1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: One housekeeping thing from last game. Why did you guys 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: elevate Davis and then inactivated. Um, that's something Joe and 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: I talked with Davis about. Keep that in the house. 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: But Davis has done a good job for us. Yeah, 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna get into the reason why, but um, 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: that's something Joe and I talked about where is land 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: and sand. At this point, I thought he did some 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: good things. Um last week there was his last up. 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: So you know, we'll see as we got going here 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: the rest of the way. And um, I think a 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: door is getting better. Um. And then again with Xaviers 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: just you know how this how his fingers are healing. 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 1: So I think they get a bit a little bit 14 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: better each week. Practice this week m X no A Dory, 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: I think we'll see coach you praise a lot of 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: good receivership. You might be facing the best in the league. 17 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: That said, and what makes Justin Jefferson so good? What 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: do you see when you look at the shirt? Uh? One, 19 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: He's extremely talented. He's got good quickness, good body control, 20 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: can run any route. They line him up all over 21 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: all over the place. I think they do a great 22 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: job with him. He's hard to covering man. He's got 23 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: great awareness and his own he's good after the catch, 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: he can make contested catches and he's a he's a problem. 25 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: How about his route, but yeah, absolutely, Um, he can 26 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: run anything you ask him to run. So he's he 27 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: gets great. You know, it's hard to read him because 28 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: he's so good at the top of the route, whether 29 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: his body, control, his eyes, his head, um, he's really good. 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: Me isaver being out a little more, um, a little 31 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: easier to take the pencipal way he's playing. Yeah, well, 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: I just know you never you know, you can't replace 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: you know, really good players for you. But I think 34 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: Pennock has done an excellent job of fitting into our defense. 35 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: I think the defensive quote just have used them the 36 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: right way, whether it's in the deep part of the field, 37 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: down on the box, blitzing. Um, you know, he's been 38 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: a good addition for us, a little harder than most. 39 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: It seems like he brings especially Yeah, no, he's he's 40 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: so explosive. You've got strength and power and good speed, 41 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: and yeah he can bring it. What does it do 42 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: for you defensively when you guys play Landing and Tony 43 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: in the box and seemed to go a little smaller. 44 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: But also off of that, what does it due to 45 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: an offense when they have to adjust to that, Well, 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: it depends you have to ask how the offense accounts 47 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: for those guys. You know that there's points in every play, 48 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: whether it's protection of the run game. They're interchangeable, they 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: can play multiple spots or extremely smart both of them. Um. 50 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: You know, Tony has been in the system before, so 51 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: I think he's got a good understanding of how we 52 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: do things defensively, and Landing is just an instinctive guy. 53 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: He did a good job last week. Where are you 54 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: Where are you on? On Daniel and kind of the 55 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: steps he's taken under your staff too to lives this season. 56 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: We'll give Daniel credit first and foremost. He's an extremely 57 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: hard worker. I think he understands what we're trying to 58 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: accomplish each week. You know, it's every week it's a 59 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: little bit different, but he's you know, he's works extremely hard. 60 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: He studies, he understands the teams that we're playing, and 61 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: you know, he makes good decisions for what we asked 62 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: him to do. Um, you know, last week was a 63 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: little bit different than the week before, and he's taking 64 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: care of the football. He's done a good job. How 65 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: are your experienced How diff call is it for a 66 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: quarterback who has either a fumbling, an interception issue, or 67 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: turnover issue to correct that, because it seems like generally speaking, 68 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: he's done that. Yeah, No, give credit to him. I mean, 69 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: he's got to take care of the ball in the pocket, 70 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: and he's got to be the one to make the 71 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: decisions when he's under pressure. And I think she has 72 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: done a really good job with him in the quarterback 73 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: room of you know, we try to do things that 74 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: accentuate his strengths, and I think he could throw it 75 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: on all three levels. But you know, there's a way 76 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: to play each game against each opponent based on you know, 77 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: what they have defensively, how their rushes, what their corners 78 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: look like, and um, you know, he's had a good 79 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: job of operating and executing our offense. From a place, 80 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: I'm sorry you've come from a place where you've experienced 81 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: in a quarterback being a really popular guy in the 82 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: locker room, it certainly seems like Daniel has won over 83 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: teammates and is highly respected. How much does that matter? Yeah? 84 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: I think I think when I got here, you know, 85 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: just talking to some of the skill guys and even 86 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: the defensive guys, They've always had that respect for Daniel 87 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: because the way he approaches his job. He's he's a 88 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: true prom and he's a good leader. I know he's 89 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: kind of a quiet guy, but in the whole he's 90 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: he's a good leader with those guys, and he knows 91 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: everybody's responsibilities. He can get things lined up, he can 92 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: correct mistakes, He's a problem solver. So I think the 93 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: guys have a lot of respect for him. The turnover 94 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: thing obviously was a thing early in his career. Right, Uh, 95 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: what do you say? What do you make of him 96 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: having you throw four interception that's the fused at any 97 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: quarterback in the NFL this year that has actually that 98 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: played most of their teams games. What do you make 99 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: of that? That's good? Yeah, what do you attributed to it? Like? 100 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: Why why do you think there's been such a drastic 101 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: shift tech? Well, again, like I was saying that, Kim, 102 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: I think he works at it. Um. I think she 103 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: has done a great job of you know, we have 104 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: certain reads and things in our offense that that we teach, 105 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: and Um he just goes out and executes well, so 106 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: he's done everything we've asked him to do in terms 107 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,679 Speaker 1: of the things that we need to do each game. Again, 108 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: it's it's never gonna be perfect. There's you know, it's 109 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: a hard position to play. And I think he's got 110 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: some confidence. Um, we have confidence in him, and you know, 111 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: we just put together game plan that we think, you know, 112 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: we'll work well well for us as a team, but 113 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, work well for him to as a quarterback. 114 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: Do you think there's more upside to him? I mean 115 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: a lot of times that when somebody's that far along 116 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: in their career and say, oh, that's they're stealing, do 117 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: you think there's well, I don't think he's that far 118 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: along in his career as a quarterback. Again, it's a 119 00:05:54,800 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: it's a tough position to play, Um, you know sometimes Look, 120 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: I can just go by the guys that I've had 121 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: the last few years when I was with him for 122 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: you know, four years, and each year we took a 123 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: little bit of a step. And you always give credit 124 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: to the players. But again, his ability to graph and 125 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,239 Speaker 1: information and then go out there and perform it. Um, again, 126 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: with what we're asking to do, I'm not, you know 127 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: sure with the other years he's been here. I think 128 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: he's made steps each way. Um, you know, certainly things 129 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: to improve on. But conscientious, hard working, tough, competitor, those 130 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: are good qualities to have at that position. You've had 131 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: the fewest twenty post yard pass plays. Right, How much then, 132 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: do you view as situational personality? What what do you 133 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: attribute that? Yeah? Well, I think look, we always have 134 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: a game plan each week, go into a game of 135 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: how we want to play it, and his job is 136 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: to make the right decisions. So if it's to throw 137 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: a quick game or taken underneath route, um, you know, 138 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: he's he's done a good job of putting the ball 139 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: where we want him to put it. We certainly would 140 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: like more explosive plays that helps you score more points, 141 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: but he's he's doing he's doing what we asked him 142 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: to do. Fry guys. A lot of the time, guys 143 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: on the outside had these fiery dispositions. Daniel is not 144 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: that they're talking about me. Well, that we know, but 145 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: Daniel is not that way. But does that not tell 146 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: the whole story about Daniel with the fire? Yeah, No, 147 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: he's a he's a competitor, um, and I think that's 148 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: why his teammates respect him so much. I think he's 149 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: he's just very level headed and that helps too when 150 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: there's sometimes there's chaos in the game, whether that's in 151 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 1: the pocket, whether you're down, And I think he's he's 152 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: really been the model of consistency with his attitude and 153 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: his approach. And that's why I appreciate about him understanding 154 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: that offensive line works as five guys. It certainly seems 155 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: like early in the season and then again yesterday, the 156 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: offensive line has played really well with Reticent specifically in there. 157 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: What is it about him that he brings, it seems, 158 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: and that's that's a coincidence. You know, he was in 159 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: there for that a team play drive. I think I 160 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: think Ends has done a good job. He's a you know, 161 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: he's been a good player for us when we've asked 162 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: him to be in there. He's coming back from from 163 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: an injury. I thought I did some good things last game. Still, 164 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: you know, you try to work those guys in that 165 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: are coming back, Uh, you know him Gates, Fleciano Glow 166 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: and say, we have a lot of confidence in all 167 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: all four of those guys. Like I guess I'd left 168 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: Card specifically rotating that the rest of the season or 169 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: that's a good question. I think we'll we'll go through 170 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: it this week. I think they've all earned the right 171 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: to play. They know what to do, They're tough, competitive, 172 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: So you know, that'll be a discussion we have kind 173 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: of at the end of probably every week going forward. 174 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: I'm not just putting gates at the center on the 175 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: tample there. You know. Yeah, I think I think we 176 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: talked about all those things. I think John did a 177 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: really good job last week. But again, those four guys inside, Um, 178 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 1: you know we have confidence in all those guys. Have 179 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: anybody else out today they no, no, no, The two 180 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: guys would be Um. If we're out there and running around, 181 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: the two guys would be a Dory and Shane. Everybody 182 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: else would be doing something. Yeah, we'll know what he's 183 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 1: doing on the Minnesota he's done. And do you have 184 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: a relationship with Yeah, I do. Um. I wouldn't say 185 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 1: it's you know, I'll call him up on the phone 186 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: every day. But you know, if I see him out 187 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 1: at the combine or something, I actually went out and 188 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: UM worked him out when he was coming out for 189 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: the draft. Uh yeah, so show my age. But UM, yeah, 190 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 1: he's he's he's done a really nice job with that team. 191 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 1: They won a lot of one score games. Um, you know, 192 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: give credit to the players, but give credit to him 193 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: and his staff too. They got a lot of good 194 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: coaches on that staff, um, and to be where they're 195 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: at right now is a testament to him and his team. Smart, 196 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: smart player, good pat Okay, that's right. Uh yeah, smart player, 197 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: really good guy, good family. He's done a nice job 198 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: for that organization. In the way you talk about Minnesota 199 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: winning a lot of one score games, a lot of 200 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: close games. Are they a little similar to you guys? 201 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: I think every team is different. I just think they've 202 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: done a good job of of closing out games or 203 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: obviously coming back like they did last week, and uh, 204 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: they don't flinch. And I think that's a testament to 205 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: Kevin and coach O'Connell and the rest of the guys 206 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: on that team. Yeah. I saw a little bit of it. Yeah, 207 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:22,839 Speaker 1: I mean I'm watching on the coach and take, but 208 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: I saw a little bit of at the hotel. You've 209 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: often said I've pretty much seen everything. Is that. It 210 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: was a great comeback. Yeah, unbelievable come back. Pretty recently 211 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: a team another guy coming back from injury. Leonard Williams, Yeah, 212 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: it seemed like he played quite a lot of snaps. 213 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 1: Are a guy who admittedly after the game said he 214 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: wasn't what did you see from him? And just kind 215 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: of the will he showed. Yeah, no, that's that's him. 216 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: It was good to have him back. You know, he's 217 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: one of our best players, um, you know, particularly inside 218 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 1: there with him and Dex and good to have those 219 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: guys out there. Form Parcels would always say to us, 220 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: let's not put this guy in a in Canton just yet. 221 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: But when you see a performance like cavon the other 222 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: night as a rain can say like, wow, this guy 223 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: is something special. I'd probably take a page out of 224 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: Coach Ourselves book.