1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Well it's time. Huh finally, you know it's you know, 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: I joke around with the staff and the defense. It's 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: it's like we've been here six years together, which is 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: a good thing, you know. Uh, well, we're ready to 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: start this thing and kick it off. I was real 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: happy with training camp. I like where we're at as 7 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 1: a defense, and uh, we're just all ready to go. 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what. You get up every morning 9 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: you see that skyline over there, and you know you're 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: in the greatest city in the world and the greatest 11 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: place to be to work at. And I'm just fired 12 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: up actually get into some real games. When people talk 13 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: about Tennessee, they speak a lot about Derrick Henry. I mean, 14 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: how much Tannehill contribute to that offense. Well, first of all, 15 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: there's a reason why they called Derrick Henry the King, 16 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: because he's on the iron throne. For all your Game 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: of Thrones fans, um he They just gave him a raise. 18 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: I think he's the highest paid running back, and I 19 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: still don't think they gave him enough. But Tannehill, Okay, 20 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: what he does is and what they do is they 21 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: play to their strengths, and he's a very good maybe 22 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: one of the best play action quarterbacks in the league today. Uh, 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: you know, and that's just how everything sits together. And 24 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 1: tons of respect for coach Dowling and and grades and 25 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: and you know, they know who they are going into it, 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: and and and Tannahill can run that offense like no other. 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned the King. You've obviously made situations against him. 28 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: Thanks for reminded me. I'm sure you've followed us. But 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: just in terms of in terms of the approach, you 30 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: have to approach a back like that differently. The way 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: he plays, it's not just one cut and guy. And 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: he's a physical guy. He's a physical guy. And it 33 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: could be one cut and go um and and he 34 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: could be with whatever he wants it to be at 35 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,559 Speaker 1: certain times. And he's he's just a very talented back. 36 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: I always get caught in, you know, parent people and 37 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: everything else. But he's like our modern day Jim Brown. 38 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: I think that he's just that much different when he 39 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: has the ball in his hands. So it's it's a 40 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: challenge every time he touches him. I mean, why was 41 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: Blake Markenez not exteresting fearing defense. No one said he 42 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: wasn't a good fit for our defense. But you know, 43 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go with what Brian said. It it's 44 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: there's tough personnel decisions that have to be made. Um, 45 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, when you when you're building roster, and I 46 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: think he and Joe have done a great job. I'm 47 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: really excited about the guys we have in the room. 48 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: And I wish Blake nothing. How much input do you 49 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: have my personality? I mean, don't ask questions. But it's 50 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: not like I said in those meetings. You know they're 51 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: gonna ask questions. Yeah, of course, but but it's not 52 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: like I said in the meetings, the final decision meetings. 53 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: Why he changed me the linebacker or something? He was 54 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: he was starker, he was running with your first team defense. 55 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: How hard is that to do that at this point, 56 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: to have to make that change? Why? I think that 57 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: you look at it a bunch of different ways. As 58 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: I think, just for the in layman's terms, if you 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: change out your mic linebacker, that's hard on your defense. 60 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: But if you look at us schematically, you know, like 61 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: the Jets, we played four inside linebackers in that game. Uh, 62 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: you know on third down, and schematically we we put 63 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: the the players that we think are best and what 64 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: they do best positions that we can on the field. 65 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 1: So there'll be some games where you know, we don't 66 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: play with any inside linebackers when when you when you 67 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: see some of the packages we have. There'll be some 68 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: games where you know, we have Julian Love down there 69 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: playing linebacker, which I think Felicia don't have talked about, 70 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: you know, come from the spring. So I'm really excited 71 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: about that room. We got a great two great coaches 72 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: in there with John Agarugo and and and Kevin Wilkins. Uh, 73 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: you know, I know, I know we're a lot younger, 74 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: and I'm excited to see what they do come Sunday. 75 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't expect it on Thursday, given that you guys 76 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: captain on Tuesday. No, I mean I I don't expect anything. 77 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: And just you get here to work work and you say, okay, 78 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: here we go. And it's been like that. You know, 79 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of different guys besides that you 80 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: could say that about that have been here and coming 81 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: and come and gone. You know, so it's it's a tough. 82 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: It's tough make of those decisions. And uh, you know, 83 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: I think that we can all say I do this, 84 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: and I do that, and I do this until you 85 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: have to make that decision, and then it it makes 86 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher when you have to be the 87 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: one to make that decision if you don't have as 88 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: available very like, what's your confidence of all that the 89 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: other guys behind them? Huy? Like, yeah, I I can't 90 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: say it enough about how how much I love the room, 91 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: the players in that room that we have, because all 92 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: they've done is come here and work, and they're good people, 93 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: and they're good teammates and they're selfless. It's for as 94 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: the other two guys, I know that they're they're working 95 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: as hard as I can to get back, and Dave's 96 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: talks about all the injuries and everything else. So I 97 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: just we'll we'll have a plan, you know, but I 98 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: know Cussard had one too, so we'll see what happens. 99 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, definitely. I lovel Shannon what he's done, and 100 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: he's getting better every day. Is your goal to have 101 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: this defense really replicate what your great Ravens defenses did 102 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: to have it in that image? I think that that 103 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: that's a good question. Um, every year is different, every 104 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: team is different, and as you could see that through 105 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: even back when we were at Baltimore UM. But you know, 106 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: just for example, like you know, we were able to 107 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: get Tony Jefferson here, who was part of the number 108 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: one defense, and that helps. It's a culture, you know, 109 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: of of defense and uh, you know I've said before 110 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: and it's you know, there's I've said it to the defunse, 111 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: so I'll share it with you all. There's one thing 112 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: I'll guarantee you. Okay, I don't know how good we're 113 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: gonna be, but we're gonna run to the football and 114 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna tackle people. And we start with that. You 115 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: got a shot, and I can't wait. I'm really excited 116 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: about it. All the different pieces that we've had come 117 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: in and out here, and you know, you see what 118 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: they're doing at the bottom end of the roster. There's 119 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: some guys I gotta go introduce myself to him in 120 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: the stretch line. So that's that's that's a different challenge 121 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: than than what I've been in. But it's also it's fun. 122 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: You know, I'm excited about it. I think I didn't 123 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: know Brian real well except how good of a guy 124 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: he was, you know, like when you're roun him and 125 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: coaching deals, you know, the combine or whatever. Uh, but 126 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: I love the fact how competitive he is. You know, 127 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: we're both we have we have a lot of similarities 128 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: that way, and I hope you would say the same 129 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: to you. It's it's uh, it's been it's been a 130 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: it's been a fun journey so far. When you talked 131 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: about you talked about all the guys called in the past, 132 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: You've talked about Jerome Henderson, You're worth on the best 133 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: defensive backs coaches, without a doubt, talk about why why 134 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: you feel that way? Hey, I think he's a great communicator. 135 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: H I sit there and watch his drills, and his 136 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: drills carry over to practice. You know, some guys just 137 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: do drills that they've always done and you never see 138 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: a carry over to practice. Everything he does. If he 139 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: sees a weakness and a player, he corrects it and 140 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: he has a drill to fix it. And schematically he 141 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: has some great ideas back in the back end with 142 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: coverage and and I'm just really excited about all right, 143 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: being able to see this thing grow, this relationship grow, 144 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: and you feel like he's the right guy. Oh, without 145 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: a doubt, Yeah, without without a doubt, without a doubt, no, 146 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: not a question. Thank you the same place of the 147 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: same head coach for a decade, you come here, what 148 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: is the transition and like to get out comment it's 149 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: having in your head coach obviously everything I think you know, 150 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: coaching especially is as long as a lot of us have. 151 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: You know, just like the players, you you like, you know, 152 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: you like regiment and your you know your schedule, you 153 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: you know, and it's just the hardest part is just 154 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: going doing different schedules. You know what I mean of 155 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: a different group because for ten years I knew on Tuesday, 156 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: November two or whatever, I knew what I was doing. 157 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: And then you know that the the unknowing at times 158 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: is it gets a little stressful. But that that would 159 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: be the that would be the biggest thing. But we'll 160 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: get into that. We'll get into that. You know, a 161 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: regular schedule now that we get the season story you mentioned, 162 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: you know, meet still meeting some guys. Now you're in 163 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: the first year of the scheme. Uh, what is realistic 164 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: expectation for this group? And I I don't think the outside 165 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: expectation or this is gonna be a top five defense, 166 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: this is going to be the number one defense? Would 167 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: for you as the expect patient in your one. Well, 168 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 1: I mean I think that's why we would kick it off. 169 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: If I didn't think that we could be the best defense, 170 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: I wouldn't taking this job. I mean realistically that I 171 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 1: don't know what realistic he ley is. You know, you 172 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: just don't know the series of events that are gonna 173 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: happen each game, and you know what situations you'll be 174 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: put in, what situations you can get out, you know 175 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: all those different things of of of calling a defense. 176 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: But like I said, I am, I am very excited 177 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: about the group that we have in that room. And 178 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: there's much as selfless, good people, hard playing football players, 179 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: and and they're gonna be fun to watch. And that's 180 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: that's the biggest thing. Is will be the first time 181 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: we have all the ones actually together to play and 182 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: get into that rhythm that I've been talking about all preseasons. 183 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 1: So that that's that's exciting to me. That's why we 184 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: do it.