1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: But you you look back on the at the game 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: film of the game, what anything that stood out to 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: you that you didn't notice, um when you were playing it. Uh, 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: you know, there there was some adjustments I think I 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: could have done a better job of during the game, 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: you know, looking back on it that maybe I regret 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: not not doing or making but it was it was 8 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: pretty much what I said after the game, which was 9 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: I didn't make enough throws or plays for us to 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, getting a good position to win, and um, 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: I need to do a better job. Brian, over the 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: over the past couple of weeks, You've done some good things, 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: but also obviously it's you acknowledge esterday and not so 14 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: good things over these past couple of games. Do you 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: feel like your play has has regressed in anyway and 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: then it's so why you can set is Uh yeah, 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: I mean I have, I haven't played well the last 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: few games. Um, you know, it's just it's not an 19 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: easy game. They just got to continue to to prepare, 20 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: you know, in the film room, continue to prepare, learning 21 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: the game plan and doing everything on the practice field. 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: And I hope that it translates. But that's the only 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: way that I know how to fix things is just 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: to continue to work hard and just ignore the outside 25 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: and outside noise. It says Todd told you whether you'll 26 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: start on Sunday? Uh, I know we we didn't. We 27 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: did not talk other than you know, him addressing the 28 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: team and stuff today and then we just met as 29 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: a as an offense and as a quarterback group to 30 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: review the film. How I was Todd's mood when he 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: addressed the team today, UM, I mean that's you know, 32 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:54,279 Speaker 1: personal things inside the team. But you know, obviously, um, 33 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: none of us are happy with the effort. None of 34 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: us are We're happy with the way the game went down, 35 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: and you know, we just gotta I think the message 36 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: was clear that we've got to put our focus into 37 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: this week and make sure we get this thing back 38 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: on the right track. Right. Were there a residual effects 39 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: last night or today from this shot you took to 40 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: the head? Now? I feel good? And what about your thumb? 41 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: How does it? How does it feel today? Some feels 42 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: great again? Just more praise for the medical staff and 43 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: the doctors for the plan that we had, you know, 44 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: ten days post surgery to be able to come out 45 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: of the game clean the way that I did and 46 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,839 Speaker 1: you know, getting tackled and taking some hits and all that, 47 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:49,839 Speaker 1: but some um, there were no ill effects during the game. Ryan, 48 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: When you look at the slow starts for the offense, 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: how much do you think it is that that you 50 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: guys have been banged up and some of you've been 51 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: out of practice and in practice some days limited on 52 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: other days that affect Now it's just been poor execution. 53 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: You know. The thing about an offense is you've got 54 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: to have eleven guys on the same page, e leving 55 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: guys doing their job. And if you don't, you know, 56 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: sometimes you can get lucky and overcome it, but you 57 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: know a lot of the time it's going to be 58 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: tough sledding. And so we've got to make sure that 59 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: we've got everybody on the right page going in the 60 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: right direction. Um, you know, and obviously that starts with 61 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: me and getting us in the right play and making 62 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: the right read or making a good throw and so, um, 63 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: we just gotta you know, there's the fundamentals and the 64 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: basics of what our offense is. We've got to get 65 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: everybody in the same page right Last night, some guys 66 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: mentioned that you know this is that doesn't know we 67 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: haven't figure out how to finish or we haven't set 68 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: out how to win. Is there? Can you put your 69 00:03:53,920 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: finger on why that means? So I there, it's kind 70 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: of a two people talking. Sorry you said that we 71 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: we can't finish or we can't win. Yeah, well, I mean, 72 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, we've we've got to be able to come together. 73 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: And you know, we've we've had some close games. Um, 74 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: you know, either games where we've been winning in the 75 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: fourth quarter or been down and needed to score and 76 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: we haven't done it. And so, um, you know, we've 77 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: we've just got to go out there and execute the 78 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: fundamentals and and do it. And uh, that's the only way, 79 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: you know that I know how to get over that. 80 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: Right as you know that the g has released the 81 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: Quentin Cobols today, so it's highly unusual for the first 82 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: round pick to get cut. So I'm wondering what kind 83 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: of message do you think that is? Uh, I don't know. 84 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I you know, I'm have my head and 85 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: my involvement in the offense and so I don't really 86 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: know a lot about what's going on with with the 87 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 1: defense or anything. But uh, you know, it's just a 88 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: decision that coach Bowls made that I don't know that 89 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: I'm the right person to ask about that. As you 90 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: said earlier, you admitted, you know, you haven't played your 91 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: best for the last couple of weeks. So I'm wondering 92 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: going forward, do you do you still think you're the 93 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: right man for the job going forward? Yeah, I do 94 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: think I'm the right man for the job. I think, um, 95 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: you know, unfortunately, unfortunately, I've got a lot of experience, 96 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: um in playing four teams that have been in this situation, 97 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: you know where we've lost a few games, and uh, 98 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: you know, we've got to stay the course, We've got 99 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: to right the ship, We've got to do all that stuff, 100 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: you know. I think, uh, you know, at this point 101 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: in my career, I've learned a ton and all the 102 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: different situations I've been in, I have no problem shouldering 103 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: any blame that gets thrown my way and then all 104 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: blame that I deserve and don't deserve. And you know, 105 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: I think I'm the right guy to get this thing 106 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: going back in the right direction. Ryan, what do you 107 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: feel like the key is to get this thing going 108 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: back in the right direction. I think confidence is a 109 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: lot of it, you know, just getting some sort of 110 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: swagger back and all that's gonna come through preparation and 111 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: working hard in practice, and you know then it's just 112 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: gonna start clicking in the games. But we've just we've 113 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: just got to get that confidence back, right with with 114 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: regard to the running game, when it was going early 115 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: in the year, you know, the offense was really at it. Bet. 116 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: I mean, how tough with it yesterday? Do you think 117 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: you guys in spite of the deficit, maybe got away 118 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: from it a little too early. Well that's kind of 119 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: always the you know, the next day you always think 120 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: about that, and you know, we just we need to spark, 121 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: we need to get something going. Uh. And so you 122 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: know when we made it UM seventeen, the majority of 123 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: that was was thrown. We had a run or two 124 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: maybe sprinkled in there, and um, you know, even getting 125 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:22,119 Speaker 1: BP in the passing game, getting him some balls. Uh. 126 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: You know, he he could be a big part of 127 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,559 Speaker 1: our offense. You know now that he's held me again. 128 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: But we've just got to Each game is gonna be different, 129 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: find the right thing that works, the right balance, and 130 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: you know, we we've definitely just got to continue to 131 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: try to um. You know, get back on track of 132 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: the running game. Ryan um Brand got a touchdown again yesterday, 133 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: obviously for the third straight game, but in terms of 134 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: his art each production, it's been down now for three 135 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: straight games. Um, how challenging has it been in terms 136 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: of what people are doing coverage wise against him? And 137 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: how do you think you guys can go about you know, 138 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: cracking that and solving that here. Well, I think everybody 139 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: that plays us recognizes that he's the guy that has 140 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: to be stopped. You know, he's the guy that kind 141 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: of makes our offense go. And so we've just got 142 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: to try to continue to find ways to get him 143 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: the ball. I mean, he was he was single um 144 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: at times yesterday, where you know, I've got to do 145 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: a better job of getting him the ball, giving him 146 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: a chance. And um, you know, but the thing is 147 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: when when he is double and seems want to completely 148 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: take him away, we think we've got other options and 149 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: other guys that you know, can pick up the yards, 150 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: pick up the first downs on third down, and and 151 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: so we've just again just continue to work and uh, 152 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: you know, part of it is going to be moving 153 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: him around, but part of it also is just taking 154 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: what the defense has given us Ryan that Andre Howe 155 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: wanted to get text some safeties was quoted in the 156 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: Houston Paper saying that that he noticed that you tend 157 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: to stare down receivers. Uh, you know, is that something 158 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,839 Speaker 1: you're aware of? Is that accurate that you know? What that? 159 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: What do you make of that assessment? I just kind 160 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: of laugh at it. I mean, that's I don't think 161 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: you make it eleven years in the league by doing that, 162 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: but uh, you know that's that would say. You know, 163 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: he made a play at the end of the game, 164 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: and I told you guys after the game, you know 165 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: the coverage that they gave us. Uh, I was over 166 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: there a little too long because Cushing Cushing ran under it, 167 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: Uh you know, and so I wasn't able to throw 168 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: it as quick as I wanted to. But um, I 169 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 1: just kind of kind of shake that one off. Ryan. 170 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: I wonder if you could just kind of extend You 171 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: mentioned your confidence earlier that you can still get this 172 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: job done here, um, and the stage of your career physically, 173 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: do you feel like you're still able to do it 174 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: and play in this league right now? I know experience 175 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: is one thing, but do you think you can can 176 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: still do it from the physical standpoint, and and it's 177 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: so weird. Uh, you know, could you kind of on 178 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: that confidence that you have? I mean, I'm not sure 179 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: how you want me to. I mean physically, you've seeing 180 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: me play all year. You know, I hurt my thumb 181 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: on a fluke kind of you know, somebody grabbing my 182 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: thumb pulling it the other way. But um, you know, 183 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: physically I feel fine. You know that I felt fine 184 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: physically on the touchdown run, feel good today. So I'm 185 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: not I'm not real serve where that one's coming from. 186 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: So I wasn't questioning, well I don't some people, you know, 187 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: look at you and say, you know, how much time 188 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: this guy have left and he's still play in the NFL. 189 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm not saying I think that. I'm just asking your 190 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: opinion on on that notion that you know, maybe some 191 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: people think you don't have it. Yeah, that's that's fine, 192 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: But I'm still here. Well, it seems like got what 193 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: got a lot of one on one matchup yesterday with 194 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: either bred No or Brick. Was there mistakes made in 195 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: the protection uh you know, calling out the sessions beforehand? 196 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: What led to some of those one on one match up? Well? 197 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a he's a great player. We knew 198 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: that obviously going in the game. He's he's got a 199 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: guy that kind of commands help on every play, and 200 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: so you know, it wasn't gonna be every single play 201 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 1: that he was going to be you know, double team. 202 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: But the majority of the game, uh, we had we 203 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: had help on. There's a few instances where we did not, 204 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: and he made some great plays, but that's the type 205 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: of player he is. I thought we had a good 206 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: game plan for him going into it, and uh, for 207 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: the most part, that game plan was executed. But I mean, 208 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: he's he's a pretty special player for a reason, and uh, 209 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: you know he's going to make his plays.