1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: Bull's up press, how's it do? And hope you guys 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: stayed safe through night and everything. It seems like when 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: a lot of people talk about the Bears defense, they 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: talk about how much they've improved since they got montes Wet. Well, 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: it just about him as a player that can maybe 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: have that kind of effect and kind of just change 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: the complexion of the defense. 8 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: Obviously, I mean played against him when he got into 9 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: Washington and the NFC East when we were in Philadelphia. 10 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 3: Tons of length. 11 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: You know, he's got a variety of pass rush moves, 12 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 2: but he's able to affect the quarterback. And then what 13 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: he's done really well since he's been there is take 14 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: the football away, and that's something they do really well 15 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: as a defense. You know, I spent a year with 16 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 2: Coachiever Flues in Indianapolis as well, and he preaches it. 17 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: I mean watching him practice, the way they go after 18 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 2: the football, calls it, their shots on goal, that type 19 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,959 Speaker 2: of stuff like that is something that they've been very 20 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: good at from his time as a defense coordinat across 21 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: the league. So montes Wet's just another guy that adds 22 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 2: to that. Honestly, they do a great job in coverage 23 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: so now providing another dangerous pass rush element on top 24 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: of how they play in the back end and how 25 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: well they defend the pass. 26 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 3: Obviously, that's a challenge for us. 27 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: Sweet last one for me. I know obviously in past 28 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: protection a lot has talked about offensive tackles, but it 29 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: was the interior offensive line. It just seemed like numbers wise, 30 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: they're playing pretty. 31 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 2: Well in pass pro, especially Ezra right, They've done a 32 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 2: good job and they've had some tough matchups. 33 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: I mean, we feel like Grover Stuart from. 34 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: The Colts is, you know, as good as a lot 35 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 2: of these interior pass rush guys just players in general 36 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: as there was so to do what they did against 37 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: him as well, you know that hats off to them. 38 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: But in this league, you know what you did last 39 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 2: week doesn't matter. So it's about continuing to show up 40 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: and perform and do your job at the highest level. 41 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 4: Thanks press O, Mia, followed by Gary, I didn't even 42 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 4: put the two and two together that you did. Spend 43 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 4: the year with Flus in Indy. How have you seen 44 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 4: his play calling, tendencies, his defense similar different evolved between 45 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 4: when he was there when you guys were in Indy 46 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 4: to where he is. 47 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: Now, yeah, I got a chance to work with a 48 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: lot of that staff that went with him to the Bears. 49 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: You know, I think they were a little bit more 50 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: of the cover two Rod Marrionelli Monte Kiffin that he 51 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: kind of grew up in, probably in Indy, and. 52 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 3: They've evolved a little bit more. There's a little bit 53 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: more single high. 54 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 2: There's still varieties of shell, whether it's two for you know, 55 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: quarter quarter a half, all the different things they play, 56 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: So you see a little bit of that, but you 57 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 2: also see the prototypes he's looking for, the you know, 58 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 2: the linebacker mold that he looks for. And then as 59 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: they built the defensive end of these you know, kind 60 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: of the old school monsters of the Midway, just big guys, 61 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 2: and then they're starting you're starting to see a little 62 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: bit of prototype, at least in the back end with 63 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: the safeties too. So you've kind of watched him develop 64 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 2: that the identity of this defense and the fits the 65 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: mold of what he's really looking for as a defense coordinator. 66 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 4: And as for you guys in terms of run success, 67 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 4: I'm sure you know it's been a talking point in 68 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 4: the building as much as it's been outside the building. 69 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 4: Tanks usage, the run game in general. I think you 70 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 4: guys are still sixteenth in total attempts. 71 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 3: When it comes to running the football. 72 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 4: How would you evaluate where that run game still has 73 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 4: room to grow? 74 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 2: Well, I think it's like anything, We're going to evolve 75 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: as the season goes, and every every game is different 76 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: based on the matchups, the presentation from the defense. You know, 77 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 2: where they're playing man or they're playing zone or the 78 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: high pressure team, whatever they be. But also the game 79 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 2: script dictates a lot of how you're going to play. 80 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: We were very efficient on first and second down the 81 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: other day, able to kind of stay in those manageable 82 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: normal down and distant situations where you know, some games 83 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: we've been behind and you end up throwing the ball 84 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 2: a lot more, or you're not as efficient on first down. 85 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 2: You're in a lot of these second long situations where 86 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: you know a four yard run may not be as 87 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: beneficial to you on second ten as say second five. 88 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 2: So there's a lot of those situations where I thought 89 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: we were just very efficient with whatever we did, whether 90 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 2: it's the quick pass game, the screen game we had 91 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: the other day against the Colts as well, just staying 92 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: on track and then and then it helps you want 93 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: to stick with the run game because it was honestly, 94 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: it was a grimy run game. We had two big 95 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: runs that kind of broke it open and set our numbers. 96 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: But for the part I just thought we were pretty efficient. 97 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: There weren't a lot of pretty ones. Tank kind of 98 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: made that one happen late in the game. And then 99 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 2: you know, the nineteen year touchdown that that was great. 100 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: It lined up well for us that were in a 101 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: shell coverage, we were in a bigger set. We did 102 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 2: a great job getting the run started, and then everybody 103 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 2: just did a great job finishing round. 104 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 3: That was the cool part to see about that particular play. 105 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: But other than that, you know, it was it was 106 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: two yards here, three yards here, maybe four yards here, 107 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: and it just kind of but we were able to 108 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 2: stick with it and finally break off those two big ones. 109 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 3: Late Yeary, followed by d rock. 110 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: Press says Brenton exceeded to expectations or did you kind 111 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: of expect this from him if you had to use 112 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 2: him a lot based on the fact that he had 113 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 2: a pretty good camp. Yeah, we've always thought Brenton could 114 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: be an impact player for our offense. You know, obviously 115 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: he's behind another very good tight end and Evan, and 116 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: Evan has taken advantage of his role. You know, last 117 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 2: season he was one of five tight ends in NFL 118 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: history to have as many. 119 00:04:58,480 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 3: Catches as he did. 120 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 2: So it's a crowded room in terms of we have 121 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: a lot of really good players in there. So we 122 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: certainly expected when Brenton had more opportunity, he would be 123 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: able to produce, and that's been true. You know, Now 124 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: it's on all of us to make sure that we're 125 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 2: continuing every single week to maximize the matchups we have 126 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: that's it, or we have that's involving multiple tight ends 127 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 2: and a certain look to get a certain. 128 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 3: Thing out of a defense. Then that's what we'll try 129 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 3: to do. 130 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 2: But like I mentioned earlier, each week's its own beast, 131 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: and so you know, how are they going to play 132 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: twelve personnel? How do you play twelve personnel with Evan 133 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 2: on the field. There's all these different things you're kind 134 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: of looking into and then what does it give us? 135 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 2: Does it give us an advantage in some way, shape 136 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 2: or form. Then we'll try to lean into that a 137 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 2: little more, and then how's the game going as it 138 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: affects itself. But yeah, Brenton's done a great job. He's 139 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 2: proved that he can handle whatever workload comes each week. 140 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 3: Thank you, you rock it pressed. 141 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 5: This might be some recency biased, but it does seem 142 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 5: like rookie receivers are having a little easy time, I 143 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 5: guess making a bigger impact in the league over the 144 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 5: last you know, maybe ten years than maybe fifteen twenty 145 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 5: years ago. Why do you think that might be. 146 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 3: I think just obviously the game is heading more towards 147 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 3: a passing league. I think that's that's true. 148 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: To say numbers, you know, the average number of yards 149 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 2: per quarterback and stuff like that is now you have 150 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 2: everybody thrown over four thousand each season, where that was 151 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: not as commonplace back in the day. I think part 152 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 2: of that's just the way these kids grow up now. 153 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 2: I mean, these kids grow up playing seven on seven forever, 154 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 2: so they've seen all these coverage, they've seen all these 155 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: route concepts to where there's not as much surprising them 156 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 2: or overwhelming them early in their careers. But at the 157 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 2: same time, I think it's a credit to the kids 158 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 2: that come out like they're able to handle a lot. Brian, 159 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 2: you'd never know it, but Brian plays multiple positions throughout 160 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 2: the course of the game. For us, he and Gabe 161 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: and Christian are constantly changing who they are in the huddle, 162 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 2: and that's something nobody would ever notice. But it gives 163 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 2: us so much flexibility as a coaching staff to be 164 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 2: able to kind of shrink the play call because we 165 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: can just handle it with personnel grouping. So but that's 166 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 2: a credit to our guys. You can't put that on 167 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 2: everybody all the time. 168 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: It confuses people, it slows down their processing. 169 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 2: Where you know, with Brian, he hasn't missed a beat 170 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: in terms of that of you know, he's the Z, 171 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 2: this plays the X, that play and there may be 172 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 2: handfully plays the F for us. So that's just a 173 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 2: credit to him. But I think a lot of these 174 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: kids now just come up having. 175 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 3: Thrown the ball a lot more. 176 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: Having run a lot more concepts through summer obviously in 177 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: their college and high school careers as well. 178 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 5: Is the next step for Brian kind of figuring out 179 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 5: how to handle it when teams try to take him 180 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 5: away or make it a focal point to take him away. 181 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's that's always a challenge for all 182 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 2: as that comes in his career. It's on all of 183 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: us to put him in the best possible position for 184 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 2: him to be able to execute with that, I think 185 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 2: that's a that's probably more so a quarterback coordinator type 186 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: answer for you, I guess of you know, making sure 187 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: that you have an effective player that can't get taken 188 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: away by a certain thing. Now, I think we benefit 189 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 2: from having a lot of really good skill players. So 190 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 2: if you're going to commit resources to doubling a certain receiver, well, 191 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 2: you know, we feel like we have the ability ideally 192 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 2: to run the ball. If you're playing shell coverages and 193 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 2: things like that, and you're giving us a light box too. 194 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 2: Now we have another matchup, we get an opportunity to 195 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 2: attack where you don't have as much help over the top. Possibly, 196 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 2: So that's something that certainly that's a good problem to 197 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 2: have if you have a really good player and teams 198 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: have to commit multiple resources to. 199 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 3: Covering them and stopping them and taking them out of 200 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 3: the game. Thank you, that's everyone, Thanks coach awesome, Thank 201 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 3: you guys.