1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: And Joe, several times this year you have used the 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: time out right after the other team has used one. 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: I know they're all unique situations, but do you view 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: that as like, if you have one available, there's not 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: you know, it's a there's no risk in kind of 6 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: using it to see maybe what the offense came out 7 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: in and just using it strategically because you have it. Yeah, 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: there's all different situations in terms of maybe you're trying 9 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: to sneak a look at what they're doing, maybe there's 10 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 1: an adjustment you want to make to your own defense, 11 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: or maybe it's a situation where it could be, you know, 12 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: a kicking situation as well. They're all unique. If you 13 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: have one, you think it's the right time to use it. Ultimately, 14 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: you'd like to save your time outs as much you 15 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: could for the end of the game, but there's certain 16 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: situations that may tie into scoring situations, third or fourth down, 17 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: go for its situations, or sometimes just within the middle 18 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: of the drive, you gotta go ahead and stop the 19 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: clock right there and make an adjustment. Thanks, Joe, I 20 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: don't have to remind you that there's only one wins 21 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: a carb and you're playing the team that you have 22 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: it against. Is there anything you draw from that this 23 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: week when you talk to the players in terms of 24 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: either XS and O US or just sort of recapturing 25 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: the feeling of that win afterwards and and things like that. No, 26 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: the only thing that's relevant from the last time we 27 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: played this team is what we can learn about ourselves 28 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: and how we matched up with them individually and then 29 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: schematically how they tried to attack us. But they've made 30 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: adjustments as well. We went in the last game plan 31 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: based on the tape before our game. You know, you 32 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: go through our game, there were things they did different 33 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: than we expected. And then they played Dallas. They had 34 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,559 Speaker 1: obviously an explosive game, and they've had a bye week, 35 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: which gives them time to make adjustments internally. So I 36 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: don't expect to see the same team. They've been playing 37 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: at a very explosive level. They're very talented. Um, I 38 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: don't expect to see the same game plan from them. 39 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: So we can't go in and just think that's gonna 40 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: be the same game. Obviously it's the same uniforms, uh, 41 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: But they're gonna make adjustments. We have to make adjustments 42 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: as well. Zack Andrew, you guys claimed Dante Pettis on waivers. 43 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: I was wondering, you know, what what made you guys 44 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: want to go and get him, and what what do 45 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: you like about him as a receiver And he obviously 46 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: has experience as a re turner from college. I was 47 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: pretty prolific too. Yeah. I think there's a lot of 48 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: guys who had exposured to him from when he came 49 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: out from college and you just as you just referred to, um, 50 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: he's got a level of talent. We'd like to see 51 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: him in the building and give me a chance get 52 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: out there and work. But uh, you know, we're always 53 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: looking at, you know, the waiver all the time and 54 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: trying to see if there's any way we can add 55 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: someone to our roster we think and help. So you know, 56 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: he won't be available for you know, a few days. Still, 57 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: he's got the protocol to get into our program. Uh. 58 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: Gives him a little bit of window of time to 59 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: to travel and kind of get acclimated. Gives us a 60 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: little bit window of time with the current roster right here. 61 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: But we have a spot open right now. We're only 62 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: at fifty two UM until he officially counts. Thanks okay, Joe, 63 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: you said you expect that everything to be business as 64 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: usual with Golden today, I mean today report and is 65 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: it business as usual? Yes? Okay? And then I mean 66 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 1: you're obviously the first time at coach, you know, sort 67 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: of blanks late. How aware of you with every decision 68 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: you make, you're you know, sending a precedent, whether it's 69 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: what you do with Golden or the Andrew Thomas for 70 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: being late? I mean, just how aware of you of 71 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: how that's setting a precedent. Yeah, I'm conscious my decisions 72 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: will always be looked at throughout the building and throughout 73 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: decision I make. The biggest thing I have to do 74 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: is be consistent in the decisions I make based on 75 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: the circumstances involved. So I've got a philosophy. We have 76 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: team rules are clearly laid out to our players. Uh, 77 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of gray area and anything we 78 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: do as a program. So you know that's what it is. Hey, sure, 79 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: let's take three more. Jordan, is that I have a 80 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: different question, but just to follow up in that for 81 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: a second, did you feel the need to talk about 82 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: this specific case with the entire team and what's the 83 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: thinking behind that when you when you get into these 84 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: situations Yeah, I addressed decisions with the team on a 85 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: regular basis. So something happens, I'll talk on the squad meeting, 86 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: or I'll addressed the captain's individually or as a group. UM. 87 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: But whoever needs to be communicated with, I always keep 88 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: in the loop. And also, what have you thought about 89 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: your defense this year? And and how much more are 90 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: you able to throw at the guys now? Maybe you 91 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: know you're a bed way through the season, and you 92 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: were early in the season. Yeah, I think you know 93 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: at this point the season, Jordan, they're used to some 94 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: of the multiples we're dealing with. It's given him some 95 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: time working with Pat and those coaches that really getting 96 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: the kind of a feel of Meal on the same 97 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: page as Um. And you can see the players able 98 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: to handle more right now, not because they you know, 99 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: I couldn't handle it mentally before. It just was a 100 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: new system. There's a lot of details in terms of 101 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: how you want to do things well. I turned the 102 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: tape on from the other night. I saw our defense 103 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: doing a lot of things that we've been working in 104 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: one way or another over the last called a month 105 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: or so that are really starting to take shape in 106 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: the way that we really picture with the details, you're 107 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: understanding the adjustments of communication. That's moving in the right direction. 108 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: I think Pat's doing a great job with that. Entire 109 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: defense staff does tremendous job in terms of trying to 110 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: find the right matchups for our guys in the right 111 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 1: plan on a weekly basis. Or Hey, Jill, Um, you 112 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: talk all the time about things you'll tolerate on the 113 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: team with the players and things you need to improve 114 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: with the team the players, but you always mentioned the 115 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: coaches with that too, players and coaches. Um, is this 116 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: a sign of how demanding you are with your staff 117 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: and also you know, do you look at this as 118 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: a growing staff also that needs to imp prove along 119 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: with the players. I need to improve. Every coach on 120 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: the staff needs to improve. Every player needs improved. That's 121 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: our job on a daily basis, we have the company 122 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: better than we were the day before. So there's no 123 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: exception no matter what your record is, what point, at 124 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: what point you're in your career. Uh, that never stops. 125 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: Improvement has to be the constant right there. Um. But 126 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: the reason I talked about the coaches because yeah, we're 127 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: all held accountable. We're all responsible for our players. Are playing, 128 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: how our units are playing, how our team is playing. 129 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: So that's our job. You know, we're measured by the 130 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: results on the field. So every coach is held accountable, 131 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: like every player is held accountable. And it starts with me. 132 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: Thank you that, Joe. What did you think of Andrew 133 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: Thomas the other day? Did you think he took a 134 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: step forward? Yeah? You know, I've seen this guy think 135 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: a step forward every week. I thought he did a 136 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: good job the other night along with Shane and Matt 137 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: and Nick and Cam and Kevin. I thought they all 138 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: played a good game, played a tough game. There's obviously 139 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: plays you turn on you have to correct technique or 140 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: maybe an assignment of communication. Thing that's always gonna happen. 141 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: We're always striving for the perfect game. But within that, 142 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: we're all perfectionists. We're always gonna find something to go 143 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: ahead and pick on and make sure we tweak and improve. 144 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: That being said, this guy has been playing with great 145 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: effort every game. You know, he's been doing a really 146 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: good job coming to work every day and just you know, 147 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: putting the team first and do everything we asked him 148 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: to do. I want to hear argument, Hey, Joe, uh oh, 149 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 1: we can shared with us yesterday the story about what 150 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: had transpired with his wife and the medical situation. But 151 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: he he told the story. I think the kind of 152 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: praise you and the organization and what you're trying to build. Um, 153 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: can you shed any light in terms of your approach 154 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: when something like this happens with a player? I know 155 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: earlier this season, Uh, you know what happened with with 156 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: Derek Dillon and said, you know, letting him go home 157 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: and come back. Why? How important is that to let 158 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: your players know that that's the way things work within 159 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: your program. I think you have to keep things in perspective. UM. 160 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: There are some things that you know, a guy may 161 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: come to you two and you say, hey, look we 162 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: can't miss practice or a game for that, And there's 163 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: other things that are real life critical. Um. You've got 164 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: to have relationships with your players that you understand, you 165 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: know what makes them tick, and they have to have 166 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: relationship with you to understand that you had their best 167 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: interests at heart. We're very demanding on our players. UM. 168 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: I don't apologize for that. I'm not going to apologize 169 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: for that. I'm very critical of our guys. I'm very 170 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: blunt and honest with them. But at the same time, 171 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: you know, if you genuinely care about the players are coaching, 172 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: then you can coach them hard and you can be 173 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: critical because they understand the end of the day that 174 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: you're coming from a genuine place since you're being sincere 175 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: to try to help them. Um, I don't want to 176 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: go too far into logan situation. Pat mentioned me earlier 177 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: that he had shared that story. I mean, just to me, look, look, 178 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: I'm there comes a point where you've got to keep 179 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: in perspective that your job, no matter what the profession is, 180 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: is your job, and your family is your family. Uh, 181 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: and you gotta take care of your family first. So 182 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: I've known Logan for some time. Um, he's a tremendous 183 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: family man. But for any player in our locker room, 184 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, if they have a similar situation, you know 185 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: it's always gonna be you know, you put your family first. 186 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: And that's something I've you know, played and work for 187 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: a lot of coaches that have always put those priorities 188 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: in line. And the few exceptions that I've been around 189 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: more in the avenue of assistance that didn't put those 190 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: things in priorities, it was tough to bind what they're 191 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: trying to sell to me in a position room. To 192 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: be honest with you, you know, they kind of lost 193 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: me pretty fast as a player, So I always took 194 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: that with me. You know, I gotten the coaching that. 195 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: You know, you can't make it all about the xs 196 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: and ohs as a coach. I can't ever let players 197 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: feel any kind of pressure that you know, we may 198 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: feel as coaches. That's not their job. It's our job 199 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: as a team to perform and improve. UM. But I'm 200 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: a very big believer in relationships within the team. UM 201 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: kind of ties in a lot of what I said 202 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: yesterday in terms about keeping things internally. That helps as 203 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: far as keeping these relationships strong and building that trust 204 00:08:54,120 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: we need to get through a lot of situations.