1 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: The Cleveland Browns are back at practice on Tuesday as 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: preparations the playoffs haven't begun here at the cross Questy 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Mortgage Campus, and the team has turned the page to 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans and Super wild Card weekend. Today on 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: from the podium, we're gonna hear from four players and 6 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: from head coach kevin' Stfanski to preview the Houston Texans 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: and the first game of the playoffs. 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: The players started the day in the locker room, and 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 2: quarterback Joe Flacco was up first. He talked about his 10 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: message to the team about how the playoffs are different 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: and also how this team could compare to the twenty 12 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: twelve Ravens. 13 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 3: Joe, when you go. 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 4: Back to the twenty twelve playoff run, what was it 15 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 4: about that team going into that run? Dad, you guys 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 4: were able to capitalize on And you know, for you personally, 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 4: how were you feeling going into those playoffs? Did you 18 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 4: catch you know, kind of a hot street at the 19 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 4: right time. 20 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 5: We had been throws through so much as a team 21 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 5: at that point, so I think we were able to 22 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 5: draw on a lot of that to have confidence. You know, 23 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 5: when you look back at that one we lost three 24 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 5: games at the end of the year right in a row. 25 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 5: But I think we were nine to two going into that. So, 26 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 5: like you can say that we hit a hot streak 27 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 5: for sure, but like we were just a really good 28 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 5: football team for a few years there, and we had 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 5: a lot of confidence because of that. We had been 30 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 5: through a lot together. Not that everybody was the same, 31 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 5: but there was a lot of key guys on that 32 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 5: team that had been around for a while and been 33 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 5: through a handful of playoff games, so you know, so 34 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 5: we were. 35 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 6: Battle tested in that respect. 36 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 5: I just think every team has got its own little 37 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 5: unique personality and that one had it. 38 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 6: And you know, like I said, there was a lot 39 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 6: of things that went into why we were able to 40 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 6: have the confidence. 41 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 7: To get through it. 42 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 4: Obviously the teams are different, but this team has gone 43 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 4: through a lot too to get to this point. 44 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 8: Is that something that you guys can draw on. 45 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 6: I think so it always helps to go through tough 46 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:52,559 Speaker 6: times and. 47 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 5: You know, truly be tested, whether that's you know, injuries 48 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 5: or close games, you know, finding your identity, things like 49 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 5: that that they all helped you. 50 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 9: You had a really unbelievable run individually. 51 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 7: That post seats the time, I mean that was just 52 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 7: about one of. 53 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 6: Those games and is that the best you can remember playing? 54 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 5: You know, A bunch of things just came together right 55 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 5: at the right time. We kind of manipulated our front 56 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 5: a little bit with who was starting in in our offense, 57 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 5: on our offensive line, and I think that really was 58 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 5: a big part of it. 59 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 6: You know, and then things just kind of go your way. 60 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 5: There's a little bit of you know, fate that's involved there. 61 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 5: I mean, we got off to a good start with 62 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 5: the home game against Indie, and then you know, went 63 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 5: and played a crazy game in Denver, and then we 64 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 5: went back to New England where we had had some history. 65 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 5: I mean, that was the third playoff game I think 66 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 5: I had played up there. 67 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 7: At that point. 68 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 5: So like I said, like I just in that unique instance, 69 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 5: you know, we had been up a bunch of times, 70 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 5: and we had lost the Nancy Championship game there the 71 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 5: year before, so there was definitely things that we could 72 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 5: draw on at that time. 73 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 7: You prepare, you. 74 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 8: Prepared to face opponents, you know, a second time a lot. 75 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 7: In your career. 76 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 8: Is there anything different going into this week that you 77 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 8: you do differently? 78 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 6: You just you just go prepare. 79 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 5: I Mean I've said it to some of the guys, like, 80 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 5: there's not this daunting task of like getting ready to 81 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 5: prepare for twenty games. You're preparing for one game and 82 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 5: that's it. You're You're promised one game here. So I 83 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 5: think it's uh, I think it's I think that's something 84 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 5: good to fall back on, and like, I. 85 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 6: Think you can get comfort in that one game. 86 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 5: Prepare as hard as you can for one week, and 87 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 5: then when that's all done, we'll pick up and see 88 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 5: where we're at. 89 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 7: You know. 90 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 5: As far as playing these guys a couple of weeks ago, 91 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 5: I'm sure there's things that will take uh, you know, 92 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 5: from the time that we played them. But each game 93 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 5: is its own unique challenge, and these guys are a 94 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 5: good ball team, uh, and we're excited for the opportunity 95 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 5: to go. 96 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 6: Play go play a tough game for me. 97 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 10: You think the playoff experience is and in what ways 98 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 10: does it how having been there before, I'm sure there's. 99 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 6: A level of importance to it in terms of letting 100 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,600 Speaker 6: the football game come to you. 101 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 5: Not not necessarily riding too high and riding too low 102 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 5: when things happen, realizing that it is another football game, 103 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 5: but ultimately the most important thing in in in playoff 104 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 5: games is executing your fundamentals to the highest degree. And 105 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 5: I don't think that that that necessarily takes experience to 106 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 5: do it just uh, it just takes you staying level 107 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 5: headed and playing within yourself. 108 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 11: How do you account for your personal record in the 109 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 11: postseason on the road the second on to Brady. 110 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 6: As far as number of wins, doesn't that right? 111 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 3: How did you account from that? 112 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 5: Like I said, I think it just goes back to 113 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 5: doing the basics the right way, not overthinking what it 114 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 5: means to go on the road. Uh, just going and 115 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 5: playing a good football game. 116 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 6: And you know. 117 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 5: When the dust settles you, like I said, you pick 118 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 5: your head. 119 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 6: Up and you see where you are. I mean, it's nice. 120 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 5: I think anytime you get to be in the playoffs 121 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 5: and win football games, there's some party that takes pride 122 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 5: in that. 123 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 6: And no matter where it. 124 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:25,679 Speaker 5: Is, it's it's this is what this is what we 125 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 5: we go to work for every day is to be 126 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 5: in this position and to play these types of games. 127 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 6: So I think we should all hold our head high, 128 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 6: like we. 129 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 5: Earned the right to be playing uh this Saturday, and 130 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 5: you should, you know, gain something from them. But like 131 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 5: I said, once you once you lays them up, and 132 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 5: once you're actually out in the field. 133 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 6: None of that match the Texans found I had Christmas. 134 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 6: See what happens when they don't pressure you? How do 135 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 6: you feel now? Just I you know, I'm not in 136 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 6: their heads. 137 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 5: I think that we'll have our plan and as long 138 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 5: as we execute our plan, then you know, all that 139 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 5: stuff will kind of fall into place. 140 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 6: Listen, when you when you play in this league, a 141 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 6: lot of these games come. 142 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 5: Down to getting pressure on the quarterback, and there's multiple 143 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 5: ways to do that. If you do that with your 144 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 5: front do you do that by putting pressure with your 145 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 5: you know, by bringing linebackers, by bringing secondary guys. 146 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 6: So we'll see. I mean, our offensive line has done 147 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 6: a great job since I've been here. 148 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 5: And like I said, there's gonna be times where teams 149 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 5: come try to pressure you, and those usually lead to 150 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 5: opportunities if you're on top of your stuff. So it's 151 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 5: just part of the game. Every week you have to 152 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 5: be ready for teams to do that, and that's part 153 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 5: of prepping as an offense. 154 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 6: And like I said, I'm not I'm not in Houston, 155 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 6: and I don't. 156 00:06:58,080 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 5: Really know what's going through those guys heads, So we're 157 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 5: just gonna apparently we always do. 158 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 6: Can you tack to. 159 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 12: Stroud this season? 160 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 7: And did you get to watch him at all on 161 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 7: Saturday Night? And whatever your thoughts on him going against. 162 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 5: You, I've only gotten to watch him a little bit, 163 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 5: but he's been really impressive, just you know, just from 164 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 5: afar like in terms of his decision making and the 165 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 5: way everything's kind of looked like you. 166 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 6: Can tell he can throw the ball. You know, I 167 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 6: didn't get a chance. It's not like I followed college 168 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 6: football a time. 169 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 5: And Ohio State always has somebody it seems like the 170 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 5: last few years that are getting drafted in the top 171 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 5: of the draft of the spring. But it seems like 172 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 5: he has a lot of arm talent. And the impressive 173 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 5: part is the fact that he's been able to make 174 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 5: really good decisions all year. 175 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 6: So a lot of critics to him, for sure. 176 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 13: Can you go back to your first playoff game, Joe, 177 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 13: where you overwhelmed at all? 178 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 3: Did you have that? 179 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 6: And then too that you're talking about that, you know what, 180 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 6: we uh, we played Miami. We were down in Miami. 181 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 5: We played them earlier in the year and played a 182 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 5: good game against them, So I think we just you know, 183 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 5: I I can't remember the exact emotions that were going 184 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 5: through my body, but I'm sure they were pretty much 185 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 5: the same that I deal with today. 186 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 6: I don't remember being overwhelmed or anything. 187 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 5: We had a good football team that year, and like 188 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 5: I said, we had played them and beat them earlier 189 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 5: in the year, so I think we drew you know, 190 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 5: maybe something from that. You know, I was probably naive 191 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 5: to a certain extent. 192 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 6: Because it probably didn't matter. 193 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 5: But you know, as as a rookie, you're just trying 194 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 5: to you you truly are trying to keep. 195 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 6: Things as simple as possible and do the basics. 196 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 5: And I think, like I said earlier, I think that 197 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 5: does lend itself well to playing. 198 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 6: Your best football in the playoffs. 199 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 10: So, Joe, when Marmy has a game like you did 200 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 10: in your first US, how different do you expect them? 201 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 6: New coach here, so you know, not. 202 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 7: Let that happen again. 203 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, listen, I mean, I think anytime somebody plays like that, 204 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 5: you're you're definitely not gonna You're definitely gonna go into 205 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 5: that game and say, all right, we're not getting beat 206 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 5: by that guy again. But once again, it's not my 207 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 5: job to worry too much about that. It's my job 208 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 5: go out there and play on Saturday and just you know, 209 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 5: do what they're. 210 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 6: Do, what the defense tells me. 211 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 5: And you don't want to overthink it either, you know, 212 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 5: you don't want to you know not, you don't want. 213 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,599 Speaker 6: To take your head off of Amari just because you 214 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 6: think that they're. 215 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 5: Gonna have some gigantic plan for the Uh, we got 216 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 5: to be ready for everything. 217 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 9: What more? 218 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 7: The benefits of the Cincinnati weekend to you? 219 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 6: I think ultimately it's just to. 220 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 5: This team has gone through a lot, and I think 221 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 5: just as a whole being able to get guys that 222 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 5: have been dealing with stuff for the last twenty weeks, 223 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 5: you know, since since they've come back for training camp, 224 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 5: to give them a chance to kind of get off 225 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 5: of their feet again and get a little mental breather 226 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 5: and get ready for this week. 227 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 8: Defensive, when you start even going into this game, does 228 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 8: that defense look any different from when you played. 229 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 6: Them on Christmas Eves? 230 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 8: In these last couple of weeks here. 231 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 5: Thinking their slight differences, they have some different guys that 232 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 5: are back or a little bit more banged up. Like 233 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 5: I like, we just talked about a Mari maybe they'll 234 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 5: maybe they'll do certain things with them, but I think 235 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 5: I think this defense believes in what they do ultimately, 236 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 5: and they're gonna do what they think they do well. 237 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 5: They're gonna do that. So there there's always gonna be 238 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 5: little wrinkles, but it's our job to attack and prepare 239 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,719 Speaker 5: for what they do well and then adjust from from there. 240 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 10: You're talking about January football, since you got to hear 241 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 10: and what it's like, do. 242 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 8: You address the team this week about any of that 243 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 8: or is that just kind of been addressed in the 244 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 8: process of. 245 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 6: The Well, uh, you know, we we we had a 246 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 6: team meeting. 247 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 5: Yesterday and we were able to address that a little bit, 248 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 5: you know, and just hear from some different, uh different 249 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 5: stories about you know, what playoff football is all about. 250 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 6: And stuff like that, and and you know, how much 251 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 6: does that ultimately mean? 252 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 5: You never know, but it is cool to hear some 253 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 5: different perspectives on, you know, on what people feel like 254 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 5: it takes. 255 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 6: To win it at this time of the year. And 256 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 6: so so you did a little bit. 257 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 5: What does last fun I'll say it again, it you 258 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 5: know everybody, you everybody puts so much thought into what 259 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 5: it takes to win. 260 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 6: These games, And it's it's doing the simple. 261 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 5: Things the best we can and just playing good fundamental football. 262 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 5: And this is the time of the year where that 263 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 5: stuff shows up. You know, obviously there's gonna be plays 264 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 5: made and guys are gonna make a name for themselves 265 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 5: that you know, or you know, something's gonna happen over 266 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 5: the next five weeks that we're gonna remember forever. But 267 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 5: and that, and and those are the things that you 268 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 5: kind of see. But it's it's just about playing fundamental, 269 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 5: physical football and uh, playing a full sixty minutes and 270 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 5: no matter what's going on at the moment, being able 271 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 5: to keep the blinders on and keep moving forward. 272 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 6: Did you have played to veto you're almost the same. 273 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 7: Man. 274 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 6: Can you imagine being a head coach right now? 275 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 5: No, I've never had any aspirations of being a coach. 276 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 5: I guess if I really really thought hard about it, 277 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 5: you could wrap your head around certain. 278 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 6: Aspects of it. 279 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 5: But man, like, just all that you have to deal 280 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 5: with being a head coach, and you know the way 281 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 5: you have to be in front of the team every 282 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 5: single day. I think more so just the scheme part 283 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,959 Speaker 5: of it. I think as a player, there's a certain 284 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 5: part of it that you know, and as a quarterback 285 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 5: you're always simplifying things so that you can go out. 286 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 6: There and play fast. But to be on top of 287 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 6: everything and to be able to teach every. 288 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 5: Single position on an on an offense or defense and 289 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:47,479 Speaker 5: then like put it all together and build it, it's impressive. 290 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 5: It's it's really impressive. And I know he's played, and 291 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 5: I know he's been in it, but it's it's different 292 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 5: than teaching other people. So yeah, it's it's definitely pretty 293 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 5: cool to see. You can see obviously that he's been 294 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 5: motivated since he's been done playing and probably even at 295 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 5: some point when he was playing, to do something like this. 296 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 2: So a lot of credits quarterback Greg knew him. The 297 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 2: second was next. He talked about how good Texans wide 298 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 2: receiver Nico Collins is and if you've had time to reflect, 299 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 2: then what's been a good season for him so far? 300 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 6: You come up with the glasses. 301 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 14: This is something we thought about. I'm just trying to 302 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 14: do something creative. You know each weekend? What not better 303 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 14: than no wildcard glasses? 304 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 6: Are you good at that game? I'm amazing? 305 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 8: Yeah, are you a better corner or. 306 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 6: See that's like it's debatable. 307 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 14: That's just like one of those is Michael Jordan and 308 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 14: Goda Lebron, So I think it's debatable. 309 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 6: What are your thoughts going. 310 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 8: Into this game? You guys are already pointing down in Houston, 311 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 8: but now you gotta play McGannon. 312 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 7: In one game, seas man. 313 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 14: First, just just blessed and excited man, just for the opportunity. 314 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 14: This is my first time getting to the player, so 315 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 14: just super excited. But I mean, obviously the challenge of 316 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 14: playing the team twice, as you can see us just 317 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 14: for instance us in our division losing to the Ravens 318 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 14: once beating him the second time. It's it's hard to 319 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 14: beat the team twice. So our mentality is just to 320 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 14: go in there. We know some things won't guard away, 321 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 14: that's the game of football, but just to stay together 322 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 14: like we've been the h the whole entire season. 323 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 12: Right. 324 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 15: How's different does this team look with CJ from from 325 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 15: what you best have watched so far. Just the challenge 326 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 15: of going against the T T and seed for the. 327 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 6: SEC, I mean a lot different. 328 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 14: I mean CJ is one of I mean not just 329 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 14: the the best rookie quarterback, but he's the best one 330 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 14: of the best quarterbacks in the whole entire NFL. So 331 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 14: he presents a lot of challenges for us, but I 332 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 14: think we're up for the challenge. 333 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 13: How Corman, Jon, were you greg to have that Sunday 334 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 13: off and when you guys played the Bankers? 335 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 14: It was important obviously, I mean I missed it. I 336 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 14: hate just sitting there and not playing. Uh, but it 337 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 14: was definitely important just to get my body a little bit, 338 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 14: you know, more fresh, just to get into this you know, 339 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 14: final final four game stretch. 340 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 8: Great if you have the time to reflect in all 341 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 8: the kind of where you were last year's I'm sure 342 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 8: about your role. 343 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 3: It's kind of where you are now and going into 344 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 3: the playoffs you seem pretty happy, and the time to 345 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 3: kind of reflect. 346 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 14: The stor where things are calling you nah, just because 347 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 14: you know, my role is still continuing right now. We 348 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 14: STI we still got a lot of football left to play, 349 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 14: so you know, reflection normally comes at the end of 350 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 14: the season. Uh, but right now, I'm just trying to, 351 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 14: you know, whatever my role is, just playoffs, try to 352 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 14: do it to the best of my ability. 353 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 15: What about their si Ernico Collins and you know, it 354 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 15: seems like they've established in a connection with KapS. 355 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 8: Olls still out. 356 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 6: He's big, the challenge. 357 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 14: Going against him for you guys, big guy, great at 358 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 14: the catch point, can run out a bunch of routes, 359 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 14: but just a big target. So he's a guy you 360 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 14: know you gotta be in phased with. You gotta play 361 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 14: physical with him. Great receiver as well, and I think 362 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 14: him and CJ are one of the you know, better 363 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 14: duos in the league for sure. 364 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: Linebacker Cioni Taki Taki was up next. He talked about 365 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: how things are different than the twenty twenty playoff run 366 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 2: for this team and what difference CJ. Stroud makes when 367 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 2: he's playing in the Texans offense. 368 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 16: No, just twenty twenty season was a little different because 369 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 16: it was COVID, Yeah, and so we couldn't really be 370 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 16: around each other. You know, we had meetings online, we 371 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 16: couldn't have team meetings together, we couldn't had positioned meetings together, 372 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 16: and so you know, it kind of you know, you 373 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 16: kind of don't get those you know, time that you 374 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 16: would have in the building with each other and even 375 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 16: outside of the building with each other. 376 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 3: So it kind of, you know, makes a. 377 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 16: Little a lot of things awkward. But you know, this team. 378 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 16: We were able to be around each other all year 379 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 16: and build those relationships, and I feel like it's paying 380 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 16: for alls. 381 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 3: You know, late in the season going into the. 382 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 13: Playoffs, Do you think that this team then is more prepared, 383 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 13: Not that you weren't prepared in twenty twenty, but you 384 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 13: think you're more prepared as a group this year. 385 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 16: Yeah, I would say we were prepared in twenty twenty two, 386 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 16: but I do feel like, you know what I mean, 387 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 16: it's something that extra omph that we got just with 388 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 16: all the veteran presence that we have that who've been there, 389 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 16: from mcleoud Flacco do, all the coaches who've who've been 390 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 16: there and have had a lot of success. I feel 391 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 16: like that kind of what gets us that extra bump 392 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 16: that we need going into the playoffs, Just all those stories, 393 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 16: the veteran presence. I feel like ABDN did a great job, 394 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 16: you know, acquiring all those guys who've been into the playoffs, 395 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,919 Speaker 16: have ran in there late and then gotten made it 396 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 16: to the super Bowl, the Big Dance. So I feel 397 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 16: like that that definitely gives us advantage. 398 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 3: CJ. 399 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 8: Stroud change your preparation obviously, in facing the first time 400 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 8: the dynamicalheporous to that. 401 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 16: I think you said it right there, you know, just 402 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 16: his his ability to run and pass. He has that ability. 403 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 16: So I feel like that's really what's gonna make the 404 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 16: difference for us, preparing for him, just like when you 405 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 16: prepare any dual threat quarterback. And then he's very young, 406 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 16: but he's really good. He's showing the flash on tape. Obviously, 407 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 16: he's a front runner for Offensive Rookie of the Year. 408 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 16: It has been you know, watching on tape. He's a 409 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 16: really good, you know player. He could throw the ball 410 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 16: really well. He can use his legs when he needs to. 411 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 16: So it's gonna be We're gonna We're up for the challenge. Man, 412 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:11,239 Speaker 16: it's gonna be a good one for us. 413 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 10: What's the biggest challenge in facing a team for the 414 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 10: second time that's not from the division? 415 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 16: Yeah, you stroud, you could kind of learn from your 416 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 16: mistakes before. I feel like they didn't have their trigger 417 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 16: guy the first first time around, so they're gonna have 418 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 16: some stuff for us. 419 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 7: I feel like, you know, we're. 420 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:29,120 Speaker 16: Facing us the same team, but without without their quarterback, 421 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 16: it's a it's a different, you know, a different vie. 422 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 16: So having their guy it's gonna be a bigger challenge 423 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 16: for us. 424 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 2: Wrapping up the day and the locker room was linebacker 425 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 2: Jeremiah Owusu Koramoa. He talked about the mindset the team 426 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: has going into the playoffs and what he sees when 427 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 2: he watches the Texans offense on tape. 428 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 12: Sure, man, I knew you obviously the first time around. 429 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 12: You guys, you know, prepared somewhat for CJ. Because there 430 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 12: was at least a somewhat uncertain if you play not 431 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 12: as you can prepare him fully for him. How much 432 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 12: different are they compared to what you saw a couple 433 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 12: of weeks ago. 434 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 11: Yeah, it's it's a little more blank based upon like 435 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 11: what you know, their concepts are, what, uh, we'll be expecting. 436 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 11: We have more footage on CJ. Uh then we did 437 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 11: the last quarterback, So it was a little bit. 438 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 7: Of a challenge. Of course, you know, reference a person 439 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 7: that would be a challenge, you know CJ's I mean, 440 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 7: it's the type. 441 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 11: Of player to give, which is an awesome player, and 442 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 11: then they have to rec you know, real good backs, 443 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 11: broken line. So maybe a challenge for us overall, but 444 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 11: it'll be a little bit more understood because we happy 445 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 11: to fotage. 446 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 7: If what back today is a rookie quarterback give you 447 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 7: sports any edge at all? Uh? I don't. I. 448 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 11: I don't think it's like a uh edge steam where 449 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 11: I mean you come in, he's a rookie quarterback and. 450 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 7: You know he may struggle with this, he may struggle 451 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 7: with that. 452 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 11: I I think he's he's uh, you know, mature enough 453 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 11: to be able to and he's seen enough football to 454 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 11: be able to, Oh but you know execute me await 455 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 11: then for sure, I think I don't think him be 456 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 11: a rookie quarterback to. 457 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,479 Speaker 3: Fact and you studying, do you guys see him? 458 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 6: Does he face everything defensively now? 459 00:19:59,160 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 7: Or well? 460 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 11: I mean he s he's face similar defenses. You know 461 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 11: it just runs, you know, similar front of us and 462 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,679 Speaker 11: similar concepts. So he's faced similar defenses. And I I 463 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,919 Speaker 11: think he's uh seeing the film of us to be 464 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 11: able to uh executulate any shot. 465 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 6: He has to talk about going one and on every week? 466 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 3: But how different is it? 467 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 7: Uh your mind set? But just being a playoff then I. 468 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 11: Will you know, I I you know, each week we say, 469 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 11: you know, we're trying to go one to know and 470 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 11: there's a possibly a game right after that. 471 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 17: You know, this one is is more like we really 472 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,440 Speaker 17: really you know, embrace that that concept of that that 473 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 17: m the modeling to uh go one and all. So 474 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 17: that that's you know, it doesn't intensify it a little bit. 475 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 17: I'm not one that's gonna lessen the game. It's they 476 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 17: always just a regular game. I always you know, City Cleveland's. 477 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 7: Been waiting right Uh. You know the organization isn't waiting 478 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 7: for this game. That's not just a quote unquote see 479 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 7: another game. 480 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 11: I think there is a bit of uh you know, 481 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 11: atensification and reference to the speed of the game. 482 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 7: The reference team. 483 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 11: You know, guy's putting something out of himself that they 484 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 11: haven't seen it, you know, in the regular season. 485 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 7: I think it's it's more to it. 486 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 10: Where do you think you're emotions explo You don't need 487 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 10: oh well, the reference to emotions. 488 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 11: I mean we we have a certain constant of defense 489 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,120 Speaker 11: that you know, emotions will die down the entry. 490 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:07,439 Speaker 12: Uh. 491 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 7: Joe Flaccoll got out here and the team meeting yesterday, 492 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 7: he said. 493 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 11: That, you know, it is an emotional uh, you know season, 494 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 11: and it's you know, you have waves here and waves here, 495 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 11: but at the end of the day, when you get 496 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 11: into the games, some snaps, some snaps. 497 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 7: In the emotions are gonna rub die down. And this 498 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 7: be uh a game, right you said, the game based 499 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 7: upon discipline, based. 500 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 11: Upon the fundamentals of which we've been fighting for our 501 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 11: year and and that's what uh Joe Flack will emphasize 502 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 11: yesterday and reference to his experience, is. 503 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,479 Speaker 10: That your biggest takeaway from that when the Vegans got 504 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 10: up and talked about the playoff experience. 505 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean that it was a bunch of key 506 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:42,120 Speaker 11: key Uh. That's probably the best team meeting that I've 507 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 11: been a part of. Just in reference to UH, the 508 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 11: focus said, the emphasis on making sure that you take 509 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 11: every opportunity with you know, intensity, with the intentionality team. 510 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 11: I think that that's the important part of going into 511 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 11: this is this whole WEEKND has to be intentional. 512 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 7: Uh. I believe it was close words that said that, Uh, 513 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 7: you know, when you have a. 514 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 11: Great play, you can make you a legend. But if 515 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 11: you have a great mistake, it can it can't watch 516 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 11: to see the the cases for years. I think that's 517 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 11: the that's the you know, the idea this week in 518 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 11: the process to make sure that we crackt all the 519 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 11: mistakes and U figure. 520 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 7: Out what we need to to you know, overcome. 521 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 5: Seems like, uh, you've been here, it's quite a while, 522 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 5: but you run here in twenty twenty. 523 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, so how do you jel was like the first 524 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 7: frost season of Ference. I. I mean, I I feel 525 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 7: good about it. 526 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 11: I think that within the first four years in local contract, 527 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 11: you know, if you can experience it, you know every year, 528 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 11: that's that's you know, a good thing, but all also 529 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 11: if you can experience it once. 530 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 7: Or twice just to be able to get that experience. 531 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 11: And uh, there's been a lot of guys that have 532 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 11: been in the league ten years to bust you that's 533 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 11: never been I was talking about talky talky earlier and 534 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 11: was talking about how to twenty twenty, how how the 535 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 11: energy was and and how o the process was. Even 536 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 11: that team meeting us said that he said it they 537 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 11: didn't have anything like that in the in twenty twenty 538 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 11: eighteen that we had until the twenty uh wasn't as 539 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 11: close it as as it is now. So think that 540 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 11: that's something to uh be proud of the report to 541 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 11: coach that we are have to be opportunity and to build. 542 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 8: In You also ended up with to number one ranked 543 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 8: defense and multiple categories. Obviously, the plock kind of resets 544 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 8: here now with the postseason started. But just how much 545 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 8: pride do you guys take in that, and you know, 546 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 8: the idea of travel that here or into the playoffs 547 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 8: and carrying that. 548 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 3: For yeah, I don't. 549 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,959 Speaker 11: I don't think we carry it necessarily over reference to statistics. 550 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 11: I think to score zero zero. I think that we 551 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 11: are coming into this for the clean slate. Of course, 552 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 11: we have the the mindset and the pride and the 553 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 11: good way that we have the including the name of 554 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 11: our back, right, we have the city on our back. 555 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 7: We have an organization on our back, and we have 556 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,719 Speaker 7: you know, our name, and in what we build as 557 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 7: a team and as a defense, it's very important to to. 558 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 11: Uphold that standard team and I think that that's what 559 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 11: we were aiming to do, uh according to the postseason. 560 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 7: Of course, the statistics are important. 561 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 11: We you know, we celebrate those, but say zero zero 562 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 11: if a loving to UH build something more from the 563 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 11: put the closetas the. 564 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 10: Defense and the team overall wasn't as good on the 565 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 10: road is at home for much of the year. But 566 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 10: then you guys have done in Houston played a really 567 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,200 Speaker 10: good game. Do you think you guess take confidence from 568 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 10: traveling like he did on that day and for that game. 569 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean I I think it's a good thing 570 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 11: sometimes when you experienced difficulties early in the season. 571 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 7: Uh, so that you have that experience to be able 572 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 7: to say, hey, I've old games this already, this is 573 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 7: something that I'm familiar with. 574 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 11: So uh for us to you know, have those away 575 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 11: games that it did overcome and give us a little 576 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 11: bit of edge going into this postseason. 577 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 7: That right now leaks like it's it's gonna be nothing 578 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 7: but away games. 579 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 11: So you know, a getting with focused on one and oh, 580 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 11: folks on making sure that we are still carrying that model. 581 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 7: Of war road Warriors. And that's very important. 582 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 8: So like you just talk about the closest of best 583 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 8: team and it being different person that come. 584 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 7: From you think for uh, I think it comes from 585 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 7: the people. Uh can't come from anywhere but the people, right. 586 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 11: I think that uh, when we put the right people 587 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,920 Speaker 11: in place and put the right people into ouh the 588 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 11: positions that they need to be. Uh, you see the closeness, 589 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 11: You see the uh camaraderie, you see the chemistry, you 590 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 11: see the ability for us to know rub off. 591 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:09,159 Speaker 3: Of each other. 592 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 11: There's anchors, there's three parts of the puzzle with the mac. Yeah, 593 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 11: everybody has a different role. And I think that that 594 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 11: when you put the right people in the right positions. 595 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 7: Uh, you see the fruition of a Colaose team. 596 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 18: Cho Okay, what what is the biggest indicator to you 597 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 18: that this team is just not satisfied and making as uh. 598 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 7: They just wanna do more. 599 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 11: Yeah, it's the biggest in The indicator is just doing more. 600 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 11: I think we've we've just in the in the first 601 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 11: two days of this week. We see people uh coming 602 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 11: in a little bit earlier, you staying the in a 603 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 11: little bit later. Uh more text messages, Hey little make 604 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 11: sure you watch this. Hey I saw this or on 605 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 11: you know with the running bent, but I saw this 606 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 11: with the quarterback, like make. 607 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 7: Sure y'all keep this. 608 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 4: Uh right. 609 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 7: I think that that the biggest indicator is just people 610 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,920 Speaker 7: doing it. You know. It's nothing that they're saying. It's 611 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 7: nothing that you know the coaches are saying. Not none 612 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 7: of that, right. I think the emphasis this week is 613 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 7: of the action. 614 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 8: Right. 615 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 11: The word is important, right, But if the word isn't 616 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 11: becoming to manifest it becomes vain. 617 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 2: So after the players wrapped up, head coach Kevin Stefanski 618 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 2: was next. He previewed the Houston Texans and also gave 619 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 2: us injury news about Dustin Hopkins. 620 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 19: Okay, excited about the opportunity we have in front of 621 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 19: us going down there to play a very, very good 622 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 19: Houston team. 623 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 3: We have to have a great week of preparation. 624 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 19: What we've talked about as a team, just this is 625 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 19: the time where you really have to have a great 626 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 19: week of preparation, whether it's a meeting or a walkthrough 627 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 19: or a lift or practice, whatever it is. So the 628 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 19: guys understand that, and that's what we'll get ready to 629 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 19: do today and starting this week. You know, we're also 630 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 19: excited that we're the first game. We don't have to 631 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 19: wait extra day, so we get to get up and go. 632 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 19: But you know, looking at this game, I know we 633 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 19: recently played this team, as you know, they're different. 634 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 3: Everybody's different each week. But CJ. 635 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 19: Shrouds a great player. I mean, he's a great player, 636 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 19: so we did not face him in the first one. 637 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 19: You know, there's injuries that guys that are back on 638 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 19: defense that they didn't have. They've signed a couple free 639 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 19: agents on defense. So really, as everybody knows, you're a 640 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 19: different team week to week, and certainly this is a 641 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 19: different team we're facing. But I know it's a very 642 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 19: very talented team. They're very well coached. I have a 643 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 19: ton of respect for Demiko his entire coaching staff. So, uh, 644 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 19: it's a great challenge, but we're really focused on on 645 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 19: the work that's going to go into it this week. 646 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 19: But with that, I'll take any. 647 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 3: Questions, Kevin, do you expect Dustin to kick for you 648 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 3: guys this week? I think it's unlikely. Kevin. What stands out? 649 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 3: You mentioned CJ when you watch him on tape? What 650 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 3: what stands out? Yeah? You know, he's a he's awesome. 651 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 19: I remember watching him early tom because we had some 652 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 19: crossover tape, uh and getting ready to play Baltimore. I 653 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 19: know he played in that that was his first game, 654 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 19: and I think even in that game you saw some 655 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 19: plays and some throws where you knew right away that 656 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 19: that kid was was really really talented. And you know, 657 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,520 Speaker 19: I know our this state of scene him play quite 658 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 19: a bit. So he's a he's a very talented young man. 659 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 19: And I think the tape is what we as coaches 660 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 19: always kind of go back to and he's got some 661 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 19: really great tape. 662 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 13: Kevin, I couldn't anticipated it, But would you in the 663 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 13: in the future instruct your kickers not to do what 664 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,239 Speaker 13: what Dustin did? 665 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? 666 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 19: I think it's always that fine line, Jeff, where you 667 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 19: want to make a play for the team, you want 668 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 19: to hustle, but you also, uh, you know, don't want 669 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 19: to put yourself in harm's way. So those are things 670 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 19: we talk about, but you can't you can't deny that 671 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 19: our guys have great effort out there. 672 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 6: Kevin hus Grant could be activated this lead. 673 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 13: Is he not? 674 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 7: Is he not ready? 675 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 3: Yes? Still could still could be. 676 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 10: You talked about the changes you're gonna see with you 677 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 10: what didn't could it make canny guy that Will Anderson? 678 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly. 679 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 19: Yeah, you know, it's like everybody, you want all your 680 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 19: players to be healthy at this point in the season. 681 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 19: You know, everybody's dealing with it in varying degrees. But 682 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 19: those are some really really good edge rushers they have. 683 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 8: How do you feel about your receiving core the health 684 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 8: of your receiving cores heading into this game? 685 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 3: Yeah? 686 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 19: Feel good? Obviously, said's still in the concussion protocol. But 687 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 19: I think all those other guys are doing well. 688 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 6: Some of the players spoke at a team meeting that 689 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 6: had had Super Bowl playoff experience. 690 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 7: Why did you think that was an important exercise for them? 691 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 3: They weren't supposed to tell you that. 692 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,239 Speaker 19: No, I think for all of us, you know, as 693 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,959 Speaker 19: you get started on the second season, I think it's 694 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 19: important to hear from different perspectives. 695 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 3: That's all it was. 696 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 19: Was it just playoff experience or was it guys with 697 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 19: super Bowl experience that spoke. 698 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 15: Yes, speaking of Kevin Migo Collins and just seeing the 699 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 15: way that he and CJ have developed chemistry and the 700 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 15: past game with Pig Deel still out for them, how 701 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 15: much of challenge is he, especially just. 702 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 6: Given his size. 703 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's that's it. 704 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 19: Actually, he's just a really physical football player, can make 705 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 19: contested catches, can has the speed, has breakaway speed. He's 706 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 19: a big play receiver, as you saw in the first 707 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,719 Speaker 19: play of the game the other night. He's really really talented. 708 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:13,479 Speaker 9: You you spoke a perspective your for your rookie season 709 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 9: as a head coach. 710 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 7: You took this team to the playoffs. Demiko's a rookie coach. 711 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 12: What is it. 712 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 6: As a r as a first year. 713 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 9: Coach, that you just don't know until you you know, 714 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,719 Speaker 9: until you know when you you go into uh uh 715 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 9: a playoff game. 716 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know. 717 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 19: I think for all of our players coaches, you have 718 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 19: a lot of rookies on the team, guys that haven't 719 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 19: been in that type of situation. 720 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 3: Uh. 721 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 19: It's exciting to be a part of it, but it 722 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 19: also goes back to doing all the little things that 723 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 19: got you there and really focusing on fundamentals. Those are 724 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 19: the type of things that you talk about with our 725 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 19: young players. 726 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 9: What about for but uh, I was more speaking of 727 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 9: from your perspective as a coach, what didn't you know 728 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 9: going in that you learn in that experience? 729 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 7: Yo? 730 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 19: Yeah, I think for all of us as coaches, Chris 731 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 19: I would tell you every experience you're trying to gain 732 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 19: something from, So you learn from wins, you learn from losses. 733 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 19: So every experience, games on the road, games in primetime, 734 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 19: those type of things, I think all of. 735 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 3: Them you learn from. Is the feeling with Dustin Hopkins 736 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 3: that you know, maybe he's getting closed and he can 737 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 3: get back for some of the later games. 738 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 8: Do you want to waste him in this game and 739 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 8: make it worse. 740 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 19: Yeah, I wouldn't characterize it that way a MARKA. I 741 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 19: just say he's progressing, but I don't think he'll be 742 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 19: ready for this week. 743 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 4: Kevin, you said a couple of weeks ago that Miles leadership, 744 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 4: you see a huge job in that. 745 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 6: Xtmates wouldn't say that, which they do. 746 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 4: When you say you've made a huge job in leadership, 747 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 4: what does that mean exactly? 748 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 6: What does that look like? 749 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 3: Yeah? I think you know, it can look like a 750 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 3: bunch of different things. I think, yeah. 751 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 19: I think biggest thing for me with all of our guys, Jake, 752 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 19: is like, you want them to be the best version 753 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 19: of themselves. You don't want them to be something different. 754 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 19: So when it comes to leadership, if you're a vocal person, 755 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 19: be vocal. If you're not, don't And if you need 756 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,720 Speaker 19: to lead by example, you lead by example. So I 757 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 19: think just with Miles, he's very comfortable in his own skin. 758 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 19: I think he can lead by example, and he does 759 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,960 Speaker 19: lead by example both in the building and on game day. 760 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 3: He can also be vocal. 761 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 19: I mean he's not afraid to speak up to his 762 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 19: teammates and push them sometimes, you know, pick them up 763 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 19: off the ground, those type of things. I think he's 764 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 19: he's grown in a bunch of different ways. But it's 765 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 19: sometimes it's hard to put a finger. 766 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 4: On your best players doing those things. 767 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 6: You know, what does that do for your entire team? 768 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 19: Yeah, you know, I think we're very fortunate to have 769 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 19: a bunch of really good leadership on this team. When 770 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 19: it comes from Miles and the caliber of player that 771 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 19: he is, I think that's just a it's a greater driver, 772 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 19: certainly of some of your messaging and the more he. 773 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 10: Has, the kind of game he did the first time 774 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 10: you were Dobby Houston, Do you expect them to do 775 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 10: something drastically different. 776 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 19: Yeah, I mean, you play those you talk through those 777 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 19: type of things, and you know, the same idea from 778 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 19: our perspective, you know, it's that chess match of things 779 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 19: that we tried. 780 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 3: You know, are you going to try it again? Are 781 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 3: you gonna try a different way? Are they going to adjust? 782 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 19: It's it's all those things that you go into a game, 783 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 19: you have conversations about, but you really don't know until 784 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 19: you get into the game, and sometimes you won't know. 785 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 3: Till the third series. 786 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 19: And so there's always that chess match that takes place 787 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 19: between the staff and their staff and see what their 788 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 19: answers are and you better have you know, counter punches ready. 789 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 7: Simply the postseason. 790 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 5: What can show's experience and just really help one the 791 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 5: office of home, especial the younger guys as they're going through. 792 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 3: This experience for the first time. 793 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 19: Yeah, I think all of our you know, veteran players 794 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 19: that have been in these type of games and veteran 795 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 19: coaches that have been these type of games, I think 796 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 19: you can certainly message to the young guys. The rookies 797 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 19: are really the ones that are you know, have not 798 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 19: experienced these type of games, and younger players, so you 799 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 19: want to just message to them again going back to 800 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 19: what we were talking earlier that what wins doesn't change. 801 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 19: It ultimately does come down to doing your job and 802 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 19: doing all those little things. 803 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 12: I just want to clarify something with with Riley, since 804 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,840 Speaker 12: Dustin's going to be unlikely to kick, are you guys, 805 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 12: does it reset for the postseason? 806 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 3: The elevation it does? 807 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 7: It does unlimited, so back to zero, so correct. 808 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,920 Speaker 18: It's hard to win in September, never mind in January. 809 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:34,319 Speaker 18: Joe's playoff record, especially on. 810 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 3: The road, is it. 811 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 18: I know you're confident him at any time But does 812 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 18: that give you an added bostive confidence. 813 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:39,879 Speaker 3: Yeah. 814 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 19: Again, I think when you're talking about, you know, Joe's career, 815 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 19: He's obviously done this at a high level in the 816 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 19: you know, the biggest game. So I think the confidence 817 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,840 Speaker 19: comes from demonstrated ability and with Joe, he's done it 818 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,000 Speaker 19: in these big games. But more than that, I think 819 00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 19: his teammates see how he works on a daily basis. 820 00:34:57,719 --> 00:34:59,720 Speaker 19: I think they see him out there on the practice 821 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 19: field than the meeting rooms, and they trust in his preparation. 822 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 7: Jeff Drusco would be your number two for this game. 823 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 3: We're working through all that. 824 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, do you uh? 825 00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 4: You since the excitement from the city, uh, you know 826 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 4: going into these playoffs, you know you were there. 827 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 8: Before, but it was kind of a different situation that 828 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,280 Speaker 8: people were not out of doubt and were now. 829 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 6: Do do you feel it? 830 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,439 Speaker 19: I'm probably a bad barometer for it, Jake, I'm sure 831 00:35:24,719 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 19: knowing the city, you know, I know how important this 832 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 19: team is to them and and we understand that. We've 833 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 19: seen it however many times down in the Lake this season. 834 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 19: So looking forward to seeing some of those Brownies fans 835 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:38,280 Speaker 19: down there on Saturday. 836 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:40,359 Speaker 7: As good as defensive played all the year. 837 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 6: There were some bumps on the road. Then you went 838 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:43,240 Speaker 6: to down to Houston. 839 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 3: It's like great. 840 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 6: Do you think you guys can confidence from being. 841 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 7: Able to travel yoursel Yeah? 842 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 3: But yes, Scott. 843 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 19: But as you know, these are one game seasons and 844 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,399 Speaker 19: and you got to answer the bell every single week. 845 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 19: I mean, that's the fun part again of the playoffs. 846 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 19: It's it truly is one game seas. 847 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 13: I've wondered this for a long time, asked Jeff, what 848 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,320 Speaker 13: is your typical daily schedule? 849 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 11: Yeah? 850 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 7: Everyone, those five in the morning till one in the morning, guys. 851 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 19: Over You know, I've always thought, Jeff that when I 852 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 19: get in the building or when I leave the building, uh, 853 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:20,239 Speaker 19: there's a lot of people out there that work a 854 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 19: lot harder than I do. 855 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 12: Uh. 856 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 19: So I get in the building and have my cup 857 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 19: of coffee. I'm not grinding like some of the people 858 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:31,400 Speaker 19: you know around our country. So I'll leave it a mystery. 859 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 13: Okay, But my point was going to be that, you know, 860 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 13: I don't know how coaches do it. And still I 861 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 13: can think clearly at the end of the season when 862 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 13: some put in those like crazy albums. 863 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 3: It's football. You know, we got a great job. It's 864 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 3: it's fun. You wait. 865 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 19: A meeting this morning with the offensive staff. It was 866 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 19: a little loopy because everybody's tired, but the guys were 867 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,279 Speaker 19: into it and excited. 868 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 3: About the opportunity. But it is part of part of 869 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:02,960 Speaker 3: our gig. You're up earlyer, stand up late, Kevin. 870 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,280 Speaker 18: The practice squad is kind of morphed into something different 871 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 18: in the last few years. How advantagious is that as 872 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,239 Speaker 18: a mechanism where you're not stash. 873 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 3: Guys away or yeah, want to do absolutely. 874 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,800 Speaker 19: Yeah, it's a good point because you know, back in 875 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 19: the day, I want to say, it was eight and 876 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:19,600 Speaker 19: now it's sixteen, and you know we still fret over 877 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 19: not having enough spots somehow. But yeah, to be able 878 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,239 Speaker 19: to have guys on your practice squad that you are 879 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,120 Speaker 19: getting ready to play just in case, I think it's 880 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 19: really important. As you know, once you get into the postseason, 881 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 19: you have a limited number of free agent signings. So 882 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 19: to have guys that know your system, that you trust, 883 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 19: that you could elevate in a in a situation where 884 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:42,400 Speaker 19: you need them, I think is important. 885 00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 9: Does that make I mean, does that make you know 886 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 9: signing veterans more of a priority or or do you 887 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 9: have to do you have this rite some sort. 888 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 6: Of balance there. 889 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 3: It's a good question. 890 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 19: I don't know ultimately what Andrew's philosophy is when it 891 00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 19: comes to that specifically, but if you look at our 892 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,200 Speaker 19: practice squad right now, I mean it's a good mix 893 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,400 Speaker 19: of young and old, and I think it does make 894 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 19: sense to have some guys that you're you know, you 895 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 19: just never know. You want to have guys that have 896 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,000 Speaker 19: have certainly had some experience. 897 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 3: Two more we will will be into us, uh definitely today. 898 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,560 Speaker 9: Do you like playing against the team in the playoffs 899 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 9: that you have some working knowledge and because you've played 900 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:24,440 Speaker 9: them already or because it's so. 901 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,719 Speaker 3: Weak to week? Do you feel it it goes both ways? 902 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 6: It really does. 903 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,839 Speaker 19: You know, it's unique having played them just a couple 904 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 19: of weeks ago, you know, go back to twenty twenty, 905 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 19: playing Pittsburgh back to back weeks. I mean, those are 906 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 19: are unique because there's not there's not much new tape 907 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 19: coming in. There's a couple of games that you can 908 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 19: watch and see maybe what adjustments and things that they're 909 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 19: doing differently from that first matchup. 910 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 3: But it is certainly unique. But I don't think it 911 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:51,360 Speaker 3: gives either side an advantage. 912 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:54,240 Speaker 2: That's going to wrap us up today on from the Podium. 913 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 2: Make sure you like and subscribe to Do from the 914 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 2: Podium Podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. 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