1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: The ways that you can try to get creative with 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: the running game to get it going given the injuries 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: in the offensive line and you guys exhausted the possibilities 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: to now or are you still working on ways that 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: you can kind of kickstart this thing. 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: Well, obviously, go find ways to improve, possibly getting back 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: to some of the some of the schemes that worked 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: earlier in the season, or you know what what helped Travis, 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: you know, break free. Obviously, the injury situation, you know 10 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 2: in the offensive line is has affected that just a 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: little bit, having that continuity up front, but you know 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: it's something that we were focused on, and you know, 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 2: even with Phil, you know, just again finding those schemes 14 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: that have worked in our past and trying to tap 15 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: back into that to see if we can't jump start 16 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: the rung game. 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: Ezra and Cisco hurt yesterday. If you have an update 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 3: on you hear those guys. 19 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: Ezra, I believe it was his knee that he felt 20 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 2: in the game. Everything, you know, checked out good this 21 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 2: morning today, so you know he'll be day to day. 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 2: Obviously he's sore. You know, Cisco has growing that you know, well, 23 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: those are those are a little bit different injuries obviously, 24 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 2: you know, much like a hamstringer requad. So so he'll 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 2: he'll be uh, you know, obviously day to day, but 26 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: I just gotta see how he feels as the week progresses. 27 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 3: Is there some hope that offer be able to go 28 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 3: this week? Yeah? 29 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: Optimistic you know, we'll see these next couple of days 30 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: and when we get to Wednesday, but optimistic that he 31 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: can maybe get some some reps. He and Brenton Strange 32 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: both possibly this. 33 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 3: Week day after How did travel Ale fun? We're storing today, 34 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 3: so we'll be limited at all practices. 35 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 2: We you know, we'll be we'll be careful with it. 36 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: But you know right now, you know, being a Monday, 37 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 2: if we had to practice today, probably probably not. But 38 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 2: if he you know, comes back Wednesday, should be, should 39 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: be good to go. 40 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 3: Said yesterday you wanted to be playing your best football 41 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 3: at this time of year? How long does it take 42 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 3: to get that re engaged? 43 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: Four weeks enough time to get this team playing to 44 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: a level coach that you would say is is best football. 45 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: I believe four weeks is plenty of time. And we've 46 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: we've been able to do that. We've shown it, you know, 47 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: in in in about the mid season point, you know, 48 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 2: of our season, we were playing pretty good football right 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: in there, and we actually, quite honestly, these last couple 50 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 2: of weeks, you know, other than yesterday, I felt like 51 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: our passing game was kind of you know, on track. 52 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 2: It was, it was improving and and obviously the injury 53 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 2: to Christian, you know, affects that a little bit. But 54 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: you know, the things when you look at the tape, gosh, 55 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: it's uh, it's all the self inflicted stuff. I mean 56 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: it's it's negative. You know, negative runs are incomplete passes 57 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 2: early in the down. You know, it's pre snap penalties 58 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: that put you in first and fifteen's you know, route details, 59 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: just just fundamental things that that we can control, you 60 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: know that that have And really the same thing on defense, 61 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: right just not staying disciplined in the gaps, missing tackles 62 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 2: on the perimeter, all things that are within our control 63 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: that that we've got to get back to doing. So 64 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: you get those corrected and you put a little bit 65 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 2: of a you know, the attention to detail on those, 66 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: I think you will be back to playing good football 67 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: and competing. 68 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: Have you been surprised about the pre snapt that on 69 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: easies last couple of weeks. 70 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, really have you know, And quite honestly, they show 71 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: up in practice during the week and and that's where 72 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: that's where it starts. I'm a big believer that you 73 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: you're gonna play like you practice, and when you don't 74 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: have the Chris practice during the week, sometimes those things 75 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: are going to creep into a game, and you know, 76 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: it gets magnified in a ballgame, right everything, everything matters, 77 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 2: and so it's something that you know, to a point 78 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: of emphasis. Obviously offensively, you know, we pride ourselves too 79 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: with the silent count being able to use that. I 80 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: mean because yesterday we did draw a couple of defensive 81 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 2: offside penalties, which was great. I think one that was 82 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 2: missed late in the game on that touchdown pass, which 83 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: was okay. But yeah, those are things that are are 84 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 2: concerning and alarming because those are the things that are 85 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 2: that are holding the offense back right now. 86 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: I know it's not an excuse, but how much of 87 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: that is There's just so many different phases going in 88 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: and out of the line. 89 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 2: I mean, it's it's hard. You got different personnels, you know, 90 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: different bodies, different people. But it's not an excuse that 91 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: we're gonna use. You know, everybody reps those plays in practice. 92 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 2: They know exactly which plays they're going to be in 93 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 2: on and the cadences. But it's all kind of predetermined 94 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: going into a football game what we're going to use. 95 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: And so there's no excuse. You know, we just got 96 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 2: to We just got to focus in and detail that 97 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 2: part of our jobs. 98 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 3: You have guys making mistakes that you know have been 99 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 3: they've been making all you're having them fixed, wrong routes, 100 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 3: those penalty things like that, and you're fifteen fourteen weeks 101 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 3: into the season. Is that one of those things that 102 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 3: drives you more crazy than a lot of other stuff. 103 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 2: It does, It drives me nuts. And you know, we 104 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: continue and I continue to talk to the team and 105 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 2: you know, just reiterate the impact that those fouls and 106 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 2: mistakes have the implications of those plays, you know, in 107 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 2: a game, and you know, it's the things that have 108 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 2: kind of kept us from being better right maybe in 109 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: the in the win loss column this season and than 110 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: where we are right now. And and you know, but 111 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 2: again too, we we have to own it. We got 112 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 2: to take responsibility and accountability for it, and and everybody 113 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 2: has to everybody has to lock in and focus a 114 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: little bit. 115 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 3: More so what is that? Is that a lack of 116 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: focus or preparation on their part with those mistakes. 117 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 2: I mean some of it's on on players obviously, their 118 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 2: attention to detail. They just got to focus and listen 119 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 2: in the huddle, what the what the play is, what 120 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: the call is, where to be aligned, the snap count 121 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: and all those types of things. And and I get 122 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 2: it too. They're in the heat of the moment. I mean, 123 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: you know, you got to block Miles Garrett one on one, 124 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 2: and you might anticipate the count just a little bit. 125 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 2: You know, you just get a little jumpy. But you know, 126 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 2: those are things that that we have to try to 127 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 2: eliminate and you know, keep us out of those those 128 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 2: long yardage situations. 129 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 3: There's a chance of Jamal and you're coming back. 130 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think, you know, I think this would 131 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 2: be the week that if we can activate his window, 132 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 2: we might do that, you know, later in the week. 133 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 2: So see where he's at healthwise. He's feeling good, so hopefully, 134 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 2: you know, hopefully by Wednesday we can we can make 135 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: that you know decision. 136 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: What did Antonio Johnson show you? 137 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 4: Yes, right, obviously he showed he showed quite a bit, 138 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 4: you know, his ability to blitz, his physicality, tackle cover, 139 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 4: you know, just a player that we've seen that out of, 140 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 4: you know, and and I think the more he plays, 141 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 4: the better he'll he'll get and and all of that. 142 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: So, yeah, he did, he did a nice job. You know, 143 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 2: yesterday he was one of the one of the one 144 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 2: of the bright spots you know, coming off the out 145 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: of the game. 146 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: Parker Boma. But he also called a touchdown pass. Is 147 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: you know between Parker Antonio. Is this kind of boast 148 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: you need from some of these young guys this late 149 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: in the season, especially with all the injuries. But are 150 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: they even though they are making the mistakes, they're performing 151 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: in other areas, aren't they. 152 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, obviously the mistakes, you know, they gotta they got 153 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 2: to minimize those and really eliminate those. But you know, 154 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 2: we've gone too far now right into the season. But yeah, 155 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 2: I mean they're showing, showing promise, They're obviously showing why 156 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 2: why we drafted him obviously, And and now this late 157 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 2: in the season, you know, these young guys really are 158 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 2: going to be called upon, you know, based on injury 159 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 2: and where you are as a team, and so the 160 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: more opportunities they get. This was great for Parker obviously, 161 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 2: you know, with Christian's absence, he gets a chance to 162 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 2: really kind of sink his teeth into the offense and 163 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 2: show what he can do, which he's he's done the 164 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,359 Speaker 2: last couple of weeks, and the same with Antonio. 165 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: End of the season. I'm looking at this, looks like 166 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: Dallas and Baltimore the only teams that haven't had a 167 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: losing streak. Everybody's had a two or three game Kansas 168 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: City and Philadelphia. Philadelphi's on the one right now. So 169 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: is is uh? Is the parody even more evident in 170 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: the NFL this year than. 171 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,559 Speaker 2: Ever, I believe, so, I think the last couple of years, 172 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 2: you know, and for us, I mean, this guy's not 173 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 2: falling obviously. Yes, we have played our best football the 174 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 2: last two weeks when we've gotten beat you know, but again, 175 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 2: you're right. You look around the league and and and 176 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: multiple teams have have had, you know, back to back 177 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 2: losses or more, and you know it's it's this time 178 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 2: of year, though, is where teams begin to separate, right 179 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: and you start to get a better picture or clear 180 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 2: picture at least of the postseason. But you know, for us, 181 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: it's a matter of just continuing to just focus on us, 182 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 2: be us, be who we are, you know, control the 183 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 2: things that we can control, and you know, not you know, 184 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 2: at least at least go out and not try to 185 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: lose another football game if possible. 186 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: Christian in the lineup, but he's also replacing agnew who 187 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: I mean, how's he handling the fact that he's replacing 188 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: two guys you wouldn't have thought he. 189 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 3: Got to replace. 190 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a big role, big shoes to fill, you know. 191 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 2: And and Jamal is obviously a tremendous returner in the 192 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 2: in the kicking game. And you know, for Parker that's 193 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 2: a you know, that's a that's a big opportunity. I mean, 194 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 2: you know, he's he's done well on some of the 195 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: returns obviously, you know the Cincinnati game he put the 196 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 2: ball on the ground, you know, on a punt return, 197 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 2: and and then again yesterday, same thing. So you know, 198 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 2: those are the things as a young player he has 199 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 2: to understand, right And and we'll continue and Chad does 200 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 2: a good job of communicating and talking with him and 201 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 2: making sure that you know, he understands his role. But 202 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 2: great opportunity for him you know, obviously we got a 203 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 2: lot of confidence as a staff in him, and but yeah, 204 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: big big shoes to fill with those two jobs. 205 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,719 Speaker 3: Where's the defense in your eyes right now? 206 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: They had some big takeaways in the second quarter yesterday, 207 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: but then's some big plays against him. 208 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: At the same time, I think for the defense, it's 209 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 2: you know, it came down to I think three plays 210 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 2: for about one hundred and twenty something plus yards yesterday. 211 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 2: It's really that's really what it came down to. And 212 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 2: some of that was communication airs and you know, again 213 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 2: and when you're in a when you're that type of environment, 214 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 2: you know, communication is is of the utmost and you know, 215 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 2: on a couple of those plays, we failed to do 216 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 2: that and and that can't happen, and that cannot happen. 217 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 2: And that's something that I know the defensive staff and 218 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: Michaeill reiterate, I've reiterated that we continue to talk to 219 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 2: our guys and and but but you know, they kind 220 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 2: of kept us in the game a little bit again 221 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 2: with some of the takeaways, and uh, it just it 222 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: just goes to show you how how close these games 223 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 2: are because it comes down to three, four, maybe five 224 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 2: players and you never know, you never know what play 225 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: it's gonna be. That's the that's the thing, and that's 226 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 2: what I keep trying to reiterate with the team. It's like, 227 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 2: you know, you got to play each play independent of 228 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 2: the last, and and because you never know which one 229 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 2: it's gonna be, that's it's gonna come your way and 230 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 2: you're gonna have the opportunity to make that play. 231 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: Okay, thank you, coach.