1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Good morning, Bill. Um, just thinking back to last night, 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: I don't think we touched on the third and one 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: and fourth and one defensive stops. Those were sort of 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: big plays in the game. When you watch the tape, 5 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: what did you see on those that contributed to the stop? Yeah, 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: the third and one sack where we you know, they 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: try to look like they were trying to take a 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: shot into the end zone. Hit an explosive play there 9 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: and then probably go four on fourth down. But um, 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: you know, Kyle got in there and made a good 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: play in the third and one. You know, as usual 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: when you stop him in short already, it's all about penetration, 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: and we got some good penetrade down both plays on one. 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: Follow up on Kyle Dugger in what areas have you 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: seen him grow as a player this year? Obviously knowing 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: that he probably grows in all of them, but maybe 17 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: a couple that stand outs here. Yeah, I put everything 18 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: down there. It's a good athlete. He's a smart kid. Um, 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: just he learns a lot. Um. He's playing with some 20 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: very experienced players, especially Devin and Phillips, but other guys 21 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: in the secondary and other guys at the linebacker level. Two. 22 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: You know, Kay and Kyle and you know Jamie Bentley, 23 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: you know those guys. So um, you know he's in 24 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: there with a lot of experienced players. I'm sure he's 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: learned a lot um about about everything, keys, matchups, run 26 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: for us, pass coverage, let's end. You know, he soaks 27 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: it all in. Pointing coach. He kind of touched on 28 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: this a little bit earlier, but I wanted to ask 29 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: you about that. Then inside pressure, you've been getting some 30 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: of the guys that you don't hear about a lot, 31 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: like Cal Davis, Devin Godshaw, and just how important have 32 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: they been to the defense is kind of in a 33 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: sense huge. Yeah, they really do a good job. And 34 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 1: to have more than one of them so that you can, 35 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: you know, have somewhat of a rotation um and keep 36 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: him fresh and attack the middle of the middle of 37 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: the offensive line, whether it's you know, run or pass 38 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: from the guard to the guard, center, gap to the 39 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: center um in different ways. It's very can be very disruptive, 40 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: and you know you got to block them on every play. 41 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: It's not like a corner or an outside linebacker or 42 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: somebody you can run away from or you know, work 43 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: the other side on those those guys in the middle 44 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: of the formation, the defensive tackles, the middle linebackers. Um, 45 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: you pretty much gotta deal with them on every play. 46 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: So Um, but that you're right that the depth and 47 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: the and the the ability to have more than one 48 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: guy do that has been been huge. They've all done 49 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: a good job. Thank you, Welcome and the next question 50 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 1: to Koda Randall full like Chris Ryan hey Bill H. J. 51 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: Jackson made made a great play on that interception last night. 52 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: You've talked before about how there are certain skills you 53 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: can teach, you can coach players to be better at, 54 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: and some things like speed that they really can't be improved, 55 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, with the player who's like a ball of 56 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: hawk like J. C. Jackson something like that. Can it 57 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: be taught or is it more Yeah, I don't think 58 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: I ever said it couldn't be improved, But um, there's 59 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: certainly a some players had more more skill in certain areas. Um. 60 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: That's our very special with the ball skills or speed 61 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: or explosiveness or whatever happens to be. I do think 62 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: you can improve all those skills. Um. But yeah, Jacs 63 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: as natural hands and tracks of ball very well as 64 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: a great handock coordination, there's no question about that, And 65 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: just want to all of a lot of the players 66 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: have said for them, but this is a particularly close 67 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: knit group. I s wondering if you would agree with that, 68 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: you know, and just kind of how it compares to 69 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: some of the locker rooms for the next season. Well, 70 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: the relationship with the players, the thing's always a very 71 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: special one and it's not something as a coach that 72 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: you can orchestrate. I think it just has to happen. 73 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: Hopefully you put players together that we'll be able to 74 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: form those kind of relationships and trust and camaraderie and 75 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: all those things. But it's not anything you can legislate 76 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: or it just kind of has to happen. And so 77 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: I'm glad it's happening, and I'm glad that they have 78 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: that kind of feeling because I do think there's a 79 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: you know, chemistry that goes with communication and anticipation and 80 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, knowing what the other guys doing and him 81 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: knowing what you're doing and being able to play aggressively 82 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: with all that. So um, yeah, no, I think it's 83 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, it's a good thing. I'm glad that that 84 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: they feel that way. I'm glad that's developing. Um, And 85 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: it takes time, and it takes some success. Um. You know, 86 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: it's again not something you can just talk about and 87 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: just magically happens. I think you need to need to 88 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: back it up with some results that reinforce what you're 89 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: what you're doing, and what they're feeling. Thank you, welcome. 90 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: Next question, what about how are you good? Chris? We 91 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: want to ask you about the defense and short yardage situations. Obviously, 92 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, interception sacks, those types of things you'll dominate 93 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: the highlights and so forth. But the way that your 94 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: defense is performing in short yardage, what is the positive 95 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: tangible effects that that has really collectively on a football team. Well, 96 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 1: I think it's a you know, a real mentality and 97 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: source of pride for the defense that we're gonna fight 98 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: for every yard and every inch and um, make you 99 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: earn it. And when you you make goal line stops 100 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: or short aready stops. Um. And you know, we've had 101 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: a couple of examples of that this year. I think 102 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: it not only gives you a lot of confidence, but 103 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: it really um, you know again, just just as a 104 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: defense as a unit, you know, you kind of consider 105 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: yourself we're gonna we're gonna fight for every yard and 106 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: you know they're gonna have to earn it, and so 107 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: we've said we've done that a few times this year. UM, 108 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 1: but I think the players take a lot of pride 109 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: in it. You know, the goal line stand in the 110 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: Dallas game, UM, you know the stops last night, those 111 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: are you know, those are real building blocks for UM 112 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: for that and you know it's an area we weren't 113 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: very good in last year. So it's good to see 114 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: that improves them too. That took the last question you 115 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: never tour, hey, Bill Um, Building off of what Dakota asked, 116 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: when you bring in a bunch of free agents and things, 117 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: how much research, if at all, do you'll do into 118 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: kind of what those guys are as a locker room, 119 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: as a locker room presence. So many guys are talking 120 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: about Matt Judon and what he's been. Is that something 121 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: you can effectively research or is that something it just 122 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: has to gel with the guys that you've got. Well, sure, 123 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: we try to try to see what kind of UM 124 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: you know person the player is UM you know on 125 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: a number of levels, and know how committed they're a football, 126 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: the type of worker they're kind of practice player. There 127 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: are what they bring to the team, both on and 128 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: off the field and so forth. And each each one 129 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: of us has our own style and strengths of weaknesses 130 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: and all that. So it's not like one size fits all. 131 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: That's definitely not the case. But um, fundamentally, you know, 132 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: you try to bring people in that you feel like 133 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: it will be a good fit with your team, whether rookies, 134 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: free agents, trades, or you know, however you acquire them, 135 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: and that's what you try to do. That doesn't always 136 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: work out that way, but hopefully it does. That's the intent. Thanks. Yep, 137 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: you're welcome. Thankay coach, Thanks everyone, great, Thank you have 138 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: a good weekend.