1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest with you. By the time I 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: talk to you, guys win or lose mentally. Uh, I'm 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: on to the next game. And I know there's a 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: lot of questions about the UH call right before the half. UH, 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: so I definitely wanna address that before I move on 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: to UH Cincinnati, UH take. 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: Forward responsibility for that call. 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: I have to do a better job in putting the 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: guys in a better position. UH. We have good players, 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 1: I know that, and UH I can't really press the issue, 11 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: you know, and with that, you know, moving forward. 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: UH, it's my responsibility to do that. 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: So UH I d you know, wish I could take 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: it back, but UH again you know, UH, I gotta 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: I gotta do better. So UH this week, moving forward, 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: I would say we have a uh definitely a challenge 17 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: ahead of us. Joe Burrow, in my opinion, is one 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: of the best quarterbacks UH in this league. He has 19 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: a dynamic trio. UH at the receiver position, Board Higgins 20 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: and UH what I think one of the best in 21 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: the league. UH Chase uh Mixing is still running the 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: ball at a high level, and I think they do 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: a great job up front in the offensive line for 24 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: as a run game as well as trying to give 25 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: them time in the uh pocket force protection. 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: So UH with that, I take your questions. 27 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 3: See was that called uh partly a reflection of not 28 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: being able to get to cousins? 29 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: Uh? I. 30 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: I I don't really want to elaborate on the call. Again, 31 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't press it. Uh. Our players Uh again, 32 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: they they have shown the ability to be able to 33 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: do certain things, and UH, I gotta be able to 34 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: trust that. And I know I know exactly what we 35 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: have in in in the caliber guys there. 36 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: Uh. And once again I. 37 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: Take full responsibility uh for putting them those guys in 38 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: that position. 39 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 3: How youssing the front front four then not getting uh? 40 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: Uh I it's it's a common of both. It's the 41 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: combination of both. You know, I saw with me. You know, 42 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: you know from a standpoint of calls, you know, gotta 43 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: gotta look at my calls. 44 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: Uh. 45 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 1: We gotta look at what we do from a coverage standpoint. 46 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:12,679 Speaker 2: Uh. 47 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: And given those guys opportunities, you know, because when I 48 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: evaluate the tape and I watch things, we're this close, 49 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: we're this close, we're this close, and you know, you 50 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: look at certain situations why the quarterback is getting rid 51 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: of the ball. 52 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: Uh. 53 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: You know, we gotta be better on our zone drops, 54 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: you know, getting in that particular wonder that's gonna make 55 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: him hold the ball and then Boaster's right there to 56 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: get the sack or he's gonna check it down. As 57 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: we always talk about forcing the ball to the kill zone. 58 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: So there's a combination of a lot of things. And 59 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: we all got our hand in it, and we got 60 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: to get better in training camp, maybe more than once 61 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 1: that you know, as first, the depth of this defensive line. 62 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 2: You've never been around it and like it not to 63 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: call out specific guys. 64 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 3: And and numbers, but you know the numbers don't don't 65 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 3: bear that out at this point, do you don't. 66 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 2: From a production stamp point. 67 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: You know it it It it varies throughout uh the 68 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: year in uh each team, you know, And I I 69 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: go back to really what I just stated, Uh, I 70 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: think we can do a better job on the back end, 71 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, in coverage, whether it's man or zone and 72 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: allowing the quarterback to hold the ball a little longer, 73 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: you know, watching tape, Uh, I think we're close. I 74 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: think we're close a lot, uh, and we're gonna eventually 75 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: get there. And I'm I'm not really pressing right now 76 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,239 Speaker 1: uh about the lack of production, cause I feel like 77 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna come. 78 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: Various word was able to get the pick on the 79 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: on the first series and he almost got the one on. 80 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 2: That on that call right at the end of the half. 81 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: What kind of communication do you have with him in 82 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: confidence do you have in him? 83 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: Uh? 84 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: A lot of confidence in him. 85 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: Uh. 86 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 2: I think he's emerging each and every week. 87 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: Uh, and I think it starts in practice, just leaving 88 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: practice now, just watching him how he goes about his job. Uh, 89 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: it translates and carries over to uh to the game. 90 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: So Uh, he's working hard each and every day. And uh, 91 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: the confidence is there to be able to call manor 92 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: zone uh when he's out there? 93 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: Was he was? 94 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 3: He pretty crushed after the game Monday night. 95 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: Uh. I think we all were, you know, and as 96 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: as professionals, as pros, we gotta quickly move on. 97 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 3: What does your working protocol with Kyle like after games? 98 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: Do you guys meet on the plane when you're coming 99 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 2: back from away game or do you have meetings with 100 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 2: him the next day? 101 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: Talk on the plane, we meet the next day, evaluate 102 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: and go over the Uh. The game tape, so there's 103 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: constant dialogue. You wanna look at your pressures, your play designs, 104 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: your play calls. 105 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 2: Do you ever go back and look at what was successful? 106 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: Uh for to meet go for Robert solo with similar players? Uh? 107 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: I think you have to, cause it's it's based off 108 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: the defense, you know, and this defense is is a 109 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: unique defense, and there's certain things that go with that 110 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: particular uh defense, And uh, I'm learning that, you know, 111 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: and there's certain things that you gotta you can't swell 112 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: away from. 113 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: You know. So as we evaluate, as I evaluate. 114 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: And talk to the coaches most important as well as Kyle, 115 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: I see those things. So again that's why I'm not panicking. 116 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: I know we have the personnel. I know we have 117 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: the talent, and I just got to do a better 118 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: job putting them in position. 119 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: What is it like learning a defense and coaching and 120 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 2: defense at the. 121 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: Same time, You know, it's it's always challenging, you know, 122 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: you know, you when you've done your own thing for 123 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: seventeen years, it's it's a little different. But I'm encouraged. 124 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: I got a great supporting cast. These coaches are around 125 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: me are phenomenal. They know this defense. They they know 126 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: their craft. Uh, these players are great, So we're all 127 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: in this together, man, So I'm not hitting the panic 128 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: button at all. 129 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: There's a lot of great receivers in this league, but 130 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 3: Chase might be in his own category. They've targeted thirty 131 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: two times in the last couple of games. What separates 132 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 3: Chase from because your other great receivers. 133 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: Around the league one, I think it starts with the quarterback. 134 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: They have a unique relationship. You know, when you look 135 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: at ball placement, Borol is phenomenal and throwing the back 136 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: shoulder gives the receivers the only opportunity sometime to catch it. 137 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: So I think that chemistry is there. 138 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: Uh, he's just so dynamic after the catch, you know, 139 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: so it's hard to really try to give him a 140 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: lot of space. You got to try to do certain things, 141 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: whether you're rolling the coverage to him where they're playing, man, 142 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: but you gotta have definitely a lot of his own 143 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: eyes on him. But I can also say this, if 144 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: you try to overplay him, the other two are gonna 145 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: hurt you as well. So we talked about that trio. 146 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: So we got to do a great job and just 147 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: trying to balance things out. 148 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: Watch your Burrow and the first you know, three or 149 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 2: four games. 150 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 3: And then maybe the last couple of games. How different 151 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 3: do they look in terms of you living healthier and 152 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 3: how much. 153 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: Does that show up on the table. 154 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: Well, I still think they're productive, but you can see 155 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: certain things on tape and where the injury is there. 156 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know where he is right now 157 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: from a standpoint of to buy a lot of things 158 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: that they've been doing is out of the gun where 159 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: he normally operates underneath the center. So we'll see exactly 160 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: how that is on Sunday. But Uh, the guy is 161 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: very capable of still running the offense to the fullest with. 162 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 3: The with Brock, with rock and concussion protocol. There's at 163 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: least a chance that Sam would start. And you have 164 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: the experience of being on the sideline with Sam as 165 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 3: the starting quarterback. 166 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: What could we expect to see? 167 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 3: Uh? 168 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: A lot of poors. You know, he's gonna he's gonna 169 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: leave the offense the right way. Uh. I think you 170 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: know he's shown that uh last year, you know, coming 171 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: in under the circumstances. So uh, great leader, He's gonna 172 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: do everything he has to do in running this offense 173 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: to the fullest. So we'll see exactly how that goes, 174 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: and you know, hopefully Brock's ready. That's that's definitely question 175 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: for uh Kyle right there. 176 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: There's an assumption like, well, if you're you're more of 177 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 3: a bloodz guy and they didn't bloods much year before. 178 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 2: But I'm not sure the numbers are out there. 179 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 3: You're blitzing more, are you? 180 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 2: Like blitz haven't been overly effective that blits you in 181 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 2: the right situations? 182 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: Uh I yeah, I I don't you know, you go 183 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,679 Speaker 1: back to to to Cleveland and you know, right before 184 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: the half, you know, we we got a sack cause fumble. 185 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: Uh they rooted you know, in complete boasta, got you know, 186 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: a sack there. So I think it's all timing, you 187 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. In the situations, Uh, some get 188 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: picked up, yes, but uh, I think you have to be. 189 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 2: On point at times. 190 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: When you when you are bringing pressure, you know, because 191 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to get hurt with it. So we 192 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: try to mix it up a little bit for us, 193 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,199 Speaker 1: you know, man's zone and zone pressure. 194 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: So appreciate you guys. Thank you