1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: They say, like how much time you spent on that 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: block point, and like what just the preparation to face 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: them again. Uh, you know, we we worked punt at 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: least two or three times a week, So it's nothing. 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: We're not doing anything different, just being more detailed and 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: what we're doing as far as alignments and all of 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: that stuff. So it's you know, it's preparation, is normal, 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: going through our normal process of uh you know, being 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: physical and making sure we're doing little things right way 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: all the time. You know. So that's that's been the 11 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: process the whole year, and uh, you know, we just 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: gotta gotta lean on our our fundamentals and our techniques 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: and go play. Wait just the idea of but you 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: know when you play as team twice so close together, 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: it has to be about the CounterPunch in that scenario 16 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: with the block do you almost have to anticipate now 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: what they may try to do off of that, expecting 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: you to fix what you guys got wrong in the lift. 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: It's blood and water, I mean, that's that's any time 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: you have a block kick um in this league, you know, 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: when you when you put blood in the water, and 22 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: that's what they do anyway, I mean they rushed four 23 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: or six times this year, that's more than anybody else 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: in the league. And obviously percentage wise, they blocked more 25 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: punt So they do a good job. Matt Daniels, in 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 1: this group, they do a good job. Those guys play 27 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: extremely harrd and it's gonna be a challenge for us. 28 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: We just gotta you know, again, it's that's playoff football, 29 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: that's life in the NFL. It's punch CounterPunch, and that 30 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: that one, that one play, and I guess we're dwelling 31 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: on that that. Don't apologize for it, but um, is 32 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: was that a scheme situation or was that just a 33 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: guy or two not making not to making a play. 34 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: I mean, the play is what it is. I mean, 35 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: it was just a simple alignment thing. He got caught up. 36 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: And you know, it wasn't anything special that they did. 37 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: They'd run the same rush probably fifteen times a whole year. 38 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: You know, it was more of what we did the 39 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: more of what they did. So um but again we 40 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: cleaned that up, and you just gotta again go out 41 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: and play. You have a line for their kicker, and 42 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: I said, I mean obvious kind of obviously back that up. 43 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: Now I mean to show you something. Obviously they're changes 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 1: sort of Uh yeah, that that was a career long 45 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: form and uh, you know, he stepped up to the challenge. 46 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: He made a big kick. So I mean that's you know, 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: he's made some sixty yard kicks before, but you know 48 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: that was that was his longest one. So what's graham 49 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: mind indoors? It just depends on the day, you know, 50 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: how he's feeling. You know, Graham's not twenty five anymore, 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: so it just depends on how he's feeling. But he's 52 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: he's right at that, you know, at that line, and 53 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: I gotta have a situation probably right at right you 54 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: had you had a chance at sixty I guess, dude, 55 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,839 Speaker 1: the end of the first half, and I'm game. Yeah, 56 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: I mean, that's it's situational, like, how what's the flow 57 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: of the game? You know, what do we need? What 58 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: we don't need? Are they going to put a returner 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: back there? Like the It's a whole bunch of things 60 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: that go into that making that decision. So I think 61 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: I think we made a good decision obviously the dome, 62 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: But is that considered a good place to kick? I mean, distensized, 63 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: I mean, how what's Graham's approach to being there? Obviously 64 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: nothing You've already been there this year, you know. I 65 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: mean it's obviously you look at the environment and it's 66 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: really all domes aren't the same, you know what I mean, 67 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: Like you don't have to deal with the elements, but 68 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: all domes aren't the same. Um, it depends on the turf, 69 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: you know. Like last time we play them, they painted 70 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: it all white. So it's hard to stick your foot 71 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: in the ground certain parts of it. That makes all 72 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: that makes a big difference in striking the ball and 73 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: contacting the ball. If you can't get your foot all 74 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: the way in the ground and it's just kind of 75 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: sliding over the top of the grass, that it makes 76 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: a little bit difficult. So they're gonna do that again, 77 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: Like do you know those things just no clue last 78 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: last time it was painted. But that's I mean, that's 79 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: that's any stadium like that's you know, that's it's it's 80 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: any stadium, And it's always something, some small little nuance 81 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: that you might have to deal with, you know. So 82 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: it is what it is. And we get a chance 83 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: to go out there and make a kid, We'll make 84 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: a kid Graham's done a lot this year, so any 85 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: benefit to having that big deal go kind of on 86 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: tape give them something to think about. Maybe it was 87 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: a little weird. It was a little weird that you 88 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: kind of did do those strict plays in that in 89 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: that game which didn't have any playoff implications with your 90 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: thought press is kind of behind that just playing football, 91 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: trying to win a game. You know, uh, you know 92 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: how it is. I mean, whenever we line up and 93 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: we strap it up, we're not going out there just 94 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: to lay down. We're trying to win. Regardless of who's 95 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: on the field. We're trying to win a game, and 96 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: we want to be aggressive and war on special teams. 97 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: Does do more starters play special teams now that during 98 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: this time of year, not necessarily, I think more than anything, 99 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: you know when we talked about this earlier year. You 100 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: want to have continuity, you know what I mean, Like 101 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: you want to be able to create that continuity. So 102 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: guys have they learned how to play with each other right, 103 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: having that energetic effect and being able to gel as 104 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: a group and as a unit. And you don't want 105 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: to get to the most important time of the year 106 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: and you change up everything that you've done, you know 107 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like like, that's that's not what we're 108 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: not gonna do. We're going to go out there with 109 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: the guys that we've had that's that's been playing for us, 110 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: and they're starting to play better and they're starting to 111 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: get better as a gun. The noise that might be 112 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: louder this time around, can that help your unit in particular? 113 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the noise is a noise, you know, 114 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: it is what it is. The situation is what it is. 115 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: You know, playing in Seattle, you know, playing in some 116 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: of these other places that we've been where it's been loud. 117 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: You know, that's that's playoff football and in the National 118 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: Football League, you know, and you go on the road, 119 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: you're playing in the the hustle environment and the noise is 120 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: a noise. So we just deal with it and it 121 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: is what it is, you know. But our guys are 122 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: there ready for I know you were asked. I think 123 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: we were asked this last week the idea of for 124 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: you seeing this team back in the playoffs. You've been 125 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: here through the tough times. You've also been here when 126 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: you guys have been on the top of the world. Um, 127 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,559 Speaker 1: what are your emotions going into this weekend. Is it 128 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: just another game or do you kind of take a 129 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: step back and appreciate what it's like to get back here. 130 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: You appreciate it definitely. Uh, you know, when you when 131 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: you've had such a drought that we've had around here, 132 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: you definitely appreciate it. But it's just just win one game. Like, 133 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: my primary focus is on Matt Daniels and his group 134 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,239 Speaker 1: and just winning one game. That's that's all we're focused 135 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: on right now. And it's and it's nice to see 136 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: all the stuff around it, but our primary focus is 137 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: just trying to go as a unit, go win one game, 138 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: trying to make a positive impact play in the kicking 139 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: game that can help us win win game. Is your 140 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: feel and appreciation for the players that haven't tasted a 141 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: playoff game before and are having a chance to do 142 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: this for the first time. I'm happy for him because, 143 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, not not every player in this league get 144 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: a chance to experience playoff football. You know, it's a 145 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 1: lot of guys that will play ten, fifteen years and 146 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: never go to playoffs. So some of these young guys, 147 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: you know, their first year in the league, they're going 148 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: into a playoff situation. It's it's it's cool for them 149 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: because they get a chance to experience it, and uh, 150 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: you know it's and again setting them up moving forward, 151 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: giving him something to go go after, moving forward, a 152 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: goal to go after, just to know what what the 153 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,119 Speaker 1: feeling is to play in the playoff game and playing 154 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: meaningful football in January, like Richie's certa navigated this season 155 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: obviously has the Seattle game to take him off that 156 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: role and he goes back into it just like where 157 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: are you handling? Like where your trusted with him? Just 158 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: how that's kind of played out. No, Richie's you know, 159 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: like we talked about before, he's done a great job, 160 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: you know as far as bouncing back from a negative play, 161 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: and um, you know that's that's football. That's this league. 162 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: If you're gonna stick around and you're going to have 163 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: a career, it ain't about it ain't about all the 164 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: great plays. It's about the bad ones and how you 165 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: react to the battles and if you're able to react 166 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: in a positive of way and you can take those 167 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: negative uh situations in your career and then your football 168 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: life and turn them into a positive and be able 169 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: to respond in a positive way. Then you know, you 170 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: show that mental toughness and you'll you'll be able to 171 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: stick around this league for a while, because it ain't 172 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: about it ain't easy in this league. It's everybody's going 173 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: to go through tough situations that you gotta bounce back.