1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Normal Wednesday for us, full pads. Everybody will be out there. 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: How's Andrew Thomas doing his progression here? Yeah, each day 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: is improving that each day he is improving, you guys. 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: But Jackson s QB two on the unofficial depth chart? 5 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: Is that the plan going on the. 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: Unofficial unofficial depth chart? Yeah, all three quarterbacks are going 7 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: to be ready to play. 8 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 3: So there's nothing about the season schedule that's forgiving. But 9 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 3: with week one insight, what to this point has given 10 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 3: you confidence on both sides of the ball that this 11 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 3: squad can get off to a better start. 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, we have a you know, we have a big 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 4: week ahead of us in terms of our practice and 14 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 4: our preparation. 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: And you know we've been on that since Monday. 16 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 4: We're gonna have to go out here and have some 17 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 4: good days string him together to be able to go 18 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 4: out there and perform at our best. 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: How has the O progressed? He's out there, out there, 20 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: be good to go. 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 3: When you're going against a quarterback as versatile as Jays Daniels, 22 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 3: Obviously the past pass rush is important when you know 23 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 3: they can extend plays with his legs, but when he 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 3: has as much success in the air, how important. Is it, 25 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: if at all, to have nickel and dime packages ready 26 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 3: for him won? 27 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's he's a very challenging quarterback to defend in 28 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 4: all areas. 29 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: And you said it's a good question. 30 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 4: He's able to make plays with his feet running the 31 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 4: football and design runs and zone reads and counter reads 32 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 4: the RPO. 33 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: Game, which he's exceptional at. 34 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 4: His downfield passing is excellent, and then he keeps plays 35 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 4: alive with his eyes downfield and makes plays. He's a 36 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 4: tremendous football player. Is that way at LSU, that way 37 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 4: at Arizona State. He was that way his first year. 38 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 4: And he's got a great cast around him, and Cliff 39 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 4: does a great job. He's a he's a challenging player. 40 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 4: That's why they've won so many games last year. That's 41 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 4: why they came from behind team. But he's you know, 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 4: he's a guy that's kind of running the show relative 43 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 4: to having the ball in his hands every play. He's 44 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 4: a he's a hard player to game plan for and. 45 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 3: Defend because of that. Is there a possibility that we 46 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 3: could see things creatively defensively, like the nickel or dying 47 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: package for the game in the year. 48 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll work through all that this week, but you 49 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 4: know we're gonna have to be at our best against 50 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 4: you know, a dynamic playmaker talking about this sort of. 51 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: Being the same person every day. Would you expect that 52 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: consistency of him when he knew three signed him and 53 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: that's or anything about him that surprised through in the 54 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: servile process, No, I just you know, just get to 55 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: know the player. I didn't. 56 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 4: I didn't know him as a as a coach from 57 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 4: an opposing team, albeit on offense. You watch him, you 58 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 4: have a great appreciation for how he's played the game 59 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 4: for a long time. So again, glad we have him. 60 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 4: He's putting in the work and looking forward to this 61 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 4: week of practice. 62 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 5: What is unique, Dave, it's about the moon ball from 63 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 5: your perspective for ELS's moon ball, what is unique about it? 64 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 5: And how much can you appreciate his downfield mindset? 65 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: Well, I just think he's a good quarterback. 66 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 4: So whether it's a vertical pass or intermediate pass decision making, 67 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 4: he's he's been that way for a long time. That 68 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 4: doesn't mean anything this year or this game, but he's 69 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 4: he's done well for us since he's been here. 70 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 5: In terms of other defalls, is there what is it 71 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 5: about the moon ball. 72 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 4: He just has a he's a good feel for ark 73 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 4: and pace on the football relative to guys running down 74 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 4: the field, where he needs to put it, where to 75 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 4: throw it away from defenders, where to put it on 76 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 4: the sideline. 77 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: Again, he's he's done it for quite some time. 78 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 4: Obviously, that's part of his game, but there's a lot 79 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 4: of other areas of his game that he does well too. 80 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 4: I talked last year all the researchers did when you 81 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 4: made the change to take over play calling, just grass, 82 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 4: what went into the process and. 83 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: To change back to Mike this year. 84 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 4: And Mike's done a great job this preseason, done a 85 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 4: good job with the staff. 86 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: I've got a lot of confidence in Mike and the 87 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: offensive staff. 88 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 4: So up to this point, relative to all the preseason 89 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 4: games and the meetings we've had, we've. 90 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: Been very pleased with the offensive staff. 91 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 6: How often would you be to the idea of using 92 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 6: a quarterback or backup quarterback or second quarterback and specific 93 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 6: package it's something you've ever done that you would be 94 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 6: open to. Is you just would you prefer to sleep 95 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 6: at one quarterback in the whole time? 96 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think every every situation every year is different 97 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: and we'll see how it goes. Did you do it 98 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: at Alabama? 99 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, played with Jalen and played with Jalen probably was 100 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 4: the predominant starter, but you know, we got up some 101 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 4: there in a lot of games and two was able 102 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 4: to develop come along. 103 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: But again, every year is different. We've seen, right, other 104 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: teams around the league. 105 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: Do that where they have their starting quarterback and then 106 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: they'll throw somebody else in there for a play. How 107 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 2: do you balance the changing pace throwing someone other difficult 108 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 2: place but also not having your starter fall out of rhythms. 109 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: We've seen that happen across the league too. Yeah, again, 110 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: I think each each team as unique. 111 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 4: Are you referencing a certain team for a certain player, 112 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 4: Are you referencing a certain team or player. 113 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: That just in general that teams do that? Yeah, just 114 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: in general. 115 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 2: Philosophically, how do you balance when you if you were 116 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 2: to decide to pull a start up, how do you 117 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 2: keep him in rhythm or or just philosophically, how do 118 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 2: you view that? 119 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? 120 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 4: I think Look, every every team is different, every situation 121 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 4: is different, and we'll do what we think is best. 122 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 4: But I don't know if you're a reference in the 123 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 4: Saints or a particular team that does that often. 124 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: Okay, just going back to the defense one more time 125 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 3: at duel Carter getting ready to make his NFL Week 126 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 3: one debut. What do you how much of an impact 127 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 3: do you expect him to make in Week one? And 128 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 3: is it even fair to ask ask that question with 129 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 3: with him being a rookie and there's a lot of 130 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 3: expectations on the defense. 131 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, So for the first game, for for all these 132 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 4: young guys that are rookies that are participating in playing, 133 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 4: I just expect him to do his job. You know, 134 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 4: whatever the defense calls for, that's what we expect them 135 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 4: to do. That's what he's done since he's been here. Again, 136 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 4: there's a wave of emotions that happened, you know, leading 137 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 4: up to the first game. You got to really control 138 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 4: each day to walk through, then the practice, the the 139 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 4: meeting the next day. 140 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: So all these guys are getting ready to play. 141 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 4: You know, for the rookies, it's it's their first game, 142 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 4: but it's still football, and I expect him to do 143 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 4: whatever the defense calls them to do. 144 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 6: Your defensive front gets a lot of hype, right, You've 145 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,679 Speaker 6: got a lot of proven players really there in that front. 146 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: What are your expectations for that group, and we haven't 147 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: played a game yet. So these guys work hard, they 148 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: do everything we ask them to do. 149 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 4: It's really not about what we think of them now, 150 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 4: it's how we do during the game, and they're gonna 151 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 4: go out there and do as good as they can do. 152 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 7: You said last year, God, I know you said last week. 153 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 7: You talked about the week and you liked how you 154 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 7: had come through this offseason. 155 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: Going into year two. 156 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 7: From from an off the field standpoint, I mean, last 157 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 7: year is trying for everybody, just the idea of what 158 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 7: you guys can do. How have you seen him come 159 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 7: out here? You know, what do you like about what 160 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 7: you're seeing from them right now? 161 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: I like a lot. 162 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 4: He's talented, he's in his second year in the system. 163 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 4: I think he's you know, he's really Him and Rush 164 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 4: have really bonded, not just on the field but off 165 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 4: the field, and he's seen how a professional has done 166 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 4: it for that many years in the league. Those guys 167 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 4: communicate well, they work after practice, they work in the 168 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 4: meeting rooms. He's, you know, he's really done. 169 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: A nice job. 170 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 4: So again, he's a good football player first and foremost. 171 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 4: That's extremely talented. But I'd say off the field, meeting rooms, 172 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 4: all the things that you know, you take a step 173 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 4: in from one year to the next. 174 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: He's done that, and he's done it well. 175 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 3: With a whole new QB room. Just to this point again, 176 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 3: how much has the chemistry developed with those three guys 177 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: and the receivers. 178 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I like our room. Again, there's a mix veterans, 179 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 4: young rookie. But there's a certain way that the veterans. 180 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 4: I would say both Russ and Jamis have done things 181 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 4: for a long time in terms of, you know, meeting 182 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 4: on off days, getting guys together. Throw an extra that 183 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 4: is Jackson's able to see and try to emulate, you know, 184 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 4: and see it this is the way that that it 185 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 4: should look. And then with the receivers, there's just there's 186 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 4: a lot of times that for example, Maleak you ask, 187 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 4: you know, there's a special teams meeting, and I'll pop 188 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 4: my head in the quarterback room and He'll be sitting 189 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 4: in there with you know, the quarterbacks and Mondell and 190 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 4: Sleigh and that communication process is really important. 191 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 7: Two more more with Russ, obviously there's more experience and 192 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 7: you've had here at quarterback. Does that give you a 193 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 7: different level of trust, just kind of knowing what he's 194 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 7: done up to this point with his career. 195 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, again, we're in the first game, so we haven't 196 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 4: played a regular season game yet. We'll go out here, 197 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 4: We'll do the best we can in terms of getting 198 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 4: ready to play a really talented team. Have a lot 199 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 4: of confidence in our guys, but again, we have. 200 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: To go out there and do it. 201 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 4: I would say it's it's a pretty regular that he 202 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 4: does it, you know, with Russ and sitting with those guys, 203 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 4: and you know, it's pretty cool to hear sometimes because 204 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 4: you like to see the game through the quarterbacks eyes. 205 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 4: You know, the skill players, you want them to see it. 206 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 4: You know, the quarterback sees everything. You know, sometimes receivers 207 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 4: just see their side of it or tight ends. But 208 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 4: I'd say Leak is unique in the fact that he 209 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 4: sees it through the quarterbacks eyes. 210 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: So it's good. 211 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 4: It's good conversation to having there because it's good when 212 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 4: the quarterbacks give their perspective, and even with Sleigh and Wandell, 213 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 4: they'll give their perspective on why they ran it this way, 214 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 4: what they were thinking versus this coverage, what Russ saw. 215 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 4: So those communication meetings, if you will when it's just 216 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 4: not just the quarterbacks because they're always meeting, when the 217 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 4: other guys jump in during those meetings, it's it's it's 218 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 4: helpful right now. Yeah again, just like all the guys serves. 219 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 4: I think the guys have been working. Just communicate well. 220 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 4: We'll have a tough task ahead of us 221 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:04,479 Speaker 1: When Game one starts.