: I would, I would say so, But I would also 126 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: say that you know, each and every week he had 127 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: to we're always kind of ready for that uh um 128 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: at every position, just to make sure and that's part 129 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: of the challenge of a coach UM is making sure 130 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: not just the starters are ready, but UM the backups, 131 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: and not just ready at their position, but ready to 132 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: take on new roles, maybe at another position. UM, one 133 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: receiver going to the other side, or a tight end 134 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: going to playing a different taking on a different role, 135 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: sometimes alignman having to play the tight end position. Things 136 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: like that. That is unique about this job as well 137 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: as you know obviously coaching you guys and helping him win.